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For some villains, [[Take Over the World|Global Domination]] is no good. If you take over the world, [[And Then What?]] More misery! Ditto on the universe or [[The Multiverse]]. Nope. It all has to go. [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Everything has to be destroyed, every speck of life killed, every mote of light extinguished]]. No, this isn't reshaping reality [[In Their Own Image]], however that trick works. This is the need for oblivion and taking everyone else down first.
 
Possibly, the villain has a reason for this. Maybe they're some kind of [[Cosmic Horror Story]] version of [[ThePromethean Punishment]], and [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|destroying reality is the only way to end their own pain.]] (Or their ego is too big to just kill themselves. No, they have to be ''dramatic'' about it.)
 
But more often then not, they're a [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]; and just wanna show everyone who is boss. What's mystifying is when these type seem to genuinely like existing and interacting with the world. What exactly are they going to ''do'' should they succeed? [[And Then What?]] Where, as [[The Tick (animation)|The Tick]] puts it, would they put all their stuff? In this case, they often [[Villains Act, Heroes React|exist only for the Heroes to have someone to stop.]]