Bigger Bads are Villains who have the largest and most influential role in a franchise, beyond Big Bads, but are not directly involved with the main plot or conflict of the story. Unlike the Big Bads, the Bigger Bads have shorter screen time within the story but are often more powerful and influential than the Big Bad. They are also known as the Overarching Antagonist or Greater-Scope Villain. Their good opposites are Bigger Goods.

Note: It is impossible for a Near Pure evil to be the Big Bad and the Bigger Bad at the same time unless there is a spin-off media where someone who is the villain's henchmen is the Big Bad, created by him/her or a result of his/her actions.

Examples of Near Pure Evil Bigger Bads include:

• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki of the Naruto franchise.
• Mr. Krabs of the The Bikini Bottom Horror webcomic.
• Niles of the SMG4 series.
• Thomas Wayne of Batman: The Telltale Series.
• Star Dream of the game Kirby: Planet Robobot.
• Ra's al Ghul of the Gotham TV series.
• Ryoba Aishi ofYandere Simulator
• Yaldabaoth of Persona 5.
• Oh ll-nam of Squid Game.