Line #13 PlayingWith/TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies


1	'''Basic Trope''': A race of {{Sufficiently Advanced Alien}}s believes that humans (or other alien races) are little more than animals, not sentient beings like they are.
2	* '''Straight''': TheGreys [[AlienAbduction abduct]] AliceAndBob for extensive and [[AnalProbing invasive medical examinations]] and experiments.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** TheGreys annihilate the entire population of Earth, so they can take it over for whatever purpose(s) they wanted it for.
5	** AliceAndBob are taken to a holding pen with lots of other humans, where they are fed foodstuffs that will get them to fatten up a bit and injected with some type of growth hormone or similar substance, all the while with very little room to move around. [[ToServeMan They are later slaughtered, butchered, and served on the aliens' homeworld]].
6	** MarsNeedsWomen
7	** TheGreys gleefully hunt humans for sport.
8	* '''Downplayed''': AliceAndBob are taken aboard the ship, and flown to the aliens' homeworld, where they are kept as slaves.
9	* '''Justified''': TheGreys believe that they are superior, because they have superior technology, or use BlueAndOrangeMorality.
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** [[HumansAreBastards A bunch of astronauts from Earth]] go and conquer Greyvia, and treat the survivors as slaves.
12	** BenevolentAlienInvasion
13	** TheGreys treat one another badly in some way. (For example, [[NoWomansLand one]] [[LadyLand gender]] is preferred over another.)
14	* '''Subverted''':
15	** TheGreys convince AliceAndBob that [[HumansNeedAliens humanity needs them]], and/or that ''they'' are [[AncientAstronauts the ones responsible for teaching humans about civilization]].
16	** TheGreys have this attitude when they first make contact with humans, but quickly change their tune once they realize [[HumansAdvanceSwiftly how fast we develop]], [[HumansAreWarriors how tough we are]], [[HumansAreSpecial how unique we are]], [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters or what utter bastards we are]].
17	* '''Double Subverted''':
18	** They still see humans as inferior and stupid.
19	** WeComeInPeaceShootToKill
20	* '''Parodied''': TheGreys quite literally treat humans like dogs- Alice and Bob are given collars to wear, are walked everyday, fed out of a bowl, and forced to play fetch.
21	* '''Zig Zagged''': TheGreys treat some humans or other alien races well, are indifferent to others and treat still others poorly.
22	* '''Averted''':
23	** TheGreys don't hurt humans.
24	** AbsentAliens
25	** AlienNonInterferenceClause
26	* '''Enforced''': An AuthorTract about the way humans treat animals and/or each other.
27	* '''Lampshaded''': "You don't want to know [[AnalProbing what those aliens did to us]]."
28	* '''Invoked''':
29	** TheGreys happen upon planet Earth, and observe strange creatures that ''kind of'' look like them, but have vastly inferior technology and/or societal practices. They assume that these must be less evolved than they are.
30	** TheGreys decide their economy needs more slave labor, but have laws against enslaving sentients. So they rewrite the laws defining sentience in such a way that humans no longer qualify as intelligent beings.
31	* '''Exploited''': The leader of TheGreys tells his/her/its underlings to conquer as many other planets as possible, so they can expand their [[TheEmpire empire]].
32	* '''Defied''':
33	** TheGreys treat AliceAndBob, as well as any other humans they encounter, with respect and dignity. They want to form peaceful relations with Earth, for trade, protection, etc.
34	** They at first see themselves as superior, but humans are able to say "{{Screw You\|Elves}}, SpaceElves!" and avoid being conquered.
35	* '''Discussed''': "The animals eat the grass, the people eat the animals, and then [[TheGreys we]] [[ToServeMan eat the people]]."
36	* '''Conversed''': ???
37	* '''Deconstructed''': TheGreys are very cruel to those they see as inferior; given their supreme arrogance regarding their own capabilities, this is pretty much everyone. This attitude earns them a lot of enemies and very few friends, and since [[SmugSnake they're not nearly as tough and smart as they think they are]], within a few centuries [[ScrewYouElves it's very, very hard to find a Grey anywhere in the galaxy]].
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43	%%* '''Implied''': ???
44	%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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46	%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
47	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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