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''"Welcome to '''<small>THE WORLD OF TOMORROW!</small>'''"''
Raygun Gothic is a ubiquitous aesthetic of early- and mid-20th century [[Science Fiction]], roughly from ''[[Metropolis]]'' to ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]].'' Raygun Gothic architecture is modeled after Art Deco, Streamline Moderne, and/or Populuxe (aka Googie). Everything is slick and streamlined, with geometric shapes and clean parallel lines constructed of shiny metal and glass, lit prominently by neon. Sweeping curves, parabolas, and acute angles are used to suggest
And of course, [[Applied Phlebotinum|futuristic fancy-pants technology]] [[Department of Redundancy Department|of the future]] is ubiquitous. [[Ray Gun
This is the bright, optimistic vision of [[The Future]] that, until sometime in the mid-60's, the Western world believed was just around the corner. Our [[I Want My Jetpack|failure to make these dreams a reality]] means that works featuring Raygun Gothic are highly prone to [[Zeerust]]. Retro-Futurism is a [[George Lucas Throwback]] to this vision. Stick "Atomic Power" logos on everything, and you've got '''Atom Punk'''.
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* Weird Science by [[EC Comics]] had a lot of streamlined rocketships and cool futuristic tech, espacially Wally Wood's work.
* Flashbacks to Krypton in the ''[[Superman]]'' comics from the [[Golden Age]] through most of the [[Bronze Age]] maintained this look.
* The ''[[Fantastic Four]]'' stories of [[Silver Age]] often have several
* ''[[Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire]]'', which has a lovely ''[[Zeerust]]'' feel to it, and was published "late in the 20th century".
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* ''[[GURPS]] Alternate Earths'' explored the alternate history of Gernsback, which was 1930's science fiction stories come to life.
* ''[[GURPS]] Tales of the Solar Patrol'' is a more fleshed out version of the concept, set in a universe consciously modeled after Flash Gordon and 50's era Young Adult science fiction stories.
* One of the styles used by [[Mad Scientist
* Many, ''many'' [[Mage: The Ascension|Sons of Ether]] made use of this aesthetic, their greatest triumph being their alternate dimensional laboratory city - and perfect example of this trope - the Gernsback Continuum. Occasionally an eccentric Technocrat, usually a Void Engineer, would do something similar, particularly if they'd been around for a while.
* ''Spaceship Zero'' featured a retro-Space Opera setting where, for instance, there was no miniaturization, and bigger computers were always better. Partially deconstructed as well, as there were definite indications that underneath all that chrome was a decent amount of grit, causing one reviewer to refer to it as "pulp--with bathrooms."
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* The character designs for [[Disgaea]]'s EDF soldiers, particularly <s>[[Captain Ersatz|Flash]]</s> '''[[Captain Ersatz|Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!]]'''.
* The Zombie missions in ''[[Call Of Duty 5]]'' qualify.
* In ''[[Star Control]] II'', the Syreen had this
* The Soldier of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' has several retro rayguns modeled after Weta's "Dr. Grordbort's" line.
** As have the Engineer and Pyro now, and the medic and scout are next in line.
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* Parodied in ''[[Futurama]]'', where a novelty bar is decorated in this style, and the patrons enjoy it in an ironic sort of way. "Everything's so retro!"
** Of course, a lot of the look of ''Futurama'' as a whole is partly inspired by Raygun Gothic itself, particulary some of the buildings, the technology and the lot of the Planet Express Ship.
** ''[[Futurama]]'' itself is an inversion of this trope, using the
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''.
* The art style of ''[[Kim Possible]]'' was [http://www.animationartconservation.com/index.php?c=art&p=kim_possible designed] to be like this, and of course, they have all the [[Death Ray|Ray guns]], [[I Want My Jetpack|jet packs]], flying cars and the rest of the [[Applied Phlebotinum|fancy-pants technology]].
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== [[Real Life]] ==
* The website [http://www.davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm Days of Future Past] collects a great deal of art predicting this kind of
* Also the [http://www.paleofuture.com/ Paleo-Future] website.
* The Tomorrowland sections of Disney parks were redesigned in 1998 to look like this, Disney having (perhaps wisely) given up on trying to [[Zeerust|keep up with present-day visions of the future]].
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