Group Of 7 A Most Secret Tale: In Issue #5, it's revealed that Fachoffizier Davide Leauppanne helped the Germans become the force they were in World War I.
The final Big Bad who almost all the villains had been consciously serving, or manipulated by, was revealed to be, of all people, Faora Hu-Ul. DC Comics Bombshells did an onion-like multilayered version of this, with practically every villain revealed to be a tool of someone else who turned out to be a tool of someone else and so on.Except that Maximus is just a People Puppet for the real tyrant, the ancient Inhuman named Tral.
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The 2008 series of ClanDestine sees some of the family trapped in an alternate universe with the Excalibur team, on an Earth where most humans have been exterminated by the Inhumans and their telepathic king, Maximus.Black Moon Chronicles: Haazheel Thorn appears to be directing the Black Moon in its genocidal war against the Empire of Lhynn, but he is actually under orders from Lucifer to create a favorable enough situation that he can just stroll in and Take Over the World to make it a new Hell (with every inhabitant's soul as a bonus).Then, Cluemaster is revealed to be Hush's real boss in issue 34. Batman Eternal: Hush is confirmed to be Jason Bard's real boss in Issue 32.Amulet: The Elf King is set up as the Big Bad for the majority of the comic, until it is eventually revealed that he was being controlled by the Voice within Emily's Amulet, whose real name was Ikor, who himself was taking on a more villainous role starting in the latter half of the series, and is also the real Big Bad.Ace Powers: The Panther, Ace's Arch-Enemy, is revealed to be working for a mastermind known as the Spook in the comic's final issue.This trope is often used as a form of The Reveal, so beware of spoilers! Rarely involves "The Man", unless he was the one who created the personified conceptual authority on the first place. This trope and/or Greater-Scope Villain may also come into play if the villains are terrorists backed by larger powers like Dirty Communists or Corrupt Corporate Executives. Not to do with a Gambit Pileup, though you might get one if everyone is trying to manipulate each other. Compare and contrast Greater-Scope Villain, where a villain more powerful than the Big Bad exists, but is either not personally involved in the plot or is not a "person" to begin with. Do this many times within a story (optionally mixed with the aforementioned tropes) and you have The Big Bad Shuffle.Ī Sub-Trope of Obvious Villain, Secret Villain. Sufficiently complex plots may involve The Man Behind The Man Behind The Man and so forth the Sorting Algorithm of Evil usually, but not always, applies in these cases. If the Man Behind the Man is a previously-fought villain, then the plot has been Hijacked by Ganon. If the mastermind turns out to be an innocuous character who was quickly overlooked, then it's a case of The Dog Was the Mastermind. If there is no first man to begin with, or the first man is very obviously not the Big Bad, it's a Hidden Villain. In some ( unsatisfying) occasions, The Man Behind The Man may be The Man Behind the Curtain. May be the one pulling the strings of the Puppet King.Ĭontrast Chessmaster Sidekick and Decoy Leader. See also Bastard Understudy, Dragon-in-Chief, and Dragon Ascendant.
For example, while a Puppet King or greedy Mega-Corp may want to Take Over the World, the real Big Bad may want to destroy the world, or even erase all of existence.Ĭan be reversed as " The Man in Front of the Man", in which case a person you thought was the Big Bad's crony turns out to be the real Big Bad. In many genres, the Man Behind the Man often has more sinister and apocalyptic goals than their predecessor. When they reveal their reasons for being evil, expect the theme of the plot to unfold quickly and dramatically. The Man has deeper motives, bigger designs, and more power than the hero(es) could ever hope to smash in one blow they will usually have to go through another round of dungeon diving just to stand a chance. Note that gender of either is not relevant, so this trope could include The Woman Behind the Man, The Woman Behind the Woman, or The Man Behind the Woman. Again please DO NOT add any leaders.When a character previously positioned as a Big Bad is revealed in fact to be either the flunky, puppet, or spokesman for a higher authority. Table is being redone to make it sortable. Please do not add anymore leaders to this page. If you can, email me with a screenshot of any missing leaders. Adding Infected Leaders to marches will boost certain aspects, be it resource gathering, march slots, combat, or Defenses.
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