Destroy
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When he hears that Ratchet and Clank are thwarting the attempt to destroy Umbris, Nefarious goes to stop them himself and ensure Umbris's destruction, despite knowing he'd die too.
Source: Monster / Western Animation -
In the sequel, when Alex has gone completely bugfuck insane and is trying to destroy humanity, he still seems to possess some affection for her; as when he catches her he doesn't kill her, despite her role in thwarting his plans (he previously quickly killed off Heller's other contact).
Source: Morality Pet - In Cucumber Quest, Cucumber wants to destroy the Disaster Stones, thereby Thwarting Stage One, however his contractually genre blind allies deliberately prevent him from accomplishing this on more than one occasion.
Source: No Man Should Have This Power
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Thwarting and Destroy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destroy/thwarting
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