First, we'll need a horde of obedient, brainwashed followers. Preferably with an affinity for shiny objects and an inability to think critically.
Condition Minions for Compliance
Once you've gathered and conditioned your minions, it's time to...
We're talking laser-based, thought-policing, free-will-eradicating technology. The kind that'll make our subjects love us, but only because they have to.
Develop Inescapable Mind Control Device
Field Test Mind Control Device
With our mind control device at the ready, we'll be able to...
Using our device, we'll broadcast a wave of soothing, yet controlling, brain waves that'll make our subjects do our bidding.