Soft Reset
Although it has different meanings depending on the type of technology, this is mainly about the video game version, which is restarting the game without rebooting the system (i.e. a Hard Reset). This is mostly to save power (especially in handhelds) and time (especially in disc systems, which have long boot-ups). Modern consoles tend to have this built into the system, where pressing a specific button brings up a menu that allows you to quit your current game and return to the system menu.
Evil Malthusian
Malthusianism is a theory developed by English economist Thomas Malthus that, loosely summarized, claims population growth tends to surpass the resource supply, leading to an Overpopulation Crisis, unless the population is checked or reduced. The Evil Malthusian is a particular kind of villain who wants to avert such a crisis, by any means necessary.
At their most relatively benign, they may simply institute oppressive
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