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* In the original ''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', sheriff Eben purposefully infects himself with vampirism and manages to save the survivors with his newfound strength.

* DCComics hero Metamorpho.

* In ''TrinityBlood'', Abel Nightroad is a Cruznik, a being that feeds upon vampires (and is thus two steps above humans in the [[FoodChainOfEvil food chain]]). That doesn't stop him from devoting his life to defending humanity, and using his relatively harmless default form to masquerade as a normal human. He is an interesting example of a Pro-Human Transhuman in that he was changed into a Cruznik as a baby and thus doesn't remember back when he was human.

* If one plays [[{{DeusExHumanRevolution}} Adam Jensen]] with a pacifist slant, this is how he identifies himself in [[spoiler: any of the four]] endings.

** It does actually vary by Chapter to Chapter on whether they're the protectors of humanity or the executioners of the Emperor's enemies. Chapters such as the {{Ultramarines}}, [[SpaceWolf Space Wolves]], BloodAngels, ImperialFists, and Raven Guard give much more emphasis on protecting the Imperium's civilians, but the only chapter which places more emphasis on protecting humanity over killing the Emperor's enemies is the {{Salamanders}}.

* The Thing (no relation to JohnCarpenter's ''TheThing'').

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This can also include transhumans who cast themselves in a shepherd-like role for mankind. This doesn't include forcibly applying WhatMeasureIsANonSuper to bootstrap humanity up, though. That's more of a VisionaryVillain who believes UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans. Many {{Friendly Neighborhood Vampire}}s fall in this category.

* In ''BeingHuman'' the three main characters are a vampire a werewolf and a ghost who still care about humans and are trying to live as normally as they can.

* {{The Kingfisher}}: Vampirism doesn't inherently make one inherently evil, but the pro-human vampires are few: mainly Helen, Vitus, Jack, Tristan, and Darren. Notably, some of the least powerful characters in the story.

* In ''TrinityBlood'', Abel Nightroad is a Cruznik, a being that feeds upon vampires (and is thus two steps above humans in the [[FoodChainOfEvil food chain]]). That doesn't stop him from devoting his life to defending humanity, and using his relatively harmless default form to masquerade as a normal human. He is an interesting example of a Pro-Human Transhuman in that he was changed into a Cruznik as a baby and thus doesn't remember back when he was human. He came to his current pro-human attitude via a ''long'' period of hating humans and attempting to kill as many as possible.

* In ''TrinityBlood'', Abel Nightroad is a Cruznik, a being that feeds upon vampires (and is thus two steps above humans in the [[FoodChainOfEvil food chain]]). That doesn't stop him from devoting his life to defending humanity, and using his relatively harmless default form to masquerade as a normal human. He is an interesting example of a Pro-Human Transhuman in that he was changed into a Cruznik as a baby and thus doesn't remember back when he was human.]]

If the transformation is due to the virus, this requires copious HeroicWillpower. These characters can usually pull off a SheepInWolfsClothing gambit. See also MonsterAdventurers. Related to MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch, which refers to creatures that aren't former humans.

* In ''TrinityBlood'', Abel Nightroad is a Cruznik, a being two steps above humans in the [[FoodChainOfEvil food chain]]. That doesn't stop him from devoting his life to defending humanity from vampires and other threats, and using his relatively harmless default form to masquerade as a normal human. It's not entirely clear whether he was originally human or not.

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* In ''OldMansWar'', the CDF consists almost entirely of elderly men and women [[BrainUploading downloaded]] into genetically enhanced pseudo-clones ([[{{Tykebomb[}} the rest]] is even less human). During boot camp one guy asks why they're bothering to defend baseline humanity when their new bodies are [[EvolutionaryLevels the next step in human evolution]]. [[DrillSergeantNasty Sergeant Ruiz]] tells him he couldn't be more wrong, all the alien DNA in their genomes makes them sterile and thus an evolutionary "dead end". In fact one of the reasons for the advanced enlistment age is so most of the recruits would have grandkids back home they would want to protect from baby-eating aliens.

* In ''OldMansWar'' the CDF consists almost entirely of elderly men and women [[BrainUploading downloaded]] into genetically enhanced pseudo-clones. During boot camp one guy asks why they're bothering to defend baseline humanity when their new bodies are [[EvolutionaryLevels the next step in human evolution]]. [[DrillSergeantNasty Sergeant Ruiz]] tells him he couldn't be more wrong, all the alien DNA in their genomes makes them sterile and thus an evolutionary "dead end". In fact one of the reasons for the advanced enlistment age is so most of the recruits would have grandkids back home they would want to protect from baby-eating aliens.

* In ''Warhammer40K'', every SpaceMarine is a bioengineered Transhuman, yet they serve humanity with zealous ferocity.

* Terry Pratchett's ''{{Discworld}}'', novel "Thief of Time" - the character Myria LeJean is an Auditor, an enemy of humanity, but upon taking human form she realises what it is she seeks to destroy and becomes opposed to her own people, in defence of humanity. In "Snuff", the Dwarvish demonic entity The Summoning Dark, vanquished by Sam Vimes, becomes his ally in the cause of law and order.
* In Fred Saberhagen's ''Berserker'' stories, Hilary Gage, an artificial intelligence designed to mimic every aspect of the human thought process, continues to think of "himself" as human, at least with respect to interstellar politics, despite being very much aware of the fact that "he" has no biological body parts. Later, he [[spoiler: downloads himself into a berserker warship's central AI, and has to make sure he maintains enough control to prevent the warship from continuing its fight against humanity.]]

* This happens a couple of times in the new ''DoctorWho'' with Cybermen who haven't been 100% perfectly converted. Specifically, in "Doomsday" converted Torchwood head Yvonne Hartman shoots a bunch of Cybermen while [[MadnessMantra repeating]] "I did my duty for queen and country...I did my duty for queen and country..."

* In ''{{Claymore}}'', the eponymous warrior are [[HalfHumanHybrid Half human half demon]] who choose to fight for humanity's sake.

* Dr. Manhattan in ''{{Watchmen}}'' in the beginning of the story. Though this is actually his main character arc-- he becomes less and less so as the story goes on, eventually getting to "Why would I save a world I no longer have any stake in?". By the end, spoiler: Silk Spectre II must convince Dr. Manhattan that humans lives are worth protecting.