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** Though Oberon was actually just TheDragon for some manipulative schrew in all his appearances as an antagonist.

* ''[[SpiderMan Spider Man 3]]'' has Sandman, Harry Osborn and the black suit, which eventually becomes Venom.

** Both ''BatmanForever'' and ''BatmanAndRobin take their cue from ''Returns'', but quickly end up as [[BigBadDuumvirate Big Bad Duumvirates]].

* ''[[Spiderman Spider Man 3]]'' has Sandman, Harry Osborn and the black suit, which eventually becomes Venom.

** While we're at it, ''BatmanBegins'' and ''TheDarkKnight'' both play with this trope, with Ra's Al Ghul and TheScarecrow in the former and TheJoker and TwoFace in the latter (with Scarecrow cameoing); both films heavily involve the mob too. However, neither are straight examples as Ra's and Joker are clearly pulling everyone else's strings in both cases, to varying degrees.
* ''SpiderMan3'' has Sandman, Harry Osborn and the black suit, which eventually becomes Venom.

* In the ''GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'', [[EvilOverlord The Emperor]], [[EvilGenius Lord Doom]], [[MadScientist Doctor Simian]], [{TimeAbyss Abyss]], [[OmnicidalManiac the Blood Red King]], and [[CrushKillDestroy Omega]] all present a threat to the whole world. They do this simultaneously, though of course they don't do it cooperatively.

* ''{{Gargoyles}}'' initially had the BigBadDuumvirate of Xanatos and Demona, but after they went their seperate ways and new villains of BigBad caliber such as the Archmage, Thailog, Oberon, and Castaway were introduced it ended up like this.

* In One Piece, most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many BigBad(s). However, the two main villains at present represent two very different ideals. For the [[ChaoticEvil Pirates]] is [[EvilCounterpart Blackbeard]], former [[FaceHeelTurn Whitebeard Pirate]] and [[PsychoForHire Shichibukai]], now a very strong candidate for the [[WorldsStrongestMan Yonkou]], armed with some [[PersonOfMassDestruction Aces]] [[MegaManning up his]] [[SealedEvilInACan sleeves]]. Then, for the [[LawfulEvil World Government]] are the the [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Five Elder Stars]], the leaders of the WG, but whose wills are represented by the [[KnightTemplar Marines]], with [[CompleteMonster Admiral Akainu]] and [[GeneralRipper Vice Admirals Onigumo & Doberman]] as BigBad candidates themselves. Other people with BigBad potential are [[JerkAss Kaidou]], the man who killed Gecko Moria's crew all by himself and possibly the mysterious [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen Big Momma]] of the Yonkou. Then there is former and current Shichibukai [[MagnificentBastard Sir Crocodile]] and [[AxCrazy Donquioxte Doflamingo]] respectively have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up with him]], though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. Also, any of [[TheRival The Eleven Supernovas]] could be this after the [[spoiler: TimeSkip]], with [[{{Darwinist}} Eustass Kidd]] and his [[TheDragon First Mate]] and fellow Supernova [[BloodKnight Killer]] as the most likely. Finally, the [[AGodAmI mad God]] [[PsychoElectro Enel]], while unlikely, is also out still there and may one day return from Fairy Vearth (The Moon).

* ''TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' started out with one BigBad, Tombstone, but gained more as it went on in the form of Doc Ock, Green Goblin, and Venom. You might also count Silvermane, too, as he was second only to Tombstone in terms of mob power despite only appearing in two episodes. [[spoiler: Hammerhead thinks he's another one in the second season's Gang War arc, but he was just Green Goblin's XanatosSucker all along]].

* Bakura does this a lot in ''YuGiOh!'' with Pegasus, Marik and Yami Marik, respectively.

* In One Piece, most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many BigBad(s). However, the two main villains at present represent two very different ideals. For the [[ChaoticEvil Pirates]] is [[EvilCounterpart Blackbeard]], former [[FaceHeelTurn Whitebeard Pirate]] and [[PsychoForHire Shichibukai]], now a very strong candidate for the [[WorldsStrongestMan Yonkou]], armed with some [[PersonOfMassDestruction Aces]] [[MegaManning up his]] [[SealedEvilInACan sleeves]]. Then, for the [[LawfulEvil World Government]] are the the [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Five Elder Stars]], the leaders of the WG, but whose wills are represented by the [[KnightTemplar Marines]], with [[CompleteMonster Admiral Akainu]] and [[GeneralRipper Vice Admirals Onigumo & Doberman]] as BigBad candidates themselves. Other people with BigBad potential are [[JerkAss Kaidou]], the man who killed Gecko Moria's crew all by himself and possibly the mysterious [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen Big Momma]] of the Yonkou. Then there is former and current Shichibukai [[MagnificentBastard Sir Crocodile]] and [[AxCrazy Donquioxte Doflamingo]] respectively have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up with him]], though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. Also, any of [[TheRival The Eleven Supernovas]] could be this after the [[spoiler: TimeSkip]], with [[{{Darwinist}} Eustass Kidd]] and his [[TheDragon First Mate]] [[BloodKnight Killer]] as the most likely. Finally, the [[AGodAmI mad God]] [[PsychoElectro Enel]], while unlikely, is also out still there and may one day return from Fairy Vearth (The Moon).

* In One Piece, most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many BigBad(s). However, the two main villains at present represent two very different ideals. For the [[ChaoticEvil Pirates]] is [[EvilCounterpart Blackbeard]], former [[FaceHeelTurn Whitebeard Pirate]] and [[PsychoForHire Shichibukai]], now a very strong candidate for the [[WorldsStrongestMan Yonkou]], armed with some [[PersonOfMassDestruction Aces]] [[MegaManning up his]] [[SealedEvilInACan sleeves]]. Then, for the [[LawfulEvil World Government]] are the the [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Five Elder Stars]], the leaders of the WG, but whose wills are represented by the [[KnightTemplar Marines]], with [[CompleteMonster Admiral Akainu]] and [[GeneralRipper Vice Admirals Onigumo & Doberman]] as BigBad candidates themselves. Other people with BigBad potential are [[JerkAss Kaidou]], the man who killed Gecko Moria's crew himself and possibly the mysterious [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen Big Momma]] of the Yonkou. Then there is former and current Shichibukai [[MagnificentBastard Sir Crocodile]] and [[AxCrazy Donquioxte Doflamingo]] respectively have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up with him]], though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. Also, any of [[TheRival The Eleven Supernovas]] could be this after the [[spoiler: TimeSkip]], with [[{{Darwinist}} Eustass Kidd]] and his [[TheDragon First Mate]] [[BloodKnight Killer]] as the most likely. Finally, the [[AGodAmI mad God]] [[PsychoElectro Enel]], while unlikely, is also out still there and may one day return from Fairy Vearth (The Moon).

* In ''OnePiece'', most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many [[BigBad Big Bads]]. However, the two main villains at present are the [[ChaoticEvil devious former member of the Whitebeard Pirates and ex- Shichibukai Blackbeard]] and the [[LawfulEvil the Five Elder Stars, leaders of the World Government]], who represent diametrically opposed threats. Other bad guys like ex and current Shichibukai [[MagnificentBastard Sir Crocodile]] and [[AxCrazy Donquioxte Doflamingo]] respectively have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up]] with him, though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. The [[AGodAmI mad god]] [[PsychoElectro Enel]] is also out still there and may return.
** Nah, Enel got his own cover page story about him finally going to his revered "Fairy Vearth" (the Moon) and seems content there.

* In ''OnePiece'', most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many [[BigBad Big Bads]]. However, the two main villains at present are the [[ChaoticEvil devious ex-Shichibukai Blackbeard]] and the [[TheGovernment leaders of the World Government]], [[LawfulEvil the Five Elder Stars]], who represent diametrically opposed threats. Other bad guys like Sir Crocodile and Donquioxte Doflamingo have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up]] with him, though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. The [[AGodAmI mad god]] Enel is also out still there and may return.

* In ''OnePiece'', most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many [[BigBad Big Bads]]. However, the two main villains at present are the [[ChatoicEvil devious ex-Shichibukai Blackbeard]] and the [[TheGovernment leaders of the World Government]], [[LawfulEvil the Five Elder Stars]], who represent diametrically opposed threats. Other bad guys like Sir Crocodile and Donquioxte Doflamingo have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up]] with him, though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. The [[AGodAmI mad god]] Enel is also out still there and may return.

* In ''OnePiece'', most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many [[BigBad Big Bads]]. However, the two main villains at present are the pirate Blackbeard and the [[TheGovernment leaders of the World Government, the Five Elder Stars]], who represent diametrically opposed threats. Other bad guys like Sir Crocodile and Donquioxte Doflamingo have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up]] with him, though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. The [[AGodAmI mad god]] Enel is also out still there and may return.

* In ''OnePiece'', most main villains tend to outlive their arcs so you could say that it has many [[BigBad Big Bads]]. However, the two main villains at present are the pirate Blackbeard and the [[TheGovernment World Government]], who represent diametrically opposed threats. Other bad guys like Sir Crocodile and Don Flamingo have also talked about the pirate rebellion that Blackbeard is plotting and may [[VillainTeamUp team up]] with him, though the latter at least is still technically in the service of the World Government. The [[AGodAmI mad god]] Enel is also out still there and may return.

* ''StreetFighter'' has this with Bison and Akuma, who both have their own agendas which revolve around the hero Ryu. Bison's goals revolve around his plan to TakeOverTheWorld, while Akuma is more of a NobleDemon and BloodKnight trying to goad Ryu into surrendering to the DarkSide to give him an ultimate showdown. In ''Street Fighter 4'', Seth adds to the list, while in SS3 Gill takes the place of Bison.

** ''DarkReign'' is about Norman Osborn accumulating substantial political and military power after he is placed in charge of all superhuman matters in the United States. During this he forms TheIlluminati (the evil version) with DoctorDoom, Emma Frost, Namor, Loki and the Hood, while organizing and running a range of super-teams made up of anti-heroes and lower tiered supervillains. This was a year-long crossover arc that affected several titles, so many heroes in their own stories had to deal both the MonsterOfTheWeek and their own [[StoryArc story arcs]] while also having to worry about Osborn or his minions.

* Orochimaru and Akatsuki in ''{{Naruto}}''. Danzou shows up in Part 2.

Rememer this must be simultaneous- if a new BigBad arises only after another is defeated then this does not count. See also RoguesGallery, which is similar but usually forces established villain to act as MonsterOfTheWeek.