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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* ''[[Ghost in
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Magnus, Robot Fighter]]'' #42, "Fear Unlimited", Derkaiser, leader of the anti-robot Rob-Routers, is actually Dr. Laszlo Noel, who wants to get rid of the robots so he can rule North Am himself. He tries a [[Not So Different]] speech on Magnus, who only smashes evil robots, and points out that Derkaiser is himself using robots to restrain the hero.
* For the sake of sheer ridiculousness, the [[Marvel Comics]] supervillain [[Meaningful Name|Turner D. Century]] must be mentioned here. With his pinstriped suit and tandem bicycle, he meant to dial back society to its pre-1900s glory. He was killed along with several other villains in a [[Bad Guy Bar]]. Then his clone was killed by [[Deadpool]]. Needless to say, Marvel doesn't take him very seriously anymore -- if they ever did.
== [[Film]] ==
* The rebel people from ''[[Surrogates (
* The antagonist of the film ''[[Chain Letter (
== [[Literature]] ==
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* Phil Albright in the ''[[Firestar]]'' series, despite being a Luddite opposed to the private space program that will eventually save humanity, is an honest, decent bloke. Many of his followers, however, are utterly insane variations on [[Strawman Political]], willing to murder and sabotage to keep Big Industry down.
* Played with in ''[[Dune]]'' with the Teilaxu. In theory, they keep within the bounds of the Buterlian Jihad's proscriptions against thinking machines. However, instead of developing computers or other technology, they focus on biology, creating shapeshifters, clones of dead people, and other questionably ethical products.
* In the world of [[
== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* On ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
** Averted by the Ba'ku from ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection
** ''[[Star Trek:
* The Restorian of ''[[Andromeda]]'' who seek to end slipstream travel.
** Ironically, their leader is an insane [[Sapient Ship|warship]].
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Church of Yevon in ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' claims that technology was what brought [[The Dragon|Sin]] on the world and encourage [[Fantastic Racism]] against the Al Bhed (who salvage and use technology). {{spoiler|[[Corrupt Church|They have no problems using it themselves]] and know full well where Sin actually came from.}}
* The Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (
* ''[[Deus Ex: Invisible War
* ''[[Vega Strike]]'' has an [[Expy]] of Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (
* The eponymous "Dark Project" in the first ''[[Thief]]'' game is the Trickster's plan to take humanity back to the Stone Age.
* Several cases in ''[[Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]]'', in part due to the fact that technology and magick interfere with each other. King Praetor of Cumbria forbids technology in his realm, because {{spoiler|he came to power in a mage-backed coup d'etat, "disappearing" his brother to the Isle of Despair}}. Also the Dark Elves, though in this case Luddism is only part of their package (their objective is to restore Elven dominance over the world). Finally, in [[The Time of Myths|the Age of Legends]], {{spoiler|Arronax destroyed the technological civilization of Vendigroth because their technology was growing too advanced and threatened the dominance of the Elven Council}}.
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