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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* The Uchiha Massacre in ''[[ |
* The Uchiha Massacre in ''[[Naruto]]'', which is the driving force behind the second main character of the story. We later find out that {{spoiler|the one who committed the purge was acting on orders from the village council and well-intentioned extremist Danzo to do so, and that the Uchiha clan had been planning a coup.}} |
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* After his [[Memory Gambit]] is over, Light does this in ''[[ |
* After his [[Memory Gambit]] is over, Light does this in ''[[Death Note]]'', killing off a lot of people. |
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* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has one with the Vampire Nazis taking over. |
* ''[[Hellsing]]'' has one with the Vampire Nazis taking over. |
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** It doesn't help that Enrico (who was just named an archbishop) was doing his own purge on Protestants ''at the same time''. |
** It doesn't help that Enrico (who was just named an archbishop) was doing his own purge on Protestants ''at the same time''. |
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== [[Comic Books]] == |
== [[Comic Books]] == |
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* "The Days of Future Past" storyline in ''[[ |
* "The Days of Future Past" storyline in ''[[X-Men]]'' had various team members having been hunted down and killed. |
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* Palpatine's Order 66 from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'', which shows Jedi all over the galaxy being ruthlessly murdered by the clone troopers. Though we don't see much of it, there's also Anakin's leading the 501st legion into the Jedi Temple. |
* Palpatine's Order 66 from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Revenge of the Sith]]'', which shows Jedi all over the galaxy being ruthlessly murdered by the clone troopers. Though we don't see much of it, there's also Anakin's leading the 501st legion into the Jedi Temple. |
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** There's also the massacre of the Separatist leaders by Anakin, while Palpatine has a speech that reforms [[The Republic]] into [[The Empire]]. |
** There's also the massacre of the Separatist leaders by Anakin, while Palpatine has a speech that reforms [[The Republic]] into [[The Empire]]. |
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* ''[[The Godfather]]'' has the famous baptism scene, where Michael takes power by wiping out the other Dons (and Moe Green) during a baptism. This and the above [[Star Wars]] examples are [[Trope Codifier|particularly well-known]]. |
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** This was later parodied in a similar scene in the spoof movie ''Mafia!'' that featured death by fart (no, really). |
** This was later parodied in a similar scene in the spoof movie ''Mafia!'' that featured death by fart (no, really). |
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* [[Goodfellas]] has Jimmy authorizing the murders of everyone involved in a botched heist. |
* [[Goodfellas]] has Jimmy authorizing the murders of everyone involved in a botched heist. |
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* ''[[Infernal Affairs]] II'' has the killing of the four Ngai family capos half-way through. |
* ''[[Infernal Affairs]] II'' has the killing of the four Ngai family capos half-way through. |
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* In ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'', the villain, a South African drug smuggler and diplomat orders the deaths of the LAPD detectives investigating his illegal operations. Most of them are brutally killed in their homes with Riggs and Murtaugh the only survivors. |
* In ''[[Lethal Weapon 2]]'', the villain, a South African drug smuggler and diplomat orders the deaths of the LAPD detectives investigating his illegal operations. Most of them are brutally killed in their homes with Riggs and Murtaugh the only survivors. |
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* ''[[Judge Dredd ( |
* ''[[Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]''. Rico and Ilsa manage to massacre more than a hundred street Judges due to {{spoiler|Griffin}}'s knowledge of Judge procedures, security measures and scrambled radio frequencies. |
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* ''[[G.I. Joe Retaliation]]'' has [[President Evil|Zartan-disguised-as-President]] ordering the destruction of the Joe base. |
* ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' has [[President Evil|Zartan-disguised-as-President]] ordering the destruction of the Joe base. |
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* This is what happened to {{spoiler|the ISO's}} prior the events of ''[[Tron |
* This is what happened to {{spoiler|the ISO's}} prior the events of ''[[Tron: Legacy]]''. Bonus points for actually being called [[The Purge]] in story. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: There are several examples in ''[[ |
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: There are several examples in ''[[The Bible]]'': The Flood is a form of Purge, Pharaoh attempted to have the Israelite newborns killed, one of the Ten Plagues of Egypt is The Purge of all the firstborn sons in the country, Solomon began his reign by having a number of people previously spared by David executed/assassinated, Jezebel and Ahab slaughtered dozens of prophets...and this is just a sampling. |
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* In the also [[The Bible|biblical]] story of Esther, Haman plots to have all the Jews executed. Esther manages to save them in the end. |
* In the also [[The Bible|biblical]] story of Esther, Haman plots to have all the Jews executed. Esther manages to save them in the end. |
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* In ''The Diamond Chariot'', when [[Erast Fandorin]] comes too close to uncovering the villain's identity, the villain sends four ninjas to assassinate him and his investigative team simultaneously. [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|He is the only one to survive]] {{spoiler|because the ninja princess has fallen in love with him and demands him to be spared}}. |
* In ''The Diamond Chariot'', when [[Erast Fandorin]] comes too close to uncovering the villain's identity, the villain sends four ninjas to assassinate him and his investigative team simultaneously. [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|He is the only one to survive]] {{spoiler|because the ninja princess has fallen in love with him and demands him to be spared}}. |
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* ''[[Animal Farm]]'' had one based on Stalin's Great Purge. |
* ''[[Animal Farm]]'' had one based on Stalin's Great Purge. |
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* Death Eaters takes over Ministry in [[Harry Potter]]. |
* Death Eaters takes over Ministry in [[Harry Potter]]. |
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* [[Kangaroo Court|Kangaroo courts]] a-plenty, mass round-ups in the night followed by executions on the same scale, and probably several assassinations just for variety kicked off the takeover of the People's Republic of Haven, in the ''[[ |
* [[Kangaroo Court|Kangaroo courts]] a-plenty, mass round-ups in the night followed by executions on the same scale, and probably several assassinations just for variety kicked off the takeover of the People's Republic of Haven, in the ''[[Honor Harrington|Honorverse]]''. |
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* Torak pulled this in the [[Belgariad]] prequels. He'd been living in isolation for centuries, so when he was ready to lead an Angarak army against the West his first step was "remind everyone who's in charge here". |
* Torak pulled this in the [[Belgariad]] prequels. He'd been living in isolation for centuries, so when he was ready to lead an Angarak army against the West his first step was "remind everyone who's in charge here". |
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* In the Star Trek novel series [[Terok Nor]], Cardassian Central Command destroys the Oralian Way religion (although pockets manage to survive) in a purge of believers in the enclaves on Bajor. The Oralians had already fled persecution on Cardassia, but of course Central Command had its eyes on Bajor, too. |
* In the Star Trek novel series [[Terok Nor]], Cardassian Central Command destroys the Oralian Way religion (although pockets manage to survive) in a purge of believers in the enclaves on Bajor. The Oralians had already fled persecution on Cardassia, but of course Central Command had its eyes on Bajor, too. |
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* The season one finale of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' has a quick elimination of {{spoiler|the D'alessio brothers}}. |
* The season one finale of ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' has a quick elimination of {{spoiler|the D'alessio brothers}}. |
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* The first episode of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' season two ends with the City Watch killing most of {{spoiler|the late King Robert's bastard children}}. |
* The first episode of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' season two ends with the City Watch killing most of {{spoiler|the late King Robert's bastard children}}. |
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* On ''[[I Claudius]]'' Upon learning of his plot to seize power, the Emperor Tiberius has Sejanus' family and supporters murdered. |
* On ''[[I, Claudius]]'' Upon learning of his plot to seize power, the Emperor Tiberius has Sejanus' family and supporters murdered. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* ''[[Exalted]]'' has the Usurpation, wherein the Dragon-Blooded and the Sidereals conspired the overthrow the Solars (who'd gone a bit nuts by this point) and their Lunar mates. The Solars were wiped out pretty much down to the man, and their Exaltations gathered up and stuck in a mystical cage. The Lunars who weren't killed fled to the Wyld. The Dragon-Blooded set themselves up as rulers, and named the Solars and Lunars "Anathema" in their state religion. And the Sidereals wiped themselves from living memory, ruling from Heaven behind the scenes. |
* ''[[Exalted]]'' has the Usurpation, wherein the Dragon-Blooded and the Sidereals conspired the overthrow the Solars (who'd gone a bit nuts by this point) and their Lunar mates. The Solars were wiped out pretty much down to the man, and their Exaltations gathered up and stuck in a mystical cage. The Lunars who weren't killed fled to the Wyld. The Dragon-Blooded set themselves up as rulers, and named the Solars and Lunars "Anathema" in their state religion. And the Sidereals wiped themselves from living memory, ruling from Heaven behind the scenes. |
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* ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' had the Tremere pull this twice during the metaplot. During the Middle Ages, after Tremere diablerized Saulot to gain power on par with the other Antediluvians, he spread rumors that the Salubri were infernalists, and the other clans ended up purging them violently. In more recent history, the elders of the clan used a blood ritual to wipe out the Tremere Antitribu (every Tremere who'd broken from the Pyramid to join with the Sabbat). |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* In the second mission from the undead campaign in ''[[ |
* In the second mission from the undead campaign in ''[[Warcraft]] III: The Reign of Chaos'', Arthas kills most of the Paladins, in order to obtain a magic item. The same fate is suffered by most of Dalaran's Archmagi when he have to retrieve another object. In The Frozen Throne, the remains of the Paladin Order reform, but Arthas shatters them again. |
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** Arthas is practically the embodiment of this trope; he purges the city of Stratholme to stop the citizens becoming undead, he purged ''the entire kingdom'' of Lordaeron after he became undead. "Purge" is probably one of his top ten words. |
** Arthas is practically the embodiment of this trope; he purges the city of Stratholme to stop the citizens becoming undead, he purged ''the entire kingdom'' of Lordaeron after he became undead. "Purge" is probably one of his top ten words. |
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* In ''[[Modern Warfare|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'', {{spoiler|General Shepherd betrays Task Force 141 and personally executes Roach and Ghost. His men then start killing off the remaining members of the force. Price, Soap, and Nikolai are the only known survivors at the end of the game}}. |
* In ''[[Modern Warfare|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'', {{spoiler|General Shepherd betrays Task Force 141 and personally executes Roach and Ghost. His men then start killing off the remaining members of the force. Price, Soap, and Nikolai are the only known survivors at the end of the game}}. |
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* In [[Final Fantasy XIII]] we have a purge called... The Purge. After discovering a Fal'Cie from Pulse in some ruins, the Sanctum government decides to send everyone that was "near" that Fal'Cie to Pulse because of the irrational fear of everything coming from that planet. Several facilities were constructed for the purged population to live happily there, and a military division known as PSICOM took over and oversaw the removal of the population. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the Sanctum government neither expected nor intended for any of the Purged population to survive - when the population being shipped out began to violently resist, PSICOM used that as an excuse to simply massacre everyone. |
* In [[Final Fantasy XIII]] we have a purge called... The Purge. After discovering a Fal'Cie from Pulse in some ruins, the Sanctum government decides to send everyone that was "near" that Fal'Cie to Pulse because of the irrational fear of everything coming from that planet. Several facilities were constructed for the purged population to live happily there, and a military division known as PSICOM took over and oversaw the removal of the population. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the Sanctum government neither expected nor intended for any of the Purged population to survive - when the population being shipped out began to violently resist, PSICOM used that as an excuse to simply massacre everyone. |
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* In ''[[Halo 2]]'' the Prophets order the Brutes to do this to the Elites after the changing of the guard and subsequent schism within the Covenant. |
* In ''[[Halo 2]]'' the Prophets order the Brutes to do this to the Elites after the changing of the guard and subsequent schism within the Covenant. |
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* A wood elf [[NPC]] in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'' helps you to infiltrate the [[A Nazi |
* A wood elf [[NPC]] in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'' helps you to infiltrate the [[A Nazi by Any Other Name|Thalmor]] embassy for the Blades during the main quest. Delphine notes he's doing this at least in part for revenge: his family was killed in "one of the Thalmor's purges you never hear about." When they took power the Thalmor also conducted a purge that killed every Blades agent in Valenwood and the Summerset Isles. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', the destruction of the Air Nomads by Fire Lord Sozin qualifies, making Aang [[Exactly What It Says |
* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', the destruction of the Air Nomads by Fire Lord Sozin qualifies, making Aang [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Last Airbender]]. |
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** Not to mention Fire Lord Ozai's plan during the finale, which was to {{spoiler|''[[Kill'Em All|burn the entire Earth Kingdom to the ground.]]''}} It was his daughter's idea, but the man ran with it and never looked back. However, no one really died (unless there were hermits in the Wulong Forest), as Aang, Toph, Suki, and Sokka put a stop to that. |
** Not to mention Fire Lord Ozai's plan during the finale, which was to {{spoiler|''[[Kill'Em All|burn the entire Earth Kingdom to the ground.]]''}} It was his daughter's idea, but the man ran with it and never looked back. However, no one really died (unless there were hermits in the Wulong Forest), as Aang, Toph, Suki, and Sokka put a stop to that. |
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== [[Real Life]] == |
== [[Real Life]] == |
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* One of the earliest recorded purges in history (outside [[The Bible]], of course) occurred after the end of the [[Ancient Greece|Peloponnesian War]]: the victorious Spartans, having installed an oligarchy of "Thirty Tyrants," leave Athens to its own devices. The Thirty proceed to first order the executions of all the democratic leaders; then all the ''potential'' democratic leaders; and finally all the ''suspected'' potential democratic leaders. Eventually, it got too much; the Athenians revolted, restored democracy, and gave a general amnesty. They then proceed to try and execute Socrates. |
* One of the earliest recorded purges in history (outside [[The Bible]], of course) occurred after the end of the [[Ancient Greece|Peloponnesian War]]: the victorious Spartans, having installed an oligarchy of "Thirty Tyrants," leave Athens to its own devices. The Thirty proceed to first order the executions of all the democratic leaders; then all the ''potential'' democratic leaders; and finally all the ''suspected'' potential democratic leaders. Eventually, it got too much; the Athenians revolted, restored democracy, and gave a general amnesty. They then proceed to try and execute Socrates. |
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* Pride's Purge during the English Civil War was, fittingly for an English event, [[Exactly What It Says |
* Pride's Purge during the English Civil War was, fittingly for an English event, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: In 1648, Colonel Thomas Pride forcibly removed all of the Members of Parliament he didn't like, opening the way for Oliver Cromwell to more or less become dictator. Atypically for a purge, but [[Stiff Upper Lip|very typically for England]], the "purged" MPs weren't actually killed, and then returned to Parliament after the Restoration of 1660. |
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* The Night of the Long Knives was a [[Real Life]] purge of the SA leaders by the Nazis. This event was even named after an old Roman purge where Emperor Tiberius ordered the execution of Sejanus's family and supporters. |
* The Night of the Long Knives was a [[Real Life]] purge of the SA leaders by the Nazis. This event was even named after an old Roman purge where Emperor Tiberius ordered the execution of Sejanus's family and supporters. |
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* The Great Purges in Stalinist [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|U.S.S.R.]] |
* The Great Purges in Stalinist [[Soviet Russia Ukraine and So On|U.S.S.R.]] |