History Main / TokenNonHuman

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Mog and Umaro. Possibly Gogo as well[[note]]We're... not sure what Gogo is[[/note]]. ''VI'' has a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters large enough cast size for three to still be token]]. Four if you count the fact that Terra is a HalfHumanHybrid.

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperWhy'' has Alphapig, who is part of an otherwise human quartet of heroes.

** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' featured the first alien to be part of the main team, instead of filling the position of SixthRanger, in the form of Andros, the Red Space Ranger, a HumanAlien from the planet [=KO35=]. The team is later joined by SixthRanger Zhane, who is also from [=KO35=].
** Maya, the yellow ranger from ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', hailing from the planet Mirinoi. Later on, the sister of the aforementioned Andros joins the team.

* ''Series/TheOrville'' has three: Bortus the [[OneGenderRace Moclan]], Alara Kitan the [[RubberForeheadAliens Xelayan]] and Isaac the [[MechanicalLifeforms Kailon]]. A recurrent character voiced by Creator/NormMacdonald is Yaphit, a gelatinous blob.

Unlike other token what-have-yous, a token nonhuman is not there to attract a PeripheryDemographic. [[AliensStealCable Probably]]. A TokenNonhuman instead serves the purpose of exploring the possibility of other species with radically different natures from our own, incorporating beings with [[RuleOfCool cool]] [[StockSuperpowers superhuman]] abilities, showing that the main cast is not practicing FantasticRacism, and exploring the question WhatMeasureIsANonhuman. If nothing else, the TokenNonHuman can serve as the AmusingAlien for comic relief.

** In the original trilogy, excepting the droids, there's Chewbacca, Han Solo's Wookiee co-pilot. He's the only alien character who's even given a name in the ''A New Hope''. ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and especially ''Return of the Jedi'' show more, but Chewbacca remains the only nonhuman, non-droid member of the main cast.

* Some of the Rangers in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' aren't human/earthling, while the rest of the team is.

** ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'' had two alien characters filling the position of SixthRanger, namely the Blue Senturion and Phantom Ranger.
** ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' featured the first alien to be part of the main team, instead of filling the position of SixthRanger, in the form of Andros, the Red Space Ranger, a HumanAlien from the planet [=KO35=]. The team is later joined by SixthRanger Zhane, also from [=KO35=].
** Maya, the yellow ranger from ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'', hailing from the planet Mirinoi. Later on, the sister of aforementioned Andros joins the team.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has [[RobotGirl Chachamaru]] as the TokenNonhuman of Ala Alba.

* The Guild of ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' has [[HumanoidAbomination Lovecraft]].

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** ''{{VideoGame/Persona 3}}'' has Koromaru, who's a (very intelligent) dog, plus the [[RobotGirl Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon]] Aigis, who gradually becomes more human over time. ''[[UpdatedRerelease Persona 3 FES]]'' and ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' also introduces Aigis's two "sisters" Metis and Labrys.

* Webcomic/LegostarGalactica gives us T.A.G. ([[TokenNonhuman Token Alien]] Guy) who only puts up with being called T.A.G. because of his EmbarrassingFirstName and [[OnlyOneName lack of a last name]], although the cast quickly expanded to include numerous aliens, robots, and the likes, including an air-breathing giant squid and a [[Creator/HPLovecraft Deep One]]

Because MostWritersAreHuman (to our knowledge), you'll likely not see more than one protagonist who isn't human, hence the "{{Token|Index}}" part of "TokenNonhuman". If there ''is'' more than one nonhuman character, you'll most likely see a cast full of nonhumans, with a TokenHuman.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has a [[CastOfSnowflakes diverse cast]] of characters, but of the 21 original heroes, there were only three non-humans. Bastion and Zenyatta were the Omnic representatives (basically sentient robots), while Winston is a hyper-intelligent gorilla. Since launch, they've added Orisa, another Omnic, and Wrecking Ball, a mech piloted by a non-speaking (yet intelligent) hamster, but there are still six times the amount of humans compared to non-humans.

* ''VideoGame/FellSealArbitersMark'' has Bzaro, a member of the insectoid Bzil race, as the only nonhuman that the player can recruit into their party.

Because MostWritersAreHuman (to our knowledge), you'll likely not see more than one MainCharacter who isn't human, hence the "[[TokenIndex token]]" part of "TokenNonhuman". If there ''is'' more than one nonhuman character, you'll most likely see a cast full of nonhumans, with a TokenHuman.

Even {{Demi Human}}s like [[OurElvesAreBetter elves]] can count as examples of this trope.

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** In the original trilogy, excepting the droids, there's Chewbacca, Han Solo's Wookiee copilot. He's the only alien character who's even given a name in the ''A New Hope''. ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and especially ''Return of the Jedi'' show more, but Chewbacca remains the only nonhuman, non-droid member of the main cast.

** Among the modern day heroes, there's Hagrid, who's part giant.

*** Seven is a strange borderline case, since she was born as the human Annika Hanson, assimilated, and then severed from the Collective.

** Doggie Kruger in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' is an alien from the planet Anubis who looks like anthropomorphic dog.

** ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' has a rather strange example. In this case, the entire team is not human, but rather a race of human looking angels. But their SixthRanger is from the same race as their mecha are and therefore does not possess a human form. So in this case, it's a token nonhuman looking being in a team of human looking beings.
** Beet J. Stag in ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' is an AI driven android and not one able to blend in with humans, as his appearance and mannerisms clearly betray he is a manmade construct.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'': [[MsFanservice Fran]]. Somewhat obvious here, as Ivalice is replete with sentient nonhuman races (Viera, Moogle, Bangaa, Seeq, Aegyl etc.). but Fran is the only one such among the protagonists.

* Ne'ban in ''VideoGame/UnrealIITheAwakening'', while the rest of the main cast is human he is, apparently, an intelligent parasite living in a jelly like alien, housed in a robotic suit.

** ''VideoGame/Persona5'' has Morgana, a talking [[FunnyAnimal cat-like creature]] the protagonists meet in Kamoshida's Palace, who turns into an ordinary cat in the real world (with the exception of the fact that he can still talk to people who have talked to him in the Metaverse). Like Teddie, Morgana has no memories of his past, but is convinced he was a human whose form was distorted by the Metaverse, and joins the protagonists after they promise to help him find a way to restore his true form. [[spoiler:Before the final dungeon it's revealed that Morgana is actually an embodiment of humanity's hope, created by [[BigGood Igor]] to gather those who can oppose [[BigBad Yaldabaoth]].]]

* Blanka in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' was originally supossed to be just a Tarzan {{Expy}}, the decision to make him have green skin has because Capcom though there was "too many humans" among the selectable fighters.

** Schlock Mercenary is generally pretty good about averting this trope, even prior to the hiring spree on Ghanj-Rho. The first two months see the introduction of not only the eponymous ball of amorphous violence, but Flib Sh'vuu, communications slug/squid with a cool flying chair; Ennesby, a viral AI that used to be a boy band; Ch'vorthq who was genetically tailored to be the perfect ambassador [[spoiler:that explodes]]. All of whom are, or become part of Tagon's Toughs, although [[MauveShirt Sh'vuu doesn't really get much of plot and character development thrown at him]].

* Webcomic/LegostarGalactica gives us T.A.G. ([[TokenNonhuman Token Alien]] Guy) who only puts up with being called T.A.G. because of his EmbarrassingFirstName and [[OnlyOneName lack of a last name]], although the cast quickly expanded to include numerous aliens, robots, and the likes, including a air-breathing giant squid and a [[Creator/HPLovecraft Deep One]]

* Sam Starfall from ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'' is the only alien in the whole comic; everyone else (excepting a few housepets and the like) is either human, robot, or genetically engineered uplifted animal. His species doesn't even have space travel of their own; he snuck onboard a human ship that made landfall and enbarked on adventure from there.

* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' has several non-human members of the team: the Genie (a Genie), Iago (a parrot), Abu (a monkey) and the flying carpet.
* Seven characters make up the Planet Express crew in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Out of those seven is one robot, one alien and one mutant. The last of these three is almost completely human save for the lack of a second eye.

* Franchise/StarTrek

** ''Series/StarTrekPicard'': By the end of "Absolute Candor", Elnor (a Romulan) is the sole non-human member of Picard's ragtag crew.

* The later ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'' games have a non-human character, mostly used to address something along the lines of WhatMeasureIsANonHuman.

** In the original trilogy, excepting the droids, there's Chewbacca, Han Solo's Wookiee copilot.
** Jar Jar Binks, a gungan, in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

** Darth Maul from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' was the only non-human true Sith in the theatrical films.

* [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]] half qualifies, as he is half-human.
** In ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Next Generation]]'', three out of the starring cast of seven or eight were non-human. While human-looking Troi was less obvious, both Worf and Data qualify as Token Nonhumans.

** ''[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Voyager]]'' averts this trope as well, with Neelix, the holographic Doctor, Tuvok, Torres, Kes, and in later seasons former Borg Seven of Nine. The nonhuman main cast slightly outnumber the human main cast members (Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, and Kim).
*** Seven is a strange borderline case, since she was born as the human Annika Hanson, assimilated, and then severed from the Collective. At the end she agrees to a surgical procedure to de-Borgify her completely and at that point presumably goes back to being completely human.
** T'Pol and Phlox in ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]''. This is a JustifiedTrope as humans are still new to interstellar exploration, so need aliens to advise them (and it's implied by the Vulcans, to keep them on a leash).
** Saru in ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' regarding main characters, some recurrent alien characters can be seen among the crew.