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7 | [[caption-width-right:226:From top to bottom: The Prophet, Greer, Steeplejack]] |
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9 | In [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture the year 2054]], humans have all but replaced their bodies with lifelike replacements called "surrogates". Violent crimes are down and everyone gets to have [[TheBeautifulElite the body of their dreams]], but beneath society's polished façade not all is well. Tensions between mainstream society and an anti-surrogate religious group led by "The Prophet" continue to fester, while surrogates turn up destroyed by a mysterious, superhuman figure. |
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11 | Police Detective Greer becomes a victim of the anti-surrogate crimes, and to catch the perp he must venture out of his home without a surrogate for the first time in years. As the case progresses, Greer himself begins to doubt the benefits of living life through proxies. |
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13 | There's also a {{prequel}} titled ''The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone'', taking place 15 years prior to the original story. It goes more in-depth in Greer and The Prophet's backstories as well as the initial stages of surrogate integration into society. |
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15 | ''The Surrogates'' has also been adapted into a film named ''Film/{{Surrogates}}'' (note, no "The"), starring Creator/BruceWillis. |
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18 | !!''The Surrogates'' provides examples of: |
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20 | * AndThatsTerrible: Steeplejack [[spoiler:plans to wipe out every functioning surrogate, ''vandalism on a large scale'']]. Greer is horrified. They would have probably killed a lot of people just by taking out the Surrogates, via collateral damage. See FridgeLogic. |
21 | %%* AntiVillain |
22 | %%* TheBeautifulElite |
23 | %%* BittersweetEnding |
24 | %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive |
25 | * CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain: A plot point, since Steeplejack harnesses electrical energy from lightning to fry his victims. |
26 | %%* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Greer's wife]] |
27 | %%* EverybodyLives: Well, ''almost'' everyone. |
28 | %%* TheFaceless: Steeplejack |
29 | %%* FilmNoir |
30 | %%* GeniusCripple: Lionel Canter |
31 | * GreyAndGrayMorality: The anti-surrogate side has engaged in rioting and destruction, but also has a point that using surrogates removes all risk and sense of living. The pro-surrogate side has seen surrogate users kill non-surrogate users and plans on doing it again at the risk of losing their surrogates, but surrogate use has dropped crime, improved public health, and promoted gender equality. |
32 | %%* IAmWhatIAm |
33 | %%* MyselfMyAvatar |
34 | * NotQuiteDead: A consequence of the switch to surrogates is that murders become exceedingly rare, since humans almost never venture out of their homes in person anymore. What would have been a murder in present-day real life is reduced to property damage and the surrogate owner can simply buy a new one and resume daily life. Of course, damaging your real body can still kill you... |
35 | %%* PostCyberpunk |
36 | * RemoteBody: The eponymous surrogates. |
37 | * RoboCam: why did the Data-miners need a surrogate? they could have saved time and money by transmitting straight to the [=VRchair=] |
38 | * SamusIsAGirl: Crossgender surrogates are common. |
39 | %%* ShockAndAwe: Steeplejack |
40 | %%* StepfordSmiler: Greer's wife |
41 | %%* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture |
42 | %%* UnusualUserInterface |
43 | %%* WellIntentionedExtremist |
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