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Not the same as a series with a [[Villain Protagonist]]. Each installment may introduce a whole new set of heroes, but they may still be the protagonists.
 
Very popular with [[Slasher Movies]], probably because the heroes can die off in the end without ruining the series. Often though, the villain will appear to die at the end, to allow closure to the series if another one is not made. [[The End or- Or Is It?]] ending optional.
 
The idea started with Pulp novels and villains like [[Fu Manchu]] or [[Fantomas]].
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* Disney Villains.
** Also, most animated Disney films that failed at the box office will inevitably become this. For example, when ''[[The Black Cauldron (Disney)|The Black Cauldron]]'' failed, the Horned King became the only character from the film to ever appear in the merchandise.
** Although ''[[One Hundred and One101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' did fine at the box office, this has definitely happened with Cruella de Vil. Since the original release of the animated film, she's become a [[Breakout Character]]. When the live-action films came along, Cruella de Vil was treated as the starring role, with Glenn Close's name written in big letters on all the posters, and she basically became the central character. There's also a Broadway musical, and again Cruella (played by Rachel York) was treated as the starring role.
* The ''[[Night of the Demons]]'' films with Angela.
* The ''Doctor Mabuse'' series is one of [[The Oldest Ones in The Book]], starting before talkies.
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