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A subtrope of this is [[Planet Terra]]. |
A subtrope of this is [[Planet Terra]]. |
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== General == |
== General == |
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* "Terran" (from the Latin ''Terra'', "Earth") is probably the most popular choice by far, which crept into all kinds of settings, from ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' to ''[[Blake's 7]]'' to ''[[StarCraft]]'', along with [[wikipedia:Terran|other examples]]. It probably got popular because it sounds like [[Planet of Hats|what you might call some alien race]], and, at some point, wasn't immediately recognisable as "Earth", so it feels "alien". "Terran" also [[Rule of Cool|sounds cooler]] than "Human". |
* "Terran" (from the Latin ''Terra'', "Earth") is probably the most popular choice by far, which crept into all kinds of settings, from ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' to ''[[Blake's 7]]'' to ''[[StarCraft]]'', along with [[wikipedia:Terran|other examples]]. It probably got popular because it sounds like [[Planet of Hats|what you might call some alien race]], and, at some point, wasn't immediately recognisable as "Earth", so it feels "alien". "Terran" also [[Rule of Cool|sounds cooler]] than "Human". |
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** The term "humanoid" refers to anything relatively human-shaped (bipedal, upright, two arms, one head), including [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]], [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]], and denizens of the [[Uncanny Valley]]. Sentience and genetic relation to humankind are not required. |
** The term "humanoid" refers to anything relatively human-shaped (bipedal, upright, two arms, one head), including [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]], [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]], and denizens of the [[Uncanny Valley]]. Sentience and genetic relation to humankind are not required. |
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== Anime |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' gives us the title of ''Pekoponjin'', because they refer to Earth as "Pekopon". In the manga it was "Pokopen", a rather nasty Japanese word for the Chinese, which was changed for obvious reasons. |
* ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' gives us the title of ''Pekoponjin'', because they refer to Earth as "Pekopon". In the manga it was "Pokopen", a rather nasty Japanese word for the Chinese, which was changed for obvious reasons. |
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* In ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'', humans and miniaturized Zentradi are known as "Microns" ("Micronians" in ''[[Robotech]]''). |
* In ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'', humans and miniaturized Zentradi are known as "Microns" ("Micronians" in ''[[Robotech]]''). |
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== Comic Books == |
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* ''[[2000 AD]]'''s alien Editor-In-Chief, Tharg the Mighty, refers to humans as "Earthlets." |
* ''[[2000 AD]]'''s alien Editor-In-Chief, Tharg the Mighty, refers to humans as "Earthlets." |
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* In the original [[Marvel Comics]] version of the [[Transformers]], the Autobots would refer to us as humans, while the Decepticons used the more derogatory "fleshling". |
* In the original [[Marvel Comics]] version of the [[Transformers]], the Autobots would refer to us as humans, while the Decepticons used the more derogatory "fleshling". |