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** The city is [[CosmicHorrorReveal governed by an incomprehensible creature]], known as [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]].

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** The city is [[CosmicHorrorReveal governed by an incomprehensible creature]], known as [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]].Ubiquithuhusantiyarlahotep]].



** Until Jack realised the glory of Ubiquitosanti was a mere facade created by [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]], the people are living under mind control, those who attempted to break through it would become insane. Then he is glad he didn't settle down in such corrupted city.

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** Until Jack realised the glory of Ubiquitosanti was a mere facade created by [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]], Ubiquithuhusantiyalahotep]], the people are living under mind control, those who attempted to break through it would become insane. Then he is glad he didn't settle down in such corrupted city.
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** The city is governed by a dictator who rules the people via his absolute power, and he happens to know how to fool his people.
** The city is [[CosmicHorrorReveal governed by an incomprehensible creature]], known as [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]].


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** Until Jack realised the glory of Ubiquitosanti was a mere facade created by [[EldritchAbomination Ubiquithuhu'santihotep]], the people are living under mind control, those who attempted to break through it would become insane. Then he is glad he didn't settle down in such corrupted city.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???The government can't decide if it is a dystopia or not, creating a neighborhood of orphans by slaughtering all the adults one minute, and then taking all the kids under their wing and raising them with hugs and kisses the next.
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** Someone came to power when they were very unprepared, such as a [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits disorganized group of rebels]] or [[AChildShallLeadThem a child.]]
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** Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti fearing it will be a Dystopian society but soon realises that the entire infrastucture is made of up people too stupid to be evil and quickly either A) is arrested and sent through the retarted justice system, B) takes over a small part of the society for his own goals, C) Is enlisted to solve a problem the Dystopia is not equipped to deal with or D) attempts to prevent this Dystopia with applied time travel phlebontium.

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** Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti fearing it will be a Dystopian society but soon realises that the entire infrastucture is made of up people too stupid to be evil and quickly either A) is arrested and sent through the retarted silly justice system, B) takes over a small part of the society for his own goals, C) Is enlisted to solve a problem the Dystopia is not equipped to deal with or D) attempts to prevent this Dystopia with applied time travel phlebontium.
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** Dystopia is established to defeat a greater evil or bring order to an overly chaos infested society and is somehow just a little bit better than what it replaced.

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** Dystopia is established to defeat a greater evil or bring order to an overly chaos infested chaos-infested society and is somehow just a little bit better than what it replaced.
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** It's somebody's mental world while under mental fatigue, stress or depression, and thus appears to be this trope.
** This world is the result of somebody who made a wish that they would rule, and horribly flubbed things up.

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* '''Deconstructed''':
** Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is so powerful that nothing can ever challenge it. The author shows that if nothing can challenge it, there isn't any {{Conflict}} and no real plot can happen.
** The CCDU is so omnipresent and totalitarian that [[DystopiaIsHard it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain]], while the lack of free will between the inhabitants halts progress and causes everything to decay, with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster and natural human desire to resist anything that is against their well-being. Also, the Powers That Be are becoming {{The Starscream}}s to each other. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.
* '''Reconstructed''': Someone then makes a series about Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti which is between SliceOfLife genre and Ubiquitousanti fighting against natural disasters.
** The PowersThatBe are aware of the risks and thus know that they're better off together than fighting amongst themselves. They fight against natural disasters and use various underhanded methods such as drugs, and BreadAndCircuses to maintain control over the masses.



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is so powerful that nothing can ever challenge it. The author shows that if nothing can challenge it, there isn't any {{Conflict}} and no real plot can happen.
** The CCDU is so omnipresent and totalitarian that [[DystopiaIsHard it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain]], while the lack of free will between the inhabitants halts progress and causes everything to decay, with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster and natural human desire to resist anything that is against their well-being. Also, the Powers That Be are becoming {{The Starscream}}s to each other. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.
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** Someone then makes a series about Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti which is between SliceOfLife genre and Ubiquitousanti fighting against natural disasters.
** The PowersThatBe are aware of the risks and thus know that they're better off together than fighting amongst themselves. They fight against natural disasters and use various underhanded methods such as drugs, and BreadAndCircuses to maintain control over the masses.





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'''Basic Trope''': A society with ''serious'' issues, thus not a nice place to live in.

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'''Basic Trope''': A society with ''serious'' issues, thus [[CrapsackWorld not a nice place to live in.in]].
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** The work is an obvious propaganda piece; Ubiquitousanti is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything certain real-world countries the author's government plan to invade]].

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** The work is an obvious propaganda piece; Ubiquitousanti is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything certain real-world countries the author's government plan has plans to invade]].
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** "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"

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** "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"
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** The Powers That Be are aware of the risks and thus know that they're better off together than fighting amongst themselves. They fight against natural disasters and use various underhanded methods such as drugs, and Bread And Circuses to maintain control over the masses.

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** The Powers That Be PowersThatBe are aware of the risks and thus know that they're better off together than fighting amongst themselves. They fight against natural disasters and use various underhanded methods such as drugs, and Bread And Circuses BreadAndCircuses to maintain control over the masses.
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** The Powers That Be are aware of the risks and thus know that they're better off together than fighting amongst themselves. They fight against natural disasters and use various underhanded methods such as drugs, and Bread And Circuses to maintain control over the masses.
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* '''Exaggerated''': [[NineteenEightyFour Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a decaying]] BigBrotherIsWatching regime where the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing. In addition, no one has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to, and the slightest deviation of thought will lead to {{Room 101}}. NoSexAllowed, and every inhabitant must love the Dictator absolutely, has to go through daily torture sequence and is expendable.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[NineteenEightyFour [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a decaying]] BigBrotherIsWatching regime where the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing. In addition, no one has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to, and the slightest deviation of thought will lead to {{Room 101}}. NoSexAllowed, and every inhabitant must love the Dictator absolutely, has to go through daily torture sequence and is expendable.



Back to {{Dystopia}}, Prole. Remember, His Nibs' address is at 17:30; viewing is Compulsory.

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** The government is bureaucratic and corrupt to the point that a single typo can send innocent people to {{Room 101}}.... [[{{Brazil}} and forced to pay for it.]]

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** The government is bureaucratic and corrupt to the point that a single typo can send innocent people to {{Room 101}}.... [[{{Brazil}} [[Film/{{Brazil}} and forced to pay for it.]]

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* '''Justified''': Dystopia is established to defeat a greater evil or bring order to an overly chaos infested society and is somehow just a little bit better than what it replaced.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Dystopia is established to defeat a greater evil or bring order to an overly chaos infested society and is somehow just a little bit better than what it replaced.



* '''Double Subverted''': Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti, fearing that it will have dystopian society. At first though, everything seems that it's actually a nice place to live. Then he finds out that if he leaves the most commonly visited places, it is a terrible place to live.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti, fearing that it will have dystopian society. At first though, everything seems that it's actually a nice place to live. Then he finds out that if he leaves the most commonly visited places, it is a terrible place to live.



* '''Parodied''': Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti fearing it will be a Dystopian society but soon realises that the entire infrastucture is made of up people too stupid to be evil and quickly either A) is arrested and sent through the retarted justice system, B) takes over a small part of the society for his own goals, C) Is enlisted to solve a problem the Dystopia is not equipped to deal with or D) attempts to prevent this Dystopia with applied time travel phlebontium.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti fearing it will be a Dystopian society but soon realises that the entire infrastucture is made of up people too stupid to be evil and quickly either A) is arrested and sent through the retarted justice system, B) takes over a small part of the society for his own goals, C) Is enlisted to solve a problem the Dystopia is not equipped to deal with or D) attempts to prevent this Dystopia with applied time travel phlebontium.



* '''Deconstructed''': Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is so powerful that nothing can ever challenge it. The author shows that if nothing can challenge it, there isn't any {{Conflict}} and no real plot can happen.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is so powerful that nothing can ever challenge it. The author shows that if nothing can challenge it, there isn't any {{Conflict}} and no real plot can happen.



* '''Enforced''': [[AuthorTract Social commentary]]

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[[AuthorTract Social commentary]]



* '''Lampshaded''': "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"

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* '''Lampshaded''': '''Lampshaded''':
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"[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"
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Back to {{Dystopia}}, Prole. Remember, His Nibs' adress is at 17:30; viewing is Compulsary.

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Back to {{Dystopia}}, Prole. Remember, His Nibs' adress address is at 17:30; viewing is Compulsary.Compulsory.
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* '''Invoked''': An EvilOverlord plans to TakeOverTheWorld to institute one of these.

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* '''Invoked''': An EvilOverlord plans to TakeOverTheWorld to [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans institute one of these.these]].
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** Or, instead of existing to combat any specific problem, they were just trying to create a {{Utopia}} and it [[GoneHorriblyWrong went horribly wrong]].


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** Dystopian literature exists in this world, and there is a GenreSavvy character who is familiar with and references it.

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* '''Enforced''': The work is an obvious propaganda piece; Ubiquitousanti is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything certain real-world countries the author's government plan to invade]].

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* '''Enforced''': [[AuthorTract Social commentary]]
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The work is an obvious propaganda piece; Ubiquitousanti is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything certain real-world countries the author's government plan to invade]].
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???An EvilOverlord plans to TakeOverTheWorld to institute one of these.
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** The government is bureaucratic and corrupt to the point that a single typo can send innocent people to {{Room 101}}.... [[{{Brazil}} and forced to pay for it.]]
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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[MontyPython Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[MontyPython "[[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"

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'''Basic Trope''': A repressed society.

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'''Basic Trope''': A repressed society.society with ''serious'' issues, thus not a nice place to live in.


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* '''Downplayed''': Some people are fighting the problems that are plaguing Ubiquitousanti, with a modicum of successes. Even the CCD has (admittedly few) decent people in it who try to minimize the damage caused by the government. There exists an underground network that strives to keep the people informed.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a decaying BigBrotherIsWatching regime where no one has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to, and the slightest deviation of thought will lead to {{Room 101}}. NoSexAllowed, and every inhabitant must love the Dictator absolutely, has to go through daily torture sequence and is expendable. In addition, the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[NineteenEightyFour Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a decaying decaying]] BigBrotherIsWatching regime where the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing. In addition, no one has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to, and the slightest deviation of thought will lead to {{Room 101}}. NoSexAllowed, and every inhabitant must love the Dictator absolutely, has to go through daily torture sequence and is expendable. In addition, the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing.
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Back to {{Dystopia}}.

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Back to {{Dystopia}}.{{Dystopia}}, Prole. Remember, His Nibs' adress is at 17:30; viewing is Compulsary.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"[[MontyPython Help! Help! I'm being 'repressed!']]"
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** The CCDU is so omnipresent and totalitarian that [[DystopiaIsHard it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain]], with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster, while the lack of free will between the inhabitants halts progress and causes everything to decay. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.

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** The CCDU is so omnipresent and totalitarian that [[DystopiaIsHard it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain]], with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster, while the lack of free will between the inhabitants halts progress and causes everything to decay.decay, with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster and natural human desire to resist anything that is against their well-being. Also, the Powers That Be are becoming {{The Starscream}}s to each other. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.
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* '''Straight''': Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a place where every individual is constantly monitored via microchip and must obey the government or else they will be executed.
* '''Exaggerated''': No one in Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to. Every inhabitant has to go through daily torture sequence and every human is expendable. In addition, the society is already in a world where the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing.

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* '''Straight''': Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a place where every individual is constantly monitored via microchip and must obey the government or else they will be executed.
* '''Exaggerated''': No one in Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti is a decaying BigBrotherIsWatching regime where no one has a free will and are mind-controlled to do exactly what they are ordered to. Every to, and the slightest deviation of thought will lead to {{Room 101}}. NoSexAllowed, and every inhabitant must love the Dictator absolutely, has to go through daily torture sequence and every human is expendable. In addition, the society is already in a world where war is constant, the population is only barely sustained by food and any non-governmental infrastructure is missing.



** The CCDU is so omnipresent that it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.

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** The CCDU is so omnipresent and totalitarian that [[DystopiaIsHard it becomes expensive and difficult to maintain.maintain]], with the infrastructure waiting to fail from a single natural disaster, while the lack of free will between the inhabitants halts progress and causes everything to decay. It risks being toppled due to corruption, infighting and lack of funds.
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* '''Subverted''': Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti, fearing that it will have dystopian society. However, it turns out to be a normal place and its name is just an ArtifactTitle.

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* '''Subverted''': Jack visits Central Committee Directorate of Ubiquitousanti, fearing that it will have dystopian society. However, it turns out to be a normal place and its name is just an ArtifactTitle.ArtifactTitle from darker times in the recent past.

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