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*** Alternatively, during the formation of Empire, the decision is made to turn the status quo around and be a good Empire: Don't use iron fisted rules, keep the conquest thing at minimum and [[KickTheSonOfABitch only at scums that truly deserve it]] (those massive firepower is only for self defense), etc, and most importantly, educate the higher ups and the people with morals and [[ComesGreatResponsibility responsibility from the big power of the Empire...]] And if there's another Empire that played the trope straight and ridiculed this Empire for being too much of a pussy, send the message: "StopBeingStereotypical!"

* '''Exaggerated''': The Empire of Evulz [[MultiversalConqueror spans entire universes]] - trillions of worlds, all answering to [[TheEmperor one man]].

*** Alternatively, during the formation of Empire, the decision is made to turn the status quo around and be a good Empire: Don't use iron fisted rules, keep the conquest thing at minimum and [[KickTheSonOfABitch only at scums that truly deserve it]] (those massive firepower is only for self defense), etc... And if there's another Empire that played the trope straight and ridiculed this Empire for being too much of a pussy, send the message: "StopBeingStereotypical!"

*** Alternatively, during the formation of Empire, the decision is made to turn the status quo around and be a good Empire: Don't use iron fisted rules, keep the conquest thing at minimum and [[KickTheSonOfABitch only at scums that truly deserve it]], etc...

** Alternatively, "Empire of Evulz" is, [[IronicName despite the name]], a ''good'' empire truly caring for the welfare of its citizens and deliberately avoid using iron fisted rules. It's just LaResistance who's [[PropagandaMachine spreading propaganda]] about how 'bad' the Empire is based on the common fallacy/perception of 'Empire = ObviouslyEvil'.

** The Empire only appears to be good, but it is unbelievably corrupt, and is slowly mind raping its citizens into obedience. The Empire's humanitarian nature is [[VillainWithGoodPublicity merely a front]] for the evil it commits behind the scenes. LaResistance are just run by people in on the secret, but because they can't conclusively prove the Empire's evil (or worse, they ''can'', but it benefits LaResistance as well as the Empire to keep the truth hidden), they look like heartless TerroristsWithoutACause blowing up malls ForTheEvulz (or even worse, they ''are'' terrorists for the evulz and the whole thing is an EvilVsEvil situation).

** The Empire of Evulz are ''also'' no better about doing [[OrderIsNotGood the orderly good thing]] and [[EvilVsEvil could be worse than those anarchist states.]]

** The "Empire" of the story doesn't actually call itself an Empire. Instead, it calls itself ''TheFederation''. Like the Roman Empire called itself the Roman Republic during its entire existence, the Empire, which used to be a true federation, still calls itself a federation, with a president running it and everything, and still maintains the democratic terminology and trappings. However, its an Empire in function and form, if not name, and the presidency is hereditary.

** The "Empire" of the story doesn't actually call its self an Empire. Instead, it calls itself ''TheFederation''. Like the Roman Empire called itself the Roman Republic during its entire existence, the Empire, which used to be a true federation, still calls itself a federation, with a president running it and everything, and still maintains the democratic terminology and trappings. However, its an Empire in function and form, if not name, and the presidency is hereditary.

** The "Empire" of the story doesn't actually call its self an Empire. Instead, it calls itself ''TheFederation''. Like the RomanEmpire called itself the Roman Republic during its entire existence, the Empire, which used to be a true federation, still calls itself a federation, with a president running it and everything, and still maintains the democratic terminology and trappings. However, its an Empire in function and form, if not name, and the presidency is hereditary.

*** Alternatively, during the formation of Empire, the decision is made to turn the status quo around and be a good Empire: Don't use iron fisted rules, keep the conquest thing at minimum and [[PayEvilUntoEvil only at scums that truly deserve it]], etc...

*** Alternatively on this: "Empire is evil? To hell with that! We'll show them that we can change the status quo, let's be a GOOD Empire!"

* '''Downplayed''': The Empire of Evulz is a chain of supermarkets.

** The Empire of Evulz is fighting to protect it’s people from the local PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny.

** Alternatively, "Empire of Evulz" is, [[IronicName despite the name,]] a ''good'' empire truly caring for the welfare of its citizens and deliberately avoid using iron fisted rules. It's just LaResistance who's [[PropagandaMachine spreading propaganda]] about how 'bad' the Empire is based on the common fallacy/perception of 'Empire = ObviouslyEvil'.
** The Commonwealth of Corruption has the trappings of an Empire (An Emperor, nobility, a strong and powerful military). However, it's governed by a democratically elected parliament, and member states not only have autonomy but ''[[VoluntaryVassal volunteered]]'' to unite under the Emperor. Its goals are peace and prosperity.

** The Empire only appears to be good, but it is unbelievably corrupt, and is slowly mind raping its citizens into obedience. The Empire's humanitarian nature is [[VillainWithGoodPublicity merely a front]] for the evil it commits behind the scenes. LaResistance are just run by people in on the secret, but because they can't conclusively prove the Empire's evil (or worse, they ''can'', but it benefits LaResistance as well as the Empire to keep the truth hidden), they look like heartless TerroristsWithoutACause blowing up malls ForTheEvulz (or even worse, they ''are'' terrorists for the evulz and the whole thing is an EvilVsEvil situation.)

* '''Reconstructed''': After the above troubles threaten to tear the Empire apart, TheEmperor initiates sweeping reforms, shaking up the entire system, causing a period of upheaval and social unrest but ultimately culminating in a government that runs smoother and more efficiently than ever before, while keeping the masses happy with BreadAndCircuses rather than brutal oppression.

* '''Conversed''': "Oh c'mon, everyone knows that any nation calling itself TheEmpire is evil and bent on world domination."

** FascistButInefficient: the only way the Empire of Evulz manages to be good at conquest is by pooling all of its resources into it, and the result of such CripplingOverspecialization is that for all its "glories", beyond the gates of the Emperor's palace and monumental military bases the Empire is basically [[WretchedHive one giant slum]] where you can expect things to work badly, if they even work at all.

** FascistButInefficient
** DystopiaIsHard

** The Commonwealth of Evulz has the trappings of an Empire (An Emperor, nobility, a strong and powerful military). However, it's governed by a democratically elected parliament, and member states not only have autonomy but ''[[VoluntaryVassal volunteered]]'' to unite under the Emperor. Its goals are peace and prosperity.

* '''Enforced''': The writer wanted a story with a singular, unified threat to everything the heroes hold dear, so the Evil Empire fits the bill perfectly.
* '''Lampshaded''': "So, this is a fairly standard case: an evil empire bent on world conquest."
* '''Invoked''': [[WellIntentionedExtremist General Clark]] decides that the world [=/=] galaxy needs order. Deciding that the only way he can accomplish this, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans he works to create an Empire]].

** A king with a weak claim to his throne realizes that conquest is a particularly good way to gain a lot of king cred easily, so he goes a conquering to create his own Empire.

** TheFederation is collapsing as member states are leaving left and right. Realizing that a strong central authority is what is needed to hold his nation together, the federation president declares himself Emperor and uses his Empire to bring the revolting states in line.

** The hero attempts to prevent his nation from becoming the Empire, seeing the danger it poses to peace.

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** The federation is collapsing as member states are leaving left and right. Realizing that a strong central authority is what is needed to hold his nation together, the federation president declares himself Emperor and uses his Empire to bring the revolting states in line.

** The work takes a closer look at the Troperian Empire, and shows all the trouble the Emperor has to get through to keep it in one piece: keeping down national tensions, [[BalkanizeMe separatism]], [[SleazyPolitician political corruption]], [[ObstructiveBureaucrat bureaucratic inefficiency]], the list goes on and on.

** An asteroid strikes the world of the Troperian Empire, and pieces hit every state on that planet...except Troperian. [[KarmicMisfire Payback is a bitch]], yes?
* '''Parodied''': Troperia is a MicroMonarchy, yet the government still insists that everyone calls it "The Glorious Troperian Empire".