Ultimate Authority Mayor: Difference between revisions

Fiction often focuses on a local setting; the action may rarely, if ever, move beyond the borders of the town where the main characters live. In these cases, the highest authority appearing in the work -- oftenwork—often the local mayor -- ismayor—is treated as if they have absolute authority over their domain. They never have to worry overstepping their authority, or having their decisions overruled by the county, state, or -- God forbid --or—God federalforbid—federal government. If such lofty figures show up at all, it will probably be in the form of an [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] who buzzes around for a while before being dealt with, allowing things to [[Status Quo Is God|return to normal]].

* The Mayor of ''[[Ink City]]'' presents himself as one of these, though he prefers interacting with the residents on ''his terms'' -- rather—rather than letting them bring their questions and grievances directly to him, he tends to show himself primarily to rebuke and remind them of their place. It helps that he can {{spoiler|control the ink monsters}}.

* ''[[Sonichu]]'' has the [[Author Avatar]]. The mayor rules a total [[Egopolis]] where everything from the radio station to the currency to the most popular ''soda'' to the city itself is named after him, and the laws (based purely on his own values and [[Squick|Squicks]]s) are enforced via ''psychic monitoring.'' His authority is primarily exercised by slaughtering the avatars of those who've pissed off the author in real life in the [[Nightmare Fuel|most horrific ways]]. As he is above the law, no one ever blinks an eye. Oh, and we the audience are intended to root for him.