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* '''Fallen''' ([[TheFairFolk Dark Elf]]): [[EvilIsSexy Good looking]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]] jerks who are downright proud of it. Usually live underground or in some other well-hidden area, specialize in stealth, sneakiness and ruthlessness. Dark mirror of the High Men. Like High Men, they're the most likely to be absent from the FantasyAxisOfEvil. An alternate depiction of the Fallen is as propagandists and diplomats of the Axis, whose mission is depicting the Dark Lord "with a human face" to unsuspecting schmucks (it's, of course, patently untrue, because the Fallen are still conniving, lying bastards).

** [[SubvertedTrope While not actually evil]], the Horde in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' superficially fits into this more than FiveRaces due to being composed of traditional monster races.

*** Savage: [[ALoadOfBull Tauren]], but in looks only.%%How?
*** Eldritch: Undead%%How?

*** Crafty: Goblins, being a tiny, scheming, UglyCute, [[GadgeteerGenius mechanically-inclined]] ProudMerchantRace.

*** Fallen: Night Elves and Void Elves, although Night Elves only visually fit the bill, taking a Dark Elf appearance but a Wood Elf attitude.
*** Crafty: Gnomes

%%* In ''VideoGame/WarcraftII'', however, the Horde ''was'' evil, and only lacked the Fallen:
%%** Savage: Ogres
%%** Eldritch: Death Knights, Undead. (Also Daemons, but they weren't actual Horde units.)
%%** Humanoid: Orcs, maybe trolls
%%** Crafty: Goblins

* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''
** Savage: Trollocs
** Eldritch: Myrddraal. Some of the more powerful and specialized Shadowspawn (like the ''gholam'') may fit here as well.
** Humanoid: Human darkfriends.
** Fallen: [[spoiler:Sharans]]
** Crafty: Grey Men
* ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''
** Savage: Koloss
** Eldritch: Steel Inquisitors
** Humanoid: Humans on the side of Lord Ruler
** Fallen: The victims [[spoiler:of Ruin]]
** Crafty: Mistwraiths and Kandra [[spoiler:appears first, then subverted.]]
* ''Literature/{{Mithgar}}''
** Savage: [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]]
** Eldritch: [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]], most obviously [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier Ghuls]] and [[EmotionBomb Gargons]]
** Humanoid: Human worshippers of [[GodOfEvil Gyphon]]; [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Hloks]] are somewhere between this and Savage
** Fallen: [[EvilSorcerer Black]] [[WitchSpecies Mages]]

* The Consult, ''Literature/SecondApocalypse'':
** Savage: [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Sranc]] and [[GiantMook Bashrags]]
** Eldritch: [[AliensAreBastards Inchoroi]] and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Wracu]]
** Fallen: [[OurElvesAreBetter Nonmen]] [[TheFogOfAges Erratics]]
** Humanoid: Human members of the Consult
** Crafty: [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Skin-spies]]

* ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'':
** Savage: [[http://www.gateworld.net/wiki/Unas Unas]], later [[http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Kull Kull]]
** Eldritch: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ori_(Stargate) Ori]]
** Humanoid: [[http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Jaffa Jaffa]]
** Fallen: [[http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Goa%27uld Goa'uld]]
** Crafty: [[http://stargate.wikia.com/wiki/Replicator Replicators]]
*** In later seasons, the Lucian Alliance also fills the "Humanoid" slot [[spoiler:after the fall of the System Lords, making most Jaffa seen allies instead of {{Mooks}}]].
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' has its own set
** Savage: The Wraith
** Eldritch: Pegasus Replicators
** Humanoid: Michael's faction as they have become more human than the other wraith
** Fallen: Pegasus Asgard, also wraith worshipers
** Crafty: The Genii

** Savage: The Jaryuu (evil dragon) clan; A group of reptilian humanoids bent on exterminating humanity.
** Eldritch: The Ashu/Questers; While really an offshoot in the evolution of humanity, these beings were treated as demons throughout human history, due to their beastly appearance and magical powers.
** Fallen: Dark Shadow; a clan of human ninjas who try to steal magical treasure to sell to the highest bidder.
** Crafty: Goadom civilization; an ancient civilization who rarely fights at the forefront, preferring to manipulate other races.
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' goes more by this than the FiveRaces, given BlackAndGreyMorality

** Eldritch: The Ancients, Einstein's "True Ancients", and whatever Maldis is.
** Humanoids: Sebaceans/Peacekeepers
** Fallen: Nebari
** Crafty: Hynerians (if Rygel is anything to go by), the Pathfinders, Sheeyangs

** In TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}:
*** Savage: The Emerald Claw and the Lord of Blades.
*** Eldritch: Cults of the Dragon Below, the Daelkyr, and the Lords of Dust. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe the dragons.]]
*** Humanoid: [[CrapsackWorld Potentially anyone]], but most likely House Cannith and the Aurum.
*** Fallen: Riedra as a whole, though the rank and file are similar to Humanoids and the Inspired have Eldritch elements.
*** Crafty: ''Everyone'' in Eberron fits this description, including all of the above groups.

* Wyrm factions in ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' fall into the following categories.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Chronopia}}''

*** Humanoid: Orcs, the closest counterpart to humans.
*** From [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20080810 a parody]]:
---> A well-balanced character for players who like to think they're big bad monsters when actually they're green humans with cooler dental-work.
*** Savage: [[ALoadOfBull Tauren]], but in looks only.
*** Eldritch: Undead

* In ''VideoGame/WarcraftII'', however, the Horde ''was'' evil, and only lacked the Fallen:
** Savage: Ogres
** Eldritch: Death Knights, Undead. (Also Daemons, but they weren't actual Horde units.)
** Humanoid: Orcs, maybe trolls
** Crafty: Goblins

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''
** Savage: Moblins, Bulbins, and Bokoblins.
** Humanoid: Darknuts and Iron Knuckles
** Eldritch: Poes and Wizzrobes
** Crafty: Keatons and Takkuri
** Fallen: Stalfos, in games where they used to be human soldiers.
* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''
** Savage: Brutes, Hunters.
** Humanoid: Grunts, Elites.
** Eldritch: [[ZombieApocalypse The Flood]].
** Crafty: Jackals, [[InsectoidAliens Drones]].

** Savage: Ogres and rage demons
** Eldritch: Abominations, Arcane Horrors, and other demon-possessed types
** Humanoid: Hurlocks

** Humanoid: Batarians.

* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'':
** Savage: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy The Mandalorian Clans]], working for the Empire
** Eldritch: Multiple instances of SealedEvilInACan
** Humanoid: The Imperial military, and other [[PunchClockVillain willing Imperial Citizens]]
** Fallen: The [[TheMagocracy Empire's Sith rulers]], descendants of [[TheDarkSide Jedi-turned-evil]]
** Crafty: The [[HiddenElfVillage Chiss Ascendancy]], allied with the Empire
* ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders 2'' and ''[=AoW=]: Shadow Magic''
** Savage: Orcs
** Eldritch: Undead, Shadow Demons
** Humanoid: Dark elves, moreso than others
** Fallen: Dark Elves
** Crafty: Goblins more than others, with their poison and bombs. Though they are implied to not be unusually smart, relying more on large numbers.
* Present in the RTS ''VideoGame/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)
* In ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'', there are:
** Savage: Creepers, the now-deleted giants.
** Eldritch: Endermen, Ghasts.
** Humanoid: Zombies.
** Fallen: Skeletons.
** Crafty: Slimes, Spiders.
* GameMod ''VideoGame/RedAlert3Paradox'':
** Crafty: Mediterranean Syndicate. Hightech, ZergRush units (Auxillaries) and smart, but globally the weakest main faction.

** Fallen: Atomic Kingdom of China. Has shades of savage and is less back-stabby but otherwise fits, especially with their backstory.
*** Alternatively, the Empire of the Rising Sun: although arguably [[ALighterShadeOfGrey less evil]] than the Atomic Kingdom, they're still an extremely advanced, manipulative and ruthless RisingEmpire. The TakeOverTheWorld goal is still there, but realizing that they can't do it through force of arms, they'd attempting to achieve economic dominance. And it's working.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}''
** Savage: Deathclaws, Super Mutants.
** Humanoid: The Enclave, Caesar's Legion, [[{{VideoGame/Fallout3}} Swampfolk]] and assorted raiders.
** Eldritch: Feral robots, [[{{VideoGame/Fallout3}} the aliens.]]
** Fallen: Ghouls, [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Tunnelers]].
* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2:''
** Savage: [[TheCorruption The Sons of Svanir]]
** Eldritch: [[TheFundamentalist The Flame Legion]]
** Humanoid: [[DividedWeFall Human Separatists/Bandits]]
** Fallen: [[ForTheEvulz The Nightmare Court]]
** Crafty: [[MadScientist The Inquest]]

** Savage: The Trolls of Ironsand.
** Eldritch: The Necromancers of Shadowspire, the Dragons of Garrote Gorge.
** Humanoid: The Minotaurs of Ravage Roaming.
** Fallen: The Dark Elves of Alvar and Ravenshore (with some Humanoid tendencies).

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''
** Savage: Trolls, Ogres, [[spoiler:Falmer]].
** Eldritch: Daedric Princes, Dragons.
** Humanoid: Daedra worshipers and minor Daedra, bandits.
** Fallen: Vampires, Thalmor.
** Crafty: Goblins and Rieklings.
* Interestingly, it applies to both factions in ''VideoGame/WildStar''. No matter how the Exiles or the Dominion are painted in promotional material, they're just [[GreyAndGrayMorality huge swathes of gray]] [[NotSoDifferent when you get down to it.]]
** Exiles
*** Humanoid: The Exile Humans.
*** Fallen: The Mordesh.
*** Savage: The Granok.
*** Crafty: The Aurin.
** Dominion
*** Humanoid: The Cassians.
*** Savage: The Draken.
*** Fallen: The Mechari.
*** Crafty: The Chua.

* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'':
** Savage: Monkians.
** Eldritch: Ancient Spirits and demons.
** Humanoid: Cats and Dogs/Jackals.
** Fallen: Cats and Birds.
** Crafty: Lizards and Rats.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', strangely enough, does follow this trope with the most recurring enemies of the Koopa Troop:
** Savage:
*** Piranha Plants are a classic example as they're mindless {{Man Eating Plant}}s.
*** Chain Chomps are essentially {{Angry Guard Dog}}s that are as mindless as the above Piranha Plants.
** Eldritch:
*** Boos are trickster ghosts that usually live in haunted, illusive houses and castles.
*** Dry Bones are undead Koopa Troopas capable of reforming themselves after being defeated.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (yes, seriously)
** Savage: [[TheGoomba Goombas]], provided you look past the "big" and "tough" requirements. They're the definition of no-frills {{Mooks}}, endlessly {{lampshade|Hanging}}d nowadays.
** Eldritch: Magikoopas, who use magic. Usually EliteMooks.
*** [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Boos]] as well, though they're more TheTrickster type.
** Humanoid: Koopa Troopas, which come in many different varieties.
** Crafty: Shy Guys, no contest.

* '''Savage''' ([[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orc]] (if not Beast Men), [[OurOgresAreHungrier Ogre]], occasionally [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Troll]] or [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giant]]): Big, tough, and [[DumbMuscle usually not particularly bright]], these lot are generally a race of TheBrute. May have a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}} or NobleSavage bent if cast sympathetically. Counterpart to the Stout. When present in ScienceFiction settings, the Savage is usually a hostile alien {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}} or a population technologically backwards primitives, whether aliens or a LostColony.

* '''Humanoid''' ([[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Hobgoblin]], BeastMan (if not Orcs)): Effectively humans, with a similar society and capabilities, but stranger looking and often foreign. Sometimes just [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans themselves]]. Counterpart to Mundane.

* '''Savage''' ([[OurOrcsAreDifferent Orc]], [[OurOgresAreHungrier Ogre]], occasionally [[AllTrollsAreDifferent Troll]] or [[OurGiantsAreBigger Giant]]): Big, tough, and [[DumbMuscle usually not particularly bright]], these lot are generally a race of TheBrute. May have a {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}} or NobleSavage bent if cast sympathetically. Counterpart to the Stout. When present in ScienceFiction settings, the Savage is usually a hostile alien {{Proud Warrior Race|Guy}} or a population technologically backwards primitives, whether aliens or a LostColony.

* '''Humanoid''' ([[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Hobgoblin]], BeastMan, sometimes orcs): Effectively humans, with a similar society and capabilities, but stranger looking and often foreign. Sometimes just [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans themselves]]. Counterpart to Mundane.

[[folder:Religion and Mythology]]
* UrExample: The races in Myth/NorseMythology possibly fits better as this than as the FiveRaces, which is ironic as Tolkien likely based his races on those of Norse myth:
** Savage: Jötnar
** Eldritch: Gods
** Humanoid: Humans
** Fallen: Elves (aka Light-Elves)
** Crafty: Dwarfs (aka Dark-Elves)
[[/folder]]

** '''Crafty''': The Goblins of the deep tunnels and warrens beneath the Misty Mountains, generally responsible for a good deal of the bad guys’ technology--Tolkien describes them as making “no beautiful things, but many clever ones”--notably averting the EvilIsSterile employed elsewhere in the series.

* The recurring villains of the Literature/{{Discworld}} could arguably count, with:

* The Angarak nations fill roughly this role in ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', though they're human (albeit humans whose society has been dominated by the GodOfEvil for millennia):

*** Savage: Jem'Hadar, vicious, [[PhlebotinumDependence drug addicted]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy footsoldier]] race engineered by the Founders.

* ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'': fair match

** Savage - Brutes, Hunters.
** Humanoid - Grunts, Elites.
** Eldritch - [[ZombieApocalypse The Flood]].
** Crafty - Jackals, [[InsectoidAliens Drones]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''

*** Eldritch: Draenei, which are literal aliens that use {{Magitech}} far more advanced than any other race.

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.

*** Humanoid: [[CaptainObvious Humans]]

** Eldritch: Magikoopas, who [[CaptainObvious use magic]]. Usually EliteMooks.

*** [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Boos]] as well, though they're more the {{trickster}} type.

* '''Fallen''' ([[TheFairFolk Dark Elf]]): [[EvilIsSexy Good looking]], [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder backstabbing]] jerks who are downright proud of it. Usually live underground or in some other well-hidden area, specialise in stealth, sneakiness and ruthlessness. Dark mirror of the High Men. Like High Men, they're the most likely to be absent from the FantasyAxisOfEvil. An alternate depiction of the Fallen is as propagandists and diplomats of the Axis, whose mission is depicting the Dark Lord "with a human face" to unsuspecting schmucks (it's, of course, patently untrue, because the Fallen are still conniving, lying bastards).

*** Orcs: Humanoid (closest counterparts to the humans) with some Savage
*** From [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20080810 a parody]]:

*** Tauren and Highmountain Tauren: Savage, but in looks only.
*** Undead: Eldritch.
*** Blood Elves: Fallen.
*** Goblins: Crafty, being a tiny, scheming, UglyCute, [[GadgeteerGenius mechanically-inclined]] ProudMerchantRace.
*** Trolls and Zandalari: A hybrid of Crafty, Savage (their [[TheBerserker Berserkers]] and style of fighting).
*** Nightborne: Fallen.

*** Humans: Humanoid.
*** Night Elves: Fallen.
*** Gnomes: Crafty.
*** Draenei and Lightforged: Eldritch.
*** Worgen: Savage.
*** Dwarves: depends on the clan. Wildhammers are more Savage, Dark Irons are more Fallen, Bronzebeards are more Crafty.
*** Void Elves: Fallen, with some Eldritch.

*** Savage: Elementals that were enslaved the Old Gods, such as Ragnaros.

* ''Webcomic/{{Drowtales}}'': marginal.

* ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'': Their are [[FourElementEnsemble four breeds]] of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]] with their own physical and mental traits that fight it on or more groups and while they have shown that they are [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch not]] [[NotAlwaysEvil all]] evil, the majority are rather unpleasant.

* Webcomic/GuildedAge: One of the central elements of the setting (as a Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft expy) is that both sides of the war play with this trope and FiveRaces
** [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters The Savage Races aka The World's Rebellion]]
*** Savage / Stout: Land-sharks, barely more intelligent than mere animals (usually), these {{LightningBruiser}}s are often used as shock troops
*** Gnolls are smarter, but just as fierce
*** Eldritch / Fairy: Avians, {{FragileSpeedster}}s in combat and excellent airborne scouts
*** Humanoid / Mundane: [[OurTrollsAreDifferent Trolls]], founders and de facto leaders of the World's Rebellion. Very similar in appearance and culture to Hobgoblins from other settings, but with the characteristic enhanced healing of Trolls from others.
*** Fallen / High Men: Dwarves, once they were a ProudWarriorRace with a deep spiritual element to their culture, but extreme circumstances (and a very corrupt leader) have pushed them to turn their back on the ways of their ancestors and embrace the rage of the berserkers.
*** Crafty / Cute: Goblins, the engineers and demolition experts of
** [[TheEmpire Kingdom of Gastonia]]
*** Savage / Stout: Missing from the Gastonian line-up for the most part. The gap is filled somewhat by the incredibly tough, faith-channeling human warriors, and later by the (brief) addition of the Adventurers' Guild.
*** Eldritch / Fairy: Wood Elves, nature lovers with plant-like biological quirks
*** Humanoid / Mundane: Humans, the oppressive and racist rulers of Gastonia. After expanding their territory at the expense of pretty much every other race, they reluctantly formed an alliance with a few of the more "civilized" ones against the threat posed by the Savage Races / World's Rebellion. [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman Don't expect them to treat their "allies" with much more respect than they do the savages though...]]
*** Fallen / High Men: Sky Elves, aloof, magical, and generally isolationist and condescending towards the earth-bound races.
*** Crafty / Cute: Gnomes, (reluctant) designers of Arkerra's many military machines. Their home ain't called Tinkertown for nothing.

*** Humanoid / Mundane: Humans, the oppressive and racist rulers of Gastonia. After expanding their territory at the expense of pretty much every other race, they reluctantly formed an alliance with a few of the more "civilized" ones against the threat of the "Savage Races"

*** Humanoid / Mundane: Humans, the oppressive and racist rulers of Gastonia. After expanding their territory and leaders of a reluctantly formed alliance against the threat of the "Savage Races"

*** Gnolls are smarter, but just as fierce

* GuildedAge: One of the central elements of the setting (as a WorldOfWarcraft expy) is that both sides of the war play with this trope and TheFiveRaces

*** Savage / Stout: Land-sharks, barely more intelligent than mere animals (usually), these LightningBruisers are often used as shock troops

*** Eldritch / Fairy: Avians, FragileSpeedsters in combat and excellent airborne scouts

** Orcs: Humanoid (closest counterparts to the humans) with some Savage
*** From [[http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20080810 a parody]]:

** Tauren and Highmountain Tauren: Savage, but in looks only.
** Undead: Eldritch.
** Blood Elves: Fallen.
** Goblins: Crafty, being a tiny, scheming, UglyCute, [[GadgeteerGenius mechanically-inclined]] ProudMerchantRace.
** Trolls and Zandalari: A hybrid of Crafty, Savage (their [[TheBerserker Berserkers]] and style of fighting).
** Nightborne: Fallen.
** Since Horde vs Alliance is GreyAndGreyMorality, here's an alternate interpretation of the Alliance:
** Humans: Humanoid.
** Night Elves: Fallen.
** Gnomes: Crafty.
** Draenei and Lightforged: Eldritch.
** Worgen: Savage.
** Dwarves: depends on the clan. Wildhammers are more Savage, Dark Irons are more Fallen, Bronzebeards are more Crafty.
** Void Elves: Fallen, with some Eldritch.

*** Savage: Jem'Hadar, vicious, [[PhlebotinumDependence drug addicted]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy footsoldiers]] engineered by the Founders.
*** Eldritch: Breen, a mysterious, tech-savvy race who never [[TwentyFourHourArmor remove their armor]] and [[BlackSpeech make no sense]].
*** Humanoid: Cardassians, amoral, jingoistic [[TheReptilians scaly people]] who embody the "lizard brain".
*** Fallen: The Founders, rulers of the Dominion. Order-obsessed shapeshifters who excel at sowing discord among their enemies.
*** Crafty: Vorta, unctuous diplomats/stewards engineered by the Founders. Physically weak, but glib, manipulative and [[ExpendableClone easily replaced]].

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' tends to map over to fantasy races pretty well. Aside from the FiveRaces, you have the [[ProudWarriorRace Klingons as orcs]], the Borg are pretty close to undead, the Cardassians as xenophobic Humanoids, the Romulans countering the [[OurElvesAreBetter Space Elf Vulcans]] as Dark Elves, and the Ferengi much like goblins.
** [[TheEmpire The Dominion]] of ''Deep Space Nine'', a sprawling space empire whose members fit these archetypes:

*** Crafty: Vorta, unctuous diplomats/stewards engineered by the Founders. Physically weak, but glib and [[ExpendableClone easily replaced]].

*** Savage: Jem'Hadar, vicious [[PhlebotinumDependence drug addicted]] footsoldiers engineered by the Founders.
*** Eldritch: Breen, a mysterious, tech-savvy and [[GenreSavvy clever]] race who never [[TwentyFourHourArmor remove their armor]] and [[BlackSpeech make no sense]].
*** Humanoid: Cardassians, political [[TheReptilians scaly people]] who embody the "lizard brain".
*** Fallen: The Founders, rulers of the Dominion. Shapeshifters who sow discord among their enemies, and a dark mirror of TheFederation.
*** Crafty: Vorta, unctuous diplomats/commanders engineered by the Founders. Physically frail, but glib and [[ExpendableClone easily replaced]].

** '''Humanoid''': [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent Goblins.]] Murderous demon-worshipers (and [[InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers babysnatchers]]) with ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. Usually considered counterparts to the humans or dwarves.
** '''Crafty''': Kobolds. Usually interpreted as UglyCute, they're very sneaky and regularly harass fortress by trying to steal anything they can get their hands on. Also Savage to an extent, as they're the most primitive of the above-ground civilizations.

*** [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]], obscenely powerful and with [[OurMonstersAreWeird randomly generated appearences]], live in Hell, waiting to be released and [[TheLegionsOfHell invade the world]], when not found leading goblin or human civilizations [[note]] ruling goblins through brute strength and humans through {{God Guise}}s[[/note]].

*** Humanoid: Cardassians, [[TheReptilians scaly people]] who embody the "lizard brain".
*** Fallen: The Founders, rulers of the Dominion; shapeshifters who sow discord among their enemies. a dark mirror of TheFederation
*** Crafty: Vorta, diplomats engineered by the Founders. Frail, insensate, glib, and [[ExpendableClone easily replaced]].

*** Eldritch: Breen, a mysterious, tech-savvy and [[GenreSavvy clever]] race who never [[TwentyFourHourArmor remove their armor]].

** [[TheEmpire The Dominion]]:
*** Savage: Jem'Hadar
*** Eldritch: Breen
*** Humanoid: Cardassians
*** Fallen: The Founders
*** Crafty: Vorta