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*''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': In "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS12E14FreshHeir Fresh Heir]]", there is a one-off gag revealing that Peter keeps a deformed hairless twin in the outside shack, and grabs a shotgun on realizing it's gone loose.

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** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] -- The Aristocrats'': SCP-3288 (or ''Homo [[ToServeMan anthropophagus]]'') is a HumanSubspecies of [[HighClassCannibal High-Class Cannibals]] descended from Leopold I of the [[RoyalInbreeding infamously inbred]] [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Family]]. Among the many deformities exhibited in the species (some of which the Foundation first discovered in SCP-3288), kyphosis[[note]]hunchback[[/note]], albinism, and alopecia universalis[[note]]complete hairlessness[[/note]] are standard.
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** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] -- The Aristocrats'': SCP-3288 (or ''Homo [[ToServeMan anthropophagus]]'') is a HumanSubspecies of [[HighClassCannibal High-Class Cannibals]] descended from Leopold I of the [[RoyalInbreeding infamously inbred]] [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Family]]. Among the many deformities exhibited in the species (some of which the Foundation first discovered in SCP-3288), kyphosis[[note]]hunchback[[/note]], dolichostenomelia[[note]]elongated limbs[[/note]] of the arms, which are usually over twice as long as a normal human's, elongated and additional digits, a reliance on both bipedal and quadrupedal locomotion, albinism, and alopecia universalis[[note]]complete hairlessness[[/note]] are standard.

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** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] -- The "Shy Guy"'': SCP-096 is a tall, gaunt humanoid creature with arms longer than its legs, that can move at astonishing speeds to overwhelm its victims. In common with many examples, it has an unnatural-looking mouth, capable of opening much larger than is seemingly possible, and is implied to completely devour its victims until nothing is left.
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** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] -- The "Shy Guy"'': SCP-096 is a tall, gaunt humanoid creature with pale, hairless skin and arms longer than its legs, that can move at astonishing speeds to overwhelm its victims. In common with many examples, it has an unnatural-looking mouth, capable of opening much larger than is seemingly possible, and is implied to completely devour its victims until nothing is left.left.** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-966 SCP-966]] -- The Sleep Killers'': SCP-966 are digitigrade, entirely hairless hominids that hunt by emitting a burst of radiation that renders targets, chiefly humans and similarly-sized mammals, unable to sleep, after which they gradually stalk and harass their increasingly exhausted and delirious prey until they are easily killed.

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''VideoGame/ProjectXenoclone'': The first Xenoclone variety encountered are pale, skinny, hunchbacked humanoids who lacks ranged attacks and only knows how to claw and bite at Julia and David. There's a red variety that's slightly faster, before the game start throwing larger Xenoclones with ranged attacks.
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* ''VideoGame/ProjectXenoclone'': The first Xenoclone variety encountered are pale, skinny, hunchbacked humanoids who lacks ranged attacks and only knows how to claw and bite at Julia and David. There's a red variety that's slightly faster, before the game start throwing larger Xenoclones with ranged attacks.

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These creatures often have some overlap with HumanoidAbomination or MonstrousHumanoid. Also see LooksLikeOrlok, which describes [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] who share some traits of this trope, like having very pale skin and other inhumanly ghoulish features.
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These creatures often have some overlap with HumanoidAbomination or MonstrousHumanoid. Also see LooksLikeOrlok, which describes [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] who share some traits of this trope, like having very pale skin and other inhumanly ghoulish features. Compare also CreepyHairlessAnimal.

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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': There are two variants of albinaurics: one that's more humanoid but has legs that inevitably fail due to them being made in a faulty manner, as seen with Albus and Latenna, and the frog-like Second Generation of Albinaurics which have bulbous heads and a hunched posture, and are hairless, aggressive, and have a variety of strange attacks, ranging from doing cartwheels into the Tarnished to spitting their own blood. [[spoiler:The red albinaurics in the Moghwyn palace can shoot bloody spikes as well.]]

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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'': The Lizard Muttations, which in the [[Literature/TheHungerGames original book]] are simply large, vicious lizards, are depicted tailless semi-humanoid creatures with gray skin, no eyes, sharp teeth, and long arms, which the Capitol seeds into its sewer system as a trap against the rebels.
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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'': ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart2'': The Lizard Muttations, which in the [[Literature/TheHungerGames original book]] are simply large, vicious lizards, are depicted tailless semi-humanoid creatures as long-armed, hairless, eyeless humanoids with gray skin, no eyes, sharp teeth, and long arms, mouths full of fangs, which the Capitol seeds into its sewer system as a trap against the rebels.

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* ''Film/MockingjayPart2'': The "lizard mutts" that are sent to hunt the infiltration team, instead of being true reptiles as in the novels, are depicted as long armed, hairless, eyeless humanoids with mouths full of fangs, which hunt down the heroes through the half-flooded darkness of the Capitol sewers.

Jul 3rd 2025 at 5:44:43 AM

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There are a number of traits often associated with this archetype, though many examples don't necessarily have all of them at once. What these sort of monsters almost always have, however, is a slender, vaguely humanoid body shape with [[CreepilyLongArms arms as long as or longer than their legs]]. If they stand upright, their arms will probably touch the ground, but many examples walk on all fours, on their knuckles. Either way, they rarely stand up as straight as a human, and often have a hunched-over posture. Their skin is usually hairless, and is often either gray or pale pinkish-- they're never colorful. Many of them don't have eyes either, and if they do, they'll probably be much smaller in proportion to their heads than a human's. Other, more optional traits for these creatures include a FlowerMouth or some other kind of unconventional mouth, extreme speed and agility, and an association with top-secret scientific experiments or paranormal events. Very rarely are they shown to be "just" a naturally-existing species; most portrayals of this archetype have something decidedly unnatural about them. Finally, they tend to be AlwaysChaoticEvil or at least hostile to humans -- a truly sympathetic example of one of these creatures is a rare sight. If they can speak human language, and they usually can't, don't expect to survive a conversation with one.
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There are a number of traits often associated with this archetype, though many examples don't necessarily have all of them at once. What these sort of monsters almost always have, however, is a slender, vaguely humanoid body shape with [[CreepilyLongArms arms as long as or longer than their legs]]. If they stand upright, their arms will probably touch the ground, but many examples walk on all fours, walking on their knuckles.knuckles or crawling on hands and feets. Either way, they rarely stand up as straight as a human, and often have a hunched-over posture. Their skin is usually hairless, and is often either gray or pale pinkish-- pinkish -- they're never colorful. Many of them don't have eyes either, and if they do, they'll probably be much smaller in proportion to their heads than a human's. Other, more optional traits for these creatures include a FlowerMouth or some other kind of unconventional mouth, extreme speed and agility, and an association with top-secret scientific experiments or paranormal events. Very rarely are they these beings shown to be "just" a naturally-existing species; most portrayals of this archetype have something decidedly unnatural about them. them, and they're often associated with scientific experiments and paranormal events. They're commonly depicted as a "degenerate" form of life --in modern media, it's increasingly common for TheMorlocks to look like this-- or as bioweapons or runaway genetic experiments of some kind; more supernatural examples may instead depict them as a sort of cryptid of unknown nature. They also tend to be found in places that emphasize creepiness, darkness, and the fear of being stalked; caves, urban ruins, dense forests, and landscapes covered in fog are all likely haunts for these silent, pale horrors.Finally, they tend to be AlwaysChaoticEvil or at least hostile to humans -- a truly sympathetic example of one of these creatures is a rare sight. If they can speak human language, and they usually can't, don't expect to survive a conversation with one.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': The Nōmu are created from human corpses, so most of them end up looking from fully to vaguely humanoid. The heavy bio-experimenting that they undergo means that they might end up with multiple, animal-like and/or disproportionate limbs, which leave them walking in unnatural positions. This goes alongside a light-gray to black skin tone. On top of that, their eyes are bulging and their brains exposed. Barring the Ultra High-Ends, Nōmu are dumb and don't speak any language, but can comprehend verbal commands.[[/folder]]

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* ''Film/MockingjayPart2'': The "lizard mutts" that are sent to hunt the infiltration team, instead of being true reptiles as in the novels, are depicted as long armed, hairless, eyeless humanoids with mouths full of fangs, which hunt down the heroes through the half-flooded darkness of the Capitol sewers.

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''VideoGame/ProjectXenoclone'': The first Xenoclone variety encountered are pale, skinny, hunchbacked humanoids who lacks ranged attacks and only knows how to claw and bite at Julia and David. There's a red variety that's slightly faster, before the game start throwing larger Xenoclones with ranged attacks.

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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'': While in the [[Literature/TheHungerGames original book]] they were simply large, vicious lizards, the Lizard Muttations are tailless semi-humanoid creatures with gray skin, no eyes, and long arms.
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* ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'': While The Lizard Muttations, which in the [[Literature/TheHungerGames original book]] they were are simply large, vicious lizards, the Lizard Muttations are depicted tailless semi-humanoid creatures with gray skin, no eyes, sharp teeth, and long arms.arms, which the Capitol seeds into its sewer system as a trap against the rebels.

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* ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'': The monster is a rare {{kaiju}} example, but otherwise follows the mold pretty closely by being a slender, pale creature with long arms. It's downplayed, though, in that it's only barely humanoid, with a small third pair of limbs between its arms and legs, two reddish "ears" behind its eyes, and a long tail.

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* ''Film/AQuietPlace'': The Death Angels definitely call this trope to mind. In particular they resemble the Future Predators from ''Primeval'' in being blind, knuckle-walking predators that hunt exclusively through sound.

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* ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'': The Morlocks are another possible candidate for a "prototype" of this trope. They're savage, animalistic post-humans who have a hunched-over ape-like posture and mostly hairless gray skin. Unlike many modern examples, however, they have glowing yellow eyes.

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* ''Series/{{Primeval}}'': The Future Predator ticks almost all the main boxes, with the interesting exception of the fact that they were originally thought to be a naturally existing species. Specifically, they're descended from bats, which explains their knuckle-walking stance and use of sonar. It later turns out that they are, in fact, man-made, having been created by humans in the future for an unknown purpose. * ''Series/StrangerThings'': The Demogorgon is more humanoid than most examples, but otherwise fits the trope. While it stands partially upright and walks on two legs, it still has the eyeless face, gray skin, and long arms common to this trope, as well as a FlowerMouth.

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* ''Literature/TheRake'' may be the TropeCodifier (if not the TropeMaker) in modern pop culture, as it was published in 2005 and the titular monster shares many of the classic features of this archetype. More specifically, it is described as a hunched-over, hairless, humanoid creature (sometimes with canine attributes as well) that attacks people with incredible speed and power.

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[[folder:Web Original]]* ''WebVideo/DaisyBrown'': Alan is a creepy, gray monster created in a lab by Daisy's father, with bulging gray eyes that were initially assumed to be blind, and a large mouth of jagged teeth. While he lacked limbs at first, he did eventually gain humanlike legs and became unsettlingly mobile and thus increasingly more violent.* ''Literature/TheRake'' may be the TropeCodifier (if not the TropeMaker) in modern pop culture, as it was published in 2005 and the titular monster shares many of the classic features of this archetype. More specifically, it is described as a hunched-over, hairless, humanoid creature (sometimes with canine attributes as well) that attacks people with incredible speed and power. * ''Website/SCPFoundation''** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] -- The "Shy Guy"'': SCP-096 is a tall, gaunt humanoid creature with arms longer than its legs, that can move at astonishing speeds to overwhelm its victims. In common with many examples, it has an unnatural-looking mouth, capable of opening much larger than is seemingly possible, and is implied to completely devour its victims until nothing is left.** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] -- The Aristocrats'': SCP-3288 (or ''Homo [[ToServeMan anthropophagus]]'') is a HumanSubspecies of [[HighClassCannibal High-Class Cannibals]] descended from Leopold I of the [[RoyalInbreeding infamously inbred]] [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Family]]. Among the many deformities exhibited in the species (some of which the Foundation first discovered in SCP-3288), kyphosis[[note]]hunchback[[/note]], albinism, and alopecia universalis[[note]]complete hairlessness[[/note]] are standard.
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[[folder:Web Original]]Animation]]* ''WebVideo/DaisyBrown'': Alan ''WebAnimation/MeatCanyon'': In "Tragedy of a Reaction Streamer", [=xQc=] is a creepy, gray monster created in a lab by Daisy's father, with bulging gray eyes that were initially assumed to be blind, and a large mouth of jagged teeth. While he lacked limbs at first, he did eventually gain humanlike legs and became unsettlingly mobile and thus increasingly more violent.* ''Literature/TheRake'' may be the TropeCodifier (if not the TropeMaker) in modern pop culture, as it was published in 2005 and the titular monster shares many of the classic features of this archetype. More specifically, it is described depicted as a hunched-over, hairless, hunched, sallow-skinned recluse who remains constantly crouched on top of his chair, chattering almost incomprehensible stream-of-thought gibberish to himself, and when his maids try to steal from his treasure vault he chases them down like a giant humanoid creature (sometimes with canine attributes as well) that attacks people with incredible speed spider and power. * ''Website/SCPFoundation''** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] -- The "Shy Guy"'': SCP-096 is a tall, gaunt humanoid creature with arms longer than its legs, that can move at astonishing speeds to overwhelm its victims. In common with many examples, it has an unnatural-looking mouth, capable of opening much larger than is seemingly possible, and is implied to completely devour its victims until nothing is left.** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] -- The Aristocrats'': SCP-3288 (or ''Homo [[ToServeMan anthropophagus]]'') is a HumanSubspecies of [[HighClassCannibal High-Class Cannibals]] descended from Leopold I of the [[RoyalInbreeding infamously inbred]] [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Family]]. Among the many deformities exhibited in the species (some of which the Foundation first discovered in SCP-3288), kyphosis[[note]]hunchback[[/note]], albinism, and alopecia universalis[[note]]complete hairlessness[[/note]] are standard.sucks out their eyeballs.

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[[folder:Western Animation]]*''WesternAnimation/ThePrince'': The humanoid creatures that make the Queen Elizabeth's favorite dessert, the Flummery Tart, are hunchbacked, nearly hairless, and for the most part blind and nonverbal. When the servants kill them after the Queen stops eating the Tart, one of the creatures escapes and, vowing revenge on the Royal Family, gets a job as a servant.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]*''WesternAnimation/ThePrince'': [[folder:Websites]]* ''Website/SCPFoundation''** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]] -- The "Shy Guy"'': SCP-096 is a tall, gaunt humanoid creatures creature with arms longer than its legs, that make the Queen Elizabeth's favorite dessert, the Flummery Tart, are hunchbacked, nearly hairless, can move at astonishing speeds to overwhelm its victims. In common with many examples, it has an unnatural-looking mouth, capable of opening much larger than is seemingly possible, and for the most part blind and nonverbal. When the servants kill them after the Queen stops eating the Tart, one is implied to completely devour its victims until nothing is left.** ''[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-3288 SCP-3288]] -- The Aristocrats'': SCP-3288 (or ''Homo [[ToServeMan anthropophagus]]'') is a HumanSubspecies of [[HighClassCannibal High-Class Cannibals]] descended from Leopold I of the creatures escapes and, vowing revenge on [[RoyalInbreeding infamously inbred]] [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg Family]]. Among the Royal Family, gets a job as a servant. many deformities exhibited in the species (some of which the Foundation first discovered in SCP-3288), kyphosis[[note]]hunchback[[/note]], albinism, and alopecia universalis[[note]]complete hairlessness[[/note]] are standard.

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[[folder:Web Videos]]* ''WebVideo/DaisyBrown'': Alan is a creepy, gray monster created in a lab by Daisy's father, with bulging gray eyes that were initially assumed to be blind, and a large mouth of jagged teeth. While he lacked limbs at first, he did eventually gain humanlike legs and became unsettlingly mobile and thus increasingly more violent.[[/folder]][[folder:Western Animation]]*''WesternAnimation/ThePrince'': The humanoid creatures that make the Queen Elizabeth's favorite dessert, the Flummery Tart, are hunchbacked, nearly hairless, and for the most part blind and nonverbal. When the servants kill them after the Queen stops eating the Tart, one of the creatures escapes and, vowing revenge on the Royal Family, gets a job as a servant. [[/folder]]

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* ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'' [[spoiler:depicts {{wendigo}}s which fit this physical appearance; all of them are pale, emaciated humanoids with elongated arms and legs, similarly to how they're described in [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Algonquian folklore]].]]
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* ''VideoGame/UntilDawn'' [[spoiler:depicts {{wendigo}}s which fit this physical appearance; all of them are appearance. After being possessed by the malevolent spirits, humans transform into pale, emaciated humanoids with elongated arms and legs, similarly to how they're described in [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Algonquian folklore]].]]

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* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': The Falmer, a race of semi-feral, subterranean, eyeless, hairless, [[TheMorlocks Morlock]]-like former elves, have a naturally hunched posture and use their hands when they run.
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* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': The Falmer, Falmer are a race of semi-feral, subterranean, eyeless, hairless, [[TheMorlocks Morlock]]-like former elves, have with a naturally hunched posture and use their hands when they run.run. They were once the civilized Snow Elves, before being turned into bestial savages by centuries of slavery under the Dwemer and then centuries more spent living in the lightless bowels of the world.

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