History Main / ArtificialAnimalPeople

** There are several instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science; like {{ComicBook/Morbius}} (a scientist who accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople vampire bat DNA]][[note]]though he turned into a mostly human-looking "[[OurVampiresAreDifferent living vampire]]"[[/note]]), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), and [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist).

* Many of the {{mutant}}s from the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise are human-animal hybrids created through exposure to MutagenicGoo. Some of them were born as ordinary animals (like the titular [[TurtlePower Ninja Turtles]]), while others were born as humans (like their sensei [[RatMen Splinter]], at least in some continuities).

* The Mutates in ''{{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}}'' are a group of formerly-human test subjects abducted by Xanatos and changed by Dr. Sevarius in experiments to create their own gargoyle-like beings. As a result, they are spliced with cat, bat and eel DNA, mutating them into [[WingedHumanoid winged]] [[CatFolk cat-people]] with [[ShockAndAwe electrical powers]]. This technology is later used to transform Wolf of [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Pack]] into a literal WolfMan.
* The ''WesternAnimation/RoadRovers'' are a group of stray dogs who have been given humanoid form by a mysterious scientist who calls himself "The Master" to fight crime. Unusually, the Road Rovers are able to change from their anthropomorphic forms into regular dogs (through the use of the Master's technology), allowing them to have {{Secret Identit|y}}ies as the pets of various world dignitaries.

* The ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' are four teenage boys transformed into anthropomorphic sharks by the MadScientist Dr. Paradigm through [[LegoGenetics "gene slamming"]]. Paradigm's goal is to mutate everyone into FishPeople.

** One of {{Franchise/Batman}}'s semi-frequent antagonists is Man-Bat, a formerly-human scientist named Kirk Langstrom who took a bat-DNA serum to cure his deafness, and ended up transforming into a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent were]]-{{bat|People}} monster. Something similar happened to his wife Francine, who became the She-Bat.

*** The pilot episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE1OnLeatherWings On Leather Wings]]" has Man-Bat as its antagonist, the result of Dr. Kirk Langstrom becoming addicted to a formula for turning humans into [[BatPeople bat-human hybrids]]. Unlike with most examples, Langstrom can turn from human to Man-Bat and back, essentially making him a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebat]].
*** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE42TygerTyger Tyger, Tyger]]" has Dr. Emile Dorian as the antagonist, a geneticist who uses his talents to create various human-animal hybrids, including the ape-man Garth and the cat-man Tygrus. He even goes so far as to turn {{ComicBook/Catwoman}} into a literal... well, cat-woman.

** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' has the recurring minor villain {{ComicBook/Cheetah}}, who in this universe was a geneticist who spliced herself with feline DNA.
* Kirk Langstrom / Man-Bat also makes an appearance in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', becoming a monstrous humanoid bat [[IJustWantToBeYou in order to be feared like the Batman]]. In a later episode, three youthful outcasts steal Langstrom's mutagen and splice their genes with [[FoxFolk fox]], [[SharkMan shark]] and [[BirdPeople vulture]] DNA, becoming the animalistic Terrible Trio and motivating Langstrom's HeelFaceTurn.
* The Mutates in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' are a group of test subjects used by Xanatos and Dr. Sevarius in their experiments to create their own gargoyle-like beings. As a result, they are spliced with cat, bat and eel DNA, mutating them into [[WingedHumanoid winged]] [[CatFolk cat-people]] with [[ShockAndAwe electrical powers]]. This technology is later used to transform Wolf of [[QuirkyMinibossSquad the Pack]] into a literal WolfMan.

** One of ComicBook/{{Batman}}'s semi-frequent antagonists is Man-Bat, formerly a human scientist who took a bat-DNA serum to cure his deafness and ended up transforming into a [[BatPeople human/bat monster]].
** The inhabitants of the Wild Land in ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'', who are basically the mainstream universe's counterparts to ''ComicBook/{{Kamandi}}'''s animal people, are eventually revealed to be born from a top-secret genetic research firm called Project [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], which informally named their creations [[HilariousInHindsight "furries"]].

** The Ani-Mates that the ComicBook/NewMutants meet are a much more sinister example, having been created by a sadistic, deranged creep of a geneticist named the Ani-Mator, who regularly abused his experiments.
** ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk had a couple of run-ins with a [[FaunsAndSatyrs satyr-like]] creature called the Woodgod, who had been genetically engineered by a scientist couple that were later killed defending their creation from an [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob]]. The Woodgod later returns, having used the research of his "parents" to make others like him, a race of animal-people he calls the Changelings.
** ComicBook/RocketRaccoon, like many of the inhabitants of Halfworld, his home planet, was granted sentience and given a roughly humanoid form by extensive cybernetic and genetic augmentation.
** There are also several instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science, like [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]) and ComicBook/{{Morbius}} (accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople bat DNA]]).

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
** The pilot episode, [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE1OnLeatherWings "On Leather Wings"]], has Man-Bat as its antagonist, the result of scientist Kurt Langstrom becoming addicted to a formula for turning humans into [[BatPeople bat-human hybrids]]. Unlike with most examples, Langstrom can turn from human to Man-Bat and back, essentially making him a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebat]].
** [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE42TygerTyger "Tyger, Tyger"]] features as its antagonist a MadScientist who uses his talents to create various human/animal hybrids, including the ape-man Garth and the cat-man Tygrus. He even goes so far as to make ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} a literal... well, cat-woman.
** [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE43MoonOfTheWolf "Moon of the Wolf"]] has an example similar to Man-Bat, with the athlete Anthony Romulus becoming a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] after [[MadScientist Professor Milo]] gives him a steroid derivative based on wolf estrogen.
* Kurt Langstrom/Man-Bat also makes an appearance in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', becoming a monstrous humanoid bat [[IJustWantToBeYou in order to be feared like the Batman]]. In a later episode, three youthful outcasts steal Langstrom's mutagen and splice their genes with [[FoxFolk fox]], [[SharkMan shark]] and [[BirdPeople vulture]] DNA, becoming the animalistic Terrible Trio and motivating Langstrom's HeelFaceTurn.

* In ''Literature/SeaOfThePatchworkCats'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people who won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''Sea of the Patchwork Cats'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''[[Literature/Sea of the Patchwork Cats Sea of the Patchwork Cats]]'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''[[Literature/Sea of the Patchwork Cats]]'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''Sea of the Patchwork Cats'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''Literature/Sea of the Patchwork Cats'' by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* In ''Literature/Sea of the Patchwork Cats" by Carlton Mellick III, a shady black market business kidnaps junkies, strippers, prostitutes and other people that won't be missed or remembered. There they are mutated with animal DNA and have their memories altered for rich men who want exotic sex slaves for themselves.

* ''The Twilight People'' is ''another'' unofficial adaptation of ''The Island of Doctor Moreau'', again from the Philippines, with the Moreau {{Expy}} trying to make a "super race" by combining humans and animals and wanting to experiment on a kidnapped diver, much to his [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter daughter's]] consternation.

Often the result of [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetic engineering]], with human and animal genes [[LegoGenetics mixed and matched]] (either [[ArtificialHuman from conception]] or [[ArtificialHybrid later on in their life]]) to create a being with the best of both worlds, a sort of [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal hybrid]]. A common project for {{Mad Scientist}}s, especially {{Evilutionary Biologist}}s. May be on any point of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, from LittleBitBeastly to BeastMan to FunnyAnimal -- however, animals given human intelligence (and maybe the ability to speak) but no other augmentations belong in the UpliftedAnimal sub-trope, not here. As a rule of thumb, if it walks on two legs, it belongs here. If they start out as animals, it's AnthropomorphicTransformation via science.

** One of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s semi-frequent antagonists is Man-Bat, formerly a human scientist who took a bat-DNA serum to cure his deafness and ended up transforming into a [[BatPeople human/bat monster]].

** There are also a couple of instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science, like [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]) and [[Characters/SpiderManNeutralCharacters Morbius]] (accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople bat DNA]]).

*** Finally there are the Hybrid Ferin which where made when the mage had perfected their curse and appear partially human with animal traits and are the strongest and most resilient of the three.

* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. Gneelix is a chimera (half-man, half-Siberian husky) created by xenograft surgery to settle the harsh polar regions, though he needs a vocalizer-collar to translate his growls and tiny muscular throat movements into speech.

* ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', which likely inspired quite a few of the other examples here, [[UnbuiltTrope does not actually play this trope straight]]. While Moreau's "manimals" are indeed animals given human attributes through science, Moreau is not interested in merely making an anthropomorphic animal; no, his true goal is to essentially ''[[HumanityEnsues transform an animal into a human]]'' through surgery. The manimals are just a stepping stone to this achievement, and even the most human-like of them retain [[RedRightHand a few animal characteristics]] and are [[UncannyValley extremely off-putting]].

* The Therian NPC faction from ''VideoGame/AgeOfWondersPlanetfall'' were once humans before they were experimented on with animal DNA and became animal-human hybrids. They were used in experiments to cure diseases and create superior beings until their first test subject, known as "The Deer," exposed the horrible truth of the experiments. Since the shutdown of these horrid projects, they occupied many planets as refugees, belonging to neither human nor animals and are no longer welcome in society, yet remain positive on life.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Cataclysm}}: Dark Days Ahead'', as part of the backstory, American scientists were researching [[LEGOGenetics genetic modification]] in order to create {{Super Soldier}}s in case a cold war with China turned hot. Some scientists developed {{Super Serum}}s that grant animal traits, although the Cataclysm prevented widespread usage of them. If you find or recreate the right kind of mutagens, you can become an example of this trope, although [[SuperpowerRussianRoulette it's very risky]].
* The majority of the cast in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series are this, being once normal animals that were forcibly uplifted by a pair of [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] to serve as their foot soldiers in taking over the world.

* The bestial enemies in ''VideoGame/VivisectorBeastWithin'' are [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal hybrids]] created as [[SuperSoldier soldiers]] by renegade geneticist Dr. Morhead.

* The hybrids from ''Webcomic/MyLifeWithFel'' ([[https://mylifewithfel.com/index link here]]) are comprised of [[HalfHumanHybrid a human base spliced with animal DNA]], and were secretly developed by governments such as Hedron (the fictional setting of the story), the United States and China with the purpose of creating super-soldiers with specialized abilities. However, following the election of a new government to Hedron, one which realized that this project was a ''massive'' breach of human rights (indoctrination of humans from birth against their will) and international law (human experimentation without consent or protection), the project was ordered to be scrapped for the sake of preventing a potential PR nightmare, and most of the hybrids were [[ThePurge gunned down by the military]] barring a few dozen that escaped and survived prior to the beginning of the story.

* The ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' are four teenage boys transformed into anthropomorphic sharks by the MadScientist Dr. Paradigm through [[LEGOGenetics "gene slamming"]]. Paradigm's goal is to mutate everyone into FishPeople.

Often the result of [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetic engineering]], with human and animal genes [[LEGOGenetics mixed and matched]] (either [[ArtificialHuman from conception]] or [[ArtificialHybrid later on in life]]) to create a being with the best of both worlds, a sort of [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal hybrid]]. A common project for {{Mad Scientist}}s, especially {{Evilutionary Biologist}}s. May be on any point of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, from LittleBitBeastly to BeastMan to FunnyAnimal -- however, animals given human intelligence (and maybe the ability to speak) but no other augmentations belong in the UpliftedAnimal sub-trope, not here. As a rule of thumb, if it walks on two legs, it belongs here. If they start out as animals, it's AnthropomorphicTransformation via science.

Often the result of [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetic engineering]], with human and animal genes [[LegoGenetics mixed and matched]] (either [[ArtificialHuman from conception]] or [[ArtificialHybrid later on in life]]) to create a being with the best of both worlds, a sort of [[HalfHumanHybrid human-animal hybrid]]. A common project for {{Mad Scientist}}s, especially {{Evilutionary Biologist}}s. May be on any point of the SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism, from LittleBitBeastly to BeastMan to FunnyAnimal -- however, animals given human intelligence (and often the ability to speak) but no other augmentations belong in the UpliftedAnimal sub-trope, not here. As a rule of thumb, if it walks on two legs, it belongs here. If they start out as animals, it's AnthropomorphicTransformation via science.

* ''ComicBook/{{Finder}}'' has a number of humanised animals who were either uplifted by humans or created directly as servants. The ones who get most exploration are the Nyima, uplifted humanoid lions who retain something close to natural lions' social arrangements, with females running society and a single elite male providing sperm to them.

** There are also a couple of instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science, like [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]) and ComicBook/{{Morbius}} (accidentally combined himself with bat [=DNA=]).

* The plot of ''Literature/SandpaperKiss'' revolves around a group of human-animal hybrids being created in a lab. Their hybrid anatomy makes them prone to disabilities -- Lucy, a human-tiger hybrid, is unable to speak English properly thanks to her cat-like lips.

** Felicia-class bioroids from ''TabletopGame/TranshumanSpace'' are nanite-assembled cat people originally designed as {{supersoldier}}s and bodyguards, with a version developed after the ban on weaponized bioroids intended more as pilots. While the Felecias are the most common and standardised version, there are also bioroids that resemble other any other kind of animal-person that someone's prepared to pay for.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Cataclysm}}: Dark Days Ahead'', as part of the backstory, American scientists were researching [[LEGOGenetics genetic modification]] in order to create {{Super Soldier}}s in case a ColdWar with China turned hot. Some scientists developed {{Super Serum}}s that grant animal traits, although the Cataclysm prevented widespread usage of them. If you find or recreate the right kind of mutagens, you can become an example of this trope, although [[SuperpowerRussianRoulette it's very risky]].
* The majority of the cast in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series are this, being once normal animals that were forcibly uplifted by a pair of [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] to serve as their footsoldiers in taking over the world.
* The Sentinels from ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey IV'' are humanoid animals that were created by humans [[spoiler:as part of the Yggdrasil Project to help restore Earth after a world-ending calamity.]]

* The Ferin of ''Webcomic/Aurora2019'' are a fantasy variant of this trope. They were created by a mysterious mage who would curse people into half-animal beings with enhanced strength and healing abilities but no magic for the slightest reasons, they were treated as monsters at first until people realized they were victims and started treating them better, that is until they discovered they could have children that would also be Ferin and they were driven out of human settlements due to being seen as an existential threat. They are treated somewhat better now but there is still heavy discrimination, especially for predator Ferin.

* [[BigBad Dr. Kamikaze]] usual M.O. to try and catch the titular ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotboy}}'' is to use his super science know-how to create powerful animal-like monsters, sometimes making them from scratch or just up-lifting his pet animals. One standout event is when he stole Gus' DNA to create animal hybrids with it, due to his TooDumbToLive tendencies making him the perfect person to create fearless and reckless soldiers out of.

* Human-like Chimeras in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' are made by taking a human being and fusing them with an animal using [[AlchemyIsMagic alchemy]], which in the setting is treated less like magic than [[SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic a science]]. Chimeras need a human base to be capable of speech, though this fact is a state secret.

* The protagonists of ''Webcomic/{{DNA}}'' are a group of genetically engineered furry humanoid children, known as Species X, most of which have super powers. They are considered [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman experiments]] rather than people.

* [[BigBad Dr. Kamikaze]] usual M.O. to try and catch the titular ''WesternAnimation/Robotboy'' is to use his super science know-how to create powerful animal-like monsters, sometimes making them from scratch or just up-lifting his pet animals. One standout event is when he stole Gus' DNA to create animal hybrids with it, due to his TooDumbToLive tendencies making him the perfect person to create fearless and reckless soldiers out of.

* The majority of the cast in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series are this, being once normal animals that were forcibly uplifted by a pair of [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] to serve as their footsoldiers in taking over the world.

** There are also a couple of instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science, like [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist) and [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]).

* Shin Kazamatsuri from ''Film/ShinKamenRiderPrologue'' is [[SarcasmMode "fondly"]] remembered as the first and ''only'' Kamen Rider that isn't really masked nor a rider, but instead a HumanoidAbomination who takes the bug-themed leanings of the Showa-era Kamen Riders to it's logical conclusion. The poor lad was experimented on by his father Dr. Kazmatsuri and his partner Dr. Onizuka, and was unknowingly gene-spliced with Grasshopper DNA. Allowing him to turn into a Grasshopper-monster, with a [[HenshinHero henshin]] that's just pure BodyHorror and poor Shin is clearly in pain throughout the whole TransformationSequence.