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* LotusEaterMachine: The BMI''''''s (Brain Machine Interface) within ''DIVISIONS'''s lore allow their users to experience whatever they want, whenever they want, resulting in a population that is completely subservient since they can just live in an ideal world in their minds and ignore everything else.


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* OpeningNarration: Two of the albums so far start with this, both narrated by the lead singer, Dustin Bates.
** ''Transmissions'' begins with "The Order", which introduces the Starset Society and its origin and goals.
** ''DIVISIONS'''s starts off with one titled "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FUTURE", which describes the state of the society within the album's lore.
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-->''One day the earth will open wide and I'll follow you inside\\
'Cause the only Hell I know is without you''

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-->''One -->One day the earth will open wide and I'll follow you inside\\
'Cause the only Hell I know is without you''you
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* RoboticReveal: In the music video of ''Ricochet'', [[spoiler: the protagonist having failed to properly resurect his wife -his most successful attempt being an EmptyShell- commits suicide on her tombstone. It turns out that he's a robot and his "wife" was actually his owner]].

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* RoboticReveal: In the music video of ''Ricochet'', [[spoiler: the protagonist having failed to properly resurect resurrect his wife -his - his most successful attempt being an EmptyShell- EmptyShell - commits suicide on her tombstone. It turns out that he's a robot and his "wife" was actually his owner]].
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* InsistentTerminology: They consistently refer to their concerts as "demonstrations".
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Attempting to create a red link since there would be trope pages for Arknights soon, especially on the upcoming Global version // https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RedLink

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* RealSongThemeTune: "Monster" is used on the trailer for ''VideoGame/Arknights''.
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* FaceOfTheBand: [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Starset_Band_Photo.jpg Played mostly straight]] as lead singer Dustin Bates is usually the only unmasked one when they perfom in live.
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* FaceOfTheBand: [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Starset_Band_Photo.jpg Played mostly straight]] as lead singer Dustin Bates is usually the only unmasked one when they perfom in live.
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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, ''Transmissions'', was released in 2014, followed by ''Vessels'' in 2017.

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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, ''Transmissions'', was released in 2014, followed by ''Vessels'' in 2017.
2017 and ''Divisions'' in 2019.
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* YouAreWorthHell: They have a lot of songs about this level of dedication such as "Halo" and "Satellite". Their most obvious, "Die For You", uses this trope as an example (though the wording is different):
-->''One day the earth will open wide and I'll follow you inside\\
'Cause the only Hell I know is without you''

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* AutoTune: Used to great effect for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''

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* AutoTune: Used to great effect for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''''Telepathic''.
* CoverVersion: [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition Vessels 2.0 – Deluxe edition]] has a cover of "Love You To Death" by Music/TypeONegative.


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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Dustin Bates has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrpkkAw3wh4 much deeper talking voice]].

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* ObsessionSong: They have several songs about extreme devotion such as "Die For You", "Halo", and "Satellite".

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* * LossOfIdentity: The narrator in ''Carnivore'' asks the titular beast to remove everything that makes him, well, ''him''.

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* * LossOfIdentity: The narrator in ''Carnivore'' asks the titular beast to remove everything that makes him, well, ''him''.



* NonAppearingTitle: "The Future Is Now" never drops the title in lyrics.



* TitleDrop: ''My Demons'', ''Let It Die'', ''Monster'' and ''Carnivore'' all use the title in lyrics.

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* DisposableSexWorker: Played straight in the music video of ''Ricochet''. A widower attempting to resurect his wife hires several prostitutes and kills them to cloned his wife in their bodies.
* DistressCall: ''Transmissions'' is presented as one, the song ''Frequency'' is about LOSING one and not being sure it was ever there in the first place.

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* DisposableSexWorker: Played straight in the music video of ''Ricochet''. A widower attempting to resurect resurrect his wife hires several prostitutes and kills them to cloned his wife in their bodies.
* DistressCall: ''Transmissions'' is presented as one, the song ''Frequency'' is about LOSING one and not being sure it was ever there in the first place. ''My Demons'' is about a man, who turns to someone that he thinks can help him. It's unclear whether they even exist.


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--> I cannot stop this sickness taking over
--> Save me if I become [[TitleDrop my demons]]


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* * LossOfIdentity: The narrator in ''Carnivore'' asks the titular beast to remove everything that makes him, well, ''him''.


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* SelfDeprecation: Narrator of ''Carnivore'' thinks he is not good enough.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Turns up in ''Carnivore''.
--> Who are you to change this world? Silly boy! No one needs to hear your words. Let it go.


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* TitleDrop: ''My Demons'', ''Let It Die'', ''Monster'' and ''Carnivore'' all use the title in lyrics.
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* DisposableSexWorker: Played straight in the music video of ''Ricochet''. A widower attempting to resurect his wife hires several prostitutes and kills them to cloned his wife in their bodies.


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* RoboticReveal: In the music video of ''Ricochet'', [[spoiler: the protagonist having failed to properly resurect his wife -his most successful attempt being an EmptyShell- commits suicide on her tombstone. It turns out that he's a robot and his "wife" was actually his owner]].

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* SpaceOpera The music itself is on as both albums tell stories over their course and the band themselsves being ''messengers from space''

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* SpaceOpera SpaceOpera: The music itself is on one as both albums tell stories over their course and the band themselsves themselves being ''messengers from space''space''.
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness Most of their stuff firmly sits on the 7 to 9 end of the spectrum with a few songs dipping to 4. The thematics of darkness and becoming a demon or a monster can spin them a little higher with ''Vessels'' sitting slightly higher on the scale than ''Transmissions''

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Most of their stuff firmly sits on the 7 to 9 end of the spectrum with a few songs dipping to 4. The thematics of darkness and becoming a demon or a monster can spin them a little higher with ''Vessels'' sitting slightly higher on the scale than ''Transmissions''''Transmissions''.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Solid 6 throughout the entire career.

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* DestructiveRomance: "Monster" is about a relationship gone sour due to the narrator's partner abusing of their trust.



* GenreShift: ''Everglow'' the last track of ''Vessels'' is a rather soft bass driven track at the end of a rather heavy rock album that sounds like it belongs more on an EDM or Trance album until about halfway in where it goes Metal out of seemingly nowhere letting this song cover from a 4 to an almost 8 on the scale before diving into an almost fantasy movie soundtrack

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* GenreShift: ''Everglow'' the last track of ''Vessels'' is a rather soft bass driven track at the end of a rather heavy rock album that sounds like it belongs more on an EDM or Trance album until about halfway in where it goes Metal out of seemingly nowhere letting this song cover from a 4 to an almost 8 on the scale before diving into an almost fantasy movie soundtrack soundtrack.

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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: ''Vessels'' as whole is an loose story arc of the search for someone lost to space and time only to become a monster and ultimately realize their goal is further and further away than before.



* StartOfDarkness: ''Vessels'' as whole is an loose story arc of the search for someone lost to space and time only to become a monster and ultimately realize their goal is further and further away than before.
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* AutoTune: Used to great effoct for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''

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* AutoTune: Used to great effoct effect for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''
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* DistressCall: ''Transmissions'' is presented as one, the song ''Frequency'' is about LOSING one and not being sure it was ever there in the first place.
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* GenreShift: ''Everglow'' the last track of ''Vessels'' is a rather soft bass driven track at the end of a rather heavy rock album that sounds like it belongs more on an EDM or Trance album until about halfway in where it goes Metal out of seemingly nowhere letting this song cover from a 4 to an almost 8 on the scale before diving into an almost fantasy movie soundtrack



* StartOfDarkness: ''Vessels'' as whole is an loose story arc of the search for someone lost to space and time only to become a monster and ultimately realize their goal is further and further away than before.

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* StartOfDarkness: ''Vessels'' as whole is an loose story arc of the search for someone lost to space and time only to become a monster and ultimately realize their goal is further and further away than before.before.
*SpaceOpera The music itself is on as both albums tell stories over their course and the band themselsves being ''messengers from space''
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* Auto-Tune: Used to great effoct for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''

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* Auto-Tune: AutoTune: Used to great effoct for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''
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*Auto-Tune: Used to great effoct for the more alien and robotic sounding vocals. Especially noticeable in their song ''Telepathic''
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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness Most of their stuff firmly sits on the 7 to 9 end of the spectrum with a few songs dipping to 4. The thematics of darkness and becoming a demon or a monster can spin them a little higher with ''Vessels'' sitting slightly higher on the scale than ''Transmissions''

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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, ''Transmissions'', was released in 2014. They second album ''Vessels'' is set for a 2017 release.

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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, ''Transmissions'', was released in 2014. They second album 2014, followed by ''Vessels'' is set for a 2017 release.
in 2017.



* SanitySlippageSong: ''My Demons'' is about a man dealing with his inner problems.

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* SanitySlippageSong: ''My Demons'' is about a man dealing with his inner problems.problems.
* StartOfDarkness: ''Vessels'' as whole is an loose story arc of the search for someone lost to space and time only to become a monster and ultimately realize their goal is further and further away than before.
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* MorePopularSpinoff: The band was an offshoot of the obscure rock band Downplay. Downplay never had any charting rock hits and were best known for their song "Hated You From Hello" due to its use by Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the Slammys.



* NewbieBoom: Already popular on rock radio, Starset gained plenty of fans due to their music's usage in fan videos.



* SanitySlippageSong: ''My Demons'' is about a man dealing with his inner problems.
* SignatureSong: ''My Demons''

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* SanitySlippageSong: ''My Demons'' is about a man dealing with his inner problems.
* SignatureSong: ''My Demons''
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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, Transmissions, was released in 2014

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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, Transmissions, ''Transmissions'', was released in 2014
2014. They second album ''Vessels'' is set for a 2017 release.


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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Their music is hard to define. They're essentially an alternative-progressive-symphonic-electronic rock/metal band.
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* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: The band, aside from Bates, performs wearing illuminated space masks and oxygen tanks. In their {{kayfabe}}, they claim that the lyrics were beamed down to them by aliens.

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* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: The band, aside from Bates, performs wearing illuminated space masks and oxygen tanks. In their {{kayfabe}}, they claim that the lyrics were beamed down to them by aliens.aliens, with the theme of their album Transmissions being messages from the future beamed to the past. One of the band's members [[http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1136647-starset-teases-marvel-graphic-novel described their albums]] as essentially being "soundtracks for sci-fi movies"

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* FaceMonsterTurn: Seems to be one of the themes of My Demons.
* SignatureSong: My Demons

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* FaceMonsterTurn: Seems to be one of the themes of My Demons.
''My Demons''.
* MorePopularSpinoff: The band was an offshoot of the obscure rock band Downplay. Downplay never had any charting rock hits and were best known for their song "Hated You From Hello" due to its use by Wrestling/{{WWE}} during the Slammys.
* NewbieBoom: Already popular on rock radio, Starset gained plenty of fans due to their music's usage in fan videos.
* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: The band, aside from Bates, performs wearing illuminated space masks and oxygen tanks. In their {{kayfabe}}, they claim that the lyrics were beamed down to them by aliens.
* SanitySlippageSong: ''My Demons'' is about a man dealing with his inner problems.
* SignatureSong: My Demons''My Demons''
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Starset is an American alternative rock band founded in 2013 by Dustin Bates. Their debut album, Transmissions, was released in 2014

Their band has been compared to the likes of Music/LinkinPark and Music/BreakingBenjamin.

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* FaceMonsterTurn: Seems to be one of the themes of My Demons.
* SignatureSong: My Demons

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