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* Just about every superhero ever, or at least the ones that aren't space aliens or [[BadassNormal Badass Normals]].

* The ''ComicBook/XMen'' are a whole organization of mutants who behave this way.
* Creator/DCComics hero ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}.

* In ''Franchise/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.

* ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' has Stefan. Even though he is a vampire, he still tries to retain his humanity as much as possible.

* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent The Brotherhood]] is presented this way in ''Film/PerfectCreature''. They are an [[OneGenderRace all-male]] [[ReligiousVampire Christian order]] of [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire vampire monks]] that are perceived as superior to humans in every way (stronger, faster, smarter and long-lived) therefore closer to God, but are nominally sworn to guide and protect them and have managed to live in peace and prosperity with humans for centuries, surviving on willingly donated blood by churchgoers, and they consider abhorrent to drink directly from the body. [[spoiler: However, it's revealed that they are corrupt in many ways, such as subtly keeping mankind dependent on their rule by outlawing scientific research, and being indirectly responsible for the main villain's actions by practicing it in secret: in an effort to produce more vampires after no new ones being born in decades, they commission the BigBad to perform experiments on the virus that ends up infecting him and driving him insane]].

* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent The Brotherhood]] is presented this way in ''Film/PerfectCreature''. They are an [[OneGenderRace all-male]] [[ReligiousVampire Christian order]] of [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire vampire monks]] that are perceived as superior to humans in every way (stronger, faster, smarter and long-lived) therefore closer to God, but are nominally sworn to guide and protect them and have managed to live in peace and prosperity with humans for centuries, surviving on willingly donated blood by church goers, and they consider abhorrent to drink directly from the body. [[spoiler: However, its revealed that they are corrupt in many ways, such as subtly keeping mankind dependent on their rule by outlawing scientific research, and being indirectly responsible for the main villain's actions by practicing it in secret: in a effort to produce more vampires after no new ones being born in decades, they commission the BigBad to perform experiments on the virus that ends up infecting him and driving him insane]].

If the transformation is due to TheVirus, 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 ''Discworld/ThiefOfTime'', 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 ''Discworld/{{Snuff}}'', the Dwarvish demonic entity The Summoning Dark, vanquished by Sam Vimes, becomes his ally in the cause of law and order.
** Also, DEATH himself is fond of people, and on more than one occasion actively defends them. His granddaughter, Susan Sto Helit, is a straighter example since she actually IS human, but inherited some of her grandfather's traits and abilities. She's also his most reliable ally in protecting the people of the Disc from the Auditors of Reality.

* Dante of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is a half-demon who uses his powers to protect humans from demons that would torment and prey on them. While Dante is the son of the legendary demon Sparda, it is made clear that he holds his human mother Eva in far greater esteem and the CentralTheme throughout the games is that humanity is a source of strength not weakness. Nero, [[spoiler: Dante's nephew]] who debuted in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', Lucia the {{Deuteragonist}} and artificially-created demon-human hybrid of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' as well as Nico, the daughter of the [spoiler: very much demonic [[TranshumanTreachery Agnus]]]] in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' also qualify for this trope.

* Dante of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' is a half-demon who uses his powers to protect humans from demons that would torment and prey on them. While Dante is the son of the legendary demon Sparda, it is made clear that he holds his human mother Eva in far greater esteem and the CentralTheme throughout the games is that humanity is a source of strength not weakness. Nero, Dante's nephew who debuted in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' and Lucia the {{Deuteragonist}} and artificially-created demon-human hybrid of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'' also qualify for this trope.

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* Shinichi of {{FanFic/Experiment}} is turned into a {{cyborg}} by Ai, but because he's the only one around, he has to do the {{masquerade}} and try to be as human as possible.

* Adam Jensen in ''Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution'' is this trope even more than he was in ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', to the point where Hein means to use him to force humanity as a whole into a HeelFaceTurn
->"I'm going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I'm going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again, and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to become. "
* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', Izuku discovers that he's an alien when he's four years old. Despite his growing array of ComboPlatterPowers, he doesn't think himself better than anyone else and is in fact terrified of what he's capable of. After meeting All Might, Izuku decides to put his abilities to use as a hero who can save others and maintains his HumbleHero attitude to the point of HeroicSelfDeprecation even as others shower praise on him for his good deeds.
-->'''Bakugou:''' You think you're ''so'' special, don't you, Deku? You think that you can have a Quirk like yours, show me up one time, and then just get away with not having the balls to settle things?!\\
'''Izuku:''' I don't think I'm special, and [[IJustWantToBeNormal I don't want to be special.]]
* Werewolves in ''Fanfic/FurAndPhotography'' are naturally protective of those who they consider being a part of their pack. For Max this applies to her many human friends, nearly ripping Nathan in half when she finds out that he fed on Kate.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21447313/chapters/51108337 Final Death of Death]]'' explores this. Despite being killed off by Music/MarilynManson in [[WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch Deathbowl ‘98]], made into a cyborg angel combo, eventually to her form as robotic werewolf called Redd, [[spoiler: Music/MelanieC]] still considers herself human deep down inside. Both Emma and Athena explained this to her.

** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] with the Emperor himself. An astonishingly powerful psyker verging on PhysicalGod, the Emperor was essentially on the side of humanity...[[FantasticRacism at the expense of all other species]], meaning that the Great Crusade was as much a war of extermination as it was an attempt to protect human worlds. Additionally, his vast power and long lifespan meant that he had great difficulty relating to the people he depended on to run his great empire, which led to a rift developing between himself and the Primarchs that ended in fully half of them betraying him and setting off a civil war that would ultimately burn the Emperor's goals to ash.

->"I'm going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I'm going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to become. "

* Werewolves in ''Fanfic/FurAndPhotography'' are naturally protective of those who they consider to be a part of their pack. For Max this applies to her many human friends, nearly ripping Nathan in half when she finds out that he fed on Kate.

* Nezuko from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' becomes this after being turned into a demon by[[TheVirus being forced to absorb demon blood]]. This is thanks to her absurd willpower, as she is one of only two people in over a thousand years to achieve this, with [[spoiler: Tamayo]] being the other.

* Nezuko from ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' becomes this after being turned into a demon by[[TheVirus]]. This is thanks to her absurd willpower, as she is one of only two people in over a thousand years to achieve this, with [[spoiler: Tamayo]] being the other.

This can also include {{transhuman}}s 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.

* The titular Manga/{{Inuyashiki}} is augmented with advanced technology thanks to aliens (just like Shishigami), but unlike [[TranshumanTreachery Shishigami]], Inuyashiki uses his newfound powers to help those in need, and his actions of kindness [[GoodFeelsGood bring joy to him]], making him feel human.

* 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 ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' [[TranshumanTreachery he's turned evil]].

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* Adam Jensen in [[Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution Mass Effect: Human Revolution]] is this trope even more than he was in [[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution [=Deus Ex: Human Revolution=]]], to the point where Hein means to use him to force humanity as a whole into a HeelFaceTurn
** "I'm going to turn Jensen into the most powerful human being in the Galaxy. I'm going to make the rest of mankind turn green with envy and stew in their jealousy as Jensen comes to their rescue, again and again and again, and go mad when he fails to turn into the monster they all expect him to become. "

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* The titular Manga/Inuyashiki is augmented with advanced technology thanks to aliens (just like Shishigami), but unlike [[TranshumanTreachery Shishigami]], Inuyashiki uses his newfound powers to help those in need, and his actions of kindness [[GoodFeelsGood bring joy to him]], making him feel human.

* The titular Inuyashiki is augmented with advanced technology thanks to aliens (just like Shishigami), but unlike [[TranshumanTreachery Shishigami]], Inuyashiki uses his newfound powers to help those in need, and his actions of kindness [[GoodFeelsGood bring joy to him]], making him feel human.

* [[BlobMonster Rimuru Tempest]] in ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' makes the first rule of the monsters living and serving him be to never attack humans, though he is willing to let self-defense slide by.

* David Bowman in ''Literature/TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact''. Transformed into a demigod by the Monolith, one of his first acts after awakening in his new form is to say goodbye to his wife and mother, as well as sending a warning to the crew of the ''Discovery'' for them to evacuate the area around Jupiter immediately before the Monoliths turn it into a star.