Pro-Human Transhuman: Difference between revisions

This character has been hit with a [[Viral Transformation]], [[Emergency Transformation]], become a [[Cyborg]], demon, magical creature, [[Alien]] or [[Tomato in the Mirror|discovers they were never human at all]]. Despite this, and regardless of any angst over [[What Have I Become?]], they decide that rather than go down the path of [[Transhuman Treachery]] and be a [[Smug Super]], [[Black Shirt]], or [[The Quisling]], they will do everything in their power to stay a part of humanity. And if their new species/transhuman fellows [[Anti-Human Alliance|are anti-human]], they will vow to protect humanity in a pseudo [[Faustian Rebellion]].

 

 

If the transformation is due to [[The Virus]], this requires copious [[Heroic Willpower]]. These characters can usually pull off a [[Sheep in Wolf's Clothing]] gambit. See also [[Monster Adventurers]]. Related to [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]], which refers to creatures that aren't former humans.

 

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[Claymore]]'', the eponymous warrior are [[Half-Human Hybrid|Half human half demon]] who choose to fight for humanity's sake. {{spoiler|Just about every one who finds out that the organization which transformed them does ''not'' have the best interests of the citizenry at heart ends up going rogue.}}

* In ''[[Trinity Blood]]'', Abel Nightroad is a Cruznik, a being that feeds upon vampires (and is thus two steps above humans in the [[Food Chain of Evil|food chain]]). That doesn't stop him from devoting his life to defending humanity, and using his relatively harmless default form to masquerade as a normal human. He is an interesting example of a Pro-Human Transhuman in that he was a [[Designer Baby]] and thus born a transhuman. {{spoiler|He was also originally quite anti-human.}}

* Kira in ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' is accidentally this, being a Coordinator fighting for an army consisting entirely of Naturals (in a war started to exterminate his kind!). Not really his intention: he only fights to protect his friends.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[DC Comics]] hero [[Metamorpho]].

* The Thing of [[Fantastic Four]].

 

== [[Film]] ==

== [[Literature]] ==

* Terry Pratchett's ''[[Discworld]]'':

* In [[Fred Saberhagen]]'s ''[[Berserker (Literature)|Berserker]]'' stories, Hilary Gage, an artificial intelligence designed to mimic every aspect of the human thought process, continues to think of "himself" as human, at least with respect to interstellar politics, despite being very much aware of the fact that "he" has no biological body parts. Later, he {{spoiler|downloads himself into a berserker warship's central AI, and has to make sure he maintains enough control to prevent the warship from continuing its fight against humanity.}}

* In ''[[Old Man's War]]'', the CDF consists almost entirely of elderly men and women [[Brain Uploading|downloaded]] into genetically enhanced pseudo-clones ([[Tyke Bomb|the rest]] is even less human). During boot camp one guy asks why they're bothering to defend baseline humanity when their new bodies are [[Evolutionary Levels|the next step in human evolution]]. [[Drill Sergeant Nasty|Sergeant Ruiz]] tells him he couldn't be more wrong, all the alien DNA in their genomes makes them sterile and thus an evolutionary "dead end". In fact one of the reasons for the advanced enlistment age is so most of the recruits would have grandkids back home they would want to protect from baby-eating aliens.

* In [http://www.karenetaylor.com/ Karen E. Taylor]'s ''[http://www.goodreads.com/series/65538-the-vampire-legacy Vampire Legacy]'' series, [[Vampire Detective]] Dierdre prefers working with humans to other vampires, despite the [[Fantastic Racism]] that carries.

 

* In ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'' the three main characters are a vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost who still care about humans and are trying to live as normally as they can.

* This happens a couple of times in the new ''[[Doctor Who]]'' with Cybermen who haven't been 100% perfectly converted. Specifically, in "Doomsday" converted Torchwood head Yvonne Hartman shoots a bunch of Cybermen while [[Madness Mantra|repeating]] "I did my duty for queen and country...I did my duty for queen and country..."

** In ''[[Kamen Rider 555]],'' Orphenochs are supposedly the next evolution of mankind, and the evil organization forces them to attack normal humans (in hopes of siring more Orphenochs. However, about one in a hundred can be transformed; most just ''turn to dust.'') Some just go nuts on their own. However, there's a trio of renegade Orphenochs living together ''[[Being Human (UK)]]-''style. The Rider suits were created by the bad guys, but are not themselves part of the transformation, though for the main Rider, {{spoiler|it turns out there's a very good reason he can use a [[Transformation Trinket]] that isn't supposed to work for humans.}}

 

* MasterBook RPG ''The World of Species'', based on the film ''[[Species]]''. Humans are injected with some of Sil's DNA, causing them to gain some of her abilities. This allows them to hunt down and destroy Sil's progeny, but they must constantly fight against the alien thoughts and personality traits generated by the DNA in their systems.

** It does actually vary by Chapter to Chapter on whether they're the protectors of humanity or the executioners of the Emperor's enemies. Chapters such as the Ultramarines, Space Wolves, Blood Angels, Imperial Fists, and Raven Guard give much more emphasis on protecting the Imperium's civilians, but the only chapter which places more emphasis on protecting humanity over killing the Emperor's enemies is the Salamanders.

** Chaos Space Marines on the other hand, almost all seek the favor of their dark gods for personal gain.

* If one plays [[Deus Ex: Human Revolution|Adam Jensen]] with a pacifist slant, this is how he identifies himself in {{spoiler|any of the four}} endings.

 

* People in ''[[Crimson Dark]]'' with lots of [[Cyborg|augs]], despite often [[Hollywood Cyborg|being less than 20% flesh]], still act just like normal humans.

* [[The Kingfisher]]: Vampirism doesn't make one inherently evil, but the pro-human vampires are few: mainly Helen, Vitus, Jack, Tristan, and Darren. Notably, some of the least powerful characters in the story.

 

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