->''"In Mutants and Masterminds the generic terms 'superhuman' and 'super' are used to refer to people with powers. However, that isn't necessarily what everyone in the setting calls them. Some worlds have their own unique names for superhumans, creating a distinct feel and style to the setting. Possibilities include the following: aberrants, aces, alphas, angels, avatars, awakened, capes, chosen, deltas, deviants, elites, exarchs, extraordinaries, freaks, gammas, geeks, gene-freaks, gifted, godlings, Homo Superior, hyper-humans, incredibles, inhumans, inspired, marvels, masks, metas, metahumans, mutants, nephilim, novas, omegas, paragons, paranormals, post-humans, powers, psis, psions, psychics, psykes, seraphim, specials, stalwarts, superlatives, supernaturals, superiors, talents, übermenschen, ultras, unnaturals, unusuals."''
-->-- '''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds''', ''Second Edition Core Rules''

So, what ''do'' you call a {{superhero}}? Sure, a lot of individual heroes go by the standard [[SomethingPerson coupling of noun/adjective with gender]], or an alias [[StevenUlyssesPerhero cunningly]] related to their real name and/or their powers, or just something that sounds nice and somewhat [[CodeName appropriate]].

But what do you call ''all'' of them? When you think about it, superhero is just a bit... well, overused. And [[DesignatedHero explicitly positive]], so it works for neither [[{{Supervillain}} the evilly-inclined]] nor [[GreyAndGrayMorality anyone whose morality is subtler than "Good" or "Evil"]]. (Not to mention it's [[WritingAroundTrademarks trademarked]], although there is some legal dispute over that.) So, what do you call a man with SuperStrength, EyeBeams, and [[BreathWeapon the ability to belch plasma]]?

Well, you could be all politically correct and call them a Differently Powered Individual. Or, you could call them any other universal term that's used to label superhumans… such as the ones below.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metahuman Metahuman]] is an especially common term, [[TropeCodifier based on]] its use in Franchise/TheDCU (see below).

On the opposite side, with politically ''in''correct terms, you've got FantasticSlurs. See also NotUsingTheZWord. For MadScientist types with a common origin or nature, see ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder. If they're [[FantasticRacism treated as a minority]], they might be asked "HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster".

For another meaning of ''Differently'' Powered Individuals, see OnePersonOnePower. Compare MagicByAnyOtherName.
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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' has a few types:
** Contractors, in reference to the powers they have which they "repay" through Remunerations (rituals that must be done each time they use their powers). That being said, the term also calls to mind [[ProfessionalKiller contract killing]] and PrivateMilitaryContractors, which are both pretty accurate descriptions of the type of jobs Contractors tend to be involved in.
** Dolls, who have little personal volition and whose powers usually focus on ESP through a chosen medium.
** Moratoria, who have no control over their powers and usually go into [[SuperPowerMeltdown trance-like states of destruction]].
** Forfeiters, contractors who lost their powers and regained their emotions.
* ''Manga/{{Gangsta}}'' has the Twilights, a "race" of people who are technically human but are for the most part considered monsters due to their SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, et cetera. The genesis of the Twilight comes from the PsychoSerum ''Célèbre'', a highly addictive drug created a century ago for use in wartime -- but when it was found that Twilights had both drastically decreased lifespans compared to normal humans ''and'' that the child of any Twilight would almost certainly be born Twilight themselves, the minority group was [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman quickly shafted into becoming a]] SlaveRace [[SuperhumanTrafficking for the majority]].
* ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' refers to all those with abilities far beyond those of normal humans as "Chojin."
* ''Manga/MedakaBox'': Those with overpowering abilities (such as killing intent, analysis, and super reflexes) are known as Abnormals, which includes the protagonist as well. Later in the story, as more types are introduced (Pluses and Minuses and Not Equals, oh my), they start getting called [[PowersAsPrograms Skill Holders]].
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and other entries in the "Universal Century" metaseries has "Newtypes", humans who have adapted to life in space such that they began to develop preternatural abilities. The most common manifestation of these abilities is a heightened sense of spatial awareness that borders on CombatClairvoyance, an ability that makes Newtypes particularly adept as using [[AttackDrone fin funnels]], as well as empathic and telepathic connections with other Newtypes. Some Newtypes are also capable of [[MindOverMatter psycokinesis]], and even full-blown psychic brainwashing.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** {{Inverted|Trope}}. 80% of the world's population has some sort of superpower (referred InUniverse as "Quirks"), [[EveryoneIsASuper meaning that superpowered individuals are actually the norm]]. However, not every superpowered individual becomes a superhero, with most of them living ordinary lives. The remaining 20% of the population who have no powers are referred to as being Quirkless.
** An interesting fact revealed in the Meta Liberation Arc is that Quirks originally had a different name. In the past when superpowers first appeared, they were called Meta Abilities. The name, Quirk, wasn't used until much later in history when society began to more openly accept superpowers as the percentage of people with powers started to outnumber the people without powers. The Meta Liberation Army, a longtime group of villains attempting to overthrow the government, are the only ones who still refer to them as Meta Abilities.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Considering the primary origin of superpowers in the series, most people of the type are simply referred to as Devil Fruit users. Individual users are referred to as an "X-person"; Luffy is called a Rubberman, Miss Doublefinger is a Spikewoman, Mr. One is a Blademan (funnily enough, his fruit is the "supa supa" in Japanese, and his secret dream is to be a costumed crusader, so he's a "supa-man"), etc.
* ''Anime/TheReflection'' those who were affected by the titular MassSuperEmpoweringEvent are referred to as Reflected.
* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' has NEXT. The NEXT that put on costumes and fights crime, however, are still called superheroes (or just heroes).
* In ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'', {{Magical Girl}}s are "Heroes".
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'' calls superheroes "supes".
* In UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks, before the word "superhero" even existed, costumed adventurers both powered and BadassNormal were sometimes, on the rare occasions they were called any collective term, referred to as "mystery men" (or "mystery-men"). This is a common term in Golden Age throwback series, and the source of the title of ''Film/MysteryMen''. It's far more common now in {{Retcon}} references to that time than it ever was in the actual Golden Age comics, due to the modern prevalence of the [[TheVerse shared universe]] concept, as opposed to the mostly isolated solo adventures common to the period.
* Franchise/TheDCU uses the term "metahumans" to designate humans who gain superpowers through the [[MetaOrigin metagene]], a latent gene that is "activated" by stress (for instance, those [[FreakLabAccident oh-so-common lab accidents]]); once activated, it can [[SuperpowerfulGenetics carry a parent's powers down to his or her child]]. The Franchise/{{DCA|nimatedUniverse}}U seems to use "metahuman" and "superhero" interchangeably. "Metahuman" is also sometimes used as a DC-equivalent of "mutant"; Some people are just born with an active metagene.
** The "Powers passed to kids" part is an example of LamarckWasRight, which is sorta-kinda-TruthInTelevision, in the form of epigenetics.
** Before DC's properties were merged into a shared universe ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'' called humans with powers like [[MindControl Hypnota]] and [[{{Telepathy}} Gail Young]] new humans.
** ''ComicBook/PS238'' also uses the term "metahuman." The superpowered kids are "metaprodigies".
* In ''ComicBook/Earth2'', superheroes are often called "wonders" because Franchise/WonderWoman was the first hero in this dimension, whereas Franchise/{{Superman}} was the first in the main DCU, ergo "superheroes".
* Creator/WarrenEllis is fond of the term "underwear perverts". This extends to all {{superhero}}es in his view, not just powered ones. But then, it's Warren Ellis and to him, ''everything'' is about sex and corruption. When he's being less [[StealthPun (or possibly more)]] cheeky, he favors the term "enhanciles".
* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'' uses "posthuman", even though many superheroes are [[BadassNormal perfectly human]] there. Empowered also uses "capes" as a general superhuman term (Black Capes and White Capes for villains and heroes, respectively) "superchicas" for female superheroes and "supervill" for supervillains. "Superhero" and "supervillain" are still sometimes used, however.
* ''ComicBook/TheEndLeague'' calls people with powers "magnificents".
* At least one version of the ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' distinguishes between "planetary adapted" (people who have a "superpower" that everyone on their planet can do, like ComicBook/CosmicBoy, Saturn Girl and [[ComicBook/{{Valor}} Mon-El]]) and "uniques" (people who have acquired powers somehow, like Lightning Lad, Ultra Boy and Chemical King).
* In the universe of Paul Dini's ''ComicBook/MadameMirage'', all enhanced humans, {{Mad Scientist}}s, and users of PoweredArmor and other exotic technology alike are all called "mega-techs" or just "megas" for short.
* The Franchise/MarvelUniverse takes care to distinguish between "{{Mutants}}" (people who develop superpowers through an inherited trait) and "Mutates" (people who gain powers due to exposure of foreign elements), mainly because of the FantasticRacism against the former (the pejorative term "[[FantasticSlurs Mutie]]" is quite popular among anti-mutant bigots). [[note]] It should be noted that this distinction only really exists among fans and writers. InUniverse, the term Mutate is never actually used to distinguish superpowered beings, and it's never really explained how the general populace of the Marvel Universe are able to tell the difference between someone with powers who is a Mutant, and someone with powers who is not a Mutant. A good example would be to compare the Mutant, Pyro, [[PlayingWithFire who can control fire]] and the ComicBook/FantasticFour member, The Human Torch, [[PlayingWithFire who can also control fire]], but is not a Mutant.[[/note]]
** Ironically, many superhumans are still mistaken for Mutants, with [[Characters/MarvelComicsPeterParker Spider-Man]] at the top of the list. This actually is a minor plot point in the event ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', where Spidey is a popular entertainer in an AlternateUniverse where [[EveryoneIsASuper Mutants are the majority of the population]], because he lied and claimed that he is also a mutant, even though his non-mutant origin is still the same.
** Mutants can further be broken down into Alpha, Beta, and Omega, in reference to how well they can control their power: Alphas are able to turn theirs on or off at will, like [[Characters/MarvelComicsJubilee Jubilee]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsKittyPryde Kitty Pryde]], or [[Characters/XMen70sMembers Colossus]]; while Betas' powers are always active, like [[Characters/MarvelComicsWolverine Logan]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsCyclops Cyclops]], or [[Characters/MarvelComicsRogue Rogue]]. Omegas are rare (by which we mean 90% of the main cast are listed as such at one point or another) and are basically some of the most powerful beings in the universe -- the prime example of an Omega is [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean/Phoenix]]. There are also lower Gamma/Delta levels for mutants who just got screwed, like the one whose sole power was a ten-foot neck, and those who didn't get (or lost) the RequiredSecondaryPowers they needed.
*** As of ''[[ComicBook/HouseAndPowersOfX House of X]]'', "Omega-level mutant" has been further refined to mean that the mutant has no upper limit in their specific power, and that very few forces in the universe can best them at it. Iceman is omega-level in temperature manipulation, Storm is omega-level in weather manipulation, Magneto is omega-level in magnetism, Jean Grey is omega-level in telepathy, and so forth.
** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in Creator/PeterDavid's ''ComicBook/XFactor'' run. Strong Guy gets angry at the media's use of "mutant" as a pejorative buzzword, and says they prefer being called "Genetically Challenged, or [=GeeCees=] for short." He later tells Havok he did it to divert the reporters' attention, but much to Havok's dismay, the term stuck (at least, during David's run on the book).
** ComicBook/UltimateMarvel uses "posthuman".
** In ''ComicBook/TheNewUniverse'', "paranormals" is the common term for those altered by a MassEmpoweringEvent.
** "Costume" is sometimes used as a noun to refer to people who dress up in spandex and fight or cause crime, regardless of whether they have powers or not.
*** "Cape" is a similar term in the DCU, and the Franchise/{{DCA|nimatedUniverse}}U gives us the great line, "Uh-oh. Long-johns at 10 o'clock!"
*** "Cape" is occasionally used in the MU as well, despite the rarity of Marvel superheroes actually wearing capes. One notable instance in ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk'' has a soldier reporting into [[ComicBook/RedHulk General Thunderbolt Ross]] that the Hulk is "mixing it up with the last of the Capes", while the Hulk is fighting a team of heroes that don't wear a single cape between them.
*** In the ''New ComicBook/{{Excalibur|MarvelComics}}'' series, Pete Wisdom would similarly disparage superhero-types by referring to them "skin-tights".
** In early issues of ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'', the title character is referred to as a "costumed adventurer". Of course, the public did not know of Daredevil's blindness, and thus his metahuman senses, so they had no reason not to presume him a "costumed hero" (term used by Max Allan Collins in ''Amazing Heroes'' #119) similar to the early Night Raven, the pulp Shadow (who could not "cloud men's minds"), the Spider, the Green Hornet, the Phantom (of Phantom Detective Magazine), etc.
** ''ComicBook/{{Marvels}}'' coins "the Marvels", which stuck for a while. ''ComicBook/Marvel1602'' refers to the Elizabethan area as the age of Marvels.
** ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' once featured an arc where they ended up in 1907, while there they ran across multiple gangs of super-powered teenagers called "wonders". While some of these kids were obviously using magical or mechanically-based powers, a good number were undoubtedly mutants or mutates.
** Those who get powers through [[RadiationInducedSuperpowers Gamma radiation]] are called "Gamma mutates".
** Marvel also has ComicBook/TheInhumans, who are like Mutants except their powers come from intentional exposure to a substance known as "Terrigen Mist".
* Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}'' used "Parahuman".
* In the works of Creator/AlanMoore's America's Best Comics (ABC) series (''ComicBook/TopTen'', ''ComicBook/{{Promethea}}'', ''ComicBook/TomStrong'' and others), superheroes are referred to as "science heroes" ([[ScienceFantasy even the obviously magical ones]]). This was because the publisher Wildstorm, of which ABC was an imprint, was initially an independent company and therefore restricted from using the term "superhero" the trademark to which DC and Marvel have the joint trademark. By the time that DC acquired Wildstorm (much to Alan's displeasure) the ABC titles were already far enough into their run that "science hero" was retained.
* The ''ComicBook/NextMen'' were called, well, Next Men. Those "triggered" into mutation — by [[DeusSexMachina having sex with Next Men]], or [[SuperPowerfulGenetics being descended from those who did]] — were called Halflings in the future prequel/sequel ''2112''.
* ''ComicBook/RisingStars'' uses the term "Specials". In this world, all powered characters [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent got their powers the same way]].
* In Erik Larsen's ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'', they are called "Freaks".
* ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'': The [[spoiler: artificially-created]] world of [[ComicBook/TheUltimates The Maximums]] uses the term "super-soldier", in contrast to the main DC universe's "meta-human". One can infer that this is in reference to the way most of the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe's heroes [[MetaOrigin resulted from attempts to create super-soldiers]], so this BlandNameProduct version uses that term for all superheroes.
* Creator/ValiantComics' blanket term was "Harbingers", a term coined by VillainWithGoodPublicity [[KnightTemplar Toyo Harada]] as part of his [[EvolutionaryLevels new humanity]] philosophy.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', they are referred to as "costume heroes", "costumed adventurers", "masked avengers" or "masks", which is appropriate, as all but one of them [[BadassNormal don't have superpowers]].
* The Creator/{{Wildstorm}} Universe typically uses the term "post-human"... except for ''ComicBook/WelcomeToTranquility'', which uses "maxis" to describe its aging [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] citizens.
** In ''ComicBook/{{Gen 13}}'', the standard phrase used by the GovernmentConspiracy is '''SPB''', short for "Super Powered Being".
*** ComicBook/{{Stormwatch}}: Team Achilles also use this term.
** ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' also used the term "Mask".
* In ''ComicBook/{{Chew}}'', where all the powers are food or eating-related, the setting's blanket term is "food weirdos".
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' uses the term Outlier for Cybertronians who exhibit abilities in addition to their natural ability to change forms, like [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Skids]] and [[BarrierWarrior Trailcutter]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has most of its superhumans keep a low profile, even the powerful ones - as Harry notes in chapter 56 of the sequel, the Avengers are very definitely the exception, rather than the rule. However, among those who do know about them, they're broken down as follows:
** 'Magicals' or 'Practitioners' are broad terms for magic users, with those two being broken down into 'Wanded' and 'Wandless'. The latter distinction is more important than it initially seems: 'Wanded' wizards only live for about a century and a half, max, and need their wands to do anything substantive. 'Wandless' wizards have lifespans that vary based on power-level, with weaker ones living about as long as normal. Powerful ones, White Council members, live for at least three centuries, if not four or five, and don't need wands - but they have to develop their own spells, figure out their own unique gifts, and they're WalkingTechBane. It's compared to being right or left-handed - you're born with it, but with time and training, you can bridge the gap. Both live in communities, though the Wandless tend to be much, much looser than the Wanded (who have actual governments. The Wandless have the White Council, and that's it).
** 'Mutants' are, well, mutants, and sub-divided into the Gamma, Delta, Beta, Alpha, Omega sub-classes based on power by SHIELD (as are all superhumans, it's just most prominent with mutants) - specifically, the kind of area they can affect. There's a degree of sub-division within each class, too - Charles Xavier and Storm are right at the top of Alpha Class (functionally defined as 'not Omega, but so close it hardly makes any difference'), while Cyclops is nearer the bottom of the same. Omega Class (examples including Magneto, Jean, Bobby Drake, and Harry), on the other hand, is pretty much anywhere from 'Continental' to 'Universal', with it being noted InUniverse that the scale was designed before humanity really started encountering potential planet-busters, let alone those higher up the scale, and consequently was adjusted on the fly.
** 'Enhanced' are classed under the same power-scale as Mutants, and vary from {{Super Soldier}}s like Captain America, to the likes of the Green Lantern. Essentially, they get powers from the outside, whether it's via a serum, or an artefact.
* The main cast of ''[[WebAnimation/HoloChronicles Holo-Chronicles]]'' is comprised of "talents", which are a generalized term for people with any sort of superpower, no matter its origin. Talents have a tendency to possess a multitude of abilities each, from individual skills and such to the somewhat more general "trait" abilities, such as the enhanced physical capabilities of almost anyone carrying the Predator Trait.
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has "bloodliners", essentially humans who have Pokémon-related powers and abilities. While their special abilities greatly vary from one individual to another, they all seem to share [[SuperStrength great physical strength and endurance]], [[SuperToughness bigger resistance to injury]] and a heightened HealingFactor that allows them to recover from wounds much faster than normal humans.
* With mutants making up at least 1/8th of New York's population in ''Fanfic/SacrificeRavenshell'', various terms are thrown in (but as of yet remain unofficial) when it comes to mutants.
** Donatello briefly calls the new mutant population "Mutant-Americans" when April acknowledges this population boom.
** When Raphael addresses the crowd of mutants, he uses "mutanimals" for animal-based mutants, "mu-plants" for plant-based mutants, and "muchanicals" for machine-based mutants.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' uses the shortened form "Super" for all people with powers. Probably apt, since having powers doesn't necessarily mean you are (or were) a hero. [[WesternAnimation/Incredibles2 The sequel]] does use the word "superhero", however.
** This is likely because at the time of the original release neither Pixar nor Disney had rights to the word "superhero" but that changed since Marvel has been in possession of Disney.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/{{Bright}}'': Magic users are called "Brights" in this setting, and they're almost exclusively elves. Human and orc Brights (such as Jirak and [[spoiler: Ward]]) are extremely rare.
* The ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'' uses "metahuman" as a catch-all term for people with superpowers. It's first introduced by Lex Luthor, who has files on various super-powered individuals, all of whom got their abilities from ''wildly'' different sources.
* ''Film/Freaks2018:'' They are formally called Abnormals, or informally called Freaks.
* The ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' eschews the "Mutant" and "Mutate" terminology used by the comics for the term "enhanced individuals". It can refer to humans that were granted superpowers, like The Hulk and Spider-Man, as well as non-humans who have natural powers, like Thor and The Vision. Interestingly, the term seemingly can also refer to BadassNormal or purely tech-based heroes, as Ross calls the Avengers a team of enhanced individuals in ''[[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Civil War]]'' despite the only superpowered members at the time being Captain America, Wanda Maximoff, and The Vision.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' uses "Force-sensitive" for its particular brand of space wizards.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* The term Esper (from ESP User) was once used fairly frequently in science fiction to denote someone with PsychicPowers. Such authors as Creator/AlfredBester, Creator/IsaacAsimov, Creator/RobertAHeinlein and Christopher Stasheff have used it in this context. Not to mention those cheerful children in ''Manga/{{Akira}}''.
** In ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVI'', however, due to [[LostInTranslation loose translation]] in the English-language version of the game, "Esper" refers to the [[FunctionalMagic magic]]-wielding {{mon}}sters that can be {{summon|Magic}}ed by players.
* The ''Literature/BoogiepopSeries'' uses the term "MPLS" to refer to humans have suddenly gained special abilities. It's not known what MPLS actually means, just that the [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Towa Organization]] uses the term for those kinds of individuals.
* ''Literature/TheBookOfAllHours'' has the unkin, who can speak the LanguageOfMagic to alter reality in ways that may as well be magic. Reversing entropy is a parlor trick.
* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' also uses ''nōryokusha'' (literally "Ability User") to describe beings who gain supernatural powers by scientific means. The term ''nōryokusha'' is commonly translated in the fandom as "Esper"[[note]]Though this is technically incorrect for many of the characters as it implies the acquisition of ESP[[/note]], and proved to be so popular that Creator/SevenSeasEntertainment eventually switched their official translations from the original "Psychic" to "Esper" after lobbying by fans.
* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': Those who take in [[BackgroundMagicField aura]], cycle it into [[{{Mana}} madra]], and use it for techniques are called "sacred artists," and these practices as a whole are referred to as "the sacred arts." The odd part is that the sacred arts are so varied and useful that ''everyone'' practices them. In most places, someone isn't considered a real sacred artist until they hit the Gold stage, which generally happens in their late teens. Therefore, the term "sacred artist" is used broadly in the same way one might use the term "adult."
* In ''Literature/TheCurseWorkers'' people with magical powers are commonly called "curse workers" or simply "workers"; the {{Technobabble}} term is "hyperbathygammic" or "HBG". "Heebiejeebies" is a somewhat derogatory term derived from the latter. Archaic terms include "theurgists" and "dab hands".
* ''Literature/{{Domina}}'':
** People with powers fall into several different groups, referred to by different names. The zombie-like screamers are called chorus by the Composer, the singers are called conductors, and the people who are not under the Composer's direct control are called speakers by the general public and directors by the Composer (with those who follow the Composer ''willingly'' called renegades or Blackguards, to mirror the Paladins who are the primary group of speakers). The one at the top is simply called the Composer by both sides; it's implied he deliberately seeded that name on the internet beforehand.
** Inverted with the [[BioAugmentation toy maker]]. There's no general term for the people who use it, though they are referred to whatever culture they belong to, that's more comparable to nationality. People who are not obviously modified are referred to as "baseline".
* There is a portion of humanity in ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'' who are known as elementals, people who have a closer connection to the empirium and thus have power of one of seven elements: light, air, water, earth, fire, shadows, and metal.
* In ''Literature/FredTheVampireAccountant'', the official government term for any sort of supernatural being is Parahuman. On occasion, Fred will also refer to himself as an Undead-American.
* ''Literature/GracelingRealm'' has the Gracelings, blessed or cursed with different-colored eyes and a superpower.
* People with innate superpowers are called Magicals or Actives in ''Literature/TheGrimnoirChronicles''.
* In ''Literature/HarryPotter'', all magically-endowed people are Wizards or Witches. Other terms, like "sorcerer" or "warlock", are occasionally used in passing and usually not expounded upon, though ''Literature/TheTalesOfBeedleTheBard'' explains that "warlock" is a title for a very powerful/accomplished wizard, similar to "[[MagicKnight knight]]".
* The use of the term "Esper" (see below) in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is used by Haruhi in the context of "has special powers", although the original meaning of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Bester Alfred Bester]] and those he inspired is generally specific to {{telepathy}} or at least PsychicPowers in general. This is the result of an unusual translation convention. The original Japanese uses the far-more-generic "chōnōryokusha", which can be broken down literally into "super ability person".
* ''Literature/TheInfected'' has off-brand mutants called the Infected. The powers come with [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity some mental issues]] and sometimes physical deformities, so it was studied with pathology in the early days and the name just stuck.
* In ''Literature/TheLaundryFiles'', superpowers (actually the ability to instinctively cast ritual magic, but [[{{Masquerade}} best that the general public not know that]]) manifest at various levels of power, generally falling on a normal distribution. Empowered people are referred to by those in the know in terms of standard deviations ("sigma") above the mean, and super-powereds are generally referred to in this way, with a moderately superpowered individual referred to as a "2-sigma" for example.
* Ayize Jama-Barrett's novel ''The Liminal People'' has the protagonist referring to himself and other superpowered individuals as "liminal" or existing in a liminal state as they are usually on the fringes of society.
* ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy'', has Mistings, who can use one Allomantic power, and Mistborn, who can use all of them. Mistings and Mistborn collectively are known as Allomancers. There are also Feruchemists, who can use all Feruchemical powers.
** The sequel series ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'' adds Ferrings (one Feruchemical power), Twinborn (one Allomantic and one Feruchemical power), and Compounders (a Twinborn whose Allomantic and Feruchemical powers use the same metal). Metalborn is the blanket term for all of the above, although the powers have gotten weaker across generations, such that full powered Mistborn and Feruchemists are extremely rare to the point of being basically nonexistent.
* ''Literature/TheNewHeroes'': The superpower characters are called superhumans.
* The ''Nightfall'' books by Mickey Zucker Reichert feature individuals with "natal talents".
* In ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'', they are called Others.
* The use of the name ''Homo Superior'' goes back at least to the 1930 story ''Literature/OddJohn'' by Olaf Stapledon. It's been used everywhere from pulp sci-fi to Creator/MarvelComics to ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|1973}}'' to refer to superhumans as the "[[EvolutionaryLevels next stage of evolution]]".
* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': There are three types of these, all descendants from {{Transhuman}} body modifications from the {{Precursors}} known as The Old World whose civilization the work is set AfterTheEnd of.
** Those born with an organic wireless BrainComputerInterface with the Old World internet amongst other powers [[labelnote:Note]]{{Telepathy}} with others of their kind, and an InvertedTrope version of {{TheEmpath}} abilities (broadcasting feelings into others) [[/labelnote]] are Old World Domain Connectors.
** A second type, are those with SuperStrength unassisted by equipment or cybernetics. These are known as Superhumans (Chōjin).
** There’s a third type with SensorCharacter levels of [[GutFeeling intuition]], but it doesn’t seem to be given a specific designation.
* Yet another Brandon work, ''Literature/TheReckonersTrilogy'', uses the term "Epics". "Superhero" was hardly appropriate, since [[spoiler: very nearly]] ''every'' Epic is irredeemably evil.
* In ''Literature/{{Relativity}}'', "cape" is a derogatory term for superheroes, mostly used by cops who believe that superheroes should not be "interfering" with police business. (The regular, non-derogatory words used are just "superhero" or "crimefighter".)
* ''Literature/{{Renegades}}'' calls its superhumans "prodigies", though they still use the terms like superhero, supervillain and superpowers (althoug the latter are formally referred to as "prodigious abilities" in official documents).
* In ''Literature/RumorsBlock'', super powered individuals are referred to as Walkers due to a peice of viral graffiti that appeared around the time of the first public super hero.
* In ''Literature/ShadowOps'', anyone who can use magic is referred to as a "Latent." Those who choose to not be subject to the SuperRegistrationAct are called "Selfers" for their apparent "selfishness."
* In ''Literature/TheShapeshifter'' series by Ali Sparkes, superpowered people are dubbed [=COLAs=] or Children Of Limitless Ability due to them all being under the age of fifteen.
* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' the has Surgebinders, who use [[{{Mana}} Stormlight]] to Surgebind, each type having access to two of the 10 surges based on which [[BondCreatures Spren they are bound to]]. Radiant is also often used, but not strictly correct, as The Knights Radiant were an ancient organization whose members were Surgebinders. While the organization is being re-founded in Modern times, there was a several thousand year gap in the history, and it's entirely possible to become a Surgbinder without joining the Radiants. There's also [[TheArtfulDodger Lift]], who refers to her powers as "[[AwesomenessIsAForce being awesome]]".
* In ''Literature/SuperPowereds'', people with superpowers are called with Supers or [[PowerIncontinence Powereds]], depending on whether they're able to control their abilities. Both Supers and [[{{Muggles}} regular humans]] look down on Powereds, who make up 3/4 of all individuals with abilities. Technically, the official term for both groups is Variant Human, although it's rarely ever used, except in the name of the agency overseeing them: Department of Variant Human Affairs (DVA).
* The ''Literature/{{Temps}}'' shared world of tongue-in-cheek British superheroics used "paranorm". As well as the accepted and standard term, however, it was ''also'' a slur used by AllOfTheOtherReindeer. The powered individuals themselves preferred "Talented".
* ''Those Who Walk in Darkness'' and ''What Fire Cannot Burn'' by Creator/JohnRidley call them metanormals.
* In ''Literature/Touch2017'', superpowers are revealed to be magical in origin. While terms like "mage" seem to be preferred by those who have a lineage of special abilities, official government records refer to them as "deviations" and the process of getting them as "deviance."
* The Creator/AnneMcCaffrey ''Literature/TowerAndTheHive'' novel series, and its prequels, the ''Literature/ToRidePegasus'' trilogy, used "Talents" for all those born with PsychicPowers, the first story in that Verse having been written in 1959.
* A handful of the Diné in ''Literature/TrailOfLightning'' inherit powers based on their parents' clans. Each clan has a specific power ranging from healing and super-speed down to communicating with turkeys.
* ''Literature/{{Vicious}}'' has [=EOs=], or [=ExtraOrdinaries=].
* In ''Literature/WildCards'', the technical term for someone touched by the xenovirus Takis-A is "metahuman", but it rarely gets used outside of scientific literature, and peoole generally use a {{Playing Card Motif|s}}:
** ''Aces'' are the lucky ones who got a useful superpower from their infection. They were originally called ''exotics''.
** ''Deuces'' got a lame or useless superpower like changing the shape of their tattoo (Ink) or the ability to smell wild cards ([[spoiler:Digger Downs]]). A character with the ability to set his hands on fire (but without the {{Required Secondary Power|s}} of a fireproof body) and an extremely high bodily temperature claims to be little better than a joker, forced to always have his AC on and sleep in asbestos sheet to prevent accidents.
** ''Jokers'' got their appearance mutated by the infection, ranging very minor to full-on BodyHorror. However some jokers also got some powers out of the deal and are sometimes referred to as ''joker-aces''. In fact Peregrine, a WingedHumanoid, is considered as an ace by the public, but as a joker by medical science (and herself). The distinction between ace and joker-ace tends to be fuzzy and seems to largely come down to how conventionally attractive an individual is.
* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', people with powers in general are known as "parahumans," meaning they're considered next to humans, whereas those who put on a costume and try to become a villain or hero are referred to as "capes." Parahumans who use their power exclusively for business or personal reasons, or choose not to use them at all (e.g., Parian, who takes paying jobs [[{{Golem}} animating cloth mascots]] as promotional stunts) are referred to as "rogues." The term originated when it was assumed that the majority of parahumans would be heroes, thus the negative connotation, but as the total number of parahumans has increased, governments are generally encouraging more parahumans to become rogues and live more-or-less normal lives. In fact, using one's powers for profit is perfectly legal, and rogues who choose to register themselves may even be provided government assistance in a few different ways.
** There are also a number of classifications like "Mover" or "Blaster", usually followed by a number ranging from roughly 1-10 (there's technically no upper limit, with more powerful abilities being above 10), which are used as a shorthand to explain roughly what type of power a person has and how powerful it is. For example, someone who can fly might be a Mover 3, whereas a teleportation ability might be a Mover 5 or more, depending on its restrictions. Considering the enormous range of powers that exist in the setting, many parahumans will have ratings in two or more categories, as well as those that don't really fit neatly in any category.
* ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' has three classes of superpower. {{Mu|ggles}}ndane: No magic. Magician: Incredibly powerful magic. The rest of Xanth's inhabitants (with no special name, other than "everybody") each have a magic talent that falls between the two extremes. Those who can do exceedingly minor things like conjuring rotten pineapples or chlorinating water are referred to in ''A Spell for Chameleon'' as having "Spot on the Wall"-type talents, from the ultimate example: making a small, colored spot appear on the wall.
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* ''Series/TheFortyFourHundred'' refers to the 4,400 people with superpowers as "returnees", due to the way they were abducted from the past and then returned all at once with powers added. The term "p-positive" has also been used, short for "promicin-positive", with the plural being simply "p-positives" -- presumably, those who acquire their powers in the present day using the SuperSerum promicin would fall under this term.
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' uses the term "Gifted" to describe individuals with superhuman abilities. WordOfGod states this is because the show can't use the word "{{Mutant|s}}" due to [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox Fox]] having the rights to the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''. "Enhanced" and "powered people" also get thrown around in the second season, with Simmons actually complaining at one point that categorizing them under a blanket term isn't working because it doesn't differentiate between genetically intrinsic gifts and those gained through outside sources such as experimentation. The issue is further clouded by ComicBook/TheInhumans, who have a genetically intrinsic gift that must be activated by an outside source.
* ''Series/{{Alphas}}'', obviously, uses the term alphas.
* The ''Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}'' uses "metahumans", just like the comics. The name originated in ''Series/TheFlash2014'' and has since expanded to other shows in the franchise. It was also used by ''Series/BlackLightning2018'' before that show was officially incorporated into the Arrowverse during the ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' event. It is a rather broad term that is used for any kind of superpowered human, regardless of how they gained their powers.
* ''Series/BabylonFive'' just calls all psychics Telepaths or "Teeps", since that is far and away their most common power. They also refer to the small subset of Telepaths with a telekinetic talent as "Teeks". Among themselves, telepaths refer to [[{{Muggles}} normal humans]] as "Mundanes".
* ''Series/BirdsOfPrey2002'' seems to take place in a [[AlternateContinuity bizarre version]] of Franchise/TheDCU where the only superpowered individuals are metahumans, called "metas" for short. [[note]]There was a reference to ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} in the first episode, but it can be chalked up to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.[[/note]]
* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Super-abled or "supe" for short.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': To the protagonists and magically-inclined people, most non-human supernatural beings are collectively referred to as [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]] regardless of their moral stance. (Vampires are technically a subset of demons.) The more scientifically-minded [[GovernmentConspiracy Initiative]] wound up calling them "[[NotUsingTheZWord Hostile Sub-Terrestrials]]," often abbreviated as "[=HSTs=]" or "Hostile Sub-T's."
* In ''Series/TheCrossing'', superpowered super humans are called Apex, and they rule over the [[{{Muggles}} Commons]] and plan to genocide them all.
* In ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', psychics are informally referred to as "readers." While the term is only used once in the series itself, it's apparently common enough that when Mal says he thinks River is a reader, Zoe immediately responds with "Psychic?"
* ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' uses the term "Wesen" (German for "creature" and pronounced with a "v" sound) for humans with a supernatural side. Each kind of Wesen has a specific name, usually in faux-German (the original Grimms were German, after all), although a few of the names are in French (e.g., Mauvais Dentes), Russian (e.g., Koschie), Spanish (e.g., El Cucuy), Eastern Maninkakan (e.g., Jinnamuru Xunte), etc.
* In ''Series/{{Haven}}'', the Troubled are people who have started to (or always did) display strange powers.
* It is apparently public policy in the real world to refer to the {{mutants}} in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as, well, "Heroes". This ignores the ones that are apathetic to the cause of Justice[[TradeSnark ™]], have their own neutral agendas, are incidental to the plot, or, let's face it, are just plain evil.
** In-show, though, collective terms are rarely used, other than vague terms such as "others like me".
** In the dystopian future where it's [[BrokenMasquerade common knowledge]] that there are people with powers, they tend to be referred to as "the special people". The online comics show that it's apparently "The Company"'s policy to describe them as "specials". Danko of Volume 4 used "Specials" at least once.
** Volume 4 seems to have Danko's CapeBusters team refer to them mainly as "individuals with abilities".
** Season 3 supervillain Knox quite straightforwardly refers to people like him as "supers", although he's pretty much alone in doing so.
** The [[FanNickname general fan consensus]] seems to have "[[EvolutionaryLevels evolved humans]]" being the term of choice, so much so that even NBC's publicity department is [[AscendedFanon using it]].
** "Specials" becomes a general term late in Volume 5.
** ''Series/HeroesReborn2015'' has "evos", short for "evolved humans".
* The Showa Franchise/{{Kamen Rider}}s have "reconstructed humans (''kaizo ningen'')".
* ''Series/MutantX'' uses the slightly strange term "New Mutants". No mention is ever made of "Old Mutants". Maybe it's to distinguish their differences from ''[[{{Mutants}} actual mutations]]''.
* ''Series/TheNevers'': A random group of people living in the UK given superpowers by an alien ship passing overhead are called "the Touched".
* In ''Series/PainkillerJane'', all those with powers except for the title character are called Neuros, short for Neurological Aberration. That's because Neuros are only the [[spoiler:failed stage 1 experiments. Jane is stage 2]].
* ''Series/Sanctuary2007'' uses the term "abnormals" for humans with strange qualities. They also use the term to refer to non-human cryptids, such as merpeople and sasquatch. It is not clear whether the term also applies to the non-sentient cryptids -- no one has yet used the term directly when talking about a specific non-sentient animal, but Magnus does refer to the Sanctuary's residents collectively as "abnormals".
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' called people with special powers "Meteor Freaks", though "metahuman" came into use for non-GreenRocks empowered superhumans.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E3WhereNoManHasGoneBefore Where No Man Has Gone Before]]" uses the term "Esper" a few times, referring to those whose ESP ratings are higher than average, normal Human or not.
* In ''Series/TheTick2016'', government agency AEGIS has a category system to rank superheroes, therefore everyone uses the term "category" to refer to superhumans.
* ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|1973}}''. It's right there in the name.
* ''Series/TheXFiles'' often referred to the more human [[MonsterOfTheWeek freaks of the week]] as "{{mutants}}", "genetic mutations" or "genetic aberrations".
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* In ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'', while "superheroes" is commonly used to refer to the kids who gained powers (since superhero comics exist in the universe and many of the kids are savvy to them), the other most popular term is "empowered".
* ''Roleplay/DestineEnormity'' uses the phrase "Power Users," although its opposite term, "Normals," is more commonly used. They rarely need to talk about Power Users, in much the same way that fish rarely need to talk about water.
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Aberrant}}'' uses "novas" (a general pop culture term for superhumans) and "aberrants" [[FantasticRacism (the superhuman equivalent of the N-word)]].
** The powered beings of the ''TabletopGame/{{Adventure}}!'' game (set decades earlier, when a lesser version of the ''Aberrant'' MetaOrigin kick-starts a GoldenAge) are "stalwarts" or "daredevils". (Daredevils are either {{Badass Normal}}s or characters with [[BornLucky "luck" powers]], [[DependingOnTheWriter depending on]] which {{sourcebook}} you read).
** Non-Aberrant {{Psychic|Powers}}s have a separate terminology: they're called "mesmerists" in ''Adventure!'', "psychs" in ''Aberrant'' and "psions" in the future setting of ''TabletopGame/{{Trinity}}''.
* The superhero RPG ''TabletopGame/BraveNewWorld'' uses the term "deltas" to refer to heroes, as delta represents the process of change in scientific formulae. Particularly powerful "[[EvolutionaryLevels evolved]]" delta heroes are called "alphas".
** And if some other books ever saw the light, there could be omegas and infinities.
* ''TabletopGame/ChroniclesOfDarkness'' is usually all about the monsters, but games often feature unusually powered humans who get their own terminology.
** ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated'' has Demiurges. In short, they're {{Mad Scientist}}s. In long, they're people who are able to channel Pyros, the Divine Fire, to create life, at the expense of sanity.
** [[TabletopGame/GeistTheSinEaters Sin Eaters]] are humans who came quite literally close to Death's Door, then returned to the mortal coil with powers relating to ghosts.
** [[TabletopGame/DemonTheFallen Stigmatics]] are those who can perceive angels, demons, and other parts of the God-Machine.
** ''TabletopGame/BeastThePrimordial'' gives us Heroes, who were chosen by the Primordial Dream to be the heroes of myth reincarnated, and feel compelled to seek and slay Beasts. Don't let the name fool you, they're jerks.
** ''TabletopGame/DeviantTheRenegades'' has the general term "Remade" for anyone who undergoes Deviance (i.e., undergoing such extensive scientific and/or occult experimentation that their ''soul splinters''). Those who try to get away from the people who most likely subjected them to experimentation are called Renegades, whereas those who serve the various conspiracies responsible for their own reasons are known as the Devoted.
* From ''TabletopGame/EclipsePhase'', in the wide, weird world(s) of transhumanity, one of the few things that simply refuses to be explained is the [[SyntheticPlague Exsurgent virus]] that came about during [[RobotWar The Fall]], one of the strangest, most horrible, and most unpredictable weapons created by [[AIIsACrapshoot the Titans]]. It's so virulent that it can change from computer virus, to biological plague, to nanobot plague, to [[BrownNote a sensory stimulus]] that can subvert the human mind. For a few biological and nanobot strains, they can mutate people into horrible alien creatures; or if you're "lucky," you'll get infected by the Watts-Macleod strain, which turns you into a psychic "async" (named for their asyncronous brainwaves). While the good news is psychic powers, the bad news is that they often suffer mental disease and psychological conditions, psychopathy and feeling a "tremendous presence" being some of the most common. It's not known how asyncs work, but it's thought that their brain is turned into a new kind of wetware device that runs on SufficientlyAdvancedTechnology.
* The eponymous ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' are defenders of Creation, and they regularly face: demons from Hell, the legions of the dead, mutant fairy elves from beyond reality, [[DeconstructorFleet and themselves. Mostly themselves.]] In the second edition, to hammer the point that they're supes, each type of Exalt has their own SupernaturalMartialArts, called (Exalt-type) ''Hero''-style.
* The TabletopRPG ''TabletopGame/{{Godlike}}'' and its sequel, ''TabletopGame/WildTalents'', use "talents".
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS Supers}}'' uses "supers," naturally enough, throughout the rules, but within the "house setting" of the ''International Super Teams'' world, "metahuman" or "meta" is preferred (at least in English-speaking countries; other languages have their own terms).
* ''TabletopGame/MutantsAndMasterminds'':
** The "Paragons" setting typically uses "paranormals" to describe people with obvious powers and "[[RealLifeSuperpowers stealth]] [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane paranormals]]" for those cases where it's hard to tell.
** The ''TabletopGame/FreedomCity'' setting generally uses "metahuman", however this is [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage only in American English]]. In British English, they're called "powers", hence the UK's GovernmentAgencyOfFiction being the Ministry of Powers. There are also "stormers", who are specifically metahumans who got their powers in Emerald City's MassSuperEmpoweringEvent, the Silver Storm.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
** They're not superheroes by any means, but those poor bastards born with mental powers are called "Psykers."
** They also use "abhumans" for stable human subspecies (like Ratlings and Ogryns). Many in the Imperium simply consider them "mutants" out of prejudice.
** For actual "{{mutant}}s", most have bodies that are twisted and deviant from the normal humans, most times from circumstances of birth (such as being gestated and born into a heavily polluted area or [[LegoGenetics a poor genetic legacy]]). Then there are people who become [[EvilMakesYouMonstrous worshipers of Chaos]] whose bodies twist and change through exposure to Chaotic energies. (These people would more accurately be called "mutates", but the devs missed that one.) Chaos worshipers' twisted bodies are heritable, giving rise to the former kind of mutant, but the progeny will likely be both. The first kind of mutant will often become both, since the Imperium will either kill them on sight or tolerate them as second class citizens, and only just.
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* ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvoltSeries'':
** Superpowers are called "Septima", and the superpowered people are called "Septimal Adepts", or just "Adepts". [[DubNameChange The terms are different in the Japanese version]]; both the powers and the people are called "Seventh". In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/LuminousAvengerIX'', the powers are called "Septima", but the people are called "Septima Holders".
** ''iX'' series also features an inversion - non-Adepts are called "Minos", since [[EveryoneIsASuper Adepts are the new norm]], and non-powered people are a '''mino'''rity now.
* In ''Videogame/CityOfHeroes'' the super-powerful characters are generally just referred to as heroes or villains. Different factions in the game have different names -- among them "capes", "cowls", "cloaks", "masks" (black mask for villains) and "Boy Scouts". The Circle of Thorns, the local sorcerous society, calls them "the Gifted". [[ArmiesAreEvil Arachnos]] calls their freelance supervillains "Destined Ones" as part of their overarching metaplot, while Malta, the high-tech secret anti-hero conspiracy, refers to them as "metahumans". Otherwise, you'll find people using just about any term on the list.
* ''VideoGame/{{Control}}'' uses "parautilitarians" to describe people who bonded various [[AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome Objects of Power]], granting them supernatural abilities.
* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
** Mages, with terms like "apostate" or "hedge witch" for those who live outside the MutantDraftBoard.
** The qunari call all their mages "Saarebas". Given that, in qunari society, your name = your job, this is also the name of all mages. The word literally translates to "dangerous thing".
* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}'' refers to all humans with supernatural powers as "Heroes," regardless of whether they are good or evil. They bear more resemblance to ancient Greek heroes who were more interested in fame and glory than the more modern 'good' hero meaning.
* In the ''VideoGame/HeroesRise'' trilogy, they are called Powered.
* The superpowered humans in ''VideoGame/InFAMOUS'' are referred to as "Conduits." The gene that marks a human as a Conduit allows one to channel, or be a ''conduit'' for, Ray Field Energy and gain superpowers through exposure to it. [[spoiler:The Good ending of the second game has Cole destroy all conduits ([[HeroicSacrifice including himself]]) in order to save the {{Muggles}} of the world while the Evil ending has the reverse happening]]... At least until ''VideoGame/InFamousSecondSon'', which reveals that Conduits survived and are now treated as "[[FantasticSlurs Bio-Terrorists]]" by the [[MutantDraftBoard Department of Unified Protection]].
* In ''Videogame/LegacyOfHeroes'' they are called 'Emergents'.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** People exposed to element zero ''in utero'' have a chance of developing [[GravityMaster gravity-warping powers]]. They are known as biotics. Justified in that it isn't pure brainpower that lets them perform incredible feats, and several in-universe sources hint that the name was deliberately chosen to keep people from misunderstanding what biotics are capable of (e.g. no mindreading). The Asari complicate matters, as they are all biotics and they do appear able to read minds. This is related to their method of reproduction (synching their nervous system with that of another person), however, and not biotic at all.
** Further complicated by Protheans, who were capable of scanning someone with a touch and transferring memories the same way. This is why their beacons are psychic. They just didn't realize that this ability wouldn't manifest in the next cycle.
* ''VideoGame/NumanAthletics'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/MachBreakers'' has the Numan Athletes, of whom are playable characters for their own [[{{Pseudolympics}} olympics-like]] tournament. In the first game, they describe themselves as "modern day supermen".
* The somewhat awkward term "Psychiccer" is used in ''VideoGame/PsychicForce''.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Amya}}'' refers to humans with powers as "spell-touched".
* ''[[http://www.littlelevers.com/Angels/english/index.php?language=english&comic=0001 Angels & Aliens]]'' features TouchedByVorlons {{Action Girl}}s, who are unsurprisingly called "Angels". Apparently their male co-workers came up with the term; though Gas claims that it's not ''just'' because they're beautiful women, but also because they're "good people who do good stuff."
* ''Webcomic/BloodyUrban'' uses "Paranormals" as a broad term which includes all manner of supernatural characters, and "Indigos" as a term for humans born with PsychicPowers. (These people have indigo auras, hence the name.)
* ''Webcomic/BlueYonder'' has "capes."
* The titular ''Webcomic/{{Distillum}}'' have a time-related powers, which usually manifest as {{Psychometry}}. Using them for precognition is [[YouCantFightFate discouraged]].
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'':
** People with magic potential but no magical abilities are Sleeping, people with some magic but no way to get more yet are Dreaming, and people who have gained full access to magic are Awakened. Awakened people who can copy other people's spells (and may or may not be able to gain their own) are wizards, while wizards who have an inherent understanding of magic are seers.
** [[TheGreys Uryuom]] hybrids are called "seyunolu", which is the uryuom word for chimera. That's further split into both lesser and greater seyunolu depending on [[BizarreAlienReproduction whether they actually have uryuom DNA]].
* ''Webcomic/EverydayHeroes'' calls them "supes".
* ''Webcomic/{{Inhibit}}'' refers to those with superpowers as "variants."
* ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' uses "chōnōryokusha" interchangeably with the English word "esper" to refer to individuals with supernatural powers. The exception to this is Reigen, who insists he's instead "psychic" ("reinōsha" in Japanese) to dodge any questions Mob has [[PhonyPsychic about his complete lack of aura or spiritual energy]].
* ''Webcomic/{{Paranatural}}'' refers to those who draw upon the power of Spirits as Spectrals, with two distinctions depending on how the power is being accessed. Those using objects that have a Spirit possessing them to channel it's powers aren't given a specific name in favour of dubbing these possessed objects Tools, but Spectrals who's ''bodies'' are the thing housing a Spirit are referred to as Mediums.
* ''Webcomic/TheSpecialists'' features ''ubermenschen''.
* ''Webcomic/TheStoryOfAnima'' calls those can manifest their [[SoulPower Anima]] "[[http://tapastic.com/episode/64773 Animus]]".
* ''Webcomic/StrongFemaleProtagonist'' uses "biodynamic" as the technical term for all superpowered people, as well as more specific terms such as "dynamorphic", which refers to people whose physical appearance was permanently changed by their powers. Non-powered people are "chromosomally stable" or "biostatic". There's also the {{Fantastic Slur|s}} "nef", derived from "{{nephilim}}".
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* In ''Literature/ArrowAndAce'', powers are called "talents". Those who use them are called "talent users" though official supers are still known as heroes.
* [[http://artificecomics.com/ Artifice Comics]] uses "Post Moderns".
* The [[Literature/AcademyOfSuperheroes ASH universe]] refers to the most powerful as Supernaturals and the lesser lights as Supernormals.
* Referred to as "Atypicals" in ''Podcast/TheBrightSessions''.
* ''Literature/TheDescendants'' sees the news media and most mature people using 'prelate' instead of superhero while the younger generation calls a spade a spade.
** It also uses the word 'psychic' to describe everyone with superpowers, whether that accurately describes their powers or not. The word 'descendant' is starting to displace that, though, now that the origins of their powers are confirmed.
* ''Literature/EnterTheFarside'' has two types of superpowered individuals: 'Farborn' are born randomly with unique abilities and are identified by unusual events happening at the moment of their birth. 'Fargraced' are people who are unfortunate enough to randomly slip through a crack in reality and [[TitleDrop enter the Farside]], usually coming back as a gibbering, crying wreck with special powers.
** For even more classifications, people who work for the NFU (National Farside Unit) are known as 'Agents', whilst people that don't that aren't criminals are known as 'Independent Operatives'.
* In ''WebAnimation/EpithetErased'' around one in every five people is Inscribed with an Epithet, granting them special powers.
* ''Literature/MagicMetahumansMartiansAndMushroomCloudsAnAlternateColdWar'': As shown in the title, this timeline uses the term "metahuman" for people with powers, though it's noted that other terms are used by different nations at different points.
* In ''Literature/TheNewHumans'', the official term used by many Commonwealth governments is "demi-humans". Lawrence finds this insulting and prefers "new humans" or "posthumans". "Supers" is a common shorthand slang.
* In ''TabletopGame/NewVindicators'', the superhumans are called Super Powered Beings ("speeb" is an insulting term), with further sub groups. Those who have psionic powers (that any human can potentially unlock) are called Espers, while the majority are called Neo-Sapiens. The Neos are descended from Biblical {{Nephilim}}, the children of fallen angels and humans, and Nephilim are still around, though few know of them as a distinct group.
* The [[http://www.ironrodstudio.com/sites/omega/default.asp Omega Universe]] calls them ... well, omegas.
* There aren't a whole lot of superheroes in the ''Website/SCPFoundation'', but Dr. Clef runs through the gamut of those who can [[RealityWarper shape reality:]]
--> "Reality Benders. Type Greens. Mary Sues. Bixbies, Shapers, Wizards, Gods, Devils, Outside Observers, call them what you will, these are the guys that change reality based on perception and willpower."
** Anomaly and Anomalous are used to describe the category of SCP objects in general and is the only official term used to describe the objects in general. As such, human (or human-like) [=SCPs=] are described as anomalous. Likewise, individuals affected by an SCP to have unusual properties are described as, simply, 'affected' or 'anomalous', with anomalous being used when the effect seems to be long-term and stable, in which case the individual will receive a number designation based on what affected them, or in rare cases, a new SCP.
** The Global Occult Coalition, which is one of the SCP Foundation's rival organizations, classifies anomalous humanoids with color codes. For example, a Type Green is a RealityWarper, Type Blue is a Thaumatologist, and Type Black is a [[PhysicalGod Demi-Deity.]] [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/goc-supplemental-threat-entities More code words are listed on this page.]]
** Another word used in the Foundationverse is Anartist, a portmanteau of anomalous and artist. They are people who create AnomalousArt. Anartists may possibly be Type Greens or Type Blues.
* ''Literature/StoneBurners'' makes use of both superhumans, metahumans, and parahumans.
* In ''Literature/SuperStories'', the narrator Veldron refers to such people as superhumans, but this may not be universal -- the superpowered police force is called the Metapatrol, for instance.
* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', most of them are "mutants", unless they're being called names by [[FantasticRacism someone who doesn't like them]]: "Gene filth", "gene deviant", and so on. There are also various other types of 'Empowered' who are ''not'' mutants: these range from "Imbued" (empowered by a supernatural being, similar to ComicBook/{{Shazam}} or ComicBook/MoonKnight), "Dynahosts" (an external spirit being called a 'dynamorph' bonding with you), "Augmented" (someone put through a SuperSoldier process or similar empowering procedure), "Espers" (non-mutant psychics), "Exaltations" (empowerment through another super's powers, usually temporarily), "Schimmlehorn Scientists" ({{Mad Scientist}}s who have TheSparkOfGenius which warps reality to fit their theories), or "Origins" (Pretty much anything else, with the causal event sometimes called a "Batson Factor" when no one understands how it happened). There are also "mages" who are skilled in the use of magic but not because of a mutation, and ''also'' various supernatural entities such as Faerie (who may be mutants whose power is 'turn into a Fae', or else ancient hold-overs of the bygone 'Five-Fold Court' that ruled Atlantis), spirits, gods (of various flavors, including [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Olympian]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]], [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Japanese]], and [[LovecraftLite Lovecraftian]]), and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]]. All of that is before even getting into the elaborate jargon which experts use to categorize them by power (especially the mutants, thanks mostly to [[SuperheroSchool Whateley Academy]] itself) or power source, with terms such as 'Warper', '[[FlyingBrick PK Brick]]', 'Manifestor', 'Energizer', and 'Avatar' getting bandied about. They all still get lumped together as 'superheroes' and 'supervillains' by most people, though.
* In ''WebAnimation/AlgicosathlonRises'', roughly 3% of the population is composed of this, which includes the characters [=NotScotish=], Bolivia and Black. They don't know about it until Polandball informs them about it in the series finale.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the ability to control one of the four [[ElementalPowers elements]] is called "bending". Bending is common but not universal amongst people in the world, and the four different bending styles are divided between four major ethnic/national/[[LamarckWasRight genetic]] groups. The Avatar is one person reincarnated in each generation who has the power to bend all four elements ([[spoiler:and also a fifth element ability]]) and is born in a cyclical movement between the four primary bending groups. Aang, the Avatar during ''The Last Airbender'' is...well an Airbender. His predecessor was the Firebender Roku and his successor and protagonist of her own show is the Waterbender Korra.
* The term ''E.V.O.'' ([[FunWithAcronyms Exponentially Variegated Organism]]) in ''[[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex Generator Rex]]'' is used to describe any living being with active [[{{Nanomachines}} nanites]]. Unlike other examples, due to there being potentially active nanites all over the world, the term can apply to anything alive. During the course of the show; humans, animals, plants, fungi, virus and even [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/Ben10GeneratorRexHeroesUnited aliens]]]] have become E.V.O.s due to the nanites.
* ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' uses "Bang Baby" to describe humans mutated by the industrial gas explosion known as the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent "Big Bang"]] and Static himself considers the term ''{{mutant|s}}'' to be degrading ([[TakeThat take that]], ''ComicBook/XMen''). Eventually, they settle on 'metahuman' as more non-Big Bang supers started showing up (and when the show became a more established part of the Franchise/{{DCA|nimatedUniverse}}U).
* The protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' are called "Guardians", not {{Magical Girl}}s.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' uses the term "Metahuman" to describe people born with superhuman abilities. There's even a [[MetaOrigin Meta-Gene]] that factors heavily into the second season. True to DC form, the application of the term is somewhat inconsistent, usually applying to Meta-Gene bearers but also occasionally used for all superheroes and villains, as well as the genetically engineered, alien-hybrid Genomorphs.
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