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On the other hand, Claude Levi-Strauss said the only real barbarians are the ones who believe in barbarians. The Ancient Greeks, who invented the term, applied it pretty liberally to anyone they didn't like, including peoples who were quite civilized by any reasonable standard (like the [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptians]] and the Persians) and even other Greeks who didn't live up to Athenian ideals. A modern work that applies [[Character Development]] to its barbarians may quickly find them to be [[Not So Different]].

The [[Sufficiently Advanced]] often compare those "below" them to this.

* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' has planets designated as 'Feral Worlds', worlds that are in a technological and cultural state lower than the more modern worlds of the Imperium; usually a state reminiscent of the medieval period or earlier. Because Feral Worlds are often inhospitable to human life, the populations are often fierce and tough, and are often used as recruiting grounds for [[Space Marines]] Chapters and [[Badass Army|Imperial Guard]] regiments. The most famous Feral World is Fenris, home of the Space Wolves Chapter, who recruit from the viking tribes of that world.

** The [[Our Orcs Are Different|Orks]] have shades of this trope: they scarcely have any technology that's particularly sophisticated (although much of it is still very effective); and hardly have any political structure beyond "Do wot da [[Large and In Charge|Warboss and da Nobz]] say." It's played straighter by the Feral Orks and the Snakebites Clan who are more tribal in nature, and completely straight with the [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] Orcs.

* The Aslan in [[Traveller]] are an example of this with overlap into [[Proud Warrior Race]]. They are a technologically advanced society that maintains a tribalistic social and political structure.

** The Vargr are a closer analogue to this then the Aslan.

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