Devour the Dragon: Difference between revisions

Usually, the two villains get on very well and trust each other before this moment, just for that little extra [[Kick the Dog]] punch. A heroic variant involves a lancer or similar trusted person giving their energy to the hero in a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. Being heroes, it's the devoured that makes the choice in such cases and the devourer is usually reluctant.

** In ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Digimon Adventure]]'', VenomVamdemon eats his subordinate PicoDevimon for a marginal powerup during his [[Chewing the Scenery]] sequence. And he doesn't stop there, either, ultimately absorbing ''all'' of his surviving minions.

** Also, in ''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Digimon Frontier]]'', {{spoiler|Lucemon does this to Crusadermon and Dynasmon shortly after their defeat by the Digidestined.}}

** Happens ''all the time'' in ''[[Digimon Xros Wars (Anime)|Digimon Xros Wars]]'' due to the villains having the ability to Digi Xros with their underlings, whether the poor Digimon want to or not.

* In ''[[Shinzo (Anime)|Shinzo]]'', the [[Mons]] that have replaced humanity turn into cards after being defeated, and they can power up by assimilating another Enterran's card. One villainess, a general in the [[Big Bad]]'s army, killed five of her peers well before fighting the heroes and used them to achieve a [[One-Winged Angel]] form.

* Two early villains from ''[[Inuyasha (Manga)|Inuyasha]]''. The older brother eats the younger one after he's killed. Also a subversion, as he genuinely cares for his brother, and is using the strength to avenge him.

* Szayel Aporro Granz from ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' has specifically designed minions which he can eat to heal himself. In the manga, he actually ''eats'' the minion, but in the anime he turns it into a purple orb and then eats it.

* In ''[[X 1999 (Mangamanga)|X 1999]]'' the TV series, after Fuuma has had his arm and half his face blown off, he orders Nataku to liquify and became a human skin graft, restoring himself for the final battle at the cost of his last henchman's life.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' does this in a very strange, but very awesome way in the final episode. {{spoiler|It was the [[Big Bad]] of the previous arc who got eaten. Except it was the heroes who ate him, and it was his idea. It makes a lot more sense in context.}} Also, {{spoiler|said [[Big Bad]] keeps the keys to his mecha around in the form of attractive women, so when he needs to pilot it, the first step is to turn them back into keys. Gigantic drill keys. Mostly just gigantic drills that work like keys.}}

* ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''

** Also, {{spoiler|Kabuto later integrates Orochimaru's remains into his body to make himself stronger. However, it's still not clear who has devoured who at this point.}}

* Inverted in the ''[[Mega Man NT Warrior (Anime)|Mega Man NT Warrior]]'' manga. When the good guys finally get the current villains on the ropes, [[Big Bad]] LaserMan decides it's best to make a strategic retreat and regroup. MegaMan DarkSoul decides he'd rather "regroup" his superior's power with his own, deals a finishing blow, and proceeds [http://www.mangahere.com/manga/megaman_nt_warrior/v09/c003/3.html to take the "devour" portion of this trope quite literally.]

{{quote| '''MegaMan DarkSoul:''' A bit bland... but ''filling!''}}

* [[Big Bad|Mag Mel]] from ''[[Bakugan (Anime)|Bakugan]]'' {{spoiler|kills and absorbs Mistress Sellon after she had [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|outlived her usefulness]], using her energy to power himself as he prepares to carry out his ultimate plan. The very next episode, he does the exact same thing to Anubias.}}

* In ''[[Suite Pretty Cure (Anime)|Suite Pretty Cure]]'' {{spoiler|Noise absorbs Falsetto to power up and cross the [[Bishonen Line]].}}

* The Heroic version of this trope occurs twice in ''[[Jo JoJoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''. The first is with Jonathan Joestar and his mentor Zepelli, who gives Jonathan all of his Hamon power shortly before his death. A similar scene occurs with their grandsons Joseph and Cesar in Part 2.

* In ''[[Day of the Barney Trilogy (Fanfic)|Day of the Barney]]'', {{spoiler|Barney kills Baby Bop in this manner}}.

== Films -- Live-ActionFilm ==

* ''[[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]]''

** ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'' has Lilith draining all ambient magic from the ballroom in order to throw an attack at the Baron. The Duc (who's actually a frog given human form, as Lilith [[Theory of Narrative Causality|has a thing for making things work based on stories]]) reverts to his true form instantly.

** Although non-magical, {{spoiler|Mr. Pin's killing of Mr. Tulip}} in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Truth|The Truth]]'' is a similar case of a villain sacrificing his most trusted ally in order to shield himself.

== = Tabletop GamesRPG ===

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and& Dragons]]''

** During the Time of Troubles in the [[Forgotten Realms (Tabletop Game)|Forgotten Realms]], Bhaal absorbed the souls of every assassin in the world in order to upgrade his avatar. To gain the strength to battle Bhaal's avatar, Torm likewise absorbed the souls of his own followers, but on a voluntary basis. This was done to justify the lack of an assassin class in 2nd Edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' in-universe.

* Seen in ''[[Resident Evil 4 (Video Game)|Resident Evil 4]]'' as {{spoiler|Salazar and his remaining Verdugo fuse with an evil plant before his fight with Leon.}}

* ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]''

** In ''[[War CraftWarcraft]] 3'', the Death Knight hero can use the ability 'Death Pact' to sacrifice any non-Hero undead to restore health. The Lich can do the same thing for mana.

** And in ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]]'': The Defiler can "Devour" another Zerg to recharge their [[Mana Meter]].

** In ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]] 2'', the hero character Tosh can remove health from a nearby biological unit to recover energy, which is used to cast spells.

** In ''[[Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (Video Game)|Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'', Dracula {{spoiler|reaches his [[One-Winged Angel]] form by consensually taking Death's soul.}}

** In ''[[Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Video Game)|Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'', beating one Zombie Dragon boss will cause the other to chew at (and gain HP from) the one you just killed, making this a literal case of devouring dragon.

* In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9 (Video Game)|Mortal Kombat 9]]'', Shao Kahn absorbs Shang Tsung and gives some of his power to Sindel.

* A [[Villain Protagonist|"heroic"]] version is the central gimmick of ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]]''. Your buddy is supercharged, [[Deadly Upgrade|dies at the end of the battle]], and you get a power-up.

* In ''[[Jade Empire (Video Game)|Jade Empire]]'', Smiling Hawk takes a bit of a beating from the player before his most devoted disciple arrives. Smiling Hawk decides that the disciple's life would be more useful than his help.

* A variation in ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (Videovideo Gamegame)|Knights of the Old Republic]] II''; Visas Marr, having originally been [[The Dragon]] to [[The Heartless|Darth Nihilus]] and possessing a Force Bond to him, could be made during the fight against him (having [[Heel Face Turn|joined the Exile]]) to commit suicide in order to weaken Nihilus. Visas just has to be either wearing her default outfit, or in her underwear, and can only be armed with a basic lightsaber. Her [[Relationship Values]] must also be at maximum.

* Inverted in ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'', when one of {{spoiler|Seymour's}} incarnations features "morticorpus", a living shield that regenerates by draining his life.

* In ''[[Legend of Mana (Video Game)|Legend of Mana]]'', after the Hero beats Lord of Jewels 999, its dragon Sandra offers it her core gemstone so it could be reborn as Lord of Jewels 1000.

* ''[[Dragon Age (Video Game)|Dragon Age]]''

* Inverted at the end of ''[[Silent Hill 3 (Video Game)|Silent Hill 3]]'': Claudia devours the embryonic God to enable its birth, which of course destroys her.

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks]]'', [[Big Bad]] Malladus was forced outside Princess Zelda's body. Cole tells him to just kill Link and recover Zelda's body. But since he was too tired for that, [[Fate Worse Than Death|Malladus decided to take the next one he had.]]

* Mother does this to Zeikfried in ''[[Wild Arms 1 (Video Game)|Wild ArmsARMs 1]]''.

* ''[[Star Wars: theThe Old Republic (Video Game)|Star Wars the Old Republic]]'': The Sith Inquisitor has the "Sacrifice" ability, which [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|sacrifices]] your companion in order to restore health to yourself. Depending on how you play your character, your companion might indeed be [[The Dragon]] to your [[Big Bad]]. The Inquisitor also consumes {{spoiler|force ghosts}} during the story to gain the power to confront his/her nemesis.

* [[Inverted]] in ''[[WITCH (Animationanimation)|WITCH]]'': {{spoiler|Cedric eats Phobos to gain his powers}}.

* In ''[[Wakfu (Animation)|Wakfu]]'', Goultard dominates the fight against Rushu. Realizing he's in a bad position, Rushu calls upon his Shushu hordes to help him, and they merge into a huge mass of darkness. Rushu ''eats'' it to get a power boost that allows him to gain the upper hand against Goultard.