Knowledge

List of fictional humanoid species in literature

Source 📝

390:
Created by Dr. Frankenstein, the Monster was stitched together from human flesh and organs originating from multiple sources. It is suggested that he retains some traits and muscle memory from the humans he was composed of. He is exceptionally large and strong, and can easily survive on food that is
89:
The Abh had been created with blue hair and a spatial-sensor organ on their forehead. The spatial-sensor organ is a compact visual organ with roughly 100 million receptors. It enables them to receive information via light from a headpiece known as an alpha. Unique to the Abh is the navigational lobe
480:
Men with the lower bodies of horses. There are only two known, Tagus the Night Horse/Horse-Man and Equinus the Spirit Horse. Tagus guards Avantia, and was put under an evil, corrupting curse cast by Malvel. Tom, the protagonist, along with his companion, Elenna, free Taguus from the curse. He later
688:
Reptilian beings that have three stages like an insect, egg, youngster, and the adult. They have beaks and black eyes with no pupils or eyelids. Their breath can put people in a dream-like state, and they hide their bodies with black cloaks. The Ra'zac dwell in Helgrind, the Gates of Death. At the
730:
Also known as Nephilim, are human-angel hybrids created by the angel Raziel, who poured his blood into a sacred object, the Mortal Cup, and declared that any who drank from it would become Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters are not nephilim in the traditional sense, as they are not the offspring of an
327:
The dwarves are the two races native to Alagaësia, the others being the dragons, or possibly the spirits. The dwarves went into many wars with the dragons. They dwell in the Beor Mountains. The other races, humans and Ra'zac, came from an unknown continent, while the elves and Urgals came from
689:
time when Eragon was living, there were only two Ra'zac left, though Galbatorix, the main antagonist, hid many Ra'zac eggs. Two of the eggs were destroyed at Helgrind. When it is 20 years, old, a Ra'zac becomes a lethrblaka, which resembles a bony, withered, Ra'zac-like dragon.
785:
Tall, purple humanoids that have no face, except for their large, green eyes that turn people to stone. Although they have no mouths, they can speak in beautiful, feminine voices. The only known Stone Charmer is Soltra. Soltra guards the golden breastplate in Series Two of
250:, the daevas founded the Daevite Empire that covered most of Eurasia, and remains a threat to humanity despite having long since fallen. Daevite history is inconsistent due to supernatural artifacts remaining that have changed the Daevite Empire's course of history through 411:
Diminutive humanoids no taller than the width of a human's hand, who had spurs on their heels that could deliver poison to a target. They lived for an average of ten human years, and were a natural species alongside humans on Earth in their
767:
Mystical beings that are summoned by magic users and others. They can use magic and take any form they desire. It is possible that they are native to Alagaësia, along with the dragons and dwarves.
92:
Their body has been modified to accommodate both high gravitational force and weightlessness. Their frame and circulatory system have also been adjusted to function under such conditions.
481:
helps them defeat Trillion the Three-Headed Lion, and he is later captured by Torgor the Minotaur. Equinus, however, is a true evil beast sent by Malvel. Equinus can turn people evil.
29: 47:. It is a collection of various notable humanoid species that are featured in text literature, including novels, short stories, and poems, but not originating in comics or other 1505: 1500: 1195: 812:
Resemble giants with spiraled horns. Urgals that become very tall are called Kulls. Urgals came from the same continent elves came from, Alalëa.
1210: 1737: 1485: 1085: 990: 507: 149:("It is said that the Blemmyes have no heads, and that their mouth and eyes are put in their chests"). The Blemmyes were said to live in 1490: 1190: 1180: 1627: 1429: 1376: 1654: 1366: 1348: 1343: 1310: 1526: 1396: 1328: 1305: 1275: 1205: 1170: 1612: 1295: 1160: 1215: 1659: 1561: 1333: 1265: 1260: 1128: 1597: 1451: 1300: 1245: 1200: 1165: 1607: 1338: 25: 1067: 642: 1250: 1185: 1118: 1041: 983: 1255: 749:
Humans that have merged with spirits and become evil. Known shades are Durza (originally Carsaib), and Varaug.
116: 1622: 836: 1589: 1424: 1419: 1381: 1031: 234:, is an extinct human cousin species who lived in matriarchal clan-based societies and regularly practiced 1664: 1531: 1446: 1414: 1358: 1090: 1046: 1674: 1439: 1320: 1270: 1135: 1077: 1023: 999: 976: 871: 33: 1712: 1707: 1702: 1434: 1287: 1237: 1152: 1100: 1617: 1371: 1227: 1095: 1013: 1569: 1521: 1409: 1222: 1123: 1110: 1051: 705: 127: 1404: 1386: 1175: 1036: 724: 288:, Nixa the Death Bringer guards one of the Amulet's shards. She can assume a ghost-like form. 1637: 847: 539: 528: 207: 1579: 1574: 333: 179: 8: 802: 757: 739: 678: 512: 317: 83: 28:
and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by
1686: 652: 600: 405: 293: 79: 44: 19: 889: 280:
Death bringers resemble bloated humanoids with four long tentacles. In Series Four of
807: 762: 744: 683: 322: 1679: 1669: 1602: 1551: 657: 621: 560: 451: 365: 338: 298: 74: 718: 699: 615: 573: 235: 158: 142: 121: 101: 968: 1649: 1642: 1456: 950: 922: 894: 841: 533: 399: 251: 224: 201: 48: 945: 594: 1731: 820: 631: 518: 185: 174: 826: 497: 432: 384: 378: 106: 917: 779: 663: 554: 491: 486: 474: 457: 426: 359: 344: 304: 274: 259: 243: 196: 636: 413: 247: 133:
Tribe which became fictionalized as a race of creatures believed to be
673: 579: 446: 1470: 549: 254:, a process the SCP Foundation works to prevent. Inspired from the 162: 134: 90:
that serves to process information from the spatial-sensor organ.
694: 421: 239: 138: 442: 150: 147:
Blemmyes traduntur capita abesse, ore et oculis pectore adfixis
610: 255: 166: 154: 589: 354: 872:
History of Blemmyes and nomads in southern Egypt and Nubia
998: 1729: 41:list of fictional humanoid species in literature 915: 943: 984: 991: 977: 887: 141:who had eyes and mouths on their chest. 1730: 972: 1738:Lists of fictional humanoid species 944:Grigori Karpin (December 7, 2021). 918:"SCP-140 - An Incomplete Chronicle" 13: 916:AssertiveRoland (April 15, 2018). 14: 1749: 643:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 391:difficult to digest for humans. 937: 909: 881: 865: 1: 1000:Lists of fictional life forms 858: 888:djkaktus (August 15, 2021). 7: 220:AssertiveRoland and others 43:, and is subsidiary to the 10: 1754: 23: 17: 1695: 1588: 1560: 1544: 1514: 1478: 1469: 1395: 1357: 1319: 1286: 1236: 1151: 1144: 1109: 1076: 1060: 1022: 1006: 731:angel and human pairing. 375:Frankenstein's Monster 1628:mythology and folklore 1196:live-action television 725:The Mortal Instruments 1527:Piscine and Amphibian 286:The Amulet of Avantia 165:, generally south of 145:writes of them that 30:adding missing items 1613:film and television 1211:animated television 803:Christopher Paolini 758:Christopher Paolini 740:Christopher Paolini 679:Christopher Paolini 513:Strugatsky brothers 318:Christopher Paolini 84:Banner of the Stars 1321:Non-human primates 876:Saudi Aramco World 848:Gulliver's Travels 706:Naturalis historia 601:War with the Newts 540:Gulliver's Travels 406:His Dark Materials 208:Gulliver's Travels 128:Naturalis historia 80:Crest of the Stars 45:lists of humanoids 20:Lists of humanoids 1725: 1724: 1721: 1720: 1713:Fictional deities 1540: 1539: 1465: 1464: 1452:Rabbits and hares 890:"Project PARAGON" 856: 855: 808:Inheritance Cycle 763:Inheritance Cycle 745:Inheritance Cycle 684:Inheritance Cycle 323:Inheritance Cycle 1745: 1708:Fictional demons 1703:Fictional angels 1558: 1557: 1476: 1475: 1191:live-action film 1181:prose and poetry 1149: 1148: 993: 986: 979: 970: 969: 963: 962: 960: 958: 941: 935: 934: 932: 930: 913: 907: 906: 904: 902: 885: 879: 878:, May/June 1998. 869: 792:The Golden Armor 658:J. R. R. Tolkien 622:The Nome Trilogy 561:The Time Machine 452:J. R. R. Tolkien 366:The Time Machine 339:J. R. R. Tolkien 299:J. R. R. Tolkien 98:Avian Americans 75:Hiroyuki Morioka 54: 53: 34:reliable sources 1753: 1752: 1748: 1747: 1746: 1744: 1743: 1742: 1728: 1727: 1726: 1717: 1691: 1643:Winged unicorns 1608:popular culture 1584: 1556: 1536: 1510: 1461: 1391: 1353: 1315: 1282: 1232: 1140: 1105: 1072: 1068:Frogs and toads 1056: 1018: 1002: 997: 967: 966: 956: 954: 942: 938: 928: 926: 914: 910: 900: 898: 886: 882: 870: 866: 861: 772:Stone Charmers 719:Cassandra Clare 616:Terry Pratchett 574:Terry Pratchett 570:Nac Mac Feegle 414:native universe 267:Death bringers 236:human sacrifice 230:The daevas, or 197:Brobdingnagians 143:Pliny the Elder 102:James Patterson 37: 22: 12: 11: 5: 1751: 1741: 1740: 1723: 1722: 1719: 1718: 1716: 1715: 1710: 1705: 1699: 1697: 1693: 1692: 1690: 1689: 1684: 1683: 1682: 1677: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1646: 1645: 1640: 1632: 1631: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1600: 1594: 1592: 1586: 1585: 1583: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1566: 1564: 1555: 1554: 1548: 1546: 1542: 1541: 1538: 1537: 1535: 1534: 1529: 1524: 1518: 1516: 1512: 1511: 1509: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1482: 1480: 1473: 1467: 1466: 1463: 1462: 1460: 1459: 1457:Rhinogradentia 1454: 1449: 1444: 1443: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1401: 1399: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1363: 1361: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1351: 1346: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1325: 1323: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1292: 1290: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1280: 1279: 1278: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1242: 1240: 1234: 1233: 1231: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1157: 1155: 1146: 1142: 1141: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1132: 1131: 1121: 1115: 1113: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1082: 1080: 1074: 1073: 1071: 1070: 1064: 1062: 1058: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1028: 1026: 1020: 1019: 1017: 1016: 1010: 1008: 1004: 1003: 996: 995: 988: 981: 973: 965: 964: 951:SCP Foundation 936: 923:SCP Foundation 908: 895:SCP Foundation 880: 863: 862: 860: 857: 854: 853: 851: 844: 842:Jonathan Swift 839: 833: 832: 830: 823: 818: 814: 813: 810: 805: 800: 796: 795: 783: 776: 773: 769: 768: 765: 760: 755: 751: 750: 747: 742: 737: 733: 732: 728: 721: 716: 715:Shadowhunters 712: 711: 709: 702: 697: 691: 690: 686: 681: 676: 670: 669: 667: 660: 655: 649: 648: 646: 639: 634: 628: 627: 625: 618: 613: 607: 606: 604: 597: 592: 586: 585: 583: 576: 571: 567: 566: 564: 557: 552: 546: 545: 543: 536: 534:Jonathan Swift 531: 525: 524: 522: 515: 510: 504: 503: 501: 494: 489: 483: 482: 478: 471: 468: 464: 463: 461: 454: 449: 439: 438: 436: 429: 424: 418: 417: 409: 402: 400:Philip Pullman 397: 396:Gallivespians 393: 392: 388: 381: 376: 372: 371: 369: 362: 357: 351: 350: 348: 341: 336: 330: 329: 325: 320: 315: 311: 310: 308: 301: 296: 290: 289: 278: 271: 268: 264: 263: 260:Zoroastrianism 252:retrocausality 232:Homo sanguinus 228: 225:SCP Foundation 221: 218: 214: 213: 211: 204: 202:Jonathan Swift 199: 193: 192: 190: 182: 177: 171: 170: 131: 124: 119: 113: 112: 110: 104: 99: 95: 94: 87: 77: 72: 68: 67: 64: 61: 58: 49:sequential art 18:Main article: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1750: 1739: 1736: 1735: 1733: 1714: 1711: 1709: 1706: 1704: 1701: 1700: 1698: 1694: 1688: 1685: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1672: 1671: 1668: 1666: 1663: 1661: 1658: 1656: 1653: 1651: 1648: 1644: 1641: 1639: 1638:Winged horses 1636: 1635: 1633: 1629: 1626: 1624: 1621: 1619: 1616: 1614: 1611: 1609: 1606: 1605: 1604: 1601: 1599: 1596: 1595: 1593: 1591: 1587: 1581: 1578: 1576: 1573: 1571: 1568: 1567: 1565: 1563: 1562:Alien species 1559: 1553: 1550: 1549: 1547: 1543: 1533: 1530: 1528: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1519: 1517: 1513: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1483: 1481: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1468: 1458: 1455: 1453: 1450: 1448: 1445: 1441: 1438: 1436: 1433: 1431: 1428: 1427: 1426: 1423: 1421: 1418: 1416: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1403: 1402: 1400: 1398: 1397:Miscellaneous 1394: 1388: 1385: 1383: 1380: 1378: 1375: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1364: 1362: 1360: 1356: 1350: 1347: 1345: 1342: 1340: 1337: 1335: 1332: 1330: 1327: 1326: 1324: 1322: 1318: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1285: 1277: 1274: 1273: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1206:animated film 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1178: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1154: 1150: 1147: 1143: 1137: 1134: 1130: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1122: 1120: 1119:Birds of prey 1117: 1116: 1114: 1112: 1108: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1075: 1069: 1066: 1065: 1063: 1059: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1042:Invertebrates 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1021: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1009: 1005: 1001: 994: 989: 987: 982: 980: 975: 974: 971: 953: 952: 947: 946:"Daevite Hub" 940: 925: 924: 919: 912: 897: 896: 891: 884: 877: 873: 868: 864: 852: 850: 849: 845: 843: 840: 838: 835: 834: 831: 829: 828: 824: 822: 821:J. K. Rowling 819: 816: 815: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799:Urgals/Kulls 798: 797: 793: 789: 784: 782: 781: 777: 774: 771: 770: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 753: 752: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 735: 734: 729: 727: 726: 722: 720: 717: 714: 713: 710: 708: 707: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 692: 687: 685: 682: 680: 677: 675: 672: 671: 668: 666: 665: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 650: 647: 645: 644: 640: 638: 635: 633: 632:Oompa-Loompas 630: 629: 626: 624: 623: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 608: 605: 603: 602: 598: 596: 593: 591: 588: 587: 584: 582: 581: 577: 575: 572: 569: 568: 565: 563: 562: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 547: 544: 542: 541: 537: 535: 532: 530: 527: 526: 523: 521: 520: 519:Noon Universe 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 505: 502: 500: 499: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 484: 479: 477: 476: 472: 469: 466: 465: 462: 460: 459: 455: 453: 450: 448: 444: 441: 440: 437: 435: 434: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 419: 415: 410: 408: 407: 403: 401: 398: 395: 394: 389: 387: 386: 382: 380: 377: 374: 373: 370: 368: 367: 363: 361: 358: 356: 353: 352: 349: 347: 346: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 331: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 313: 312: 309: 307: 306: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 291: 287: 283: 279: 277: 276: 272: 269: 266: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 246:. Before the 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 227: 226: 222: 219: 216: 215: 212: 210: 209: 205: 203: 200: 198: 195: 194: 191: 188: 187: 186:The Borrowers 183: 181: 178: 176: 175:The Borrowers 173: 172: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 136: 132: 130: 129: 125: 123: 120: 118: 115: 114: 111: 108: 105: 103: 100: 97: 96: 93: 88: 85: 81: 78: 76: 73: 70: 69: 65: 62: 59: 56: 55: 52: 50: 46: 42: 35: 31: 27: 21: 16: 1495: 1086:Crocodilians 957:February 21, 955:. Retrieved 949: 939: 929:February 22, 927:. Retrieved 921: 911: 899:. Retrieved 893: 883: 875: 867: 846: 827:Harry Potter 825: 791: 787: 778: 723: 704: 662: 641: 620: 599: 578: 559: 538: 529:Lilliputians 517: 498:Harry Potter 496: 473: 456: 433:Harry Potter 431: 404: 385:Frankenstein 383: 379:Mary Shelley 364: 343: 303: 285: 281: 273: 231: 223: 206: 184: 146: 126: 107:Maximum Ride 91: 40: 38: 26:dynamic list 15: 1696:Theological 1506:Video games 1311:Video games 1216:video games 788:Beast Quest 780:Beast Quest 775:Adam Blade 664:legendarium 595:Karel Čapek 555:H. G. Wells 492:J.K Rowling 487:House elves 475:Beast Quest 470:Adam Blade 458:legendarium 427:J.K Rowling 360:H. G. Wells 345:legendarium 305:legendarium 282:Beast Quest 275:Beast Quest 270:Adam Blade 244:thaumaturgy 180:Mary Norton 137:(headless) 1687:Werewolves 1623:literature 1501:Television 1496:Literature 1425:Musteloids 1420:Marsupials 1382:Pachyderms 1377:Literature 1349:Television 1344:Literature 1306:Literature 1266:Television 1261:Literature 1171:Literature 1061:Amphibians 1032:Arthropods 859:References 637:Roald Dahl 467:Horse-men 248:Common Era 135:acephalous 39:This is a 24:This is a 1675:by region 1590:Legendary 1580:Symbionts 1575:Parasites 1570:Humanoids 1532:Reptilian 1471:Humanoids 1447:Pinnipeds 1430:animation 1415:Cetaceans 1367:Animation 1359:Ungulates 1329:Animation 1296:Animation 1276:animation 1246:Animation 1201:animation 1161:Animation 1129:animation 1091:Dinosaurs 1047:Parasites 695:Sciapodes 580:Discworld 508:Leoniders 447:Halflings 86:serieses 1732:Category 1680:Dhampirs 1670:Vampires 1665:Mermaids 1634:Equines 1552:Cryptids 1515:Specific 1440:Raccoons 1271:Big cats 1136:Penguins 1078:Reptiles 754:Spirits 550:Morlocks 328:Alalëa. 163:Ethiopia 139:monsters 117:Blemmyes 57:Species 1660:Hybrids 1603:Dragons 1598:By type 1479:General 1435:Badgers 1288:Rodents 1238:Felines 1153:Canines 1145:Mammals 1101:Turtles 1024:Animals 901:May 28, 736:Shades 443:Hobbits 422:Goblins 334:Dwarves 240:slavery 189:series 109:series 60:Author 1655:Giants 1650:Ghosts 1486:Comics 1372:Horses 1334:Comics 1301:Comics 1251:Comics 1228:Wolves 1186:comics 1166:Comics 1096:Snakes 1014:Plants 1007:Plants 837:Yahoos 817:Veela 674:Ra'zac 314:Dwarf 256:daevas 242:, and 217:Daeva 151:Africa 66:Notes 1618:games 1545:Other 1522:Avian 1410:Bears 1223:Foxes 1124:Ducks 1111:Birds 1052:Worms 700:Pliny 611:Nomes 590:Newts 294:Elves 167:Egypt 161:, or 155:Nubia 153:, in 122:Pliny 63:Work 32:with 1491:Film 1405:Bats 1387:Pigs 1339:Film 1256:Film 1176:Dogs 1037:Fish 959:2022 931:2022 903:2022 653:Orcs 355:Eloi 159:Kush 71:Abh 258:of 1734:: 948:. 920:. 892:. 874:, 794:. 790:, 416:. 284:, 262:. 238:, 169:. 157:, 82:, 51:. 992:e 985:t 978:v 961:. 933:. 905:. 445:/ 36:.

Index

Lists of humanoids
dynamic list
adding missing items
reliable sources
lists of humanoids
sequential art
Hiroyuki Morioka
Crest of the Stars
Banner of the Stars
James Patterson
Maximum Ride
Blemmyes
Pliny
Naturalis historia
acephalous
monsters
Pliny the Elder
Africa
Nubia
Kush
Ethiopia
Egypt
The Borrowers
Mary Norton
The Borrowers
Brobdingnagians
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels
SCP Foundation
human sacrifice

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.