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* The DC Universe and Marvel Universe (the mainstream ones anyway) arguably fit this description. Both of them are full of [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]], [[Eldritch Abomination|terrible beasts from beyond the veil]], [[Alien Invasion|ruthless alien conquerors]], [[Legions of Hell|cunning and vicious demons out for souls and blood]], [[Magnificent Bastard|charismatic and savvy villains who look cool even when they make life worse for everybody else]], [[Evil Sorcerer|masters of dark magic]], [[Mad Scientist|scientists with absolutely no regard for ethics or safety]], [[AI Is a Crapshoot|insane and insanely powerful machine gods]], [[The Syndicate|multiple crime syndicates with access to any combination of the above]], and plenty of good ol' fashioned [[Humans Are Bastards|human evil]]. But even at their lowest points, the heroes of both universes ''[[The Determinator|never stop fighting evil]]'', the occasional [[Heroic BSOD]] aside. And despite the prevailing [[All of the Other Reindeer]] attitude the people of both universes (especially Marvel) display most of the time, plenty of people (not just humans) are [[Rousseau Was Right|decent enough to justify the heroes' efforts to defend them]]. A brief dialogue from ''[[The DCAU|Superman the Animated Series]]'' sums it up (paraphrased):

'''Doctor Fate:''' ''It was because you went back. You reminded me that it's not just the forces of evil that never give up.'' }}

** Both universes (especially the DC universe) are subversions though: the people are totally happy and just as well-off (if not even ''more'' so, considering their excellent role models/guardians and superior technology and possibilities) as people are in Real Life, because they've been dealing with that sort of thing on an everyday basis for decades, and don't consider the danger and destruction to be anything out of the ordinary, nor does this [[Seen It All]] mentality make them cynical or depressed.