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* In ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' [[The Joker]] has no [[Start of Darkness]], no backstory ([[Multiple Choice Past|none that you'd believe, at any rate]]). He's just ''there'' at the start of the movie to wreak havoc, havoc and more havoc, [[For the Evulz|just 'cause]], which actually serves to make him even scarier than he might be otherwise. As Alfred puts it: "Some men just want to watch the world burn."

* The ending of the American ''[[Astro Boy (Film)|Astro Boy]]'' movie. Just as the day is saved and everyone is celebrating, a giant sun-shaped alien with tentacles that shoots lasers out of its one giant eye attacks the town. No reason, no foreshadowing, someone just shouts "Alien!" and it's there.

* Many [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolf Movies]], such as ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'', ''[[Ginger Snaps]]'', and ''[[Wolf]]'', in which the protagonists are bitten and become werewolves, do not go into very much detail, if any at all, in explaining where the original werewolf came from. This is because it is rarely very important to the story, the focus is on the protagonist's reaction to their condition.

* ''Frankenstein Conquers The World'': The "International" cut climaxes in a fight between Frankenstein's Monster (in city-stomping [[Kaiju]] form) and a giant octopus who suddenly shows up out of nowhere. Not only that, but it's a famous [[Misplaced Wildlife|Japanese Mountain Lake Octopus]], as most of the action takes place in the "Japanese Alps." Although it was filmed at the request of the American distrubutor, he apparently felt the end result was just too silly. The scene was cut from both the Japanese and American versions, but for reasons unknown, was kept in the "International" cut (English language, but for territories outside America.)

* ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'''s pilot episode introduces "Q", a god like entity that begins harassing the crew seemingly for the sake of it. He simply appears on the bridge and creates unnecessary drama. While he eventually becomes a beloved character by the end of the series, I dare you to see how he was important to the plot of the pilot and realize how tight the adventure would have been without him. [[Word of God]] says that the pilot was originally going to be one episode, but [[Executive Meddling]] forced it to become a two part episode. So Q was made up to fill the extra hour.

* ''[[Star Trek the Original Series (TV)|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' had the Doomsday Machine from the episode of the same name, a giant weapon that flies through space eating everything it comes in contact with, up to and including entire planets. Spock believes it came from another galaxy, and Kirk theorizes it may have been built as a form of [[Mutually Assured Destruction]] in a war, intended as a bluff or deterrent but ultimately used, however the true origins and purpose of the machine are never revealed.

** Considering how often the Doctor exhibits an encyclopedic knowledge of...everything...throughout his adventures, many count the episode as one of the eeriest in all Who, to the point of [[That One Case]].

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]: All Riders vs. Great Shocker'', there's King Dark, the Big Bad of ''[[Kamen Rider X]]'', who only rises after all the other villains are killed. It was never hinted anywhere in the movie that he would even appear at all. Since there is already a personification of the Great Leader, recurring Bigger Bad of the Showa era in {{spoiler|the eponymous Decade}}, it means that there are two Great Leaders running amuck. He was probably just included to give an excuse to use the giant [[Kamen Rider J]] (the movie did say ''All Riders'').

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