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* Raichan in ''[[Vinigortonio]]'' needs to destroy one of the main character's building in order to conquer the world. Or at least so he says. {{spoiler|It turns out he needs to destroy it to get to the only known source of [[Unobtainium Raichanium]].}}
 
== [[Web OriginalsOriginal]] ==
* ''[[DoctorDr. HorriblesHorrible's Sing -Along Blog]]'': Precisely what the titular [[Mad Scientist]] protagonist tries to accomplish: take over the world, [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|change the Status Quo]], put power into different hands.... and impress the girl from the laundromat that [[Shrinking Violet|he has a crush on]].
{{quote|'''Dr. Horrible:''' (re: Johnny Snow, his self-proclaimed "nemesis") "Look, I'm just trying to change the world, ''okay''? I don't have time for a ''grudge match'' with every ''poser'' in a parka!"
"The world is a ''mess'', and I just need to rule it!" }}
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{{quote|203. "To conquer the earth with [[Everything's Better with Monkeys|an army of flying monkeys]]" is a bad long term goal to give the re-enlistment NCO.}}
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'': Skeletor was always trying to take over Greyskull, and with that, the universe.
* ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' actually opens with Aku taking over the world. The entire thrust of the series was Jack trying to go back in time to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|stop it from happening.]]
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* Dolf in ''[[Alfred J Kwak]]''. Because of an innate fear of [[Pride|being perceived as weak by others]], when he's still a child Dolf decides that one day he will simply rule over everyone and everything. Moreover, when he stages his coup he outright declares that he simply wants power for its own sake. A dream he has in the final episode reveals that despite many years having passed he still harbours this desire.
 
== [[Real Life]] ==
* If you count humanity as one deeply fractionated empire then we've already achieved this. [[Galactic Conqueror|But as we all know, one world is not enough.]]
* The person in real life who set the record for most land conquered was Temujin, better known by his title Genghis Khan (even more, if you also count the conquests of his sons). He even invoked this goal when choosing that title, which roughly means "Oceanic ruler".
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