History Main / HufflepuffHouse

** By the time of ''Destiny'', the Sahaku was no longer among the five families, whose roster now consists of the Athha, the Seiran... And three other unseen families that were only named in an obscure databook. Though the Kiou family eventually got a key role in the 2021 manga ''Eclipse'', and in the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom SEED Freedom]]'' movie, a Touya, a young boy representing the Mashima family, appears.

* In the much-criticised 'Divas Revolution' storyline of 2015, three {{Power Stable}}s fought for control in the women's division. Team PCB had Wrestling/CharlotteFlair, {{Wrestling/Paige}} and Wrestling/BeckyLynch - all very over fan favourites who would be considered championship material. Team Bella had the Wrestling/BellaTwins, one of whom held the title and the other two members were former champions. Team BAD meanwhile did have the darkhorse Wrestling/SashaBanks but its other two members were {{Wrestling/Naomi}} who had yet to find her feet in the division and Wrestling/TaminaSnuka - a lesser talent than the rest who was mainly used for TheWorfEffect. Naturally Team BAD were the first team eliminated in the big elimination match at ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' and took a backseat in storylines, while Charlotte and Nikki Bella feuded over the title.

* Of the corporations in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreVIFiresOfRubicon'', Melinite and Takigawa Harmonics are the only companies to have zero involvement in the plot. They're not affiliated with the major players or their backstories, they're not secretly backing anyone and they do not have any plots cooking on Rubicon. They're just there to sell their brand of weapons (explosive weapons and pulse technology, respectively) to any and all buyers.

* Of the corporations in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreVIFiresOfRubicon'', Melinite is the one company that has zero involvement in the plot. They're not affiliated with the major players, they're not secretly backing anyone and they do not have any plots cooking on Rubicon. They're just there to sell explosive weapons, including the ever-useful SONGBIRDS.

* ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' takes place in Oceania, one of three empires that dominate the world. The other two are Eurasia and Eastasia, which (aside from one brief scene with Eurasian prisoners of war) only appear in the book when the incessant wars and [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder repeatedly changing alliances]] come up in the news. Justified in one sense in that their governments and societies are described as being functionally identical to each other. The possibility is also raised that the others don't really exist: either the whole world is under one government in reality, or "Oceania" is actually just an isolated Britain.
* The (live) Southerlings in Garth Nix's ''Literature/{{Abhorsen}}'', who border on being a MauveShirt Army. They are refugees from the far southern countries who are seeking asylum in the Old Kingdom, even though they don't know about the magic that inhabits it. Their main features are their blue caps and scarves and their desperate need for protection, since [[spoiler:the bad guy's plan is to kill and resurrect a lot of them at once. Instant ZergRush. Avoiding this takes up a lot of the heroes' time.]] The reason they're even in the Old Kingdom is to give certain Ancelstierre officials political brownie points.
* In ''Literature/AmericanGods'' [[TheAlmightyDollar The Intangibles]] are mentioned in terms that paint them as being among the most important New Gods. However, the number of times they get mentioned (in a 465-page book) can be counted on one hand.

** Hufflepuff House, the {{Trope Namer|s}}, who are in one instance basically called "AndTheRest". At their ''grandest'' they get faintly praised for "dedication" and "dependability" -- loyality distinct from the more heroic-oriented Gryffindor brand. The Sorting Hat's song at one point has the other three house founders selecting students for specific strengths and Helga Hufflepuff saying she'll take the leftovers. WordOfGod says that they ''are'' good at stuff, [[HumbleHero they're just humble and don't boast like the other Houses]]. The foremost member of distinction they have is Cedric Diggory, who is a sympathetic character and a Hogwarts champion. They're also mentioned to have the second-most students stay to battle Voldemort. And finally, their [[AnimalMotifs mascot]] is a ''badger'' - fluffy and adorable, right up until the point you threaten something it cares about, whereupon it will ''end you''. This is ''not'' a coincidence.

* In ''Literature/TheHungerGames'':

** The two 'other' wizards. Gandalf and Saruman are obviously well known to us, and Radagast is at least mentioned and ascribed something of a personality. What little we know of the rest of the wizards' council comes from sundry notes published in ''Literature/{{Unfinished Tales|Of Numenor And MiddleEarth}}'', but even there the "Blue Wizards" received only passing mention and [[TheDividual never even gained two distinct identities]]. Tolkien's eventual answer (in his letters) to the question of their fate was [[ShrugOfGod basically]], "I don't know; they probably went East and founded some religions."

* ''Literature/TheLostFleet:''

* This was the fate of the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Yuuzhan Vong]] worker caste in the ''Literature/NewJediOrder''. The overwhelming majority of Vong characters in the series are from the warrior caste (understandable, as the series deals with the Yuuzhan Vong while they're at war, so the warriors have become disproportionately influential in-universe). The intendants get Nom Anor, the most heavily featured Vong character in the series, and are important more generally at key junctures (and [[AllThereInTheManual some material]] indicates that the current [[GodEmperor Supreme Overlord]] was an intendant as well before taking the throne). Priests and shapers each get a significant recurring member (Harrar and Nen Yim, respectively), as well as each producing a couple of [[VillainOfTheWeek Villains of the Book]]. The Shamed Ones, the absolute lowest rung of Vong society, eventually get a significant subplot as a revolution against the Vong leadership gets underway and they form the bulk of it. The workers, even though they're supposed to form the highest percentage of Vong civilization, are just sort of there, get name-dropped as a caste every so often, but an individual named worker ''never appears across all nineteen books''.
* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Among the numerous cabins in Camp Half-Blood, the Demeter and Dionysus cabins receive a lot less focus compared to the others. It's even worse for the demigods of minor gods that are all thrown into Hermes cabin or are not even acknowledged by their parent. In fact, much of the plot of the series is a {{Deconstruction}} of this trope: the minor gods, who do not get the respect as the Olympians and have to sit on the sidelines all the time, finally snap and [[TheDogBitesBack bite back]] by joining the Titans so they can finally be in the spotlight. [[spoiler:They finally succeed at the end, and all of those who have demigod children are granted cabins at Camp Half-Blood.]]
** Of the cohorts of Camp Jupiter in ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'', only the Fifth Cohort, which the main heroes are placed in, matters. Take their centurions for example: while all are named, only those from the First and Fourth receive plot relevance; everyone else are relegated to the background.
** Demeter's cabin gets more plot relevance in the second sequel series, ''Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo'', because the {{deuteragonist}} of the series, Meg [=McCaffrey=], is a daughter of Demeter.
* At the beginning of ''Literature/TheRiftwarCycle'', pretty much anyplace outside of the Kingdom is treated in this manner, mentioned periodically to add a little color to the tale but not having any significant impact. This series is very long, however, and by now almost every Hufflepuff house kingdom and empire on (and several beyond) Midkemia has been featured in at least one full book in which it is showcased as the center of events.
** One notable exception to this is the Free Cities of Natal, despite being one of the earliest foreign nations mentioned and visited in the books. Every major conflict of the series places the Free Cities on the side of the Kingdom, but the small size of their territory and lack of any true army ensure that they remain strictly a sidekick in these wars. Natalese Rangers do pop up with some frequency in the series, but almost entirely in minor roles in aide to the Kingdom armies.

** By the time of ''Destiny'', the Sahaku was no longer among the five families, whose roster now consists of the Athha, the Seiran... And three other unseen families that were only named in an obscure databook. Though the Kiou family eventually got a key role in the 2021 manga ''Eclipse''.

* The Fire Nation becomes this is in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. It’s the only country that is not visited and plays no role in the story. The first Book (season) takes place almost entirely in Republic City, the second is split between Republic City and Korra’s hometown of the Southern Water Tribe, and Books 3 & 4 are mostly based in the Earth Kingdom. Zuko’s grandson pops up in Books 1 & 2 for a few episodes. Zuko himself (who’s now retired) plays a small but crucial roll in Book 3. He has a non-speaking cameo in the next Book and his daughter Firelord Izumi has a bit speaking part a few episodes later. It’s justified InUniverse by Izumi trying to stay out of global politics because their reputation is still somewhat dodgy from the 100 year’s war. Their roles are so small that Izumi’s daughter wasn’t even mentioned or seen. The creators had originally planned to use them more in the original outline of Book 4 but were cut because they felt like it was a retread of [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the first series]] and for lack of time.

** Every colony except Caprica, Gemenon, Tauron, and Sagittaron; the colony corresponding to Libra (Libran) was never even given a ''name'' on-screen until "The Plan". Picon is given some background importance, as the Headquarters of the Colonial Fleet was located there. Prequel ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' sheds more light on the Colonies, and there's a full array of background material the writers have access to (including a [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/galactica/images/6/61/Epic-map-of-battlestar-galactica-8217-s-12-colonies_1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180510080923 semi-canon map]] depicting all twelve worlds). [[http://syfy.com/caprican The Caprican]] newsletter and [[http://twitter.com/SergeGraystone Serge's Twitter]] are great sources of information and flavor.

** Zig-zagged on the Cylon side with models Four and Five (a.k.a. the 'Simons' and the 'Aaron Dorals') who have less screen time than the others and less outwardly unique personalities. However both models demonstrated some particular character traits (especially in ''[Recap/BattlestarGalactica2003ThePlan The Plan]]''): the Fours (with one exception) show a preference for logic, science and Cylon-supremacy over religion, compassion and working with the humans, while the Fives are depicted as pedantic, emotionlessly ruthless, and used for 'lower class' jobs like corpse-disposal and cafe service.

** Zig-zagged on the Cylon side with models Four and Five (a.k.a. the 'Simons' and the 'Aaron Dorals') who have less screen time than the others and less outwardly unique personalities. However both models demonstrated some particular character traits (especially in 'The Plan'): the Fours (with one exception) show a preference for logic, science and Cylon-supremacy over religion, compassion and working with the humans, while the Fives are depicted as pedantic, emotionlessly ruthless, and used for 'lower class' jobs like corpse-disposal and cafe service.

* ''Literature/TheLostFleet:'' There are six named interplanetary organizations at the beginning in the series. The heroes belong to The Alliance and are engaged in a Forever War with the Syndicate Worlds. The Sol System is the birthplace of humanity and plays a prominent role in two books, one of which has the Alliance repel the Covenant of First Stars, which is pressing the Sol System. The other two factions, the Callas Republic and the Rift Federation, are allied with the Alliance but are treated as more of an extension of them. Very little is revealed about them, even though a Callas Republic politician is the tritagonist of the series. By the time of the later books, the two governments are painfully aware of their Hufflepuff status, are chafing under it and are struggling to assert themselves as independent powers.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'', the PC Continent is depicted as a nation in its own right, functioning without a goddess unlike the console-based nations of Lowee, Lastation, and Leanbox. While some areas in the PC Continent are explorable, its situation is kept separate from the rest of the plot, and not much is known about it aside from a few Makers who hail from there. ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaSistersVsSisters'' gives it some focus by introducing its CPU candidate, but the rest of the country is destroyed following her introduction.

** As far as player-selected races, the trolls and dwarves tend to be this, being the least-selected races. The trolls became more popular in ''Cataclysm'' where their racial leader, Vol'jin actually gets to do stuff and they take back their islands from a [[FakeUltimateMook level 10 traitor who kept replacing his severed head with a disguised coconut or something.]]
* The Umojan Protectorate and the Kel-Morian Combine from ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' receive little to no attention at all in the game, despite being some of the more important Terran factions. The Kel-Morian Combine gets nothing more than a minor resource grab mission and a few passing references by various characters, but that's nowhere near the same level as the Umojan Protectorate, which would probably go virtually unknown if not for its inclusion in various Starcraft novels. There's also the Koprulu Liberation Front, remnants of the [=UED=] and Confederacy, and the Kimeran Pirates; the [=KLF=] was supposed to be featured prominently in ''Stacraft: Ghost'' but that became {{Vaporware}}. The Umojans get their chance to shine in the backstory, where they're the secret allies of the Mengsk family and help Angus and Arcturus with their anti-Confederate war. In ''[[VideoGame/StarcraftIIHeartOfTheSwarm Heart of the Swarm]]'' they finally get their day to appear in the game -- the first few missions focus on Kerrigan in the care of Valerian and the Umojans.

** Bugaria has four kingdoms and a lost Roach Civilization. The Ant Kingdom has the main town and it's where all three party members live and work. The Bee Kingdom is a major ally, it's where Vi is from, and about half of the game (Chapters 2-4) is set in or near by Bee territory. The Wasp Kingdom is the main hostile faction, while the Roaches play a major part in the backstory and [[spoiler:are the creators of the Everlasting Sapling that drives the plot]]. The Termite Kingdom on the other hand is only relevant in the first part of Chapter 6 when [[spoiler:Team Snakemouth needs their submarine to reach Rubber Prison]], but otherwise it does not recieve as much focus as the other three kingdoms. This is justified by the Termites living a generally isolated life and how they spend most of the game at odds with the Ant Kingdom; it takes a massive crisis before Queen Elizant II decides to finally try getting the Termites involved.

* In Asticassia School of Technology, the main setting of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'', many houses are sponsored by corporations. The top-ranked [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil Dueling Committee]] has four major houses and corporations represented: the tough and militaristic Jeturk Heavy Machinery, the clever and graceful Grassley Defense Systems, the cold and mechanical Peil Technologies, and Burion, which is... also there. The main representative of Burion in the series, Secelia Dote, is not an actual mobile suit pilot and mainly handles administrative duties, and spends almost the entirety of the first cour lazing around and [[TheGadfly making snide comments about the other people on the committee]]. Burion in general also takes no significant actions in the plot, whereas the other three corporations all serve major roles. The closest thing to any fleshing out that Burion gets is that it's noted to be the manufacturer of the nigh-ubiquitous Demi line of mobile suits, which seem to be regarded in-universe as a MookMobile that Asticassia uses to train students in the basics of piloting.

* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the main races seen in every game are Inklings and Octarians. Despite Jellyfish also being a prominent sight in every game, with three even being [=NPCs=] that rep the clothing shops, no Jellyfish has been involved with the games' plots or featured in one of the series' many bands, background characters in Mahi-Mahi Resort notwithstanding; the two other most likely candidates, DJ Lee Fish (due to the {{pun|nyName}}) and Ancho-V Games (who have Jellyfish on staff according to their corresponding stage), are also part of the few musicians who do not show themselves on their album covers).

* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the main races seen in every game are Inklings and Octarians. Despite Jellyfish also being a prominent sight in every game, with three even being [=NPCs=] that rep the clothing shops, no Jellyfish has been involved with the games' plots or featured in one of the series' many bands (background characters in Mahi-Mahi Resort notwithstanding).

** Combined with CreatorProvincialism, it seems that the Second Wizarding War only affects Britain, because otherwise, that would make the Ministries of Magic of other countries complete unabashed Hufflepuff Houses. The fourth book mentions the Bulgarian Ministry of Magic, and additional materials mention no less than ''16'' Ministries of Magic existing at any time, [[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Ministry_of_Magic#Known_countries_with_Ministries_of_Magic as shown here]], of which none (except the British, of course) is said to contribute in the war. This may be a simple matter of scale; until the British Ministry fell in the seventh book, it would have looked like nothing but the remnants of a minor terrorist group that [[OddlySmallOrganization capped off at about 50 members]] versus an entire nation. Especially since the British ministry was actively covering up Voldemort's return. If so they're right; when it comes to an open fight the Death Eaters are overwhelmed.

** "There were once an alliance of four great races, the Asgard, the Nox, the Furlings, and the Ancients." The Asgard and the Ancients are important races in ''Stargate'' mythology who turn up often. The Nox made a couple of appearances in the early series but the Furlings never turned up apart from a short gag in episode 200. [[WordOfGod According to the writers]] the Furlings only ever existed because they wanted four races, and will remain a CrypticBackgroundReference (or even a RunningGag).

* The film version of ''Literature/ThePrimeOfMissJeanBrodie'' knocks the Brodie Set down to four girls. Jenny is the beauty who is to be painted by Teddy Lloyd, Sandy is Miss Brodie's confidant [[spoiler: and eventual betrayer]], Mary is TheWoobie [[spoiler: who dies tragically]] and Monica does nothing -- apart from crying at Miss Brodie's story about her lover. It's perhaps for this reason that she's the first girl Miss Brodie suspects [[spoiler: when she's dismissed]].

* ''Literature/{{Brotherband}}'' has the Wolves of the brotherband training competition. The main character is Hal, and the Sharks are led by [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk Tursgud]]. [[spoiler: Due to the fact that the Wolves are unable to compete in all assessments, they are disqualified from the overall competition.]]

** Hufflepuff House, the {{Trope Namer|s}}, who are in one instance basically called "AndTheRest". At their ''grandest'' they get faintly praised for "dedication" and "dependability" -- loyality distinct from the more heroic-oriented Gryffindor brand. The Sorting Hat's song at one point has the other three house founders selecting students for specific strengths and Helga Hufflepuff saying she'll take the leftovers. WordOfGod says that they ''are'' good at stuff, [[HumbleHero they're just humble and don't boast like the other Houses]]. The foremost member of distinction they have is Cedric Diggory, who is a sympathetic character and a Hogwarts champion. They're also mentioned to have the second-most students stay to battle Voldemort. And finally, their [[AnimalMotifs mascot]] is a ''badger'' - is fluffy and adorable right up until the point you threaten something it cares about, whereupon it will ''end you''. This is ''not'' a coincidence.

* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Among the numerous cabins in Camp Half-Blood, the Demeter and Dionysus cabins receive a lot less focus compared to the others. It's even worse for the demigods of minor gods that are all thrown into Hermes cabin or are not even acknowledged by their parent. In fact, much of the plot of the series is a {{Deconstruction}} of this trope: the minor gods, who do not get the respect as the Olympians and have to sit on the sidelines all the time, finally snap and [[TheDogBitesBack bite back]] by joining the Titans so they can finally be in the spotlight. [[spoiler: They finally succeed at the end, and all of those who have demigod children are granted cabins at Camp Half-Blood.]]

*** The Salta enclave hires Clarita's mother to do maintenance work. [[spoiler: The Salta students impress El by not protesting their unfavorable placement during the school wide evacuation in ''The Last Graduate'', and she saves one of them from being eaten by a maw-mouth during the climax.]]

* ''Literature/TheSecretsOfTheImmortalNicholasFlamel'' we're told about the four species of immortals that ruled the Earth before humans were allowed to take over - Elders, Archons, Ancients and Earthlords. The Elders are heavily involved in the plot, and many of them feature as characters. Archons start appearing in the third book, with Cernunnos and Coatlicue appearing and their technology featuring in the plot. The Earthlords [[spoiler: are the GreaterScopeVillain as Josh and Sophie's parents are revealed to be them]]. The Ancients are barely mentioned, with the only instance being that John Dee wants to get access to the library of all their information (and that includes all races, not just them).

* [=WindClan=] serves as this for ''Literature/WarriorCats'' as they are neither the designated villains like [=ShadowClan=], the protagonists like [=ThunderClan=], or the neutral softy like [=RiverClan=]. In fact they weren't even in the first book, made almost no appearance in the third and fourth books, and a minor one in the fifth book. Only in the second and sixth books are they important, otherwise before ''Starlight'' they were simply "[=ThunderClan=]'s allies", then [[spoiler: Tallstar died]], making them the focus one last time, but once Onestar took over [=WindClan=] just became [=RiverClan=].

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' features a series of kingdoms and empires in Ivalice, but only Dalmasca and [[TheEmpire Archadia]] ever play consistent roles throughout the game. [[DoomedHometown Nabradia]] gets their screentime for all of the game's prologue before becoming destroyed in a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy equivalent]] of a [[EmptyQuiver nuclear attack]]; Rozarria is even worse, as while they're supposed to be Archadia's equal, we only get to meet two characters from there, and their territories we could explore do not extend beyond a barren wasteland, let alone their capital. Bhujerba, Jahara, the Eruyt Village, and Mt. Bur-Omisace only serve as places where the heroes find PlotCoupon so they can disappear from the lore in peace. The game mentions even more nations in passing out there -- Basch [[spoiler: and Gabranth/Noah]] for example came from a republic called Landis -- but we never get to know anything about them.

* The [[HiveCasteSystem Homeworld Gems]] of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' are divided into the courts of [[BigBadDuumvirate the Diamonds]]. While Gems from the Yellow, Blue, and Pink courts have all had significant appearances on the show, the White court doesn't appear ''at all'', aside from some FacelessMasses when all Homeworld Gems are gathered together in "Legs from Here to Homeworld". The only Gem who appears that serves White Diamond (her Pearl) [[spoiler: is just a MeatPuppet of White Diamond and is actually a Pink court Gem that White Diamond took in.]]

** High Elf kingdom of Cothique is known for just two things - their love of sailing (with another kingdom, Eataine, having this trait too among many others) and for never having any units, characters or any kind of important events related to them.
** The Turkic-esque Kurgan. Despite being one of the three ethnic groups that make up the Warriors of Chaos faction (which itself gets a lot of focus), and being repeatedly stated as the most numerous troops in Chaos's ranks, they receive very few characters or units compared to the [[HornyVikings Norscans]].

* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfTheWorld'':

* ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' takes place in Oceania, one of three empires that each rule a third of the world. The other two empires are Eurasia and Eastasia. Eurasia and Eastasia are there only to have wars with each other and with Oceania, while [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder repeatedly changing alliances.]] They are all even described as using political systems functionally identical to each other. It's left possible that the others don't really exist, being simply propaganda creations of Oceania (or that they're all the same).

* The ''Series/{{Blade}}'' series introduces vampire Houses other than House of Erebus, which was the biggest one until its purebloods were killed during Frost's ritual in the first film, to the point where it was subdivided into eleven "tribes", which appear to be subspecies of vampires. In the series, the House of Chthon is central to the plot and is shown the most. The House of Leichen is shown in a single episode and is made up of {{Vegetarian Vampire}}s. The House of Armaya is stated to have once waged a war against the other Houses and lost with only a single pureblood remaining ([[spoiler:who is later killed by Marcus]]). Other Houses (Saqqara, Falsworth, Varney, and Tiamet) are barely mentioned.