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When a character, most often TheDragon, TheRenfield, or SycophanticServant breaks out the BigBad. Most commonly done either in the form of freeing the BigBad from a TailorMadePrison or breaking out the SealedEvilInACan. Sometimes, this will be part of an EvilPlan thought out by the sealed entity. Generally, one of three possible outcomes occurs:
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When a character, most often TheDragon, TheRenfield, or SycophanticServant breaks out the BigBad. Most commonly done either in the form of freeing the BigBad from a TailorMadePrison or breaking out the SealedEvilInACan. Sometimes, this will be part of an EvilPlan thought out by the sealed entity. entity.
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** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but he is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed along the way that it ends as a Type 3 with Hades's death anyway.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book simply contains his demonic essence.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book simply contains his demonic essence.]]
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** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but he is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed along the way that it ends as a Type 3 with Hades's death anyway.]]
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** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out.[[spoiler:Like Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book simply contains his demonic essence.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out.
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* In the first ''Film/{{Hellboy|2004}}'' film, there is a female Nazi seeking to reincarnate Rasputin. [[spoiler:Results in type 1.]]
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* ''Film/MoneyTalks:'' Diamond thief Raymond Villard is sprung from a prison transport bus by his partner and several mercenaries, who kill all of the other guards and prisoners except for one man who is handcuffed to Villard.
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* In ''Film/TheBravados'', a confederate of the gang poses as the hangman and stabs TheSheriff to break the gang out of jail the night before their hanging. Zachary reaction indicates he was expecting this.
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* ''Film/JohnDoeVigilante'' ends with the [=S4D=] vigilantes breaking John Doe out of the courtroom. Technically he is not their boss, he was their inspiration, but given their devotion to him, it seems inevitable that he will end up leading them (if he chooses to).
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* In the ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' cinematic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR-KAldshAE "Warriors 2020"]], members of [[TheSocialDarwinist Urgot's]] anarchist army break into the prison he was locked in at the end of the "Child of Zaun" story to free him. They get ambushed by the Piltovan officers Caitlyn and Vi, who were expecting them, but one of them still manages to reach the controls to Urgot's capsule and open it, letting him rampage free again. However the cinematic [[NoEnding ends before we get a resolution to whether or not he was able to escape]], with the last we see of him is a disarmed Vi uppercutting him with her bare hands.
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* In ''Film/YellowHairAndTheFortressOfGold'', Yellow Hair has to break Pecos out of the prison in the Mexican fort in order to recover the horn containing the TreasureMap.
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* Minor example in ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''. Idol Rabiett, the corrupt noble and slave-owner, after getting defeated (and Raphtalia sparing his life), he decides to break out a monster ''T. rex''-like dragon to deal with his enemies. The monster promptly crushes him under its foot and then goes in a rampage.
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* ''Film/{{Swashbuckler}}'' opens with Captain Lynch and the crew of the ''Blarney Cock'' assaulting the prison to rescue Lynch's first mate Nick from his PublicExecution.
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** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but Zeref is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed in his ambition that the situation ends up as a Type 3 anyway.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book contains his demonic essence.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book contains his demonic essence.]]
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** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but Zeref he is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed in his ambition along the way that the situation it ends up as a Type 3 with Hades's death anyway.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book simply contains his demonic essence.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book simply contains his demonic essence.]]
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* Griffith from Berserk. To say that breaking him out had backfired is putting it lightly. The Horror...The Horror.
* [[spoiler:Zeref]] from ''Manga/FairyTail''. [[spoiler:At first he's "sleeping" and harmless, and he doesn't want to use his powers. Then, his dark side awakens and the first thing he does is to kill Hades, Master of the Grimoire Heart Dark Guild who wanted to resurrect him and use his powers.]]
* [[spoiler:Zeref]] from ''Manga/FairyTail''. [[spoiler:At first he's "sleeping" and harmless, and he doesn't want to use his powers. Then, his dark side awakens and the first thing he does is to kill Hades, Master of the Grimoire Heart Dark Guild who wanted to resurrect him and use his powers.]]
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* [[spoiler:Zeref]] from ''Manga/FairyTail''. [[spoiler:At first he's "sleeping" and harmless, and he doesn't want to use his powers. Then, his dark side awakens and the first thing he does is to kill Hades, Master of the Grimoire Heart Dark Guild who wanted to resurrect him and use his powers.]]
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** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but Zeref is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed in his ambition that the situation ends up as a Type 3 anyway.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book contains his demonic essence.]]
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* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** Hades's EvilPlan is to "awaken" Zeref, the GreaterScopeVillain whose true power was allegedly [[SealedEvilInACan sealed]] for centuries, making him much weaker than he is said to have been in his prime. [[spoiler:This turns out to be a subversion, as Zeref is actually a neutral force with constantly fluctuating power that was never sealed to begin with, but Zeref is so angered by the senseless evil Hades committed in his ambition that the situation ends up as a Type 3 anyway.]]
** E.N.D., the master of the dark guild Tartaros, is sealed inside the book Zeref created him from, so his guild aims to break him out. [[spoiler:Like Zeref, this is a subversion, as the true E.N.D. is actually TheHero, Natsu, and the book contains his demonic essence.]]
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* Luke Santee and his gang break into the prison to free Luke's brother Wes at the start of ''Film/MoreDeadThanAlive''.
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* In ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject Limited'', Tot Pop successfully frees Pythie Frederica from her prison, partially to recruit her to hunt down a target they are after, and partially out of fondness for her old master. Pythie starts giving out orders the moment she is free. Tot Pop and her followers follow them despite not having any obligation to listen to Pythie.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo'': In "Escape Proof", a tunneling vehicle belonging to the Mechanic leaves a plumber trapped in its wake and it is up to Virgil and Gordon to get him out. Lady Penelope and Parker track down the Mechanic's vehicle and discover that he's heading straight for Parkmoor Scrubs prison, where the Hood is being held. Although the breakout is successful the Hood double crosses the Mechanic and leaves him to be arrested by the GDF while he slips away. The Mechanic also escapes and programs his vehicle to self-destruct.
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* In ''Film/LoganLucky'', Jim's plan involves breaking Joe and Clyde out of prison, using them to pull off TheHeist, and then sneaking them back into prison before anyone knows they were gone.
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* The Reapers of Chaos manage to free the god Loki from the prison he had been trapped in at the end of the third book of the six book ''Literature/MythosAcademy'' series. Their primary goal for the next three books is trying to find a method to cure him of all the injuries that the other gods had inflicted on him before they had locked him up.
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** The Clairvoyant himself is later rescued by [[spoiler: Grant Ward]], after he's taken into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Turn, Turn, Turn". In a unique twist, the audience isn't even aware that this character ''is a villain'', much less TheDragon, until he saves [[spoiler: Garrett]] and [[spoiler: murders Victoria Hand and her guards]]. For this reason, it's regarded as one of the most [[HolyShitQuotient memorable]] scenes in the entire series.
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** The Clairvoyant himself is later rescued by [[spoiler: Grant Ward]], after he's taken into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D. in "Turn, Turn, Turn". In a unique twist, the audience isn't even aware that this character ''is a villain'', much less TheDragon, until he saves [[spoiler: Garrett]] and [[spoiler: murders Victoria Hand and her guards]]. For this reason, it's regarded as [[SignatureScene one of the most [[HolyShitQuotient memorable]] memorable scenes in the entire series.]]
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* ''Literature/DempseyAndMakepeace'': In "Hors de Combat", gang leader Frank Price is sprung out of jail, only to be killed by his accomplices.
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* ''Literature/DempseyAndMakepeace'': In "Hors de Combat", gang leader Frank Price is sprung out of jail, only to be killed by his accomplices.
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* Still in great shape, but certainly past his prime was [[Manga/DragonBall Piccolo Daimaoh]]. He managed to curbstomp Goku the first time they met, before he got rejuvenated by the Dragon Balls. Also, sort of Type 3 for Pilaf, who, even if he didn't get killed, also got no gratitude from Piccolo and got ditched pretty quickly.
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# The liberation backfires, and the entity kills, enslaves, or otherwise harms its allies. Often a consequence of unleashing the SealedEvilInACan (because EvilIsNotAToy), and may lead to an OhCrap or MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment.
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* ''ComicBook/AllNewUltimates'': When they learned about him, the watchdogs broke Scourge out of prison.
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* In the first ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' film, there is a female Nazi seeking to reincarnate Rasputin. [[spoiler:Results in type 1.]]
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFight 3'' begins with the Skull Cross Gang rising to power in the wake of the Mad Gear Gang's downfall, and blowing up a police station to distract the cops while they bust their leader out of prison.
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* Griffith from Berserk. To say that breaking him out had backfired is putting it lightly. The Horror...The Horror.
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* An [[AntiHero anti-heroic]] example occurs in ''Film/TheRevengers''. When the Revengers discover that Benedict is alive and has been captured by the Mexican authorities and imprisoned in the same HellholePrison he freed them from, they reunite to break him out.
