Also, what can really say about a regime crazy enough to have built Lexx in the first place?
And this is in the Light Universe. For a while, it seems like the propaganda about the Dark Zone being worse on account of not having a universe-spanning government is just that; propaganda. It turns out the propaganda is true. • It isn’t just His Shadow’s realm that’s a Crapsack World – the entire universe – well, both of them – definitely apply for this trope. • Crippling Overspecialization: The Lexx’s only weapon/defense is its Wave Motion Gun. This has caused its fair share of problems during the series, most involving unwanted boarders. • Cruel And Unusual Death: Many – for a good early example, look no further than the several unlucky bastards having their organs harvested from their bodies while they’re still alive in “I Worship His Shadow”. • Curse Cut Short: An example of this occurs in one of 790’s attempts at Xev-centric poetry: 790: On a branch there is a fruit, plump and ripe for sucking. In a bed there is a body, hot and ripe for – [he is interrupted by a broadcast] • Dar