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* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Unlike the prequels [[TheBadGuyWins where he wins]], Damien only comes ''close'' to winning this time]].

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* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler: Unlike the prequels previous films [[TheBadGuyWins where he wins]], Damien only comes ''close'' to winning this time]].

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* SecondComing: When [[TheAntichrist Damien Thorn]] realizes that the Second Coming is imminent and thus his arch-enemy will be reborn, he orders his cult to kill every baby boy born in U.K. on March 24th.

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* SecondComing: When [[TheAntichrist Damien Thorn]] realizes that the Second Coming is imminent and thus his arch-enemy will be reborn, he orders his cult to kill every baby boy born in U.K. on March 24th.24th between midnight and 6 am.


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* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Damien's followers. As we see during his speech, they come from all walks of life: a pair of schoolboys, a priest, a nurse, boy scouts... you get the idea.

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* DramaticIrony: Damien is completely wrong about the Book of Revelations despite being the AntiChrist.

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* DefiantToTheEnd: Damien's final words amount to this.
-->''Nazarene, you have won... nothing.''
* DramaticIrony: Damien is completely wrong about the Book of Revelations Revelation despite being the AntiChrist.Antichrist.
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* IdiotBall: Severely harming the movie, Damien [[spoiler: kills all the babies to make sure he gets the reborn child of Jesus. But Damien should be well aware the prophecy is Jesus will return as a divine adult]] because Damien reads the actual Bible and has one heck of a powerful backer who should know this as well. This information is certainly not obscure.

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* IdiotBall: Severely harming the movie, Damien [[spoiler: kills [[spoiler:kills all the babies to make sure he gets the reborn child of Jesus. But Damien should be well aware the prophecy is Jesus will return as a divine adult]] adult because Damien reads the actual Bible and has one heck of a powerful backer who should know this as well.well]]. This information is certainly not obscure.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and many infants were murdered by Damien, to say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents Robert and Katherine Thorn, his ''second'' adopted parents and his cousin Mark, whom he was once very close with]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and many infants were murdered by Damien, to say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents Robert and Katherine Thorn, his ''second'' adopted parents and his cousin Mark, whom he was once very close with]].films]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents Robert and Katherine Thorn, his ''second'' adopted parents and his cousin Mark, whom he was once very close with]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one many infants were murdered by Damien, To to say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents Robert and Katherine Thorn, his ''second'' adopted parents and his cousin Mark, whom he was once very close with]].
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* AllForNothing: Damien assumes that Jesus will return as a baby again in a form of {{Reincarnation}}. This is completely wrong and all of his defenses against the rebirth are pointless.


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* DramaticIrony: Damien is completely wrong about the Book of Revelations despite being the AntiChrist.

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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Inverted. Damien isn't very considerate of his partner, leaving bite and scratch marks all over her.


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* LousyLoversAreLosers: Damien isn't very considerate of his partner, leaving bite and scratch marks all over her.
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A sequel to ''Film/TheOmen'', released in 1981. Also known as simply ''The Final Conflict''.

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A The second sequel to ''Film/TheOmen'', released in 1981. Also known as simply ''The Final Conflict''.

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* AdultFear:
** [[TheAntiChrist Damien Thorn]], when he found out about the birth of the Christ child, resorted to [[spoiler: KillEmAll]].
** Damien brainwashing Kate's son Peter into becoming his apostle. Kate is understandably horrified at how her son is being groomed by the son of the Devil.


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* TheCorruptor: Damien brainwashing Kate's son Peter into becoming his apostle. Kate is understandably horrified at how her son is being groomed by the son of the Devil.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Damien tries to prevent the second coming of Christ by killing all male British children born during the herald of his return.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Damien tries to prevent the second coming of Christ by killing all male British children born during the herald of his return. Not only is this pointless, since Jesus is reborn in his powerful adult form, but also the murderous strike convinces Kate of his real identity, which leads to her stabbing him with the only weapon that could kill him.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents, and his cousin, whom he was very close with]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents, parents Robert and Katherine Thorn, his ''second'' adopted parents and his cousin, cousin Mark, whom he was once very close with]].
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* BadassBeard: Antonio, one of the monks who attacks Damian during the fox hunt, has a prominent bushy beard.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Damien's predecessor as ambassador is induced to commit suicide by a demonic {{hellhound}}.


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* RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts: The original ambassador could have easily been induced to commit suicide by shooting himself or jumping from a window. Instead he rigs up an elaborate booby trap that will blast a gun into his face when someone opens the door.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents]].parents, and his cousin, whom he was very close with]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films]].films, among them the deaths of his adopted parents]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien]].Damien, To say nothing about the numerous lives he has taken in the previous films]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with DeCarlo and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien]].

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with DeCarlo [=DeCarlo=] and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:In contrast to the {{Downer Ending}}s of the previous films, it ends with DeCarlo and Jesus killing Damien for good. However, Peter is dead and thirty one infants were murdered by Damien]].
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* FamousLastWords:
-->[[spoiler:'''[[TheAntiChrist Damien]]''']]: [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Nazarene]]...you have won ''nothing''.

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* BuriedAlive: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound. It's unclear if they survived or not (the whole is covered up instead of being filled in) but Damien takes advantage of the moment to take their daggers and leave them struggling to get out.

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* BadassBeard: Antonio, one of the monks who attacks Damian during the fox hunt, has a prominent bushy beard.
* BuriedAlive: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound. It's unclear if they survived or not (the whole hole is covered up instead of being filled in) but Damien takes advantage of the moment to take their daggers and leave leaves them struggling to get out.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: The man who buys the daggers at an auction in the opening montage--and after reading up on them and realizing their significance, mails them to De Carlo's monastery--has mere seconds of screentime.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: The man who buys the daggers at an auction in the opening montage--and after reading up on them and realizing their significance, mails them to De Carlo's monastery--has mere seconds just a minute of screentime.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: The man who buys the daggers at an auction in the opening montage, and after reading up on them and realizing their significance, mails them to De Carlo's monastery.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: The man who buys the daggers at an auction in the opening montage, and montage--and after reading up on them and realizing their significance, mails them to De Carlo's monastery.monastery--has mere seconds of screentime.
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* IdiotBall: Severely harming the movie, Damien [[spoiler: kills all the babies to make sure he gets the reborn child of Jesus. But Damien should be well aware the prophecy is Jesus will return as a divine adult]] because Damien reads the actual Bible and has one heck of a powerful backer who should know this as well. This information is certainly not obscure.
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[[caption-width—right:300:Evil comes of age.]]

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* BuriedAlive: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound.

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* BuriedAlive: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound. It's unclear if they survived or not (the whole is covered up instead of being filled in) but Damien takes advantage of the moment to take their daggers and leave them struggling to get out.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: The man who buys the daggers at an auction in the opening montage, and after reading up on them and realizing their significance, mails them to De Carlo's monastery.
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* AndIMustScream: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound.

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* AndIMustScream: BuriedAlive: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Damien Thorn is this to his stepfather and uncle in past films. While brothers Robert and Richard were straightforward good guys, Damien Thorn is a VillainProtagonist, also in terms of casting, while the previous leads were played by veteran Academy Award-winning screen legends Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/WilliamHolden, Creator/SamNeill, Damien's actor, was a then-unknown when he was cast.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Damien Thorn is this to his stepfather and uncle in past the first two films. While brothers Robert and Richard were straightforward good guys, Damien Thorn is a VillainProtagonist, also in VillainProtagonist. In terms of casting, while the previous leads were played by veteran Academy Award-winning screen legends Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/WilliamHolden, Creator/SamNeill, Damien's actor, was a then-unknown when he was cast.



* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Damien isn't very considerate of his partner, leaving her full of bite and scratch marks.

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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Inverted. Damien isn't very considerate of his partner, leaving her full of bite and scratch marks.marks all over her.



* ProphecyTwist: Damien attempts to stop the second coming of Christ by killing any male U.K. children born during the sign of his immanent return. This is to prevent "[[AntiChrist the beast's]]" defeat by "the lamb" as predicted in [[Literature/BookOfRevelation Revelation]] before he's even had a chance to face him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for the forces of darkness, Jesus returns not as a mortal child but rather in his all-powerful divine form and proceeds to strike Damien down personally-[[GenreBlind which is what the Book of Revelation said would happen]].]]

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* ProphecyTwist: Damien attempts to stop the second coming of Christ by killing any male children born in the U.K. children born during the sign of his immanent imminent return. This is to prevent "[[AntiChrist the beast's]]" defeat by "the lamb" as predicted in [[Literature/BookOfRevelation Revelation]] before he's even had a chance to face him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for the forces of darkness, Jesus returns not as a mortal child but rather in his all-powerful divine form and proceeds to strike Damien down personally-[[GenreBlind which is what the Book of Revelation said would happen]].]]

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* AccidentalMurder: Damien uses his powers to convince Brother Paulo and Brother Martin that Brother Matteus is him, and they promptly assassinate Matteus.



* AndIMustScream: Brother Paulo and Brother Martin are left trapped in an area they fled into while trying to escape the Hellhound.



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Damien Thorn is this to his stepfather and uncle in past films. While brothers Robert and Richard were straightforward good guys, Damien Thorn is a VillainProtagonist, also in terms of casting, while the previous leads were played by veteran Academy Award-winning screen legends Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/WilliamHolden, Sam Neill, Damien's actor, was a then-unknown when he was cast.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Damien Thorn is this to his stepfather and uncle in past films. While brothers Robert and Richard were straightforward good guys, Damien Thorn is a VillainProtagonist, also in terms of casting, while the previous leads were played by veteran Academy Award-winning screen legends Creator/GregoryPeck and Creator/WilliamHolden, Sam Neill, Creator/SamNeill, Damien's actor, was a then-unknown when he was cast.

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