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* Juxtaposed with TranshumanTreachery in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': [[ComicBook/RedSkull Johann Schmitt]] believes that Erskine's SuperSerum has elevated him above humanity, while [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] takes Erskine's understanding of the serum to heart - as it [[PersonalityPowers enhances everything a person is]], Rogers states that the Serum simply made a monster such as Schmitt more monstrous, while ''he'' sees his enhancement solely as a greater responsibility towards his fellow man.

* The Sephirotic Archailects and their ancestors, the early pro-human transapients, from ''WebOrignal/OrionsArm'' are this. The Archai are not specifically pro-''human'' as such (humans are but a fraction of the 10th millennium terragen populace), but generally benevolent towards lower toposophic lifeforms and promoters of sophont rights regardless of singularity level. This is as opposed to the solipsist [=AI=]s, who just don't care about anyone else positively or negatively, or the ahuman [=AI=]s who will, at best, kick lower beings off of their turf, or, for the less fortunate, MindRape them to death or [[FateWorseThanDeath worse]].

* The Carthian Movement from ''VampireTheRequiem'' aren't exactly advocates ''for'' humanity - some of their plans for alternative models of vampiric government rely on a steady supply of "cattle" - but of the various Covenants, they're the ones most likely to advocate for human ingenuity, believing that human models of civilization will point to a grand replacement for the standing model of praxis. One of their more radical factions, the Anti-Obstructionist Army, actually takes action against anyone who tries to Embrace a human, claiming that human thought is hampered by the [[CreativeSterility somewhat cooling effect]] of becoming a vampire.

* In ''AlphaCentauri'', eventually you gain the technology to turn your people into transhuman "transcendii," who are basically energy beings via BrainUploading. They're still loyal citizens, each and every one.

* In ''SilentMobius'', some [[spoiler: Type 4]] Lucifer Hawks ([[spoiler: Rally and Katsumi!]]) raised as humans decide to serve humanity.

* In ''{{Hellsing}}'':

* This is {{invoked|Trope}} in ''TigerAndBunny'' as all of the [[{{Superhero}} Heroes]] are trans-humans called [=NEXTs=] with extraordinary powers which they use to save people and stop crimes, all of which are recorded by Hero TV for people's entertainment.

* The female lead hero ''CyberSix'' from the animated show of the same name. While pretending to be a "normal" human by day and "becoming" the hero Cybersix and fighting monsters by night.
* [[CasperTheFriendlyGhost Casper the Friendly Ghost]] is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Most other ghosts in the franchise are mean and just want to scare people.

* Mr. House in [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Fallout: New Vegas]] is this in spades. [[spoiler: While he claims to be “flesh and blood, not silicone,” he projects his will through a brain-computer interface into an army of robots, all of which are functional extensions of his body when they’re close enough to the Lucky 38, and any Courier who turns against him will probably see the [[WasOnceAMan extent]] of his cybernetics. And his ''stated'' [[GratuitousFrench raison d'être]]? Nothing less than “[Give me] 100 years, and my colony ships will be heading for the stars, to search for planets unpolluted by the wrath and folly of a bygone generation.” He’s as cold as you like, but he does want to save humanity (though he [[HobbesWasRight doesn’t respect most of it]], much less trust it to [[DemocracyIsBad govern itself]]).]]

* Juxtaposed with TranshumanTreachery in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'': [[RedSkull Johann Schmitt]] believes that Erskine's SuperSerum has elevated him above humanity, while [[CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] takes Erskine's understanding of the serum to heart - as it [[PersonalityPowers enhances everything a person is]], Rogers states that the Serum simply made a monster such as Schmitt more monstrous, while ''he'' sees his enhancement solely as a greater responsibility towards his fellow man.

* Michael Costner and Sasha Bordeax, two of the ''Comicbook/{{OMAC}}s'' in the post InfiniteCrisis continuity.
** Sasha Bordeaux, formerly a Batman companion and then part of Checkmate, was infected with [[TheVirus the OMAC nanovirus]] to become a more advanced OMAC, with enough free will to coordinate and command the other units. That enables Sasha to rebel, [[spoiler: destroy Brother Eye]] and later reclaim a less advanced, but more useful and human-like cyborg form for herself.
** Michael Costner, a young thief and grifter is activated as a regular powered OMAC unit to help rebuilding a thrashed Brother Eye. A peculiar combination of [[TheAtoner guilt for his past as a common burglar]], lack of self worth, his earlier bout with drug addiction and ThePowerOfLove enable Michael to shake off his programming and fight against Brother Eye for the sake of the world and his girl. [[spoiler: In the end, while his pregnant girlfriend Vienna acquires his very same powers and rushes to his help, she dies and with Brother Eye deactivated, Michael loses access to his powers. In a bittersweet ending, Clark Kent manages to have Michael and Vienna revered as heroes and saviors of the human race]].

* [[{{OMAC}} "OMAC]] [[CatchPhrase lives... so that Man may live!"]]

* 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 ''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.

* ''Franchise/KamenRider'' series does this as a tradition. For instance, the original show (also named ''Series/KamenRider'') involves the main character becoming a Shocker cyborg monster, but he didn't lose his humanity and used the same transformation to fight the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Shocker creations]]. The shows that followed more or less follow the same idea of their ability to transform being related to the villain of the show.
** In ''[[Series/KamenRiderFaiz Kamen Rider 555]]'', Orphenochs are supposedly the next evolution of mankind, and the evil organization forces them to attack normal humans (in hopes of siring more Orphenochs. However, about one in a hundred can be transformed; most just ''turn to dust.'') Some just go nuts on their own. However, there's a trio of renegade Orphenochs living together ''BeingHuman-''style. The Rider suits were created by the bad guys, but are not themselves part of the transformation, though for the main Rider, [[spoiler: it turns out there's a very good reason he can use a TransformationTrinket that isn't supposed to work for humans.]]

* Most of the characters in ''Manga/{{GUNNM}}'' [[MarketBasedTitle /]] ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'', largely justified by the fact that, because the percentage of {{Hollywood Cyborg}}s in the setting is roughly equal to the percentage of the Americans owning cars, the question of WhatMeasureIsANonhuman simply doesn't come up. It is still played straight in cases of [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Caerula Sanguis]] and [[PersonOfMassDestruction the protagonist]], though. In fact, even [[BigBad Aga]] [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Mbadi]] is in it just for the [[PresidentEvil world]] [[EvilOverlord domination]].

* In ''{{Nightwalker}}'', Shido, a vampire, defends humans from the nightbreed. He apparently has been a vampire for a long time and at first he was not so friendly to humans, but later changed his mind.

* In the RevelationSpace universe the Conjoiners are a faction of Transhumans who use advanced nanotech to enhance their minds and physiology. When they learn of [[spoiler: the Inhibitors coming to destroy humanity]] they make preparations to flee, leaving the "baseline" humans to their fate. However, their nominal leader, Clavain, [[spoiler: defects in an attempt to warn human space of what's coming.]]

* If one plays through ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' with a pacifist slant, this is how protagonist Adam Jensen identifies himself in [[spoiler: any of the four]] endings.
** After all, [[MemeticMutation he never asked for this]].

* This happens a couple of times in the new ''Series/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..." Cybermen who resist orders in the Series 8 finale include [[spoiler: Danny Pink and the Brigadier.]]

* This happens a couple of times in the new ''Series/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 ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'', Night Elf warlock Illidan Stormrage seeks demonic powers to prove himself to his skeptical brother and sister-in-law and ultimately fights against the genocidal undead Scourge. By the time of ''World of Warcraft'' [[TranshumanTreachery he's turned evil]].

* In InfinityBlade [[spoiler: the Deathless are revealed later in the series to be normal humans from a bygone era, who technologically altered their [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Q.I.P.'s]] and bodies to make them immortal, permanently at their physical peak, and grant them superhuman power. In the second game, it's revealed that Siris, the main character, is actually the Deathless Ausar [[TheDreaded the Vile]], who lost his memories and lived on amongst normal humanity, but this fact doesn't stop him from fighting for humanity's freedom.]]

* People in ''CrimsonDark'' with lots of [[{{Cyborg}} augs]], despite often [[HollywoodCyborg being less than 20% flesh]], still act just like normal humans.
* ''TheKingfisher'': Vampirism doesn't 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.
* [[Webcomic/GenocideMan Genocide Men]] believe that they are such, except maybe for Joey, using their ceramic skeletons, artificial glands, and suitcases full of ebola to hunt down and exterminate genetic deviants for the good of humanity. Though there are signs that their philosophy is flawed, [[spoiler: and they turned most of the planet into deviants themselves in an attempt to make people immune to designer plagues and less violent, with a virus that killed over a billion people.]]

* The Sephirotic Archailects and their ancestors, the early pro-human transapients, from ''OrionsArm'' are this. The Archai are not specifically pro-''human'' as such (humans are but a fraction of the 10th millennium terragen populace), but generally benevolent towards lower toposophic lifeforms and promoters of sophont rights regardless of singularity level. This is as opposed to the solipsist [=AI=]s, who just don't care about anyone else positively or negatively, or the ahuman [=AI=]s who will, at best, kick lower beings off of their turf, or, for the less fortunate, MindRape them to death or [[FateWorseThanDeath worse]].

* The protagonist in ''BlueGender'' has a "disease" called B Cells which are a form of GaiasVengeance. It's intended to cause humans to rebel against their peers and go kill crazy (which it does spectacularly to two other characters). He manages to stay sane despite the various hardships Gaia and humanity throw at him.

* Defied in ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'', where a human tries to reason with the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent not-vampire]] heroine, saying she was human once, too. She dismisses it, saying that humans were who made her that way and then wanted her dead, so she owes them no loyalty.

* {{Blade}} chooses to use his vampiric abilities as a {{Dhampyr}} and daywalker to hunt vampires.
* In the original ''Film/ThirtyDaysOfNight'', sheriff Eben purposefully infects himself with vampirism and manages to save the survivors with his newfound strength. [[spoiler:He then kills himself since he can feel the bloodlust coming on and knows he can't maintain his original self for much longer.]]

* {{Hellboy}} is a half demon fighting demons for humanity.
* The ''ComicBook/{{X-Men}}'' are a whole organization of mutants who behave this way.