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* {{Disturbed}}'s music video for "''Another Way To Die''" has a military-like group controlling all the earth's remaining water supplies and suppressing any form of agriculture not within their control.

* Inquisitor Umbridge tries her best to turn Hogwarts into one in ''HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix''. Voldemort turns the Wizard world in England into on in ''''HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows''.

* Inquisitor Umbridge tries her best to turn Hogwarts into one in ''HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix''.

* Mega-City One in the ''JudgeDredd'' comics is a Police State more or less by definition, as a series of disasters left the Judges as the only functioning part of the government.

TruthInTelevision, of course, but we won't list them. Not because they're FlameBait or on account of the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment; no, it's all too obvious when a country is one of these. Rather, it's because [[PeopleSitOnChairs there are so darn many of them, listing them all would be an impossible task]].

* An inversion is seen in the ''DoctorWho'' serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol The Happiness Patrol]]" from 1988. The titular patrol used their "fun guns" and pink uniforms to suppress anyone seeming miserable or unhappy, whom they labelled "Killjoys". Some were executed by means of deadly sweets...

* Latveria. It was like this ''before'' Doom came to power. He just made it into a more efficient PoliceState by replacing the corrupt police and army with his own killer robots. Bottom line, the people of Latveria don't have any luck with their leaders.

TruthInTelevision, of course, but we won't list them. Not because they're FlameBait or on account of the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment; no, it's all too obvious when a country is one of these. Rather, it's because there are so darn many of them, listing them all would be an impossible task.

TruthInTelevision, of course, but we won't list them. Not because they're FlameBait or on account of the RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment; no, it's all too obvious when a country is one of these. Rather, it's because [[HumansAreBastards there are so darn many of them, listing them all would be an impossible task]].

* ''Equilibrium''.

* The post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in ''{{The Hunger Games}}''.

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->''Dress in a nauseating shade of gray and encourage - or even force - others to do the same. Post signs threatening horrible punishment for undefined acts. Pass laws insisting drapes be drawn at all times and that conversations be spoken in a flat monotone, free of any emotion. Outlaw color, song, and dance. Make mime performances mandatory.''

-->''Dress in a nauseating shade of gray and encourage - or even force - others to do the same. Post signs threatening horrible punishment for undefined acts. Pass laws insisting drapes be drawn at all times and that conversations be spoken in a flat monotone, free of any emotion. Outlaw color, song, and dance. Make mime performances mandatory.''

-->''Justice has a price. The price is freedom.''

** Played straight in in "The Beast Below", where England [[AC: InSpace]] is turned into one of this. The government is keeping a secret and any dissidents who try to find out what happened are fed to the titular Beast Below.

Variants: CulturePolice, SecretPolice, Subtrope of {{Dystopia}}

* FullmetalAlchemist Amestris is a military-police state. Somewhat played with in that [[spoiler: the entire country was created for the sole purpose of housing Father's giant transmutation circle for godhood, so he's the {{Chessmaster}} behind the government as well.]]

* An inversion is seen in the DoctorWho serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol The Happiness Patrol]]" from 1988. The titular patrol used their "fun guns" and pink uniforms to suppress anyone seeming miserable or unhappy, whom they labelled "Killjoys". Some were executed by means of deadly sweets...
** Played straight in in The Beast Below, where England [[AC: InSpace]] is turned into one of this. The government is keeping a secret and any dissidents who try to find out what happened are fed to the titular Beast Below.

* HalfLife2's Combine fits the bill, the Civil Protection do the most of the brutality though.
* {{Fallout}} 3's Vault 101 security officers are to stop anyone from leaving the Vault, even if it means using deadly force.
* MirrorsEdge. Both Played Straight and Averted in ''Mirror's Edge''. The government is a totalitarian police state that monitors all communication and public activity, however the city cops dress rather casually (blue t-shirt and pants) and only use 9mm Pistols.

* ''The Consul''

* [[FullmetalAlchemist Amestris is a military-police state. Somewhat played with in that [[spoiler: the entire country was created for the sole purpose of housing Father's giant transmutation circle for godhood, so he's the {{Chessmaster}} behind the government as well.]]

-->''Dress in a nauseating shade of gray and encourage - or even force - others to do the same. Post signs threatening horrible punishment for undefined acts. Pass laws insisting drapes be drawn at all times and that conversations be spoken in a flat monotone, free on any emotion. Outlaw color, song, and dance. Make mime performances mandatory.''

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* An inversion is seen in the DoctorWho serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol The Happiness Patrol]]" from 1988. The titular patrol used their "fun guns" and pink uniforms to suppress anyone seeming miserable or unhappy, whom they labelled "Killjoys". Some were executed by means of deadly sweets...
** Played straight in in The Beast Below, where England [[AC: InSpace]] is turned into one of this. The government is keeping a secret and any dissidents who try to find out what happened are fed to the titular Beast Below.

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* Both Played Straight and Averted in ''Mirror's Edge''. The government is a totalitarian police state that monitors all communication and public activity, however the city cops dress rather casually (blue t-shirt and pants) and only use 9mm Pistols.
* MirrorsEdge.

* MirrorsEdge, played very straight.

* ThreeDaysGrace's music video for "''Just Like You''" features the SWAT officer stereotype.