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* Does the Big Bad have any [[ApocalypseCult human worshipers or servants]]? If the said villain can destroy the world with a mere finger lift, why hasn't it done this already? Odds are it's probably [[SealedEvilInACan locked away, or locked out]].[[note]]Or it just doesn't care about Earth, in the same way you don't care about any one particular stone and the bacteria thereupon in your gravel driveway.[[/note]] And that's where its agents or worshipers in the mortal realm come into the fray. Their goal is typically to open the door so that the Big Bad can enter. Expect the cult's leader to be [[TheDragon the secondary villain]], and be [[ManipulativeBastard very charismatic]]. And there's a good chance that if he's not killed before the Big bad enters, the Big Bad will [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill him anyway.]] After all, EvilIsNotAToy. Bonus points if the Big Bad has no concept of loyalty or if their idea of a reward is to kill their worshippers first - to these beings, the cultists are just {{Loony Fan}}s who happened to do the right things to attract their attention, and their attention does not take into account voluntary service or any other sort of allegiance.

* Does the Big Bad have any [[ApocalypseCult human worshipers or servants]]? If the said villain can destroy the world with a mere finger lift, why hasn't it done this already? Odds are it's probably [[SealedEvilInACan locked away, or locked out]].[[note]]Or it just doesn't care about Earth, in the same way you don't care about any one particular stone and the bacteries that stone in the gravel in your driveway.[[/note]] And that's where its agents or worshipers in the mortal realm come into the fray. Their goal is typically to open the door so that the Big Bad can enter. Expect the cult's leader to be [[TheDragon the secondary villain]], and be [[ManipulativeBastard very charismatic]]. And there's a good chance that if he's not killed before the Big bad enters, the Big Bad will [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill him anyway.]] After all, EvilIsNotAToy. Bonus points if the Big Bad has no concept of loyalty or if their idea of a reward is to kill their worshippers first - to these beings, the cultists are just {{Loony Fan}}s who happened to do the right things to attract their attention, and their attention does not take into account voluntary service or any other sort of allegiance.

* Does the Big Bad have any [[ApocalypseCult human worshipers or servants]]? If the said villain can destroy the world with a mere finger lift, why hasn't it done this already? Odds are it's probably [[SealedEvilInACan locked away, or locked out]].[[note]]Or it just doesn't care about Earth, in the same way you don't care about any one particular stone in the gravel in your driveway.[[/note]] And that's where its agents or worshipers in the mortal realm come into the fray. Their goal is typically to open the door so that the Big Bad can enter. Expect the cult's leader to be [[TheDragon the secondary villain]], and be [[ManipulativeBastard very charismatic]]. And there's a good chance that if he's not killed before the Big bad enters, the Big Bad will [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness kill him anyway.]] After all, EvilIsNotAToy. Bonus points if the Big Bad has no concept of loyalty or if their idea of a reward is to kill their worshippers first - to these beings, the cultists are just {{Loony Fan}}s who happened to do the right things to attract their attention, and their attention does not take into account voluntary service or any other sort of allegiance.

** MadScientist

* TooStrangeToShow

* InvincibleVillain: A NecessaryWeasel, because it wouldn't be cosmic horror if it were possible to defeat the villain.

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt