History Main / ArtificialAnimalPeople

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* ''VisualNovel/{{Utawarerumono}}'': It's implied that [[spoiler:the various LittleBitBeastly races populating the planet actually descend from a vast series of genetic experimentation projects that were undertaken in a hidden underground lab, apparently as part of a project to reclaim the uninhabitable Earth above]].
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** There are several instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science; like ComicBook/{{Morbius}} (a scientist who accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople vampire bat DNA]][[note]]though he turned into a mostly human-looking "[[TechnicallyLivingVampire living vampire]]"[[/note]]), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), and [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist, who himself would later return having spliced himself with starfish DNA and using fish-human hybrids as minions).

* Shin Kazamatsuri from ''Film/ShinKamenRiderPrologue'' is [[SarcasmMode "fondly"]] remembered as the first and ''only'' Kamen Rider that isn't really [[ArtifactTitle masked nor a rider]], but instead a HumanoidAbomination who takes the bug-themed leanings of the Showa-era Kamen Riders to it's logical conclusion. The poor lad was experimented on by his father Dr. Kazmatsuri and his partner Dr. Onizuka, but was unknowingly gene-spliced with Grasshopper DNA. Allowing him to turn into a Grasshopper-monster, with a [[HenshinHero henshin]] that's just pure BodyHorror and poor Shin is [[PainfulTransformation clearly in pain]] throughout the whole TransformationSequence.

* ''Anime/BagiTheMonsterOfMightyNature'' has (of course) Bagi, a cougar with implanted human DNA and the [[SoleSurvivor only one]] of fifteen genetic prototypes not hunted down and killed after [[EscapedFromTheLab Escaping from the Lab]].

* The House of Evolution from ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is a villainous organization consisting of the EvilutionaryBiologist Dr. Genus and his genetically-spliced mutant monstrosities, Mosquito Girl being one.

* Creator/DCComics:
** One of {{Franchise/Batman}}'s semi-frequent antagonists is Man-Bat, a formerly-human scientist named Kirk Langstrom who [[ProfessorGuineaPig took a serum made from bat DNA to cure his deafness]], and ended up transforming into a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent were]]-{{bat|People}} monster. Something similar happened to his wife Francine, who became the She-Bat.
** The inhabitants of the Wild Land in ''ComicBook/Superboy1994'', who are basically the mainstream universe's counterparts to ''{{ComicBook/Kamandi}}''[='s=] animal people, are eventually revealed to be born from a top-secret genetic research firm called Project [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Moreau]], which informally named their creations [[HilariousInHindsight "furries"]].

* Creator/MarvelComics:
** There are several instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science; like {{ComicBook/Morbius}} (a scientist who accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople vampire bat DNA]][[note]]though he turned into a mostly human-looking "[[TechnicallyLivingVampire living vampire]]"[[/note]]), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), and [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist, who himself would later return having spliced himself with starfish DNA and using fish-human hybrids as minions).

* Many of the {{mutant}}s from the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise are human-animal hybrids created through exposure to MutagenicGoo. Some of them were born as ordinary animals (like the titular Ninja Turtles), while others were born as humans (like their sensei [[RatMen Splinter]], at least in some continuities).

-->"I'm not afraid! I have the heart of a lion and the ferocity of a tiger! I'd have the [[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox]] too, but [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Doctor Moreau]] was arrested before he could perform the operation."

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'', the evil Godmother transforms a wolf into a tragic wolf/human hybrid, capable of pretending unconvincingly to be someone's grandmother, simply because that's how [[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood the story]] goes. (Animals [[HumanityEnsues transformed into humans]] start [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody thinking a bit like humans]], but still [[MyInstinctsAreShowing have their own nature]] beneath it; the wolf, on the other hand, doesn't know ''what'' it is.)

* Creator/MichaelCrichton's ''Literature/{{Next|2006}}'' has a few transgenic [[HalfHumanHybrid animal/human hybrids]] in its cast of characters, including Dave, the son of a researcher who manipulated his DNA and a chimpanzee's donated cells.

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' two-parter [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E4DaleksInManhattan "Daleks in Manhattan"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E5EvolutionOfTheDaleks "Evolution of the Daleks"]], the Daleks turn their captive humans into [[PigMan human-pig hybrids]] and use them for manual labor.
* In ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' episode "Mutants", Dixon Bainbridge becomes a MadScientist and kidnaps humans and zoo animals to splice them together, creating humans-animal hybrids in a quest to [[AGodAmI become a God]]. They're referred to as {{mutants}} and the exact AppliedPhlebotinum involved is not specified, though GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks are involved.

* Vectors in ''TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones'' are several species of human-animal hybrid created by [[MegaCorp MarsCo]] shortly before Earth nuked itself in the corporate wars and used to repopulate the solar system.

** The Tek-Rat in ''GURPS Bio-Tech'' is a genetically engineered creature that resembles a small rodent with the intelligence and dexterity required to be a starship engineer.

* In the ''Legends of Aranna'' expansion for ''VideoGame/DungeonSiege'", the Utraeans had used their magic and scientific kmowledge to uplift common lizards and cats into humanoids to be able to serve their empire as slaves. This eventually bites them in the ass as they rise in violent rebellion, all but destroying the once-mighty Utraean Empire. The Zaurask leader even tries to create his own army of uplifted soldiers from crocdiles, though even they quickly rebelled and formed their own society.

* The Ferin of ''Webcomic/Aurora2019'' are a fantasy variant of this trope, created by a mysterious mage who would curse people into half-animal beings with enhanced strength and healing abilities but no magic for the slightest reasons. They were treated as monsters at first until people realized they were victims and started treating them better... that is, until they discovered they could have children that would also be Ferin and they were driven out of human settlements due to being seen as an existential threat. They are treated somewhat better now but there is still heavy discrimination, especially for predator Ferin.
** There are three main types of Ferin with different characteristics.
*** The Unstable Ferin which were created by the mage when they were less skilled and will shift between a human and animalistic form at random and are viewed as the most dangerous type due to their volatile emotions.
*** The Shifter Ferin which can voluntarily change from a fully animal form and non-Ferin form which only slight hints to their true natures and they are viewed with paranoia as a result.
*** Finally there are the Hybrid Ferin which were made when the mage had perfected their curse and appear partially human with animal traits and are the strongest and most resilient of the three.

* The protagonists of ''Webcomic/{{DNA|TheWebcomic}}'' are a group of genetically engineered furry humanoid children, known as Species X, most of which have super powers. They are considered [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman experiments]] rather than people.

* The hybrids from ''My Life With Fel'' ([[https://mylifewithfel.com/index link here]]) are comprised of [[HalfHumanHybrid a human base spliced with animal DNA]], and were secretly developed by governments such as Hedron (the fictional setting of the story), the United States and China with the purpose of creating super-soldiers with specialized abilities. However, following the election of a new government to Hedron, one which realized that this project was a ''massive'' breach of human rights (indoctrination of humans from birth against their will) and international law (human experimentation without consent or protection), the project was ordered to be scrapped for the sake of preventing a potential PR nightmare, and most of the hybrids were [[ThePurge gunned down by the military]] barring a few dozen that escaped and survived prior to the beginning of the story.
** Of particular note is that [[OneGenderRace all the successful hybrids are female]], as the augmentation process previously messed with testosterone and made any male hybrids especially violent and unreasonable by comparison.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' had Cobra create a formula to transform people into animal hybrids to use as soldiers. [[WeaksauceWeakness Just one bite of normal meat]] would change them back, however.

* In addition to [[UpliftedAnimal provolves]], ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' has rianths, humans modified with animal genes, and splices, animals modified with human genes. By the 107th century AT the distinction is very blurry and more memetic than genetic, with some splice clades having more human genes than some rianth clades.

** There are several instances of humans being transformed into animal hybrids through science; like {{ComicBook/Morbius}} (a scientist who accidentally combined himself with [[BatPeople vampire bat DNA]][[note]]though he turned into a mostly human-looking "[[TechnicallyLivingVampire living vampire]]"[[/note]]), [[Characters/SpiderManCentralRoguesGallery the Lizard]] (a scientist who [[ProfessorGuineaPig gave himself]] [[LizardFolk lizard DNA]]), [[Characters/SpiderManRoguesGalleryIToZ Vermin]] (a homeless man given [[RatMen rat DNA]] by a MadScientist), and [[Characters/SubMarinerEnemies Tiger Shark]] (an athlete given [[SharkMan tiger shark DNA]] by a MadScientist).

* The ani-droids from ''Literature/{{Argo}}'' are an unusual example, as they are robots rather than biological creatures. However, they otherwise fit this trope, as they are designed to be anthropomorphs so they can be cute instead of threatening to humans who would otherwise be uncomfortable with them.

* Creator/MichaelCrichton's ''Literature/{{Next}}'' has a few transgenic [[HalfHumanHybrid animal/human hybrids]] in its cast of characters, including Dave, the son of a researcher who manipulated his DNA and a chimpanzee's donated cells.

* The Caninu and Felineko of the ''VideoGame/LittleTailBronx'' universe came into existence after [[spoiler:the Juno information system erased humanity and terraformed the Earth to purify it of their war. The Juno then used the data of all other living organisms to re-seed the planet with new life, eventually mixing in cats and dogs with the human genome through a process of rapid evolution]]. [[https://archive.org/details/solatorobo-supplemental-material-translation-english/Reset%20Information%20From%20Artbook/ A piece of supplementary material]] for ''VideoGame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter explains why [[spoiler:cats and dogs were specifically chosen as humanity's successors: Yurlungur, the personality AI that was birthed from Australia's Juno so that it could interact with humans, not only valued the two species for their adaptability to different environments, but the research team she interacted with also took care of some cats and dogs as a way to manage their mental health, which she interpreted as an act of love on their behalf.]]

* In the ''Legends of Aranna'' expansion for ''VideoGame/DungeonSiege'", the Utraeans had used their magic and scientific kmowledge to uplift common lizards and cats into humanoids to be able to serve their empire as slaves. This eventually bites them in the ass as they rise lin violent rebellion, all but destroying the once-mighty Utraean Empire. The Zaurask leader even tries to create his own army of uplifted soldiers from crocdiles, though even they quickly rebelled and formed their own society.

* The Sentinels from ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey IV'' are humanoid animals that were created by humans [[spoiler:as part of the Yggdrasil Project to help restore Earth after a world-ending calamity]].

*** "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS3E8E9CurseOfTheKobra Curse of the Kobra]]" features the reptile-worshiping Kobra cult, with many of their members having spliced themselves with snake DNA. Their leader Zander and a few of his henchmen turn themselves into human-dinosaur hybrids before they try to take over the world, and [[StalkerWithACrush Zander]] even attempts to have [[DamselInDistress Max]] spliced against her will to serve as his mate (though Batman stops them before they could do so).

*** The pilot episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE1OnLeatherWings On Leather Wings]]" has Man-Bat as its antagonist, the result of Dr. Kirk Langstrom [[ProfessorGuineaPig becoming addicted to a formula for turning people into]] [[BatPeople human-bat hybrids]]. Unlike with most examples, Langstrom can turn from human to Man-Bat and back, essentially making him a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebat]]. Later in "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE45TerrorInTheSky Terror in the Sky]]" Kirk's wife Francine accidentally mutates herself with the Man-Bat formula, causing her to repeatedly and involuntarily transform into a similar werebat monster.

*** The pilot episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE1OnLeatherWings On Leather Wings]]" has Man-Bat as its antagonist, the result of Dr. Kirk Langstrom [[ProfessorGuineaPig becoming addicted to a formula for turning people into]] [[BatPeople human-bat hybrids]]. Unlike with most examples, Langstrom can turn from human to Man-Bat and back, essentially making him a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebat]].

*** "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE45TerrorInTheSky Terror in the Sky]]" features the apparent return of Man-Bat... only this time it's not Kirk Langstrom, but actually his wife Francine who accidentally mutated herself with the Man-Bat formula, causing her to repeatedly and involuntarily transform into a similar human-bat hybrid monster.