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Some anthropologists [[Wild Mass Guessing|have speculated]] that the tendency to imagine any foriegn intruders who are different from us as [[Elves Versus Dwarves]] is hard-wired, like the theory that humans are hard-wired to imagine [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragons]] because of our [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|bad experience]] with snakes. By this logic, we have an innate tendency to classify "powerful" cultures as inscrutable, slender ([[The Greys|tall]] and/or [[Little Green Men|diminutive]]) beings who were [[Magical Native American|here before us]], have better tools and are [[Witch Species|not to be messed with]],<ref>([[Humans Are Bastards|i.e. us]]. All of which traits were [[Older Than They Think|once attributed]] to pygmies and other neolithic tribes by their Iron Age neighbors)</ref> versus [[Our Dwarves Are All the Same|swarthy, hairy fellows]] who are industrious, engage in untouchable occupations such as mining, and are migrants. [[Space Elves]] would thus occupy an extreme niche in the spectrum.

These are beings that fill the same function as [[The Fair Folk]] in the story or in popular consciousness, except that they (usually) [[Eldritch Abomination|Descended From Outer Space]]. This is ''very commonly'' associated with [[The Greys]], although not always. [[Little Green Men]] can replace [[Leprechaun|Leprechauns]]. [[Alien Abduction]] may take the place of a [[Changeling Tale]]. When they aren't snatching up our children, [[Year Outside, Hour Inside|unnaturally extending our lifespans]], or performing mystic rites on us for shits and giggles and impregnating our virginal ''(swear to god!)'' women-folk, thus leading to [[Half Human Hybrids]]. They may be [[Sufficiently Advanced]], or [[Ancient Astronauts|older than the hills]]. See also [[Time Abyss]]. One thing Type 3's share in common is they are invariably [[Blue and Orange Morality|Inscrutable]]. See also [[Telepathic Spacemen]].

An oddly specific and [[Older Than They Think|not-so-recent]] phenomenon. For some reason, certain Space Elves tend to manifest as an [[Always Female]] [[Green -Skinned Space Babe]] with [[Psychic Powers]]. Sometimes known as "blue hotties", they're more likely to be [[Good Colors, Evil Colors|blue than green]].<ref>Possibly because of the "[[Little Green Men]]" stigma about [[Sci Fi Ghetto|science fiction]], and the fact that green skin is more likely than blue to look like you have a horrible fungal infection.</ref> Sometimes they are part of a [[Matriarchy|Sexy Matriarchy]]. Examples of "Type B" need not be listed separately, but are worth noting where found: e.g. Type 1-B [http://well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider050.html here] or Type 2-B [[Avatar (Film)|here]]. It is a reoccurring theme in several works and universes that all seem to be referencing [[Homage|each other]].

* Unaging. Physically beautiful. Able to read minds and control the emotions of others. [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|Pure evil.]] ''[[The Draka|Homo drakensis]]'' is possibly the only literary example of Space ''Drow''.

* The chieri from [[Marion Zimmer Bradley|Marion Zimmer Bradley's]] ''[[Darkover]]'' series. [[Space Elves]] bordering on [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]], they possess lifespans reaching into thousands of years and extraordinary [[Psychic Powers|psionic abilities]]. They were once a spacefaring people, but have since gone into "retirement" on the titular planet. Can get somewhat pedantic when dealing with humans. The chieri are the ulimate in [[One -Gender Race|hermaphrodites]] with each individual able to physically shift from male to female (or remaining somewhere in the middle) depending on what is going on in their sex lives. However, this overly-complicated reproductive model (completing a gender switch in perfect sync with one's partner can be tricky in the heat of the moment) has resulted in a dwindling population problem that neither their powers nor their technology seemed able to fix. They have a [[Half -Human Hybrid|noticeably easier time procreating with humans]], and indeed the offspring of these unions often have some of their chieri parent's traits, notably atypically powerful (for humans) [[Psychic Powers|psionics]] and exceptional longevity. However, they may also manifest the chieri's gender-swapping trait, which has led to some families with chieri blood warning against homosexual relations because "If you lie down with a man, you may rise up as a woman!"

* [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Betazoids]] are a race of [[Closer to Earth]] [[Telepathy|telepaths]]. Like Spock, [[The Chick|Troi]] was a [[Half -Human Hybrid]], but rather than promoting [[Straw Vulcan|detached logic]], her entire job was to [[Inverted Trope|help everyone be more in touch with their emotions]]. If Ambassador [[Grande Dame|Lwaxana]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Troi]] was any indication, Betazoids saw themselves as the Federations's own planet of [[Planet of Hats|planet of]] [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Manic Pixie Dream Elves.]]