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[[File:monkey2_3627monkey2 3627.jpg|link=Family Guy|rightframe|[[Card-Carrying Villain|A villainous pose]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgjcvxQjpKA can't hold a candle] to a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]].]]

* 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.

* In the buildup to the Great Darkness Saga in the ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Bookcomics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (which Keith Giffen also worked on -- heon—he seems to love this trope), previous [[Big Bad|Big Bads]]s Mordru and the Time Trapper are found beaten and helpless to show how bad the villain behind the Great Darkness Saga (who turns out to be {{spoiler|Darkseid}}) is.

* ''[[Incognito Cinema Warriors XP (Web Video)|Incognito Cinema Warriors XP]]'': Comically ineffectual, possibly senile Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who has been holding Rick and the 'bots captive, is {{spoiler|knocked out and shipped out for brainwashing in episode four by Jonathan Kincaid}}, who promptly reveals that he can shut down the 'bots, give Rick a brain aneurysm with the press of a button, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|reconnect calls through the viewscreen after being hung up on]].

* In ''[[Magic: theThe 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.

* 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 ZEOZeo]]'' 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 (TV)|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.

* Happens in [[Stargate SG -1]] when the Replicators start picking off the Goa'uld, who, up until that point, had been formidable enemies.

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' loved to do this. [[Archnemesis Dad|Arthur]] announced his prescence by killing [[A God Am I|Adam]], and shortly afterward killing [[Mind Rape|Maury.]] Arthur in turn was killed off by [[Serial Killer|Sylar]], who had previously disposed of [[Four Eyes, Zero Soul|Bob]]. Then [[Knight Templar|Danko]] was killed by [[Knife Nut|Edgar]] on behalf of [[Manipulative Bastard|Samuel]]. And that's not even counting all the minor villains killed by Sylar.

* In ''[[Family Guy (Animation)|Family Guy]]'', the "evil monkey" getting a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] from Dylan [Brian's son] is a clear case of this. While {{spoiler|the monkey later turns out to be a nice guy}}, up until that point he had been a villain, albeit minor. And, in that episode, the point was to show that Dylan was going to be harder to deal with than the monkey.

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Princess Azula's first episode has her telling [[Anti-Villain|Zuko]] and [[Cool Old Guy|Iroh]] of their fugitive status and almost managing to capture them.

* [[RunescapeRuneScape]]'s "Ritual of the Mahjarrat" quest officially, and properly, introduces the Dragonkin by having them {{spoiler|gang up on a recently renewed and overpowered Lucien by [[The Worf Effect|kicking him to the curb]] and [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice|impaling him with his own staff]].}}

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