History Main / ClownSpecies

* ''Kid Klown in Crazy Chase'': The hero, the DamselInDistress, her father, and the BigBad all come from Klown Planet, a world where everyone is a clown.

* Nightmarens from the ''VideoGame/NightsIntoDreams'' franchise are a race of beings created by the [[GodOfEvil God of Nightmare]] Wizeman the Wicked to serve him and gather ideya from dreamers unfortunate enough to stumble across them. Third-Level Nightmarens are the least humanoid, resembling monstrous parodies of animals and cartoonish little men. Second-Level Nightmarens are similar to Third-Level Nightmarens but are much larger, acting as {{Boss Battle}}s, their appearance ranging from animal-like (Claws, Gillwing, Girania, Chamelan, Cerebrus and Queen Bella) to a more exaggerated toy and/or human-esq form (Jackle, Donbalon and Bomamba), all with a clown-like, ArtNouveau design to them. First-Level Nightmarens are both the most powerful as well as the most humanoid, their appearances the most unambiguously Jester-like ([=NiGHTS=] and Reala).
* The Fools from ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon1998'' are an InvincibleMinorMinion native within the Dream Weavers Worlds. While considerably harmless, they have the ability to affect the world around them. The Fools in Dream Weavers and Jacque's boss level is attacked become a timer that lower or tighten select platforms before the bell rings. The Fools in Dark Passage carry around lamps that, when lit, keep the Demon Dogs and Armored Turtles in their smaller, more docile state, becoming giant and much more of a threat when the lamp is extinguished.

* A downplayed example in ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' involves a culture of Machine Lifeforms inhabiting the ruins of an ancient amusement park universally adopting clown-like attires. Despite looking rather creepy, the amusement park machines are staunch pacifists and will stick to their nonviolent ways even [[spoiler:when infected by the logic virus that makes every other machine form go berserk]].

-->''And Clownimals don't have clownface on like Little Clowns, [[NotAMask THAT'S HOW THEY'RE BORN]]!''

SubTrope to PlanetOfHats. See MagicalClown and RobotClown for other nonhuman examples of clowns. These characters might technically be MistakenForClown.

*** Not Clowns: The traditional notion of clowns as a profession, being [[{{Muggles}} mundane]] [[UselessSuperpowers mildly anomalous]] people who have nothing to do with True Clowns.

*** [[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-4671 SCP-4671]] indicates that he, his parents, and his brothers are one of many beings considered a species of clowns. He appears to know of ([[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch but distinguisheshimself from]]) the "not exactly clowny clown clowns" of the Circus of the Disquieting, but isn't familiar with the name of Fuller or his circus.

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2734 SCP-2734,]] a peaceful herbivorous human-like species who look like clowns. They've fled to our world from an AlternateUniverse where they were [[FinalSolution being systematically exterminated by humans]], and only want to live in the wilderness in peace.
** Possible subverted, or played straight, or... Well, there's enough hints concerning [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/herman-fuller-hub Hermaln Fuller's Circus of the Disquieting]] to believe that that the Circus has a Clown Species, what with talk of things like [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2912 clown breeders]] and [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1921 clown milk.]]

* The first arc of the ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' comic book by Boom Studios has the heroes having to help out a race of clown people, which is bad news for Danny since he is deathly afraid of clowns.

* ''Webcomic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' has a few comics along this line. [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/clowning This one]] posits that the "infinite scarves" trick is actually clowns expelling their viscera as a defense mechanism, while [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-12-14 this comic]] features a man telling a little girl that clows are actually a kind of subterranean predator (though he might just be lying).

*** Almost the entire [[MonsterClown purpleblood]] [[FantasticCasteSystem caste]] of [[AllTrollsAreDifferent trolls]] seen in spin-off games ''VideoGame/{{Hiveswap}}'' and ''VisualNovel/HiveswapFriendsim'' follows an unnamed [[ReligionOfEvil religion]] -- they wear {{Juggalo}} makeup, drink faygo, have honks in their theme music, and are otherwise very clown-adjacent. Apart from background characters, every one so far has been a member of the church.

* In [[PolishMedia Polish comic book]] ''ComicBook/EmilkaSza'', it is stated that mimes are subrace of humans, with snow-white skin, ability to see pantomime world (inviisble to normal mortals) and disability to produce sounds, as well having over the top reactions to everythig. It's even imply Mime's are rare sight enough to be seen as mythological creatures, having ancient writings about them. While only one clown appears in the book (Miss Pon-Pon) it's not clear do rhe clowns fallow similiar rules and logic as mimes.

* Implied in the first season finale of ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger''; it's revealed that [[spoiler:not only is Steve a "real, genuine" clown, but clowns themselves are regarded as a mythical species separate from humans (although some of the main characters don't think they really exist).]] The final episode of Season Two reveals that [[spoiler:clowns are an ancient interstellar species that have existed for billions of years before humans even came into being. They live in their own planet and highly revere the musical ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'', which was actually written by one clown that lived ''nine billion years ago'', and is performed regularly by the clown society as a sort of ritual]].

* Implied in the first season finale of ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger''; it's revealed that [[spoiler:not only is Steve a "real, genuine" clown, but clowns themselves are regarded as a mythical species separate from humans (although some of the main characters don't think they really exist).]] The final episode of Season Two reveals that [[spoiler:clowns are an ancient interstellar species that have existed for billions of years before humans even came into being. They live in their own planet and highly revere the musical ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'', which they themselves wrote and perform regularly]].

* Implied in the first season finale of ''WebAnimation/BigtopBurger''; it's revealed that [[spoiler:not only is Steve a "real, genuine" clown, but clowns themselves are regarded as a mythical species separate from humans (although some of the main characters don't think they really exist).]]

* ''WebOriginal/{{Mortasheen}}'' has the Jokers, the setting's take on {{Monster Clown}}s. These colorful creatures take shapes associated with clowns and circuses, but are all essentially [[BizarreAlienBiology organic balloons filled with a mysterious gas]]. They live in hives that [[HiveMind appear to share a single consciousness]], and seem to exist solely to play cruel and often lethal pranks on anyone within reach. A great many Jokers engage in MindRape, typically by venting the gas that fills them, which has psychedelic effects on the minds of living beings.

* ComicBook/GreenLantern featured the Poglochis, a race of clownlike aliens, who were hired by the evil Weaponers of Qward, impersonated the Guardians of the Universe and handed out phony power rings to a dozen undeserving recipients (including recurring comedy-relief Green Lantern G'nort), as part of a scheme to destroy the Green Lantern Corps's reputation.
* Clowns are loosely implied to be their own race of humans in the ComicStrip/LittleNemo series. Unlike most depictions, they are largely benign (though mischievous).
* In [[PolishMedia Polish comic book]] ComicBook/EmilkaSza it is stated that mimes are subrace of humans, with snow-white skin, ability to see pantomime world (inviisble to normal mortals) and disability to produce sounds, as well having over the top reactions to everythig. It's even imply Mime's are rare sight enough to be seen as mythological creatures, having ancient writings about them. While only one clown appears in the book (Miss Pon-Pon) it's not clear do rhe clowns fallow similiar rules and logic as mimes.
* In one ''Treehouse of Horror'' story, a scheme by Kang and Kodos to convert humans into Rigellians through mutagenic fast food is thwarted when feeding them Krusty Burger turns them into dimwitted and weak-willed humans. Unfortunately, any security assured by this is shot by the final page revealing that Krusty Burger is part of a plot by aliens resembling Krusty the Clown to pacify humans to be eaten.

* There's a minor meme making rounds on tumblr of making [=PSAs=] for proper clown care, pretending to be from a universe where clowns and similar professions like mimes and jesters are domesticated species. Most of these posts can be found under the "clown husbandry" tag. Youtuber STRANGE ÆONS [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9HWJd8s9_c made a video showcasing some examples.]]