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* In ''{{Terminator}}: Salvation'', this is the first time they go ''from'' "noisy clanking machines" to "RidiculouslyHumanRobots" in a Terminator film. Skynet explicitly went through several Terminator design evolutions to do this, reaching the fleshy T-800 and ShapeShifter T-1000 and T-X.

* Midway through ''{{Marathon}}'', the Pfhor begin fielding ActionBomb simulacra that blend in with the [[RedShirt Green Shirts]]... Except for their (mostly) [[CloudCuckooLander strange exclamations]] and AlienBlood.

* The TropeNamer is ''BattlestarGalacticaReimagined''. The Cylons have evolved from "walking chrome toasters" into {{Artificial Human}}s. The opening and a few characters use the line, and it ''does'' cause a lot of mistrust among the human survivors.
** [[BattlestarGalacticaClassic Galactica 1980]] beats them by twenty-odd years by having human-form cylon robots in the episode "The Night The Cylons Landed". However, the ones on the reimagined series are completely human looking, down to having [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots a reproductive system.]]

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[[caption-width:319:Zentradi spies [[RealMenWearPink blending]] in [[HumansThroughAlienEyes seamlessly]] and [[CrossDresser without]] [[CrossCulturalKerfluffle drawing attention.]]]]

* ''{{Robotech}}'' and it's parent, ''{{Macross}}'' have the Zentradi, a race of giants who later reveal they can "micronize" to become our size. They send a team of spies into the SDF-1, which backfires horribly for their PlanetOfHats culture.

* [=~Philip K. Dick~=] did several straight versions of the premise (''Screamers'', mentioned above, is based on one of his stories), as well as a parody: in "The War with the Fnools", the Fnools are capable of an almost-perfect human disguise, but are still pretty easy to spot, because (a) they usually travel about in groups, all wearing the same disguise, and (b) they're only two feet tall.

* The TropeNamer is BattlestarGalacticaReimagined. The Cylons have evolved from "walking chrome toasters" into {{Artificial Human}}s. The opening and a few characters use the line, and it ''does'' cause a lot of mistrust among the human survivors.

* Terry Pratchett has the Auditors do this in ''The Thief of Time'': one takes the form of a woman much of the time in order to ensure the building of a glass clock that will stop time (and thereby make their job much tidier). When she starts acting too human, others join her to ensure that it gets completed and started.

* Pops up several times in {{Animorphs}}, where the controllers suspect a human of being an Andalite in morph.

* The Skins on {{Roswell}}

* The TropeNamer is ''BattlestarGalactica.'' The Cylons have evolved from "walking chrome toasters" into {{Artificial Human}}s. The opening and a few characters use the line, and it ''does'' cause a lot of mistrust among the human survivors.

* The entire premise of TheThing, played for all the ParanoiaFuel it's worth.

* In ''MenInBlack'', the alien {{villain}}s do this, but so do many (relatively) friendly aliens, as it is the only way they can live safely on Earth.

* The titular robots in ''{{Screamers}}'' started off as small, subterranean weapons; they were deployed on a desert planet torn by war between rival factions. The screamers were produced en masse in an underground, automated facility, which eventually began to develop more advanced models; Type Is were still small robots, but more streamlined. Human models were also developed, including small children, a male adult, and a female adult. Becker, a Type II (adult male), claims he can change his appearance by carving off the faces of humans.

* The human-form Replicators in ''{{Stargate SG-1}}''.
** Stargate is kind of in love with this trope. They do it in the episode ''Foothold'' and the Goa'uld are also icky and reptilian but take over human bodies.

* Midway through ''{{Marathon}}'', the Pfhor begin fielding ActionBomb simulacra that blend in with the [[strike:[[RedShirt Red]]]][[RedShirt Green Shirts]]… Except for their [[CloudCuckooLander strange exclamations]] and AlienBlood.
** It has been awhile since this troper played it, but I coulda sworn that the ActionBombs only say "Thank God! Its you!" which given the fact your ship is currently being invaded by aliens isnt really CloudCuckooLander -ish...
*** They do shout "Thank god it's you!" which is understandable; they also shout "Frog blast the vent core!" which... isn't.

* One theory of why Klingons look different in ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' vs all other ''{{Star Trek}}s'' so far is that they tried to do this.

* The TropeNamer is ''BattlestarGalactica.'' The Cylons have evolved from "walking chrome toasters" into androids with flesh. The opening and a few characters use the line, and it ''does'' cause a lot of mistrust among the human survivors.

* The titular robots in ''Screamers'' started off as small, subterranean weapons; they were deployed on a desert planet torn by war between rival factions. The screamers were produced en masse in an underground, automated facility, which eventually began to develop more advanced models; Type Is were still small robots, but more streamlined. Human models were also developed, including small children, a male adult, and a female adult. Becker, a Type II (adult male), claims he can change his appearance by carving off the faces of humans.

* ''StarCraft II'' will feature a Zerg unit called the Changeling, which possess the ability to take on the shape of a human marine.

** ''{{Transformers}}'' in general, while not really an example, is clearly in the same spirit.

** Stargate is kind of in love with this trope. They do it in the episode ''Foothold'' and the Gould are also icky and reptilian but take over human bodies.