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You'd think that alien species would be radically different -- insectoids, three-legged wombats, [[Mega Neko|giant cats]], etc. -- but the effects budget only allows for latex and makeup, so we get humans with brow ridges, humans with extra nostrils, humans with [[Pointy Ears]], humans with bony protrusions, and so on.
[[Gene Roddenberry]] gave more reasons for this in an interview once. Budget constraints aside, if you try to make aliens look completely alien, you'll firstly make them look ridiculous (cf. ''[[
The [[Anime]] equivalent is the alien with [[Pointy Ears]], [[Facial Markings|colorful facial markings]], or [[Little Bit Beastly|cutesy animal-like traits]].
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* The Coneheads from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' were conceived as a parody of the '50s B-movie Rubber Forehead Alien.
* Played straight in '' [[Hyperdrive]]''.
* Some of the aliens in ''[[
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** On the technical side, the developers of Mass Effect admit that their alien designs were limited to bipeds with human proportions because of the Unreal engine's combat system. In fact, even the tridactyl, digitigrade Turians are still built on a human skeleton.
* In the ''[[Star Ocean]]'' games, Nedians and Expellians are identical to humans, while Roakians all have tails (and there are "Lesser Fellpool" who are more similar to cats, including [[Catgirl|cat ears]]. Interestingly, Roddick makes sure the Earthlings know that they're related to cats rather than monkeys, seeming to indicate that they descended from them. The third game introduced a bunch more alien species, some of which are humanoid dolphins, dwarves and such, others of which look practically identical to humans.
* Miriam in ''[[Shining Force]] Feather'' might be a living [[Lampshade Hanging]]. She meets our protagonists and is immediately amazed, as she hasn't ever seen a human before. Never mind that Miriam is an elf, and that the only difference between her and Jin are her pointy ears, slanted eyes, and skinnier build. One scene later, she meets Alfin and is equally wowed, as she's never seen a Core Unit before, despite that Core Units are... [[Ridiculously
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