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-> ''Sometimes people, mostly white people, make things happen... That's where we come in and our never-ending struggle against TheMan, aka Whitey, aka Mr. Charlie, aka Honky McGee...''

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-> ''Sometimes people, mostly white people, make things happen... That's where we come in and our never-ending struggle against TheMan, aka Whitey, aka Mr. Charlie, aka Honky McGee...Mc Gee...''
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->- ''Sometimes people, mostly white people, make things happen... That's where we come in and our never-ending struggle against TheMan, aka Whitey, aka Mr. Charlie, aka Honky McGee...''

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->- -> ''Sometimes people, mostly white people, make things happen... That's where we come in and our never-ending struggle against TheMan, aka Whitey, aka Mr. Charlie, aka Honky McGee...''
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->- ''Sometimes people, mostly white people, make things happen... That's where we come in and our never-ending struggle against TheMan, aka Whitey, aka Mr. Charlie, aka Honky McGee...''
-->-- Consipracy Brotha, ''UndercoverBrother''

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*Max in ''{{The Losers}}''
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* Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' nemesis. Holmes describes him as "the Napoleon of Crime... the organiser of half that is evil and nearly all that is undetected in this great city..."
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* The Roy Orbison song "Working for The Man".
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But of course, thats just what TheMan wants us to think.

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But of course, thats that's just what TheMan wants us to think.
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* Captain Industry, the [[BigBad Big Bad]] of {{Defendor}}. Subverted, though, as in reality [[spoiler: he doesn't actually exist, the protagonist confused a comment about his mother being "killed by the captains of industry" for his mother being "killed by Captain Industry."]]
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[[caption-width:237:[-[[Game/MegaMan Should be ordering Wily around anyway.]]-] ]]

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->-- '''The Man''', ''{{Kingdom of Loathing}}''

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->-- -->-- '''The Man''', ''{{Kingdom of Loathing}}''

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->'''R2-D2:''' The Man is a nebulous paranoid concept from the 1960s regarding governmental authority.
-->-- ''DarthsAndDroids''



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* Mr. House of ''FalloutNewVegas'', the mysterious ruler of New Vegas.
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Expect ChaoticGood characters to stand and oppose him.

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Expect ChaoticGood characters to stand and oppose stick it to him.

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Nowadays, it's largely a DiscreditedTrope, with very few straight uses.

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Nowadays, it's largely a DiscreditedTrope, with very few straight uses.
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But of course, thats just what TheMan wants us to think.
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* ExcelSaga had "That Man".
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* Walker from [[SimonRGreen Simon R. Green]]'s [[Nightside Nightside]] books. Of course, [[spoiler: at the end of ''The Good, the Bad and the Uncanny'', ''John Taylor'' is manoeuvred into taking his place]]

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* Walker from [[SimonRGreen Simon R. Green]]'s [[Nightside Nightside]] {{Nightside}} books. Of course, [[spoiler: at the end of ''The Good, the Bad and the Uncanny'', ''John Taylor'' is manoeuvred into taking his place]]
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* Walker from [[SimonRGreen Simon R. Green]]'s [[Nightside Nightside]] books. Of course, [[spoiler: at the end of ''The Good, the Bad and the Uncanny'', ''John Taylor'' is manoeuvred into taking his place]]
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* The Man is usually referred to as they in {{Supertramp}}'s music. Good examples of this include School and The Logical Song.
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* JohnLennon correctly blames The Man for trying to kick him out of the country in "New York City".
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* In ''AlphaProtocol'', Henry Leland ''thinks'' he's TheMan. Potentially, however, Mike Thorton can ''become'' The Man through careful manipulation and control of his contacts.
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[[caption-width:237:[-[[MegaMan Should be ordering Wily around anyway.]]-] ]]

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* Used as a "Rejected MegaMan Villain" in the {{webcomic}} ''DuelingAnalogs'', as seen in the pic.

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* Used as a "Rejected MegaMan Game/MegaMan Villain" in the {{webcomic}} ''DuelingAnalogs'', as seen in the pic.
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* BobAndGeorge [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/001024c Who else would Megaman blame?]]

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* The most well known and by far most triumphant example is the infamous "Big Brother" in the novel and movie [[NineteenEightyFour 1984]].




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* The infamous "Big Brother" in the novel and movie [[NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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* The most well known and by far most triumphant example is the infamous "Big Brother" in the novel and movie [[NineteenEightyFour 1984]].
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* ''MadTv'' once featured a PSA from TheMan.
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* In NoHero, [[spoiler: Carrick Masterson had been able to control the world since the sixties. He was responsible for having Nixon only stay one term in office, the Great Iran Oil Fire, and the destruction of South Africa.]]
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* The Illusive Man in ''MassEffect2'', played by Martin Sheen.
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Despite the names, TheManBehindTheMan rarely involves this trope. TheManIsStickingItToTheMan and TrueArtSticksItToTheMan are {{Sister Trope}}s in concept. Expect The Man to have {{MIB}} on staff.

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Despite the names, TheManBehindTheMan rarely involves this trope. TheManIsStickingItToTheMan and TrueArtSticksItToTheMan are {{Sister Trope}}s in concept. Expect The Man to have {{MIB}} on staff.staff, and for The Man, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday every day is Tuesday]].
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Despite the names, TheManBehindTheMan rarely involves this trope. TheManIsStickingItToTheMan and TrueArtSticksItToTheMan are {{Sister Trope}}s in concept.

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Despite the names, TheManBehindTheMan rarely involves this trope. TheManIsStickingItToTheMan and TrueArtSticksItToTheMan are {{Sister Trope}}s in concept. Expect The Man to have {{MIB}} on staff.
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Expect ChaoticGood characters to stand and oppose him.

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