History Main / ShinyNewAustralia

* In ''VideoGame/DeusEx'', the main villain, Bob Page, is more generous: he offers [[PlayerCharacter JC Denton]] Europe as his own personal fiefdom, if he will just stop his attempt to bring down his plans.

Say the BigBad is about to TakeOverTheWorld, but you have something he needs. What would you ask for in return for your help? And you ''can'' think big; after all, he ''does'' have the entire world to offer, no need to feel constrained to [[YouWillBeSpared beg to be spared]].

Or maybe you ''are'' the BigBad, and some wannabe villain has some vital piece of AppliedPhlebotinum you need to see your evil plan through, but not the means by which to carry it out himself. What could you offer him to get what you want, and even play to his ego so he won't think to stab you in the back and take your hard-earned [[DeityOfHumanOrigin godhood]] for himself?

And even if you already have everything you need to carry out your secretive {{Evil Plan}}s such as CorporateConspiracy and GovernmentConspiracy, nothing says you care quite like promising your most faithful minion a good-sized piece of the planet he's about to help you conquer. Whatever the case might be, there is one thing every would-be world dominator needs to ensure that their plan is [[TemptingFate foolproof]] and no [[EvilerThanThou untoward]] [[HeelFaceTurn betrayals]] go off in the last five minutes of their doomsday clock:

That's right, Australia. Australia isn't a global powerhouse, but is still an enormous piece of real estate, so the BigBad can make it look like an impressive gift while keeping his mitts on the more important countries like the US, the UK, Russia, China, etc. [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery Australia's dreaded military]] will also provide the BigBad more firepower, and an opportunity to own them as {{Mooks}} and possibly turning them into PrivateMilitaryContractors. Also, it has 25% of the uranium in the world, plenty of gold to mine and sell for profit, [[ArsonMurderAndJAywalking and is the largest exporter of beef]] by... quite a large margin. [[Analysis/ShinyNewAustralia There are also a lot of reasons it's the perfect base of operations for a junior supervillain]], though this may itself be a good reason the BigBad should rethink giving it to [[TheStarscream said ambitious subordinate]]. Even then, these villains would [[VillainWithGoodPublicity masquerade their intentions]] in order to lure unwitting citizens and visitors into their PropagandaMachine and PeaceAndLoveIncorporated.

-->'''Duckula:''' Bondi Beach...Woolamaloo...Kangaroo stew...yes! Done!

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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', the Britannian Knights of the Round Table are each given control an entire nation in exchange for their service in world domination. Suzaku wants Japan, so he intends to become the Knight of One to claim Japan as his. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that the Emperor's ultimate plan is to brainwash all of humanity into becoming a hive mind, making the Knights' fiefdoms moot.]]
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* In ''Film/SupermanII'', ComicBook/LexLuthor wanted Australia in return for taking General Zod to the Daily Planet (to lure Superman out of hiding). Arguably the {{Trope Maker|s}}, as a couple places have listed the film as being the inspiration for the use of this trope.

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'', Diego Brando gets the entire island of Manhattan in exchange for [[spoiler: handing over his corpse part to [[PresidentEvil Valentine]].]]

* Subverted in ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', where ComicBook/LexLuthor vetoes his henchman's proposed "Otisburg" on the new west coast.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. Servalan tries to convince Vila to surrender the Liberator by offering him a planetary governorship. "Earth, if you like." Vila looks like he's actually contemplating it, before Dayna reminds him of Servalan's ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. Though this trope only applies because Servalan rules an empire spanning hundreds of planets, even if EarthIsTheCentreOfTheUniverse.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''

* In the GrandFinale to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', [[EvilOverlord Fire Lord Ozai]] gives [[spoiler:''the entire Fire Nation'' to his daughter Azula before declaring himself the new "Phoenix King" of ''the entire world''. This still counts because, with Ozai as a world-spanning overlord, Fire Lord Azula would remain subordinate to him.]]
* In season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', the Riddler demands Doctor Psycho to let him rule Scandinavia because he is aesthetically pleased by it.

* In ''Film/ThePatriot'', Tavington asks General Cornwallis for the state of Ohio in return for winning battles in South Carolina.

* In [[Fanfic.SparkgateAgathaAndTheGraspOfTheSerpentGod Sparkgate Agatha and the Grasp of the Serpent God]], Rhadamanthys promises Agatha a planet of her own to rule if she builds weapons for him, and Daniel the opportunity to be governor of the planet the Abydonians are resettled on.

* In {{Fanfic/SparkgateAgathaAndTheGraspOfTheSerpentGod}}, Rhadamanthys promises Agatha a planet of her own to rule if she builds weapons for him, and Daniel the opportunity to be governor of the planet the Abydonians are resettled on.

* ''VideoGame/EvilGenius2'': Red Ivan got awarded his own country "Ivania" for his service as a henchman in the first ''VideoGame/EvilGenius''. The Forces of Justice overthrowing him motivates him to do become an Evil Genius himself.

* ''VideoGame/EvilGenius2'': Red Ivan got awarded his own country "Ivania" for his service a henchman in the first ''VideoGame/EvilGenius''. The Forces of Justice overthrowing him motivates him to do become an Evil Genius himself.

* In Code Geass, the Britannian Knights of the Round Table are each given control an entire nation in exchange for their service in world domination. Suzaku wants Japan, so he intends to become the Knight of One to claim Japan as his. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that the Emperor's ultimate plan is to brainwash all of humanity into becoming a hive mind, making the Knights' fiefdoms moot.]]

* Subverted in the first ''Film/{{Superman}}'' movie, where ComicBook/LexLuthor vetoes his henchman's proposed "Otisburg" on the new west coast.

* In the director's cut of Film/SupermanII, Luthor ups the ante by telling Zod the Fortress of Solitude's location in exchange for Cuba.

That's right, Australia. Australia isn't a global powerhouse, but is still an enormous piece of real estate, so the BigBad can make it look like an impressive gift while keeping his mitts on the more important countries like the US, the UK, Russia, China, etc. [[UsefulNotes/AussiesWithArtillery Australia's dreaded military]] will also provide the BigBad more firepower, and an opportunity to own them as {{Mooks}} and possibly turning them into PrivateMilitaryContractors. Also, it has 25% of the uranium in the world and [[ArsonMurderAndJAywalking is the largest exporter of beef]] by... quite a large margin. [[Analysis/ShinyNewAustralia There are also a lot of reasons it's the perfect base of operations for a junior supervillain]], though this may itself be a good reason the BigBad should rethink giving it to [[TheStarscream said ambitious subordinate]]. Even then, these villains would [[VillainWithGoodPublicity masquerade their intentions]] in order to lure unwitting citizens and visitors into their PropagandaMachine and PeaceAndLoveIncorporated.