The Usual Adversaries: Difference between revisions

Related to [[Always Chaotic Evil]], [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]], [[Villain by Default]], [[Aliens and Monsters]], and [[The Heartless]]. May even be the [[Super-Trope|over-trope]] into which they all fit.

* In practically ''every [[Story Arc]]'' in ''[[Bleach]]'', Hollows are involved in some way, shape or form. In the very first one, they're worked in a [[Monster of the Week]] format. In the second arc, they appeared as [[Elite Mooks]] in flashbacks, and in the very last act, a group of [[Giant Mook|Giant Mooks]] showed up to transport the [[Big Bad]] to their dimension, Hueco Mundo. Following that, we're introduced to Hollow-Shinigami hybrids called Arrancars, who take over the scene as a [[War Arc]] erupts between them and the Soul Society. Hell, in the Deicide mini-arc, said [[Big Bad]] used the Hogyoku, the same device that created the Arrancars, on himself, but it gradually turned him more Hollow-esque with each transformation. Even in the latest arc, where the antagonists are essentially superhumans, said superhumans only gained their abilities because Hollows attacked their pregnant mothers in the first place.

* Nazis in [[Hellboy]]. Of both the [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|Steampunk]] and [[Ghostapo|magical]] varieties. While the larger threat is always from [[Eldritch Abominations]], the various Nazi factions have a bizarre habit of being involved with almost every story arc in one way or another, even if the arc had nothing to do with them. One chapter hung a lampshade on it when Roger and Abe find (an utterly inexplicable and with no plausible or possible reason for even being there) a Nazi submarine in the ancient tunnels of a lost civilization beneath the Himalayas. They aren't remotely surprised; the damn Nazis have shown up everywhere else.

* [[The Tick]] really hates ninjas.

* Green Martians in general in ''[[John Carter of Mars]]'' (with the exception of the Thark horde, who are allies of the heroes from the end of the first book on). Not really [[Always Chaotic Evil]] (they're [[Proud Warrior Race|a brutal but honorable bunch]]), but with a culture where you win honor through successful raiding they'll jump at the chance to attack anyone passing through or near their territory, making them a perennial headache for any Barsoomian hero.

* In [[Babylon 5]], the Raiders fulfill this for a while, until they are promptly defeated for good about halfway through the first season. Afterwords, it uses different adversaries.

** The Romulans were closest to this trope in the series overall; the Borg made relatively few appearances, the Klingons weren't enemies anymore (though ''individual'' Klingons often were), the Ferengi were quickly pushed aside, and the Cardassians only showed up towards the end of the series.

** Despite the quote at the top from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', in the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' the Klingons made only about three or four appearances in total. In ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' there was even an episode where all three of lead Klingon villains from each episode showed up, which demonstrates how rare they were. They are more common in the movies but even then, it was usually rogue elements rather than [[The Empire]] itself.

*** On the other hand, as the show went on every third episode [[Recycled Script]], so while the bad guys in a given story were technically different, they tended to be extremely similar to villains from before and had almost identical schemes; the usual ''type'' of advesaries were ''very'' common.

* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''':

** Chaos Cultists, because they're the most numerous faction of the biggest evil in the galaxy.

* Packs of Mandalorian raiders often show up in the first [[Knights of the Old Republic]].

** Its sequel has [[Bounty Hunter|Bounty Hunters]] antagonizing you at practically every location, largely due to the bounty on your head.

* The ''[[Mass Effect]]'' series has the Husks, especially in the first two games.

** In the backstory, the rachni and the krogan individually threatened the galaxy for centuries.

* ''[[Halo]]'' has the Flood in almost every game, with ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' as the lone exception.

* A specific individual is [[Bonus Boss|The Reaper]], who appears as a [[Recurring Boss]] throughout [[Persona 3]] and [[Persona 4]], including [[Updated Rerelease|FES]], P3P and [[Persona 4: The Animation]].

* In [[Starcraft II]], the Tal'darim fill this role. In some missions, the Taldarim make over the top threats ("We will pursue you to the end of the ubniverse, James Raynor!"), to which Raynor reacts with merely annoyance.