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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41 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
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43 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
44 | %%* '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
45 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
46 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
47 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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