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{{trope}}
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{{quote|'''Gunray''': The war is over! Lord Sidious promised us peace! We only want...
''{{spoiler|[[Killed Mid-Sentence|Before Gunray can finish, Anakin finishes him off]].}}''|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}86rsi9vD_LY This scene] from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]''}}
A subtrope of [[Evil Versus Evil]], this is for when a previous villain, whether a significant or minor one, is made significantly less of a threat (or in some cases outright killed) with the help of the next villain. The previous villain is put aside, to [[Title Drop|make way for the new villains]].
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Compare [[Always a Bigger Fish]], which sometimes overlaps with this but not always and [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]]. Also [[The Worf Effect]], depending on how they take them out. In video games, this is often the [[True Final Boss]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* After Keith Giffen took over the second series of ''[[Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld]]'', he did a storyline where Carnelian is killed off to make way for the return of the first series' [[Big Bad]] Dark Opal. This lasts for one page in that issue and two pages in the following issue before Dark Opal himself is dispatched to make way for the new villains, The Child and Flaw.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Calvin {{spoiler|killing William Henry Harrison}} in ''[[The Tales of Alvin Maker]]''.
* In ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', Volrath, the [[Big Bad]] (actually their [[Dragon]], but for all intents and purposes) of the Weatherlight saga is missing and presumed dead after a climactic showdown near the end of the first half of the story. When he reappears midway through the second half, in sufficiently badass and grandiose fashion, it's only to be killed in a one on one duel to the death by {{spoiler|Crovax}}, who becomes the new Ascendent Evincar.
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'': Kakeru makes his entrance by easily defeating {{spoiler|the surviving Magic Gods.}}
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In "[[Star Trek: Voyager]]", Species 8472 is introduced by destroying an armada of Borg Cubes.
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', the Anointed One (a little kid vampire who was held over from season one) is {{spoiler|shoved into a cage and hoisted into sunlight early in season two by Spike}}.
* ''[[Power Rangers Zeo]]'' has the Machine Empire {{spoiler|booting out Lord Zedd and Rita}}. Before that {{spoiler|Zedd booted out Rita. She came back of course}}.
* This is done to {{spoiler|Captain Crais}} by Scorpius at the end of the first season of ''[[Farscape]]''. In fact, it's done in three different ways: first, he manages to convince {{spoiler|Crais's}} own bodyguards into obeying his orders and putting their boss in the [[Mind Probe|Aurora Chair]]; secondly, he takes over {{spoiler|Crais's}} command carrier and has him stripped of rank and office; finally, just to drive home the fact that Scorpius is well and truly in control, {{spoiler|Crais}} tries to kill him and ends up having his ass kicked for his troubles.
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* In [[Super Robot Wars]] Z2: Rebirth Chapter, {{spoiler|1=[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHkSmu91PRc Uther does this to Gaioh].}}
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