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'''Spike''': I'll fake it!|''[[Transformers Generation 1|The Transformers]]'' - "Hoist Goes Hollywood"}}
 
Much like the [[Token Non -Human]], with a slight twist; in this case, almost the entire cast consists of non-humans, leaving only a single [[Token Human]] to round things out. He (or less commonly she) will be among a cast of [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]], [[Robot Buddies]], [[Starfish Aliens]] or other, similar beings. Sometimes, the cast will have to make allowances for their [[Token Human]] friend's [[Puny Earthlings|human failings]]; at other times, some human ability (such as the ability to reach the top shelf, or to immerse oneself in water safely, or simply an immunity to a deadly alien poison) will come in very handy at some point in the plot. These characters often tend to be [[The Hero]] (fantastic variant of [[All -American Face]]) or [[The Scrappy]]. (or in particularly bad cases, both) Sometimes they're only [[Ambiguously Human]].
 
Generally results from the fact that [[Most Writers Are Human]].
 
If they're in a [[Five -Man Band]], it's probably a [[Five Token Band]].
 
See also [[Fantastic Sapient Species Tropes]] and [[Not Quite Human]]. Compare and contrast [[Token Non -Human]] and [[Token Minority]], as the situation in these universes is more or less the same as those tropes would be in ours. May or may not be an [[Unfazed Everyman]], depending on how they react to their circumstances. If the nonhumans are animal-like, may be a case of [[Lions and Tigers And Humans Oh My]]. Tends to be either [[The Load]] or a [[Badass Normal]]
 
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== [[Anime and Manga]] ==
* ''[[Shirokuma Cafe]]'' has Sasako, the cafe's sole waitress and Mr. Handa, the zookeeper. The cafe is run by a polar bear and the zoo employs the majority of the cafe's animal patrons.
* This is half the premise of ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]''<ref>the other half being [[Unwanted Harem]]</ref>: A human gets enrolled in a school for monsters (Although they are [[Cute Monster Girl|CuteMonsterGirls]]).
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Sensei/Modern Lit]] is the only significant human in [[Upotte]]. All the other characters are anthropomorphized guns.
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Fan Works]]: ==
* [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]] becomes this in ''[[Turnabout Storm (Fanfic)|Turnabout Storm]]'' after getting summoned to [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|Equestria]] (allegedly by mistake), becoming the first human to have ever laid feet on Ponyville, much to his chagrin. {{spoiler|He doesn't get to stay alone for long though.}}
{{quote| '''Phoenix:''' Ugh... I've never felt like such a minority in my life!}}
 
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* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' has Mermaidman and Barnacleboy. (Not counting the human characters in [[The Movie]]) Why are they the size of fish? [[Fridge Brilliance|Well, Mermaidman has a shrink ray, doesn't he?]]
* ''[[Chowder]]'' has the [[Author Avatar]].
* Adam Lyon from ''[[My Gym PartnersPartner's a Monkey (Animation)|My Gym Partners a Monkey]]''.
* Mac, Frankie, and Madame Foster are the only three humans who frequent [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]. Goo shows up occasionally.
* ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'' has Finn. All the other humanoid characters are either [[Ambiguously Human]] or are [[Not Quite Human]], some of which even call Finn human.
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