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** a [[Portal Network]] of "jump gates," "wormholes," or so forth, or

** a web of [[Hyperspace Lanes]] spanning the galaxy, or

** "warp drive," "jump drive," or some other kind of [[Faster Than Light Travel]] through [[Subspace or Hyperspace]].

** "warp drive," "jump drive," or some other kind of [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]] through [[Subspace or Hyperspace]].

* [[Space Is an Ocean]] and the [[Standard Sci Fi Fleet]] sailing it.

* [[Space Is an Ocean]] and the [[Standard Sci-Fi Fleet]] sailing it.

* Mystical/Metaphysical elements, generally including [[Psychic Powers]], [[Life Energy]], or something else similar to [[Functional Magic]] (usually associated with either [[Evolutionary Levels|Highly Evolved]] [[Human Aliens]] or [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]).

* Very little, if any, of [[The Singularity]], except possibly as a [[Justified Trope|justification]] for [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]. Humans themselves will almost never be post-Singularity. [[Transhuman Aliens]] and [[Ridiculously Human Robot|Ridiculously Human Robots]] will be subject to [[Fantastic Racism]], possibly because there is [[No Transhumanism Allowed]].

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'''Factions''':

* [[The Federation]], [[The Empire]], or other space faring humans that fly [[ISO Standard Human Spaceship|big gray battleships and little gray fighters]], and comprise the bulk of the [[Standard Sci Fi Army]]. They have a good chance of being [[Humans Are Special|descended directly]] from the [[Neglectful Precursors]].

* [[The Federation]], [[The Empire]], or other space faring humans that fly [[ISO Standard Human Spaceship|big gray battleships and little gray fighters]], and comprise the bulk of the [[Standard Sci-Fi Army]]. They have a good chance of being [[Humans Are Special|descended directly]] from the [[Neglectful Precursors]].

** A [[La Résistance|"rebel" faction]] fighting against one of these groups is a frequent option.

* [[Space Marine|Space Marines]] if the film was made after ''[[Aliens]]'' or the book written after ''[[Starship Troopers]]''; guys with [[Raygun Gothic|ray guns]] and [[Space Clothes|tight outfits]] if before or homaging before.

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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''[[The Legion of Super Heroes]]'' has a 1000-years-from-now setting that was so close to the [[Standard Sci Fi Setting]] (at least until the threeboot) that you'd think it's clearly based on ''[[Star Trek]]'' had it not actually ''preceded'' Trek by a good 8 years. FTL? Original has warp drive, reboot adds Stargates. Threeboot isn't so stock, as transmatter gates have rendered spacecraft obsolete. The United Planets is [[The Federation]] (it was at least once erroneously called "the Federation of Planets"). Mysticism? Check. Not just psionics, but explicit magic, since it takes place in the [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] [[The DCU|DC Universe]]. Proud warrior race? The Khunds, sometimes specifically based on Klingons. Alien hordes? Check. Space pirates? Check.

* [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Star Raiders (Comic Book)|Star Raiders]]'' graphic novel features one of this. Easy [[Faster Than Light Travel]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]], [[The Empire]], [[La Résistance]], and lots of Epic Space Battles.

* [[DC Comics]]' ''[[Star Raiders (Comic Book)|Star Raiders]]'' graphic novel features one of this. Easy [[Faster-Than-Light Travel]], [[Psychic Powers]], [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]], [[The Empire]], [[La Résistance]], and lots of Epic Space Battles.

== [[Film]] ==

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