Invade
Usurp
Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.
Usage example: the mayor usurped the school board's authority when he fired the principal
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Who was assassinated by Fuyuhiko Date, The Doctor, for getting in the way of his master plan to invade the island and usurp the Demon Crown and whatever power comes with it.
Source: Video Game / Jenka's Nightmare
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