In a dramatic moment, some Big Damn Heroes burst into the villain's hideout to foil his Evil Plan but find that they're too late. This can go several ways: 1.
* The hero is still in time to stymie the villain's overall plan, but only at the cost of a Heroic Sacrifice, or the death of the Love Interest, close friend(s), or (rarely) an innocent bystander. Often results in a Bittersweet Ending or Downer Ending. 2.
* The hero has to come up with a new plan to beat the now-strengthened villain; often the additional strength arrives and is defeated in the final act, but this can also be a Your Princess Is in Another Castle. 3.
* The villain's plan is his own undoing; he succeeds thoroughly but loses anyway. 4.
* The villain's plan was sabotaged by the heroes (or sometimes by a
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| - In a dramatic moment, some Big Damn Heroes burst into the villain's hideout to foil his Evil Plan but find that they're too late. This can go several ways: 1.
* The hero is still in time to stymie the villain's overall plan, but only at the cost of a Heroic Sacrifice, or the death of the Love Interest, close friend(s), or (rarely) an innocent bystander. Often results in a Bittersweet Ending or Downer Ending. 2.
* The hero has to come up with a new plan to beat the now-strengthened villain; often the additional strength arrives and is defeated in the final act, but this can also be a Your Princess Is in Another Castle. 3.
* The villain's plan is his own undoing; he succeeds thoroughly but loses anyway. 4.
* The villain's plan was sabotaged by the heroes (or sometimes by a
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| - In a dramatic moment, some Big Damn Heroes burst into the villain's hideout to foil his Evil Plan but find that they're too late. This can go several ways: 1.
* The hero is still in time to stymie the villain's overall plan, but only at the cost of a Heroic Sacrifice, or the death of the Love Interest, close friend(s), or (rarely) an innocent bystander. Often results in a Bittersweet Ending or Downer Ending. 2.
* The hero has to come up with a new plan to beat the now-strengthened villain; often the additional strength arrives and is defeated in the final act, but this can also be a Your Princess Is in Another Castle. 3.
* The villain's plan is his own undoing; he succeeds thoroughly but loses anyway. 4.
* The villain's plan was sabotaged by the heroes (or sometimes by a third party) so that his success becomes a failure. The viewers often don't find this out until afterwards. 5.
* The villain is a Well-Intentioned Extremist, and his plan really was for the greater good or at least close enough to be debatable. 6.
* No twist, The Bad Guy Wins. Typically found only in comedies or very dark works. Sometimes a setup for a sequel. If the final stage of the plan involves a Time Bomb, then it is an example of this trope only if the heroes arrive too late to prevent it from going off. If the heroes defuse the bomb or divert the missiles midflight, then they're Just in Time. This is not to be confused with Unrequited Love Switcheroo. Compare Remembered Too Late. Examples of You Are Too Late include:
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