dystopian Detroit
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Dystopian Detroit is a grim, crime-ridden, and corporately dominated future version of Detroit that serves as the bleak urban setting for the RoboCop franchise.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dystopian Detroit | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
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fictional setting ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | RoboCop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
animated series
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comic books ⓘ feature film ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
RoboCop (1987 film)
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RoboCop (2014 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ RoboCop 2 (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ RoboCop 3 (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
authoritarianism
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corporate power ⓘ dehumanization through technology ⓘ privatization of law enforcement ⓘ urban decline ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Omni Consumer Products NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Detroit Police Department
NERFINISHED
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Omni Consumer Products NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology |
ED-209 enforcement droid
NERFINISHED
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RoboCop program ⓘ |
| genre |
cyberpunk setting
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dystopian fiction setting ⓘ |
| governedBy | Omni Consumer Products NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
corporate corruption
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corporately dominated ⓘ crime-ridden ⓘ economically depressed ⓘ highly militarized policing ⓘ privatized public services ⓘ rampant violent crime ⓘ social inequality ⓘ technological surveillance ⓘ urban decay ⓘ |
| inspiredByRealWorldIssues |
Rust Belt deindustrialization
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corporate influence on government ⓘ urban crime in 1980s America ⓘ |
| languageOfDepiction | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of privatized governance
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satire of corporate capitalism ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
bleak urban landscape
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morally corrupt city ⓘ |
| settingFor |
conflict between RoboCop and OCP
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origin of RoboCop character ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near future ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
RoboCop