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Not the same as a series with a [[Villain Protagonist]]. Each installment may introduce a whole new set of heroes, but they may still be the protagonists.
Very popular with [[Slasher Movies]], probably because the heroes can die off in the end without ruining the series. Often though, the villain will appear to die at the end, to allow closure to the series if another one is not made. [[The End -
The idea started with Pulp novels and villains like [[Fu Manchu]] or [[Fantomas]].
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== Card Games ==
* ''[[Magic:
** And before that, the first ten years of the game (well, once a storyline developed) featured the Phyrexians, the wars they created, and the aftermath of their invasion (to the point that the ultimate [[Big Bad]] of the Odyssey/Onslaught story actually traveled to the ruins of Phyrexia and met what remained of Yawgmoth the Machine-God). Then ''again'' several years later for the ''Time Spiral'' block. Then ''yet again'' as secondary villains for the ''Mirrodin Besieged'' block. They have about fifteen years worth of storyline, while their most constant adversaries (the crew of the ''Weatherlight'') lasted only four.
== Comic Books ==
* [[
* While [[Arch Enemy|Darkhell]] doesn't appears in ''all'' episodes of [[
== Film ==
* The ''[[
* The ''[[Friday the 13th (
* The ''[[A Nightmare
* The ''[[Halloween (
** Averted by the third movie, which was hated by critics and fans alike.
* The ''[[
* The titular Living Dead are the only common link in the Romero/Russo [[Zombie Apocalypse]] movies.
* ''[[Godzilla]]'', on the occasions that he's a villain.
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* The ''[[Phantasm (Film)|Phantasm]]'' series featuring the Tall Man.
** Though the heroes return as well . . . sort of
* The ''[[
* The ''[[
* The ''[[Leprechaun (
* The ''[[
* The sequels of original ''[[Prom Night]]'' tried to become one with Mary-Lou Maloney. She was dropped from the fourth movie.
* ''[[The Ring]]'', especially in Japan.
* ''[[The Stepfather]]'' films with Jerry Blake.
* ''[[Shocker]]'' featuring Horace Pinker was an attempt to create one, but low sales ended these plans.
* The ''[[Warlock (
* The ''[[Saw]]'' Franchise. It's the same villain for the first several, then his apprentices take his place.
* The lesser-known ''[[Sleepaway Camp]]'' series.
* Disney Villains.
** Also, most animated Disney films that failed at the box office will inevitably become this. For example, when ''[[
** Although ''[[101 Dalmatians
* The ''[[Night of the Demons]]'' films with Angela.
* The ''Doctor Mabuse'' series is one of [[The Oldest Ones in
== Literature ==
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* Sax Rohmer's [[Fu Manchu]] series -- sure, Fu's nemesis Nayland Smith was in all of them, but who got title billing?
* [[Fantomas]], from the series of French pulp novels writen by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre (and later by Allain alone after Souvestre's death) starting in 1911.
* A lot of the Old Republic era of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] is linked by the Sith. In recent years, [[Hijacked
== Video Games ==
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* Every ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' game in the Xehanort Saga (essentially, every game released between Kingdom Hearts 1-3) is linked by the same mysterious evil figure who just won't stay dead.
* The [[MOTHER]]/[[Earthbound]] series is a special case. None of the heroes ever return, but the [[Big Bad]] from the first one reappears in the next one, in which a [[The Dragon|Dragon]] for him is introduced. {{spoiler|The third one then features only [[The Dragon]] from the second one, since the original [[Big Bad]] was killed in the second game.}} A couple of characters ([[Wild Mass Guessing|how many exactly depends on the player]]) from the second game appear, though, and Ness, the hero from it, is referenced a lot.
* Doctor Wily of [[Mega Man (
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