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{{quote|"I think this video is ultimately, in its own way, a tribute to [[The Eighties|1980s]] action films. There was this really cool era of films that came out after 1979, you know, after [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] had come out with ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]''. This is the story of the people who were [[Follow the Leader|trying to be]] [[George Lucas]] and Steven Spielberg with a tenth of the budget, and came up with the craziest, weirdest [[Science Fiction]] films. They were American movies like westerns and science fiction, but usually funded by some European arms dealer, and [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|directed by a crazy, completely coked-out director.]]"|The director, '''Joseph Kahn''', describes the video's influences}}

{{quote|"I think this video is ultimately, in its own way, a tribute to [[The Eighties|1980s]] action films. There was this really cool era of films that came out after 1979, you know, after [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] had come out with ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]''. This is the story of the people who were [[Follow the Leader|trying to be]] [[George Lucas]] and Steven Spielberg with a tenth of the budget, and came up with the craziest, weirdest [[Science Fiction]] films. They were American movies like westerns and science fiction, but usually funded by some European arms dealer, and [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|directed by a crazy, completely coked-out director.]]"|The director, '''Joseph Kahn''', describes the video's influences}}

'''[http://www.knightsofcydonia.com Knights of Cydonia]''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Cydonia#Music_video music video] from the band [[Muse (Music)|Muse]]. The video is a six minute [[Cattle Punk]] film, complete with beginning and ending credits.

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It features a [[Badass Longcoat]] in the Old West, kung-fu, laser guns, [[Laser Blade|laser blades]], dirt-bikes, execution by hanging, androids & robots, birds of prey, seduction, a holographic rock band, Communist imagery, and a heroine in a [[Chainmail Bikini]] on a unicorn. It ends with the hero using a CD to kill the corrupt sheriff, then riding into the sunset on a motorcycle.

[[~~What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|~~What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]

[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]

It is apparently set in a gold-rush town named after the Martian region of Cydonîa--or possibly a gold-rush town ''in'' the Martian region of Cydonîa.

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* [[Great Balls of Fire]]: The hero strikes a fighting stance called "Flaming Energy Ball".

* [[He's Back]]: The hero makes a grand [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment at the end.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: But he ends up seeing [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|his girlfriend in a metal bikini on a white unicorn]], so we're good.

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: But he ends up seeing [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|his girlfriend in a metal bikini on a white unicorn]], so we're good.

* [[Holographic Terminal]]: The jukebox creates a hologram of Muse. The CD seems to be capable of doing this on a smaller scale.

* [[Hollywood Mirage]]: The hero drinks what he believes is water... it isn't.

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* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: The hero is a laser-dueling, martial arts mastering, cowboy on a motorcycle.

* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: A camera crew can be seen reflected in the mirror.

* [[~~Peoples~~ Republic of Tyranny|People's Republic Of Socialist Romanistan]] is credited as the location of filming.

* [[People's Republic of Tyranny|People's Republic Of Socialist Romanistan]] is credited as the location of filming.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The video is so out there in [[Stylistic Suck]] that it is really awesome.

* [[Rule of Cool]]: The purpose of the video.