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* [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee's]] character Mortimer Rafflesworth Everton-Smythe of ''WebVideo/AdventureIsNigh'' is only called a "half-elf" to save time explaining exactly what he is. Apparently, his grandparents were each two different pairings of two different kinds of HalfHumanHybrid. In artwork, Mortimer looks more or less like a normal human with pointy ears and slightly-discolored skin.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has main character Gumball and his little sister Anais. Their mother is a cat and their father is half-rabbit/half-rat (who looks like a rabbit). Gumball looks like a cat (like their mother) while Anais looks like a rabbit (like their father).

** This joke was lifted from (or lifted by?) another short featuring various breeds of dogs, with Charlie having that conversation with the narrator. Also the immortal bit, "This is a Doberman Pinscher. *pan to dopey looking soldier* This, is [[Series/ThePhilSilversShow Doberman]]. *pan back* And what does a Doberman Pinscher do? *The dog gets up, puts on a mischievous face, and goes off-screen to [[{{Pun}} live up to its name.]]*

** One race is the mongrelfolk, which is exactly what it sounds like, the result of generations of interbreeding among the humanoid races. Some are incredibly hideous (though depictions of them in 2nd edition with tentacles or lobster claws have been [[CanonDiscontinuity quietly ignored]]), but these specimens serve as distractions from what the rest of the mongrelfolk are - humanoids that always look similar to, but not quite the same as, the observor's race, so a dwarf would see an unusually broad-shouldered and hairy elf, an elf would see a particularly tall and graceful dwarf, etc. This lets mongrelfolk get along with pretty much any neighbor, and most mongrelfolk are decent people [[DarkIsNotEvil regardless of appearance]]. After all, they're at least a distant cousin to almost any race out there.

* ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'': Zelgadis is 1/3rd human, 1/3rd golem, and 1/3rd "blow demon" (whatever that is).[[note]]WordOfGod states that Blow Demons aren't Mazoku any more than a Black Dragon is one of the Shinzoku.[[/note]] He's not a natural hybrid of the species, but was cursed with this state by his teacher Rezo. The chimerical form ''does'' actually increase his strength and magic potential, but at the expense of a disfigured appearance.

* In ''FanFic/SnowAngels'', a ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' fanfic which is now deleted, Kunikida turns out to be part Humanoid Interface, part [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lord]], part [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan]], and part [[Franchise/StarTrek Vulcan]]. His [[OriginalCharacter son]] adds being half-human to that.

** This joke was lifted from (or lifted by?) another short featuring various breeds of dogs, with Charlie having that conversation with the narrator. Also the immortal bit, "This is a Doberman Pinscher. *pan to dopey looking soldier* This, is [[Series/ThePhilSilversShow Doberman]]. *pan back* And what does a Doberman Pinscher do? *The dog gets up, puts on a mischievous face, and goes off-screen to [[IncrediblyLamePun live up to its name.]]*

** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': [[spoiler:President Rillak]] is apparently part human, part Bajoran and part Cardassian. The combination is...striking to say the least. Those cheekbones could cut glass.

* [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee's]] character Mortimer Rafflesworth Everton-Smythe of ''WebVideo/AdventureIsNigh'' is only called a "half-elf" to save time explaining exactly what he is. Apparently, his grandparents were each two different pairings of two different kinds of HalfHumanHybrid.

In science fiction and fantasy, there are lot of different species. Often they interbreed, however implausible this is (for [[NoBiochemicalBarriers multiple]] [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction reasons]]). One result of this is HalfHumanHybrids, but in other cases things get [[MixAndMatchCritters a little more complicated]]. For some characters, not being too fussy about species runs in the family, with the end result being a sort of multi-species grab bag. (One common definition of "species" is a group in which interbreeding can produce ''fertile'' offspring -- try not to think too hard about it. However, it should be noted that this isn't absolute: there ''are'' confirmed cases of hybrid fertility and [[UnevenHybrid introgression]] -- which is how modern ''Homo sapiens'' have genetic admixture from other members of the ''Homo'' genus, most famously Neanderthal DNA.)

Sometimes the Science Fiction version of ButNotTooForeign, AmbiguouslyBrown. The writer may deploy HybridOverkillAvoidance to avert the problem entirely. See NinjaPirateZombieRobot for when the RuleOfCool takes this to another level. For combinations of only two species, see HalfHumanHybrid, NonHumanHumanoidHybrid, or for second-generation hybrids and on, UnevenHybrid.

** It is possible that this is how Hobbits came to be, since they share traits with humans (mortality, ingenuity), elves (love of nature, pointy ears) and dwarves (living underground, small stature). It is also mentioned in a few places that different hobbit populations share traits with whichever of the other races they are closest to. This is mostly speculation, however, since Tolkien never said anything definitive on the subject.

** Li-Tigon: Also a rarity. Male Lion, female Tigon. Info on all four of these second generation hybrids can be found on Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

** Taken UpToEleven by the "Chimera" card, which permits the player to equip one or more of each race card.

** Then there are her siblings who, like Grace, were born from the same set of [[BizarreAlienBiology alien eggs]] that allow [[MixAndMatchCritters the DNA of any number of any species to be combined to create a viable creature]] (meaning the number of combinations is practically infinite). Beings born from these eggs are called seyunolu (chimera) who can shapeshift into any of their parent's forms as well as undergo PartialTransformation. However, with the exception of [[GenderBender Vlad/Vladia]], Grace's brothers contain no actual alien DNA (the shapeshifting ability is due to the eggs). Guineas is 50/50 Human/Guinea-pig; Hedge is 75/25 Human/Hedgehog; and Vlad/Vladia contains DNA from [[UpToEleven several bats, owls, hawks and even a leopard in addition to human and alien]] but who cannot shapeshift without risking her life.

* [[Creator/BenCroshaw Yahtzee's]] character Mortimer Rafflesworth Everton-Smythe of ''WebVideo/AdventureIsNigh'' is only called a "half-elf" to save time explaining exactly what he is. Apparently, his grandparents were two different pairings of two different kinds of HalfHumanHybrid.

* Yahtzee's chsracter Mortimer Rafflesworth Everton-Smythe of ''WebVideo/AdventureIsNigh'' is only called a "half-elf" to save time explaining exactly what he is. Apparently, his grandparents were two different pairings of two different kinds of HalfHumanHybrid.

* Bair from ''Literature/{{Mithgar}}'' is one of these, known as "the impossible child". His bloodline is a mix of [[OurElvesAreDifferent elf]], human, [[WitchSpecies Mage]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demon]], and probably one of the various breeds of [[OurOrcsAreDifferent Spawn]], though this is never confirmed and if so which kind is never stated. Bair's dad, Urus, from whom he gets most of these bloodlines, is a less extreme example. It's explicitly stated by [[BigGood Dalavar the Wolfmage]] that it's the contribution of the demon and its inherently magical blood that permits all this hybridization; in most cases the different races in this 'verse are infertile with each other.

* This is the official explanation in ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}'' for supernatural abilities. One extremity is pure human (no magic at all) the other pure FairFolk ("made of magic", extremely rare) anything between is a Heinz Hybrid (so most of the people considered TheFairFolk, the WitchSpecies and probably even a part of humanity). Every character can try to do the genealogical research himself if he cares what percentage fae he is (they normally don't because the [[TangledFamilyTree magic family tree]] makes "1+1=<><" sense at times).

* By the end of ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'', Samus Aran is part human, part Chozo and part Metroid thanks to genetic tampering.

** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': [[spoiler:President Rillak]] is apparently part human, part Bajoran and part Cardassian. The combination is...striking to say the least.

** A time travel episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' had a dead body (from the future) with Genetic Material from most of the eventual-Federation's species, and the (living) time traveller Daniels said he was Human "more or less" (meaning he's probably 50% human and 50% everything else).

** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'': President Rillak is apparently part human, part Bajoran and part Cardassian. The combination is...striking to say the least.

Sometimes the Science Fiction version of ButNotTooForeign, AmbiguouslyBrown. A common trait of a MarySue, and/or a {{Munchkin}}, but not in itself a damning marker, as it can frequently be played for comedy or barely mentioned. Or the writer may deploy HybridOverkillAvoidance to avert the problem entirely. See NinjaPirateZombieRobot for when the RuleOfCool takes this to another level. For combinations of only two species, see HalfHumanHybrid, NonHumanHumanoidHybrid, or for second-generation hybrids and on, UnevenHybrid.

* [[http://risachantag.deviantart.com/art/DBZ-Incoming-8433061 This]] piece of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' fanart making fun of the various MarySue characters that are a bane to DBZ fanfics.

* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'', being a parody of MarySue fiction, naturally makes Ensign Sue half-whatever-is-convenient-for-the-plot. She manages to rack up quite the number of halves.