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The [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]] and [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships|Spaceship]] are among the most commonly used locations in a Raygun Gothic setting. The most commonly used monsters tend to be [[Nuclear Nasty|nuclear mutants]] and [[Alien Tropes|aliens in general]]. |
The [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]] and [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships|Spaceship]] are among the most commonly used locations in a Raygun Gothic setting. The most commonly used monsters tend to be [[Nuclear Nasty|nuclear mutants]] and [[Alien Tropes|aliens in general]]. |
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The only thing that could possibly look more futuristic is [[Crystal Spires and Togas]]. See also [[Zeerust]], [[Weird Science]], and [[Retro Rocket]]. Contrast with [[ |
The only thing that could possibly look more futuristic is [[Crystal Spires and Togas]]. See also [[Zeerust]], [[Weird Science]], and [[Retro Rocket]]. Contrast with [[Dieselpunk]], [[Used Future]], and [[Everything Is an iPod In The Future]]. |
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* ''[[Zathura]]'' takes place in more or less present day, but the magical board game of the same name is most definitely Raygun Gothic. |
* ''[[Zathura]]'' takes place in more or less present day, but the magical board game of the same name is most definitely Raygun Gothic. |
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* ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''. |
* ''[[Forbidden Planet]]''. |
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* ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' is a funny corner case. It's set in an alternate-universe version of the 1930's, so it's often cited as an example of [[ |
* ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' is a funny corner case. It's set in an alternate-universe version of the 1930's, so it's often cited as an example of [[Dieselpunk]], but the aesthetics and optimistic worldview are much closer to Raygun Gothic. |
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* The villains in ''J-Men Forever'' are all about this, especially the Lightning Bug baby! |
* The villains in ''J-Men Forever'' are all about this, especially the Lightning Bug baby! |
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== New Media and Web == |
== New Media and Web == |
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* [http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/ Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual], a Raygun Gothic interactive web project. |
* [http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/ Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual], a Raygun Gothic interactive web project. |
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* The hero of [[Syfy]]'s online [[ |
* The hero of [[Syfy]]'s online [[Dieselpunk]] series ''[[The Mercury Men]]'', Jack [[Danger Deadpan|Yaeger]], is dressed as a typical Raygun Gothic pilot: Bomber jacket, flight cap and goggles, jodpurs and jackboots and carrying a raygun. |
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