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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Bleach]]'' has a [[The Man Behind the Man|rather]] [[Xanatos Roulette|extreme]] example in the form of its longtime [[Big Bad]], [[Complete Monster|Sosuke Aizen]].
* Zouken Matou in [[Fate/stay night]]. While Kotomine is the [[Big Bad]], he always sends others to do his work and runs out of those quickly in Heavens Feel. {{spoiler|Kotomine isn't even seen as an enemy until the very end, and its possible that no one even remembers that he was since Shirou is the only one who was there and his memory of the events is a little hazy, for good reason.}}
* Hattori in ''[[Nabari no Ou]]'' appears to drive most of the plot, though he {{spoiler|isn't actually the}} [[Big Bad]] -- {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man|Fuuma]] is}}.
* ''[[Naruto]]'' had Pain, Tobi, ''and'' Madara.
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'': [[Manipulative Bastard|Reiji Marco]] is The Heavy during the Kantou Regionals, with his obsessions and schemes driving most of the plot, and helping to totally upset the way the tournament was supposed to go. During the Youth World Cup, the [[Big Bad Duumvirate]] of [[Evil Genius|Clifford D. Louis]] and [[Hero-Killer|Mr. Don]] take over as the main threat to the Devil-Bats, with their seeming invincibility driving the story for the remainder of the arc.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' splits this role between Gihren Zabi (whose actions drive the overall plot) and Char Aznable (who drives the plot of numerous individual episodes).
* ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' has [[Dark Messiah]] Paptimus Scirocco, who manipulates everyone in order to become ruler of the world ([[Hidden Agenda Villain|we think]]). He seizes this role from Jamitov Hymen, the series' original [[Big Bad]].
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'' has [[Omnicidal Maniac]] {{spoiler|Rau Le Creuset}}, who manipulates everyone in order to end the world. The entire plot is more or less his fault.
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* [[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari|Dr. Caligari]].
* [[Manos: The Hands of Fate|Torgo]].
* Barbossa in the first, Davy Jones in the second and third, and Blackbeard in the fourth ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movies.
* Colonel Miles Quaritch of ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]''.
* ''[[Die Hard]]'' is something of a subversion. While [[Big Bad|Hans]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Gruber]] does set the events of the movie into motion, forcing other characters into action, and otherwise driving the entire plot of the movie, [[Anti-Hero|John McClane]] also sends the plot into other directions by being proactive and antagonizing Gruber. Their battle of wits, both men acting and reacting to the other, sets the general cat-and-mouse tone of the movie, with both taking turns in either role.
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* In most variations of [[Robin Hood]], the Sheriff of Nottingham is The Heavy to Prince John's [[Big Bad]].
* Sauron is the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', but Saruman (and to an extent the Witch-King and the other Ringwraiths) are much more visible and involved villains, especially in the movies.
** The One Ring itself is more active and visible than Sauron. Sauron doesn't even really appear himself, ever. Gollum is more of an actual presence than the Big Bad!
* In the ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' book series, Kronos is the [[Big Bad]], but Luke is The Heavy, as Kronos has no physical form {{spoiler|until ''Battle of the Labyrinth'', when he [[Demonic Possession|possess Luke]]}}, and can only plot and scheme.
* Though Lord Voldemort is the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Harry Potter]]'', he's only The Heavy in the last book/movie, ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]]'', which is the only time he has a substantial plot-spanning role. The role of The Heavy is therefore often taken by another villain, who may or may not be working for him—notably Lucius Malfoy in ''Chamber of Secrets'' and Dolores Umbridge in ''Order of the Phoenix''.
** The Full List is: {{spoiler|Professor Quirrel}} in "Philosopher's Stone", {{spoiler|Tom Riddle}} in "Chamber of Secrets", Sirius Black/ {{spoiler|Peter Pettigrew}} in "Prisoner Of Azkaban", {{spoiler|Barty Crouch Jr.}} in "Goblet of Fire", Umbridge and Lucius Malfoy again in "Order of the Phoenix", and {{spoiler|Draco Malfoy}} in "Halfblood Prince".
* In ''[[Ship Breaker]]'', [[The Hero|Nailer]]'s [[Archnemesis Dad|father]], [[Combat Sadomasochist|Richard]] [[Knife Nut|Lopez]], a [[Drugs Are Bad|drug-addicted]], [[The Alcoholic|alcoholic]] ex-[[Gladiator Games|gladiator]] is The Heavy, pursuing Nailer and [[Damsel in Distress|Nita]] at every turn, planning to kill the former and sell the latter's organs on the black market.
* Several times in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', the most visible villain of a given book would be distinct from the [[Big Bad|ultimate mastermind]].
** ''Grave Peril'': The Nightmare {{spoiler|aka Leonid Kravos}}
** ''Dead Beat'': Grevane, who appears first and most often of the three necromancers and is fought most consistently through the novel, though he's probably the least ''dangerous''.
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** ''Turn Coat'': Shagnasty the Skinwalker
** ''Changers'': Duchess Arianna
** For the series as the whole, the Red Court of Vampires are the most obvious and heavily featured recurring villains, though [[Nebulous Evil Organization|the Black Council]] is shaping up as series-wide [[Big Bad]]. {{spoiler|With the Reds out of the picture, the Fomor look to be stepping into their vacated role}}.
* Nom Anor in the [[New Jedi Order]] series. He's not the leader or even ''a'' leader of [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|the Yuuzhan Vong]], being a mind-ranked but influential intelligence agent, but he's by far the most recurring villain in the novels, and by the last quarter or so the series is as much about him as it is about the heroes.
* Hawkfrost in the second ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' arc, ''[[The New Prophecy]]''. While his dad Tigerstar is the [[Big Bad]], Hawkfrost's schemes to take over the Clans are the main driving point, partially because his dad is dead and only appears as a [[Spirit Advisor]].
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Ben on ''[[Lost]]'', especially in late season 2 (even without knowing his real name...) and all of season 3.
* Diana in ''[[V (TV series)|V]]''. Jane Badler even got top billing, thanks to alphabetical order.
** Anna in the new V (and though unlike Diana, she has no direct superior, there are other leaders whose combined might even she wouldn't want brought to bear against her.)
* Sylar from [[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]], especially in the first season and the second half of Volume 4.
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* In ''[[The Legend of Spyro Trilogy]]'', [[Ultimate Evil|Malefor]] is the [[Big Bad]], but he spends the first two games as [[Sealed Evil in a Can]], so his [[Dragon]]s serve as the main villains of the first two games, Dark Cynder in the first game and Gaul in the second. He only becomes The Heavy in the third game after being freed.
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'': [[The Man Behind the Curtain|Ozwell]] [[Evil Cripple|E.]] [[Evil Old Folks|Spencer]] is the series' [[Big Bad]], but never The Heavy, allowing a number of other characters to step into that role.
** ''[[Resident Evil
** ''[[Resident Evil 1]]'': [[The Mole|Albert]] [[Sunglasses
** ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'': [[One-Winged Angel|William]] [[Tragic Monster|Birkin]]. There are other villains, like the UBCS and Mr. X present, but Birkin is the most [[Recurring Boss|recurring threat]], pursuing you from the earliest chapters of the game until your final escape at the end. Not to mention that the outbreak is his fault in the first place.
** ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'': [[Implacable Man|Nemesis]]. Again, Spencer is [[The Man Behind the Man]], and the USS and T-103's have their own agendas, but it's Nemesis who provides all the dramatic tension, chasing Jill and Carlos from one end of the city to the other in fullfillment of its mission.
** ''[[Resident Evil Code: Veronica]]'': [[Sissy Villain|Alfred]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Ashford]]. [[The Baroness|Alexia Ashford]]'s [[The Big Bad]] and [[Final Boss]], but it's her [[Axe Crazy]] [[Siblings in Crime|brother]], [[Disc One Final Boss|Alfred]], who's responsible for most of the events in story, from Claire and Steve's capture on up. Even his death manages to move the plot along, as it motivates Alexia to seek revenge against the heroes.
** ''[[Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles]]'': [[Colonel Badass|Colonel]] [[Former Regime Personnel|Sergei]] [[Undying Loyalty|Vladimir]]. As Spencer's [[Dragon-in-Chief]], Sergei's the one responsible for cleaning up Umbrella's disasters, holding the company together, and attempting to murder both the heroes and [[Villain Protagonist]] Wesker.
** [[Resident Evil 5]]: [[The Undead|Albert]] [[A God Am I|Wesker]] again. With Sergei and Spencer gone, Wesker steps up as [[The Big Bad]] ''and'' the game's most visible and potent physical threat, using everyone as part of his plan to unleash the apocalypse.
* In ''[[F.E.A.R.]]'', Alma. Pretty much everything that happens in the game is a direct result of Alma's actions, whether they be conscious or unconscious. What isn't a result of her actions are due to Genevieve Aristide, Harlan Wade, and Paxton Fettel, but none of them have as much ''presence'' in the games.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Ghirahim]]''. So ''very'' much. He's actually very loyal to [[Bigger Bad|his boss]], but his villainy [[The Villain Makes the Plot|drives the whole plot]].
** The same could be said for [[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|Chancellor Cole]]. Like Ghirahim, everything he does is in the name of resurrecting his master, but he has a much greater presence in the plot compared to Malladus himself.
* The ''[[Tales (series)]]'' has quite a few.
** {{spoiler|Emeraude}} in ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' is probably the most notable example. At no point in the game is she positioned as a main antagonist, but flashbacks reveal that she is the root cause of ''everything'' that goes wrong in the story.
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