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"You know for a fact that there are rich fellas over on [[RockyMountainRefuge a bunker in Colorado]] drinking Chianti and waiting for the riots to stop, right?"
* '''Conversed''':???"Well, it wouldn't be a proper TakeThat to [rich TechBro ''du jour''] if he didn't had a billion-dollar rocket in his basement to fulfill his little ''Film/WhenWorldsCollide'' fantasies..."
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* '''Played for Laughs''': The elites evacuate Earth when [[IntimidatingRevenueService the IRS]] demands a tax hike for the billionaire bracket of [[FauxHorrific 0.00005%]].
* '''Played for Drama''': The detail about how the elites have evacuated Earth during an apocalypse brings further depression to the protagonists who [[AnyoneCanDie are most definitely not going to survive it]].
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** The rich people escape Earth and are intercepted by the flesh-eating alien invaders, and they get the goriest deaths of the whole story.
** It is revealed that the rich people had a plan to escape the apocalypse because they are the ones who ''orchestrated'' the apocalypse as a spectacularly excessive plan to KillThePoor.
** The steps the rich people took to manufacture their methods to survive the disaster, have sufficient resources (such as [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil manpower]]) [[ShootTheBuilder and make damned]] sure [[HeKnowsTooMuch nobody knew about it]] are just [[PoweredByAForsakenChild monstrous]].
* '''Played for Drama''': The detail about how the elites have evacuated Earth during an apocalypse brings further depression to the protagonists who [[AnyoneCanDie are most definitely not going to survive it]].
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** The rich people escape Earth and are intercepted by the flesh-eating alien invaders, and they get the goriest deaths of the whole story.
** It is revealed that the rich people had a plan to escape the apocalypse because they are the ones who ''orchestrated'' the apocalypse as a spectacularly excessive plan to KillThePoor.
** The steps the rich people took to manufacture their methods to survive the disaster, have sufficient resources (such as [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil manpower]]) [[ShootTheBuilder and make damned]] sure [[HeKnowsTooMuch nobody knew about it]] are just [[PoweredByAForsakenChild monstrous]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[LovedByAll celebrated heroes]] in the world [[KarmicJackpot they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[LovedByAll celebrated heroes]] in the world [[KarmicJackpot they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.[[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]] [[DirtyCoward cowards]].
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* '''Downplayed''': When an apocalypse is coming the elites purchase the best survival gear they can afford, but still stay behind to guide their people.
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* '''Downplayed''': When an apocalypse is coming coming, the elites purchase the best survival gear they can afford, but still stay behind to guide their people.work with others.
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** Only The bunkers actually only have space for a tiny portion of the working class population gets space in the bunkers, class, and even then it's only because they're forced to work as servants for the elites wanted servants.elites.
* '''Parodied''':???A rich character has a gold-plated "escape rocket" that he jumps into at the slightest inconvenience, including things like an unexpected rainstorm.
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* '''Averted''': There is no escaping from the apocalypse, so nobody even tries. Alternatively, escaping is cheap enough that anyone can do it (or at least try) regardless of their class.
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** Some of the elites publicly refuse to abandon their people in this time of need.
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** Whatever the heck is causing the apocalyptic mess makes a point of [[SinkTheLifeboats destroying any attempt to escape it]].
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** Some of The organization that controls the elites publicly refuse bunkers [[MoneyIsNotPower refuses to abandon their people in this time of need.
accept bribes for entry]], instead doling out salvation based on some other criteria such as intelligence or random chance.
**Whatever the heck is Whatever's causing the apocalyptic mess makes a point of [[SinkTheLifeboats destroying any attempt to escape it]].
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* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[HundredPercentAdorationRating celebrated heroes]] [[KarmicJackpot in the world they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[HundredPercentAdorationRating [[LovedByAll celebrated heroes]] in the world [[KarmicJackpot in the world they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.
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** Whatever the heck is causing the apocalyptic mess makes a point of [[SinkTheLifeboats destroying any attempt to escape it]].
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** Engineers at various space agencies are just as disgusted with the Elites plan to escape the planet as the rest of the masses. They intentionally induce Kessler Syndrome, rendering launches and re-entry all but impossible for at least a generation. The planet is effectively locked down while whatever happens, happens.
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** Engineers at various space agencies are just as disgusted with the Elites plan to escape the planet as the rest of the masses. They intentionally induce Kessler Syndrome, rendering launches and re-entry all but impossible for at least a generation. The planet is effectively locked down while whatever happens, happens.
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* '''Inverted''': A country that recently underwent a communist revolution builds a People's Shelter for the entire population, but forbids overthrown elites of the old regime from entry despite their being space for them.
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The apocalypse cannot be survived, so fleeing is the only sensible option, but only the rich can afford to do so.
* '''Inverted''': A country that recently underwent a communist revolution builds a People's Shelter for the entire population, but forbids overthrown elites of the old regime from entry despitetheir there being space for them.
* '''Inverted''': A country that recently underwent a communist revolution builds a People's Shelter for the entire population, but forbids overthrown elites of the old regime from entry despite
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** When the apocalypse is announced, the elites flee to underground bunkers ... but then announce that there's plenty of room left for the working class population.
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** They're lying so nobody notices when they actually leave (until it's too late to retaliate).
** Only a tiny portion of the working class population gets space in the bunkers, and even then it's only because the elites wanted servants.
** Only a tiny portion of the working class population gets space in the bunkers, and even then it's only because the elites wanted servants.
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'''Basic Trope''': Just before a catastrophe strikes, the privileged and powerful members of society abandon everyone else to their fates.
* '''Straight''': Just before an apocalyptic disaster is set to destroy human civilization and wipe out most of the species, the elites secure themselves and their families in underground bunkers and leave the rest of society to fend for themselves.
* '''Exaggerated''': The elites ''caused'' the apocalypse on purpose to [[TheSocialDarwinist "cull the inferior members of our species"]].
* '''Downplayed''': When an apocalypse is coming the elites purchase the best survival gear they can afford, but still stay behind to guide their people.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A country that recently underwent a communist revolution builds a People's Shelter for the entire population, but forbids overthrown elites of the old regime from entry despite their being space for them.
* '''Subverted''':
** When the apocalypse is announced, several government leaders and wealthy magnates announce they will stay behind to help society through the coming apocalypse.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** They're lying
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': When an apocalypse is coming, most of the elites of society flee to the bunker to leave everyone else to die. A minority of them announce they're going to stay to help their people, but of these only a handful actually stay with the rest escaping to the bunker in secrecy. A document is leaked claiming the ones who actually stayed wanted spots in the bunker but were denied, but the elites who stayed behind claim this document is a lie and the story never makes it clear whether or not this is the case.
* '''Averted''': There is no escaping from the apocalypse, so nobody even tries.
* '''Enforced''': A [[TheSocialDarwinist snobbish]] EvilGenius kidnaps the elites and locks them in his bunker in anticipation for a coming apocalypse, whether or not they actually want to come.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': A construction company builds survival bunkers explicitly to cater to wealthy clients.
* '''Defied''':
** The working class population of a city storm the bunker before the elites can reach it, [[KarmicDeath dooming them to endure the apocalypse]].
** Some of the elites publicly refuse to abandon their people in this time of need.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Seeing their leaders abandon them in this dark hour causes society to collapse into panic and despair, worsening the apocalypse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[HundredPercentAdorationRating celebrated heroes]] [[KarmicJackpot in the world they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.
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* '''Straight''': Just before an apocalyptic disaster is set to destroy human civilization and wipe out most of the species, the elites secure themselves and their families in underground bunkers and leave the rest of society to fend for themselves.
* '''Exaggerated''': The elites ''caused'' the apocalypse on purpose to [[TheSocialDarwinist "cull the inferior members of our species"]].
* '''Downplayed''': When an apocalypse is coming the elites purchase the best survival gear they can afford, but still stay behind to guide their people.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': A country that recently underwent a communist revolution builds a People's Shelter for the entire population, but forbids overthrown elites of the old regime from entry despite their being space for them.
* '''Subverted''':
** When the apocalypse is announced, several government leaders and wealthy magnates announce they will stay behind to help society through the coming apocalypse.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** They're lying
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': When an apocalypse is coming, most of the elites of society flee to the bunker to leave everyone else to die. A minority of them announce they're going to stay to help their people, but of these only a handful actually stay with the rest escaping to the bunker in secrecy. A document is leaked claiming the ones who actually stayed wanted spots in the bunker but were denied, but the elites who stayed behind claim this document is a lie and the story never makes it clear whether or not this is the case.
* '''Averted''': There is no escaping from the apocalypse, so nobody even tries.
* '''Enforced''': A [[TheSocialDarwinist snobbish]] EvilGenius kidnaps the elites and locks them in his bunker in anticipation for a coming apocalypse, whether or not they actually want to come.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': A construction company builds survival bunkers explicitly to cater to wealthy clients.
* '''Defied''':
** The working class population of a city storm the bunker before the elites can reach it, [[KarmicDeath dooming them to endure the apocalypse]].
** Some of the elites publicly refuse to abandon their people in this time of need.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Seeing their leaders abandon them in this dark hour causes society to collapse into panic and despair, worsening the apocalypse.
* '''Reconstructed''': Not all the elites abandoned society, and the ones who stayed behind manage to avert the apocalypse. They become [[HundredPercentAdorationRating celebrated heroes]] [[KarmicJackpot in the world they risked their lives to save]], while the ones who fled are derided as cowards.
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