History Main / TrashTheSet

** The biggest example will still be the [[GoldenEnding The Knightfall Protocol]] from VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight where [[spoiler: both the Batsignal and Wayne Manor are blown up. Nightwing even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this in the GCPD Lockdown DLC where he asks why Lucius never questioned the request for a SelfDestructMechanism in the Batsignal]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'', [[spoiler:as part of his rampage/campaign against Oogway's memory, Kai destroys the Jade Palace, which had severed as both the home for Po and the Furious Five and the center for all kung fu knowledge. To deliberately add some irony to it, Kai did it using the memorial statue of Oogway as a bolo]].

* Increasing numbers of Crystal Cove landmarks get trashed, blown up, and/or demolished by rampaging monsters as ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' builds to its GrandFinale in season two.

* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'''s second half kicked off with the Bay Tower Base being utterly totaled, allowing them to move up to the Orbit Base. The finale of ''FINAL'' cheerfully deals outrageous property damage damage to copies of various Earth landmarks, as well as sacrificing the three {{Cool Ship}}s to the [[DropTheHammer Goldion Crusher]].

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', this happens on multiple occasions.

* One thing that Las Vegas is famous for besides casinos and showgirls is its numerous building implosions and the celebrations associated with them. Since the early 1990s, the ever-growing city has been building bigger and more lavish (or gaudy) resorts and because of the lack of space: these new resorts have been replacing older ones. Many classic casino resorts that were established in the 1950s were closed down by their owners and were torn down. Some of the bigger hotel towers were imploded with dynamite. Some doomed resorts received a lot of attention and usually had fireworks displays prior to the building's implosion as a final tribute to the resort. Probably the greatest example is the implosion of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunes_%28hotel_and_casino%29 Dunes Hotel and Casino]] in 1993: The 24 story hotel tower was set ablaze by thousands of gallons of aviation fuel after a spectacular fireworks display, the tower collapsed moments after. The demolition of the Dunes is considered a turning point in the history of Vegas: the end of an era in which the city was closely associated with TheMafia and the beginning of a newer, glitzier Vegas this time run by mainstream media; the luxurious Bellagio rose from the rubble of the Dunes. The demolition of the Landmark Hotel and Casino was even filmed for use in ''Film/MarsAttacks''

* The climax of ''Film/HomeAlone2'' involves Kevin and burglars Harry and Marv completely wrecking Kevin's uncle's house.

* One thing that Las Vegas is famous for besides casinos and showgirls is its numerous building implosions and the celebrations associated with them. Since the early 1990s, the ever-growing city has been building bigger and more lavish (or gaudy) resorts and because of the lack of space: these new resorts have been replacing older ones. Many classic casino resorts that were established in the 1950s were closed down by their owners and were torn down. Some of the bigger hotel towers were imploded with dynamite. Some doomed resorts received a lot of attention and usually had fireworks displays prior to the building's implosion as a final tribute to the resort. Probably the greatest example is the implosion of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunes_%28hotel_and_casino%29 Dunes Hotel and Casino]] in 1993: The 24 story hotel tower was set ablaze by thousands of gallons of aviation fuel after a spectacular fireworks display, the tower collapsed moments after. The demolition of the Dunes is considered a turning point in the history of Vegas: the end of an era in which the city was closely associated with TheMafia and the beginning of a newer, glitzier Vegas this time run by mainstream media; the luxurious Bellagio rose from the rubble of the Dunes.
** The demolition of the Landmark Hotel and Casino was even filmed for use in ''Film/MarsAttacks''

** This happens a few times in ''[[WebVideo/YogscastMinecraftSeries Shadow of Israphel]]'': So far an unknown force destroyed the Yogcave, while [[spoiler:Jock Fireblast]] burned down Mistral City and (most of) BBQ Bay.

** The Jaffa Factory that LetsPlay/LewisBrindley, LetsPlay/SimonLane, and Duncan worked on was blown up during episode 105 of ''[=JaffaQuest=]''. Their space station "Dwarf Star" was also destroyed in the sequel series "Hole Diggers".

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': The "[[GrandFinale Final War]]" Arc sees UA being completely torn apart by a superhero battle [[spoiler:against All For One. [[PersonOfMassDestruction And only by All For One]].]]