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* {{Robosexual}}: Ironically decides to continue his relationship with [[spoiler:Keren]] after he finds out she's a synth.

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* {{Robosexual}}: Ironically decides to continue his relationship with [[spoiler:Keren]] [[spoiler:Karen]] after he finds out she's a synth.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Abandons Leo and Hester after they start showing HeWhoFightsMonsters traits....
* StartMyOwn: And starts his own safe house for sentient "Synths"
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: When her [[spoiler:owner/boyfriend]] tries to turn her in she responds by breaking out of her handcuffs and chocking him.
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* CowboyCop: Unlike most examples [[RealityEnsues it got him suspended.]]
* {{Cuckold}}: His wife left him for their house "synth"
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike in the original series, he lives through season one.

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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike in the original series, he lives through season Season one.



* SuddenlySexuality: Shows no sign of having any sexuality in season 1 [[RapeAsBackstory (for good reason)]] the very first scene of season 2 reveals she's a lesbian.

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* SuddenlySexuality: Shows no sign of having any sexuality in season Season 1 [[RapeAsBackstory (for good reason)]] reason)]]; the very first scene of season Season 2 reveals she's a lesbian.
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* TransNature: At the end of season 1 she began talking like Anita used to, got a CerebusRetcon in season 2.

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* TransNature: At the end of season 1 Season 1, she began talking like Anita used to, to; got a CerebusRetcon in season Season 2.

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* TeamMom



* TheHeart



* AntiHero




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* TheStoic: Becomes a problem when [[spoiler:Laura tries to prove she's sentient.]]
* SuddenlySexuality: Shows no sign of having any sexuality in season 1 [[RapeAsBackstory (for good reason)]] the very first scene of season 2 reveals she's a lesbian.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome



* ChronicHeroSyndrome



* ILetGwenStacyDie: [[spoiler:Her brother Tom.]]




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* TransNature: At the end of season 1 she began talking like Anita used to, got a CerebusRetcon in season 2.




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* {{Robosexual}}: Ironically decides to continue his relationship with [[spoiler:Keren]] after he finds out she's a synth.


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* AntiVillain

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* TheCynic: He's very unhappy about life, humans, and pretty much everything else.

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* TheCynic: He's very unhappy about life, humans, unhappy, quick to give up hope, and pretty much everything else.cannot trust humans.
* HeroicBSOD: Seeing Karen puts him into a helpless state of shock.
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* TheCynic: He's very unhappy about life, humans, and pretty much everything else.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She's so haunted by her younger brother's death that she never told her own husband about it.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: She's so haunted by her younger brother's death that she never told her own husband about it.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She's so haunted by her younger brother's death ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She knows damn well that she never told her own husband Mattie hacked the school janitor. However, she's more worried about it.
their frayed relationship and talks with her about what's bothering her, rather than dole out a punishment.
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* GreenEyedMonster: Although she's not literally been replaced by Anita, she feels pushed out and inadequate by her.

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* GreenEyedMonster: Although she's not literally been replaced by Anita, she feels pushed out and inadequate by because of how Sophie and Joe regard her.

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* CharacterDevelopment: She was justifiably upset by Joe buying Anita without asking her. As time goes on, she feels less threatened by Anita and more concerned about why she's unlike any other synthetic she's encountered, and gradually becomes fond of her.
* GreenEyedMonster: Although she's not literally been replaced by Anita, she feels pushed out and inadequate by her.



* RebelliousSpirit: She believes that synths threaten her future and whatever livelihood she may seek. She responds by trying to hack school synths.




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* ChildrenAreInnocent

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* ItIsDehumanizing



A conscious synthetic who is sold to a fruit farm and then snatched by those who hunt conscious synthetics.

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A conscious The elder brother synthetic who is was captured alongside Mia and Niska, sold to a fruit farm farm, and then snatched by those who hunt conscious synthetics.


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* OutOfFocus: He spends almost all of the first season in captivity, so we see only bits of him.


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* SuperStrength: Scares the shit out of Hobb when he puts his hand through a door and strangles the guard on the other side.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Fred, Leo, Max, Mia, and Niska.]]
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* TheCracker: Like Mattie, he knows how to access and alter synth code and programming.
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\n* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: They all have the same emotional and mental capacity as regular humans, but are regarded as machines. Leo being a cyborg has effectively rendered him a non-human.

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* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Like all synths, their eyes are emerald green.


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* GlowingMechanicalEyes: GlowingMechanicalEyes[=/=]GreenEyes: Like all synths, their eyes are emerald green.

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* ReplacementGoldfish: David attempted to replace his late wife with her. Leo immediately rejected her and she's been on her own since.
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* BadDreams: About the car accident that killed him.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Throws himself into the river because he knows he can't outrun his pursuers and will slow Leo down.



* EasilyForgiven: Leo and Max are initially horrified with her killing a man, but they get over it. The Hawkins family are initially frightened of the Elsters after finding out about her, but they work to save the Elsters almost immediately afterwards.




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* TheCracker: Describes herself as an aspiring "headcracker."




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* TakingTheHeat: Takes the immediate blame for his father having sex with Anita to help preserve their marriage.



* NobleBigotWithABadge

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* NobleBigotWithABadge
NobleBigotWithABadge: Disliked synths until he found out his partner was one.
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* AccidentalMurder: She was trying to shoot Niska because she didn't want to allow the consciousness program to exist. George got in the way.

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* DeathFakedForYou: Hobb was told to destroy him. He didn't.




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* ShootTheDog: He really doesn't want to recycle his out of date synth Odi, and is prepared to smash his head in until Odi responds normally again.

!!Professor Edwin Hobb

->'''Portrayed By:''' Danny Webb

An artificial intelligence researcher who is equally for and against the creation of conscious synthetic intelligence. He's the head of the government task force send after the Elster family.
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Neil Maskell


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Ruth Bradley
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Colin Morgan


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Gemma Chan


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Ivanno Jeremiah


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Emily Berrington


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Sope Dirisu


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Katherine Parkinson


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Tom Goodman-Hill


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Lucy Carless


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Theo Stevenson


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->'''Portrayed By:''' Pixie Davies
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* EmergentHuman: All of them, Niska especially.

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* MamaBear: She's dedicated to protecting those she cares about.

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* MamaBear: She's dedicated to protecting those she cares about.about, whether it's Leo or the Hawkins children.



* BerserkButton: Asking who Tom is will get you screamed at.



* BrattyTeenageDaugther: She and her mother barely get along.

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* BrattyTeenageDaugther: BrattyTeenageDaughter: She and her mother barely get along.


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!!D.S. Pete Drummond
An inspector who doesn't much care for synths, especially after his divorce.
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* NobleBigotWithABadge

!!D.S. Karen Voss
Drummond's partner as they investigate the brothel murder committed by Niska. She's actually a conscious synthetic made by David Elster, modeled after Beatrice Elster and rejected by Leo.
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* DeathSeeker
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: She thinks that conscious synths are a mistake and need to be destroyed to protect humanity.
* ICannotSelfTerminate: David built her with the inability to kill herself, as that's how Beatrice died.
* WalkingSpoiler: Boy howdy, is she ever.

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* OnlyMostlyDead: At 13, he drowned and was clinically dead, but his father saved him with synth technology.
* PermaStubble: He's unshaven and his hair is shaggy since he's been on the run.
* RaisedByRobots: His mentally ill mother couldn't, so his father David made Mia to be his mother.




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* WeCanRebuildHim



* AndIMustScream: She doesn't say it outright, but she's fully aware of her surroundings while the Anita personality is in control.
* EyeScream: Anita shoves a toothpick in her eye to prove to Laura that she's not illegally modded.
* IWasJustJoking: Her dry sense of humor comes to light when she regains her body.



!!Shared Tropes
A family who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide with the Elster synthetic family.

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!!Shared Tropes
A family who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide
!!Laura
The mother of the Hawkins family, struggling
with the Elster synthetic family. her demons and feelings of inadequacy and failure. She initially dislike Anita, but grows interested after Anita proves to be unlike other synths.




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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She's so haunted by her younger brother's death that she never told her own husband about it.

!!Joe
The father of the Hawkins family who bought Anita so that he and his wife could be closer.
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* YourCheatingHeart: After a few glasses of wine and steeping in resentment, he decides to give Anita's "adult mode" a try. Laura is ''disgusted''.

!!Mattie
Matilda, aka Mattie, the teenage daughter. She's smart and into hacking and modding synths, but also gets into trouble.
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* BrattyTeenageDaugther: She and her mother barely get along.

!!Toby
The middle Hawkins kid. He's awkward but caring.
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* {{Robosexual}}: He's enamored with Anita, a blank RobotMaid, to the point that he rejects the advances of a normal human girl his age.

!!Sophie
The youngest Hawkins child. She's very attached to Anita and her family actively keeps her ignorant of the dramatic goings-on.




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!!Dr. George Millican
A widowed American scientist who had a part in the creating the first synths.
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\n* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: With color contacts, they pass for humans ''flawlessly''. They think, feel, and love just as humans do.
* GlowingMechanicalEyes: Like all synths, their eyes are emerald green.




* {{Cyborg}}




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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Unlike in the original series, he lives through season one.




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* RobotMaid: As Anita.




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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: He's the little brother of the group, especially to Leo.
* TheLoad: He considers himself this, since he cannot survive on his own.
* ReligiousRobot: Kind of. He's inspired to pray to God after an argument with Leo, prefacing it with "your existence is unlikely." He prays for his family's safety, even if they're not together.



* RapeAsDrama: She can barely stand being in the brothel and is angry with Leo when he tells her she cannot leave ASAP.

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* RapeAsDrama: AndIMustScream: She's seen silently screaming while she's trapped in the synthetic brothel.
* IcyBlueEyes: Her contacts are a frigid blue.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil:
She can barely stand being in the brothel and is angry with Leo when he tells her she cannot leave ASAP.
ASAP. She doesn't snap until a client asks her to act "young and terrified."
* {{Sexbot}}: Spends five weeks in a synth brothel. She hates every second of it.
* SecondLawMyAss: Says as much when her final client tells her to act like a young rape victim.
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In-progress character page for Series/Humans. Spoilers may be unmarked, due to the shortness of the series. Please contribute.

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In-progress character page for Series/Humans. Spoilers may be unmarked, Humans. '''Spoilers are unmarked''', due to the shortness of the series. Please contribute.



A conscious synthetic with a dark streak who is sold to a brothel after being kidnapped. After [[spoiler: killing a man and fleeing]], she tries to live her own life in disguise as a human.

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A conscious synthetic with a dark streak who is sold to a brothel after being kidnapped. After [[spoiler: killing a man and fleeing]], fleeing, she tries to live her own life in disguise as a human.

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[[folder: Synthetic Family]]

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[[folder: Elster Synthetic Family]]



A family of four conscious synthetics, all made by the same man, and [[spoiler: a cyborg]]. They live on the run, hunted by those who fear their human abilities to think and feel.

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A family of four conscious synthetics, all made by the same man, and [[spoiler: a cyborg]].cyborg. They live on the run, hunted by those who fear their human abilities to think and feel.



A young man living on the run with his synthetic family. The series begins after he's been separated from three of his siblings.

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A young man living on the run with his synthetic family. The series begins after he's been separated from three of his siblings.siblings and he spends his time trying to find them.



* IllBoy: He's [[spoiler: a cyborg and his charging port]] is an open, infected wound.

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[[folder: The Hawkins Family]]
!!Shared Tropes
A family who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide with the Elster synthetic family.

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* IllBoy: He's [[spoiler: a cyborg and his charging port]] port is an open, infected wound.

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!!Mia
The eldest of the conscious synthetics. After being kidnapped, she's partially reprogrammed and sold to the Hawkins Family]]
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A family
family, who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide with the Elster synthetic family. know her initially as Anita.




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* MamaBear: She's dedicated to protecting those she cares about.
* ParentalSubstitute: She was created to be a mother to Leo.

!!Max
The youngest of the conscious synthetics. He's unable to disguise himself as a regular synthetic, so he stays with Leo at almost all times. Unlike the others, he evades capture and works with Leo to find his siblings.
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* AffectionateNickname: Leo calls him "Maxie."

!!Niska
A conscious synthetic with a dark streak who is sold to a brothel after being kidnapped. After [[spoiler: killing a man and fleeing]], she tries to live her own life in disguise as a human.
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* RapeAsDrama: She can barely stand being in the brothel and is angry with Leo when he tells her she cannot leave ASAP.

!!Fred
A conscious synthetic who is sold to a fruit farm and then snatched by those who hunt conscious synthetics.
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*RestrainingBolt: Hobb wrote code into his root program to force him to obey his commands, as an ordinary synthetic would.

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[[folder: The Hawkins Family]]
!!Shared Tropes
A family who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide with the Elster synthetic family.
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[[folder: Other Characters]]
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[[folder: Synthetic Family]]
!!Shared Tropes
A family of four conscious synthetics, all made by the same man, and [[spoiler: a cyborg]]. They live on the run, hunted by those who fear their human abilities to think and feel.
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* ArtificialIntelligence


!!Leo Elster
A young man living on the run with his synthetic family. The series begins after he's been separated from three of his siblings.
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* IllBoy: He's [[spoiler: a cyborg and his charging port]] is an open, infected wound.

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[[folder: The Hawkins Family]]
!!Shared Tropes
A family who just bought their first synthetic. Shortly after, their lives collide with the Elster synthetic family.
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