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“What then?” muttered the Cimmerian uneasily.

“I recovered consciousness only a short time ago; the monster must have thrown me into these pits. Conan, I have suspected that Nabonidus was not wholly human! He is a demon — a were-thing! By day he moves among humanity in the guise of men, and by night he takes on his true aspect.”'' }}

** In "[[Iron Shadows in the Moon|Shadows in The Moonlight]]", an ape-man attacks ~~them -- out~~ of lust for Olivia.

** In "[[Iron Shadows in the Moon|Shadows in The Moonlight]]", an ape-man attacks them—out of lust for Olivia.

** In "The Hyborian Age", the [[Backstory]] to Conan, ape men, snow-apes, etc are a major driving force in history.

* In Fredric R. Stewart's ''[[Cerberon]]'', hackals are essentially humanoid hyenas. Most people consider them an [[~~Always Chaotic~~ Evil]] [[Proud Warrior Race]], but the ones encountered in the book range from civilized ~~[[Beast Man|~~Beast Men]] to [[Complete Monster|CompleteMonsters]], depending on their tribe, clan, and individual disposition.

* In Fredric R. Stewart's ''[[Cerberon]]'', hackals are essentially humanoid hyenas. Most people consider them an [[Exclusively Evil]] [[Proud Warrior Race]], but the ones encountered in the book range from civilized Beast Men to [[Complete Monster|CompleteMonsters]], depending on their tribe, clan, and individual disposition.

== Live-Action TV ==

* There are a whole buttload of these in the second season of ''[[Dark Angel]]'', but the most notable example is probably Joshua.

* See the picture for the page: ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]'', the 1980's drama where [[Ron Perlman]] is obviously the [[Beast Man]] and [[Linda Hamilton]] is the Beauty.

* See the picture for the page: ''[[Beauty and The Beast]]'', the 1980's drama where [[Ron Perlman]] is obviously the Beast Man and [[Linda Hamilton]] is the Beauty.

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** "Beastmen" or "beastfolk" are an actual race in the ''World of Greyhawk'' setting. They're mostly human-shaped, but covered in color-changing fur.

* ''[[Gamma World]]'' has an endless supply of beastmen of every species.

* The Broos from ''[[Rune Quest]]'' are like this, with especially [[Squick]]-tastic origins.<ref> For reference, they have the power to mate with ''any'' [[But You Screw One Goat!|animal]] in the world, and once they do, the baby eats its way out of the pregnant animal with the attributes of its parent. [[Nausea Fuel|You may barf now]].</ref>

* The Broos from ''[[Rune Quest]]'' are like this, with especially [[Squick]]-tastic origins.<ref>For reference, they have the power to mate with ''any'' [[But You Screw One Goat!|animal]] in the world, and once they do, the baby eats its way out of the pregnant animal with the attributes of its parent. [[Nausea Fuel|You may barf now]].</ref>

* Nearly all of the less civilized races of ''[[Talislanta]]'' fit this trope, to a greater or lesser degree. Even Archeans, the setting's human-analogs, are descended from [[Beast Folk]] who used magic to eliminate their more animalistic traits.

* The ''World of Darkness'' has whole slews of these:

** The Gangrel from ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' and ''[[Vampire: The Requiem]]''. They have a clan-specific Discipline that allows them to grow claws and turn into beasts. they're short-tempered and feral, and in ''Masquerade'', they start taking on animalistic features whenever they go into [[Unstoppable Rage|Frenzy]]. Members of the Nosferatu clan from ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' often embody this trope as well. They are the vampires who become monstrously deformed during their transformation. While the deformity can be of any sort (anything from a merely off-putting aura to a virtual Quasimodo appearance to a traditional [[Looks Like Orlok|Count Orlok]] look), Nosferatu often suffer from fur, claws, bestial teeth, scaly skin, pointed ears, maned hair, an animal stench, reptilian eyes, or some other outwardly animal trait.

*** And in one of Requiem's [[Sourcebook~~|Sourcebooks~~]], Shadows of Mexico, there's a Gangrel Bloodline called Dead Wolves, who have some werewolf-related powers, can transform into a hairy, ferocious and literal [[Wolf Man]]. Considering that they can only use this power when they are "[[Unstoppable Rage|riding the wave]]" the savage part is quite intense.

*** And in one of Requiem's [[Sourcebook]]s, Shadows of Mexico, there's a Gangrel Bloodline called Dead Wolves, who have some werewolf-related powers, can transform into a hairy, ferocious and literal [[Wolf Man]]. Considering that they can only use this power when they are "[[Unstoppable Rage|riding the wave]]" the savage part is quite intense.

** Werewolves in both ''[[Werewolf: The Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]'' and ''[[Werewolf: The Forsaken|Forsaken]]'', but that kind of comes with the territory. Notable that in both lines, werewolves who grow more powerful grow more bestial and fierce, to the point that it freaks normal humans ''right the fuck out''.

** The Beast Seeming from ''[[Changeling: The Lost]]'', who were taken by [[The Fair Folk|the Gentry]] and made into pets and prey. They're much more human when they escape from Arcadia, but they still have trouble thinking logically and have an easy time understanding animals.

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* Beast-Man from ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''! Skeletor's most loyal and incompetent minion!

* Beast Boy from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', the [[Animorphism|animorphic]] [[Shape Shifter]]. He has [[Cute Little Fangs]], [[Pointy Ears]], the messiest room in the T-Tower, and he can speak to animals (when he has transformed into that kind of animal). After accidentally turning into a huge werewolf in one episode, he suggested that [[Genre Savvy|he be called Beast Man]], but [[Deadpan Snarker|Raven]] told him to be serious.

* ''[[Thundercats]]'' has two prime examples: the felinoid, generally heroic Thunderians, and their more varied but [[~~Always Chaotic~~ Evil|decidedly less ethical]] arch-enemies, [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the Mutants of Plun-Darr]].

* ''[[Thundercats]]'' has two prime examples: the felinoid, generally heroic Thunderians, and their more varied but [[Exclusively Evil|decidedly less ethical]] arch-enemies, [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the Mutants of Plun-Darr]].

** In ''[[Thundercats 2011]]'' the titular [[Catfolk|Cats]] and [[Big Bad]] Mumm-Ra are the most [[Humanoid Aliens]] of Third Earth's Animals, while most other Species are [[Petting Zoo People]].

* The shaggy, cave-dwelling Beast Men in Filmation's ''[[Flash Gordon (animation)|Flash Gordon]]''. Dr. Zarkov theorized that [[Card-Carrying Villain|Ming]] was deliberately keeping their civilization from advancing just because he enjoyed having a tribe of savages who would worship him.