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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it that all the intelligent soecies in this video game resemble Earth animals?"

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* '''Conversed''': "Why is it that all the intelligent soecies species in this video game resemble Earth animals?"
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* '''Exaggerated''': FunnyAnimal.
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** [[ILoveNuclearPower Radiation]], a FreakLabAccident, or {{Genetic Engineering|Is The New Nuke}} caused an ordinary dog to mutate into one.

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** [[ILoveNuclearPower [[NuclearMutant Radiation]], a FreakLabAccident, or {{Genetic Engineering|Is The New Nuke}} caused an ordinary dog to mutate into one.

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* '''Justified''': In the {{Sliding Scale|Of Anthropomorphism}} this is classified as borderline Beast Man.


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** [[ILoveNuclearPower Radiation]], a FreakLabAccident, or {{Genetic Engineering|Is The New Nuke}} caused an ordinary dog to mutate into one.

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Welp, these need updating since the TRS.


'''Basic Trope''': A character who is part animal in appearance, biology and behavior.
* '''Straight''': Doug is a dog themed Beast Man, with pronounced canines, fur-like hair all over his body, claws and a fierce loyalty.
* '''Exaggerated''': Doug is a TalkingAnimal who WasOnceAMan.
* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's not even enough to qualify him for even LittleBitBeastly.
* '''Justified''': An EmergencyTransformation to save Doug's life fused the DNA and spirit of his pet dog with him, leading to biological and mystical reasons for him to be a Beast Man.
* '''Inverted''': Doug is from a species of dogs that are being slowly altered into a more {{Evol|utionaryLevels}}ved / humanlike form. So Doug isn't a man that has somehow become beast-like, but a beast that is becoming human-like.
* '''Subverted''': Doug is using prosthetics and a deep understanding of animal behavior to pretend to be a Beast Man.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... which is a ruse to distract people from realizing he has VoluntaryShapeShifting and a PartialTransformation into Beast Man form.
* '''Parodied''': Doug is just a guy in a cheap dog suit who doesn't even act dog like, but everyone treats him as if he were a savage beast.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Doug is either a normal human, a normal dog or a beast man depending on the phase of the moon. Add to that AppliedPhlebotinum and inconsistent rules on magic/science and he's any one of the three above or some weird combination (a man who acts like a dog, etc).
* '''Averted''': Doug simply acts anomalistically because he's been a WildMan in isolation for years. HeCleansUpNicely and returns to civilized behavior when exposed to other humans.
* '''Enforced''': The story has a lot of mutants, genetic experiments and shape-shifters.
* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is like a bad copy of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."
* '''Invoked''': Doug is a geneticist experimenting with combining animal traits into the human genome. Rather than go through the proper channels he decides to become a ProfessorGuineaPig and avoid the legal consequences by pretending to be a "natural" Beast Man by acting like he has the mind of a beast.
* '''Exploited''': "He's half dog, you can probably play fetch with him, or use a high pitched whistle to get past him."
* '''Defied''': Doug's self conscious about his animal features, so he diligently cleans and grooms himself so he never reaches the point where people could confuse him for a Beast Man.
* '''Discussed''': "Poor Doug, all those amazing powers and AllTheOtherReindeer treat him like a freak dog."
* '''Conversed''': "So what's the deal with this dog guy? Why not just have a smarter than average dog and save on the prosthetics and actor's fee, or is the animal and trainer more expensive?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Doug's warring nature leads to him having an existential crisis that leads to him reaching a psychotic break.
* '''Reconstructed''': Doug's dual nature is used to showcase the duality of the nature of man, and how two ultimately different things can be beautifully integrated with effort.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Doug's animal half leads to crazy antics, which his human half makes crazy rationalizations for.
* '''Played For Drama''': Doug's dual nature means he can never be at home either with humans or animals, and ultimately leads to him having to choose to never be a good human or lobotomizing himself to at least be a happy animal.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character who is part resembles an animal in appearance, biology and behavior.
* '''Straight''': Doug is a dog themed Beast Man, caninoid with pronounced canines, pointed ears, fur-like hair all over his body, claws and a fierce loyalty.
* '''Exaggerated''': Doug is a TalkingAnimal who WasOnceAMan.
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'''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's not even enough to qualify him for even LittleBitBeastly.
* '''Justified''': An EmergencyTransformation to save Doug's life fused '''Justified''':
** The work is set AfterTheEnd when humans are long extinct and dogs have taken over as
the dominant species.
** Humans took dog
DNA and spirit of his pet dog with him, leading to biological and mystical reasons for him to be a Beast Man.
* '''Inverted''': Doug is from a species of dogs that are being slowly altered into a more {{Evol|utionaryLevels}}ved / humanlike form. So Doug isn't a man that has somehow become beast-like, but a beast that is becoming human-like.
placed them on an alien planet.
* '''Subverted''': Doug is turned out to be a human using prosthetics and a deep understanding of animal caninoid behavior to pretend to be a Beast Man.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... which is except he's actually not a ruse human, it's just that many millenia of cross-breeding have caused him to distract people from realizing he has VoluntaryShapeShifting and a PartialTransformation into Beast Man form.
lose his canine features.
* '''Parodied''': Doug is just a guy in a cheap dog suit who doesn't even act dog like, but everyone treats him as if he were a savage beast.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Doug is either a normal human, a normal dog or a beast man depending on the phase of the moon. Add to that AppliedPhlebotinum and inconsistent rules on magic/science and he's any one of the three above or some weird combination (a man who acts like a dog, etc).
* '''Averted''': Doug simply acts anomalistically because he's been a WildMan in isolation for years. HeCleansUpNicely and returns to civilized behavior when exposed to other humans.
an alien.
* '''Enforced''': The story has is set in space or a lot of mutants, genetic experiments HighFantasy realm, and shape-shifters.
either FurriesAreEasierToDraw or it's just easier to modify existing animals instead of coming up with completely original designs.
* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is "If you're an extraterrestrial, why do you look like a bad copy dog?"
* '''Discussed''': "Poor Doug, his species has millennia
of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man.rich history and everyone just refers to him as the alien dog guy."
* '''Invoked''': Doug is a geneticist experimenting with combining animal traits into the human genome. Rather than go through the proper channels he decides to become a ProfessorGuineaPig and avoid the legal consequences by pretending to be a "natural" Beast Man by acting like he has the mind of a beast.
* '''Exploited''': "He's half dog, you can probably play fetch with him, or use a high pitched whistle to get past him."
* '''Defied''': Doug's self conscious about his animal features, so he diligently cleans and grooms himself so he never reaches the point where people could confuse him for a Beast Man.
* '''Discussed''': "Poor Doug, all those amazing powers and AllTheOtherReindeer treat him like a freak dog."
* '''Conversed''': "So what's "Why is it that all the deal with intelligent soecies in this dog guy? Why not just have a smarter than average dog and save on the prosthetics and actor's fee, or is the animal and trainer more expensive?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Doug's warring nature leads to him having an existential crisis that leads to him reaching a psychotic break.
* '''Reconstructed''': Doug's dual nature is used to showcase the duality of the nature of man, and how two ultimately different things can be beautifully integrated with effort.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Doug's animal half leads to crazy antics, which his human half makes crazy rationalizations for.
* '''Played For Drama''': Doug's dual nature means he can never be at home either with humans or animals, and ultimately leads to him having to choose to never be a good human or lobotomizing himself to at least be a happy animal.
video game resemble Earth animals?"



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* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's not even enough to qualify him for PettingZooPeople.

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* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's not even enough to qualify him for PettingZooPeople.even LittleBitBeastly.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is like a bad copy of ''TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is like a bad copy of ''TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."

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* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's barely even enough to qualify him for PettingZooPeople.

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* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's barely not even enough to qualify him for PettingZooPeople.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Doug is either a normal human, a normal dog or a beast man depending on the phase of the moon. Add to that {{Phlebotinium}} and inconsistent rules on magic/science and he's any one of the three above or some weird combination (a man who acts like a dog, etc).

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Doug is either a normal human, a normal dog or a beast man depending on the phase of the moon. Add to that {{Phlebotinium}} AppliedPhlebotinum and inconsistent rules on magic/science and he's any one of the three above or some weird combination (a man who acts like a dog, etc).



* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is a like a bad copy of ''TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."
* '''Invoked''': Doug is a geneticist experimenting with combining animal traits into the human genome. Rather than go through the proper channels he decides to become a ProfessorGuineaPig and avoid the legal consequences by pretending to also have the mind of a beast.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is a like a bad copy of ''TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."
* '''Invoked''': Doug is a geneticist experimenting with combining animal traits into the human genome. Rather than go through the proper channels he decides to become a ProfessorGuineaPig and avoid the legal consequences by pretending to also have be a "natural" Beast Man by acting like he has the mind of a beast.
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Doug's animal half leads to crazy antics, which his human half makes crazy rationalizations for.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character who is part animal in appearance, biology and behavior.
* '''Straight''': Doug is a dog themed Beast Man, with pronounced canines, fur-like hair all over his body, claws and a fierce loyalty.
* '''Exaggerated''': Doug is a TalkingAnimal who WasOnceAMan.
* '''Downplayed''': Doug has a wee bit of dog DNA due a lab mishap, but it's barely even enough to qualify him for PettingZooPeople.
* '''Justified''': An EmergencyTransformation to save Doug's life fused the DNA and spirit of his pet dog with him, leading to biological and mystical reasons for him to be a Beast Man.
* '''Inverted''': Doug is from a species of dogs that are being slowly altered into a more {{Evol|utionaryLevels}}ved / humanlike form. So Doug isn't a man that has somehow become beast-like, but a beast that is becoming human-like.
* '''Subverted''': Doug is using prosthetics and a deep understanding of animal behavior to pretend to be a Beast Man.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... which is a ruse to distract people from realizing he has VoluntaryShapeShifting and a PartialTransformation into Beast Man form.
* '''Parodied''': Doug is just a guy in a cheap dog suit who doesn't even act dog like, but everyone treats him as if he were a savage beast.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Doug is either a normal human, a normal dog or a beast man depending on the phase of the moon. Add to that {{Phlebotinium}} and inconsistent rules on magic/science and he's any one of the three above or some weird combination (a man who acts like a dog, etc).
* '''Averted''': Doug simply acts anomalistically because he's been a WildMan in isolation for years. HeCleansUpNicely and returns to civilized behavior when exposed to other humans.
* '''Enforced''': The story has a lot of mutants, genetic experiments and shape-shifters.
* '''Lampshaded''': "This whole adventure is a like a bad copy of ''TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'', so ''of course'' we run into a Beast Man."
* '''Invoked''': Doug is a geneticist experimenting with combining animal traits into the human genome. Rather than go through the proper channels he decides to become a ProfessorGuineaPig and avoid the legal consequences by pretending to also have the mind of a beast.
* '''Exploited''': "He's half dog, you can probably play fetch with him, or use a high pitched whistle to get past him."
* '''Defied''': Doug's self conscious about his animal features, so he diligently cleans and grooms himself so he never reaches the point where people could confuse him for a Beast Man.
* '''Discussed''': "Poor Doug, all those amazing powers and AllTheOtherReindeer treat him like a freak dog."
* '''Conversed''': "So what's the deal with this dog guy? Why not just have a smarter than average dog and save on the prosthetics and actor's fee, or is the animal and trainer more expensive?"
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