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'''''replaced by the benevolent General Krull. All hail Krull and his glorious new regime! Sincerely, Little Girl.'''''|'''[[The Simpsons]]''', ''Cape Feare''}} |
'''''replaced by the benevolent General Krull. All hail Krull and his glorious new regime! Sincerely, Little Girl.'''''|'''[[The Simpsons]]''', ''Cape Feare''}} |
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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Evil Overlord]], as well as [[The Caligula]]. The [[General Ripper|militaristic leader]] of a [[Fictional Country|fictional third world state or nation]] (usually [[Bulungi|African]], [[Banana Republic|South American]], [[Ruritania|Eastern European]] or [[Qurac|Middle Eastern]]). Almost invariably rules a [[People's Republic of Tyranny]]. |
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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 (Comic Book)]] and the Picaros''). |
[[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 (Comic Book)]] and the Picaros''). |
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