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[[File:SFbeforeandafter_5352.png|frame| [[Star Trek
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* ''[[Soylent Green]]'': After Thorn and Sol enjoy a meal of real food, Sol mentions on how the old world was just as Crapsack as the present in terms of people, but it was at least beautiful compared to the [[Gaia's Lament|environmental disaster that is the world of 2022.]] {{spoiler|When Sol is committing suicide at the clinic, they both watch videos of the old times, seeing how far the world really has gone.}}
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': [[Trope Namer]] from Obi-Wan's speech in ''Episode IV'' regarding the Jedi/the Old Republic compared to the Empire. Freedoms still existed, the Jedi were respected and the rights of non-human species were still there, although corruption was beginning to tear the Republic apart...
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** ''The Matrix'' movie series: Between the Matrix itself and the huge library of records on their own computer system, the Zionites have a pretty good idea (they ''think'') of what the world used to be like. But since they're relying on the machines, their mortal enemies, to preserve this information, it's uncertain how accurate any of their details are.
** ''[[
== Literature ==
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== Live Action TV ==
* The image for this trope is of Starfleet Headquarters from ''[[
{{quote| '''Picard''': "Can anyone remember when we used to be explorers?"}}
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** ''[[Werewolf: The Forsaken]]'': There was Pangaea and Father Wolf made sure that everything is in Balance. But Father Wolf grew old and weak, so some of his children (your player character's ancestors) done him in and took his mantle of duty. But they are doing it very, very poorly. Pangaea was never a nice place for those who weren't werewolves.
** ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]'': Ancient Rome was great for vampires, what's with their Camarilla government. But then the barbarians, pissed off by Roman exploitations, burned the city to the ground. Bye bye republic, welcome feudalism.
** ''[[Changeling: The Dreaming]]'': There was the time of Spring, when dreams were vivid and humankind believed in the supernaturals. Now it's the time of Autumn, when dreams are withered and humankind is caught in their dreary world. Thanks, [[Mage: The Ascension
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Halo: Reach]]'': To some degree this is the purpose behind the game, to show the UNSC at its greatest and the Spartan Program at its peak. Then the game takes you down the course where the Covenant overwhelms everything. While the UNSC is still somewhat strong in the original game trilogy, the defeat at Reach destroyed the Spartan ranks.
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[[Fallout]]'': Pre-war United States. While it was much better to live in compared to the Wasteland, as you learn about the society, you find out it was really a [[Crap Saccharine World]], and an [[Eagle Land]] type 2.
* ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution
* ''[[
* ''[[Metro 2033]]'': The pre-war world. In Artyom's home station, an older NPC can be heard reminiscing on how beautiful the world once was. In the D6 base, while passing by a room filled with military equipment, Miller will go on a speech on how humanity will take back the world and return it to its former glory, and that "everything will be everything."
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'''s elves remember a time before humans ran rampant, in which they were immortal, and ran free over almost all of Thedas. It's debatable if this really happened or not.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[
{{quote| Long ago, the four Nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked...}}
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