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* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]] Duel Monsters'': The Spirit of the Millennium Ring appears as a villain from season 1 but ends up being the [[Big Bad]] in the last season after other more prominent antagonists are "defeated".

* In ''[[Naruto]]'', the [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|Uchiha]] slowly but surely take over the entire plot. [[Big Bad]] Madara Uchiha is introduced much later in the manga but is shown to be responsible for almost every bad thing that happens, from [[Oddly Small Organization|Akatsuki]], [[Ho Yay|the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke]], and what happened to Naruto's parents, to even [[Sealed Evil in a Can|the Tailed Beast]]. And all things not tied to Madara, are tied to the Uchiha. {{spoiler|Subverted when it's eventually revealed that the [[Big Bad]] isn't Madara Uchiha: He's just been using his name. Whoever the [[Big Bad]] really is has yet to be revealed, but all the aforementioned ills can still be laid squarely at his feet.}}