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This is a dominant role for an actor, frequently the largest role in a play or movie. The term, which goes back to theater in the 1800s, may refer to this player having the heaviest script.
This can be the [[Big Bad]], but is more often [[The Dragon]], since keeping the [[Big Bad]] mysterious generally makes him scarier. This is especially true in the case of a [[Non-Action Big Bad]]. In the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, Emperor Palpatine may be the [[Big Bad]], but Darth Vader is
Actors often cast in such parts are known for "playing the heavy."
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* Hattori in ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' appears to drive most of the plot, though he {{spoiler|isn't actually the}} [[Big Bad]] -- {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man|Fuuma]] is}}.
* ''[[Naruto]]'' had Pain, Tobi, ''and'' Madara.
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'': [[Manipulative Bastard|Reiji Marco]] is
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' splits this role between Gihren Zabi (whose actions drive the overall plot) and Char Aznable (who drives the plot of numerous individual episodes).
* ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' has [[Dark Messiah]] Paptimus Scirocco, who manipulates everyone in order to become ruler of the world ([[Hidden Agenda Villain|we think]]). He seizes this role from Jamitov Hymen, the series' original [[Big Bad]].
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* Sauron is the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', but Saruman (and to an extent the Witch-King and the other Ringwraiths) are much more visible and involved villains, especially in the movies.
** The One Ring itself is more active and visible than Sauron. Sauron doesn't even really appear himself, ever. Gollum is more of an actual presence than the Big Bad!
* In the ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' book series, Kronos is the [[Big Bad]], but Luke is
* Though Lord Voldemort is the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Harry Potter]]'', he's only
** The Full List is: {{spoiler|Professor Quirrel}} in "Philosopher's Stone", {{spoiler|Tom Riddle}} in "Chamber of Secrets", Sirius Black/ {{spoiler|Peter Pettigrew}} in "Prisoner Of Azkaban", {{spoiler|Barty Crouch Jr.}} in "Goblet of Fire", Umbridge and Lucius Malfoy again in "Order of the Phoenix", and {{spoiler|Draco Malfoy}} in "Halfblood Prince".
* In ''[[Ship Breaker]]'', [[The Hero|Nailer]]'s [[Archnemesis Dad|father]], [[Combat Sadomasochist|Richard]] [[Knife Nut|Lopez]], a [[Drugs Are Bad|drug-addicted]], [[The Alcoholic|alcoholic]] ex-[[Gladiator Games|gladiator]] is
* Several times in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', the most visible villain of a given book would be distinct from the [[Big Bad|ultimate mastermind]].
** ''Grave Peril'': The Nightmare {{spoiler|aka Leonid Kravos}}
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* Sylar from [[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]], especially in the first season and the second half of Volume 4.
* Gets a lampshade in one episode of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' where Uncle Phil laments "Why must I always be the heavy?" Will, standing nearby, remarks "[[You Are Fat|Forget it, that would be too easy.]]"
* ''[[Smallville]]'': [[Magnificent Bastard|Lionel]] [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Luthor]] fulfilled the role in Seasons 1-3 (especially 3), [[Complete Monster|Brainiac]] in Season 5, [[Lex Luthor]] in Seasons 6 & 7, and [[Majorly Awesome|Major Zod]] in Season 9. Each was also [[The Big Bad]] of the season in question. The others are a lot more ambiguous about it, with multiple villains, numerous [[Big Bad Ensemble
** One could make a definite case for Earth-2 Lionel Luthor in the latter half of Season 10. [[Darkseid]] and his [[Co-Dragons]] may be the [[Big Bad]], but it's Earth-2 Lionel's schemes who drive most of the plots, and (unintentionally) enable Darkseid to eventually cross over.
* Gatehouse of ''[[The Shadow Line]]''. He's a [[Dragon-in-Chief]] rather than a [[Big Bad]], but his plans are eventually revealed to be driving almost every aspect of the series's plot, even in the storylines he's apparently uninvolved with.
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** Kefka in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', starts out as [[The Dragon]], ends up as the [[One-Winged Angel]].
** Sephiroth in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. Everything that happens to you throughout the game, EVERYTHING, is because of him or a Jenova-generated clone of him.
*** Though [[Mad Scientist|Hojo]] and [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] Rufus have a few turns being
** Golbez in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', possibly the most competent villain in Final Fantasy history, leads the heroes through an absolutely massive [[Xanatos Roulette]] involving almost the entire game before {{spoiler|his [[Heel Face Turn]]}}. Oh, and he never loses a fight to the heroes. Come to think of it, no Final Fantasy games after III actually averts this trope.
** A good example in ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' of a Heavy who is ''not'' the [[Big Bad]] is [[Dark Messiah|Seymour]] of ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''. The ''real'' [[Big Bad]], Sin, {{spoiler|is actually a creation of long-dead summoner Yu Yevon, who is, according to a few people in the game, by now barely intelligent, neither good nor evil}}. Hence, while a dumb brute is ''scary'' ([[Nightmare Fuel|lordy, is Sin scary]]), he's not really compelling villain material. Enter Seymour, with the most lines and screen presence of all the antagonistic cast, engaged in a plan whose effects drive a great deal of the story.
* The Boss in ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3''.
* In ''[[The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]]'', [[Ultimate Evil|Malefor]] is the [[Big Bad]], but he spends the first two games as [[Sealed Evil in a Can]], so his [[Dragon
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'': [[The Man Behind the Curtain|Ozwell]] [[Evil Cripple|E.]] [[Evil Old Folks|Spencer]] is the series' [[Big Bad]], but never
** ''[[Resident Evil 0]]'': [[Mad Scientist|James]] [[Evilutionary Biologist|Marcus]]. He sets the plot in motion, serves as [[The Big Bad]], and is the [[Final Boss]] to boot.
** ''[[Resident Evil 1]]'': [[The Mole|Albert]] [[Sunglasses At Night|Wesker]]. He may be taking orders from [[Big Bad|Spencer]], but as [[Mega Corp|Umbrella]]'s man on the spot, it's Wesker who drives the plot, from luring the heroes in, to unleashing the [[Final Boss|Tyrant]] on them in the finale.
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== Web Original ==
* [http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/teamt/nash/specials/33934-wonder-woman-2011 Linkara] bemoans the fact he doesn't get to
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** Zhao held the role in Season 1.
* Slade, whenever he shows up in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' - even when serving under [[Satan|Trigon the Terrible]] (see Vader and Palpatine - while not the [[Big Bad]], Slade is a menace through the season, while Trigon is a threat only in three episodes.)
* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'': [[The Dragon|Starscream]] is
* ''[[Beast Wars]]'': Megatron, from the first episode, until the last episode of [[Beast Machines|the sequel series]].
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