Mega-City One

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Mega-City One is a vast, dystopian future megapolis in the Judge Dredd universe, characterized by extreme overpopulation, crime, and authoritarian rule by the Judges.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mega-City One canonical 18
Mega-City One Judges 2
Mega‑City One 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dystopian setting
fictional city
megacity
adjacentFictionalLocation Cursed Earth
linked to: The Cursed Earth

Mega-City Two
Texas City
linked to: Texas City, Texas
appearsIn 2000 AD (comic)
linked to: 2000 AD

Judge Dredd
architecturalFeature massive city blocks
mega-blocks
countryInFiction United States
culturalElement block wars
citizen gangs
environmentalCondition post-apocalyptic surroundings
firstAppearanceSeries Judge Dredd
firstAppearanceWork 2000 AD
genre dystopian fiction
science fiction
governmentTypeInFiction authoritarian state
police state
inspiredBy urban sprawl
lawEnforcementBodyInFiction Judges
lawSystemInFiction summary justice by Judges
locatedAlongInFiction east coast of North America
medium comic books
notableCharacterAssociated Chief Judge
Judge Anderson
Judge Dredd
notableStorylineSetting Block Mania
The Apocalypse War
originalPublisher IPC Magazines
politicalCharacteristic absence of traditional democracy
authoritarian rule by Judges
populationCharacteristic extreme overpopulation
publisher Rebellion Developments
rulingOrganizationInFiction Justice Department
socialIssue mass unemployment
poverty
rampant crime
theme authoritarianism
social decay
surveillance
threatInFiction mutant incursions from the Cursed Earth
organized crime
terrorism
timePeriodInFiction 22nd century
late 21st century
transportationFeature aerial vehicles
high-speed roadways
universe Judge Dredd universe

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judge Dredd setting Mega-City One
Judge Dredd cityOfResidence Mega-City One
Street Judge fictionalUniverse Mega-City One
Street Judge primaryLocation streets of Mega-City One
linked to: Mega-City One
Street Judge jurisdiction Mega-City One
Justice Department countryOfOperation Mega-City One
Justice Department governs Mega-City One
Joseph Dredd homeCity Mega-City One
Lawgiver pistol usedBy Mega-City One Judges
linked to: Mega-City One
Lawmaster motorcycle usedBy Mega-City One Judges
linked to: Mega-City One
Lawmaster motorcycle setting Mega‑City One
linked to: Mega-City One
The Cursed Earth setting Mega-City One
America (Judge Dredd storyline) setIn Mega-City One
subject linked to: America
Dredd (2012 film) setIn Mega-City One
Rico Dredd cityOfActivity Mega-City One