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* ''Literature/CityOfLastChances'': The Divine City is a utopian city-state off the coast of Telmark where everyone is happy and peaceful and lives free of want. Careful magic has created a closed system in perfect equilibrium, all resources recycled endlessly without any waste or spoilage. [[FalseUtopia There is a cost, of course]], which is that its population is very slightly too large to be sustainable like this, which means that every year a very small number of children are judged insufficiently perfect to live in a perfectly managed utopia and exiled.
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* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Atlas is a stunningly beautiful and technologically advanced city that floats high above the tundra and its lesser sister-city, Mantle. Known as the "city of dreams", Atlas is a city of pristine white towers and soft lights that was raised into the sky to serve as an inspiration in the aftermath of the Great War. Unfortunately, the kingdom has become increasingly divided as the military and the wealthiest citizens live in comfort in the floating city while the working class, the poor, and the [[FantasticRacism Faunus]] live below in the industrial slums of Mantle. Political and Corporate corruption, increasing abuses of the people of Mantle, anti-Faunus sentiments, and increasing military authority in all walks of life have seen Atlas inch closer to becoming a SoiledCityOnAHill. Volume 7 focuses on this tension coming to a head, with General Ironwood's policies putting increasing pressure on the already-suffering people of Mantle and enemy agents working to undermine the kingdom. [[spoiler: The volume concludes with [[BigBad Salem]] arriving with a massive army of Grimm, preparing to lay siege to Atlas]].

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* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Atlas is a stunningly beautiful and technologically advanced city that floats high above the tundra and its lesser sister-city, Mantle. Known as the "city of dreams", Atlas is a city of pristine white towers and soft lights that was raised into the sky to serve as an inspiration in the aftermath of the Great War. Unfortunately, the kingdom has become increasingly divided as the military and the wealthiest citizens live in comfort in the floating city while the working class, the poor, and the [[FantasticRacism Faunus]] live below in the industrial slums of Mantle. Political and Corporate corruption, increasing abuses of the people of Mantle, anti-Faunus sentiments, and increasing military authority in all walks of life have seen Atlas inch closer to becoming a SoiledCityOnAHill. Volume 7 focuses on this tension coming to a head, with General Ironwood's policies putting increasing pressure on the already-suffering people of Mantle and enemy agents working to undermine the kingdom. [[spoiler: The volume concludes with [[BigBad Salem]] arriving with a massive army of Grimm, preparing to lay siege to Atlas]].Atlas. Volume 8 sees Atlas slowly destroyed by the Grimm attacks and Ironwood's growing dictatorship, forcing the heroes to evacuate everyone in Solitas while letting Atlas fall into Mantle, with the ruined cities being flooded in the finale]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Newtopia is, ostensibly, this. It's a prosperous walled city, the capital of Amphibia and the seat of its GoodKing Andrias. The city is mostly made of white marble with many golden statues and is built on a hill with the king's castle overlooking from the top.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': Newtopia is, ostensibly, this. It's a prosperous walled city, the capital of Amphibia and the seat of its GoodKing TheGoodKing Andrias. The city is mostly made of white marble with many golden statues and is built on a hill with the king's castle overlooking from the top. Everyone from the rest of Amphibia wants to visit Newtopia.

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