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{{quote|''"They say that heroes have been dead for years now . . . they were wrong."''
|'''DE's tagline.'''}}
[[Villain World|Arcadia,]] the city where [[The Bad Guy Wins|the villains won.]]
No-one knows when Arcadia was founded, or why it was named that. All anyone can say is that there was a war fought with superpowers, an epic conflict between good and evil - and good didn't prevail. Fifteen years later, Arcadia is ruled by the iron fist of the Wise Men, Orwellian dictators with superpowers on their side. People without powers are confined to ghettos, and any attempt at defiance results in the troublemaker being whisked away to [[Room 101|Tartarus]] by the Wise Men's secret police, the Elite.
But there is a ray of hope. A group of self-styled heroes, [[La Résistance|the Messiah Complex,]] are fighting against all odds to take down the Wise Men. Whose side will you be on?<ref>Feel free to apply and join us anytime!</ref>
A [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925142053/http://s13.zetaboards.com/DestineEnormity/index/ Play-By-Post forum rpg] with some MSN chat roleplaying to spice things up - they're always accepting new members!
They also have a [http://arcadianart.tumblr.com/ tumblr] for their art and [[Crack Pairing|various short stories focused on shipping.]]
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* [[Academy of Evil]]: SIN Academy
* [[Affably Evil]] and [[Faux Affably Evil]]: Most of the villains
* [[A Glass of Chianti]]: Gabriel.
* [[A Lighter Shade of Grey]]
* [[Alternate Universe]]: The out-of-continuity threads [
* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]
* [[Bad Future]]: The second generation Arcadia AU in Another School Life et cetera.
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* [[Differently-Powered Individual]]: In this case, the term is "Power Users" -although the nature of the setting is such that more commonly they're called "people" or "us," as opposed to the powerless [[What Measure Is a Non Super|Normals.]]
* [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]]: Done by the heroes in [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OV8aPR260jvacKN8GAHguOgvvGUOBeKBkBQ4D0EPZv8/edit?hl=en_US Lights, Camera, Action]
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Done in [
* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: The Elysian Citadel for the Wisemen
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Against the Normals
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* [[Metaphorgotten]]: In [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OV8aPR260jvacKN8GAHguOgvvGUOBeKBkBQ4D0EPZv8/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1 Lights, Camera, ACTION!]
{{quote|'''Aidric:''' The vents... *gestures dramatically* OF JUSTICE ...wait, that... doesn't work because it's a building of evil, so I guess it's... more like vents of sodomy and villiany and... *pause* ...okay, this is getting away from me now.}}
* [[Mistaken for An Imposter]]: [
* [[Morality Kitchen Sink]]: On the one hand, the government boasts such characters as [[Complete Monster|Arco,]] [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|Valentine]] [[Knight Templar|Svarc]] and [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|Anya]] [[Punch Clock Villain|Mori.]] On the other hand, the [[La Résistance|rebel forces]] feature such characters as [[Chronic Hero Syndrome|Aidric]] and [[Token Evil Teammate|Ackerly.]]
* [[Mundane Utility]]: When you live in a society where the entire upper class has superpowers, this is a given.
* [[Next Sunday
* [[Non Sequitur Thud]]: The end of the Aidric vs. Arco fight.
{{quote|'''Arco:''' *Sits up* "Why yes, Andre, I'd like some more of that kiwi pie, it is simply explendid! Uuuh..." *Falls back, unconscious*}}
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Hitler Duck.
** [[All There in the Manual]]: [[Word of God|The tale was told by Digi]] in a livestream.
* [[Not So Different]]: [
* [[Not Wearing Tights]]: But [[Badass Longcoat|Badass Longcoats]] are all the fashion
* [[Police State]]
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* [[Secret Police]]: The Elite
* [[School of Hard Knocks]]: SIN Academy again
* [[Sleep Cute]]: Hector and Anya in [
* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Aidric, Arco, and James most often, Hector and Isaac less often.
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Every time Aidric meets Val. Every time.
** And now Ackerly is getting in on that theme.
* [[The Alcatraz]]: Tartarus again
* [[The Bad Guys Win]]
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:Destine Enormity]]▼
[[Category:Roleplay]]
[[Category:Forum Roleplays]]
[[Category:Play-By-Post Games]]
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