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Compare HumansAreGood, HumanityIsInfectious and IntriguedByHumanity. Contrast with HumanityIsAverage, HumansAreInsects, HumansAreTheRealMonsters, HumansAreMorons, HumansAreFlawed, HumansNeedAliens, HumansAreBastards and HumansAreCthulhu. Compare ''and'' contrast HumanityIsSuperior and HumanityIsAdvanced. See also HumanityOnTrial and WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. For humans being the preferred prey of space aliens and supernatural beasties see ToServeMan, while for aliens enjoying food made by humans see AliensLoveHumanFood.
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Compare HumansAreGood, HumanityIsInfectious and IntriguedByHumanity. Contrast with HumanityIsAverage, HumansAreInsects, HumansAreTheRealMonsters, HumansAreMorons, HumansAreFlawed, HumansNeedAliens, HumansAreBastards and HumansAreCthulhu. Compare ''and'' contrast HumanityIsAverage (while being not special, humans might be more adaptable and prevail when others are ''[[CripplingOverspecialization too special]]''), HumanityIsSuperior (superiority might be due to contingent events rather than innate talents) and HumanityIsAdvanced.HumanityIsAdvanced (technological superiority can make ordinary people look special). See also HumanityOnTrial and WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. For humans being the preferred prey of space aliens and supernatural beasties see ToServeMan, while for aliens enjoying food made by humans see AliensLoveHumanFood.
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Compare HumansAreGood, HumanityIsInfectious and IntriguedByHumanity. Contrast with HumansAreInsects, HumansAreTheRealMonsters, HumansAreMorons, HumansAreFlawed, HumansNeedAliens, HumansAreBastards and HumansAreCthulhu. Compare ''and'' contrast HumanityIsSuperior and HumanityIsAdvanced. See also HumanityOnTrial and WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. For humans being the preferred prey of space aliens and supernatural beasties see ToServeMan, while for aliens enjoying food made by humans see AliensLoveHumanFood.
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Compare HumansAreGood, HumanityIsInfectious and IntriguedByHumanity. Contrast with HumanityIsAverage, HumansAreInsects, HumansAreTheRealMonsters, HumansAreMorons, HumansAreFlawed, HumansNeedAliens, HumansAreBastards and HumansAreCthulhu. Compare ''and'' contrast HumanityIsSuperior and HumanityIsAdvanced. See also HumanityOnTrial and WhatMeasureIsANonHuman. For humans being the preferred prey of space aliens and supernatural beasties see ToServeMan, while for aliens enjoying food made by humans see AliensLoveHumanFood.
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* PlayedWith in ''Franchise/DragonBall''. Although almost every alien makes it a point to say Earthlings [[PunyEarthlings are weaklings and worthless]], Earthlings apparently make great food. Beerus is practically addicted to Earth's cuisine to the point that he calls instant ramen noodles one of the best things he ever tasted. In ''Super'', Champa wants to move the entire Earth to his universe so he can eat there (his universe's Earth is a dead planet). The elder Kaioshin also notes that people who go to Earth [[HumanityIsInfectious end up being changed by it]] saying how Goku and Vegeta were both ruthless warriors before becoming good people from living on the planet. The demon Majin Buu also became tame after befriending Mr. Satan (his least evil personality anyway). And Beerus himself might claim it's just because he doesn't want to lose out on all the great food, it seems clear that his transition from JerkAss to JerkWithAHeartOfGold is due to the time he's spent on Earth.
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* PlayedWith in ''Franchise/DragonBall''. Although almost every alien makes it a point to say Earthlings [[PunyEarthlings are weaklings and worthless]], Earthlings apparently make great food. Beerus is practically addicted to Earth's cuisine to the point that he calls instant ramen noodles one of the best things he ever tasted. In ''Super'', Champa wants to move the entire Earth to his universe so he can eat there (his universe's Earth is a dead planet). The elder Kaioshin also notes that people who go to Earth [[HumanityIsInfectious end up being changed by it]] saying how Goku and Vegeta were both ruthless warriors before becoming good people from living on the planet. A single MadScientist was resourceful enough to create perpetual-motion cyborgs that were more powerful than the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Universe. The demon Majin Buu also became tame after befriending Mr. Satan (his least evil personality anyway). And Beerus himself might claim it's just because he doesn't want to lose out on all the great food, it seems clear that his transition from JerkAss to JerkWithAHeartOfGold is due to the time he's spent on Earth.
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** This happened a second time, in an ''ComicBook/XMen'' parody of the DC series ''[[ComicBook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]''. A group of aliens move to invade the world of 'Australia', and only one does the research. He finds out that the planet has hosted several people who can harness the Phoenix Force, have fought off Galactus, beaten back the Skrulls, once hosted the Silver Surfer, etc. He ran to alert his superiors. They shot him for interrupting, claimed that whatever he said couldn't have been that important, and proceeded to have their invasion fleet wiped out by ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Longshot]], a drunken ComicBook/{{Havok}}, and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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** This happened a second time, in an ''ComicBook/XMen'' parody of the DC series ''[[ComicBook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]''. A group of aliens move to invade the world of 'Australia', and only one does the research. He finds out that the planet has hosted several people who can harness the Phoenix Force, have fought off Galactus, beaten back the Skrulls, once hosted the Silver Surfer, etc. He ran to alert his superiors. They shot him for interrupting, claimed that whatever he said couldn't have been that important, and proceeded to have their invasion fleet wiped out by ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Longshot]], a drunken ComicBook/{{Havok}}, [[Characters/XMen60sMembers Havok]], and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}.
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** Computers, while able to do more calculation in a second than a human could in a million years, are quite bad at the things humans find the most trivial, and even toddlers are capable of, like recognizing faces, understanding language, and reading emotion. We don't even know how to quantify the "computational power" of a human brain.
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** There is one additional aspect to the previous entry: humans often don't treasure things because they are objectively better, instead we choose things due to our subjective experience. This is the reason why a dusty oil painting will cost millions of dollars and be put in a museum, while most AI generated art, no matter how good, will have next to zero value and end up forgotten in a Recycle Bin; only a human would consider something hand-made better precisely because, well, it was hand-made by a fellow human, with all their background and experience to add flavor.
** You can also see the whole thing the other way around, a single human is such a chad they can do naturally with a few physical or electronic tools, if far slower, nearly all the tasks the most advanced systems ever created by a global digital civilization can achieve; and those systems and civilization? Humans started them.
* Humans are also one of the very few species able to provide complex forms of entertainment, inventing music, television, art, sports and literature, to name but a few. The only other animals that have shown evidence of this are primates such as chimpanzees (who are our closest living relatives) and marine mammals such as dolphins and cephalopods (mainly the octopus).
** You can also see the whole thing the other way around, a single human is such a chad they can do naturally with a few physical or electronic tools, if far slower, nearly all the tasks the most advanced systems ever created by a global digital civilization can achieve; and those systems and civilization? Humans started them.
* Humans are also one of the very few species able to provide complex forms of entertainment, inventing music, television, art, sports and literature, to name but a few. The only other animals that have shown evidence of this are primates such as chimpanzees (who are our closest living relatives) and marine mammals such as dolphins and cephalopods (mainly the octopus).
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** There is one additional aspect to the previous entry: humans often don't treasure things because they are objectively better, instead we choose things due to our based on subjective experience. This is the reason why a dusty oil painting will cost millions of dollars and be put in a museum, while most AI generated art, no matter how good, will have next to zero value and end up forgotten in a Recycle Bin; value; only a human would consider something hand-made better precisely because, well, it was hand-made by a fellow human, with all their background and experience to add flavor.
** You can also see the whole thing the other way around, a single human is such a chad they can do naturally with a few physical or electronic tools, if far slower, nearly all the tasks the most advanced systems ever created by a global digital civilization can achieve; and those systems and civilization? Humans started them.
* Humans are also one of the very few speciesable to provide who create complex forms of entertainment, inventing entertainment --- music, television, art, sports and literature, to name but a few.art, sports, movies, and so much more. The only other animals that have shown evidence of this are primates such as chimpanzees (who are our closest living relatives) and marine mammals such as dolphins and cephalopods (mainly the octopus).
* Humans are also one of the very few species
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* Margaret Meade, anthropologist, according to Dr. Ira Byock, tells you how humanity can be truly noble:
--> Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
--> But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
--> A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.
--> We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
--> Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
--> But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
--> A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.
--> We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
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* Margaret Meade, Creator/MargaretMead, anthropologist, according to Dr. Ira Byock, tells you how humanity can be truly noble:
--> Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grindingstones.
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But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone toheal.
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A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person tosafety safety, and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said.
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We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
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But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to
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A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to
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We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.
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** In regards to running, humans seem to be one of the fastest animals over a long distance. While many animals can outrun humans for short bursts, no animal can outrun a human over a longer period of time, the longer the better. In the ~20 mile Man vs Horse race humans often win. A day's ride on horseback is only around 20 miles, before the horse is exhausted. Similarly, when quick speed is needed, humans could ride horses because they domesticated them, and compensated for the horse's lack of endurance by planning ahead and using cooperation to create relay stations to switch horses, as was done by Persians, Mongols, and the Pony Express.
** Humans, unlike other animals, are able to consciously and rigorously train to improve their physical skills, literally making themselves stronger, faster, or able to do things that aren't even required for survival, like deadlifting Atlas stones or running 100 meters in 10 seconds.
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** Another possible solution that humans are the 'Precursors', that is, humans might be the first technological intelligence in the galaxy, if not universe. It's not as unlikely as it appears. The Universe is relatively young, at 13.8 billion years of an expected 100 TRILLION years of the stellar era, or about 1/10,000 through the time when stars shine. It also took a while for stars to condense at all, and longer for them to explode as nova and seed other nebula with higher elements. The Sun is apart of the first generation of stars that could have life like we know it, and some species has to be first.
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** On the subject of swimming, the human body is neutrally buoyant (we neither sink nor float in water), which is actually kind of ludicrous for an animal designed to spend most of its time on land, if highly useful.
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* ''{{Website/Cracked}}'': [[http://www.cracked.com/article_21666_5-seemingly-impossible-things-your-body-does-every-day.html 5 Seemingly Impossible Things Your Body Does Every Day]] It's a list of ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. For example, your stomach has to repair/heal/recreate the stomach lining twice a week. Another factoid they list is that your brain has 100 trillion synapses (1,000 times more than there are stars in the galaxy). It says two scientists tried to build a machine with the computing power of the human brain. They used 82,944 processors, but only could achieve one second of the brain's power.
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* ''{{Website/Cracked}}'': ''Website/{{Cracked}}'': [[http://www.cracked.com/article_21666_5-seemingly-impossible-things-your-body-does-every-day.html 5 Seemingly Impossible Things Your Body Does Every Day]] It's a list of ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. For example, your stomach has to repair/heal/recreate the stomach lining twice a week. Another factoid they list is that your brain has 100 trillion synapses (1,000 times more than there are stars in the galaxy). It says two scientists tried to build a machine with the computing power of the human brain. They used 82,944 processors, but only could achieve one second of the brain's power.
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* There are several blogs on ''Tumblr'' dedicated to making humans look [[SuccessThroughInsanity spectacularly and hilariously insane]] to aliens, because we willingly ingest toxins (caffeine, alcohol) up to and including HollywoodAcid (pineapple juice and capsaicin) because we like the sensations they produce, [[FluffyTamer make friends with anything,]] and [[TheAllegedCar have a devil-may-care attitude about the functionality of our transports]] (there are two stories about this, a drabble explaining that a hull breach is "fixed" with tape and happy thoughts, and a longer one where humans build their ships out of other race's castoffs). Most of these can be found under the tag "Humans are space orcs".
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* There are several blogs on ''Tumblr'' ''Website/{{Tumblr}}'' dedicated to making humans look [[SuccessThroughInsanity spectacularly and hilariously insane]] to aliens, because we willingly ingest toxins (caffeine, alcohol) up to and including HollywoodAcid (pineapple juice and capsaicin) because we like the sensations they produce, [[FluffyTamer make friends with anything,]] and [[TheAllegedCar have a devil-may-care attitude about the functionality of our transports]] (there are two stories about this, a drabble explaining that a hull breach is "fixed" with tape and happy thoughts, and a longer one where humans build their ships out of other race's castoffs). Most of these can be found under the tag "Humans are space orcs".
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* The aliens of ''Film/DarkCity'' abduct and study humans because unlike them we possess individuality, and are potentially more than the sum of our memories, i.e., we have "souls". They need to discover this secret for themselves so that their race can survive, but it blows up in their faces when they end up accidentally granting one of us their [[RealityWarper reality altering]] powers.
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* The aliens of ''Film/DarkCity'' ''Film/DarkCity1998'' abduct and study humans because unlike them we possess individuality, and are potentially more than the sum of our memories, i.e., we have "souls". They need to discover this secret for themselves so that their race can survive, but it blows up in their faces when they end up accidentally granting one of us their [[RealityWarper reality altering]] powers.
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** This happened a second time, in an ''ComicBook/XMen'' parody of the DC series ''[[Comicbook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]''. A group of aliens move to invade the world of 'Australia', and only one does the research. He finds out that the planet has hosted several people who can harness the Phoenix Force, have fought off Galactus, beaten back the Skrulls, once hosted the Silver Surfer, etc. He ran to alert his superiors. They shot him for interrupting, claimed that whatever he said couldn't have been that important, and proceeded to have their invasion fleet wiped out by Comicbook/{{Colossus}}, [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Longshot]], a drunken ComicBook/{{Havok}}, and Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}.
** Played for laughs a second time when aliens challenge Earth's greatest heroes (the Comicbook/WestCoastAvengers) to battle with their robot to test their strength. After all of the Avengers kill the self-repairing robot one after another, we find that the aliens assume that all 6 billion humans are a composite of the 6 members of the WCA, with all their powers combined, and instantly rethink their invasion plan.
*** This is based on a number of older Creator/StanLee Stories where a superhero fights off an alien invasion, and the aliens flee, thinking that all humans are like this, or in Comicbook/IronMan's case, that the humans have an army of robots.
** Played for laughs a second time when aliens challenge Earth's greatest heroes (the Comicbook/WestCoastAvengers) to battle with their robot to test their strength. After all of the Avengers kill the self-repairing robot one after another, we find that the aliens assume that all 6 billion humans are a composite of the 6 members of the WCA, with all their powers combined, and instantly rethink their invasion plan.
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** Played for laughs a second time when aliens challenge Earth's greatest heroes (theComicbook/WestCoastAvengers) ComicBook/WestCoastAvengers) to battle with their robot to test their strength. After all of the Avengers kill the self-repairing robot one after another, we find that the aliens assume that all 6 billion humans are a composite of the 6 members of the WCA, with all their powers combined, and instantly rethink their invasion plan.
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** During ''Comicbook/AvengersTheKreeSkrullWar'' storyline in TheSeventies, this was why Ronan the Accuser wanted to wipe out the human race with a Kree DevolutionDevice. Based on his past defeat at the hands of the Comicbook/FantasticFour, as well mankind's rapid technological advancement during The20thCentury, Ronan came to the conclusion that if left unchecked, Earth would eventually become a major threat to the Kree and their star-spanning empire. He was ultimately proven right during the finale, when the Supreme Intelligence allowed former TagAlongKid Rick Jones to access the immense power that is supposedly buried within all of humanity, which Rick then quickly used to stop the warring Kree and Skrull armies.
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** This was a major plot point in Creator/KurtBusiek's ''Comicbook/AvengersForever''. Essentially, if humans were allowed to reach and colonize space, they would quickly conquer it. Thus, everything from [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'s ability to open portals getting stolen to killing the Supreme Intelligence during ''Comicbook/OperationGalacticStorm'' to ''Comicbook/TheCrossing'' was an effort by Immortus to keep humans on Earth.
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** During ''Comicbook/{{Infinity}}'', Emperor J'son of Spartax dismisses ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and humanity as a whole, telling them to go away until cannon fodder is required. The Kree Supreme Intelligence then points out that Spartax only has a 34 percent win ratio in confrontations with the Kree... and the human ratio is considerably higher. Suddenly, everyone decides it's a damn good idea to listen to Cap's advice.
*** [[spoiler:This is apparently why the Builders are bent on destroying humanity. One Builder even asks [[Comicbook/CarolDanvers Captain Marvel]] what makes humans so special.]]
** In ''Comicbook/AvengersNoSurrender'', this is given as one of the reasons the Grandmaster and the Challenger chose to hold their cosmic game on Earth:
--->'''The Grandmaster:''' Instead, I chose the one planet that has stymied we Elders of the Universe more often than we care to say. Earth. The Avengers World. The world that tamed the Phoenix...[[Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet that bested]] mad Comicbook/{{Thanos}}...[[Comicbook/TheUltimates2015 that altered mighty Galactus' very nature]].
* ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}'': Dr. Manhattan initially holds that humans aren't really all that special. "In my opinion, the existence of life is a highly overrated phenomenon." [[spoiler:He changes his mind when he learns of Laurie's heritage, and decides that every human life is so improbable as to be miraculous.]]
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** In ''Comicbook/AvengersNoSurrender'', this is given as one of the reasons the Grandmaster and the Challenger chose to hold their cosmic game on Earth:
--->'''The Grandmaster:''' Instead, I chose the one planet that has stymied we Elders of the Universe more often than we care to say. Earth. The Avengers World. The world that tamed the Phoenix...[[Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet that bested]] mad Comicbook/{{Thanos}}...[[Comicbook/TheUltimates2015 that altered mighty Galactus' very nature]].
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** During ''Comicbook/{{Infinity}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Infinity}}'', Emperor J'son of Spartax dismisses ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and humanity as a whole, telling them to go away until cannon fodder is required. The Kree Supreme Intelligence then points out that Spartax only has a 34 percent win ratio in confrontations with the Kree... and the human ratio is considerably higher. Suddenly, everyone decides it's a damn good idea to listen to Cap's advice.
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** In''Comicbook/AvengersNoSurrender'', ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'', this is given as one of the reasons the Grandmaster and the Challenger chose to hold their cosmic game on Earth:
--->'''The Grandmaster:''' Instead, I chose the one planet that has stymied we Elders of the Universe more often than we care to say. Earth. The Avengers World. The world that tamed the Phoenix...[[Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet [[ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet that bested]] mad Comicbook/{{Thanos}}...[[Comicbook/TheUltimates2015 ComicBook/{{Thanos}}...[[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 that altered mighty Galactus' very nature]].
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*** [[spoiler:This is apparently why the Builders are bent on destroying humanity. One Builder even asks
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* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' calls this trope "Plucky Baseline Syndrome" in-universe. In a galaxy full of {{Transhuman}}s, Posthumans, and [[DeusEstMachina godlike AIs]], the notion is generally considered humorous. Baseline humans' specialness, if anything at all, lies in that they were the originator sophonts of the now splendidly diverse Terragen civilization. On the other hand, Terragen (all sophonts descended from Old Earth) civilization is more technologically advanced, diverse, or numerous than every extant xenosophont race contacted, and quite a few extinct races. Of the four xeno superclades on par technologically, three have comparatively small populations and have been stagnant for millions of years, and the fourth was technologically uplifted by Terragen civilization. Terragens may be special within their own bubble of influence, at least until their expansion brings them into contact with other civilizations of similar scale -- which ''have'' been detected, but are as yet too far away to contact, or for them to know about the Terragens' existence.
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* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' ''Website/OrionsArm'' calls this trope "Plucky Baseline Syndrome" in-universe. In a galaxy full of {{Transhuman}}s, Posthumans, and [[DeusEstMachina godlike AIs]], the notion is generally considered humorous. Baseline humans' specialness, if anything at all, lies in that they were the originator sophonts of the now splendidly diverse Terragen civilization. On the other hand, Terragen (all sophonts descended from Old Earth) civilization is more technologically advanced, diverse, or numerous than every extant xenosophont race contacted, and quite a few extinct races. Of the four xeno superclades on par technologically, three have comparatively small populations and have been stagnant for millions of years, and the fourth was technologically uplifted by Terragen civilization. Terragens may be special within their own bubble of influence, at least until their expansion brings them into contact with other civilizations of similar scale -- which ''have'' been detected, but are as yet too far away to contact, or for them to know about the Terragens' existence.
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* Played with in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' -- an alien infiltrator evaluating Earth for possible conquest decides to observe Crackerjack as his "make or break" example of humanity, and moves from personal contempt of Crackerjack to a grudging admiration -- that in spite of Crackerjack's egotistical and half-assed approach to heroism, he's still genuinely trying to do good. And then [[spoiler:Crackerjack's identity is revealed and the self-righteous old women in his apartment, who had previously looked down on his civilian identity, suddenly started gushing about how much they loved him and how proud they were]]... and [[HumansAreBastards enraged at this sudden hypocrisy, the infiltrator sends the invasion command]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': The world of the Mushroom Kingdom doesn't seem to have any native humans, and thus humans who arrive there from elsewhere are treated as special. The Toads all took a liking to Peach when she arrived as a baby from parts unknown, even making her their princess, and Mario is looked at with awe as he walks through the crowd of Toads as he makes his way to the castle.
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** During ''Comicbook/TheKreeSkrullWar'' storyline in TheSeventies, this was why Ronan the Accuser wanted to wipe out the human race with a Kree DevolutionDevice. Based on his past defeat at the hands of the Comicbook/FantasticFour, as well mankind's rapid technological advancement during The20thCentury, Ronan came to the conclusion that if left unchecked, Earth would eventually become a major threat to the Kree and their star-spanning empire. He was ultimately proven right during the finale, when the Supreme Intelligence allowed former TagAlongKid Rick Jones to access the immense power that is supposedly buried within all of humanity, which Rick then quickly used to stop the warring Kree and Skrull armies.
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** During ''Comicbook/TheKreeSkrullWar'' ''Comicbook/AvengersTheKreeSkrullWar'' storyline in TheSeventies, this was why Ronan the Accuser wanted to wipe out the human race with a Kree DevolutionDevice. Based on his past defeat at the hands of the Comicbook/FantasticFour, as well mankind's rapid technological advancement during The20thCentury, Ronan came to the conclusion that if left unchecked, Earth would eventually become a major threat to the Kree and their star-spanning empire. He was ultimately proven right during the finale, when the Supreme Intelligence allowed former TagAlongKid Rick Jones to access the immense power that is supposedly buried within all of humanity, which Rick then quickly used to stop the warring Kree and Skrull armies.
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* Zigzagged in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''. [[spoiler:The High Evolutionary reveals he visited Earth decades ago and was very impressed with what Earth had to offer. He considered humans to have "wonderful spirit" and deeply admired humanity's art, literature and music, considering it among the finest in all the universe. In fact, he viewed human society as the next step in his quest for a "perfect society" and modelled his newest utopia Counter-Earth after their own. However, being [[BigBad who]] [[TheSociopath he]] [[HateSink is]], this is hardly a compliment and in the very same breath he praises humans, he derides them as bigots and ignorant savages. It seems he believed their potential to be great, but not them as living, thinking beings.]]
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