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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|
Nowadays, it's largely a [[Discredited Trope]], with very few straight uses.
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But of course, that's just what The Man wants us to think.
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, or This Man Over There]].
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== [[Anime]] ==
* [[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]] had "That Man", the
== [[Comics]] ==
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