Loads and Loads of Races: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Bleach]]'' features, in addition to normal humans, the human-variant [[The Grim Reaper|Shinigami]], [[Our Ghosts Are Different|normal spirits]], [[The Heartless|Hollows]], and Quincies, in addition to the synthetic Modsouls and artificial human Nemu. Arrancar are Hollow-Shinigami hybrids, Visoreds are Shinigami-Hollow hybrids. Fulbringers are spiritually-aware humans that were 'infected' with Hollow spirit energy, but have their own abilities added to the mix. Sajin Komamura falls under [[Petting Zoo People]], although it's not clear if this counts as a race or a curse. The anime adds in the [[Our Vampires Are Different|Bounts]] and later on introduces the Tojo, prisoners of [[Hell]], for a movie tie-in.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has 4 basic races: Humans, [[Youkai]], Hellas race([[Ambiguously Brown|dark skinned]]) and [[Funny Animal|Animal]] [[Petting Zoo People|People]] from the [[Magical Land|Magic World]]. The human races are then subdivided in many different kinds ''and'' varying in all points of the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]].

 

== [[Film]] ==

* The ''[[Master of Orion]]'' series started with ten races, and added several more in the second game. In the third game, a boatload more were added and several existing races were downgraded to non-playable.

** Sister game ''[[Master of Magic]]'' (seeing a pattern?) also has lots of races, but no sequels

* The ''[[Galactic Civilizations]]'' series. In the original version of Galactic Civilizations 2, the races were pretty similar, only differentiated by hardcoded reactions (the Drengin and the Torians hate each other, for example) and racial bonuses. However, in the newer expansions, races got Super Abilities and, in the Twilight of the Arnor expansion, unique tech trees. Yes, a game with ~14 separate races which includes unique tech trees.

* The ''[[Warlords]]'' series, and its spinoff ''Warlords Battlecry''. ''WBC1'' had nine races (Human, Dwarf, Undead, Barbarian, Minotaur, Orc, High Elf, Wood Elf, Dark Elf), arranged on a chart whose columns were "civilized", "barbaric", and "magical" and whose rows were "good", "neutral", and "evil". ''WBC2'' added three new races, which can be unofficially sorted into a new "chaotic" column: Fey, Dark Dwarves, and Daemons. ''WBC3'' almost completely abandoned the theme, splitting Humans into Empire and Knights and adding Ssrathi ([[Mayincatec]] [[Snake People]]), Swarm, and Plaguelords. By the end of the series, that's a grand total of 16 almost completely unique factions drawn from 11 races (of which there are three kinds of human, three kinds of elf, and two kinds of dwarf), with hardly a shared unit or building to be found.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' features loads and loads of one-off NPCs with [[Funny Animal|animal]] or other demihuman features, along with a few named (or not-quite-named) major races. It almost gives [[Animal Crossing]] a run for its money. Only two major PCs are unequivocally normal humans.

* ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' has the [[Five Races]] as playable characters, but NPCs? Hoo, boy. There are at least a dozen NPC and enemy races, most of them added in the original game, ''Rise of The Zilart'', and ''Treasures of Aht Urghan''.

* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', when considered as a whole. Any given game has no more than five races, but consider the range, from human-like Hylians (the PC race, distinct from humans [[Depending on the Writer|in some games but not others]]), Kokiri and Gerudo to less human-like Gorons, Zora, Deku, Rito ([[Word of God|confirmed decedents of the Zora]]), Korok (evolved Kokiri), Minish, Twili, Subrosians, Tokay, and a few others. Also, there are myriad monstrous races including: Lizalfos, Skull Kids, Armos, the undead Stalfos, Redead, Gidbo, Poe, and Garo, Moblin... The list goes on.

* ''[[Suikoden]]'' does this (usually using some kind of animal as a basis) on account of having [[108]] characters in [[Loads and Loads of Characters|EVERY game]]. To ensure [[Cast of Snowflakes|variety]], the series has Kobolds (dog people), [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Nei-Kobolds]] (cat people), Lizard people, duck people, wingers, a race of beavers, mermaids, purpoises. Some argue if the Cyndar/Sindar people are a separate race or a lost civilization. Other characters such as Jeane, Zerase etc have also been argued if they are entirely human. Every game seems to add at least one more race to the count.

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* Most species of animal exist as humanoid beings in ''[[Nexus Gate]]''. Most cultures we have in real life are represented with fictional counterparts as well.

* Any given forum RP with fantasy aspects. Typical inclusions appear to be vampire, werewolf, shapechanger, elemental, fairy, demon, elf, along with one or more of the following: mermaid, selkie, phoenix, or any other magical creature common to preteen fantasy novels. Also typically includes the disclaimer "If you want to add another just ask."