History Series / Cleopatra2525

* CharmPerson: Raina can do this, but mostly uses it just for PlayingWithPuppets

* FetishFuelFuture: Whew, lad...

* HumanResources: [[spoiler: One of the later episodes reveals that the Baleys are constructed using human body parts.]]

* TheReveal: The final episode is mostly Voice debriefing a captured Kreegan, culminating in the reveal that [[spoiler:he mostly like is Bailey, the creator of the Baileys, and that he has thus been alive since before humanity was driven underground]]. The last shot also shows the human resistance is finally launching a full scale counterattack to reclaim the surface. Of course, the Baileys are also preparing for something big.

''Cleopatra 2525'' is a 2001 science fiction television series which ran for two seasons.

In 2525, an exotic dancer named Cleo (Creator/JenniferSky, right) is awoken after being [[HumanPopsicle cryogenized]] after a boob job mishap in 2001. She is rescued from certain doom as a mutant test dummy by two female vigilantes, Helen (Creator/GinaTorres, center) and Sarge [[note]]actually named Rose[[/note]] (Creator/VictoriaPratt, left). These two fight to return humanity to the surface, after they have been pushed down into the {{Underground|City}} - a series of shafts and levels created by an unknown entity - by anti-human robots called Baileys after their creator.

These robots come in a variety of forms, one of which is nearly indistinguishable from humans. They are termed Betrayers, and numerous episodes revolve around killing one or escaping from one.

One of these Betrayers is Mauser, whose synaptic nets have been reprogrammed by Helen and Sarge. He mainly serves as the technical guru. The final member of the team is Voice, an unknown entity that is connected to Hel via a chip in her brain. Voice is known to work with other teams, and at some point in the past was responsible for causing one team leader to gain telepathic abilities and betrayal from another. Both individuals are considered villains aside from the threat of Baileys and Betrayers.

* ArbitrarySkepticism: Sarge comes from a tribe who believes the Baileys are aliens, which is treated as ridiculous. But since no one knows (until the finale, at least) what the Baileys are, "they're aliens" makes about as much sense as anything else. Admittedly, they specifically think the Baileys are ''[[BenevolentAlienInvasion benevolent]]'' aliens, which, [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter well...]]
* ATeamFiring: Those gauntlet lasers seem to be incredibly inaccurate even for veteran Voice operatives, as any fire fight with them seems to have more damage done to the surrounding environment than to the enemies.

* EnergyWeapon: Everybody uses various kinds of energy weapons by 2525. The protagonists have their wrist-mounted. The Betrayers have their arms turn into these. The only kinetic weapon seen in the entire show is an old 9mm (in full working condition!) kept by a guy from the 21st century.

* TheReveal: The final episode is mostly Voice debriefing a captured Kreegan, culminating in the reveal that [[spoiler: he mostly like is Bailey, the creator of the Baileys, and that he has thus been alive since before humanity was driven underground]]. The last shot also shows the human resistance is finally launching a full scale counterattack to reclaim the surface. Of course, the Baileys are also preparing for something big.

In 2525, an exotic dancer named Cleo (Creator/JenniferSky) is awoken after being [[HumanPopsicle cryogenized]] after a boob job mishap in 2001. She is rescued from certain doom as a mutant test dummy by two female vigilantes, Helen (Creator/GinaTorres) and Sarge [[note]]actually named Rose[[/note]] (Creator/VictoriaPratt). These two fight to return humanity to the surface, after they have been pushed down into the {{Underground|City}} - a series of shafts and levels created by an unknown entity - by anti-human robots called Baileys after their creator.

* RealSongThemeTune: Zager and Evans' "In The Year 2525", with different lyrics.

In 2525, an exotic dancer is awoken after being [[HumanPopsicle cryogenized]] after a boob job mishap in 2001. She is rescued from certain doom as a mutant test dummy by two female vigilantes, Helen and Sarge (actually named Rose). These two fight to return humanity to the surface, after they have been pushed down into the {{Underground|City}} - a series of shafts and levels created by an unknown entity - by anti-human robots called Baileys after their creator.

* ActionGirl

* DoItYourselfThemeTune:Creator/GinaTorres (Hel) sang the theme song.

* FloralThemeNaming: Sarge's real name is Rose, her sister is Lily

* IFellForHours: Something of a novelty in that it (generally) isn't played for laughs. Indeed, it's pretty much primary mode of transportation in the series.

* PsychicNosebleed: subverted - a telepath spends six months deliberately inducing a nosebleed as part of her escape plan.

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: there is a device that keeps showing up that allows one to be phase-shifted. The person becomes invisible and is able to walk through walls. Hel once brings up the problem of falling through the floor. [[spoiler:Kreegan]] simply mentions that he has worked for months on the problem... and that's all we get as far as explanation. Although he mentions something about a polarized field on the soles of the shoes/feet, there is no mention of how that's powered/operated, and there's absolutely no mention of how phased characters can breathe, let alone talk, especially since they can only be heard by each other, or people with special psychic powers like Reina. Which brings up a bunch of FridgeHorror on its own, especially for Hel's father.

* SleptThroughTheApocalypse: Cleo

* TakingYouWithMe: There are several examples of villains in the story doing or trying this, mostly the Baley "Betrayers." However, the most notable example is Kreegan. [[spoiler: He designed the Baleys to completely exterminate humanity if he dies. It's the only reason Hel didn't kill him when she had the chance.]]
* UndergroundCity

* WallCrawl: Raina the evil telepath

* SheFu: Sarge and Hel (Creator/GinaTorres). Hey, what do you expect in a show made by the same people who made XenaWarriorPrincess?

* FamilyFriendlyStripper: The title character is an exotic dancer by trade, but the few times her talents are called upon, usually in a seedy bar setting of some sort, she never goes down to anything beyond a relatively modest bikini. In one episode, to create a diversion, she even takes over for a dancer who is wearing far less (but still in a skimpy bikini) and ends up enthralling the crowd with her PG-rated striptease

* BikiniBar: The title character is an exotic dancer by trade, but the few times her talents are called upon, usually in a seedy bar setting of some sort, she never goes down to anything beyond a relatively modest bikini. In one episode, to create a diversion, she even takes over for a dancer who is wearing far less (but still in a skimpy bikini) and ends up enthralling the crowd with her PG-rated striptease

* DoItYourselfThemeTune:Gina Torres (Hel) sang the theme song.

* SheFu: Sarge and Hel (GinaTorres). Hey, what do you expect in a show made by the same people who made XenaWarriorPrincess?

* WallCrawl: Raina the evil telepath
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* TheReveal: The final episode is mostly Voice debriefing a captured Kreegan, culminating in the reveal that [[spoiler: he mostly like is Bailey, the creator of the Baileys, and that he has thus been alive since before humanity was driven underground]]. The last shot also shows the human resistance is finally launching a full scale counterattack to reclaim the surface. Of course, the Baileys are also preparing for something big.

* RequiredSecondaryPowers: there is a device that keeps showing up that allows one to be phase-shifted. The person becomes invisible and is able to walk through walls. Hel once brings up the problem of falling through the floor. [[spoiler:Kreegan]] simply mentions that he has worked for months on the problem... and that's all we get as far as explanation.

* RealSongThemeTune: Zager and Evans' hated "In The Year 2525", with different lyrics.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Cleo

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* {{Stripperiffic}}:
** The setting this troper first encountered this series: Late at night, on one of the less reputable stations. Suffice it to say, it took a while for me to realize that this show was in fact ''not'' an cheap soft-porn series.
** Heck, at this point, even the three actresses will admit that the biggest part of the show's charm is that it's campy, silly, cheesy, scantily clad fun.

In 2525, an exotic dancer is awoken after being [[HumanPopsycle cryogenized]] after a boob job mishap in 2001. She is rescued from certain doom as a mutant test dummy by two female vigilantes, Helen and Sarge (actually named Rose). These two fight to return humanity to the surface, after they have been pushed down into the {{Underground|City}} - a series of shafts and levels created by an unknown entity - by anti-human robots called Baileys after their creator.

In 2525, an exotic dancer is awoken after being cryogenized after a boob job mishap in 2001. She is rescued from certain doom as a mutant test dummy by two female vigilantes, Helen and Sarge (actually named Rose). These two fight to return humanity to the surface, after they have been pushed down into the underground - a series of shafts and levels created by an unknown entity - by anti-human robots called Baileys after their creator.