Ultimate Authority Mayor: Difference between revisions

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== Anime ==

* Mayor Corset of ''[[Panty ~~and~~ Stocking ~~With~~ Garterbelt ~~(Anime)~~|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is the [[Big Bad]] of the series, an S&M-obsessed demon whose plans involve {{spoiler|using Brief's penis to unlock the gates of hell and unleash an [[Eldritch Abomination]].}}

* Mayor Corset of ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' is the [[Big Bad]] of the series, an S&M-obsessed demon whose plans involve {{spoiler|using Brief's penis to unlock the gates of hell and unleash an [[Eldritch Abomination]].}}

== Film ==

* The mayor in ''[[Cloudy ~~With~~ a Chance of Meatballs]]'' even lampshades this. At one point he mentions spending the entire town budget on a project "without consulting anyone", and later funds ''another'' project by taking out a "very high interest loan".

* The mayor in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' even lampshades this. At one point he mentions spending the entire town budget on a project "without consulting anyone", and later funds ''another'' project by taking out a "very high interest loan".

* The mayor of Halloweentown in ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' is of this type, though there ''aren't'' actually any higher authorities to overrule him (and Jack basically does everything that needs to be done anyway).

* The Mayor of New York in ''[[Ghostbusters]]''.

* ''[[~~Boss Nigger (Film)|~~Boss Nigger]]'': Boss makes it illegal for any "whitey" to use the "N-word".

* ''[[Boss Nigger]]'': Boss makes it illegal for any "whitey" to use the "N-word".

== Literature ==

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* The Mayors of Terminus in the [[Foundation]] were never meant to be like this, but by the time of the Indburs it's become a hereditary job, with all the negatives that this implies (to the point that, if {{spoiler|the Mule}} had not appeared, there would have been a rebellion).

== Live-Action TV ==

* Sinclair, Sheridan, and Lochley in ''[[~~Babylon Five|~~Babylon 5]]''. In this case, because they are the commanding officers of the space station, which is an Earth military base despite also functioning as a commerce hub and meeting place for the various major powers.

* Sinclair, Sheridan, and Lochley in ''[[Babylon 5]]''. In this case, because they are the commanding officers of the space station, which is an Earth military base despite also functioning as a commerce hub and meeting place for the various major powers.

* Sherrif Lucas Buck from ''[[American Gothic]]''. Pretty much the raison d'etre of the show.

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* [[Fallout 3]] has Lucas Simms, the [[Cowboy Cop]] who is both mayor and sheriff of the town of Megaton. The "ultimate authority" part is pretty much [[Justified]] by the game's [[After the End]] setting. Mayor MacCready tries to be this, but he's really just a bully in what he admits is general anarchy.

** In theory the higher authority would be John Henry Eden, President of the United States and leader of the Enclave. Aside from the dubious legitimacy of his election (among other dubious things), the Enclave is BAD business for anyone except the Enclave, and no one with any sense would try to take their issues to their doorstep.

** ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'' has Mister House, who keeps an iron grip on his control of New Vegas. He tends to be pretty laid back about things as long as his authority isn't directly challenged, though.

** ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' has Mister House, who keeps an iron grip on his control of New Vegas. He tends to be pretty laid back about things as long as his authority isn't directly challenged, though.

* As of ''[[Batman Arkham City]]'', Quincy Sharp, now Mayor of Gotham City, was somehow allowed to buy up and entire chunk of the city, throw in every criminal and mental patient in Gotham, including the [[Super Villains]] and have the entire area fenced off, surrounded by armed guards.

* As of ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', Quincy Sharp, now Mayor of Gotham City, was somehow allowed to buy up and entire chunk of the city, throw in every criminal and mental patient in Gotham, including the [[Super Villains]] and have the entire area fenced off, surrounded by armed guards.

== Webcomic ==

* In ''[[~~Freefall (Webcomic)|~~Freefall]]'', the (so far [[The Nameless|nameless]]) mayor is the only government authority figure that has been seen and hasn't been shown to have to answer to a city council or higher authority for her actions, although there was once mention of a governor of the planet Jean on which the comic is set.

* In ''[[Freefall]]'', the (so far [[The Nameless|nameless]]) mayor is the only government authority figure that has been seen and hasn't been shown to have to answer to a city council or higher authority for her actions, although there was once mention of a governor of the planet Jean on which the comic is set.

== Web Original ==

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* The Mayor in ''[[Word Girl]]'' appears to be one of these. In one episode, the villain "Mr. Big" ''does'' manage to get him out of office using less-than-legal-means, but the original Mayor [[Status Quo Is God|was restored by the end of the episode]].

* Two Legs Joe from ''[[Spliced]]''.

* Mayor Jones is the be-all end-all authority in the town of Crystal Cove in ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]''; he even personally orders the sheriff around, rather than the sheriff listening to, y'know, the people who elected him. [[Playing ~~With~~ a Trope|Played with]] in that not ''everyone'' listens to him and an early episode sees him seeking re-election and using the diamond the protagonists found as a result of their mystery solving as a publicity stunt for that cause.

* Mayor Jones is the be-all end-all authority in the town of Crystal Cove in ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]''; he even personally orders the sheriff around, rather than the sheriff listening to, y'know, the people who elected him. [[Playing with a Trope|Played with]] in that not ''everyone'' listens to him and an early episode sees him seeking re-election and using the diamond the protagonists found as a result of their mystery solving as a publicity stunt for that cause.

* [[Santa Claus Is Comin to Town|Burgermeister Meisterburger]] lives and breaths this trope. Not only does he have the power to ban toys "throughout the land, from sea to sea", he can and does initiate a worldwide manhunt for ''Santa Claus''... to no avail in the end, but still.

* [[Santa Claus is Comin' to Town|Burgermeister Meisterburger]] lives and breaths this trope. Not only does he have the power to ban toys "throughout the land, from sea to sea", he can and does initiate a worldwide manhunt for ''Santa Claus''... to no avail in the end, but still.