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	Aliens inspired by [[Cthulhu Mythos\|HP Lovecraft's work]]. Tend to have very abstract and non-humanoid designs, with tentacles being a common recurring trait. Mostly portrayed as villainous, and if they aren't then they are neutral entities who don't care about humans for the same reason we don't really care about beetles.		Aliens inspired by [[Cthulhu Mythos\|HP Lovecraft's work]]. Tend to have very abstract and non-humanoid designs, with tentacles being a common recurring trait. Mostly portrayed as villainous, and if they aren't then they are neutral entities who don't care about humans for the same reason we don't really care about beetles.

	* Mi-Go, Elder Things, Great Race of Yith (Cthulhu Mythos)		* [[Mi-Go]], [[Elder Thing\|Elder Things]], [[Yith\|Great Race of Yith]] ([[Cthulhu Mythos]])

	===Alien Animals===		===Alien Animals===

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	===Lovecraftian Aliens===		===Lovecraftian Aliens===
	Aliens inspired by [[~~Yog-Sotothery~~\|HP Lovecraft's work]]. Tend to have very abstract and non-humanoid designs, with tentacles being a common recurring trait. Mostly portrayed as villainous, and if they aren't then they are neutral entities who don't care about humans for the same reason we don't really care about beetles.		Aliens inspired by [[Cthulhu Mythos\|HP Lovecraft's work]]. Tend to have very abstract and non-humanoid designs, with tentacles being a common recurring trait. Mostly portrayed as villainous, and if they aren't then they are neutral entities who don't care about humans for the same reason we don't really care about beetles.

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	*Red Martians (Barsoom)		*Red Martians (Barsoom)
	*[[Twi'lek]] ([[Star Wars]])		*[[Twi'lek]] ([[Star Wars]])
	*Asari ([[Video Games#Role-Playing Games\|Mass Effect)		*Asari ([[Video Games#Role-Playing Games\|Mass Effect]])
	*Trills ([[Star Trek]])		*Trills ([[Star Trek]])

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	Aliens that are visually identical to humans. Nowadays a kind of discredited cliche; examples in the modern day mainly still exist because of old franchises where they've been used for years.		Aliens that are visually identical to humans. Nowadays a kind of discredited cliche; examples in the modern day mainly still exist because of old franchises where they've been used for years.

	*Kryptonians (Superman)		*Kryptonians ([[Superman]])
	*Saiyans (Dragon Ball)		*Saiyans ([[Approved Anime#Action\|Dragon Ball]])
	*Time Lords (Doctor Who)		*[[Doctor Who#Villains and Big Players\|Time Lords]] ([[Doctor Who]])
	*Vulcans (Star Trek)		*Vulcans ([[Star Trek]])

	===Babeliens===		===Babeliens===
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	*Red Martians (Barsoom)		*Red Martians (Barsoom)
	*Twi'lek (Star Wars)		*[[Twi'lek]] ([[Star Wars]])
	*Asari (Mass Effect)		*Asari ([[Video Games#Role-Playing Games\|Mass Effect)
	*Trills (Star Trek)		*Trills ([[Star Trek]])

	===Swarm Aliens===		===Swarm Aliens===
	Aliens loosely based off eusocial organisms from our own Earth. Usually insectoid, and tend to have little independent thought to the point of often being depicted as a "hive mind". Tend to be antagonists most of the time.		Aliens loosely based off eusocial organisms from our own Earth. Usually insectoid, and tend to have little independent thought to the point of often being depicted as a "hive mind". Tend to be antagonists most of the time.

	*Bugs (Starship Troopers)		*[[Starship_Troopers#The_Xenos\|Bugs]] ([[Starship Troopers]])
	*Tyranids (Warhammer 40k)		*[[Tyranid\|Tyranids]] ([[Warhammer 40,000\|Warhammer 40k]])
	*Zerg (~~Starcraft~~)		*[[StarCraft#The_Zerg\|Zerg]] ([[StarCraft]])

	===Lovecraftian Aliens===		===Lovecraftian Aliens===
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	===Alien Animals===		===Alien Animals===
	Although most depictions of aliens in science fiction are intelligent creatures, realistically they would be far outnumbered by non-sapient aliens with the intelligence of animals. Indeed, seeing as it took billions of years for Earth to evolve intelligent life, it is likely that most planets with life in the universe wouldn't have any sapient organisms to create ~~civillization~~. Still, seeing as this is kind of a boring truth, most science-fiction stories with "alien animals" in them have them exist mainly to be the native wildlife of an actually intelligent alien's home planet.		Although most depictions of aliens in science fiction are intelligent creatures, realistically they would be far outnumbered by non-sapient aliens with the intelligence of animals. Indeed, seeing as it took billions of years for Earth to evolve intelligent life, it is likely that most planets with life in the universe wouldn't have any sapient organisms to create civilization. Still, seeing as this is kind of a boring truth, most science-fiction stories with "alien animals" in them have them exist mainly to be the native wildlife of an actually intelligent alien's home planet.

	*Sandworms (Dune)		*Sandworms ([[Dune]])
	*Tribbles (Star Trek)		*Tribbles ([[Star Trek]])

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	===The Greys===		===The Greys===
	One of the most famous alien archetypes, originating from real world "alien sightings" and conspiracy theories. The Greys are short humanoids with grey skin and large, black eyes. Usually go around in flying saucers abducting humans for experiments and creating crop circles. They tend to only appear in either parodies or in works that are inspired by UFO lore.		One of the most famous alien archetypes, originating from real world "alien sightings" and conspiracy theories. [[Grey#Grey_Aliens\|The Greys]] are short humanoids with grey skin and large, black eyes. Usually go around in flying saucers abducting humans for experiments and creating crop circles. They tend to only appear in either parodies or in works that are inspired by UFO lore.

	===Human Aliens===		===Human Aliens===

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			*Trills (Star Trek)

	===Swarm Aliens===		===Swarm Aliens===

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			*Vulcans (Star Trek)

	===Babeliens===		===Babeliens===

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	''This article is about aliens in general. For the movies, see [[Alien]]''		''This article is about aliens in general. For the movies, see [[Alien]]''

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''This article is about aliens in general. For the movies, see [[Alien]]''

Aliens, also known as extraterrestrials or [[xenos]], are hypothetical creatures that have evolved to live on planets other than Earth. Contact with aliens, both friendly and unfriendly, is a common situation for the science fiction genre.

==Common archetypes for alien species==

===The Greys===
One of the most famous alien archetypes, originating from real world "alien sightings" and conspiracy theories. The Greys are short humanoids with grey skin and large, black eyes. Usually go around in flying saucers abducting humans for experiments and creating crop circles. They tend to only appear in either parodies or in works that are inspired by UFO lore.

===Human Aliens===
Aliens that are visually identical to humans. Nowadays a kind of discredited cliche; examples in the modern day mainly still exist because of old franchises where they've been used for years.

*Kryptonians (Superman)
*Saiyans (Dragon Ball)
*Time Lords (Doctor Who)

===Babeliens===
Beautiful alien women, often existing to be a love interest for the human protagonist. Unlike Human Aliens, the Babeliens tend to have enough visual differences to make them appear more exotic while still being humanoid enough to fap to.

*Red Martians (Barsoom)
*Twi'lek (Star Wars)
*Asari (Mass Effect)

===Swarm Aliens===
Aliens loosely based off eusocial organisms from our own Earth. Usually insectoid, and tend to have little independent thought to the point of often being depicted as a "hive mind". Tend to be antagonists most of the time.

*Bugs (Starship Troopers)
*Tyranids (Warhammer 40k)
*Zerg (Starcraft)

===Lovecraftian Aliens===
Aliens inspired by [[Yog-Sotothery|HP Lovecraft's work]]. Tend to have very abstract and non-humanoid designs, with tentacles being a common recurring trait. Mostly portrayed as villainous, and if they aren't then they are neutral entities who don't care about humans for the same reason we don't really care about beetles.

* Mi-Go, Elder Things, Great Race of Yith (Cthulhu Mythos)

===Alien Animals===
Although most depictions of aliens in science fiction are intelligent creatures, realistically they would be far outnumbered by non-sapient aliens with the intelligence of animals. Indeed, seeing as it took billions of years for Earth to evolve intelligent life, it is likely that most planets with life in the universe wouldn't have any sapient organisms to create civillization. Still, seeing as this is kind of a boring truth, most science-fiction stories with "alien animals" in them have them exist mainly to be the native wildlife of an actually intelligent alien's home planet.

*Sandworms (Dune)
*Tribbles (Star Trek)