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* While he did not exactly use science to become the Emperor, King Sejong the Great of the Korean kingdom of Joseon promoted science as a means of expanding his kingdom's power. As a scientist himself working with the brightest minds at the time, the invention of the current Korean orthography and various astronomical and meteorological instruments are attributed to him, as well the compilation of medical and chemical treatises. He was also the main drive for the refinement of the Hwacha ("Fire Chariots") -- mobile artillery platforms that could fire [[MoreDakka 200 rockets]] [[RainOfArrows at once]]. Seeing as how these scientific projects were carried out in order to empower his kingdom and did contribute to territorial expansion, it's not too far-fetched to say that King Sejong wanted to become an Emperor Scientist.
* While he did not exactly use science to become the Emperor, King Sejong the Great of the Korean kingdom of Joseon promoted science as a means of expanding his kingdom's power. As a scientist himself working with the brightest minds at the time, the invention of the current Korean orthography and various astronomical and meteorological instruments are attributed to him, as well the compilation of medical and chemical treatises. He was also the main drive for the refinement of the Hwacha ("Fire Chariots") -- mobile artillery platforms that could fire [[MoreDakka 200 rockets]] [[RainOfArrows at once]]. Seeing as how these scientific projects were carried out in order to empower his kingdom and did contribute to territorial expansion, it's not too far-fetched to say that King Sejong wanted to become an Emperor Scientist.
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* Emperor [[StarWars Palpatine]] is, in addition to a shrewd, manipulative politician, also an absolute master of TheDarkSide of the Force, the most powerful one in many centuries, and one of the few people known to have found a way to cheat death. Before his downfall, he was in the process of writing a book series about the Dark Side. It was meant to span ''more than a hundred volumes''.
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* Emperor [[StarWars Palpatine]] is, in addition to a shrewd, manipulative politician, also an absolute master of TheDarkSide of the Force, the most powerful one in many centuries, to ever exist, and one of the few people known to have found a way to cheat death. Before his downfall, he was in the process of writing a book series about the Dark Side. It was meant to span ''more than a hundred volumes''.
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As a final reminder, this trope applies where a character attains supreme power ''through'' their superior knowledge. Literal Emperors who also happen to be scientists (and there have been a couple) are RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething.
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As a final reminder, this trope applies where a character attains supreme power ''through'' their superior knowledge.knowledge or TheSparkOfGenius. Literal Emperors who also happen to be scientists (and there have been a couple) are RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething.
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* In one issue of {{Superman}}, a potential future is shown where Lex Luthor continually lives on through cloned bodies of himself and embarks on an endless war of conquest of the galaxy/universe.
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* Doctor Doom, main enemy of the ''FantasticFour'', with a side-order of SorcerousOverlord - he started out as just this, but more and more stories have been building up his use of magic.
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* Doctor Doom, DoctorDoom, main enemy of the ''FantasticFour'', with a side-order of SorcerousOverlord - he started out as just this, but more and more stories have been building up his use of magic.
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** His transformation isn't because of an evil curse or experiment gone wrong. It's because [[YouCheatingHeart his wife caught him with another woman]].
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** His transformation isn't because of an evil curse or experiment gone wrong. It's because [[YouCheatingHeart [[YourCheatingHeart his wife caught him with another woman]].
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** His transformation isn't because of an evil curse or experiment gone wrong. It's because his wife caught him with another woman.
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** His transformation isn't because of an evil curse or experiment gone wrong. It's because [[YouCheatingHeart his wife caught him with another woman.woman]].
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* Robert House of ''FalloutNewVegas'', the ruler of Vegas was one of the greatest inventors of his time, is responsible for creating the robots that police The Strip and returning Vegas to a shadow of it's former glory.
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* Doctor Doom in the ''FantasticFour''.
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* as does [[PinkyAndTheBrain the Brain]]
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* In the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/SonicTheHedgehog Saturday-morning-cartoon]] version of SonicTheHedgehog, Doctor Robotnik conquered Mobius with his machines, and held on to it for 11 years.
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* In the [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/SonicTheHedgehog [[Series/SonicTheHedgehog Saturday-morning-cartoon]] version of SonicTheHedgehog, Doctor Robotnik conquered Mobius with his machines, and held on to it for 11 years.
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* Andrew Ryan from Bioshock, the "greatest electrical engineer of our generation" and "the bloody king of Rapture"
* I am surprised no one mentioned Dr. Eggman yet. I mean his goal is to create the "Eggman Empire".
* I am surprised no one mentioned Dr. Eggman yet. I mean his goal is to create the "Eggman Empire".
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* Andrew Ryan from Bioshock, {{Bioshock}}, the "greatest electrical engineer of our generation" and "the bloody king of Rapture"
* I am surprised no one mentioned [[SonicTheHedgehog Dr.Eggman Eggman]] yet. I mean his goal is to create the "Eggman Empire".
* I am surprised no one mentioned [[SonicTheHedgehog Dr.
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** Someone forgot to add TheMaster during Last Of The Time Lords to this one...and about that, I'm not like *smiles*, I'm like *frowns*, and oh, I've got the DeadlyGas again...
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* Doctor Horrible aspired to this, but may have gotten off track somewhere
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** Before becoming a Planeswalker, Urza married the Princess Kayla bin Kroog and was appointed Lord High Artificer of the kingdom, eventually restructuring the military to revolve around war machines. Meanwhile, his brother Mishra used his mechanical expertise (and his Weakstone artifact) to usurp control of the Fallaji tribe that had enslaved him, and then unite all the tribes into a kingdom.
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** Before becoming a Planeswalker, Urza married the Princess Kayla bin Kroog and was appointed Lord High Artificer of the kingdom, eventually restructuring the military to revolve around war machines.machines, then later appointed Protector of the Realm over Argive and Korlis after the Fallaji conquered Kroog. Meanwhile, his brother Mishra used his mechanical expertise (and his Weakstone artifact) to usurp control of the Fallaji tribe that had enslaved him, and then unite all the tribes into a kingdom.
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** Before becoming a Planeswalker, Urza married the Princess Kayla bin Kroog and was appointed Lord High Artificer of the kingdom, eventually restructuring the military to revolve around war machines. Meanwhile, his brother Mishra used his mechanical expertise to usurp control of the desert tribe that had enslaved him.
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** Before becoming a Planeswalker, Urza married the Princess Kayla bin Kroog and was appointed Lord High Artificer of the kingdom, eventually restructuring the military to revolve around war machines. Meanwhile, his brother Mishra used his mechanical expertise (and his Weakstone artifact) to usurp control of the desert Fallaji tribe that had enslaved him.
him, and then unite all the tribes into a kingdom.
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** Before becoming a Planeswalker, Urza married the Princess Kayla bin Kroog and was appointed Lord High Artificer of the kingdom, eventually restructuring the military to revolve around war machines. Meanwhile, his brother Mishra used his mechanical expertise to usurp control of the desert tribe that had enslaved him.
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* In JonathanCoulton's "Future Soon," the narrator becomes this when his warrior robot race takes over the world.
* In JonathanCoulton's "Future Soon," the narrator becomes this when his warrior robot race takes over the world.
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* King Edgar Figaro from {{Final Fantasy VI}} which is a genius gadgeteer, who created the technology which allows the castle to travel underground besides other things.
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* Emperor [[StarWars Palpatine]] is, in addition to a shrewd, manipulative politician, also an absolute master of TheDarkSide of the Force, the most powerful one in many centuries, and one of the few people known to have found a way to cheat death. Before his downfall, he was in the process of writing a book series about the Dark Side. It was meant to span ''more than a hundred volumes''.
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** The Rani set herself up as the ruler of an entire planet just so she'd have an endless supply of test subjects.
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* Ansem of KingdomHearts.
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* Ansem of KingdomHearts.
KingdomHearts. [[spoiler: Both of them. Ansem the Wise is an arguably non-evil version, while Xehanort is most certainly an evil version.]]
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* [[StargateSG1 Daniel Jackson]] became one of these in "Absolute Power." Fortunately it was AllJustADream.
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* [[StargateSG1 In StargateSG1, Daniel Jackson]] Jackson became one of these in "Absolute Power." Fortunately it was AllJustADream.
** StarGate loves this trope. The Goa'uld OmnidisciplinaryScientist Anubis and Stargate expert Ba'al also started out as scientists before ascending to the role of GodEmperor.
** In StargateAtlantis, the commanders and scientists of the Wraith are usually the same people (always at least the same caste); most prominently, recurring BigBad Michael and recurring LovableTraitor Todd, both of whom had great skill in genetic manipulation. (The Wraith are normally ruled by a Queen, but the Queen of Todd's Hive died and Michael created his own armies from scratch.)
** StarGate loves this trope. The Goa'uld OmnidisciplinaryScientist Anubis and Stargate expert Ba'al also started out as scientists before ascending to the role of GodEmperor.
** In StargateAtlantis, the commanders and scientists of the Wraith are usually the same people (always at least the same caste); most prominently, recurring BigBad Michael and recurring LovableTraitor Todd, both of whom had great skill in genetic manipulation. (The Wraith are normally ruled by a Queen, but the Queen of Todd's Hive died and Michael created his own armies from scratch.)
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* High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque of WorldOfWarcraft. It counts because gnomes literally choose their supreme leader based on his intelligence and technological skill. Also, he will [[BadassBookworm kick your ass]].
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* High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque of WorldOfWarcraft. It counts because gnomes literally choose their supreme leader based on his intelligence and technological skill. Also, he will [[BadassBookworm kick your ass]].
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* Ansem of KingdomHearts.
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* ''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''
''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', a carnival barker from Nebraska, comes off as a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien in isolated Oz and becomes its absolute ruler through his knowledge of stagecraft and showmanship.
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* ''TheIslandOfDrMoreau''?
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* ''TheIslandOfDrMoreau''?''TheIslandOfDrMoreau''
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* ''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz''
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[[caption-width:269:Baron Wulfenbach of GirlGenius.]]
[[caption-width:269:Baron Wulfenbach of GirlGenius.]]
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** His transformation isn't because of an evil curse or experiment gone wrong. It's because his wife caught him with another woman.
