History PlayingWith / FullCircleRevolution

* '''Deconstructed''': Eventually the people end up losing all hope that things will ever get better. The next would-be revolutionary leader gets little to no support because no one sees any point in helping to perpetuate the cycle, and the people [[RootingForTheEmpire would rather just stick with the current regime.]]

** RevolvingDoorRevolution: Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob]]; he is overthrown by Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is overthrown by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie]], [[OverlyLongGag who is later overthrown by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

** RevolvingDoorRevolution: Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob]]; he is overthrown by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is overthrown by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie]], [[OverlyLongGag who is later overthrown by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

* '''Straight''': [[RebelLeader Alice]] organizes a revolution to overthrow [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz;]] she wins, and establishes her own rule, [[FaceHeelTurn only to change her title to Overlord Alice and enslave her people.]]
* '''Exaggerated''':

** RevolvingDoorRevolution: Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob;]] he is overthrown by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is overthrown by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie]], [[OverlyLongGag who is then overthrown by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

** Aspiring tyrant Alice overthrows Good King Emmet, but [[HeelFaceTurn ends up being just as kind and fair as her predecessor.]]
** [[RebelLeader Alice]] takes down Emperor Evulz, and creates a society where the government has very little power.. which results in a dystopia [[WretchedHive in the opposite way:]] privatized police will only investigate crimes that the victim paid to, and the government can't do anything.

** Alice was only pretending to be kind to get everyone's guard down- then, she begins tightening her grip on the nation.
** Alice is overthrown/being manipulated by her [[EvilChancellor scheming chancellor Fred.]]

* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice overthrows Emperor Evulz and starts out a legitimately kind leader, but gradually becomes corrupted by power and begins oppressing the nation. However, it turns out she has no bad intentions but is being manipulated by her Chancellor, so she gets rid of him- and ''then'' starts oppressing people herself. Eventually, she realizes the error of her ways and tries to go back to helping the people- but before she can, she is overthrown by Baron Bob, who continues the cycle anew.
* '''Averted''':

* '''Enforced''': The story is a pro-Bob propaganda piece against Alice's new government.
* '''Lampshaded''':
** Alice doesn't even pretend that she's any different from Evulz- she proudly announces this fact every chance she gets.

** Alice's manipulative chancellor Fred [[HijackedByGanon is actually Evulz in disguise, who is trying to retain his control over the nation.]]
** Every new regime is being manipulated by Evulz and/or the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness who put Evulz in power.
* '''Exploited''': An anarchist group is using the vicious cycle of tyranny to advocate their anti-government position.

** Alice makes a whole speech to the people about how this has happened throught history and what she plans to do to avoid it.
** A citizen voices their suspicions about Alice's new government, claiming that rebels often turn into oppressors and citing numerous RealLife examples.

* '''Deconstructed''': Eventually the people end up losing all hope that things will ever get better. The next big revolutionary leader gets little to no support because no one sees any point in helping to perpetuate the cycle, and the people [[RootingForTheEmpire would rather just stick with the current regime.]]

* '''Straight''': [[RebelLeader Alice]] organizes a revolution to overthrow [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz;]] she wins, and establishes her own rule, [[HeWhoFightsMonsters only to change her title to Overlord Alice and enslave her people.]]

* '''Straight''': [[RebelLeader Alice]] organizes a revolution to overthrow [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz;]] she wins, and establishes her own rule, [[FaceHeelTurn only to change her title to Overlord Alice and enslave her people.]]

* '''Downplayed''': The people under Alice's rule agree that, while she is a strict and sometimes unreasonable leader, [[LesserOfTwoEvils she is still better than Emperor Evulz ever was.]]

** [[MeetTheNewBoss Overlord Alice behaves almost exactly like Evulz did, and styles her regime after her predecessor, to the point where they are almost identical.]]
** Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob;]] he is overthrown by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is overthrown by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie,]] [[OverlyLongGag who is then]] [[RevolvingDoorRevolution overthrown by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

** Alice is a WellIntentionedExtremist who finds the realities of getting (and keeping) power require serious moral compromises, and she [[[[HeWhoFightsMonster becomes increasingly bloodthirsty and violent as she continues executing whoever tries to overthrow her]].

** Alice is a WellIntentionedExtremist who finds the realities of getting (and keeping) power require serious moral compromises.

** Or Alice [[EvilAllAlong was always a power-hungry scumbag who only wanted Evulz gone to take the throne for herself.]]

** Or Alice was only pretending to be kind to get everyone's guard down- then, she begins tightening her grip on the nation.
** Or Alice is overthrown/being manipulated by her [[EvilChancellor scheming chancellor Fred.]]

** ''Every'' new regime is being manipulated by Evulz and/or the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness who put Evulz in power.

* '''Parodied''': See Exaggerated.

** ''Every'' new regime is being manipulated, either by Evulz and/or the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness who put Evulz in power.

* '''Defied''': Alice actively tries everything she can, including limiting her own power and surrounding herself with honest, trustworthy advisors, to avoid becoming a tyrant like her predecessor.

** [[RebelLeader Alice]] takes down Emperor Evulz, and creates a society where the government has very little power.. which results in a dystopia [[OneNationUnderCopyright in the opposite way:]] privatized police will only investigate crimes that the victim paid to, and the government can't do anything.

* '''Downplayed''': The people under Alice's rule agree that, while she is a strict and sometimes unreasonable leader, she is still better than Emperor Evulz ever was.

** A citizen voices their suspicions about Alice's new government, claiming that revolutions often turn into oppressors and citing numerous RealLife examples.

** [[RebelLeader Alice]] takes down Emperor Evulz, and creates a society where government has very little power.. It results in a dystopia in opposite way: privatized police will only investigate crimes that victim paid to, and government can't do anything.

** "You notice when Alice speaks about the way Evulz abuses his power, the only problem she seems to have is [[GreenEyedMonster that it is not her]].
* '''Deconstructed''':
** Eventually the people end up losing all hope that things will ever get better. The next big revolutionary leader gets little to no support because no one sees any point in helping to perpetuate the cycle, and the people [[RootingForTheEmpire would rather just stick with the current regime.]]
* '''Reconstructed''':
** The new revolutionary appeals to a foreign country for help. They promise to establish the new government only under the country's orders, hopefully ensuring they won't go mad with power.

** Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob;]] he is replaced by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is replaced by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie,]] [[OverlyLongGag who is then]] [[RevolvingDoorRevolution replaced by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

** Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob;]] he is replaced by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is replaced by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie,]] [[OverlyLongGag who is then replaced by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]

** Following up on Exaggerated #2, a confused citizen asks why every new leader ends up being a tyrant.

** Adding to the above, Alice makes a whole speech to the people about how this has happened throught history and what she plans to do to avoid it.

* '''Inverted''': Aspiring tyrant Alice overthrows Good King Emmet, but [[HeelFaceTurn ends up being just as kind and fair as her predecessor.]]

** A citizen voices their suspicions about Alice's new government, claiming that revolutions often turn into oppressors and citing numerous RealLife examples.

** Alice doesn't even pretend that she's any different from Evulz- she proudly announces this fact every chance she gets.

** [[TheBadGuyWins Or she never defeats Evulz in the first place.]]

** Alice never becomes a tyrant and it is never even suggested that she would.
** Or [[TheBadGuyWins she never defeats Evulz in the first place.]]

** Or Alice is overthrown/being manipulated by her [[EvilChancellor scheming chancellor Fred.]]

** Overlord Alice is then overthrown by Bob, who promises to be a truly fair leader but then becomes the tyrant [[AristocratsAreEvil Baron Bob;]] he is replaced by [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Carol]], who becomes [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Carol]] and is replaced by [[PresidentEvil President Charlie,]] [[OverlyLongGag who is then replaced by]] [[GeneralRipper General Daniel...]]