1 | ->'''Vision:''' Humans are odd. They think order and chaos are somehow opposites and try to control what won't. But there is grace in their failings. I think you missed that.\ |
2 | '''Ultron:''' They're doomed.\ |
3 | '''Vision:''' Yes. But a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts. It's a privilege to be among them. |
4 | -->-- ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' |
5 | |
6 | A listing of all tropes that are about the human species, written by humans and for humans. |
7 | |
8 | Well, [[MostWritersAreHuman you are human]], right? If not, see the IndexOfFictionalCreatures or OthernessTropes for an index more suited for your kind. |
9 | ---- |
10 | [[index]] |
11 | !!Tropes: |
12 | [floatboxright: |
13 | '''Categories:''' |
14 | + HumanResources |
15 | ++ ImAHumanitarian |
16 | + NotQuiteHuman |
17 | ++ {{Demihuman}} |
18 | ++ SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism |
19 | ++ {{Transhuman}} |
20 | + SociologyTropes |
21 | ] |
22 | * AdvancedAncientHumans: Long ago in ancient or prehistoric times, humanity had a civilization that was much more technologically advanced than that of future human societies. |
23 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: This person ''might'' be human, or maybe they're something else entirely... |
24 | * AngelicTransformation: An angel of human origin. |
25 | * AntiHumanAlliance: "[[FantasticRacism No humans allowed]]!" |
26 | * ArtificialHuman: Humans (or humanlike beings) who were conceived and born through unnatural methods (such as cloning). |
27 | * BeingHumanSucks: "I wish I ''wasn't'' human!" |
28 | * BizarreHumanBiology: Not all human beings are quite the same on the inside. |
29 | * CallAHumanAMeatbag: Any variety of [[FantasticSlur racial slurs]] used to disparage humans. |
30 | * DeityOfHumanOrigin: A god that was once a mere mortal. |
31 | * DemonOfHumanOrigin: A demon who used to be a human. |
32 | * HalfHumanHybrid: They're only ''partially'' human. Often the result of [[InterspeciesRomance sexual encounters with other species]] and/or [[LegoGenetics artificial gene splicing]]. |
33 | * HobbesWasRight: Humans need to be ruled with an iron fist in order to stop us from fighting all the time. |
34 | * HumanAliens: Extraterrestrial species that ''coincidentally'' bear a strong resemblance to the humans of Earth. |
35 | * HumanAllAlong: An apparently nonhuman character is revealed to be human. |
36 | * HumanDisguise: When a non-human being is ''pretending'' [[TheyLookLikeUsNow to be one of us]]. Usually, their true forms aren't very humanlike. |
37 | * HumanityCameFromSpace: What if humans were ''not'' really from the planet Earth? |
38 | * HumanityEnsues: A non-human creature is somehow transformed into a human being. They [[BecomeARealBoy may]] or [[BeingHumanSucks may not]] be happy about it. |
39 | * HumanityIsAdvanced: Human civilization and technology are (more) impressive, at least when compared to that of other species in the universe. |
40 | * HumanityIsInfectious: Spend some time with humans, and soon you'll start thinking and feeling like one. |
41 | * HumanityIsInsane: Humans are all ''[[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} batshit crazy]]''! |
42 | * HumanityIsSuperior: Humans believe that [[MasterRace they're better than everyone else]]. Whether they actually [[SuperiorSpecies are]] [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters or]] [[HumansAreMorons not]] is another matter. |
43 | * HumanityIsYoung: Humans are like inexperienced children, still learning how things work. |
44 | * HumanityOnTrial: Some aliens believe that {{humans are|Bastards}} [[HobbesWasRight so evil]], that they want to collectively prosecute all of us for our crimes and sins. But can we prove them wrong? |
45 | * HumanitysWake: Humanity is extinct, leaving only legends behind. |
46 | * HumanoidAbomination: A supernatural being who may look or act (somewhat) human at first glance, but they're actually something that's definitely ''not'' human. |
47 | * HumanPet: When other sapient species decide to domesticate us. |
48 | * HumansAdvanceSwiftly: Humans quickly invent new ways for technology to be upgraded. |
49 | * HumansAreAverage: Humans are [[JackOfAllStats equally good (but not great) at every important skill and ability]]. |
50 | * HumansAreBastards: Humans are uncaring, ungrateful assholes to each other. |
51 | * HumansAreCthulhu: Humans are viewed as being [[HumanoidAbomination unfathomably]] [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien alien]] by (usually more primitive) non-human creatures. |
52 | * HumansAreDiplomats: Humans will first try to talk their way out of a situation. |
53 | * HumansAreDivided: Some humans like blue, while others prefer red. There's always something that we can disagree on. |
54 | * HumansAreFlawed: Humans aren't perfect, but they'll try to be. |
55 | * HumansAreGood: Most humans strongly believe and care about morality and justice. |
56 | * HumansAreInsects: Superior beings consider us to be insignificant and unimportant to them. |
57 | * HumansAreLeaders: Humans (or all of Humanity) will help the other sapient races and species by leading the way. |
58 | * HumansAreMorons: Humans are idiots and fools, especially if compared to other sapient organisms. |
59 | * HumansAreNotTheDominantSpecies: Humans live on an Earth-like planet, but aren't the dominant animal on it. |
60 | * HumansArePsychicInTheFuture: Humans will eventually evolve to possess [[PsychicPowers superhuman mental abilities]]. |
61 | * HumansAreSmelly: Other species think that we stink really badly. |
62 | * HumansAreSpecial: We're unique snowflakes compared to other species. |
63 | * HumansAreSurvivors: It's the [[AfterTheEnd end of the world]]? Humanity will still find a way. |
64 | * HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Humans are uncaring, ungrateful assholes, at least compared to other species. Some of them are so bad that they make [[OurMonstersAreDifferent literal monsters]] look good. |
65 | * HumansAreUgly: Other races believe that we look hideous to them. |
66 | * HumansAreWarriors: Humans are a {{proud warrior race|Guy}}. We'll gladly [[LastStand fight our way out of a situation]], [[BloodKnight or into one]]. |
67 | * HumansAreWhite: In this story, most humans are depicted as being the dominant ethnicity of [[CreatorProvincialism the writers' country/region of origin]] (especially Caucasian in Western media). |
68 | * HumansByAnyOtherName: Alternate terms used to refer to humans, such as "Earthlings" or "Terrans". |
69 | * HumansKillWantonly: Humans are [[AxCrazy hyper-aggressive and violent]], and we'll try to kill anyone or anything that gets in our way. |
70 | * HumansNeedAliens: We Earthlings must depend on people from other planets to save our skins. |
71 | * HumansThroughAlienEyes: How other races and species see humans. |
72 | * HumanSubspecies: Offshoots and relatives of ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' resulting from evolution or science. |
73 | * HumanTraffickers: Criminal smugglers who deal not in illegal drugs or weapons, but in live human beings (usually as slaves). |
74 | * InTheFutureHumansWillBeOneRace: In the distant future, all ethnic groups will eventually mix together until everyone looks racially homogeneous. |
75 | * IntriguedByHumanity: Other species find us to be interesting because of how different we are to them. |
76 | * InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves: Human nature means humanity will ultimately destroy itself. |
77 | * KillAllHumans: [[FinalSolution Trying to exterminate the entire human species]]. |
78 | * LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: When humans live together with {{Funny Animal}}s. |
79 | * MacGuffinTurnedHuman: [[MacGuffin The object that everyone is looking for]] turns out to have been transformed into a person. |
80 | * MisanthropeSupreme: [[BoomerangBigot A human who despises all other humans]]. |
81 | * MostWritersAreHuman: Because of this, most stories will be written by humans and for humans, with their biased perspectives. |
82 | * MugglePower: Some believe that normal humans are actually better than [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual people who have superhuman powers]]. |
83 | * {{Muggles}}: Ordinary human beings without extraordinary abilities (like magic or superpowers); in contrast with [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual superhumans]]. |
84 | * MuggleWithADegreeInMagic: An ordinary human knows all about the powers anyway. |
85 | * NoFocusOnHumans: The story has few or no human characters; non-humans get the spotlight instead. |
86 | * NotQuiteHuman: Someone who at least ''looks'' human, but is not actually (or at least not completely) a (normal) human being. |
87 | * OriginalMan: The first human species was not the same ''Homo sapiens'' that we are. |
88 | * OurHumansAreDifferent: The story includes characters that are superficially human. |
89 | * PatrickStewartSpeech: When you want to defend [[HumansAreGood all the]] [[RousseauWasRight good qualities]] of humanity, while still remembering [[HumansAreFlawed their flaws]]. |
90 | * PeopleZoo: When other sapient species have us publicly displayed like zoo animals. |
91 | * PunyEarthlings: Overall, we're much more pathetic, weaker, and inferior compared to alien races. |
92 | * RealisticSpeciesCartoonySpecies: In animation, humans look more (semi-)realistic than animals do. |
93 | * RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: When someone ''stops'' believing that [[HumansAreBastards all humans]] [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters are bad]], because we are indeed capable of kindness. |
94 | * RousseauWasRight: There's a lot of evidence that we humans are naturally inclined towards being good and altruistic. |
95 | * SafetyInMuggles: Trying to hide from your [[TheMasquerade secret supernatural enemies]]? Just blend in among ordinary people. |
96 | * SonOfAnApe: When humans are called "apes" or "monkeys" to mock them for being primates. |
97 | * StandardHumanSpaceship: Humans design all their spacecraft to look like off-gray riveted boxes. |
98 | * StupidFuturePeople: Somehow, despite all our social and technological progress, we humans are all ''[[TookALevelInDumbass dumber]]'' than we were in the past! |
99 | * TokenHuman: The only human on a team of non-humans. |
100 | * TokenNonHuman: [[InvertedTrope Inversely]], the only non-human on a team of humans. |
101 | * TooMuchForManToHandle: Some things are just ''not'' meant for normal human beings to experience at all. |
102 | * ToServeMan: According to some other species, Humans Are Delicious! |
103 | * TragicMonster: They were sadly forced to become something inhuman against their will. |
104 | * TranshumanAliens: A sub-species of humans that diverged after settling down on another planet. |
105 | * TransplantedHumans: Related to the above. |
106 | * TurningBackHuman: When someone's transformation is finally reversed, allowing them to regain their humanity. |
107 | * WasOnceAMan: A non-human being who was originally an ordinary human. |
108 | * WeAreAsMayflies: Humans are the shortest-lived sapient species in the known universe. |
109 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: When humans show little regard for the well-being of [[FantasticRacism other (sapient) species]]. |
110 | [[/index]] |
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