History Main / WorldOfSilence

* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', this isn't precisely the goal of [[spoiler:Darth Traya]]. Her ''apparent'' goal ([[UnreliableExpositor which is debated]]) is the [[RageAgainstTheHeavens total destruction of]] the Force as a result of her belief that galactic conflict is [[SentientCosmicForce fueled by it exerting its will on individuals]]. Unfortunately, life pretty much runs on the Force, so the net result would probably be the total destruction of all life in the galaxy, which would lead to this. At ''best'', it would result in all sapient life becoming as [[SenseLossSadness messed up in the head]] as the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Yuuzhan Vong]] from ''Literature/NewJediOrder'' who went through exactly this (on a smaller scale) [[ReligionOfEvil and never recovered]]. [[spoiler:She was aware of the risks and willing to take them as she saw [[PlayerCharacter the Exile]] as proof that life without it is possible, although failed to take into account how ''desirable'' such a life actually is.]]

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'': The Conquest Devil ([[spoiler:a.k.a. Makima]]) [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans plots]] to use Chainsaw Man's [[spoiler:RetGone power]] to erase concepts like [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse war, hunger or even death]]. The President of the United States outright calls this idea of "peace" horrific to the point that he was willing to [[GodzillaThreshold sacrifice a year of the lifespan of every American]] to save humanity from it. [[spoiler:Even Denji finds the resolve to defeat Makima, despite practically worshiping her, after she says she'd [[ItMakesSenseInContext be willing to erase movies she thinks are bad too]].]]

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'': The Control Devil ([[spoiler:a.k.a. Makima]]) [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans plots]] to use Chainsaw Man's [[spoiler:RetGone power]] to erase concepts like war, hunger or even death. The President of the United States outright calls this idea of "peace" horrific to the point that he was willing to [[GodzillaThreshold sacrifice a year of the lifespan of every American]] to save humanity from it. [[spoiler:Even Denji finds the resolve to defeat Makima, despite practically worshiping her, after she says she'd [[ItMakesSenseInContext be willing to erase movies she thinks are bad too]].]]

* Implied to be the case in ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' with [[spoiler:Makima, a.k.a. [[ManipulativeBitch the Domination Devil]]'s UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans plot to use Chainsaw Man's RetGone power to erase concepts like war, hunger or even death. The President of the United States outright calls her idea of "peace" horrific to the point that he was willing to [[GodzillaThreshold sacrifice a year of the lifespan of every American]] to save them from her, and even Denji finds the resolve to defeat her after she says she'd [[ItMakesSenseInContext be willing to erase movies she thinks are bad too]].]]

* In ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite,'' the BadFuture you visit late in the game is both a literal and figurative one of these, enforced by the Boys Of Silence, blind {{Patrolling Mook}}s.

* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', this isn't precisely the goal of [[spoiler:Darth Traya]]. Her ''apparent'' goal ([[UnreliableExpositor which is debated]]) is the [[RageAgainstTheHeavens total destruction of]] the Force as a result of her belief that galactic conflict is [[SentientCosmicForce fueled by it exerting its will on individuals]]. Unfortunately, life pretty much runs on the Force, so the net result would probably be the total destruction of all life in the galaxy, which would lead to this. [[spoiler:She was aware of the risks and willing to take them as she saw [[PlayerCharacter the Exile]] as proof that life without it is possible]].

* This is Seymour's goal in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': kill everyone so that no one has to suffer a loss anymore. Death is ''weird'' in Spira, so, because of its weirdness, [[StrawmanHasAPoint he's not entirely wrong]].

* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', this isn't precisely the goal of [[spoiler:Darth Traya]]. Her ''apparent'' goal ([[UnreliableExpositor which is debated]]) is the [[RageAgainstTheHeavens total destruction of]] TheForce as a result of her belief that galactic conflict is [[SentientCosmicForce fueled by it exerting its will on individuals]]. Unfortunately, life pretty much runs on TheForce, so the net result would probably be the total destruction of all life in the galaxy, which would lead to this. [[spoiler:She was aware of the risks and willing to take them as she saw [[PlayerCharacter the Exile]] as proof that life without it is possible]].

* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'': Vlad von Carstein wanted to forever rid the world of the influence of the Chaos gods. A noble goal, unfortunately, the method he chose (killing everyone and raising them as zombies, who don't have emotions and thus can't be manipulated by Chaos) met with some objection on the part of the living.

** There's no real antagonist in "This Side of Paradise", just spitting pink flowers who inflect people with spores that drain them of all real emotion or desire. Those inflected try to convince everyone else to join them in their endless garden tending, by getting them squirted as well. On the plus side the spores cure even fatal diseases, giving their hosts perfect health.

* The "utopia" created by the Avatars in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''. All the adults were [[StepfordSmiler Stepford Smilers]], and anyone who created conflict was erased from existence.

* In ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', the BigBad Cyrus wants this kind of world... [[AGodAmI with himself as a god]]. We find out in the post-game that his youth was [[FreudianExcuse complete shit]], with the implication that his own denial of emotions was a coping mechanism. Of course, that doesn't make you want to defeat him any less.

* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':

* In ''Franchise/DragonAge'', this is the whole point of [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Qunari]] society and the Qun, the dogma by which they live their life by. In their society, people are known only by their occupation/role in life and cannot deviate from it. Qunari society rejects the idea of free will, and see it as their goal to "enlighten" the world via conquest. A more complex example than most, since some people convert to the Qun voluntarily after exposure to it, and the point is made that Qunari society is maybe NotSoDifferent beneath the surface - whether you bake bread for money or bake bread because it's your assigned duty in the community, you still need to get up in the morning and knead the dough. However, some people also leave the Qun, even though that makes them animals to be hunted down in the eyes of other Qunari, and Qunari society has a number of fairly horrifying practices like turning dissenters into mindless zombies.

* The [[LawfulEvil Star Father]]'s Angylworlds (counterpart to the other Chaos Gods' Daemonworlds) in FanFic/TheShapeOfTheNightmareToCome are definitely this. Every building or natural formation is reformed into uniform structures, and the citizens are forced to march in endless, monotonous lines, and if you take just one step out of line, the Angyls annihilate you. The only voice heard is the omnipresent Star Father.''' ''"OBEY!'' '''

* In ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'', this isn't precisely the goal of [[spoiler:Kreia]]. Her ''apparent'' goal ([[UnreliableExpositor which is debated]]) is the total destruction of TheForce. Unfortunately, life pretty much runs on TheForce, so the net result would probably be the total destruction of all life in the galaxy, which would lead to this. [[spoiler:She's aware, and doesn't care]]. She may have seen [[spoiler:the Exile]] as proof that [[spoiler:it's possible to live without TheForce]].

* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'', the Reason of Shijima aims to create this world (indeed, "shijima" means "silence"). Ironically, the usually-chaotic demons absolutely ''love'' this idea, since it means that every being will be equivalent to a god (almost like a universal Enlightenment).
* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', where the forces of Law attempt to create this world, a world where every human mindlessly sings the praises of God forever.
* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', the Four Archangels gently MindRape the people of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado to convince them of the need to sever ties with Tokyo, which they plan to level into oblivion with a black hole. Their endgame is, essentially, erasing wisdom and knowledge (in a word, ''[[RuleOfSymbolism undoing the Original Sin]]''). This would trap all remaining humans into their God-sanctioned playpen, unable to even understand that there is anything beyond it. Ironically, if Mastema's words are to be trusted (while he is an UnreliableNarrator, he ''has'' [[TookALevelInKindness taken a level in kindness]] since his last appearance), this is very much ''not'' what God actually wants. Even more extreme is the White Faction, [[spoiler:who try to end the entire universe so that no intelligent life can exist to suffer under the wrath of God]].
* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', this is the kind of world [[spoiler:Izanami thinks the humans want. Of course, as she deducted this by observing Namatame and Adachi, one can say her information was a bit biased]].
* [[spoiler:The Fall in]] ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' is described as this. Everybody [[spoiler:save Aigis]] will have their psyches destroyed and all will suffer from Apathy Syndrome upon [[spoiler:Nyx's coming, eventually dying due to being unable to take care of themselves]].

* ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The goal of the Dark Judges is to create "a world fit only for the innocent". A world where there is no crime, no evil thoughts, and no life. They reasoned that since only the living can commit crime, [[InsaneTrollLogic life itself must be the greatest crime]].

* Joe Kelly's ''SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}}'' run. The Messiah froze everyone in the world in blissful mindlessness.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': The early Necrons (before they were reworked to have independent thought in later editions) had a similar motive for destroying all life on a planet (down to the last bacterium): As the Chaos gods are the amalgamated emotions of rage, desire, hope and love/despair of all sentient beings in the universe, kill said beings will destroy Chaos itself (the Necrons being immortal robots serving star-eating {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, they too are immune to Chaos).

** [[UndeadAbomination Atropus]], the [[ThatsNoMoon World]] [[GeniusLoci Born Dead]] has a similar MO, travelling throughout the Prime Material plane and causing zombie apocalypses on whatever poor planet he encounters. It was last spotted Glyth, a planet in the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' solar system that used to be inhabited mostly by [[{{Cthulhumanoid}} illithids]]. Key words being ''used to''.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': The early Necrons (before they were reworked to have independent thought in later editions) had a similar motive for destroying all life on a planet (down to the last bacterium): As the Chaos gods are the amalgamated emotions of rage, desire, hope and love/despair of all sentient beings in the universe, kill said beings will destroy Chaos itself (the Necrons being immortal robots serving star-eating EldritchAbmominations, they too are immune to Chaos).

** In ''Discworld/{{Wintersmith}}'', Tiffany gets a vision of the world--frozen, silent, no death because there's no life--if ruled by the Wintersmith alone. [[spoiler:Later, the Summer Lady shows her counterpart to it, which is no less terrifying]].

** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'', [[spoiler:The Abbey's ultimate goal is to suppress all human will and emotion, creating a world where people do nothing but work in the name of "reason" and shun all excesses and luxury. We get to see this in action, and the results are incredibly creepy, with old people flat-out saying they no longer have the right to live if they can no longer contribute to society, a corrupt businessman insisting he must commit suicide to atone for his sins, a little girl saying her pet dog should be abandoned since it's useless, and another little girl saying her mother deserved to be executed for stealing food.]]