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11	In many works of fiction there are two main polities, oftentimes one will simply be called "TheFederation" or "TheAlliance" or something, while the other will be known as something like "The Klingon Empire". Usually it will be the protagonists who are known by a generic name while the antagonists are identified by the majority ethnic group in their empire, or even by [[{{Egopolis}} the ruler's name]].
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13	This may have roots in the post-World War II backlash against nationalistic movements and the establishment of supranational organizations like the United Nations.
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15	On occasion you might see a [[TheGoodKingdom scrappy little polity]] with a proper name fending off a generically-named empire that erases the cultures of its conquests, but it's more common to see an antagonist polity that treats one particular ethnic group or family as superior to others.
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17	See also: GenericanEmpire, OneFederationLimit, TheFederation, TheEmpire, TheAlliance, GoodRepublicEvilEmpire, EqualOpportunityEvil.
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19	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
24	* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', the Earth Federation faces off against the Principality of Zeon, named for Zeon Zum Deikun, the founder of Newtype theory and the philosopher that humans were meant to live in space. Despite this, Zeon only became TheEmpire after Deikun's death, with his chief of staff Degwin Zabi using Deikun's name as a source of authority after purging Deikun's supporters in a wave of terror.
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27	[[folder:Comic Books]]
28	* ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF'' has the multispecies Confederation of Planets vs. the Independent Lapine (rabbits) Republic. The [=ConFed=] are no saints, but the ILR has a history of imperialism and genocide.
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31	[[folder:Fan Works]]
32	* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi'': A splinter group of the DarkIsEvil Dark Kingdom has many opposing kingdoms, but the only empire that opposes them, is the Shining Concord Empire.
33	* ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs Warhammer 40K]]'': The primary conflict of the story is between the Galactic Republic and the Imperium of Man. The former is a multi-species, democratic union while the latter is an authoritarian, theocratic human empire. There's also the Confederacy of Independent Systems fighting for their survival against the aforementioned Imperium.
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36	[[folder:Literature]]
37	* The ''Literature/{{Eldraeverse}}'' inverts the GoodRepublicEvilEmpire trope with the ultra-libertarian Empire of the Star, part of the Associated Worlds, and the communist Voniensa Republic.
38	* ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'': The defenders of Civilization fight the oppressive forces of Boskone.
39	* In ''Literature/TheNatureOfPredators'', the Federation isn't ever given a name, while the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Arxur's faction]] is referred to by their own members as "the Arxur Dominion"
40	* Creator/MCAHogarth's ''[[Literature/{{Paradox}} Pelted]]'' universe has two interstellar polities, the Alliance and the Chatcaavan Empire.
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43	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
44	* In ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' the Vedran Empire reformed to become the Systems Commonwealth when the Vedrans found themselves outnumbered by their "conquests". After the Commonwealth's fall most of the interstellar successor states tend to be organized along species lines like the Than Hegemony and the assorted Nietzschean prides.
45	* ''Franchise/StarTrek'': The United Federation of Planets against the Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire, and Cardassian Union.
46	** The Romulans enslaved the Remans almost as soon at they arrived in the system, and other species in their empire aren't treated much better.
47	** The Cardassians occupied Bajor and treated the natives horribly for forty years. They also took control of several former Federation colonies after a treaty, resulting in the [[LaResistance Maquis]].
48	** While the Klingon Empire is shown to conquer multiple alien species throughout the show, their government and military appears to be entirely made up of Klingons.
49	** The MirrorUniverse version of the Federation is the Terran Empire.
50	** The "protagonist" bit is subverted by the Dominion, which was designed from the start as a "dark counterpart" to the Federation, represented visually by multiple species like the Federation but ruled by the Founders.
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53	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
54	* The main time period for ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' has the Third Imperium (which, despite the name, is a bit closer to TheFederation) surrounded by the K'kree Empire, Hiver Federation, Zhodani Counsulate, Solomani Confederation, among others. Though, those are the Imperial names for them.
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57	[[folder:Video Games]]
58	* ''VideoGame/HomeworldDesertsOfKharak'' has the Northern Coalition and Kiith Gaalsien. The Coalition being an [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin alliance of several northern]] [[TheClan kiithid]] while the Gaalsien are one kiith of religious fanatics.
59	* ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'': LaResistance in the games is simply called "The Resistance", opposing the Neo Arcadian Empire that oppresses [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Reploids]] for their own utopia.
60	* The main benevolent faction in ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is the Galactic Federation, while ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeHunters'' has the Kriken character Trace come from the Kriken Empire.
61	* ''VideoGame/SonicForces'': Sonic's allies form a group called The Resistance to fight Dr. Eggman, who plans to rebuild the world into his own Eggman Empire.
62	* ''VideoGame/StarControl'' has the Alliance of Free Stars trying to fight off the aggression of the Ur-Quan Hierarchy. In the third game, the new Alliance is opposing the Hegemonic Crux.
63	* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': The main conflict of the game is between the democratically (usually) controlled Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire, which is dominated by the Lord of the Sith.
64	* ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'': In game terms an "empire" is any space-faring polity with a fixed capital, while a "federation" is formed by the alliance of multiple empires. Empires nearly always have their founding species or their homeworld in their name, while federations randomly generate non-specific names like "Harmonious Concord" or "Grand League".

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