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2099’s best strength, however, was its continuity. Editor Joey Cavalieri worked overtime to make sure every issue of the series fit, while also giving the creative staff considerable leeway in what they created. As a result, the series was akin to Marvel’s [[Silver Age]] work; several comics that didn’t cross over every month, but at the same time were clearly in the same universe, with events occurred concurrently. In fact, the lines only actually crossed over once, for the “Fall of the Hammer” story arc, and even that was tightly managed.
Facing declining sales, the comics culminated in the "One Nation Under Doom" event, where [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Doom took over the United States.]] It was inconceivably awesome, mostly because they let [[Warren Ellis]] write it.
Unfortunately, that was pretty much the end of it. Marvel, desperate to cut costs, fired Cavalieri. [[Writer Revolt|Nearly every writer quit in protest.]] The line limped along for a while, before every surviving series was canceled at once. In their place was "2099: World of Tomorrow," which ran for eight issues before also being cancelled. Finally, Marvel closed the universe off with "2099: Manifest Destiny."
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* [[Came Back Wrong]] - An attempt to revive the previous [[Black Panther]] is ruined thanks to the current Black Panther's intervention. He instead becomes a raging cyborg, dealing massive destruction to Wakanda before Doom can take him down.
* [[Chainsaw Good]] – Ghost Rider has a retractable chainsaw on his arm.
* [[Chosen One]] – Spider-Man is called the “Herald of Thor,” and is prophesied to save the world. {{spoiler|Turns out he really was the Chosen One, and was the third person to wield Thor’s Hammer (with [[Captain America (comics)]] being second.)}}
* [[Church Militant]] - The Sisters of the Howling Commandments.
** And they are inconceivably awesome.
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** The aforementioned death happened in 2099 AD Apocalypse (see also [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]] below) which had Continuity Snarls of its own. The Punisher 2099 is suddenly back on Earth, while his own last issue (which came out the month before) had in in deep space. Hulk 2099 in turn had his appearance radically altered in his last issue, and is back to old appearance without explanation. [[Fan Wank]] has pointed out that both of these characters had previously established doppelgangers, which might explain this.
* [[Dark Age]] – It just drips with every 1990s cliché to have ever existed.
** It also subverts the trope at least as many times as it plays it straight. The 2099 comics were laced with quite a bit of satirical humor, laugh-out-loud moments, and optimism. The line was largely about people finding heroes to believe in again.
* [[Deader Than Dead]] - One storyline of ''Punisher 2099'' had him killing one perp's ''very soul'' so he wouldn't turn into a god upon normal death.
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]] – {{spoiler|Ravage and the entirety of Hellrock}} are encased in liquid Adamantium, pulled up with a tractor beam, and hurled into space.
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* [[Meaningful Name]] - Real name of The Punisher 2099 is Jake ''Gallows'', while the main antagonists of Ghost Rider 2099 are members of the board of a megacorporation named D/Monix (try saying that out loud).
* [[Nuns With Guns]] - The Sisters of the Howling Commandments in both X-Men 2099 and X-Nation 2099.
* [[President Evil]]: Believe it or not, {{spoiler|A fake, robotic}} [[Captain America (comics)]] of all people.
* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] - Averted. Appearances aside, the disaster that ended the line had been planned well in advance, and was going to be the linchpin for the transition to the Marvel 2101 line. The bodycount would probably not have been near as high, though, if things as gone as planned.
* [[Red Right Hand]] – Pretty much every villain. Fearmaster is a literal example; his right hand is a red, three-fingered stump that can transform any body part it touches into anything. {{spoiler|[[Hoist by His Own Petard|Unfortunately, said right hand works on him, too…]] }}
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