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You've got a massive army at your disposal, but people need to see its size, not only to show off your power, but to hurt morale of anyone who stands against you. So you have them march, either in a straight line that takes all day, or massive formations that cover even the largest fields. Of course, [[The Empire]] can be expected to show this off.
 
Of course it's important that they [[Badass Army|actually fight well]], and many [[Evil Overlord|Evil Overlords]]s heed that advice, while the logistics of providing food and toilet facilities for such a huge army are usually [[Easy Logistics|ignored]] or [[Hand Wave|Hand Waved]]d. Also, doesn't work if the heroes are using a bottleneck, like a narrow bridge. [[300|Or, god forbid, a thin path between the mountain and the sea...]] In fact it's surprising how often this trope goes south.
 
[[Truth in Television]], going back to most ancient armies.
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