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{{quote|''I think you'll find that I'm in charge ''everywhere.|'''The Man''', ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]''}}
You've heard of him. He controls everything. Emperors, ancient conspiracies, gods, [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|student councils]]
Sometimes he means to keep people down [[For the Evulz]], and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|put squirrels in every birdfeeder]]. In short, he is the definitive [[Magnificent Bastard]]. He is '''The Man'''.
The Man is much less specific than [[The Syndicate]] or the [[Ancient Conspiracy]]. It's a [[Anthropomorphic Personification|personification of establishment itself]], even if no one person or organization makes up that establishment. Expect [[Chaotic Good]] characters to stand up and stick it to him.
Nowadays, it's largely a [[Discredited Trope]], with very few straight uses.
But of course, that's just what
Despite the names, [[The Man Behind the Man]] rarely involves this trope. [[The Man Is Sticking It to the Man]] is a [[Sister Trope]] in concept. Expect The Man to have [[The Men in Black]] on staff
Not to be confused with [[Chico and The Man|The Man that Chico worked with]], [[Excel Saga|That Man, That Man Over There, That Man Over Here, This Man, This Man Over Here,
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== [[Anime]] ==
* [[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]] had "That Man", the
== [[Comics]] ==
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* Used as a [[Dead Baby Comedy]] joke in ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]''.
* The unseen [[Big Bad]] in ''[[Undercover Brother]]''.
* Jack Black's character in [[School of Rock]] rambles about
** This leads to one of the kids telling the principal that "[she's] the Man." [[
* Captain Industry, the [[Big Bad]] of [[Defendor]]. Subverted, though, as in reality {{spoiler|he doesn't actually exist, the protagonist confused a comment about his mother being "killed by the captains of industry" for his mother being "killed by Captain Industry."}}
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Taxi]]'', Louie refers to this concept as "the system", and hates always being "beaten by the system". Oddly, both Alex ''and'' Jim quickly understand what he means and can relate to it.
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Television]] ==
* [[In Living Color|Homey the Clown]] [[Batman Gambit|pretended to sell out]] just to get close to the Man and whack him on the head.
* ''[[Mad TV]]'' once featured a PSA from
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* [[Magnificent Bastard|The Illusive Man]] in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', played by [[Martin Sheen]]. He communicates with Shepard to provide him/her with info via hologram and is always shown in dim light while smoking a cigarette and/or drinking.
* The Half-Life [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Man "G-Man"] is always lurking around in the backscenes, armed with a briefcase that could contain anything, dressed in a perfectly anonymous suit. He may take a train to the opposite of your direction, he will still be at your destination before you.
* In ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'', Henry Leland ''thinks'' he's
* Mr. House of ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', the mysterious ruler of New Vegas.
* In ''[[Deus Ex]]'', Bob Page serves as The Man in charge of the MJ12 conspiracy.
* "[http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?490692-Strange-Screenshots&p=12887881&viewfull=1#post12887881 The Manh]" is a possible name for a general of Zhuang culture in [[Victoria:
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Here's an article about him on [
* He was declared Man of the Year by [[The Onion]] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20100315172743/http://www.theonion.com/content/node/29703 1997].
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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