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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==

* ''[[Ghost in ~~The~~ Shell Stand Alone Complex]]'' features a terrorist organisation who are opposed to cyborgs. While they aren't shown doing anything directly evil {{spoiler|they did kidnap the teenage daughter of a CEO because she had a new cyberbrain treatment done to her. When the heroes find her, she looks about 70 (despite having only been in their "care" for less than 2 decades), has a daughter nearly as old as the time she was kidnapped and looking at her memories [[Driven to Suicide|drove the last rescue team to suicide]].}}

* ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' features a terrorist organisation who are opposed to cyborgs. While they aren't shown doing anything directly evil {{spoiler|they did kidnap the teenage daughter of a CEO because she had a new cyberbrain treatment done to her. When the heroes find her, she looks about 70 (despite having only been in their "care" for less than 2 decades), has a daughter nearly as old as the time she was kidnapped and looking at her memories [[Driven to Suicide|drove the last rescue team to suicide]].}}

== [[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.

* 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 (~~Film~~)|Surrogates]]'' are portrayed as a bunch of redneck hicks.

* The rebel people from ''[[Surrogates (film)|Surrogates]]'' are portrayed as a bunch of redneck hicks.

* The antagonist of the film ''[[Chain Letter (~~Film~~)|Chain Letter]]'' is a technology-hating cult who kill people by sending them chain letters and offing them if the letters are not sent forward.

* The antagonist of the film ''[[Chain Letter (film)|Chain Letter]]'' is a technology-hating cult who kill people by sending them chain letters and offing them if the letters are not sent forward.

== [[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 [[~~Time Scout (Literature)|~~Time Scout]], the good guys are all enthusiastic about time travel and exploration, the bad guys want to shut it down because. Because.

* In the world of [[Time Scout]], the good guys are all enthusiastic about time travel and exploration, the bad guys want to shut it down because. Because.

== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* On ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine ~~(TV)~~|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', the episode "Paradise" features [[Space Amish]] whose leader (and her son) both turn out to be this trope (having {{spoiler|marooned the rest on the planet by forcing them to forsake technology}}).

* On ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'', the episode "Paradise" features [[Space Amish]] whose leader (and her son) both turn out to be this trope (having {{spoiler|marooned the rest on the planet by forcing them to forsake technology}}).

** Averted by the Ba'ku from ''[[Star Trek Insurrection ~~(Film)~~|Star Trek Insurrection]]'', who ''are'' portrayed as an idealistic agrarian society.

** Averted by the Ba'ku from ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Star Trek Insurrection]]'', who ''are'' portrayed as an idealistic agrarian society.

** ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series ~~(TV)~~|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' had the [[Recycled in Space]] hippies in "The Way to Eden."

** ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' had the [[Recycled in Space]] hippies in "The Way to Eden."

* 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 (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Wing Commander]] Privateer'' are on the same level as the pirates and Kilrathi.

* The Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Privateer'' are on the same level as the pirates and Kilrathi.

* ''[[Deus Ex Invisible War ~~(Video Game)~~|Deus Ex Invisible War]]'': The Templars [the Luddite faction] are the ones responsible for murdering ''Chicago''... with [[Grey Goo|something hi-tech]]. Nobody else is even vaguely as terrorist, not even Apostle Corp.

* ''[[Deus Ex: Invisible War|Deus Ex Invisible War]]'': The Templars [the Luddite faction] are the ones responsible for murdering ''Chicago''... with [[Grey Goo|something hi-tech]]. Nobody else is even vaguely as terrorist, not even Apostle Corp.

* ''[[Vega Strike]]'' has an [[Expy]] of Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Wing Commander]]'', "Interstellar Church of True Form's Return" (as in, "Luddite [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Manifest Destiny]] theology"), whom everybody else calls Luddites -- the nutty offshot of legitimate [[Space Amish|Purists]] faction.

* ''[[Vega Strike]]'' has an [[Expy]] of Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'', "Interstellar Church of True Form's Return" (as in, "Luddite [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Manifest Destiny]] theology"), whom everybody else calls Luddites -- the nutty offshot of legitimate [[Space Amish|Purists]] faction.

* 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}}.