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[[Science Is Bad]]? [[New Technology Is Evil]]? [[Ludd Was Right]]? Well, probably not. But don't tell that to these guys. They're utterly convinced that technology is evil...and so is anyone who uses it. They burn down factories, engage in [[Fantastic Racism]] against [[
Characters like this are generally villains in [[Science Fiction]]. In stories with a [[Nature Hero]], they might exist (as the [[Big Bad]] or a second villainous faction) to provide a foil. A story where [[Ludd Was Right]] might have this accidentally if the protagonist is too much of a [[Designated Hero]]. Contrast with the generally peaceful [[Space Amish]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Magnus, Robot Fighter]]'' #42, "Fear Unlimited", Derkaiser, leader of the anti-robot Rob-Routers, is actually Dr. Laszlo Noel, who wants to get rid of the robots so he can rule North Am himself. He tries a [[Not So Different]] speech on Magnus, who only smashes evil robots, and points out that Derkaiser is himself using robots to restrain the hero.
* For the sake of sheer ridiculousness, the [[Marvel Comics]] supervillain [[Meaningful Name|Turner D. Century]] must be mentioned here. With his pinstriped suit and tandem bicycle, he meant to dial back society to its pre-1900s glory. He was killed along with several other villains in a [[Bad Guy Bar]]. Then his clone was killed by [[Deadpool]]. Needless to say, Marvel doesn't take him very seriously
== [[Film]] ==
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== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* The Clockstoppers of ''[[Genius: The Transgression]]'' are
** Not to mention some are able to [[Face Monster Turn|turn normal humans into this trope]] and raise a [[Torches and Pitchforks]] style mob regardless of how much they really like technology or the titular genius'.
* The Jovian Republic from ''[[Eclipse Phase]]'' was founded by these. Granted they might have a point, as this is a setting ten years after the [[After the End|RobotApocalypse left Earth uninhabitable]]. At the same time, their higher-ups are not necessarily as opposed to tech as their party line suggests, it's just a way to keep all the shiny, shiny tech away from the unwashed masses.
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* The Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Privateer'' are on the same level as the pirates and Kilrathi.
* ''[[Deus Ex: Invisible War|Deus Ex Invisible War]]'': The Templars [the Luddite faction] are the ones responsible for murdering ''Chicago''... with [[Grey Goo|something hi-tech]]. Nobody else is even vaguely as terrorist, not even Apostle Corp.
* ''[[Vega Strike]]'' has an [[Expy]] of Retros from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'', "Interstellar Church of True Form's Return" (as in, "Luddite [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Manifest Destiny]] theology"), whom everybody else calls
* The eponymous "Dark Project" in the first ''[[Thief]]'' game is the Trickster's plan to take humanity back to the Stone Age.
* Several cases in ''[[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]]'', in part due to the fact that technology and magick interfere with each other. King Praetor of Cumbria forbids technology in his realm, because {{spoiler|he came to power in a mage-backed coup d'etat, "disappearing" his brother to the Isle of Despair}}. Also the Dark Elves, though in this case Luddism is only part of their package (their objective is to restore Elven dominance over the world). Finally, in [[The Time of Myths|the Age of Legends]], {{spoiler|Arronax destroyed the technological civilization of Vendigroth because their technology was growing too advanced and threatened the dominance of the Elven Council}}.
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