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As an example, let's say that we have a story with a Japanese [[Samurai]] that [[Fish Out of Water|arrives in the present from 200 years in the past]]. He'd probably be shocked to learn that Japanese culture has largely been replaced by Westernization, and that Japan surrendered to the United States after [[World War II]]. Modern citizens of Japan have largely moved on, but someone from an earlier era might see this as their [[Bad Future]].

 

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]] is the freaking [[Trope Codifier|KING]] of this trope. ''Every'' incarnation of Captain America uses this trope to some degree or another, but [[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimate Cap]] is probably the most apparent.{{context}}

* In one arc in the ''[[Green Lantern]]'' comic, Hal Jordan is brought to the present era and learns that not only has Coast City been destroyed, not only is the Corps dead, but the latter was his own doing as part of a massive [[Face Heel Turn]].

* [[Dragon Ball Online]]{{context}}

 

* Played with in ''[[Nodwick]]'', where a time traveler from the heavily [[Magitek]] past arrives in the current feudal world {{spoiler|(only to find out it was bringing his date-minder through the time portal that hosed his "future".}}

 

 

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