History Main / DragonTheirFeet

* In the third season of ''Series/TwentyFour'' main antagonist Stephen Saunders is brought down two episodes before the season finale, but although he's been dealt with the virus that was in his possession is still on the market, in the hands of his henchman Rabens. The final two episodes are devoted to stopping Rabens before he either unleashes the virus or worse, manages to smuggle it out of the country so more of it can be made, which would repeat the events of the day all over again. Seeing as how this was Saunders' plan from the start, it's also a justified case.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': The final battle against the Dark Signers unfolds by having the four Signers go all the way to the destinated five locations where the five Dark Signers are waiting for them. Even with a sixth Dark Signer (Bommer) being added, Rudger, the leader of the Dark Signers, is the [[DiscOneFinalBoss fourth of the Dark Signers to be defeated]]. The two remaining Dark Signers, Carly and Misty, have been waiting the entire time for their opponent's to arrive, while two of their comrades (Demack and Kiryu), their new comrade (Bommer), and their superior (Rudger) have been defeating in the meantime. However, after the last Dark Signer is defeated, Goodwin emerges as TheManBehindTheMan who has been manipulating both sides for his own benefits, and turning out to be a third party all along.

Somehow along the way, though, they neglected to actually ''defeat'' TheDragon. Then the Dragon turns up again. They’re not TheManInFrontOfTheMan, they just weren’t around when the Big Bad went down. Sometimes there's a reason for it, but sometimes...they were just absent. They were [[{{Pun}} Dragon Their Feet]].

-->-- ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra: Hard Corps]]''

* This happens in the "true ending" path of ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Contra: Hard Corps]]''. You defeat the BigBad at the end of the 2nd to last level. At the beginning of the last level, TheDragon shows up to fight you. When you point out that his boss is dead, he replies that he doesn't care and just likes fighting.

** Thanks to surviving getting caught in Al's transmutation and crossing through The Gate, Envy has made it into the events of ''Conqueror of Shamballa'x, where he's able to encounter his younger half-brother and later his father.