Line #8 Main/StandardEvilOrganizationSquad


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14	This is a generally villainous organization with mysterious goals and many distinct characters, usually wearing theme outfits. May start out as TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness before getting more time in the spotlight. Unlike a LegionOfDoom, they're generally introduced as a bunch of new characters, rather than being a [[VillainTeamUp new alliance]] of [[RoguesGallery old foes]]. Larger than a QuirkyMinibossSquad, and treated much more seriously (less quirk, more Boss). While they may have access to or be associated with a NebulousEvilOrganisation, they are generally not nebulous, but rather have a set number of members, though they may qualify if their ''influence'' is nebulous or if they have numerous underlings who do not qualify as full members. They also tend to become a SpotlightStealingSquad.
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16	The Standard Evil Organization Squad generally serves as either the BigBad or CoDragons on a large scale (or both, since the leader is often the ''true'' BigBad), and thus are generally a major threat. TheTeam is the vaguely-structured [[EvilCounterpart Good Counterpart]].
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19	!!Examples:
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22	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
23	* ''Manga/AkameGaKill'' has the Jaegers, a team of TheEmpire's most elite warriors headed by [[DragonInChief General Esdeath]].
24	* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' has the God Hand, a BigBadDuumvirate of five (formerly four) godlike demonic beings who distribute the [[ArtifactOfDoom behelits]] to create [[TranshumanTreachery Apostles]].
25	* ''Manga/BlackClover'':
26	** The Eye of the Midnight Sun is a group of rogue mages with mysterious goals intent on destroying the Clover Kingdom, coming into conflict with the Magic Knights as a result.
27	** After the first TimeSkip, the Dark Triad takes the reigns as the next big threat to the heroes. Possessing powers from the alleged three highest ranking devils, they aim to plunge the world into chaos by opening the gates to the very home of the devils that they're hosts to, the Underworld.
28	** The final act of the series has the Paladins. [[spoiler:Humans both alive and once dead who were brainwashed and given devil power by the BigBad Lucius Zogratis' Soul Magic, the Paladins act as the enforcers of his will in bringing about his WellIntentionedExtremist goal of "True Peace".]]
29	* The Itto-Ryu in ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' is an dojo that practices MightMakesRight and RapePillageAndBurn. As Manji helps Rin in her revenge against Anotsu, he has to deal with their members on regular basis.
30	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
31	** The Thirteen Court Guard Squads qualify as a version that pulled a HeelFaceTurn, having been a brutal mob of killers that mellowed out over centuries.
32	** The Espada serve this role as the most powerful Arrancar in Aizen's army and main enemies of the Thirteen Court Guard Squad captains during the war against Soul Society.
33	** Later, we have the Sternritter, though they are technically a rank comprised of the most powerful Quincy in Yhwach's army and not a group in their own right.
34	* The Black Organization in ''Manga/CaseClosed'' is an enigmatic crime syndicate with members who are too dangerous for even Conan to take on. For the longest time, their MO is so unclear that even a genius detective like Conan can mistake anyone in a black coat for one of them, as all anyone knows about the organization is that members tend to wear distinctive black coats.
35	* Muzan Kibutsuji in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' has created the Twelve Kizuki, a group of the most powerful demons which serve him, later downscaling it by killing four of the remaining the Lower Kizuki to his six most trustworthy and powerful members, the Upper Kizuki.
36	* The Noah family from ''Manga/DGrayMan''. They are humans with an activated Noah gene who follow Noah and the Earl of Millennium.
37	* The Dark Army in ''Manga/DragonQuestTheAdventureOfDai'' consists of six generals, each with their own army and powers.
38	* The White-Clad in ''Manga/FireForce'' is a ReligionOfEvil with each member coming with a themed uniform and unique abilities.
39	* The Homunculi from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are the primary antagonists of the story, comprised of strange, scheming humanoid monsters led by their creator [[BigBad Father]].
40	* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
41	** The officers of the Titans high command in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and within them, [[TheStarscream Paptimus Scirocco]] and his inner circle, particularly once they [[spoiler:usurp control]].
42	** The Innovators are portrayed this way in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', being a group of rogue Innovades working to enforce a tyrannical regime.
43	** The second season of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans'' introduces the Arianrhod Fleet, with several distinct members who oppose Tekkadan and [=McGillis=] all throughout the season.
44	* The leadership of [[{{Ghostapo}} the Millennium Organization]] in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', each of whom possesses a specialized role and set of abilities in contrast the generic Nazi vampires who fill the organization's lower ranks.
45	* The Band of Seven in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}''. A group of human mercenaries killed long ago, they are brought back to life undead and controlled by Naraku to hold off his enemies during his time at Mount Hakurei.
46	* The One Shadow Nine Fists from ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', the ten strongest unarmed fighters of Yami, a villainous group of martial artists.
47	* The Numbers in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers''. They are a group of twelve female Combat Cyborgs created by Jail Scaglietti, the main antagonist, to collect all the Relics.
48	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has the League of Villains, a group of competent villains led by Tomura Shigaraki and created by [[BigGood All Might]]'s old nemesis All For One to work together against the heroes. Unlike many examples, after the League is re-branded thanks to the Stain incident, the group's numbers were reduced to a little over ten members. [[spoiler:After defeating [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters the Meta Liberation Army]], the two groups merge to form the Paranormal Liberation Front with Shigaraki as its Grand Commander.]]
49	* ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'':
50	** The Akatsuki from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' are a group of S-ranked criminal ninja. Although they each have their own agendas, the group's goal is to TakeOverTheWorld by capturing the nine Tailed Beasts. Their members work in pairs and wear high-collared, black coats adorned with red clouds.
51	** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' introduces [[spoiler:Kara, a mysterious organization whose motives are largely unknown but carry sinister intent for the world at large. They are similar to, if not exactly like, the Akatsuki, starting as TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness devoted to Jigen, before most of its members come out as {{Arc Villain}}s. Each member has a [[YouAreNumberSix Roman Numeral tattoo]] on their face]].
52	* ''Manga/OnePiece'' has two examples of this which also show shades of QuirkyMinibossSquad:
53	** The Officer and Frontier Agents of Baroque Works are missing only standardized outfits. Like [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Akatsuki]], they work in pairs, in each case a guy and a girl, with the guys numbered a la the Espada.
54	** The Cipher Pol 9 of the Enies Lobby arc also qualify, as they're Government-employed assassins who operate in units of four and wear black formal clothing.
55	* The Juppongatana from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'', a special force of elite assassins led by Shishio Makoto to assassinate officials of the Meiji government to instigate a revolution.
56	* The Gourmet Corp and NEO in ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' have an array of powerful fighters with each having rank and screentime [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership corresponding to their strength]].
57	* The Dark Signers of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. They're the {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the Signers as a group of Duelists resurrected to serve Earthbound Immortals, evil monsters sealed away by the Crimson Dragon 5000 years ago.
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61	* ''Franchise/TheDCU'':
62	** In MediaNotes/{{the Bronze Age\|OfComicBooks}} Creator/DCComics, Marv Wolfman invented the Hive. They fought ComicBook/{{Superman}} a few times, but became much more associated with the Comicbook/TeenTitans.
63	** The ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica fights the playing card-themed Royal Flush Gang.
64	** ComicBook/RedRobin finds himself fighting the newly introduced spider themed Council of Spiders.
65	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
66	** ComicBook/TheAvengers have a group of astrology-themed enemies called Zodiac.
67	** The Hellfire Club from the famous [[ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga Dark Phoenix Saga]] of ''ComicBook/XMen'', all with ''fabulous'' clothing.
68	* The Seven Evil Exes from ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''. Though they lack standardized uniforms or any sort of theme among them, they are introduced one-by-one, [[spoiler:except for the Katayanagi twins]]. They even fall under [[spoiler:TheSmurfettePrinciple]]!
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71	[[folder:Fan Fiction]]
72	* ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'' has the League of Villains, who are receiving technology from Mysterio to arm a new wave of upstart supervillains with advanced equipment from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse. This includes D-list villains like Stilt-Man, Big Wheel, and an entire Rocket Racer Gang.
73	* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': Ami's minions start out as just another Keeper's band of thugs to the surface world. This changes following Ami's defeat of [[spoiler:the Avatar of All Light]]. It is clear from the Spymaster's subplot that after this, the surface world is scrambling to discover the source of this incredibly powerful new keeper, uncover her motives and prepare countermeasures for her continued menace. They meet with limited success [[OutsideContextProblem due to her origins]]. Of course, this is [[spoiler:[[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Mercury]]]] we're talking about, [[GoodRunningEvil so it's an inversion]].
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76	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
77	* The Devils of Kimon from ''Anime/NinjaScroll'', a group of ninjas with extremely varied and bizarre powers, all working for an immortal.
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80	[[folder:Literature]]
81	* The leadership of Scorpia from ''Literature/AlexRider''. They have hundreds if not thousands of members, but the leadership is a council of the world's most notorious spies, assassins, criminals and terrorists.
82	* In ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', would-be Dark Lord Evil Harry Dread surrounds himself with henchmen who represent ''all'' the stereotypes: skeletal warriors, Dark Dwarfs, a sniggering, [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy none-too-bright]] jailer, and some of the dimmest Trolls on the Disc.
83	* Though framed as a NebulousEvilOrganisation in-story, the Death Eaters from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' (basically [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything the Ku Klux Klan with magic powers]]) [[OddlySmallOrganization arguably qualify]].
84	* The Witch Cult in ''Literature/ReZero'' consists of Archbishops of Sin with extremely powerful abilities and some having plenty of followers of their own. However, contrary to their initial introduction, they are less organized than they seem.
85	* The Rosenkreuz Orden in ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' is devoted to sparking the war between humans and vampires.
86	* The Forsaken from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': thirteen exceptional [[FunctionalMagic channelers]] who swore service to [[TheAntiGod the Dark One]] in the long-ago [[TheTimeOfMyths Age of Legends]], were [[SealedEvilInACan trapped outside reality]], and eventually escape to plague the world with power and knowledge beyond the ken of the current Age. They would be more dangerous if their organization wasn't TeethClenchedTeamwork at best, and [[NoHonorAmongThieves opportunistic backstabbing]] at worst. And sadly, they don't have themed costumes.
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89	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
90	* ''Series/ChouseiKantaiSazerX'': The Neo Descal commanders ([[AmbiguousRobot Garade]], [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Grouza]] and [[EvilCounterpart Jackall]]) who arrive from the future to take command of the Descal invasion.
91	* In ''Franchise/KamenRider'', villains usually follow ''Franchise/SuperSentai'''s Boss > General > Monster > Mooks structure, but after the ContinuityReboot, this got more flexible, with some villains not having CoDragons, minions or more fighting against [[EvilVersusEvil other villains and monsters]].
92	** ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'': The Delza Army are introduced as one, although their executives spend more time [[EnemyCivilWar sabotaging each other]] than actually working together to defeat Stronger.
93	** ''Series/KamenRiderSuper1'' gave us Jin Dogma in the second half, a group of five villains all with distinct motifs seeking to terrorize Japan, leading our titular protagonist into conflict with them.
94	** The Three High Priests in ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'' are the ones who lead [[ReligionOfEvil Gorgom]] and enact plans to further their cause.
95	** The Crisis Empire in ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'', whose top members each command a different division of the army.
96	** While this was uncommon in the first phase of Heisei ''Kamen Rider'', from ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'' onward it became more prevalent for there to be a team of villains creating the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]].
97	** The Horoscopes in ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' are a group of elite level Zodiarts who create the lesser ones. There's technically 12 Horoscopes, but they start the season with less than half and seek to find candidates to bring about the other ones so they can use all 12 to enact their plans.
98	** The Greater Phantoms in ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'', whose responsibility it is to create [[MonsterOfTheWeek Lesser Phantoms]].
99	** ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' has the inner circle of Yggdrasill, who transform into the New Generation Riders.
100	** ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'' has the Roidmude executives, a group of [[MonsterOfTheWeek Advanced Roidmudes]] who represent the closest the species has to actual organization.
101	** ''Series/KamenRiderBuild'' has Namba Heavy Industries and their network of associates, including CEO [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Juzaburo Namba]], his assistant and [[EvilGenius head engineer]] Nariaki Utsumi, [[PuppetKing puppet head of state]] Masakuni Mido, [[TheDragon chief enforcer]] Kamen Rider Rogue, {{Tyke Bomb}}s [[SiblingTeam Fu and Rai Washio]], and EnigmaticMinion Blood Stalk.
102	** ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' has the Time Jackers, a trio of time travelers who create the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Another Riders]] the protagonists fight.
103	* ''Series/Kikaider01'': Unlike DARK in the first series, which mostly had Professor Gill as its only member who wasn't a MonsterOfTheWeek, SHADOW had several different enforcers whom the heroes had to contend with.
104	* ''Series/MetalHeroes'':
105	** ''Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion'': [[BigBad Satan Gorth]] starts out with [[OverlordJr Mad Gallant]] as his only henchmen, but as the series goes on he gains more and more minions to the point of having a fairly colorful lineup of villains he and his son can call upon.
106	** ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban'' has the Waller Empire, a group of PlanetLooters led by a diverse lineup of HumanAliens, {{cyborg}}s and {{Killer Robot}}s who worship the deity [[JerkassGod Waller]].
107	** [[NebulousCriminalConspiracy The Neros Empire]] in ''Series/ChoujinkiMetalder'' is comprised of four different Armies, each with their own rotating lineups of villains who Metalder faces throughout.
108	** The Sorcerers Clan in ''Series/SekaiNinjaSenJiraiya'' are a colorful band of rogue ninjas with their hands in all sorts of criminal activity. Most episodes see them bringing in a [[MonsterOfTheWeek new ninja]] into their group and either bribing him or tricking him into fighting Jiraiya.
109	* ''Series/SeigiNoSymbolCondorman'' has the Monster Clan's executive board, a group of nine monsters with unique themes and powers who sit around a table plotting ways to take over the world and supplant humankind.
110	* The villainous groups in ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' frequently take this formation, presenting a lineup of villains who the Sentai team faces throughout. Usually they'll have one EvilOverlord, one [[TheBrute villain who's duty is to hassle the heroes]], one EvilGenius who creates the MonsterOfTheWeek each episode and one humanlike female member. Sometimes they might have a being whose only job is to [[MakeMyMonsterGrow make the monsters grow]], though this varies by season.
111	** The Armed Brain Army Volt in ''Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman'' are an elitist AcademyOfEvil mainly comprised of [[BigBad Great Professor Bias]] and his students, though his students aren't much of a unified force as they spend most of their time competing with each other to raise their [=IQs=] ([[TheChessmaster which is exactly what Bias wants]] -- it benefits his [[FountainOfYouth real]] [[MassHypnosis plans]] that the underlings don't know about). There's also Gash ([[TheBrute a robotic soldier]] who carried the [[MakeMyMonsterGrow monster-enlarging cannon]]) and a couple of aliens who join up midway through ([[spoiler:who were in fact robots created by Bias to motivate his students]]).
112	** ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' features one of the more colorful examples in the Bandora Gang, a band of monsters who serve the witch [[BigBad Bandora]].
113	** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' has the Seven Dark Spears, a team of high-ranked alien ninjas who serve as the field commanders for [[BigBad Boss Tau Zant]] and his [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Jakanja]].
114	** ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'': In the final episodes, [[BigBad Rainian Agent Abrella]] gathers together several dangerous criminals to form one to attack [=DekaBase=].
115	** ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' has the Deboth Army, led by [[TheDragon High-Priest Chaos]] and comprised of several colorful Debo Knights each themed after a different emotion. Each episode usually sees one of the knights trying to gather emotions from humans, all in the name of reviving their creator [[BigBad Deboth]].
116	** The Druidon Tribe in ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'' start out with [[OddlySmallOrganization relatively few members]] other than dozens and dozens of {{Mooks}}, but eventually form into one as more of their generals come to Earth. The final arc sees [[TheHeavy Pricious]] try to form her own squad by creating more generals.
117	* ''Series/VRTroopers'' takes the above mentioned villains from ''Metalder'' and [[CompositeCharacter adds in many of]] the ''Spielban'' villains to the mix; while many of them are still either robots or genetically-created mutant creatures, ultimately they're all virtual creations. Season 2 replaces almost all the ''Metalder''-sourced villains with new ones taken from ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'' (as the ''Metalder'' footage had run out). This leads to [[BigBad Grimlord]] having a lot of CoDragons all jostling for position and importance and taking different aspects of command, though because of the "[[{{Frankenslation}} two to three different shows]]" factor, they rarely ever interacted with each other (Grimlord would usually communicate with his ''Spielban'' underlings via an energy projection screen).
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121	* {{Satan}} is often depicted as ruling over {{Hell}} with the assistance of a host of [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils arch-demons]]. Demons likely to show up as his CoDragons include {{Beelzebub}}, {{Asmodeus}}, {{Mammon}}, Myth/{{Lilith}}, and many more.
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125	* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' tended to use these in its later years as the {{Arc Villain}}s, with [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder the Piraka]] (six superpowered gangsters angling to smash-and-grab the local ArtifactOfDoom), [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen the Barraki]] (six warlords from prehistory recently escaped from TheAlcatraz), and of course [[BrotherhoodOfEvil the Brotherhood of Makuta]] (a shadowy organization of super-beings bent on conquering the universe).
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129	* Organization XIII from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''. They were TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness in their debut game, ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'' (where not much was known about them aside from sharing the same coat), but in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 358/2 Days]]'', they became this (particularly in the latter game, as [[VillainProtagonist they're featured as the protagonists]] and thus get ''much'' more screentime). Later games reveal that [[spoiler:this Organization is essentially just a recruiting grounds for the Real Organization XIII AKA the Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, which acts more like a LegionOfDoom]].
130	%%* Those from the Past from ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters''.
131	* ''VideoGame/NintendoWars'':
132	** ''Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising'' has Sturm and his EliteFour [=COs=], who are the ones helming Black Hole's invasion of the Wars World.
133	** ''Dual Strike'' has the Bolt Guard, a quartet of new [=COs=] who've taken control of Black Hole.
134	** ''Days of Ruin'' has Admiral Greyfield's inner circle, which includes his triggerman Waylon and MadScientist-for-hire Caulder. Caulder and his "children" could also be seen as this for [[PrivateMilitaryContractors IDS]], especially once they step up as the true villains of the game.
135	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has almost one per game, usually based off of a real-life organization. To name a few: [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Team]] [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Rocket]], [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Team Aqua/Magma]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Team Galactic]], [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Team Plasma]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Team Flare]], [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Team Skull]], [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon the Aether Foundation]]]]...
136	* ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' has Emperor Vandole and the [[EliteFour four generals]] of his empire.
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139	[[folder:Web Animation]]
140	* [[spoiler:Salem's faction]] from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness alluded to]] now and again throughout the show, [[spoiler:then fully revealed during the first episode of Volume 4]].
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144	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
145	** The first is the canonical Trolls, a group of twelve aliens ([[UnreliableExpositor or so they claim]]) whose T-shirts follow an Astrological theme (each bears the symbol of one of the Astrological signs). Following the format of ''Homestuck'', they are introduced one-by-one. [[spoiler:Subverted in that most of them aren't really evil. They aren't particularly organized, either.]]
146	** The second group is from the ShowWithinAShow ''The Midnight Crew''. The primary antagonists of the series are [[color:#2ED73A: The Felt]], who are a group of 15 [[TimeTravel time-travelers]] with a billiard-ball theme (each character corresponds to a ball). [[spoiler:They have recently been revealed, in a form of in-universe {{Defictionalization}}, to actually exist in continuity with the main story.]]
147	** The Midnight Crew itself could count, if not for the fact that the group consists only of four people.
148	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': In the "Empire of Blood" arc, the Vector Legion is this. They're a relatively cohesive organization of primarily LawfulEvil, high-level adventurers, each of whom is a {{Foil}} / EvilCounterpart to a member of the Order of the Stick in some way. Unlike the equally matched [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Linear Guild]], three of them are able to take on the titular Order and almost win. For bonus points, one of their number is [[spoiler:Elan's father.]]
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152	%%* The Evil League of Evil from ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' appears to be this.
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155	[[folder:Western Animation]]
156	%%* The Legion Ex Machina from ''WesternAnimation/BigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot''.
157	%%* The Hateocracy from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
158	* The Pack from ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' straddle the line between this and a serious QuirkyMinibossSquad.
159	* The Inquisitorius from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' function as this; they serve as an organization dedicated to purging the galaxy of rogue Jedi who survived [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Order 66]], while recruiting force-sensitive younglings to prevent them from becoming a threat. Though they all come from different species, they're easily identified by their matching black outfits and matching gimmicky lightsabers. They are also treated ''[[KnightOfCerebus much]]'' [[KnightOfCerebus more seriously]] than the show's other early villains (later surpassed by [[FallenHero Darth Vader]], [[FourStarBadass Admiral Thrawn]], [[TheBrute Darth Maul]], and [[TheEmperor Emperor]] [[GreaterScopeVillain Palpatine]] himself).
160	* The Decepticons aboard the ''Nemesis'' in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' eventually develop into this. At the start of the show, their roster only consists of Megatron, Starscream and Soundwave (and dozens and dozens of [[MechaMooks Vehicons]]), but as the show goes on and more Decepticons come to Earth, the amount of recurring Decepticons grows to the point where each member of Team Prime effectively has their own equivalent in the ''Nemesis'' crew.
161	* While the membership of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'''s The Light would form a LegionOfDoom in most other continuities, they way the overarching plot is structured makes them this trope, after half a season as TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness.
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