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''People gonna run around, losing their heads.
''A river of blood, Who's gonna live? The earth is tired of human kind.
''And I think this world, Is gonna wash up in Hell"''
|'''[[The Aquabats!]]''', ''Chemical Bomb''}}
A plot device, such as a weapon (usually [[Gaia's Vengeance|biological]], chemical or nuclear) or a natural agent ([[The Plague|like a plague/virus]]), which drastically reduces the human population in size while leaving a few charismatic survivors. Sometimes [[Only Fatal to Adults]].
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# Random genetic immunity to the virus-form of the Depopulation Bomb can be a plot device in itself, as an allegory for historical and/or contemporary themes (like racism and segregation) or as the social obstacle for a pair of star-crossed lovers.
Australia, due to its relatively high industrialization
It may be worth noting that while the [[Neutron Bomb]] provides inspiration for many such weapons, a neutron bomb is ''not'' a straightforward "It only kills people" bomb. ''It is a thermonuclear weapon'', so this is mostly a simplistic comparison to other bombs with more straightforward [[Kill'Em All]] purposes. That is, if you [[They Just Didn't Care|actually care about]] things like [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness|scientific accuracy]].
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{{examples}}
== Anime
* [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Galaxia]] releases an attack that causes black lighting to rain down all over earth removing the starseeds of the people of earth. It either kills them or turns them all into [[Monster of the Week|Pharge]]. Only the Sailor Senshi are left unaffected.
* In ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', Second Impact. Tidal waves and flooding wiped out the coastal regions while the surviving land was ravaged by shifts in the global climate and resulting famines. It's also been indicated that in addition to lower population and vastly reduced lifespans, the birth rate has dropped dramatically.
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