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* ''[[Known Space]]'': The Pak, who are actually our ancestors Homo habilis. They eat a special root to become Protectors, superhumans that look over the rest of their bloodline. Humanity sprung from [[Lost Colony|a Pak colony went awry]]. Humans can also become Protectors, with the added advantage of being more intelligent and able to work with other (human) Protectors. [[Abusive Precursors|They hate us]] because we [[Uncanny Valley|don't smell right]] due to having mutated so much - the special root didn't grow right on Earth, so we mutated far too much without any Protectors to keep us in line. |
* ''[[Known Space]]'': The Pak, who are actually our ancestors Homo habilis. They eat a special root to become Protectors, superhumans that look over the rest of their bloodline. Humanity sprung from [[Lost Colony|a Pak colony went awry]]. Humans can also become Protectors, with the added advantage of being more intelligent and able to work with other (human) Protectors. [[Abusive Precursors|They hate us]] because we [[Uncanny Valley|don't smell right]] due to having mutated so much - the special root didn't grow right on Earth, so we mutated far too much without any Protectors to keep us in line. |
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** Human Protectors' ability to work together is probably a consequence of another of their quirks: a significantly heightened tendency to adopt the entire species as their bloodline (it seems to come naturally to human Protectors, whereas for Pak Protectors it is a rare reaction to the already rare situation of losing one's entire bloodline but somehow still surviving). It [[Captain Obvious|tends to be easier to work together if you have the same goals]]. |
** Human Protectors' ability to work together is probably a consequence of another of their quirks: a significantly heightened tendency to adopt the entire species as their bloodline (it seems to come naturally to human Protectors, whereas for Pak Protectors it is a rare reaction to the already rare situation of losing one's entire bloodline but somehow still surviving). It [[Captain Obvious|tends to be easier to work together if you have the same goals]]. |
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* ''[[Ringworld]]'' is inhabited by an unknown - but, given the size of the place, probably staggeringly large - number of hominid species, all descended from {{spoiler|Pak breeders}}. |
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* On [[Discworld]], dwarves are probably this (unless, of course, humans are a taller dwarf subspecies). The oldest lifeform is trolls, but they're biologically nothing like humans or dwarves, so meh. |
* On [[Discworld]], dwarves are probably this (unless, of course, humans are a taller dwarf subspecies). The oldest lifeform is trolls, but they're biologically nothing like humans or dwarves, so meh. |
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* [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''Friday''. "Living artifacts" (kobold dwarfs, men with four arms) are this trope, while "artificial persons" are genetically engineered humans. |
* [[Robert Heinlein]]'s ''Friday''. "Living artifacts" (kobold dwarfs, men with four arms) are this trope, while "artificial persons" are genetically engineered humans. |
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== Web Original == |
== Web Original == |
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* ''[[Orion's Arm]]'': Something like 80% of life is descended from humanity, but intentional modifications have caused so much divergence that two human descended terragens can be less alike than a human and a tree. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |
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