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* ''Ghosts of Manhattan'' takes place in a world that is moving from SteamPunk (coal driven cars, airships) to this (biplanes with rocket boosters) with hints of RayGunGothic (holographic statues and videophones).
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* ''BlackCat'' has modern technology pop up, but the setting overall has a very Diesel Punk aesthetic and feel to it.

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Yes, the sites are Real Life, but the content of the sites consists of Period Works.



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* The [[http://www.luft46.com/ Luft '46]] and [[http://www.unrealaircraft.com/ UnrealAircraft]] websites offer some pretty stunning examples of the aviation technology innovations that inspired futurists of that time and dieselpunk authors of our time.



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* The [[http://www.luft46.com/ Luft '46]] and [[http://www.unrealaircraft.com/ UnrealAircraft]] websites offer some pretty stunning TruthInTelevision aviation examples

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[[quoteright:350:[[http://lipatov.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d26l35e Dieselpunk hovercraft by Alexey Lipatov]]]]




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[[quoteright:350:[[http://lipatov.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d26l35e Dieselpunk hovercraft]] by Alexey Lipatov]]
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[[quoteright:350:[[http://lipatov.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d26l35e Dieselpunk hovercraft by Alexey Lipatov]]]]
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I believe Diesel Noir, rather than Film Noir directly, was referenced.


** The in-story virtual game "New Cap City", which plays an important role in the series is pure Diesel Punk of the [[FilmNoir noir]] variety.

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** The in-story virtual game "New Cap City", which plays an important role in the series is pure Diesel Punk of the [[FilmNoir noir]] Noir variety.
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* TalesOfTheGoldMonkey, a single-season series from TheEighties of the Deco and TwoFistedTales variety

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* TalesOfTheGoldMonkey, ''TalesOfTheGoldMonkey'', a single-season series from TheEighties of the Deco and TwoFistedTales variety
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* AtomicRobo is a walking incarnation of this trope who's matured over the decades (he's been punching all kinds of strangeness in the face since the 30's) into an all-around ScienceHero.

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* AtomicRobo ''AtomicRobo'' is a walking incarnation of this trope who's matured over the decades (he's been punching all kinds of strangeness in the face since the 30's) into an all-around ScienceHero.



* ''1945A''[[http://www.ryannagata.com/films/1945a/]]

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* ''1945A''[[http://www.''[[http://www.ryannagata.com/films/1945a/]]com/films/1945a/ 1945A]]''
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* The planet Saraksh in Prisoners Of Power, one of the Noon Universe novels of the StrugatskyBrothers.

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* The planet Saraksh in Prisoners ''Prisoners Of Power, Power'', one of the Noon Universe novels of the StrugatskyBrothers.
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* The planet Saraksh in ''PrisonersOfPower'', one of the Noon Universe novels of the StrugatskyBrothers.

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* The planet Saraksh in ''PrisonersOfPower'', Prisoners Of Power, one of the Noon Universe novels of the StrugatskyBrothers.



* Taylor Anderson's ''Destroyermen series'' is this mixed with OceanPunk. Its title heroes are the crew of a [=WWII=] destroyer that gets transported via time-space rift to the Pacific Ocean of an Earth where [[AlternateHistory the dinosaur-killing asteroid never hit and evolution took a different course]].

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* Taylor Anderson's ''Destroyermen series'' ''Destroyermen'' series is this mixed with OceanPunk. Its title titular heroes are the crew of a [=WWII=] WorldWarTwo destroyer that gets transported via a time-space rift to the Pacific Ocean of an Earth where [[AlternateHistory the dinosaur-killing asteroid never hit and evolution took a different course]].



** The in-story virtual game "New Cap City", which plays an important role in the series is pure Diesel Punk of the noir variety.

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** The in-story virtual game "New Cap City", which plays an important role in the series is pure Diesel Punk of the noir [[FilmNoir noir]] variety.



* Midgar from [[FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII]]

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* Midgar from [[FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII]]''FinalFantasyVII''
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* ''{{Pathologic}}''

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* The titular city in ''CityOfEmber'' (at least in the film) is hinted to have significant dieselpunk influences in its heyday. Of course, it's all decaying now...
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* ''SteelBattalion: Heavy Armor'' [[ContinuityReboot shifts]] to a WWII Punk setting...in 2082. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that microprocessors are no longer in production, hence the technological regression.
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* ''Secrets of the Third Reich'', a WorldWarTwo wargame by Westwind Productions, which has, amongst other things, mecha, powered armour, and vampires. To say nothing of the werewolves.
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* ''Metropolis'' (1927), also novel.

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* ''Metropolis'' (1927), also novel.a novel



* ''WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce'' shows a post-WorldWarII-flavoured version of this

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* ''WingsOfHonneamiseRoyalSpaceForce'' shows a post-WorldWarII-flavoured version of this trope



* ''Weird Wars'', a kind-of ''{{Deadlands}}'' little-known WorldWarTwo equivalent.

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* ''Weird Wars'', a kind-of ''{{Deadlands}}'' little-known WorldWarTwo equivalent.equivalent of ''{{Deadlands}}'' .
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* ''{{Fallout}}''

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* ''{{Fallout}}''''{{Fallout}}'' - The aesthetic being justified by taking place in a universe where humanity discovered cold fusion, but never developed the transistor.
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* Outerlight Ltd.'s ''TheShip'', a very warped tale set in an art deco cruise liner.
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Tim Burton's vision of Batman is of course very dieselpunk. Tim Burton has said as much.

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* ''[[{{Film/Batman}} Batman]]'' (1989)


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* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
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* ''[[{{Film/Batman}} Batman]]'' (1989)



* ''TheSaboteur''



* ''GrimFandango''



* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries''.
* ''TaleSpin''

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Originally, I used the terms "Fascist" / "Socialist" because they were contemporary, but I see that there may be confusion with modern use of the term socialism.


WorldWarII did start and may still be in progress; if it isn't, either some
kind of ColdWar is being waged, or a OneWorldOrder has been established. Either way, TheGovernment is
[[BigBrotherIsWatching intrusive]] and [[PoliceState ruthless]], ostensibly
to protect the citizens. The dictator might be fascist, communist or
[[ANaziByAnyOtherName some other kind of totalitarian]].

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WorldWarII did start and may still be in progress; if it isn't, either some
some kind of ColdWar is being waged, or a OneWorldOrder has been established. Either way, TheGovernment is
is [[BigBrotherIsWatching intrusive]] and [[PoliceState ruthless]], ostensibly
ostensibly to protect the citizens. The dictator political ideology might be fascist, communist or
any kind of totalitarianism, either one of the many real life examples of the period, a [[CommieNazis mashup]] of those, or a completely fictional [[ANaziByAnyOtherName some other kind of totalitarian]].
analogue]].
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* Ian Tregillis novel ''Bitter Seeds'', which is set during a WW2 where psychic Nazi supers fight demon-summoning British blood-sorcerers. Quite [[DarkerAndEdgier GrimDark]].
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to protect the citizens. The dictator might be Socialist, Fascist, or

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to protect the citizens. The dictator might be Socialist, Fascist, fascist, communist or



* The upcoming film ''Sucker Punch'' will be ''heavy'' on the dieselpunk.

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* The upcoming film ''Sucker Punch'' ''SuckerPunch'' will be ''heavy'' '''heavy''' on the dieselpunk.
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*Midgar from [[FinalFantasyVII Final Fantasy VII]]
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* Taylor Anderson's ''Destroyermen series'' is this mixed with OceanPunk. It's title heroes are the crew of a [=WWII=] destroyer that gets transported via time-space rift to [[AlternateHistory the Paciofic Ocean of an Earth where the dinosaur killer asteroid never hit and evolution took a different course]].

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* Taylor Anderson's ''Destroyermen series'' is this mixed with OceanPunk. It's Its title heroes are the crew of a [=WWII=] destroyer that gets transported via time-space rift to [[AlternateHistory the Paciofic Pacific Ocean of an Earth where [[AlternateHistory the dinosaur killer dinosaur-killing asteroid never hit and evolution took a different course]].
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* Arguably, ''AtlasShrugged'' -- which seems to be happening in an alternate-universe Forties where WW2 never happened, half the world went Communist, and ''someone'' invented, then destroyed, a futuristic power generator that converts atmospheric static electricity into direct current.

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* Arguably, ''AtlasShrugged'' -- which seems to be happening in an alternate-universe Forties where WW2 never happened, half most of the world went Communist, and ''someone'' invented, then destroyed, a futuristic power generator that converts atmospheric static electricity into direct current.




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* Taylor Anderson's ''Destroyermen series'' is this mixed with OceanPunk. It's title heroes are the crew of a [=WWII=] destroyer that gets transported via time-space rift to [[AlternateHistory the Paciofic Ocean of an Earth where the dinosaur killer asteroid never hit and evolution took a different course]].
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"So Yeah" pothole cleanup


CyberPunk."[[http://wikibin.org/articles/dieselpunk.html]]. (On the other hand, noted reviewer Ken Hite described ''Children'' as "Not really diesel, and not really punk." SoYeah.)

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CyberPunk."[[http://wikibin.org/articles/dieselpunk.html]]. (On the other hand, noted reviewer Ken Hite described ''Children'' as "Not really diesel, and not really punk." SoYeah.)
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To me, AS is Not An Example, but still relevant to mention.



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** Setting-wise, it qualifies. Theme-wise, it's D'Punk inside out, with typical protagonist/antagonist roles reversed.
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* Arguably, ''AtlasShrugged'' -- which seems to be happening in an alternate-universe Forties where WW2 never happened, half the world went Communist, and ''someone'' invented, then destroyed, a futuristic power generator that converts atmospheric static electricity into direct current.
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The term Dieselpunk was introduced by Lewis Pollak and Dan Ross in 2001 as
a genre for their role-playing game ''Children of the Sun''. Pollak stated

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The term Dieselpunk was introduced popularized by Lewis Pollak and Dan Ross in 2001 as
a the genre for their role-playing game RPG ''Children of the Sun''. Pollak stated



CyberPunk."[[http://wikibin.org/articles/dieselpunk.html]].

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CyberPunk."[[http://wikibin.org/articles/dieselpunk.html]]. \n (On the other hand, noted reviewer Ken Hite described ''Children'' as "Not really diesel, and not really punk." SoYeah.)
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* ''Non-Stop New York'' (1937): Noir intrigue TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture on a [[{{Zeerust}} futuristic]] Streamline Moderne Flying Boat.

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