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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:Sauron5.jpg\|link=The Lord of the Rings (film)\|frame\|A lot of them look like this. Face is optional, [[Spikes of Villainy\|incredibly spikey crown]] is not.]] {{quote\|''"People of Earth! I am Darkseid, Lord of Apokolips! Here is [[Superman\|your savior]], cowed and broken. I have crushed him as easily as I have crushed all who have dared to oppose me throughout the Cosmos. I am power unlike any you have known: absolute, infinite, and unrelenting. You have no choice but to prepare for a long dark future as my subjects--and my slaves."'' \|'''[[Darkseid]]''', \|''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'', "Apokolips... Now Part 2"}} The [[Archetypal Character\|archetypal]] [[High Fantasy]] (and sometimes [[Heroic Fantasy]]) [[Villains\|villain]]. Line 23 ⟶ 22: {{noreallife\|calling someone "evil" is [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment\|rarely a good ides]].}} ~~----~~ {{examples\|'''I demand examples!! So speaks DOOM!!'''}} == Anime &and Manga ==▼ ▲== Anime & Manga == * Many of the [[Big Bad]]s from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' fall into this category, including Commander Red of the Red Ribbon Army and Frieza. * Il Palazzo from ''[[Excel Saga (manga)\|Excel Saga]]'' is a notable parody as well a deconstruction. {{spoiler\|When his dark side takes over him, he's a frighteningly capable Evil Overlord.}} Line 44 ⟶ 42: * Claw from ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''. * Moo from [[Monster Rancher (anime)\|Monster Rancher]]. == Comic Books == Line 57 ⟶ 54: * Emperor Golgoth of ''[[Empire]]''. * The mummified, sinister King Yod of ''[[Megalex]]'' == Film == Line 63 ⟶ 59: ** Most other Sith Lords in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe with a position of command of some sort fit this trope as well, notably Darth Vader and Count Dooku (two of Palpatine's [[The Dragon\|apprentices]]). In the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'', we have Darth Revan, Darth Nihilus, Darth Malak, Darth Krayt, and many, many others. * Tim Curry's Lord of Darkness in Riddley Scott's ''[[Legend (film)\|Legend]]'' fits this to a T. == Literature == Line 70 ⟶ 65: * ''[[Animorphs]]''. Two words: Visser Three. * As always, ''[[Discworld]]'' provides examples. The Evil Lord Harry Dread from ''[[~~Discworld/The Last Hero\|~~The Last Hero]]'' parodies many tropes of the Evil Overlord: He got started with a Shed of Evil, hires [[The Guards Must Be Crazy\|guards so stupid]] they have trouble remembering their names, and ends up briefly allying with the Silver Horde, but then betrays them because, hey, Harry's the ''bad guy'', [[It's What I Do\|it's what he does]]. Also, he hires his guards to be stupid so that the heroes can escape from his dungeons, and leaves chests full of armour and weapons about his Lairs because ''that's how the game is played.'' The heroes, in return, refrain from killing Harry out of hand and don't look too hard for the inevitable secret escape routes. Both he and the Silver Horde are rather unhappy about this new generation of heroes and villains who make an effort to be competent and thorough at their respective alignments. Heroes who actually capture and kill villains, villains who actually rule with an iron fist, etc. Lord Vetinari from the same series has all the trappings of an Evil Overlord, except that he happens to be a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] who is [[Genre Savvy]] enough to know that evil doesn't pay. His only act of public villainy was having all mime artists tortured to death via scorpion pit. That only made him more popular. * Lord Voldemort from the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series. Even though he only really becomes any sort of Overlord in book seven, people treat him as one from the start, including his followers using the term Dark Lord. But up until he actually takes over, he's more of a terrorist/cult leader. Line 103 ⟶ 98: * {{spoiler\|Freddy Johnson as}} Osiris in [[The Tumbleweed Dossier]]. == Live -Action TV ==▼ ▲== Live Action TV == * [[The Master (trope)\|The Master]] from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' ** Giles becomes this in the serial novel "The Lost Slayer", after getting vamped. He's king of Sunnydale and some of the rest of southern California. Line 112 ⟶ 106: * Lord Zedd of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' is introduced as this. Even after his [[Jaded Washout\|slide into has-been territory]], it was still a very real, very frightening moment when he appeared in the Command Center after capturing Kimberly and forcing the Rangers to pilot his evil zords. His subsequent hand-to-hand fight with Tommy later confirmed his status in this category. * The Gorma Emperor from ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''. == Newspaper Comics == * Ming the Merciless in ''[[Flash Gordon (comic strip)\|Flash Gordon]]'', and the associated serials and TV shows, though in the [[Flash Gordon (film)\|1980s film version]] he has been elevated to ''[[Galactic Conqueror]]'' status what with threatening entire solar systems on a whim and such. == Tabletop Games == Line 126 ⟶ 118: * Likewise ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', including Volrath, Crovax, and [[The Man Behind the Man]] for both of these, Yawgmoth. Various other examples from ''M:TG'' include Baron Sengir, Lim-Dul the Necromancer, and Memnarch. ** Don't forget Nicol Bolas for [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]. == Toys == * Makuta Teridax in ''[[Bionicle]]'', {{spoiler\|especially when he takes over the universe.}} == Video Games == Line 190 ⟶ 180: * Draygon in [[Crystalis]]. == Web Comics == ~~== Webcomics ==~~ * Lord Tedd in ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', but his [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2004-05-17 self-proclaimed] "[[Subordinate Excuse\|voluntary servant]]" (it's not entirely clear what position she holds, but it's important) thinks he's a good guy under "[[Poisonous Friend\|corrupting influence]]". * ''[[The Order of the Stick\|Order of the Stick]]'' has fun with this. Line 206 ⟶ 195: * Parodied in ''[[Overlord of Ravenfell]]''. * ''[[Dark Wings]]'' has Veslin, the mysterious leader of [[The Empire]]. Believed to be an evil [[Our Dragons Are Different\|dragon]], but she might be anything, even a [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness\|whole group of people]]. All we really know is that there's ''something'' powerful and intelligent driving the Veslians. == Web Original == Line 219 ⟶ 207: * [[The Nostalgia Chick]] gets called a dictator by her [[Sex Bot]], gives Disney villains helpful advice and enjoys playing in God's domain just a bit too much. * [[Diamanda Hagan]] actually ''admits'' to being this, having minions [[Bad Boss\|who she regularly orders to execute themselves]]. == Western Animation == Line 238 ⟶ 225: * Lucius Henious VII on ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''. * Queen Dark took over the world in ''[[Argai the Prophecy]]''. * Megabyte of ''[[~~Re Boot~~ReBoot]]''. * [[Vile Villain Saccharine Show\|Discord]] from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic\|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. Over 1000 years ago, he ruled Equestria in a state of eternal chaos and suffering, with everypony reduced to being his personal playthings. Eventually, the Princesses discovered the Elements Of Harmony and rose up against him, [[Taken for Granite\|turning him to stone]] and [[Sealed Evil in a Can\|sealing him away]]. When he eventually escaped his prison, he took over Equestria and went right back to being this trope. == Real Life == * Vortigern was a [[Dark Age Europe\|Dark Age]] Romano-British ruler who let the English in from Germany to fight the Scots and then fled when they decided they liked his country and wanted to take the whole thing. Interestingly, his name literally means "Overlord". Line 253 ⟶ 239: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Authority Tropes]] [[Category:Archetypal Character]] Line 259 ⟶ 246: [[Category:No Real Life Examples, Please]] [[Category:Badass in Charge]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]