A resident Mad Scientist, Dark Lord or Evil Sorcerer is seeking World Domination, but first he has to practice small scale. How about his hometown? Or maybe the nearest city? Some of the times most of the plot happens in his small-scale practice, making him an insignificant, yet amusing, force. Sometimes he succeeds and becomes a very serious threat to the world. Can result in a Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot situation for the good guys. Trope Namer might have been none other than Adolf Hitler: "Heute Europa, Morgen Die Welt". Today Europe, tomorrow the world.