History Main / Demihuman

* * ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls''

* In a similar vein to the [=BlazBlue=] example above. The Faunus of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' are humans with [[LittleBitBeastly animal traits]]. And like the aforementioned example, they are also discriminated against. A notable few just decided to take a more...radical approach to their protests.
* There are many different humanoid races present in the setting of ''Roleplay/ThereIsNoGATEWeDidNotFightThere'', including standard fantasy races such as elves and dwarves that were already present in {{Literature/Gate}}, but also races created for the sake of the roleplay. These include [[BeastFolk Wolfos]], [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies Harpies]], [[DraconicHumanoid the Drex]], [[OurOrksAreDifferent Uruks]], and many others.

Demihumans are the {{Fantasy Counterpart|Culture}} to RubberForeheadAliens. Related to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, HumanAliens, and HumanSubspecies. Mythology and folklore have no shortage of [[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fantastical fantastical]] beings that resemble good old Homo Sapiens until you start to notice something [[HughMann off]] about them. Depending on the story, they've been called [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[OurGiantsAreBigger giants]], [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angels]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] and many other names.

** The [[OurElvesAreDifferent races of Mer (Elves)]]. While primarily humanoid in size and shape, each race of Mer shares at least a few features outside the range of normal humans including [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation unusual skin tones]], classic PointyEars, and elongated skulls of varying degrees.

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* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has elves, halflings, dwarves and orcs as the most prominent examples of this. Laios argues with Chilchuck over whether or not fish-type mermaids are more monster or demi-human.
** There are also beastmen in the setting, but they are artificially created when a beast soul and human soul are put in the same vessel. The effects of this can vary from relatively minor changes as we see with [[spoiler: Itsuzumi who has grown fur all over her body and grown cat ears and a tail, to rather monstrous changes such as with Falin, who has turned into a giant half human half dragon monstrosity after being fused with a dragon soul.]]

* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' uses the term for PettingZooPeople. TheFairFolk are considered a subspecies.

* The ''TabletopGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' RPG used the term "demihuman", but it referred to PettingZooPeople, despite being made by the same company as D&D, Creator/{{TSR}}.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' started as a straight analogue of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' [[RecycledINSPACE IN SPAAAAACE]] but evolved over time with some additions and some removals. So far there have been Squats (Dwarfs), Eldar (High Elves), Dark Eldar (Dark Elves), Exodites (Wood Elves), Ratlings (Halflings), Ogryn (Ogres), Orks (Orcs) and Space Undead ([[CaptainObvious Undead]]) (the latter started off literally as skeletons in space but have now become the Necron legions).

Demihumans are the {{Fantasy Counterpart|Culture}} to RubberForeheadAliens. Related to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, HumanAliens, and probably others. Depending on the story, they've been called [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings hobbits]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] and many other names. The FiveRaces is a trope that classifies these creatures and explains how they live together in a setting that contains four or five such races; see that article for details.

Typically, creatures that fit this trope are [[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fantastical fantastical]] beings which, despite being fantastical, are identical to humans in every way, except that they have:

* ''Literature/TheLostYearsOfMerlin'' and its SequelSeries have a lot of the standard races, like dwarves and elves, and add a few more, including some [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeasts]] like deer people and eaglemen. Special mention goes to the flameons from ''The Great Tree of Avalon''--one of the the protagonists is half-flameon, but aside from "good at smithing" we never find out exactly what makes a flameon different than a human who happens to live in Fireroot.

*** And Planescape did away with this trope entirely, explaining what the prefix "demi-" actually means. For example, demigod doesn't mean "like a god" it means "half god".

* ''ElementalWarOfMagic'' - The only "official" one is the Fallen, a bunch of half-dragon, half-human gents.

* A combination of stature and body shape which is just far enough from human norms that it would be clearly odd or unusual without being obviously nonhuman.el

* The titular characters in ''Anime/InterviewsWithMonsterGirls'' are referred to as Demi-Humans due to being CuteMonsterGirls. In-series, the prefer the term "demi".

* The [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Mountain Folk]], also known as [[OurElvesAreBetter Jadeborn]] of ''{{Exalted}}'' look almost identical to humans (even if the Worker and Warrior Castes look like fairly short ones), except for the stony appearance lent by the fact that they're "born" by being carved out of magical jade, as well as innately having a variety of magical powers and generally greater lifespan. They're actually supposed to be the race that humanity was based off of, and are even capable of [[HalfHumanHybrid interbreeding with them]] (the only form of sexual reproduction the Jadeborn experience).

* A combination of stature and body shape which is just far enough from human norms that it would be clearly odd or unusual without being obviously nonhuman.

* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' has elves in pretty much every flavor, as well as orcs and dwarves, which are just different flavors of elves in that continuity.
** There are three "types" of races: human (Breton, Imperial, Nord, Redguard), elf (Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, Orsimer/Orc, Dwemer/Dwarf), and beast (Argonian and Khajiit). The amount of "differentness" seems to have no bearing on racial relations -- particularly among the elf races.

* There are many different humanoid races present in the setting of ''Roleplay/ThereIsNoGATEWeDidNotFightThere'', including standard fantasy races such as elves and dwarves that were already present in {{Literature/Gate}}, but also races created for the sake of the roleplay. These include [[BeastFolk Wolfos]], [[[[HarpingOnAboutHarpies Harpies]], [[DraconicHumanoid the Drex]], [[OurOrksAreDifferent Uruks]], and many others.

Demihumans are the {{Fantasy}} [[FantasyCounterpartCulture counterpart]] to RubberForeheadAliens. Related to {{Half Human Hybrid}}s, HumanAliens, and probably others. Depending on the story, they've been called [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]], [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame dwarves]], [[Literature/LordOfTheRings hobbits]], [[OurOrcsAreDifferent orcs]], [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] and many other names. The FiveRaces is a trope that classifies these creatures and explains how they live together in a setting that contains four or five such races; see that article for details.

* In ''RecordOfLodossWar'', elves, dark elves, dwarves, and [[{{Hobbits}} grassrunners]]. Goblins, ogres, and kobolds are treated as barely-human monsters.

* The ''TabletopGame/MarvelSuperHeroes'' RPG used the term "demihuman", but it referred to PettingZooPeople, despite being made by the same company as D&D, TSR.

* In NewHorizon, not only are there three races of RidiculouslyHumanRobots, but there's also the group of humans who merge with wild animals called Medeans.

* Some physical feature (or more than one) that is slightly yet obviously outside human norms, such as UnusualEars or CuteLittleFangs, and instantly identifies them as nonhuman to any [[FantasticRacism racist]] or DangerouslyGenreSavvy human character.

* Some physical feature (or more than one) that is slightly yet obviously outside human norms, such as UnusualEars or CuteLittleFangs, and instantly identifies them as nonhuman to any [[FantasticRacism racist]] or DangerouslyGenreSavvy human character. Often this feature is [[{{Masquerade}} easily hidden]] by [[FlungClothing clothing]] that is [[FinaglesLaw easily]] [[ClothingDamage lost]].

* Some different preferred environment to humans (e.g. mountain holds).

* Neanderthals, a physically hardier species of hominid (or possibly ''sub''-species - it seems they weren't as different to us as was thought at first and inter-breeding may have been possible). Anthropologists have even speculated that many modern people of virtually all ancestry but sub-Saharan African may in fact have Neanderthal ancestors.

* Some different preffered environment to humans,(Mountain holds).

** There are three "types" of races: human (Breton, Imperial, Nord, Redguard), elf (Altmer, Bosmer, Dunmer, Orsimer/Orc, Dwemer/Dwarf), and beast (Argonian and Khajiit.) The amount of "differentness" seems to have no bearing on racial relations-- particularly among the elf races.
* VideoGame/ChronoCross uses the term for PettingZooPeople. TheFairFolk are considered a subspecies.
* ElementalWarOfMagic - The only "official" one is the Fallen, a bunch of half-dragon, half-human gents.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has [[FairyCompanion fairies]], genies, pixies, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin anti-fairies]] and [[OurGnomesAreWeirder lawn gnomes]].
** Fairies are have insect wings and are the [[LittlePeople size of children]]. Interestingly, their [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow eyes match their hair]].

* Neanderthals, a physically hardier species of hominid (or possibly ''sub''-species - it seems they weren't as different to us as was thought at first and inter-breeding may have been possible). Anthropologists have even speculated that many modern people of European ancestry may in fact have Neanderthal ancestors.