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{{trope}}
'''Xenophile''': a person who likes foreigners or things foreign [from Greek, from xeno- + -phile]. And by foreigners,
Aliens can be [[Intrigued
Note, This is not about a character who is attracted to aliens in another way... there's [[Boldly Coming|a different trope]] for that, although the two can easily be combined. Contrast [[Aliens Are Bastards]]. Also contrast [[Absolute Xenophobe]]. Again, aliens-liking-human-culture examples are a different trope and belong in [[Intrigued
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The eponymous character from ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]''.
* Ellie Arroway from ''[[Contact]]'', both the book and the movie - at least when it comes to the ''idea'' of aliens and how to make contact with them.
* Several main characters in ''[[Avatar]]'' are this to some degree.
* In ''[[Enemy Mine (
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▲* In ''[[Enemy Mine (Film)|Enemy Mine]]'', a human and a Drac pilot who are on opposites sides of an space war learn to set aside their racial and political differences to survive on a hostile planet. They start out trying to kill each other, but become good friends.
** Considering they number MANY nonhumans as friends, it's definite.
* Willis E. Davidge, from Barry Longyear's ''
* A few different characters in [[Larry Niven]]'s ''Known Space'' books. Beowulf Schaeffer and Louis Wu come to mind. At least one of them explicitly referred to himself as a xenophile.
* Many of [[Doctor Who
▲== Live Action TV ==
* Daniel Jackson of ''[[Stargate SG
▲* Many of [[Doctor Who (TV)|The Doctor]]'s companions seem to end up like this, so caught up with time travel they don't want to go back to their own time.
* Several human, alien-wannabes in ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' and ''[[Alien Nation (TV series)|Alien Nation]]''.
▲* Daniel Jackson of ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'', seemingly much more at home interacting with the many different cultures and races he's met through the Stargate than he ever is on Earth. He is an anthropologist, after all.
* Some among both Minbari and Humans are starting to become interested in each other's cultures in [[Babylon
▲* Several human, alien-wannabes in ''[[Earth Final Conflict]]'' and ''[[Alien Nation (TV)|Alien Nation]]''.
▲* Some among both Minbari and Humans are starting to become interested in each other's cultures in [[Babylon Five]] though many remain resentful.
* Jadzia in [[Deep Space 9]] gets along with Ferengi, humans, and not least klingons.
** Sisko meanwhile seems to love Bajoran culture to the point that he decides to build a house there.
▲== [[Tabletop RPG]] ==
* "Xenophilia" is one of the possible disadvantages in ''[[GURPS]]'' (applying to anyone exotic, not just nonhumans). It's a disadvantage because it makes you trust potentially nasty creatures more than you should. ▼
* ''[[Warhammer 40 K]]'': this is something the Inquisition works very hard to avert. Many citizens are attracted to the Tau's "Greater good" philosophy and occasionally less brutal treatment of its own citizens, while a very small amount of the Adeptus Mechanicus consider the Necrons holy warriors (it doesn't help that the Omnissiah is possibly the Necron's own omnicidal deity). ▼
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
▲* "Xenophilia" is one of the possible disadvantages in ''[[GURPS]]'' (applying to anyone exotic, not just nonhumans). It's a disadvantage because it makes you trust potentially nasty creatures more than you should.
▲* ''[[Warhammer 40
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Yeoman Kelly Chambers in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' is thoroughly fascinated by all aliens, which is rather untypical for a member of the pro-human extremist organization Cerberus.
** However, she says that pro-human does not necessarily mean anti-alien.
* In ''[[Galactic Civilizations]] II'', when culture suddenly booms it's credited to/blamed on the Xenophiles (Depending on whether your planets are deep in someone else's territory, or theirs are in yours)
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