Editing Monarchy (section)

=== Monarchy in Science Fiction ===
While not as prominent as it is in fantasy, Monarchy shows up in Science Fiction quite a bit. From alien Princesses to a future in which Crowned Leaders have come back into fashion for humanity, like in [[Dune]] and [[Battletech]]. As for reasons why monarchies might have made a come-back, you might have planets colonized by monarchists or there might have been some major social disruption in which strong men establish dynasties. Or (going Doylist again) it may simply be easier to tell a story about powerful factions fighting each other when they’re represented by a single, autonomous individual, than by trying to do the same with a committee or faceless bureaucracy (just like how it’s easier to depict different planets as being a single, iconic biome rather than trying to be more realistic with a more nuanced biosphere that makes it harder to distinguish one planet from another).

Since this is a Sci-Fi setting we are talking about, the crowned leader gets to stay in power even longer than those in real life with the power of [[Imperial Truth|SCIENCE]]. Compared to the ancient monarchies in real life, the monarchies enhanced by scientific knowledge has are much superior and thus smarter. Unlike those piss rotten ancient monarchy who died at the age of 30 something because they've caught a bubonic plague, sci-fi monarchies were able to utilize medical technology like rejuvenate treatments to help them live longer, and owned many fine doctors with advance surgical device to save them from just about any disease. With the power of technology, monarchies has accessed to better security (to find traitors and prevent assassinations), and advanced weaponry (to put down rebellion) to prevent their [[Peasant|ruling subjects]] from dethroning them. Still, the possibilities of [[Nagash|usurpers]] still remain if there are nobles or high-ranking officials having more power than their rulers, not to mentioned their usual backstabbing schemes is something that has existed since ancient past, and may have been also enhanced with the arrival of technologies. And the ruler can still be easily dethroned if they are but an incompetent hedonist idiot who wants nothing but experience pleasures and often made stupid decisions that gave away their powers (because human behavior is something not even technology could fix). In summary, despite having the power of science, the crowned ruler still needs to rely on themselves if they wish to stay in power.