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Take an [[Evil Sorcerer]], mix with [[Evil Overlord]], place against one incredibly physical and muscular protagonist and leave to stew in a realm of [[Ravens and Crows|crows]], [[Palantir Ploy|palantirs]] and monstrous minions.
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See also [[Magocracy]]. Contrast [[Court Mage]], where a magic-user is a ruler's advisor rather than the ruler themselves, and [[Emperor Scientist]], who has science instead of magic. (However, '''Sorcerous Overlord''' and [[Emperor Scientist]] are known to [[Magitek|overlap]] quite often.)
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Di Barrow in ''[[The Five Star Stories]]'' is a former [[Evil Chancellor]] who managed to become the sorcerous overlord of an entire country. And then it turns out he's just a host body for the ancient wizard Bosjathfort who plans to become overlord of the entire galaxy.
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== Literature ==
* [[The Lord of the Rings]] - Sauron
** Also, [[The Dragon|the Witch-king of Angmar]] often acted as this, ruling his own independent realms with little direct oversight from Sauron. Saruman tried, but it didn't work out for him...
* [[Clark Ashton Smith]] liked this one. Maal Dweb is the incarnation of this trope. Malygris is this without the muscle-bound hero. Ossaru was this in the backstory of ''The Tomb-Spawn''.
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