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* ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' has this happen to many creatures. Vampires, dragons, liches and others tend to grow more powerful as they age. Pictured above are red dragons. For the record, the second largest one is an "adult". The top one is an ancient.
** The "Draconomicon" sourcebook partially subverts it by introducing a bit of mostly-fluff about most dragons progressively weakening and becoming senile after a few millenia; however, this is relatively easy to remedy for any dragon with the motivation to do so.
** Sahuagin never stop growing, their bodies do not deteriorate from age, and they become stronger as they get larger; due to their warlike society most die before becoming 20 years old due to violence, but their lifespan can potentially be limitless. Thus, they are a society where [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] ''and'' [[Large and In Charge]] both apply, as their leaders are the oldest, largest, strongest, most experienced, and in most cases, smartest.
** The ''[[Ravenloft]]'' setting is especially keen on doing this with [[The Undead]], being a [[Gothic Horror]] setting. Vampires, liches and mummies especially get age categories similar to those of dragons.
* ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'' and ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' contains plenty of examples, and though many are due to the "more experience" version many others fit this trope. [[Our Orcs Are Different|Orcs/Orks]], for example, grow [[Large and In Charge|larger, tougher and meaner]] with age, the oldest being hulking monstrosities even by their standards. A more minor example, [[Space Marine|SpaceMarines]] seem to grow in size along with rank and age. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405221652/http://philipsibbering.com/WH40KRP/40K_9_Marine_1_Morphology.shtml It is theorized they practically never stop growing], though it will lessen.
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* In ''[[Guilty Gear]]'', [[Cultured Badass|Sla]][[Memetic Badass|yer]] is a [[Our Vampires Are Different|Nightwalker]] who is several hundred years old, the original founder of the assassin's guild, and one of the most powerful characters in the series. It's heavily implied that he's holding back on the whole cast; even if you utterly [[Curb Stomp Battle|destroy]] him in a fight, he'll just lie on the floor with his head in his hand, casually chilling out.
** Also, [[Chef of Iron|Jam]] [[Genki Girl|Kuradoberi]], who is told after fighting Slayer that given enough time, she'll end up surpassing him.
* In ''[[Might and Magic]]'', monster species always have three subtypes, and if a monster has the word "Ancient" or "Elder" in its name, it is almost always the strongest variety of the three.
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