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** In a case of Elves enslaving Elves, the Falmer (Snow Elves) were once slaves of the Dwemer ([[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Dwarves]] that happen to be elves), until the Dwemer all mysteriously disappeared. As of Skyrim, they're a nonsentient species that inhabits Dwemer ruins and attack any humanoid that they find.
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* This is hinted at with the house-elves in HarryPotter, as they are almost all slaves to wizarding families, yet pocess powers and abilities that wizards do not.

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* This is hinted at with the house-elves in HarryPotter, Literature/HarryPotter, as they are almost all slaves to wizarding families, yet pocess possess powers and abilities that wizards do not.
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* In StarTrek, in the evil alternate universe the Vulcans are slaves of the Federation's evil counterpart the Terran Empire.
** According to StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, this didn't last, with Spock becoming Emperor and all... Although ''that'' caused the entire Terran Empire to become slaves to the Cardassian-Klingon alliance (LaResistance rebuild the empire by 33 years after Deep Space 9, according to StarTrekOnline.)

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* In StarTrek, ''Franchise/StarTrek'', in the evil alternate universe the Vulcans are slaves of the Federation's evil counterpart the Terran Empire.
** According to StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', this didn't last, with Spock becoming Emperor and all... Although ''that'' caused the entire Terran Empire to become slaves to the Cardassian-Klingon alliance (LaResistance rebuild the empire by 33 years after Deep Space 9, according to StarTrekOnline.''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''.)
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* Happens in JRRTolkien's legendarium to the Noldor, though it's barely touched upon in the published ''TheSilmarillion''; ''TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'' gives more details. Gwindor from ''TheChildrenOfHurin'' was a Noldorin lord who was enslaved by Morgoth and forced to work in the forges of Angband.

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* Happens in JRRTolkien's Creator/JRRTolkien's legendarium to the Noldor, though it's barely touched upon in the published ''TheSilmarillion''; ''TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'' ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''; ''Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'' gives more details. Gwindor from ''TheChildrenOfHurin'' ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin'' was a Noldorin lord who was enslaved by Morgoth and forced to work in the forges of Angband.
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* Happens in JRRTolkien's legendarium to the Noldor, though it's barely touched upon in the published ''TheSilmarillion''; ''TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth'' gives more details. Gwindor from ''TheChildrenOfHurin'' was a Noldorin lord who was enslaved by Morgoth and forced to work in the forges of Angband.

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** The Bajorans were capable of stellar flight while humans were still learning to make fire, but are now an impoverished race that was sent back to almost an agrarian level by a brutal occupation.

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* This is hinted at with the house-elves in HarryPotter, as they are almost all slaves to wizarding families, yet pocess powers and abilities that wizards do not.

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* In ''{{Linburger}}'', the [[NotUsingTheZedWord Cyll]] used to be a highly advanced race with immortality and magic. Then something happened. Nobody in-universe is quite sure what went wrong. But now the Cyll are second class citizens, reduced to poverty and slums. They're no longer immortal, and so far they haven't shown an ability to do magic. The current generation doesn't even care about their past.

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* In ''{{Linburger}}'', the [[NotUsingTheZedWord Cyll]] used to be a highly advanced race with immortality and magic. Then something happened. Nobody in-universe is quite sure what went wrong. But now the Cyll are second class citizens, reduced to poverty and slums. They're no longer immortal, and so far they haven't shown an ability to do magic. The current generation doesn't even care about their past.
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* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sarquil]] use dark-skinned desert elves, whom they have conquered in various wars, as slaves. The desert elves long for the freedom which the other elven cultures in the world have but are unable to do anything because even the Grand Alliance isn't willing to risk angering their much needed Sarquil allies by demanding the desert elves' freedom.
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* In ''TheElderScrolls'' series, the once-proud Dunmer (Dark Elves) have been largely driven out of their homeland of Morrowind by the time period ''{{Skyrim}}'' takes place in, after a natural disaster and an invasion by the [[TheDogBitesBack previously enslaved]] [[LizardFolk Argonians]]. The Dunmer now live in slums as second class citizens in Nordic cities such as Windhelm.
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*That´s a central point of the original ''PlanetOfTheApes'' and even stronger in its remake. [[spoiler: And somehow, in the third and fourth sequel of the original you can argue that this trope appears in some way too.]]
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* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.

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* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.
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** According to StarTrekDeepSpaceNine, this didn't last, with Spock becoming Emperor and all... Although ''that'' caused the entire Terran Empire to become slaves to the Cardassian-Klingon alliance (LaResistance rebuild the empire by 33 years after Deep Space 9, according to StarTrekOnline.)
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* In ''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', the Munchkins were formerly slaves of the Witch of the East, and the Winkies and flying monkeys are slaves of the Witch of the West.

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* In ''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', ''Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', the Munchkins were formerly slaves of the Witch of the East, and the Winkies and flying monkeys are slaves of the Witch of the West.

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* In ''TheWizardOfOz'', the Munchkins were formerly slaves of the Witch of the East, and the Winkies and flying monkeys are slaves of the Witch of the West.

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* In ''TheWizardOfOz'', ''TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', the Munchkins were formerly slaves of the Witch of the East, and the Winkies and flying monkeys are slaves of the Witch of the West.



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* In the updated adaptation of the original ''{{Dragonlance}}'' modules produced for TSR's 25th anniversary, the players can get some additional insight into what the evil green dragon Cyan Bloodbane really wants when he corrupts the elven kingdom of Silvanesti and turns it into a twisted nightmare. The heroes can meet a brood of illusionary green dragons who are being tended to by their elven slaves. The oldest dragon claims that Cyan is converting the forest back to the way it used to be when the green dragons ruled over it, before the elves rebelled and drove the dragons away. Now the dragons are returning things back to the "rightful" order of things.
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* In StarTrek, in the evil alternate universe the Vulcans are slaves of the Federation.

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* In ''TheDeathGateCycle'', the dwarves of the World of Air, Arianus, have devolved severely, loosing their pride, and even their names. Calling themselves 'Gegs', they serve as peaceful factory-workers on the machine-filled island that is their home, worshiping visiting elves like Gods...

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* In ''TheDeathGateCycle'', the dwarves of the World of Air, Arianus, have devolved severely, loosing losing their pride, and even their names. Calling themselves 'Gegs', they serve as peaceful factory-workers on the machine-filled island that is their home, worshiping visiting elves like Gods...
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** Though the facts of their cultural prior to their enslavement are left intentionally vague, as most of their records and history were lost in the process. In particular, no one is quite sure if the whole 'immortality' thing is a fact, an exaggeration, or an outright myth. The only long-lived elf you meet in the game is ''thought'' to have regained their ancient immortality, but [[spoiler:is actually tied to a magical curse that is keeping him alive.]] Similarly, it's said that Dalish elves have longer lifespans than elves who live among humans, but considering your lot in life when you're an elf among humans, there could be several different reasons for that.
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* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.



* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.

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* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.
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* The terrifying Hork-Bajir from {{Animorphs}} were pacifist, [[strike:hunter]]-gatherer herbivores before being enslaved by the Yeerks.
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Keep in mind that this trope only applies if there's some proof that the elves ''used'' to be a proud and noble race, before their 'fall'. If a universe's elves have always just been nomadic tribes of pointy-eared barbarian bowmen, when it doesn't count for this trope, no matter how badly they're oppressed and see the violence InherentInTheSystem.

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Keep in mind that this trope only applies if there's some proof that the elves ''used'' to be a proud and noble race, before their 'fall'. If a universe's elves have always just been nomadic tribes of pointy-eared barbarian bowmen, when it doesn't count for this trope, no matter how badly they're oppressed and see the violence InherentInTheSystem.
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**...as does their ability to [[ShockAndAwe shoot lightning.]]
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Not enslaved or living in slums, and the reasoning behind the fall doesn\'t really fit this trope


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* Disney's ''AtlantisTheLostEmpire''. The Atlanteans are not enslaved, but they've forgotten so much of their culture and technology they don't even know how to read anymore.
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* The Nonmen from R Scott Bakker's SecondApocalypse series.
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* The Sithi from the Memory,Sorrow,AndThorn effectively ruled the entire continent of Osten Ard until the humans came and warred upon them. The few remaining Sith have isolated themselves from the rest of the world, and though they are not slaves, their race is a shadow of its former glory. The BigBad of the series is a former Sithi prince, TheStormKing, who died in a war with the humans and now wishes to return to life.

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* The Sithi from the Memory,Sorrow,AndThorn [[TadWilliams Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn]] series effectively ruled the entire continent of Osten Ard until the humans came and warred upon them. The few remaining Sith Sithi have isolated themselves from the rest of the world, and though they are not slaves, their race is a shadow of its former glory. The BigBad of the series is a former Sithi prince, TheStormKing, prince who died in a war with the humans and now wishes to return to life.
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** [[spoiler: that proud clan of elves who escaped to another dimension butchered and enslaved the native humans there, instead]]

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* The Sithi from the Memory,Sorrow,AndThorn effectively ruled the entire continent of Osten Ard until the humans came and warred upon them. The few remaining Sith have isolated themselves from the rest of the world, and though they are not slaves, their race is a shadow of its former glory. The BigBad of the series is a former Sithi prince, TheStormKing, who died in a war with the humans and now wishes to return to life.
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* This is one of the hallmarks of the DarkSun campaign setting for DungeonsAndDragons. Overuse of magic has turned the world into a desert wasteland, leaving many of the races as pale shadows of their former selves. Dwarves no longer have their own lands and cities but do reasonably well among humans. Elves, are nomads and raiders. Halflings are savage cannibals. Gnomes are extinct.

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