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[[File:Surrogates_Cover01_4056.jpg|frame|From top to bottom: The Prophet, Greer, Steeplejack]]
[[File:Surrogates_Cover01_4056.jpg|frame|From top to bottom: The Prophet, Greer, Steeplejack]]


In [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|the year 2054]], humans have all but replaced their bodies with lifelike replacements called "surrogates". Violent crimes are down and everyone gets to have [[The Beautiful Elite|the body of their dreams]], but beneath society's polished facade not all is well. Tensions between mainstream society and an anti-surrogate religious group led by "The Prophet" continue to fester, while surrogates turn up destroyed by a mysterious, superhuman figure.
In [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|the year 2054]], humans have all but replaced their bodies with lifelike replacements called "surrogates". Violent crimes are down and everyone gets to have [[The Beautiful Elite|the body of their dreams]], but beneath society's polished facade not all is well. Tensions between mainstream society and an anti-surrogate religious group led by "The Prophet" continue to fester, while surrogates turn up destroyed by a mysterious, superhuman figure.


Police Detective Greer becomes a victim of the anti-surrogate crimes, and to catch the perp he must venture out of his home without a surrogate for the first time in years. As the case progresses, Greer himself begins to doubt the benefits of living life through proxies.
Police Detective Greer becomes a victim of the anti-surrogate crimes, and to catch the perp he must venture out of his home without a surrogate for the first time in years. As the case progresses, Greer himself begins to doubt the benefits of living life through proxies.


There's also a [[Prequel]] titled ''The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone'', taking place 15 years prior to the original story. It goes more in-depth in Greer and The Prophet's backstories as well as the initial stages of surrogate integration into society.
There's also a [[Prequel]] titled ''The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone'', taking place 15 years prior to the original story. It goes more in-depth in Greer and The Prophet's backstories as well as the initial stages of surrogate integration into society.


''The Surrogates'' has also been adapted into a film named ''[[Surrogates (film)|Surrogates]]'' (note, no "The"), starring [[Bruce Willis]].
''The Surrogates'' has also been adapted into a film named ''[[Surrogates (film)|Surrogates]]'' (note, no "The"), starring [[Bruce Willis]].


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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[Cyberpunk with a Chance of Rain]]: A plot point, since Steeplejack harnesses electrical energy from lightning to fry his victims.
* [[Cyberpunk with a Chance of Rain]]: A plot point, since Steeplejack harnesses electrical energy from lightning to fry his victims.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Greer's wife}}
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Greer's wife}}
* [[Everybody Lives]]: Well, ''almost'' everyone.
* [[Everybody Lives]]: Well, ''almost'' everyone.
* [[The Faceless]]: Steeplejack
* [[The Faceless]]: Steeplejack
* [[Film Noir]]
* [[Film Noir]]
* [[Fighting a Shadow]]: humanity has become a non-villainous example, mostly
* [[Fighting a Shadow]]: humanity has become a non-villainous example, mostly
* [[Fridge Logic]]: See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[Fridge Logic]]: See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[Furry Fandom]]: Noticeably averted. See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[Furry Fandom]]: Noticeably averted. See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[Genius Cripple]]: Lionel Canter
* [[Genius Cripple]]: Lionel Canter
* [[I Am What I Am]]
* [[I Am What I Am]]
* [[Myself My Avatar]]
* [[Myself, My Avatar]]
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: A consequence of the switch to surrogates is that murders become exceedingly rare, since humans almost never venture out of their homes in person anymore. What would have been a murder in present-day real life is reduced to property damage and the surrogate owner can simply buy a new one and resume daily life. Of course, damaging your real body can still kill you...
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: A consequence of the switch to surrogates is that murders become exceedingly rare, since humans almost never venture out of their homes in person anymore. What would have been a murder in present-day real life is reduced to property damage and the surrogate owner can simply buy a new one and resume daily life. Of course, damaging your real body can still kill you...
* [[Post Cyber Punk]]
* [[Post Cyber Punk]]
* [[Remote Body]]
* [[Remote Body]]
* [[Robo Cam]]: why did the Data-miners need a surrogate? they could have saved time and money by transmitting straight to the VRchair
* [[Robo Cam]]: why did the Data-miners need a surrogate? they could have saved time and money by transmitting straight to the VRchair
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Crossgender surrogates are common.
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Crossgender surrogates are common.
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Steeplejack
* [[Shock and Awe]]: Steeplejack
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Greer's wife
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Greer's wife
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|They Wasted A Perfectly Good Setting]]: See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|They Wasted A Perfectly Good Setting]]: See the [[The Surrogates (Comic Book)/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]].
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]
* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]
* [[Unusual User Interface]]
* [[Unusual User Interface]]
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 28 April 2020

From top to bottom: The Prophet, Greer, Steeplejack

In the year 2054, humans have all but replaced their bodies with lifelike replacements called "surrogates". Violent crimes are down and everyone gets to have the body of their dreams, but beneath society's polished facade not all is well. Tensions between mainstream society and an anti-surrogate religious group led by "The Prophet" continue to fester, while surrogates turn up destroyed by a mysterious, superhuman figure.

Police Detective Greer becomes a victim of the anti-surrogate crimes, and to catch the perp he must venture out of his home without a surrogate for the first time in years. As the case progresses, Greer himself begins to doubt the benefits of living life through proxies.

There's also a Prequel titled The Surrogates: Flesh and Bone, taking place 15 years prior to the original story. It goes more in-depth in Greer and The Prophet's backstories as well as the initial stages of surrogate integration into society.

The Surrogates has also been adapted into a film named Surrogates (note, no "The"), starring Bruce Willis.

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