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#Conquest of elysium 5 wiki series#

Also often carries strong undertones of Ambition Is Evil it is the ambition to seize the Big Bad's throne for himself that drives a Starscream to betray his boss, after all. Quite strongly related to the Rule of Two, where this is expected and quite nearly mandated. If it turns out that the apparent Dragon was the true Big Bad all along, using his 'boss' as a decoy or puppet for his schemes, then he is The Man in Front of the Man.

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Many a Dragon-in-Chief doesn't care about openly taking over because they know that they are the one really in charge, though some are too egotistical to pretend any longer and go into full betrayal mode. If he was consistently portrayed as the more dangerous or important of the two to begin with, then he's also a Dragon-in-Chief. If The Starscream succeeds in taking over the mantle of Big Bad from his superior, the former Big Bad may have actually been a Disc-One Final Boss. Compare and contrast Dragon with an Agenda, who has different goals from the Big Bad but is at least nominally loyal and generally won't turn on the Big Bad unless said goals are threatened. Also not to be confused with Dragon Their Feet, where the Big Bad's right hand man screws his boss over by being strangely absent at a bad time. Not the same as The Dragon getting a promotion when he survives the Big Bad's downfall that's Dragon Ascendant. A former Big Bad who has been Demoted to Dragon by a new, bigger and badder villain is very likely to become the Starscream as well, biding his time while plotting against the new Big Bad in order to reclaim his former seat of power. Unfortunately, when the boss turns out to be an inept General Failure who's more interested in juggling the Villain Ball than actually succeeding, the Starscream becomes fed up with the boss's idiocy and decides that the villainous organization would be more successful with him in charge.

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In some cases, the Starscream may actually start the series as a staunchly loyal supporter of the Big Bad. The dominant trait of a Starscream is resentment at being a sycophant, and this bitterness is proof that he is the real thing. If he is privately seen boiling with anger and seething with hatred over his boss ordering him around and being forced to say 'Yes sir' all the time, then his supposed boss should watch out for him. A good way to tell a true Starscream apart from the run-of-the-mill opportunists who ally themselves with the Big Bad hoping to share in the spoils (and who would only take over if the Big Bad was already taken out, or they were otherwise handed the opportunity on a golden platter) is through his emotions.

In any case, if the Big Bad ever stumbles or shows weakness, the Starscream will be there, ready to kick him out of the Astrotrain. In rare Noble Demon or Anti-Villain cases, he may be actually loyal to the Greater-Scope Villain, and feels his direct boss isn't. Sometimes he is a (grudging) servant of the Big Bad sometimes he is entirely outside the established power structure. Instead, this villain actually dreams about overthrowing the guy everyone else fears and taking his place. Then there's this guy.Ī certain type of character falls outside the pattern: a villain too ambitious or individualistic or just too stubborn to accept the supremacy of the Big Bad. In some stories the Big Bad casts a shadow over everyone: they might be afraid of him, they might be his minions, or they might be the heroes trying to defeat him.