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{{quote|''"...its influence felt on every planet from the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim. Black Sun has existed for hundreds of years, and embedded itself in the very fiber of the galaxy. The resources at its disposal are almost limitless. The soldiers under its command number in the tens of thousands. The ignorant even call it the most powerful force in the known universe."'' |
{{quote|''"...its influence felt on every planet from the Core Worlds to the Outer Rim. Black Sun has existed for hundreds of years, and embedded itself in the very fiber of the galaxy. The resources at its disposal are almost limitless. The soldiers under its command number in the tens of thousands. The ignorant even call it the most powerful force in the known universe."'' |
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|'''Darth Sidious''' on the Black Sun Syndicate, ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Star Wars: Darth Maul]]''}} |
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This is a Non-Governmental Organization Superpower—an organization which is on the same power tier as the most powerful nations and yet is not itself a nation. |
This is a Non-Governmental Organization Superpower—an organization which is on the same power tier as the most powerful nations and yet is not itself a nation. |
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Often overlaps with [[Nebulous Evil Organisation]]. Compare to [[Fiction 500]]. Contrast with [[NGO]]. [[State Sec]] is similar, only governmental. May have an [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness]] |
Often overlaps with [[Nebulous Evil Organisation]]. Compare to [[Fiction 500]]. Contrast with [[NGO]]. [[State Sec]] is similar, only governmental. May have an [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness]] |
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== Anime |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* The ''[[Tower of God|Walhaiksong]]'' can rival Zahard's government in strength and influence, especially since two of the strongest active residents, Urek Mazino and Backryung are it's founders and leaders, but they are on good terms with both the government as well as the terrorist group F.U.G. |
* The ''[[Tower of God|Walhaiksong]]'' can rival Zahard's government in strength and influence, especially since two of the strongest active residents, Urek Mazino and Backryung are it's founders and leaders, but they are on good terms with both the government as well as the terrorist group F.U.G. |
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* [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]] has the Celestial Being, which has the resources and infrastructure to build and deploy a mothership that holds its own against the space fleets of allied nations possessing orbital elevators. There is also the PMC Trust, a very powerful organization that essentially owns some smaller nations with their corporate power and military threat. |
* [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam 00]] has the Celestial Being, which has the resources and infrastructure to build and deploy a mothership that holds its own against the space fleets of allied nations possessing orbital elevators. There is also the PMC Trust, a very powerful organization that essentially owns some smaller nations with their corporate power and military threat. |
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* A lot of writers seem forget this aspect of her character, often writing her simply as a hacker and information broker, but [[Birds of Prey|Oracle]] has influence and power on the scale of countries. Many heads of state personally owe her their positions, and she has access to the information and resources of almost every government agency. She has the capability of singlehandedly returning the human race to a pre-industrial society, and could hold the entire internet hostage if she chose to do so. Adding to this the fact that she can count on [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and her own team to flex physical muscle on her behalf if she ever asked, and suddenly Barbara Gordon looms larger than a lot of the supposedly big deal people on the planet. |
* A lot of writers seem forget this aspect of her character, often writing her simply as a hacker and information broker, but [[Birds of Prey|Oracle]] has influence and power on the scale of countries. Many heads of state personally owe her their positions, and she has access to the information and resources of almost every government agency. She has the capability of singlehandedly returning the human race to a pre-industrial society, and could hold the entire internet hostage if she chose to do so. Adding to this the fact that she can count on [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and her own team to flex physical muscle on her behalf if she ever asked, and suddenly Barbara Gordon looms larger than a lot of the supposedly big deal people on the planet. |
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* Willard International Consulting from ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]''. It funds archeological digs, can dictate to governments, has a huge R&D department which can produce superweapons upon demand, unlimited armoury inventory, has an army of special agents, several [[Elaborate Underground Base|Cool Bases]] around the globe, is capable of producing new identities for anyone at a moment's notice, maintains a fleet of Black Hawk stealth helicopters and has a front of being just a government consultancy. |
* Willard International Consulting from ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]''. It funds archeological digs, can dictate to governments, has a huge R&D department which can produce superweapons upon demand, unlimited armoury inventory, has an army of special agents, several [[Elaborate Underground Base|Cool Bases]] around the globe, is capable of producing new identities for anyone at a moment's notice, maintains a fleet of Black Hawk stealth helicopters and has a front of being just a government consultancy. |
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* Team Rocket and Silph Co. both fall under this trope in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' fan fic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5514124/1/The_Mewtwo_Project The Mewtwo Project]''. Team Rocket is apparently able to field an ''entire fleet'' of various warships (including an ''aircraft carrier''), helicopter gunships and apparently several hundred troops to take over an island. In turn, Silph Co. ''owns'' the entire island that Team Rocket is trying to take and they defend the island with autonomous autocannon turrets, helicopter gunships, patrol boats, Humvees, snipers and a shitload of heavily armed soldiers. |
* Team Rocket and Silph Co. both fall under this trope in the ''[[Pokémon]]'' fan fic ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5514124/1/The_Mewtwo_Project The Mewtwo Project]''. Team Rocket is apparently able to field an ''entire fleet'' of various warships (including an ''aircraft carrier''), helicopter gunships and apparently several hundred troops to take over an island. In turn, Silph Co. ''owns'' the entire island that Team Rocket is trying to take and they defend the island with autonomous autocannon turrets, helicopter gunships, patrol boats, Humvees, snipers and a shitload of heavily armed soldiers. |
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