Fan Works
"Niko. No last name. No known planet of origin. No records – no nothing. We think she's human. Shows up on our doorstep one day and asks to enlist."
— Commander Walsh, from the fanfic "Introductions"
So do you think Ray, Egon, and Winston were the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future? Or did the spirits just take their appearance? You decide and let me know what you think! Peace out!
— Author's note at the end of A Christmas Carol (Ghostbusters version)
Films - Live Action
Andi: Am I still human?
Rose: Do you care?
Rose: Do you care?
Lurcio: Is he human?
Captain Bilius: Almost. That's Gorgo the Invincible.
Literature
"I, after hearing evidence from a number of experts, including Mrs. Slipdry the midwife, certify that the balance of probability is that the bearer of this document, C. W. St. John Nobbs, is a human being.
Signed, Lord Vetinari."
Signed, Lord Vetinari."
— The certificate Nobby carries around with him, Feet of Clay
Groat: The Watch's got loads of dwarfs and trolls and a golem — a free golem, savin' your presence, Mr. Pump — and a couple of gnomes and a zombie... even a Nobbs.
Moist Von Lipwig: Nobbs? What's a Nobbs?
Groat: Corporal Nobby Nobbs, sir. Not met him yet? They say he's got an official chitty saying he's human, and who needs one of those, eh? Fortunately there's only one of him, so he can't breed.
Moist Von Lipwig: Nobbs? What's a Nobbs?
Groat: Corporal Nobby Nobbs, sir. Not met him yet? They say he's got an official chitty saying he's human, and who needs one of those, eh? Fortunately there's only one of him, so he can't breed.
— Going Postal, on the above-mentioned certificate
The only reason you couldn't say that Nobby was close to the animal kingdom was that the animal kingdom would get up and walk away.
Fenris: Are you human?
Dust-Wife: [shrugging] My parents were, anyway.
Dust-Wife: [shrugging] My parents were, anyway.
Jon-Tom: I don't think of myself as Animal.
Mudge: You're not much of a human, either.
Mudge: You're not much of a human, either.
Live-Action TV
Skye: [jokingly] Like, what, you think I'm an alien?
Coulson: Well...
Skye: Hold on, are you saying that I'm an alien!?
Coulson: It's a theory.
Skye: No, a theory is what scientists use to prove things in nature, this is you telling me that I might be an alien! That's not something you just say like it's no big deal!
Coulson: I was trying not to rattle you.
Skye: Guess what? Epic fail!
Coulson: Well...
Skye: Hold on, are you saying that I'm an alien!?
Coulson: It's a theory.
Skye: No, a theory is what scientists use to prove things in nature, this is you telling me that I might be an alien! That's not something you just say like it's no big deal!
Coulson: I was trying not to rattle you.
Skye: Guess what? Epic fail!
Podcasts
Jon: Elias... am I still human?
Elias: Jon, what does human even mean? I mean, really? You still bleed, you can still die. And your will is still your own, mostly. That's more than can be said for a lot of the "real" humans out there.
Elias: Jon, what does human even mean? I mean, really? You still bleed, you can still die. And your will is still your own, mostly. That's more than can be said for a lot of the "real" humans out there.
Video Games
Maguro: I still think the thing the Paranormality Detector was reacting to maaay have been you, Ri-
Risukuma: What was that? Did you say something, Maguro?
Maguro: No, no. It's fine. Don't worry about it.
Risukuma: What was that? Did you say something, Maguro?
Maguro: No, no. It's fine. Don't worry about it.
— Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary Web Original Manzai, "Paranormal"
"well, i'll be straight-forward with you. my brother'd really like to see a human... so, y'know, it'd really help me out... if you kept pretending to be one."
— Sans, on a No Mercy run, Undertale
Web Animation
Shiori: I forgot you humans have fall damage.
Nerissa: Aren't you a human?
Shiori: I don't know what I am. I'm Shiorin.
Nerissa: Aren't you a human?
Shiori: I don't know what I am. I'm Shiorin.
— hololive
Web Original
"I cannot imagine any man who would walk into this knowing what would happen. Maybe the Frenchman is not a man. Maybe he is something else."
— Letter from Pvt. Pyotr Avtukhov on Dr Jean Durand, SCP Foundation
on Dr Jean Durand, SCP FoundationWas Lola an ordinary girl who was taken over by Satan, or did Rita somehow give birth to a normal girl (Lana) and Satan at the same time?
Western Animation
Finn: You're human? I thought I was the last one! Well, me and Martin. And Betty. And sometimes Ice King?
Jake: Yeah, and I still have questions about Susan.
Jake: Yeah, and I still have questions about Susan.
— Adventure Time, "Preboot'
"Listen, I don't know if I'm a witch or a human. All I know is that I'm a copy of someone Belos made... disappear."
"I give you: Animalia Cordata Mammalia Flippia! Now, to the naked eye, an ordinary human male. But a closer look reveals something far different — His liver is in his neck! His skin is one big callus! He has gills! His heart beats like no other: [heart beating like machinery] And last, but certainly not least, my greatest discovery of all. The specimen has two posterior crevices! Street name? Butt cracks!"'
—Lisa Loud on Flip, The Loud House, "Blinded by Science"
