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| rdfs:comment | - A villain who is just too powerful to exist for more than an episode or two. If they aren't killed now, their presence will dominate the entire story forever. If the writers try re-using them, the result is almost always Villain Decay. A villainous version of Deus Exit Machina. The heroic version of this trope is Too Cool to Live. See also How to Stop the Deus Ex Machina. Compare Too Happy to Live and Too Cool to Live. Examples of Too Powerful to Live include:
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| abstract | - A villain who is just too powerful to exist for more than an episode or two. If they aren't killed now, their presence will dominate the entire story forever. If the writers try re-using them, the result is almost always Villain Decay. One noted tendency of these characters is establishing their power by laying the smack down on the incumbent main villain, emphasizing just how dire a threat they are. Less commonly, rather than a new villain come to town it can be the main villain who gets a power boost, which if not explicitly temporary is then quickly destroyed or discarded before they can truly exploit it. A villainous version of Deus Exit Machina. The heroic version of this trope is Too Cool to Live. See also How to Stop the Deus Ex Machina. Compare Too Happy to Live and Too Cool to Live. Examples of Too Powerful to Live include:
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