History Main / MatchingBadGuyVehicles

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* In ''Franchise/StarTrek'' this trope is especially present in the three "Kelvin Timeline" movies with bad guys like [[Film/StarTrek2009 Nero]] and [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness John Harrison/Khan]] dressing up in black clothing and commanding gigantic, menacing black ships, the ''[[EldritchStarship Narada]]'' and the USS ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Vengeance]]''. Ever so slightly downplayed in ''Film/StarTrekBeyond'' due to the ships that compose the "Swarm" presenting stylish golden decorations and [[BigBad Krall]] putting on a yellow Starfleet uniform during the final confrontation.

The CoolCar trope is often in full effect, but it doesn't have to be limited to cars. It could be motorcycles, planes, watercraft, etc. It can also overlap with MookMobile, but those are specifically for combat and are very easily destroyed. This trope is for any time the bad guys have multiple vehicles uniform in appearance and with a certain amount of coordination. Compare OpposingSportsTeam, which often uses the clothing equivalent of this trope, and VanInBlack, which is about sinister surveillance vans that are usually black.

* VideoGame/SaintsRow:
** The three rival gangs in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' all drive certain vehicle types based on their respective [[GangOfHats themes]] and painted in gang-colored liveries. The Brotherhood (red) are white-trash hicks and punks who specialize in arms dealing and drive large trucks. The Ronin (gold) are a Yakuza branch specializing in gambling and prostitution who drive fast modern imports. The Sons of Samedi (green) are a drug cartel made up of hippies and a Haitian Voodoo cult who drive large American land yachts and low-riders.
** The various Syndicate factions in ''Videogame/SaintsRowTheThird'' use cars and trucks with a large star painted on them. The color of said star varies depending on the sub faction (Red for Morningstar, Blue for Deckers, and Green for Luchadores).

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When the bad guys have matching vehicles, often painted black, maybe with one or two distinguishing features like a racing stripe. They'll often drive single file, or in a formation, until they start fighting whatever good guy they happen to be pursuing. They could also simply be part of the villain's motorcade/escort/entourage.

* ''Series/{{Daredevil}}'': Wilson Fisk travels in a black SUV with several other [=SUVs=] accompanying him.

* The various Syndicate factions in ''Videogame/SaintsRowTheThird'' use cars and trucks with a large star painted on them. The color of said star varies depending on the sub faction (Red for Morningstar, Blue for Deckers, and Green for Luchadores).

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* In ''Film/ArmorOfGod'' 2, aka Operation: Condor, Jackie Chan rides a motorcycle through several city streets and a dock, pursued by at least six cars all very similar in appearance.
* SHIELD sends a string of identical black [=SUVs=] to apprehend Steve and Natasha in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.

* TabletopGame/Warhammer40K: Subverted with ork vehicles, each of which can be broadly categorized in terms of armaments (trukks are transports, deff dreads are MiniMecha, etc.) but are unique to the mek that built them.

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* In''Film/{{Twister}}'', the good tornado trackers have a motley collection of vehicles, while the evil tornado trackers have a fleet of matching black [=SUVs=].

* During the Light Cycles scene in ''Film/{{Tron}}'', the heroes' Light Cycles are different shades of gold while the villains' are identical shades of blue.

* ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith'': While driving on the freeway, John notices a black car following them. After a moment, four more cars appear from behind the first one, now forming a V.