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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Thanos, [[Marvel Comics]]' resident [[Omnicidal Maniac]], is so smart and powerful that he has been outright stated as being capable of losing only ''because'' he knows, deep inside, that he doesn't deserve the power he seeks, thus unconsciously sabotaging his own plans, giving the heroes openings to strike at him, etc.
* Similarly, [[Doctor Doom]] is motivated by an intense egomania that drives him to attempt to conquer the world and kill that blasted [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Reed Richards]], but that very egomania prevents him from recognising his own mistakes and frequently leads to his own defeat.
* [[Norman Osborn]] essentially became the most powerful man on earth for two years in [[Dark Reign]]. Unfortunately for him, his mental instability and arrogance eventually lead to his downfall more than any single hero ever could. And everyone except him knew it was going to happen.
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** The later books actually turn this trope into an [[Anvilicious|anvil to be dropped repeatedly on the reader's head in exposition and monologue form.]]
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' has a quote by Gandalf: "Oft evil will shall evil mar."
* Invoked by [[Chronicles of the Necromancer]]. [[Evil Prince|Jared]] is a rotten ruler, with a [[
* ''[[Nineteen Eighty
* The gang in ''[[Sherlock Holmes|Valley of Fear]]'' is inherently unsustainable because their extortionist practices drive out the smaller businessmen, who are being steadily replaced by big magnates who will not be so easily cowed. Too bad they think [[The Complainer Is Always Wrong]].
* [[The Thrawn Trilogy]] in the ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]" employs this to great effect. Thrawn's [[Worthy Opponent|not an outright horrible person]], but it's a series of unethical actions - double-crossing Mara, deceiving the Noghri, trying to manipulate the smugglers - that lead to his downfall due to [[Heel Face Turn|changed]] [[Default to Good|allegiances]].
* The three villainous protagonists in ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''' "The Pardoner's Tale" end up killing each other due to their greed.
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* In ''[[The Wire]]'' season 1, the nature of "The Game" of drug dealing has everyone looking out for themselves, to the point where innocent bystanders or even friends who might pose a risk have to be dealt with. It's this repeated brutality that ends up winning allies for the investigation team again and again from players who want out after someone they care about gets hurt.
* In ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'', evil would actually have ''won'' if not for the fact that villains don't exactly get along very well; the [[Bigger Bad]] was only defeated because [[The Starscream]] couldn't hold back his urge to backstab at the literally worst possible moment.
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== Video Games ==
* [[Fallout]] has brought this up a number of times, namely when talking about Raiders.
* In ''[[Resident Evil]]'', the Umbrella Corporation's schemes ultimately tend to fail due to infighting among the highest-ranking members, mistakes made by said members, or a combination of both. Often they can barely control their own employees; many avoidable disasters occur when some of them try to sell their bio-weapons on the black market or use them for their own initiative.
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* ''[[Turtles Forever]]''; while cooperation between the two teams of heroes ([[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|1987 Turtles]] and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series)|2003 Turtles]]) was [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]] at best [[Other Me Annoys Me|(they didn't like each other much)]] they still got along much better than the two versions of Shredder did. Plus, in the end, Ch'rell is done in by "the one constant in the multiverse" - his big fat ego.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* [[Mahatma Gandhi]] once famously invoked this trope:
{{quote|When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always. }}
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