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* Every few years [[Spider-Man]] winds up more spider than man. He always gets better. His enemies The Lizard (usually animalistic) and The Jackal (usually a [[Mad Scientist]]) definitely qualify. |
* Every few years [[Spider-Man]] winds up more spider than man. He always gets better. His enemies The Lizard (usually animalistic) and The Jackal (usually a [[Mad Scientist]]) definitely qualify. |
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* [[Batman]]'s recurring foe Killer Croc falls into this quite often, but can get quite silly considering his official origin is a "skin condition", which doesn't really explain why some versions of him have a ''tail''. [[Handwaved]] by having Hush infect him with a virus that speeds up his 'devolution', causing him to develop more bestial traits. |
* [[Batman]]'s recurring foe Killer Croc falls into this quite often, but can get quite silly considering his official origin is a "skin condition", which doesn't really explain why some versions of him have a ''tail''. [[Handwaved]] by having Hush infect him with a virus that speeds up his 'devolution', causing him to develop more bestial traits. |
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* A few turn up in ''[[Last Man Standing]]'' as genetic experiments made by [[Mega Corp|Armtech]]. |
* A few turn up in ''[[Last Man Standing (graphic novel)|Last Man Standing]]'' as genetic experiments made by [[Mega Corp|Armtech]]. |
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* [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Robidoux creates these in ''[[Wynonna Earp]]: The Yeti Wars''. |
* [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Robidoux creates these in ''[[Wynonna Earp]]: The Yeti Wars''. |
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== Tabletop RPG == |
== Tabletop RPG == |
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* Beastmen are a playable army in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', they are human/animal mutants created by the warping influence of Chaos and look like humanoids with animal heads, hooves, tails and other animal parts. |
* Beastmen are a playable army in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]]'', they are human/animal mutants created by the warping influence of Chaos and look like humanoids with animal heads, hooves, tails and other animal parts. |
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** Apparently there's also a handful hiding in the [[Warhammer |
** Apparently there's also a handful hiding in the [[Warhammer 40,000|Eye of Terror]] as well. Whether or not they're the same kind of beastman is debatable. |
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* ''[[Exalted]]'' |
* ''[[Exalted]]'' |
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** Beastmen, in this case the half-human, half-animal offspring of Lunars. Oh, and they're produced [[Shapeshifting Lover|the old-fashioned way]]. Yeah... |
** Beastmen, in this case the half-human, half-animal offspring of Lunars. Oh, and they're produced [[Shapeshifting Lover|the old-fashioned way]]. Yeah... |
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** Lunars themselves are capable of transforming into forms like this. The Lunar known as "Seven Devils Clever" is a Kitsune. Very cute. |
** Lunars themselves are capable of transforming into forms like this. The Lunar known as "Seven Devils Clever" is a Kitsune. Very cute. |
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* The [[Dungeons & Dragons|D&D]] setting of [[Eberron]] has the Shifter race. Shifters have a lycanthropic heritage. |
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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. |
** "Beastmen" or "beastfolk" are an actual race in the ''World of Greyhawk'' setting. They're mostly human-shaped, but covered in color-changing fur. |
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* ''[[Gamma World]]'' has an endless supply of beastmen of every species. |
* ''[[Gamma World]]'' has an endless supply of beastmen of every species. |
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* The Broos from ''[[ |
* The Broos from ''[[RuneQuest]]'' 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> |
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* 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. |
* 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. |
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* The ''World of Darkness'' has whole slews of these: |
* The ''World of Darkness'' has whole slews of these: |
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