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Author: StarSword

Dec 9th 2012 at 8:22:56 PM

Fixed a link in the description.

Compare EnemyMine, when two or more sides are united by a common enemy.

Literature:
* In ''[[TheCallistaTrilogy Darksaber]]'', Admiral Natasi Daala grew so disgusted with the internecine warfare of the [[TheRemnant Imperial Remnant]] that she [[BoardToDeath assassinated all the warlords at once]] and took over leadership of the Empire.

Tabletop Games:
* In the ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' setting, the orcs in the Spine of the World have a tendency to periodically form into vast hordes when a strong warchief unites them.  Though since orcs are AlwaysChaoticEvil, they usually only stay unified as long as it takes for an adventuring party or even another orc to assassinate the warchief.  The Kingdom of Many-Arrows seems to be an exception to the latter rule, though: it was founded in 3rd Edition and remains well into 4th Edition, 100-plus years later.

Video Games:
* The Warden in ''VideoGame/DragonAge: Origins'' spends most of the game trying to unite the inhabitants of Ferelden, human, elf, and dwarf, against the darkspawn.
* In the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Auroran]] storyline in ''[[VideoGame/EscapeVelocity EV Nova]]'', the PlayerCharacter eventually unites the forever-feuding Auroran Houses against [[StateSec the Bureau]] who have been secretly controlling both {{the Federation}} and House Moash.