Line #34 Literature/TheLeonardRegime


1	''The Leonard Regime'' is a {{Dystopian}} novel by Alex Henderson published in 2013. It takes place in the near future where [[PresidentEvil President Leonard]] has taken over the United States. While [[TheBadGuyWins most submit under his rule]], [[LaResistance there are those]] that are still willing to fight. [[TheProtagonist Daniel Ruffino]] has spent most of his life in this world, and is now one of the people fighting to restore it. With a combination of [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking strategy, violence, and burritos]], they might just prevail.
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4	!!Provides Examples Of:
5	* AfterActionHealingDrama: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when Brandon is shot at. It turns out [[spoiler:he was only scratched on the arm and passed out from pure fright.]]
6	* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Money has become a currency for use solely within the black market, making it even more valuble than before.
7	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Ben is the most subtle of the group, but also the most dangerous.
8	* BigBad: President Leonard
9	* BigBadassBattleSequence: Everything leads to a huge battle on the coast of [[spoiler: Seattle.]]
10	* BigBrotherIsWatching: People across the country are tracked constantly.
11	* BlackAndGrayMorality: The heroes regularly kill soldiers and agents of the other side, even when unprovoked.
12	* BlackMarketProduce: Referenced several times throughout the book. The heroes have a regular supply of weapons and food, most of which would be a lot harder to come by.
13	* BriefAccentImitation: Daniel imitated Sam's British accent to discuss fish and chips.
14	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Brandon has his weirder moments (sometimes to the point of everyone wondering why they let him stay), but he is still a very efficient soldier when the need arises.
15	* CallingYourBathroomBreaks: Brandon does this [[RunningGag regularly]] during any form of car ride, nearly to the point of [[OverlyLongGag absurdity]].
16	* CardboardPrison: The prisons national (known as DERSO Correctional Facilities) are run by idiots and have insufficient security. [[spoiler:There are not one, but two prison breaks during the course of the book.]]
17	* ChaoticStupid: Brandon's antics.
18	* ChemistryCanDoAnything: When Ben and Daniel are [[spoiler:breaking out of prison]], they stumble across a lab full of chemicals. Ben, knowing what the chemicals were, managed to create a mixture that could kill all of the guards when breathed in.
19	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Brandon is found frequently oblivious to the most obvious things around him.
20	* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Everyone finds themselves in this position at some point, but Nick is the main person to fulfill this role.
21	* CommLinks: The characters carry around radios to communicate with each other.
22	* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: With his parents having died a few years ago, Daniel is able to go off and fight. It later turns out [[spoiler:his parents died after founding the same rebellion he is fighting for.]]
23	* CrapsackWorld
24	* DeathFromAbove: Bomber planes are used during the final battle.
25	* DemolitionsExpert: Ben has had training with explosives, and is the one trusted to use them when needed.
26	* DumbassHasAPoint: When Brandon delivers a speech in San Francisco.
27	* DumbIsGood: Nick and Brandon [[TeethClenchedTeamwork fighting]] is a common occurrence. Nick, the smarter of the two, is always the one to start the fight. Brandon, meanwhile, doesn't always realize a fight is even taking place.
28	* DysfunctionJunction: The entire team demonstrate their own flaws, from Brandon's inability to shut up to Daniel's tendency to spit out sarcastic comments.
29	* {{Dystopia}}
30	* {{EMP}}: It is mentioned that the west coast of the United States had been hit by an EMP attack during a previous war. It is functional by the time the story takes place.
31	* EnragedByIdiocy: Nick demonstrates this whenever Brandon says or does something stupid.
32	* FBIAgent: The Department of Economic Regulation and Social Order is the result of the FBI's merge with the IRS.
33	* FinalBattle: The entire rebellion fights for its survival in [[spoiler: Seattle]].
34	* {{Flanderization}}: Both Brandon's ignorance and Nick's rage towards it are flanderized throughout the book.
35	* TheFool: Brandon
36	* FugitiveArc: Much of the story is spent with the main characters being wanted. This ultimately escalates into all out war.
37	* GeniusBruiser: Ben is the typical genius bruiser.
38	* GentlemanAndAScholar: Ben is both the most intelligent member of the team and the most sophisticated.
39	* GoodIsNotSoft: True throughout the book. There are several characters who are entirely selfless, but regularly kill their enemies.
40	* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The secret police force known as DERSO is supposed to be an elite organization of specially trained agents. In reality, they are often stupid, incompetent, or simply indifferent.
41	* TheHero: Daniel fits the mold of a traditional hero. He holds good morals and is overall rather balanced.
42	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Madison]] veers her damaged plane into that of an enemy plane, saving everyone below from an air strike. Also played to a lesser but still significant scale when [[spoiler:Sam]] takes a bullet for Nick.
43	* HouseboatHero: Most of the rebellion, by the end of the book.
44	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
45	* InfiniteSupplies: The characters always have needed equipment, often illegal to possess. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to the ease of purchasing on the blackmarket and the government's inability to stop it.
46	* InsecuritySystem: Government facilities overall have lackluster security. There is little problem for the main characters to [[spoiler:break into a meeting of government officials and get out of prison two different times.]] However, it should be noted that some of them are trained to do exactly this, and they often manage to get their hands on necessary equipment.
47	* JackOfAllTrades: Ben has had extensive military and espionage training. He continuously demonstrates skills in a variety of different areas.
48	* {{Jerkass}}: Nick is regularly shouting at his own friends and arguing about everything. The warden from the Los Angeles DERSO Correctional Facility also possesses a jerkass personality.
49	* LaResistance: The reason everyone is fighting.
50	* TheLancer: Despite being the most experienced and capable, Ben prefers to be the lancer of the team.
51	* TheLeader: Nick is the de facto but usually unquestioned leader of the team.
52	* TheLoad: Brandon is a liability as much as a teammate.
53	* TheMedic: Ben's training has given him the opportunity to play medic multiple times. Madison is also mentioned to be capable in this area.
54	* MildlyMilitary: The heroes are basically part of an unofficial military.
55	* TheMole: Twice during the book. First it's [[spoiler: Tino]], and then [[spoiler: Seth]].
56	* MoleInCharge: The mole also happens to be [[spoiler:the second in command of the whole rebellion.]] Due to the secret nature of the organization, even he only knows so much.
57	* TheNapoleon: Oscar. He is described as "couldn't be taller than four feet", but was rather mean. This was not elaborated on, however, because [[spoiler:he died the very same chapter he was introduced.]]
58	* TheNicknamer: Nick, ironically enough.
59	* OddlyOvertrainedSecurity: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. DERSO is supposed to be the best, but they have simply taken over the jobs of average policemen.
60	* OnlySaneMan: Ben feels the consequences of this regularly. Combining the idiocy, rage, sarcasm, and sometimes downright annoyingness of his team, he is often grieving over his surroundings.
61	* PresidentEvil: President Leonard
62	* TheQuietOne: Ben does not speak often, but people usually listen when he does.
63	* RedHerringMole: [[spoiler:Oscar]] is at first suspected to be a mole.
64	* ReluctantWarrior: Discussed by the characters. Daniel in particular is at first uncomfortable about killing the enemy.
65	* RousingSpeech: Brandon's speech in San Francisco.
66	* RunningGag: Burritos are mentioned extensively, especially when relating to Brandon. Brandon also makes it very clear he [[CallingYourBathroomBreaks needs to use the bathroom]] any time they are in a car.
67	* ScreensAreCameras: Mentioned by Daniel when President Leonard contacts him through a video call.
68	* SecretPolice: DERSO is supposed to be the secret police force of the United States. However, they seem to do little more than the job of the normal police.
69	* SixthRanger: Though he appears about the same time as the "fifth" ranger, he still acts the role of the sixth ranger.
70	* SixthRangerTraitor: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by Tristan. He is accused of being a sixth ranger traitor by Nick, but is eventually shown to be telling the truth about his loyalty.
71	* TheSmartGuy: Ben is the intellectual one of the group.
72	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Madison is the only major female character.
73	* TheSneakyGuy: Ben is often planning things out far before anyone else. He is the one that goes ahead and takes note of everything.
74	* TheStoic: Ben rarely shows his emotions.
75	* SurveillanceStationSlacker: While in the car, Daniel notices one of the men assigned to a checkpoint is sleeping on the job. To make it worse, his partner is reading a book.
76	* TakingYouWithMe: When [[spoiler:Madison's]] plane is coming down, she crashes it into an enemy plane threatening to bomb the city, killing both of them.
77	* TankGoodness: When Daniel and Ben [[spoiler:break out of prison]], a tank is sent in to search for them. Then during the final battle in [[spoiler:Seattle]], Leonard's forces send a tank onto the streets.
78	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Arguing is a regular part of the team's routine, even during combat.
79	* TiredOfRunning: Underlying throughout the whole story. Most specifically when the people of San Francisco rise up to fight.
80	* TookALevelInDumbass: When Brandon is first introduced, he comes off as mildly annoying and ignorant. By the end of the book, he is a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
81	* TrackingDevice: Tracking devices are mentioned to be in all cell phones and cars by the time the story takes place. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] when the heroes used old fashion phones and radios to avoid cell phones, and use custom built or official government vehicles to avoid tracked cars.
82	* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The story takes place in the 2040s, but technology has not advanced quite as far as one would expect it to.
83	* UrbanWarfare: All of the fighting takes place in urban areas.
84	* TheWarHasJustBegun: Pointed out when Leonard threatens Daniel.
85	* TheWarRoom: By the end of the book, the main characters operate in a war room in the USS Paige Corral.
86	* WeHardlyKnewYe: Several characters die shortly after being introduced, sometimes in the same chapter. Offenders include [[spoiler:Sam, Oscar, Tino, and Kendrick.]]

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