History Main / AlikeAndAntitheticalAdversaries

* Some ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' series employ this on a physical level. In [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 G1]], it's implied a large portion of the Decepticon army [[https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/0/03/YourFirstMistake-ColdConstruction.jpg has the same body-type as Starscream]], in contrast to the relatively varied designs of the Autobots. Otherwise, the Decepticons use different types of identical {{Mooks}} (ex. the Sweeps) or FacelessGoons (ex. ''[[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Prime]]'' Vehicons), which the Autobots usually don't have equivalents of.

* ''WesternAnimation/ChildrenVsWizards'': Being an Orthodox Christian propaganda film, this variant is invoked to fit with the film's ultranationalistic agenda. The antagonists (if their names and horrendously offensive accents are any indication) include [[GreedyJew Jewish people]], East Asians, Britons, Americans, Arabs, [[CategoryTraitor traitorous Russians]], and more. The protagonists, meanwhile, are all Slavic, Eastern Orthodox, and ethnic Russian. Even fellow Orthodox Christians - the two Greek priests and the Kosovo Serb old woman appearing in a flashback - are mere supporting characters who do not involve themselves in any action.

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** The sequels go even further: the ruling Council of Zion has a non-white majority of councillors and a majority of women (Hamman is the only white male on the Council), while the villain that emerges as the primary antagonist begins literally turning everyone in the Matrix itself into copies of himself; its hard to get more homogenous than that with your evil army.

* ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' has the multi-species Rebels and the [[PuttingOnTheReich implied in costume]] fascist Empire. EU material confirms the Empire to be speciesist, employing (mostly) only white male humans.

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* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce'' has the heroes all represented as caucasian, while the bad guys are [[BeastMan Beast Men]] who are led by TheManBehindTheMonsters.

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* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy, the infantry troops are all nearly identical, whether genetically or by being the same model of robot.

** Special recognition to the Red Lotus, the Book 3 villain team consisting of equal genders and a bender of each element (each possessing unique abilities with their element), led by an Airbender. This parallels the original Gaang's diversity, to showcase the NotSoDifferent aspirations of the villains aiming to SaveTheWorld.

* ''Film/TheMatrix'' takes this trope to the next level: it has a diverse group of characters as the rebellion, spanning multiple races, ages, and genders, but the villains -the agents- are as homogeneous as you can get: they have the same appearance, voice, costume, etc.
** The sequels go even further: the ruling Council of Zion has a non-white majority of councillors and a majority of women (Hamman is the only white male on the Council), while the villain that emerges as the primary antagonist begins literally turning everyone in the Matrix itself into copies of himself; its hard to get more homogenous than that with your evil army.

** Also an example of Het-H vs Hom-V, as the members and allies of the Order of the Phoenix have varied backgrounds and include different species (werewolf, half-giants, house-elves), while the Death Eaters are all pureblood white men [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Bellatrix]] who use other creatures as mere footsoldiers.

* ''Franchise/{{Thundercats}}'':

* ''Franchise/Thundercats'':

* The early episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'': the title heroes (with the exception of NonHumanSidekick Snarf) were all Thunderian {{Catfolk}}, while the mutants were several varieties of {{Beast|Man}}men. As the setting developed, it became more Het-v.-Het, as the [=ThunderCats=] allied themselves with other residents of Third Earth, including the Amazon women and robot teddy-bears.
* This pattern holds in ContinuityReboot ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', with TheHero Lion-O coming to understand that to defeat EvilOverlord Mumm-Ra's multi-species armies, he must gather {{Beast|Man}}men allies as well.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': It can also be argued that, despite the unprecedented racial, sexual and special diversity of the Federation among the forces of the galaxy, they are fairly homogeneous in their ideology. Starfleet officers will almost always fall back on HonorBeforeReason, even when faced with every alien species, deadly virus or freaky scientific phenomena that gets thrown at them.

* [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers The Planeteers]] are a good example of an on the surface diverse cast that is nonetheless homogeneous. They all come from different continents and backgrounds, but share a common passion to save the planet. Meanwhile, their RoguesGallery is amazingly diverse, being motivated by greed, pride, gluttony or sheer spite. While the good guys are all united in saving the planet for the same reason [[ShapedLikeItself (which is that you should)]], the villains all have very different motivations.
** It is also a good example of Het-H vs. Hom-V, as the Planeteers do have different personalities and traits, while the villains plans all involve the destruction of the environment or the social order.

* '''Heterogeneous Heroes vs. Homogeneous Villains:''' The "classic" set up. This is used when an author wants to portray good as multicultural or what not and the bad guys as all alike and all equally evil. The good guys will often work by TeethClenchedTeamwork and be a very diverse RagtagBunchOfMisfits, both superficially ([[FiveTokenBand race]], using {{Custom Uniform}}s), socially, [[MultinationalTeam culturally]], religiously, or [[FourTemperamentEnsemble temperamentally]]. To contrast, the baddies will usually be monochromatic in very obvious ways. At the very least they will [[DressCodedForYourConvenience all dress alike]], and complement that overt gesture by being [[KnightTemplar ideological or religious extremists]], all the same [[GenericEthnicCrimeGang ethnicity]], being solely [[AlwaysMale men]] [[MonogenderMonsters or]] [[AlwaysFemale women]], or even implying that an entire ''[[PlanetOfHats species]]'' [[AlwaysChaoticEvil are all equally villainous]]. One extreme representation of this is to make the villains NotEvenHuman, rather being a horde of identical [[RobotWar robots]], [[BugWar insects]] or [[OpeningACanOfClones clones]]. The symbolism here is that heroes can come from any walk of life, but villains are all the same. This can be especially useful when using non-human enemies or imaginary ideologies, as it can avoid designating any real world equivalents as bad[[note]](Of course, it may instead make the kids at home think that all aliens are evil)[[/note]].

** The sequels go even further: the ruling Council of Zion has a non-white majority of councillors and a majority of women. Hamman is the only white male on the Council.

* In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', the Federation was a peaceful amalgam of various species, while the Borg were a HiveMind of complete conformity.

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* The early episodes of the ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats'': the title heroes (with the exception of NonHumanSidekick Snarf) were all Thunderian {{Catfolk}}, while the mutants were several varieties of {{Beast|Man}}men. As the setting developed, it became more Het-v.-Het, as the [=ThunderCats=] allied themselves with other residents of Third Earth, including the Amazon women and robot teddy-bears.

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', the heroes are a fairly diverse police force, comprising all kinds of animals, and the main character is an outlier even for them. The villains- [[spoiler:while they claim to be working for all prey species- are all sheep]].