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** Savage: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy The Mandalorian Clans]], hired by the Empire.

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** Savage: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy The Mandalorian Clans]], hired by working for the Empire.Empire



** Humanoid: Many [[PunchClockVillain willing Imperial Citizens]]
** Fallen: The [[TheMagocracy Empire's Sith rulers]].
** Crafty: The [[HiddenElfVillage Chiss Ascendancy]], an ally of the Empire.

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** Humanoid: Many The Imperial military, and other [[PunchClockVillain willing Imperial Citizens]]
** Fallen: The [[TheMagocracy Empire's Sith rulers]].
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** Crafty: The [[HiddenElfVillage Chiss Ascendancy]], an ally of allied with the Empire.Empire
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I can back up each of these, though we\'ll only get a good Eldrich example after launch. Mandalorians are tribal warriors who massacre civilians. Recent Tattoine gameplay, and Belasavis\'s \"eternity vault\", seem Eldrich. Sith is obvious, and the chiss have cunning as their hat, and are mysterious.

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* StarWarsTheOldRepublic:
** Savage: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy The Mandalorian Clans]], hired by the Empire.
** Eldritch: Multiple instances of SealedEvilInaCan
** Humanoid: Many [[PunchClockVillain willing Imperial Citizens]]
** Fallen: The [[TheMagocracy Empire's Sith rulers]].
** Crafty: The [[HiddenElfVillage Chiss Ascendancy]], an ally of the Empire.
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* Stargate Atlantis has its own set
** Savage: The Wraith
** Eldritch: Pegasus Replicators
** Humanoid: Micheals faction as they have become more human than the other wraith
** Fallen: Pegasus Asgard, also wraith worshipers
** Crafty: The Genii

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** Nazgul: Eldritch (the closest thing to a "magic" race on the evil side, though they're closer to EliteMook or QuirkyMiniBossSquad status)
*** I'll say Quirky is the "least" accurate thing you can the Nazgul. Technically, you can count the Barrow Wights and other Undead that the Witch King commands as Eldritch.
*** The Nazgul are powerful High Men who turned evil and (eventually) semi-incorporeal undead. If you want to crowbar them into a category, Eldritch/Fallen might be nearest.

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** Nazgul: Eldritch (the closest thing to a "magic" race on the evil side, though they're closer to EliteMook or QuirkyMiniBossSquad {{CoDragons}} status)
*** I'll say Quirky is the "least" accurate thing you can the Nazgul. Technically, you can count the Barrow Wights and other Undead that the Witch King commands as Eldritch.
*** The Nazgul are powerful High Men who turned evil and (eventually) semi-incorporeal undead. If you want to crowbar them into a category, Eldritch/Fallen might be nearest.
Eldritch.
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** Savage: Scarrans and Luxans
** Eldritch: "Einstein"'s people, and whatever the hell Maldis is.

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** Savage: Scarrans and Luxans
Scarrans, Luxans, Tavleks
** Eldritch: "Einstein"'s people, The Ancients, Einstein's "True Ancients", and whatever the hell Maldis is.



** Crafty: Hynerians, if Rygel is anything to go by

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** Crafty: Hynerians, if Hynerians (if Rygel is anything to go byby), the Pathfinders, Sheeyangs
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* Present in the RTS ''ArmiesOfExigo'', but divided between The Beasts and The Fallen factions.
** Savage: The Beasts and their Ogre and Troll allies (Beasts)
** Eldritch: Void Walkers, Beholders, Avengers, et al (Fallen)
** Humanoid: Lizardmen (Beasts)
** Fallen: The Deep Elves (The Fallen)
** Crafty: Goblins (Beasts)
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** Savage: Scarrans, of course

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** Savage: Scarrans, of courseScarrans and Luxans
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* ''{{Farscape}}'' goes more by this than the FiveRaces, given BlackAndGreyMorality
** Savage: Scarrans, of course
** Eldritch: "Einstein"'s people, and whatever the hell Maldis is.
** Humanoids: Sebaceans/Peacekeepers
** Fallen: Nebari
** Crafty: Hynerians, if Rygel is anything to go by
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Drakh are definitely \"fallen\", not \"savage\"


** Savage: Alien monsters such as the one in the episode "Grey 17 is Missing". Arguably the Drakh fill this role in space battles; their ships are the biggest.

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** Savage: Alien monsters such as the one in the episode "Grey 17 is Missing". Arguably the Drakh fill this role in space battles; their ships are the biggest.



** Fallen: possibly the Minbari when acting as baddies. Or the Vorlons.

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** Fallen: possibly the Minbari when acting as baddies. Or the Vorlons.Drakh: prefer crafty infiltration and sneak attacks. Also nastier Minbari
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*** Really, the sheer number of Blue Sun, Blood Pack and Eclipse mercs you slaughter in ME2 makes this a pretty good fit.
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** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Dementors]] as the Eldritch race

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** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Dementors]] and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Inferi]] as the Eldritch raceand Undead races, respectively
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* In ''HarryPotter'', although there is overlap with the [[FiveRaces]] because very few races have a set alignment in the {{Potterverse}}, we could have:

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* In ''HarryPotter'', although there is overlap with the [[FiveRaces]] FiveRaces because very few races have a set alignment in the {{Potterverse}}, we could have:
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* In ''HarryPotter'', although there is overlap with the [[FiveRaces]] because very few races have a set alignment in the {{Potterverse}}, we could have:
** [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giants]] as the Savage race
** [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Dementors]] as the Eldritch race
** Most Dark wizards as the Humanoids
** Extremely powerful and twisted Dark wizards (basically Voldemort, although there have been other possible candidates such as Grindelwald and Herpo the Foul) as the Fallen
** Goblins as the Crafty, although they don't quite fit as most goblins remain, not neutral exactly, but as detached as possible from wizarding society.

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* ''HarryPotter''. You have to squint a bit, but it can work:
** Antagonist wizards, including Voldemort and much further down the SlidingScaleOfAntagonistVileness, Peter Pettigrew, the Malfoys, and Professor Snape, mix the "humanoid" and "fallen" role.
** Werewolves count as "the fallen", they're literally cursed humans, although a subversion as we meet the (so far only) non-antagonistic one first.
** Dementors are the obvious "eldritch" race. Ghostlike, faceless, almost impossible to kill, but easily stunned / repelled.
** Trolls and dragons fit the "savage" role: big, strong, not that bright.
** Giant spiders build webs that can act as traps, but use ZergRush as their main attack. Both typical Crafty traits.
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* ''AgeofWonders 2'' and ''[=AoW=] Shadow Magic''

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* ''AgeofWonders ''AgeOfWonders 2'' and ''[=AoW=] ''[=AoW=]: Shadow Magic''
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* Age of Wonders 2 and shadow Magic (Though these races also fit pretty well into the FiveRaces categories, despite being evil.):

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* Age of Wonders 2 ''AgeofWonders 2'' and shadow Magic (Though these races also fit pretty well into the FiveRaces categories, despite being evil.):''[=AoW=] Shadow Magic''
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Any fan of fantasy, [[HeroicFantasy Heroic]], [[HighFantasy High]] or [[LowFantasy Low]] (or [[SpeculativeFiction otherwise]]) knows the usual [[LordOfTheRings Tolkien]] mould of heroic races- [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[{{Hobbits}} halflings]], [[OurGnomesAreWeirder gnomes]], and [[OurMonstersAreDifferent whatever else]]. (oh, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and humans too]]) But of course the AlwaysChaoticEvil races often come in certain varieties themselves, in something of an EvilCounterpart trope of the FiveRaces.

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Any fan of fantasy, [[HeroicFantasy Heroic]], [[HighFantasy High]] or [[LowFantasy Low]] (or [[SpeculativeFiction otherwise]]) knows the usual [[LordOfTheRings Tolkien]] mould of heroic races- [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[{{Hobbits}} halflings]], [[OurGnomesAreWeirder gnomes]], and [[OurMonstersAreDifferent whatever else]]. (oh, (Oh, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and humans too]]) too]].) But of course the AlwaysChaoticEvil races often come in certain varieties themselves, in something of an EvilCounterpart trope of the FiveRaces.
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Any fan of fantasy, [[HeroicFantasy Heroic]], [[HighFantasy High]] or [[LowFantasy Low]] (or [[SpeculativeFiction otherwise]]) knows the usual [[LordOfTheRings Tolkien]] mould of heroic races- [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[{{Hobbits}} halflings]], [[OurGnomesAreWeirder gnomes]], and [[OurMonstersAreDifferent whatever else]]. (oh, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and humans too]]) But of course [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the 'evil' races]] often come in certain varieties themselves, in something of an EvilCounterpart trope of the FiveRaces.

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Any fan of fantasy, [[HeroicFantasy Heroic]], [[HighFantasy High]] or [[LowFantasy Low]] (or [[SpeculativeFiction otherwise]]) knows the usual [[LordOfTheRings Tolkien]] mould of heroic races- [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[{{Hobbits}} halflings]], [[OurGnomesAreWeirder gnomes]], and [[OurMonstersAreDifferent whatever else]]. (oh, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and humans too]]) But of course [[AlwaysChaoticEvil the 'evil' races]] AlwaysChaoticEvil races often come in certain varieties themselves, in something of an EvilCounterpart trope of the FiveRaces.
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** Evil humans: Haradrim and Easterlings (Uruk-hai could also count here, as it is theorised they are human/orc crossbreeds)

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** Evil humans: Haradrim humans (Haradrim and Easterlings Easterlings): Humanoid (Uruk-hai could also count here, as it is theorised they are human/orc crossbreeds)
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*** The Nazgul are powerful High Men who turned evil and (eventually) semi-incorporeal undead. If you want to crowbar them into a category, Eldritch/Fallen might be nearest.
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* Age of Wonders 2 and shadow Magic (Though these races also fit pretty well into the FiveRaces categories, despite being evil.):
** Savage: Orcs
** Eldritch: Undead, Shadow Demons
** Humanoid: Dark elves, moreso than others
** Fallen: Dark Elves
** Crafty: Goblins more than others (though they are implied to not be unusually smart, relying more on large numbers.)
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*** I'll say Quirky is the "least" accurate thing you can the Nazgul. Technically, you can count the Barrow Wights and other Undead that the Witch King commands as Eldritch.
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* StarWars:
** Savage: Tusken Raiders
** Eldritch: Yuuzhan Vong
** Humanoid: TheEmpire
** Fallen: Sith
** Crafty: Hutts
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** Evil humans: Humanoid (Uruk-hai could also count here)

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** Evil humans: Humanoid Haradrim and Easterlings (Uruk-hai could also count here)here, as it is theorised they are human/orc crossbreeds)



** Eldritch: No contest. The Shadows.

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** Eldritch: No contest. The Shadows.Shadows and the Vorlons.



** Crafty: Humans have large numbers of small ships and use nuclear space mines. Narn use ZergRush in boarding operations.

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** Crafty: Humans have large numbers of small ships and use nuclear space mines. Narn use ZergRush in boarding operations. And if Deathwalker is representative of the Dilgar in general, they probably qualified too.
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* ''GouGouSentaiBoukenger'' has four enemy races who can be put in some of these categories.

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* ''GouGouSentaiBoukenger'' ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' has four enemy races who can be put in some of these categories.
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* ''BabylonFive'': Borderline, especially given the series' tendency towards GreyAndGreyMorality:

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* ''BabylonFive'': Borderline, especially given the series' tendency towards GreyAndGreyMorality:GreyAndGrayMorality:
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* ''BabylonFive'': borderline

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* ''BabylonFive'': borderlineBorderline, especially given the series' tendency towards GreyAndGreyMorality:
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*** Kobolds started out as not only small and weak but also stupid. They became the Crafy after the story "Tucker's Kobolds" in ''{{Dragon}}'' Magazine described a tribe of kobolds defeating seasoned adventurers by filling their lair with clever traps. The entire point was to show that ''anyone'' - even the least threatening monsters in the game - could win through planning and strategy. But what most people took away from it was [[MemeticBadass "kobolds are tactical geniuses!!"]]
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** Ferengi are pretty firm members of TheFederation though...
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** Evil humans: Humanoid (Orcs could also count here)

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** Evil humans: Humanoid (Orcs (Uruk-hai could also count here)

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