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* HumanAlienDiscovery: A human discovers that they're actually an alien RaisedByHumans.


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* LifeInZeroG: Aliens that have evolved in a zero gravity environment, such as deep space.
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* StarfishRobots: Alien robots that are radically different from humans or "normal" robots.

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* StarfishRobots: Alien robots that are radically different from humans or "normal" robots.Robotic beings of alien origin, shape and functionality.
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* OtherworldlyTechnicolourHair: Aliens have hair of unusual color.
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*ConqueringAlienPrince: An Alien Prince with the intent of conquering a planet and enslaving it's people.
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* FantasticallyChallengingPatient: A human doctor must perform a medical procedure on an alien.
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* AnAlienNamedBob: Aliens with mundane names.
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* ReptilianConspiracy: Alien LizardFolk control human society in secret.
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* InWorkingOrder: Alien technology can instantly and easily be used by humans.


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* OperatorIncompatibility: Devices designed for aliens unable to be operated by humans, or vice versa.
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* HumanityOnTrial: Aliens put humanity on trial for their supposed misdeeds.
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* HostileTerraforming: Altering a place, often a whole planet, to be less suitable for native life and more suitable for alien life.
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* TripodTerror: Three-legged alien land vehicles.
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* AlienBlood: An alien bleeds a strangely-colored substance that isn't the red blood of humans.
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* RobotOrSpacemanAlterEgo: A musician has a fake alien persona.
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* XenoNucleicAcid: Alien DNA has a different structure than terrestrial DNA.
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* TransplantedAliens: An alien population is relocated to another world.
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* AlienWorks
* BizarreAlienBiology

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* AlienWorks
* BizarreAlienBiology
AlienWorks: An index of fiction works starring/revolving around aliens.



* TheAgeless: Aliens who can't succumb to old age but can still die with other methods.



** KillerSpaceMonkey: Aliens that look like monkeys or non-human apes and are evil.
** SpaceWhale: Aliens which look like whales and can "swim" though space.
** SandWorm: Giant alien worms that live in the desert.
* AlienFairFolk: Aliens that look like fantasy creatures from Earth's folklore (fairies, gnomes, trolls, goblins) or fantasy creatures who pretend to be aliens.

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** KillerSpaceMonkey: Aliens that look * AlienCatnip: A substance that's fine for humans but affects aliens sort of like monkeys or non-human apes and are evil.
** SpaceWhale: Aliens which look like whales and can "swim" though space.
** SandWorm: Giant alien worms that live in the desert.
a drug.
* AlienFairFolk: Aliens that look like fantasy creatures from Earth's folklore (fairies, gnomes, trolls, goblins) or fantasy creatures who pretend to be aliens. aliens.
* AlienHair: List of hairstyles fictional aliens often have.
* AlienKudzu: A plantlike alien arrives on Earth and starts "seeding".
* AliensNeverInventedDemocracy: When humans are the only culture with a democratic political system.
* AliensNeverInventedTheWheel: Aliens never invented a specific technology (such as the wheel) but are otherwise normal.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Humanlike alien species with skin colors vividly outside the human range.



* BeePeople: A race of aliens that have workers, drones and queens like bees.
* BizarreAlienBiology: Aliens have biology and physiology ''vastly'' different from that of humans.
* BizarreAlienPsychology: Aliens think a lot differently than humans.



* BlueAndOrangeMorality: A set of morals that are completely bonkers to most humans.
* BrainInAJar: A disembodied brain kept alive in a jar.
* CatFolk: Humanoid aliens based on cats.
* CuteLittleFangs: Aliens with small fangs to make them look cute.
* DittoAliens: A species of aliens where all the individuals look the same.



* EnclosedExtraterrestrials: Aliens that wander around all covered.



* GeniusLoci: A sentient place.

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* ExposedExtraterrestrials: Aliens that wander around naked.
* ExtremophileLifeforms: Aliens and other beings evolved to live in conditions seemingly hostile to life.
* FangsAreEvil: Fanged aliens portrayed as bad or malicious.
* FishPeople: Aquatic, humanoid aliens who look sort of like fish.
* TheFlatwoodsMonster: Red-faced, spade-hooded humanoid aliens that are also lumped with [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptid lore]].
* FrogMen: Humanoid aliens who look and act rather like frogs.
* GeniusLoci: A sentient place.sapient place.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: An alien woman who looks like a human except for one or two obvious differences, and who at least one person in the main cast is attracted to if she's not just MsFanservice.
* TheGreys: Grey, usually naked, short, humanoid aliens with large heads.
* HumanAlienDiscovery: A human discovers that they're actually an alien RaisedByHumans.
* HumanAliens: An alien which looks, sounds, and to some extent, acts human.



* HumanAliens: An alien which looks, sounds, and to some extent, acts human.
** HumanOutsideAlienInside: An alien that looks like a human on the surface, but has some wacky parts and whatnot inside their body.
** HumanAlienDiscovery: A human discovers it wasn't a human, but an alien RaisedByHumans.
* HumanSubspecies: Aliens who are related to humans.
** TranshumanAliens: A group of aliens are revealed to have evolved from humans.
** TransplantedHumans: Human populations originally from Earth who were brought to other worlds.



** FishPeople: Underwater aliens, who are humanoids but look sort of like fish.
** TheFlatwoodsMonster: Red faced, spade hooded humanoid aliens that are also lumped with [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptid lore]].
** FrogMen: Humanoids that look and act rather like frogs.
** TheGreys: Grey, usually naked, short, humanoid aliens with large heads.
** LittleGreenMen: Short, green aliens who drive flying saucers, and usually have antennae.
** LizardFolk: Aliens that look like humanoid reptiles.
** IntelligentGerbil: An alien that's basically like a sapient, bipedal version of an Earth animal.
*** UrsineAliens: Humanoid aliens similar to bears.
*** CatFolk: Humanoid aliens based on cats.
** PredatorPastiche: Humanoid aliens based on the stealthy alien hunter of ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.

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** FishPeople: Underwater aliens, who are humanoids but look sort of like fish.
** TheFlatwoodsMonster: Red faced, spade hooded humanoid aliens that are also lumped with [[OurCryptidsAreMoreMysterious cryptid lore]].
** FrogMen: Humanoids that look and act rather like frogs.
** TheGreys: Grey, usually naked, short, humanoid aliens with large heads.
** LittleGreenMen: Short, green aliens who drive flying saucers, and usually have antennae.
** LizardFolk: Aliens that look like humanoid reptiles.
** IntelligentGerbil:
* HumanOutsideAlienInside: An alien that's basically that looks like a sapient, bipedal version of an Earth animal.
*** UrsineAliens: Humanoid aliens similar
human on the surface but has some wacky parts and whatnot inside their body.
* HumanSubspecies: 'Aliens' who are related
to bears.
*** CatFolk: Humanoid aliens based on cats.
** PredatorPastiche: Humanoid aliens
humans.
* IndoEuropeanAlienLanguage: Non-human languages are
based on the stealthy alien hunter languages of ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.their creators.



** BeePeople: A race of aliens that have workers, drones and queens like bees.
** BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant bugs.
** InsectQueen: The queen of a race of Insectoid Aliens.

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** BeePeople: A race * IntelligentGerbil: An alien that's basically like a sapient, bipedal version of aliens an Earth animal.
* KillerSpaceMonkey: Aliens
that have workers, drones and queens look like bees.
** BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant bugs.
** InsectQueen: The queen of a race of Insectoid Aliens.
monkeys or non-human apes and are evil.
* LawOfAlienNames: Common formulas writers use for making names for aliens.



* LittleGreenMen: Short, green aliens who drive flying saucers, and usually have antennae.
* LivingGasbag: Floating aliens that are literally full of gas.



* LizardFolk: Aliens that look like humanoid reptiles.
* LongLived: It's quite common for alien races to have much longer lifespans than humans.
* {{Lunarians}}: Aliens from the Earth's Moon.
* {{Martians}}: Aliens from the planet Mars.



* MushroomMan: A creature that looks like a cross between a person and a mushroom.

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* MirrorChemistry: References to chirality in aliens.
* MonstrousMandibles: Aliens with mandibles in addition to or instead of a more human-like mouth.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Aliens with a lot of teeth.
* MushroomMan: A creature Aliens that looks look like a cross between a person human and a mushroom.mushroom.
* MyBrainIsBig: An alien with a huge brain.
* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Aliens that have no popular culture.



** AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Their skin color is vividly outside the human range.

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** AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Their skin color is vividly outside the * OctopoidAliens: Aliens that look like squids, octopi or jellyfish.
* PaletteSwappedAlienFood: Alien food looks like
human range. food but colored differently.
* PlantAliens: Aliens that look like or are partly made of plants.
* PointyEars: Aliens with pointed ears or ear-like appendages.
* PredatorPastiche: Humanoid aliens based on the stealthy alien hunter of ''Franchise/{{Predator}}''.
* PupatingPeril: Very nasty aliens emerging from cocoons.
* PuppeteerParasite: Alien parasites that take over their hosts' personalities.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Older, or downright ancient, aliens appearing much younger than they actually are.



** GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: An alien woman who looks like a human except for one or two obvious differences, and who at least one person in the main cast is attracted to if she's not just MsFanservice.
** SpaceElves: Aliens who think they're superior (or might even ''be'' superior in some cases) to us, and act like [[OurElvesAreDifferent a certain fantasy race]].
** SpaceOrcs: Aliens who are brutish, violent and primitive, often very apelike.

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** GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: An * SandWorm: Giant alien woman who looks like a human except for one or two obvious differences, and who at least one person worms that live in the main cast is attracted to if she's not just MsFanservice.
**
desert.
* SiliconBasedLife: Aliens that are made of mostly silicon.
* SolarSystemNeighbors: Aliens who come from other bodies in the Solar System near Earth.
*
SpaceElves: Aliens who think they're superior (or might even ''be'' superior in some cases) to us, and act like [[OurElvesAreDifferent a certain fantasy race]].
** * SpaceOrcs: Aliens who are brutish, violent and primitive, often very apelike.apelike.
* SpaceWhale: Aliens which look like whales and can "swim" though space.



** ExtremophileLifeforms: Aliens and other beings evolved to live in conditions seemingly hostile to life.
** OctopoidAliens: Aliens that look like squids, octopi or jellyfish.
** TentacledTerror: Tentacles are a common feature of aliens, octopoid or otherwise.
** LivingGasbag: Floating aliens that are literally full of gas.
** XenomorphXerox: Extraterrestrials with the appearance and/or reproductive cycle of the eponymous creatures of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.
* PlantAliens: Aliens that look like or are partly made of plants.
* SiliconBasedLife: Aliens that are made of mostly silicon.

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** ExtremophileLifeforms: * StarfishLanguage: Aliens and other beings evolved to live in conditions seemingly hostile to life.
** OctopoidAliens: Aliens
speaking a bizarre language.
* StrongerWithAge: A species
that look like squids, octopi or jellyfish.
** TentacledTerror: Tentacles are a common feature of aliens, octopoid or otherwise.
** LivingGasbag: Floating aliens that are literally full of gas.
** XenomorphXerox: Extraterrestrials with the appearance and/or reproductive cycle of the eponymous creatures of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.
* PlantAliens: Aliens that look like or are partly made of plants.
* SiliconBasedLife: Aliens that are made of mostly silicon.
gets stronger as they age.



* TentacledTerror: Tentacles are a common feature of aliens, octopoid or otherwise.
* TranshumanAliens: A group of 'aliens' are revealed to have evolved from humans.
* TransplantedHumans: Human populations originally from Earth who were brought to other worlds.
* {{Ultraterrestrials}}: A species originating from Earth that left and now wants to return.
* UnusualEars: A humanoid with non-human ears.
* UrsineAliens: Humanoid aliens similar to bears.
* XenomorphXerox: Extraterrestrials with the appearance and/or reproductive cycle of the eponymous creatures of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise.



* {{Muppet}}: A type of puppet like in ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.



* {{Muppet}}: A type of puppet like in ''Series/TheMuppetShow''.



* AlienAbducteesFightBack: Humans abducted by aliens rebel against their captors.
* AlienAbduction: One or more aliens kidnap/s one or more humans.
* AlienAmongUs: An alien living with a bunch of humans and trying to keep their alienness secret.
* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Art made by one species is appreciated by aliens.
* AlienAutopsy: Humans study dead aliens.
* AlienInvasion: Aliens try to conquer Earth.



* AliensOfLondon: Aliens who speak human languages in a particular accent.



** AliensOfLondon: Aliens who speak English with Earth accents.

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** AliensOfLondon: * AliensStealCable: Aliens who speak English with learn about Earth accents.from radio and TV.
* AliensStealCattle: Aliens abduct cows and bulls, not people.
* AnalProbing: Aliens studying humans by [[AssShove sticking things up their butts]].



* AncientAstronauts: Aliens visited earth sometime in the distant past and apparently did things like build pyramids or were mistaken for gods in old times.

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* AncientAstronauts: Aliens visited earth Earth sometime in the distant past and apparently did things like build pyramids or were mistaken for gods in old times.



** RoswellThatEndsWell: Aliens associated with the alleged UFO crash-landing in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.



* BrownNoteBeing: Played straight, just sensing the alien makes the human sick. Inverted when the human makes the alien sick.

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* BenevolentAlienInvasion: Aliens invade but they do the humans well.
* BrownNoteBeing: Played straight, just Just sensing the alien makes the human sick. Inverted when the human makes the alien sick.humans sick.
* CropCircles: Large geometric patterns in fields of crops, thought to be (and in some cases, actually) done by aliens.



* TheDogIsAnAlien: An alien disguises itself as a pet.
* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: Humans can easily defeat invading aliens.
* ETGaveUsWiFi: The idea that aliens invented or helped invent some modern technology.
* FarOutForeignersFavoriteFood: An alien's favorite human food.



* HigherTechSpecies: One alien race is more technologically advanced than the others.



* HughMann: An alien impostor who does a terrible job at appearing human.



** TakeMeToYourLeader: Aliens want to be taken to humans' leader.
** WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: A bad first contact-the aliens come in peace, but the humans try to kill them.

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** TakeMeToYourLeader: Aliens want * JustForFun/IfIAmEverHeadOfAnAlienMonitoringAgency: A joke page for how to be taken to humans' the Men in Black's leader.
** WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: A bad first contact-the aliens come in peace, but the humans try to kill them.* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Humans using alien technology.



* InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Aliens that don't make sense because they managed to travel to Earth but otherwise seem to have no idea what technology is or how it works.



* MarsNeedsWater: Aliens trying to steal water from Earth.
* MarsWantsChocolate: Aliens trying to steal Earth snacks.
* TheMenInBlack: Generic agents often involved with investigating or denying aliens' existence.



* {{Panspermia}}: Creatures on Earth evolved from alien microbes/simple alien animals, or vice versa.



* {{Precursors}}: A mysterious alien culture that precedes all others.



* RoswellThatEndsWell: Aliens associated with the alleged UFO crash-landing in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.



* SidekickCreatureNuisance: A small alien sidekick who annoys everyone.



* SmorgasbordTest: Someone discovers a new creature and tries to find out what it eats by offering it many different foods.
* SolidGoldPoop: One species' waste (poop, urine, tears, etc.) is valuable to another species.
* SoYouWantTo.WriteAnAlienInvasionStory: A guide for writing stories about alien invasions.



* TakeMeToYourLeader: Aliens want to be taken to humans' leader.
* TechnologyUplift: Aliens who feel they're responsible for sharing technology with other species.
* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Evil shapeshifting aliens learn to look like humans.



* WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid: A romance between a human and a non-human humanoid is not seem as {{Squick}}y.

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* TouchedByVorlons: A character gains powers or their powers get enhanced due to interaction with aliens.
* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: Aliens mention that they are using human time, not their time.
* VichyEarth: Aliens invade and become humanity's new rulers.
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: First contact with aliens ends badly with one side attacking the other.
* WhatMeasureIsAHumanoid: A romance between a human and a non-human humanoid is not seem seen as {{Squick}}y.{{Squick}}y as a romance between a human and a non-humanoid.



* BoldlyComing: Sex with aliens.
* ChestBurster: An alien parasite leaves its host's (usually a human) body by bursting through their chest.



* DominantSpeciesGenes: Two creatures of different species have a kid that has the traits of the most "dominant" parent.



* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Two aliens/monsters of different species have sex, but it begs the question just ''how'' they did it.



** BoldlyComing: Sex with aliens.
** DominantSpeciesGenes: Two creatures of different species have a kid that has the traits of the most "dominant" parent.
** {{Gendercide}}: Killing one gender.
** HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Two aliens/monsters of different species have sex, but it begs the question just ''how'' they did it.
** MarsNeedsWomen: A male alien/robot/monster/whatever who's attracted to human women.
** OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace: An alien woman whose species is in danger of extinction has to mate with a human male.



* MarsNeedsWomen: A male alien/robot/monster/whatever attracted to human women.
* OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace: An alien woman whose species is in danger of extinction has to mate with a human male.



* TheAgeless: Aliens who can't succumb to old age but can still die with other methods.
* AlienAbduction: One or more aliens kidnap/s one or more humans.
** AlienAbducteesFightBack: The abductees fight back.
* AlienAmongUs: An alien living with a bunch of humans and trying to keep their alienness secret.
** HughMann: A human is swapped with an alien impostor who does a terrible job at appearing human.
* AlienArtsAreAppreciated: Art made by one species is appreciated by aliens.
* AlienAutopsy: Humans study dead aliens.
* AlienCatnip: A substance that's fine for humans but affects aliens sort of like a drug.



* AlienHair: List of hairstyles fictional aliens often have.
* AlienInvasion: Aliens try to conquer Earth.
** BenevolentAlienInvasion: Aliens invade but they do the humans well.
** EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: Humans can easily defeat invading aliens.
** VichyEarth: Aliens invade and become humanity's new rulers.
** SoYouWantTo/WriteAnAlienInvasionStory: A guide for writing stories about alien invasions.
* AlienKudzu: A plantlike alien arrives on Earth and starts "seeding".



* AliensNeverInventedDemocracy: When humans are the only culture with a democratic political system.
* AliensNeverInventedTheWheel: Aliens never invented a specific technology (such as the wheel) but are otherwise normal.
* AliensStealCable: Aliens learn about Earth from radio and TV.
* AliensStealCattle: Aliens abduct cows and bulls, not people.
* AlienWorks: An index of fiction works starring/revolving around aliens.



* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: It's very common for aliens to have unusual skin colors.



* AnalProbing: Aliens studying humans by [[AssShove sticking things up their butts]].



* BizarreAlienPsychology: Aliens think a lot differently than humans.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: A set of morals that are completely bonkers to most humans.
* BrainInAJar: A human brain is kept alive in a jar.
* CameFromTheSky: An Alien falls from the sky and is initially thought to be a meteorite.
* ChestBurster: An alien parasite leaves its host's (usually a human) body by bursting through their chest.
* SoYouWantTo/CreateBelievableAliens: A guide for creating/writing realistic aliens.
* CropCircles: Large geometric patterns in fields of crops, thought to be (and in some cases, actually) done by aliens.
* CuteLittleFangs: Aliens with small fangs to make them look more cute.
* SoYouWantTo/DesignAnAlienMind: A guide for crafting the inner workings of an alien's mind.
* DittoAliens: A species of aliens where all the individuals look the same.
* TheDogIsAnAlien: An alien disguises itself as a pet.

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* BizarreAlienPsychology: Aliens think a lot differently than humans.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: A set of morals that are completely bonkers to most humans.
* BrainInAJar: A human brain is kept alive in a jar.
* CameFromTheSky: An Alien alien falls from the sky and is initially thought to be a meteorite.
* ChestBurster: An alien parasite leaves its host's (usually a human) body by bursting through their chest.
* SoYouWantTo/CreateBelievableAliens: A guide for creating/writing realistic aliens.
* CropCircles: Large geometric patterns in fields of crops, thought to be (and in some cases, actually) done by aliens.
* CuteLittleFangs: Aliens with small fangs to make them look more cute.
* SoYouWantTo/DesignAnAlienMind: A guide for crafting the inner workings of an alien's mind.
* DittoAliens: A species of aliens where all the individuals look the same.
* TheDogIsAnAlien: An alien disguises itself as a pet.
meteorite.



* ETGaveUsWiFi: The idea that aliens invented or helped invent some modern technology.
* EnclosedExtraterrestrials: Aliens that wander around all covered.
* ExposedExtraterrestrials: Aliens that wander around naked.
* FangsAreEvil: Fanged aliens portrayed as bad or malicious.



* FarOutForeignersFavoriteFood: An alien's favorite human food.



* HigherTechSpecies: One alien race is more technologically advanced than the others.
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Humans using alien technology.
* IndoEuropeanAlienLanguage: Non-human languages are based on the languages of their creators.
* InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Aliens that don't make sense because they managed to travel to Earth but otherwise seem to have no idea what technology is or how it works.
* KlaatuBaradaNikto: {{Shout Out}}s to the film ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951}}''.
* LawOfAlienNames: Common formulas writers use for making names for aliens.
* LongLived: It's quite common for alien races to have much longer lifespans than humans.
* MarsNeedsWater: Aliens trying to steal water from Earth.
* MarsWantsChocolate: Aliens trying to steal Earth snacks.
* TheMenInBlack: Generic agents, often involved with investigating or denying aliens' existence.
** JustForFun/IfIAmEverHeadOfAnAlienMonitoringAgency: A joke page for how to be the Men in Black's leader.
* MirrorChemistry: References to chirality in aliens.

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* HigherTechSpecies: One alien race is more technologically advanced than the others.
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Humans using alien technology.
* IndoEuropeanAlienLanguage: Non-human languages are based on the languages of their creators.
* InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Aliens that don't make sense because they managed to travel to Earth but otherwise seem to have no idea what technology is or how it works.
* KlaatuBaradaNikto: {{Shout Out}}s to the film ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951}}''.
* LawOfAlienNames: Common formulas writers use for making names for aliens.
* LongLived: It's quite common for alien races to have much longer lifespans than humans.
* MarsNeedsWater: Aliens trying to steal water
famous phrase from Earth.
* MarsWantsChocolate: Aliens trying to steal Earth snacks.
* TheMenInBlack: Generic agents, often involved with investigating or denying aliens' existence.
** JustForFun/IfIAmEverHeadOfAnAlienMonitoringAgency: A joke page for how to be the Men in Black's leader.
* MirrorChemistry: References to chirality in aliens.
''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''.



* MonstrousMandibles: Aliens with mandibles in addition to or instead of a more human-like mouth.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Monsters with a lot of teeth.



* MyBrainIsBig: A creature with a huge brain.



* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Aliens that have no popular culture.



* PaletteSwappedAlienFood: Alien food looks like human food, but colored differently.
* {{Panspermia}}: Creatures on Earth evolved from alien microbes/simple alien animals, or vice versa.



* PointyEars: Aliens with pointed ears or ear-like appendages.
* {{Precursors}}: A mysterious alien culture that precedes humanity's.
* ProudWarriorRace: It's common for aliens to fall into this.
* PupatingPeril: Very nasty aliens emerging from cocoons.
* PuppeteerParasite: Alien parasites that take over their hosts' personalities.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Older, or downright ancient, aliens appearing much younger than they actually are.
* SidekickCreatureNuisance: A small alien sidekick who annoys everyone.
* SmorgasbordTest: Someone discovers a new creature and tries to find out what it eats by offering it many different foods.
* SolarSystemNeighbors: Aliens who come from other bodies in the Solar System near Earth.
** {{Lunarians}}: Aliens from the Earth's Moon.
** {{Martians}}: Aliens from the planet Mars.
* SolidGoldPoop: One species' waste (poop, urine, tears etc) is valuable to another species.

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* PointyEars: Aliens with pointed ears or ear-like appendages.
* {{Precursors}}: A mysterious alien culture that precedes humanity's.
* ProudWarriorRace:
ProudWarriorRaceGuy: It's common for aliens to fall into this.
* PupatingPeril: Very nasty aliens emerging from cocoons.
SoYouWantTo.CreateBelievableAliens: A guide for creating/writing realistic aliens.
* PuppeteerParasite: Alien parasites that take over their hosts' personalities.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Older, or downright ancient, aliens appearing much younger than they actually are.
* SidekickCreatureNuisance:
SoYouWantTo.DesignAnAlienMind: A small alien sidekick who annoys everyone.
* SmorgasbordTest: Someone discovers a new creature and tries to find out what it eats by offering it many different foods.
* SolarSystemNeighbors: Aliens who come from other bodies in
guide for crafting the Solar System near Earth.
** {{Lunarians}}: Aliens from the Earth's Moon.
** {{Martians}}: Aliens from the planet Mars.
* SolidGoldPoop: One species' waste (poop, urine, tears etc) is valuable to another species.
inner workings of an alien's mind.



* StarfishLanguage: Aliens speaking a language with weird characters.
* StrongerWithAge: A species that gets stronger as they age.
* TechnologyUplift: Aliens who feel they're responsible for sharing technology with other species.
* TerrifiedOfGerms: Where alien germs or single celled lifeforms (like the Blob) infect people or other Earth based life forms, or simply a fear of what an alien germ may bring, even if it's harmless.
* TheyLookLikeUsNow: Evil {{shapeshifting}} aliens learn to look like humans.
* TouchedByVorlons: A character gains powers or their powers get enhanced due to interaction with aliens.
* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: Aliens mention that they are using human time, not their time.
* {{Ultraterrestrials}}: A species that came from Earth, left, and now want to come back.
* UnusualEars: A humanoid with non-human ears.
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->"He was a candidate for a Midwestern congressional seat, and he hired me to manage his campaign advertising. Unfortunately, his opponent turned up something in his past with which we could not cope."\\

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->"He ->''"He was a candidate for a Midwestern congressional seat, and he hired me to manage his campaign advertising. Unfortunately, his opponent turned up something in his past with which we could not cope."\\



"No. A space alien, Ms. Walters."
-->--''ComicBook/SensationalSheHulk'' #11, Jan. 1990

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"No. A space alien, Ms. Walters."
-->--''ComicBook/SensationalSheHulk''
"''
-->-- ''ComicBook/SensationalSheHulk''
#11, Jan. 1990
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* SpacePirates: {{Pirates}} [[RecycledInSpace in space]]! Many examples of space pirates are extraterrestrial criminals, though they can also be humans or robots instead.

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* SpacePirates: {{Pirates}} [[RecycledInSpace [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in space]]! Many examples of space pirates are extraterrestrial criminals, though they can also be humans or robots instead.
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* SupernaturalIsGreen: The color green associated with aliens.
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* SmorgasbordTest: Someone discovers a new creature and tries to find out what it eats by offering it many different foods.

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* SolarSystemNeighbors: Aliens who come from other bodies in the Solar System.
** {{Lunarians}}: Aliens from Earth's moon.
** {{Martians}}: Aliens from Mars.

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* SolarSystemNeighbors: Aliens who come from other bodies in the Solar System.
System near Earth.
** {{Lunarians}}: Aliens from the Earth's moon.
Moon.
** {{Martians}}: Aliens from the planet Mars.



* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Lots of LGBT+ characters in sci-fi.
* SpiceOfLife: Spices from other planets.

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* SpeculativeFictionLGBT: Lots SpacePirates: {{Pirates}} [[RecycledInSpace in space]]! Many examples of LGBT+ characters in sci-fi.
* SpiceOfLife: Spices from other planets.
space pirates are extraterrestrial criminals, though they can also be humans or robots instead.



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You Gotta Have Blue Hair is now a redirect to the Hair Colors index as per this TRS thread.


* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: If they have hair, aliens often have abnormal hair colors.
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* AlienPrincess
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Aliens And Monsters is a disambig now


* AliensAndMonsters: Whenever evil aliens or monsters arrive, the best thing to do, apparently, is destroy them.

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* HumanAliens: An alien which looks, sounds, and to some extent, acts human.
** HumanOutsideAlienInside: An alien that looks like a human on the surface, but has some wacky parts and whatnot inside their body.
** HumanAlienDiscovery: A human discovers it wasn't a human, but an alien RaisedByHumans.



* HumanAliens: An alien which looks, sounds, and to some extent, acts human.
** HumanOutsideAlienInside: An alien that looks like a human on the surface, but has some wacky parts and whatnot inside their body.
** HumanAlienDiscovery: A human discovers it wasn't a human, but an alien RaisedByHumans.

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