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Systematic Villain Takedown
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This is when instead of heroes being taken down one by one, it's an established group of central or secondary villains. For this trope to be in play, the party of villains must be previously established at the start of an arc or the story, and the plot must follow the heroes taking them down one by one (or in subgroups), either by hunting them down, finding them while looking for something else, finding them at random or being hunted down by them. Often, the existence of a party and their number is made clear, but each specific antagonist is introduced separately, though in rare occasions, all villains will be introduced simultaneously and afterwards fought one at time. There are also times where the existence of a group is mentioned, but neither is their number or the characters belonging to it. This trope can be used in order to set the pace and goal for a Story Arc or Myth Arc. If the heroes have a group of six villains to defeat, the writer can set each villain fight separately, letting multiple character get focus, and also letting the reader have a ballpark of how far along in the arc the heroes are. Though there turning out to be a secret extra villain to be defeated or more villains being added on the fly is not an uncommon occurrence, especially if the Big Bad is not a part of the group, but rather their boss. The villains don't necessarily have to be killed, just neutralized as a threat, be it by killing them, sealing them away, arresting them or simply putting them out of commission for the duration of the story. Sub-Trope of Dwindling Party. Often overlaps with Quirky Mini Boss Squad. Can also relate to The Rest Shall Pass, if that trope is used multiple times in a single story arc. This could lead to an instance of a Villain No Longer Idle as the Big Bad is forced to take action due to his minions being dealt with. Compare Gotta Kill Them All. Contrast Mooks, who are typically given no characterization and fought en masse, as well as Straight for the Commander, where you only bother with fighting the biggest bad guy. Examples |
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