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* [[Corrupt Church]]: The Neolites, a combination of New Age cult and high-tech corporate money-making machine.

{{quote| '''Darquandier:''' "Your church is a lie! You're peddling miracles for your own profit!"}}

* [[Creator Backlash]]: ''Babylon A.D.'' was hit with this before it even came out. The director, Matthieu Kassovitz, has been quite open about how his initial vision of a dark but thoughtful cyberpunk world was [[Executive Meddling|edited beyond all recognition]] and turned into "a bad episode of ''[[~~Twenty Four|~~24]]''." (For context, [[Rotten Tomatoes]] rates this movie at 7% freshness.)

* [[Creator Backlash]]: ''Babylon A.D.'' was hit with this before it even came out. The director, Matthieu Kassovitz, has been quite open about how his initial vision of a dark but thoughtful cyberpunk world was [[Executive Meddling|edited beyond all recognition]] and turned into "a bad episode of ''[[24]]''." (For context, [[Rotten Tomatoes]] rates this movie at 7% freshness.)

* [[Crapsack World]]

* [[Cyborg]]: Toorop's right arm and left leg are replaced with cybernetics {{spoiler|to undo the damage of being dead for over two hours.}} This apparently gives him enhanced strength -- When Toorop grabs his shoulder Darquandier winces, and he kicks open a chained metal door during the Hummer chase. Darquandier is also a cyborg as he was [[Genius Cripple|crippled by a carbomb]].

* [[Death By Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Darquandier.}}

* [[Death by Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Darquandier.}}

* [[Doesn't Like Guns]]: Sister Rebeka turns down the gun Toorop offers her, but doesn't hesitate to grab one in New York. {{spoiler|Subverted with Aurora, who's the last person you'd expect to use a gun until she threatens them on the submarine and later shoots Toorop in New York.}}

* [[Evil Matriarch]]/[[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: The High Priestess of the Neolite sect.