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Line 1: {{trope}} In most games, if the [[Big Bad]] has a sibling, it will be even stronger than the [[Big Bad]] itself. Mostly these appear as [[Bonus Boss~~\|Bonus Bosses~~]]es, but in some cases they may serve as a plot twist. This is a natural consequence of the [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]]; if you find yourself fighting a bad guy's relative later on, that relative will necessarily be tougher in order to keep pace with your increased skills. Not to be confused with the Cain half of [[Cain and Abel]]. Also, many of these are big spoilers, so read with caution. See also [[Always Someone Better]], [[Aloof Big Brother]]. You might find them [[Avenging the Villain]]. ~~----~~ ~~=== Some examples are: ===~~ {{examples}} == [[Literature]] == * [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Harry Potter and ~~The~~the Chamber of Secrets (novel)\|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' when, after Dobby tells Harry that Voldemort is not responsible for the shit hitting the fan this year, a [[Genre Savvy]] Harry asks whether Voldemort's got a brother. * [[Older Than Steam]]: The [[Arabian Nights]] version of Aladdin has the [[Big Bad]]'s brother (also an [[Evil Sorcerer]], the vizier is more an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] in this one) is the villain of the second part, and far more powerful. Line 16 ⟶ 15: * A ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z'' [[Non-Serial Movie]] is based on Freeza's stronger older brother Coola showing up on Earth [[Avenging the Villain\|to kill Goku for killing his brother]]. ([[Fridge Logic\|Yeah, we know that was Trunks. It's a movie...]]) ** Maybe Cooler merely ''thought'' Goku was the one who did it, and didn't know that it was actually Trunks who did the deed. * The Gorgon Sisters from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' and ''[[Soul Eater Not!]]''. Medusa, Arachne and Shaula are [[Dangerously Genre Savvy\|savvy]], [[Manipulative Bastard\|manipulative]], [[Mad Scientist\|experimenting]], [[Animal Motifs\|animal themed]], [[Hot Witch\|hot]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot\|witches]] who each held the title of the [[Big Bad\|lead antagonist]] at different periods and otherwise act to [[Xanatos Speed Chess\|one up each other]], [[Batman Gambit\|the good guys]] and [[Big Bad Ensemble\|even more villainous factions]]. == [[Video Games]] == Line 31 ⟶ 30: ** {{spoiler\|[[Resident Evil 5]]}} also does this with strong implications that {{spoiler\|there's another Wesker that's more clever and less [[Large Ham\|hammy]] than the one we all know.}} Check the files in chapter 6-2 and Lost in Nightmares, it's sad indeed. * In ''[[Mother 3]]'', {{spoiler\|Claus is the Mysterious Masked Man}}, and proves to be much stronger than your entire party. * Rick and Nick Bruiser in ''[[Punch -Out!!\|Super Punch-Out]]''. {{reflist}} Line 37 ⟶ 36: [[Category:Video Game Tropes]] [[Category:Villains]] [[Category:~~Stronger~~Alliterative ~~Sibling~~Trope Titles]] [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]