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* The Website/SCPFoundation has a bunch of these but the most well-known example is SCP-049, the PlagueDoctor. He ''looks'' like a man in traditional plague doctor garb, but it turns out the "garb" actually [[BodyHorror grew from his body over time]] and is thus more of a ClothingAppendage. Not only that, but he does not require food or sleep, cannot age and he [[TouchOfDeath kills anyone he touches]], capable of bringing them back as... [[OurZombiesAreDifferent less than human creatures]] after "curing" them. Despite all of this, his skeletal structure is stated to be at least human-''like''.

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* The Website/SCPFoundation Website/SCPFoundation:
** Dr. Clef, the Foundation's expert on killing reality warpers, is a mystery. His face can't be photographed or recorded and is replaced by random objects or animal heads if you try. His personnel file says that he
has one blue eye, one green eye, and one brown eye, and nobody ever notices anything weird about that. He has made many contradictory claims about his backstory, including claiming to be the Devil. Even the author has made some confusing statements about him like saying that he was a bunch of these teenager when he fathered SCP-166 with a nature goddess he later killed, but also stating that he was present in the most well-known example is Garden of Eden, which he would have had to been much older than a teen for that to make sense.
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SCP-049, the PlagueDoctor. He ''looks'' like a man in traditional plague doctor garb, but it turns out the "garb" actually [[BodyHorror grew from his body over time]] and is thus more of a ClothingAppendage. Not only that, but he does not require food or sleep, cannot age and he [[TouchOfDeath kills anyone he touches]], capable of bringing them back as... [[OurZombiesAreDifferent less than human creatures]] after "curing" them. Despite all of this, his skeletal structure is stated to be at least human-''like''.
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-->'''Lurcio''': Is he ''human?''
-->'''Captain Bilius''': Almost. That's Gorgo the Invincible.
* ''Film/{{Us}}'': It's never revealed exactly what the Tethered are, where they came from (other than a vague HandWave about a government conspiracy), or how they've kept going all this time on their own. They're flesh and blood, they can die like any other human, but their pain tolerance is insanely high, they show virtually no emotional responses other than occasional aggression, and lash out violently at the slightest provocation.

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-->'''Lurcio''': -->'''Lurcio:''' Is he ''human?''
-->'''Captain Bilius''':
''human?''\\
'''Captain Bilius:'''
Almost. That's Gorgo the Invincible.
* ''Film/{{Us}}'': ''Film/Us2019'': It's never revealed exactly what the Tethered are, where they came from (other than a vague HandWave about a government conspiracy), or how they've kept going all this time on their own. They're flesh and blood, they can die like any other human, but their pain tolerance is insanely high, they show virtually no emotional responses other than occasional aggression, and lash out violently at the slightest provocation.
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* Magnifico from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish}}'' appears to just be a very powerful human wizard. However, there are hints he may be some kind of HumanAlien or a fallen star like Star. He's over a hundred years old and looks like he's in his forties, but it's possible he has magical means of artificially staying young rather than having a naturally long lifespan. He mentions being from a place very far from Rosas and most notably at one point in his VillainSong he claims that his genes come from outer space.
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* In Webcomic/BobAndGeorge, when NA Mynd appears, the other characters question whether Mynd is a human, a robot, or a cyborg. The ambiguity comes from how human many of the robots look and how Mynd himself has his sprite derived from the robotic Sigma.
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Moving from the Anime & Manga folder.

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* In ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', the bathhouse is full of employees who ''look'' human, but the shocked reactions to the definitely-human Chihiro being in their world indicate that humans being around is a ''very'' rare thing. All of the employees are supernatural beings transformed for the job, but what they all are is unspecified. We learn that Haku is [[spoiler:a river spirit]], but that's it. The owner of the bath house, Yubaba, is just as uncertain. She appears human save for a large head (which could be chalked up to odd anime design style) but can perform magic, transform into a birdlike creature, and has a baby that also appears human but is as large as she is and can talk like an adult. Her twin sister, Zeneba, looks identical, also has magic powers, and lives in what's implied to be the world of the dead.
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* ''WebVideo/WhiteStagEducation'': The Strangers are humanoids whose faces are said to be hidden behind animal masks, and the church service alludes to the idea that they may be immortal. If their training video can be trusted, the Grandwood Park Rangers classify the Strangers as "bipedal organisms" with their own species name. It also reveals the Strangers communicate by whistling, with it being likened to animal calls. Overall, they are framed as predatory animals more than as people, but it is mentioned that they do supposedly have souls.
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* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2166906 Wild Child AU]]" is an alternate take on the Franchise/MonsterVerse where Godzilla essentially adopts Madison Russell after the battle against the [=MUTOs=] because he assumes that her parents died in the battle. As a result of spending prolonged time with Godzilla, Maddie experiences subtle mutations from exposure to his radiation, allowing her to actually understand the Titans' language, absorb a degree of radiation without harm, and even survive underwater for prolonged periods, as well as manifest scales and bioluminescent freckles. When she finally reunites with her father and brother, these changes are significant enough that she accepts a decision to be classified as a Titan rather than a human, allowing her to alternate between staying with Godzilla or visiting her human family if she chooses.

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* "[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2166906 Wild Child AU]]" ''Fanfic/WildChildAU'' is an alternate take on the Franchise/MonsterVerse where Godzilla essentially adopts Madison Russell after the battle against the [=MUTOs=] because he assumes that her parents died in the battle. As a result of spending prolonged time with Godzilla, Maddie experiences subtle mutations from exposure to his radiation, allowing her to actually understand the Titans' language, absorb a degree of radiation without harm, and even survive underwater for prolonged periods, as well as manifest scales and bioluminescent freckles. When she finally reunites with her father and brother, these changes are significant enough that she accepts a decision to be classified as a Titan rather than a human, allowing her to alternate between staying with Godzilla or visiting her human family if she chooses.
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no matter what he is, he's clearly not a human nor is he implied to be


** In general, animal characters in the world of Shrek are able to stand and walk on two legs while retaining their normal animal form. In contrast, The Wolf bounty hunter stands out due to his bigger and more humanoid form, making him look like a werewolf. [[spoiler:It is ultimately revealed that he is the physical incarnation of [[TheGrimReaper Death itself]], throwing all ambiguity out of the window.]]

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