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So, the [[Big Bad]] is done for. Maybe they [[Never Found the Body]], or maybe s/he's finally been [[Killed Off for Real]]. But for some reason, the series of events hasn't ended yet.
The
This is sometimes the result of [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]].
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== Fan Fiction ==
* In ''[[Queen of All Oni]]'', it's revealed that Daolon Wong was the Darkest Mage, a sort of [[The Archmage|arch mage]] for [[Evil Sorcerer
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*** And now that it's done, there are two powerful Alien forces ([[Fan Nickname|Catfish Aliens]], and anti-technology Berserker Drones), although they are both pretty far from Earth.
** It looked like everything was set for a happy ending, with a film planned where the Stargate program was going to be made public. [[Screwed by the Network|But thanks to the SyFy channel]] [[Friday Night Death Slot|messing with Universe's schedule]], [[Franchise Killer|The IP is doomed.]] [[Development Hell|It's probably not going to get]] [[What Could Have Been|a proper ending.]]
* Happens in ''[[Charmed]]'' after the Source is killed ([[Deader Than Dead|for the third and final time]]). At first there is an orderly succession, but it rapidly breaks down and increasingly-mediocre contenders appear as [[Big Bad
* Mentioned in Season Three of ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''.
* In ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', the entire neighborhood is united in hatred of the main characters. Hal and Lois win them over, and five seconds later the street's turned into a giant screaming match.
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* The backstory to ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' focuses on this. After Link slayed Ganondorf in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', there was a notable hole in the position of "resident [[Big Bad]]". Not content with keeping it empty, Ganondorf returned and took over thanks to another position that was noticeably empty: [[The Hero]].
* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' had this happen twice: Oda Nobunaga's death at the hands of Akechi Mitsuhide led to the rise of Hideyoshi, whose death at the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu led to the rise of Ishida Mitsunari.
* Implied to be a force at play in the expansion to ''[[Dragon Age Origins]], Awakening.'' [[The Chessemaster|The Architect]] existed before the Blight, but was unable to attempt to "awaken" other [[Hive Mind|Darkspawn]] until the Archdemon arose and commanded them to the surface. However, while the Archdemon lived, it essentially put out interference, keeping the Architect's plans from bearing fruit. It was only after the Archdemon's
** The Architect also created his own rival the Mother, a Broodmother that did not appreciate her newfound "freedom" since she believes that existence without the song of the Old Gods is unbearable. The plotline of ''Awakening'' is about the Warden Commander getting dragged into their [[Enemy Civil War]].
* Stated to be the fate of Caesar's Legion in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' if Caesar dies and [[The Dragon|Legate Lanius]] doesn't. Without a strong leader to hold the Legion together, it crumbles back into the warring tribes that it was forged from. This is a problem, as the Legion was definitely a lesser evil, owing to the safety and discipline it brought to the formerly anarchic lands of Arizona.
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