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[[The Caligula|His reign tends to be characterised by human rights abuse, political repression, ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, and corruption]]. His political viewpoints ([[Strawman Political|if he even has any]]) veer towards [[Dirty Communists|Communism]], [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Fascism]], or [[Commie Nazis|some combination of the worst aspects of both.]] Of course, none of this will stop him from [[Glorious Leader|proclaiming himself "The People's Liberator"]] or otherwise [[Fake Ultimate Hero|billing himself as a great hero.]] He may have attended a prestigious [[Ivy League]] or [[Oxbridge]] university in his youth, where he [[Majored in Western Hypocrisy]]. He is often the target of American assassination attempts and rebel groups, who may or may not be figments of his own paranoia. A common feature is to have a guerrilla movement training to overthrow them. Once this happens, the general goes into hiding to train his own revolutionaries to overthrow the government, which will be just as corrupt as the old one (as seen in ''[[Tintin]] and the Picaros'').
 
Tends to be [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|based on one or more real-life dictators,]] most commonly [[Benito Mussolini]], [[Francisco Franco]] [[Joseph Stalin]], [[Fidel Castro]], [[Mao Ze DongZedong]], [[Idi Amin]], [[Muammar Gaddafi]] and [[Saddam Hussein]]. This is often used to make an [[Anvilicious]] point about [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?|said real-life dictator's policies]]. [[Godwin's Law|Surprisingly]], [[Adolf Hitler]] is rarely parodied in this manner, perhaps because the man himself is enough of an [[Acceptable Targets|acceptable target]] (although one of his henchmen, Hermann Goering, did famously dress this way).
 
Usually dressed in military garb, with a [[Chest of Medals]] and topped with a [[Commissar Cap]]. Common traits include [[Beard of Evil|facial hair]] [[Badass Mustache|of some sort]], [[Cigar Chomper|cigar smoking,]] [[Democracy Is Bad|a hatred of democracy,]] [[The Magnificent|a long list of self-bestowed titles]], and [[Egopolis|naming cities and monuments after himself.]]
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