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'&curl=' + encodeURIComponent(confirmation_url) : "") + (fb_token ? '&fb_token=' + encodeURIComponent(fb_token) : "") + (groupname ? '&groupname=' + groupname : "") + (video_id ? '&video_id=' + encodeURIComponent(video_id) : ""); fetch(url) .then(response => response.text()) .then(html => { modalBox.innerHTML = html; // Find and execute scripts const scripts = modalBox.querySelectorAll('script'); scripts.forEach(script => { const newScript = document.createElement('script'); newScript.type = 'text/javascript'; if (script.src) { newScript.src = script.src; // Wait for Dropzone.js to load before adding the imguploader.js if(newScript.src.includes('/design/js/dropzone.js')) { newScript.onload = function() { // Now load the imguploader.js script const img_uploader_script = document.createElement('script'); img_uploader_script.type = 'text/javascript'; img_uploader_script.src = "/design/js/imguploader.js"; img_uploader_script.onload = function (){ myAwesomeDropzone = new Dropzone("#myAwesomeDropzone", { url: "/ajax/uploadImg.php" }); } document.body.appendChild(img_uploader_script); } } } else { newScript.textContent = script.textContent; } // Remove the old script and add the new one script.parentNode.removeChild(script); modalBox.appendChild(newScript); }); if(call_back) { call_back(); } }); if(show_modal_loaded == false){ // Kill modal if blackout is clicked modalBox.addEventListener('click', function(e) { if (e.target === e.currentTarget) { kill_modal(); } }); } show_modal_loaded = true; } // Modal kill function function kill_modal() { console.log("killing modal"); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('active'); // Replace the content directly with the new loading graphic modalBox.innerHTML = '<div class="modal-loading-graphic"></div>'; } // Modal "loading" mode, without killing function pause_modal() { var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.add('hidden'); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('paused'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } function unpause_modal() { const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.remove('paused'); var modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal'); if(!modal) modal = document.querySelector('#modal-box'); modal.classList.remove('hidden'); const loadingGraphic = document.querySelector('#modal-box > div.modal-loading-graphic'); if (loadingGraphic) { modalBox.removeChild(loadingGraphic); } } // COMPONENT: LOAD GRAPHIC function show_loader() { console.log("Displaying loading graphic"); kill_modal(); const modalBox = document.getElementById('modal-box'); modalBox.classList.add('active'); const loadingGraphic = document.createElement('div'); loadingGraphic.className = 'modal-loading-graphic'; modalBox.appendChild(loadingGraphic); } // TOGGLE NOTES function togglenote(id){ var ele=object(id); var state = ele.style.display; if(state=='none') ele.style.display='inline'; if(state=='inline')ele.style.display='none'; } // Toggle more menu function toggle_more_menu(position){ var more_menu = document.getElementById(position+"_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("hidden_more_list"); more_menu.classList.toggle("display"); var menu_button = document.getElementById(position+"_more_button"); menu_button.classList.toggle("is-open"); } // scroll to top of page function scroll_to_top(duration) { var start = window.pageYOffset; var start_time = performance.now(); if ('requestAnimationFrame' in window === false) { window.scrollTo(0, 0); return; } function scroll() { var current_time = performance.now(); var elapsed_time = current_time - start_time; var progress = elapsed_time / duration; var ease_in_out_quad = progress < 0.5 ? 2 * progress * progress : -1 + (4 - 2 * progress) * progress; window.scrollTo(0, start * (1 - ease_in_out_quad)); if (elapsed_time < duration) { requestAnimationFrame(scroll); } else { window.scrollTo(0, 0); } } scroll(); } // FOLDER BUTTONS (unused) - declared to prevent console errors. function toggleAllFolders() {} function togglefolder(id) {} var device_type = get_device_type(); const mobile_menu_button = document.querySelector('.mobile-menu-toggle-button'); if (mobile_menu_button) { mobile_menu_button.addEventListener('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault(); const header = document.querySelector('header#main-header-bar'); if (header.classList.contains('mobile-menu-active')) { header.classList.remove('mobile-menu-active'); } else { header.classList.add('mobile-menu-active'); } }); } // tracking height for multiple folders to insert ads var global_pHeight = 0; // MODAL - FOLDER - SPOILER BUTTONS document.body.addEventListener('click', function(e) { // WATCH / FOLLOW BUTTONS const target = e.target.closest('.watch-button'); const loggedInElement = document.getElementById('logged_in'); const loggedIn = loggedInElement ? loggedInElement.value : null; //special code for the desktop-on-mobile-toggle cookie link if (e.target.closest('#desktop-on-mobile-toggle > a')) { e.preventDefault(); var body_class = "desktop-on-mobile"; var userPrefs = document.getElementById('user-prefs'); if (userPrefs.classList.contains(body_class)) { cookies.remove(body_class); } else { cookies.create(body_class, 'true', 300, '/'); } location.reload(); } // Display toggle buttons for user preferences if (e.target.closest('.display-toggles > li')) { var toggle = e.target; if(toggle.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'li') toggle = toggle.children[0]; var body_class = ''; var pref = ''; var val = 0; // SIDEBAR AND MOBILE MENU OPTIONS if (toggle.classList.contains('wide-load')) { body_class = "wide-load"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('sticky-header')) { body_class = "sticky-header"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('night-vision')) { body_class = "night-vision"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('show-spoilers')) { body_class = "show-spoilers"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('tvtropes-editor-on')) { body_class = "tvtropes-editor-on"; } // PROFILE PAGE OPTIONS else if (toggle.classList.contains('folders-open')) { body_class = "folders-open"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('wysiwyg-toggle')) { body_class = "wysiwyg-toggle"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('mono-font')) { body_class = "mono-font"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('lefthand-sidebar')) { body_class = "lefthand-sidebar"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('highlight-links')) { body_class = "highlight-links"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('forum-gingerbread')) { body_class = "forum-gingerbread"; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('shared-avatars')) { body_class = "shared-avatars"; pref = 'accept_share'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('new-search')) { body_class = "new-search"; pref = 'new_search'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('stop-auto-play-video')) { body_class = "stop-auto-play-video"; pref = 'stop_auto_play_video'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-pm')) { body_class = 'notification-pm'; pref = 'toggle_notification_pm'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-video')) { body_class = 'notification-video'; pref = 'toggle_notification_video'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } else if (toggle.classList.contains('notification-query')) { body_class = 'notification-query'; pref = 'toggle_notification_query'; val = toggle.classList.contains('active') ? 0 : 1; } if (pref === 'accept_share' || pref === 'new_search' || pref === 'stop_auto_play_video' || pref === 'toggle_notification_query' || pref === 'toggle_notification_pm' || pref === 'toggle_notification_video') { if (pref === 'new_search' && document.querySelector('#new-search-toggle')) show_loader(); fetch('/ajax/toggle_user_prefs.php', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded', }, body: 'pref=' + encodeURIComponent(pref) + '&value=' + encodeURIComponent(val) }) .then(response => response.json()) .then(json => { if (pref === 'new_search') { const newSearchToggle = document.querySelector('#new-search-toggle'); const searchInput = document.getElementById('srch-term').value; const pageType = document.getElementsByName('page_type')[0].value; if (newSearchToggle && newSearchToggle.classList.contains('active')) { kill_modal(); window.location.href = '/pmwiki/elastic_search_result.php?new_search=true&q=' + encodeURIComponent(searchInput) + '&page_type=' + encodeURIComponent(pageType); } else if (newSearchToggle) { kill_modal(); window.location.href = '/pmwiki/search_result.php?new_search=false&q=' + encodeURIComponent(searchInput); } } }) .catch(error => { console.error('Error:', error); }); document.querySelector('form.search').addEventListener('submit', function(e) { if (cookies.read('new-search') === 'true') { e.preventDefault(); this.setAttribute('action', "/pmwiki/elastic_search_result.php"); } }); } // Toggle 'active' class based on body_class var displayToggles = document.querySelectorAll('.display-toggle.' + body_class); displayToggles.forEach(item_to_toggle => { item_to_toggle.classList.toggle('active'); }); var userPrefs = document.getElementById('user-prefs'); userPrefs.classList.toggle(body_class); console.log('BODY CLASS:',body_class); if (userPrefs.classList.contains(body_class)) { cookies.create(body_class, 'true', 300, '/'); } else { cookies.remove(body_class); // Specific logic for 'show-spoilers' class if (body_class === "show-spoilers") { document.querySelectorAll('.spoiler').forEach(spoiler => { spoiler.classList.remove('off'); }); } } } if (target && loggedIn !== null) { e.preventDefault(); if (loggedIn === 'true') { target.classList.add('processing'); } // Article if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-info')) { var data = target.dataset.watchInfo.split(','); if (!data.length) return; var addOrDrop = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? 'drop' : 'add'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target); // Discussion page } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-discussion-info')) { var data = target.dataset.watchDiscussionInfo.split(','); if (!data.length) return; var addOrDrop = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? 'drop' : 'add'; var pageType = 'Discussion'; handleWatchItem(addOrDrop, data[0], data[1], target, pageType); // Forum thread } else if (target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id')) { var threadId = target.getAttribute('data-watch-thread-id'); var url = target.classList.contains('watching') || target.parentElement.classList.contains('watching') ? '/pmwiki/thread_watch_drop.php?thread=' : '/pmwiki/setthreadwatch.php?d_id='; url += threadId; handleWatchThread(url, target); } } // Check for kill modal button click if (e.target.classList.contains('kill-modal-button')) { e.preventDefault(); kill_modal(); } // Check for data-click-toggle without data-click-toggle-target const targetWithoutToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle]:not([data-click-toggle-target])'); if (targetWithoutToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); const toggleClass = targetWithoutToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); targetWithoutToggleTarget.classList.toggle(toggleClass); } // Check for data-click-toggle with data-click-toggle-target const targetWithToggleTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-click-toggle][data-click-toggle-target]'); if (targetWithToggleTarget) { e.preventDefault(); // Check if the target contains fetch_articles in the onclick attribute const hasFetchArticles = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick') && targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('onclick').includes('fetch_articles'); // If fetch_articles is not in the onclick attribute, stop propagation if (!hasFetchArticles) { e.stopPropagation(); } const toggleTarget = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle-target'); const toggleClass = targetWithToggleTarget.getAttribute('data-click-toggle'); if (toggleTarget.indexOf(',') > -1) { const targets = toggleTarget.split(","); targets.forEach(t => { document.querySelectorAll('#' + t).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); }); } else { document.querySelectorAll('#' + toggleTarget).forEach(el => { el.classList.toggle(toggleClass); }); } } // initiate all modals const modalTarget = e.target.closest('*[data-modal-target]'); if(modalTarget) { if (!modalTarget) { return; // Skip, if no target found with the specified attribute } // Get modal details let modal = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-target'); let msg = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') ? modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-vars') : modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-message'); let url = modalTarget.getAttribute('data-modal-confirmation-url'); // convert to json if possible try { var obj = JSON.parse(msg); if (obj && typeof obj === "object") { msg = obj; } } catch (e) { } // Skip modal and go straight to the link if (modal === "allow") return; // Don't allow link since we are showing a modal instead e.preventDefault(); // Add support for alert tags if (modal.substring(0, 6) === "alert-") { // Message array const msgArr = { "alert-banned": "Your permissions for this area have been suspended. Please visit <a href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/WhatToDoIfYouAreSuspended'>this page</a> for more details.", "alert-bounced": "This account has committed severe or repeated violations of our rules and is permanently denied access to many of the account features of the site. If you feel that this may be an error, please <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contact the mods</a>.", "alert-denied": "Your account was denied by a moderator. If you believe this was done in error please <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contact the mods</a>.", "alert-verify": "You must verify your email address before doing this. Check your email for a link.", "alert-approval": "Your account must be approved by a moderator before you can do this. If you still have this problem in a couple hours try <a href=\"/pmwiki/contact.php\">contacting the mods</a>.", "alert-age": "Your account is not old enough. Give it a little more time.", "alert-mod": "This page is only for moderators. 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alt='Alien Fair Folk (trope)' width=350 height=399></div></div> <div class="acaptionright" style="width:250px;" >Carnivale draws tourists from all sorts of far off places. <a class='urllink' href='https://www.artstation.com/isoban'>Source<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a></div> </p><p><div class='indent'><em>"Malko stumbled backwards, remembering the stories Goodwife Ingrid used to tell him as a child: grisly tales of a changeling folk who came from the skies to steal the innocent away into hell."</em> <div class='indent'>— <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Warhammer40000' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Warhammer40000' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL1dhcmhhbW1lcjQwMDAw'>Warhammer 40,000</a></em>, <em>Codex: Dark Eldar (5th Edition)</em> </div></div></p><p>Any sort of conflation between <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleGreenMen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleGreenMen' data-format='W1tMaXR0bGVHcmVlbk1lbiBhbGldXQ=='>ali</a><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='W1tUaGVHcmV5cyBlbnNdXQ=='>ens</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a>. </p><p>There are two variants of this trope. The first one is the so-called <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' data-format='W1tBbmNpZW50QXN0cm9uYXV0cyBwYWxlb2NvbnRhY3QgdGhlb3J5XV0='>paleocontact theory</a> which implies that various legendary creatures (gods, demons, angels, fairies, gnomes, etc.) are actually extraterrestrials who visited Earth many centuries ago. The other variant is the so-called "interdimensional hypothesis" proposed by ufologist John Keel and astrophysicist Jacques Vallee; according to it, the fairytale creatures (who are actually <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' data-format='e3tVbHRyYXRlcnJlc3RyaWFsc319'>Ultraterrestrials</a> possibly of electromagnetic origin) are nowadays posing as aliens in order to trick humans. In real life, a third view disbelieves they're real beings, but hypothesizes both are a result of our archetypal psychology or folklore (based partly on hypnogogic hallucinations), with space aliens taking the place of fairies as our ideas change. </p><p>Compare <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AngelicAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AngelicAliens' data-format='QW5nZWxpY0FsaWVucw=='>Angelic Aliens</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceElves' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceElves' data-format='U3BhY2VFbHZlcw=='>Space Elves</a>; also compare <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DigitalAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DigitalAbomination' data-format='RGlnaXRhbEFib21pbmF0aW9u'>Digital Abomination</a> for when supernatural creatures are conflated with AI and computer viruses rather than with aliens. Often a form of either <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheWizard' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheWizard' data-format='RG9pbmdJblRoZVdpemFyZA=='>Doing In the Wizard</a> or <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheScientist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheScientist' data-format='RG9pbmdJblRoZVNjaWVudGlzdA=='>Doing in the Scientist</a>. The latter version can be seen as a subtrope of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MistakenForAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MistakenForAliens' data-format='TWlzdGFrZW5Gb3JBbGllbnM='>Mistaken for Aliens</a>. See also <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienSpaceBats' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienSpaceBats' data-format='QWxpZW5TcGFjZUJhdHM='>Alien Space Bats</a>, when aliens <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateHistory' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateHistory' data-format='W1tBbHRlcm5hdGVIaXN0b3J5IGNoYW5nZSByZWFsLWxpZmUgaGlzdG9yeSBpdHNlbGZdXQ=='>change real-life history itself</a>. For a related blending of myth and science fiction, see <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CyberneticMythicalBeast' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CyberneticMythicalBeast' data-format='Q3liZXJuZXRpY015dGhpY2FsQmVhc3Q='>Cybernetic Mythical Beast</a>. <hr data-format='——' /> <h2>Examples:</h2> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="toggleAllFolders();">    open/close all folders  </div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder0');">    Anime & Manga </div><div id="folder0" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/AyakashiTriangle' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/AyakashiTriangle' data-format='TWFuZ2EvQXlha2FzaGlUcmlhbmdsZQ=='>Ayakashi Triangle</a></em>: One <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurSpiritsAreDifferent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurSpiritsAreDifferent' data-format='W1tPdXJTcGlyaXRzQXJlRGlmZmVyZW50IGF5YWthc2hpXV0='>ayakashi</a> possessed a cymbal<span class="notelabel" onclick="togglenote('note0r414');"><sup>*</sup></span><span id="note0r414" class="inlinefolder" isnote="true" onclick="togglenote('note0r414');" style="cursor:pointer;font-size:smaller;display:none;">Specifically, a sohachi-bon, whose name is a regional slang term for "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlyingSaucer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlyingSaucer' data-format='Rmx5aW5nU2F1Y2Vy'>Flying Saucer</a>".</span> and flew around near a road, causing people to report <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>UFOs</span>. When <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentMulder' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentMulder' data-format='W1tBZ2VudE11bGRlciBMdWN5XV0='>Lucy</a> investigates the area, she runs into Shirogane, an ayakashi that shapeshifted into Matsuri's male form. She had only seen that form in her dream and Shirogane <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/INeverToldYouMyName' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/INeverToldYouMyName' data-format='W1tJTmV2ZXJUb2xkWW91TXlOYW1lIGNhbGxzIEx1Y3kgYnkgbmFtZSB1bnByb21wdGVkXV0='>calls Lucy by name unprompted</a>, so she assumes "Shiromatsu" was a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TelepathicSpacemen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TelepathicSpacemen' data-format='W1tUZWxlcGF0aGljU3BhY2VtZW4gcHN5Y2hpYyBhbGllbl1d'>psychic alien</a> and his ninja gear was a spacesuit. Shirogane decides to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SureLetsGoWithThat' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SureLetsGoWithThat' data-format='W1tTdXJlTGV0c0dvV2l0aFRoYXQgZ28gYWxvbmcgd2l0aCBpdF1d'>go along with it</a>, and when he leaves her, the cymbal ayakashi passes overhead, convincing Lu he'd flown off to space. <br data-format="\\" />Later chapters show Lu will take any blatant evidence of the supernatural and concoct bizarre alternate explanations based on the extraterrestrial. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Dandadan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Dandadan' data-format='TWFuZ2Eve3tEYW5kYWRhbn19'>Dandadan</a></em>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyKitchenSink' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyKitchenSink' data-format='W1tDb25zcGlyYWN5S2l0Y2hlblNpbmsgQm90aCBhbGllbnMgYW5kIHNwaXJpdHMgZXhpc3RdXQ=='>Both aliens and spirits exist</a>, and Okarun wonders if there's some kind of connection between the two. He points out the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFlatwoodsMonster' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFlatwoodsMonster' data-format='VGhlRmxhdHdvb2RzTW9uc3Rlcg=='>The Flatwoods Monster</a> is supposedly an alien, but the one he encounters is affected by a magic ward as if it was an evil spirit. While spirits are <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InvisibleToNormals' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InvisibleToNormals' data-format='SW52aXNpYmxlVG9Ob3JtYWxz'>Invisible to Normals</a>, explicitly alien characters can see them just fine. Momo's telekinesis is nominally a spiritual power, and the kind of thing typically unlocked by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TouchedByVorlons' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TouchedByVorlons' data-format='W1tUb3VjaGVkQnlWb3Jsb25zIGVuY291bnRlcnMgd2l0aCBzcGlyaXRdXQ=='>encounters with spirit</a>, but she got it when she was abducted by aliens. It's also theorized the reason aliens stay covert instead of invading Earth is because the yokai are too powerful. <div class='indent'><strong>Okarun</strong>: Certain studies have shown that people who see psychic phenomena often <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfJesusThenAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfJesusThenAliens' data-format='W1tJZkplc3VzVGhlbkFsaWVucyBhbHNvXV0='>also</a></em> see <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>UFOs</span> just as often! In other words, spirits and aliens may have some points of commonality. </div></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DragonBall' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/DragonBall' data-format='TWFuZ2EvRHJhZ29uQmFsbA=='>Dragon Ball</a></em>: Piccolo was introduced as the Demon King, and his other half was the God of Earth, Kami. Z would later establish both Piccolo and Kami to be aliens from the planet Namek, although this does not necessarily negate Piccolo's demonic nature either and the Dragon Balls remain very mystical regardless of where they come from. Certain <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bowdlerization' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Bowdlerization' data-format='e3tCb3dkbGVyaXphdGlvbn19cw=='>Bowdlerizations</a> would entirely avoid calling King Piccolo a demon, and just go with calling him an alien from the start instead. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica' data-format='QW5pbWUvUHVlbGxhTWFnaU1hZG9rYU1hZ2ljYQ=='>Puella Magi Madoka Magica</a></em>: <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >The Incubators</span> appear magical at first, and <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >Kyubey</span> is occasionally called a fairy, but they are actually aliens. That said, they do take advantage of magical power, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DealWithTheDevil' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DealWithTheDevil' data-format='W1tEZWFsV2l0aFRoZURldmlsIGp1c3QgaW4gYW4gaW5kaXJlY3QgbWFubmVyXV0='>just in an indirect manner</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/SailorMoon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/SailorMoon' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1NhaWxvck1vb24='>Sailor Moon</a></em>: Members of the Dead Moon Circus are a meta example. Textually, they're alien life forms from a distant star and their leader, Queen Nehellennia, is a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanoidAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanoidAbomination' data-format='SHVtYW5vaWRBYm9taW5hdGlvbg=='>Humanoid Abomination</a>. Despite this, the Circus' staff behave exactly like classic fey, including using illusions <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday' data-format='W1tMaXR0bGVTaG9wVGhhdFdhc250VGhlcmVZZXN0ZXJkYXkgdG8gZmFsc2lmeSBsZWdpdGltYWN5XV0='>to falsify legitimacy</a>, kidnapping children to raise as pets, and using <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Glamour' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Glamour' data-format='e3tHbGFtb3VyfX0='>Glamour</a> to hide their hideous true forms; outwardly, most even have pointy ears and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HellishPupils' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HellishPupils' data-format='SGVsbGlzaFB1cGlscw=='>Hellish Pupils</a>. Nehellennia's curses furthermore evoke various evil fairy queens, including those of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and the titular Snow Queen. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/UruseiYatsura' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/UruseiYatsura' data-format='QW5pbWUvVXJ1c2VpWWF0c3VyYQ=='>Urusei Yatsura</a></em>: Lum's horned alien race are identified as <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Oni' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Oni' data-format='e3tPbml9fQ=='>Oni</a>. The series has quite a few other <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yokai' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yokai' data-format='e3t5b2thaX19LWJhc2Vk'>yokai-based</a> aliens, often making it ambiguous whether the legends were based on <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' data-format='QW5jaWVudEFzdHJvbmF1dHM='>Ancient Astronauts</a> or if the aliens' resemblance to the legends is a coincidence. Interestingly, most of the human cast take it completely in stride that the creatures of their legends are from space, seemingly figuring that the practical difference between "outer space" and "fairyland" doesn't amount to much. In the second episode, a group of characters casually assume they can summon an alien back to Earth with a magical chant they made up on the spot... and it <em>works</em> (well, it summons the <em>wrong</em> alien, but that's nitpicking). </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder1');">    Comic Books </div><div id="folder1" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TheDCU' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TheDCU' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1RoZURDVQ=='>The DCU</a></em>: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AnimalMan2011' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AnimalMan2011' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0FuaW1hbE1hbjIwMTE='>Animal Man (2011)</a></em> claims that the aliens who gave Animal Man his powers were actually mystical beings native to Earth who arrived in an illusionary spaceship because they figured that was <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AFormYouAreComfortableWith' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AFormYouAreComfortableWith' data-format='W1tBRm9ybVlvdUFyZUNvbWZvcnRhYmxlV2l0aCBzb21ldGhpbmcgQnVkZHkgY291bGQgbW9yZSByZWFkaWx5IGFjY2VwdF1d'>something Buddy could more readily accept</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/GreenLantern' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/GreenLantern' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0dyZWVuTGFudGVybg=='>Green Lantern</a></em>: One comics says that Leprechauns are descended from members of the Guardians of the Universe that settled on Earth. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Superman' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Superman' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL3t7U3VwZXJtYW59fQ=='>Superman</a></em>: <ul ><li> Some versions of Mister Mxyzptlk have him and his kind as inspiration for fairies and elves. </li><li> The Pre-Crisis version of the villain <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryMToZ' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryMToZ' data-format='W1tDaGFyYWN0ZXJzL1N1cGVybWFuUm9ndWVzR2FsbGVyeU1Ub1ogVGVycmEtTWFuXV0='>Terra-Man</a> rides Nova, an alien animal resembling <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Pegasus' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Pegasus' data-format='e3tQZWdhc3VzfX0='>Pegasus</a>. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/WonderWoman1942' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/WonderWoman1942' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1dvbmRlcldvbWFuMTk0Mg=='>Wonder Woman (1942)</a></em>: Nymphs of Greek myth, and their ruler Artemis, turn out to actually be <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lunarians' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lunarians' data-format='e3tMdW5hcmlhbnN9fQ=='>Lunarians</a>. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/ElfQuest' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/ElfQuest' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0VsZlF1ZXN0'>ElfQuest</a></em>: Although, properly speaking, the "World of Two Moons" is not actually prehistoric Earth, it's easy to overlook that fact. And it's certainly a huge revelation at the end of the original big story arc when we learn <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" > the Elves, Trolls, and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurFairiesAreDifferent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurFairiesAreDifferent' data-format='W1tPdXJGYWlyaWVzQXJlRGlmZmVyZW50IFByZXNlcnZlcnNdXQ=='>Preservers</a> are all originally from outer space. And time travelers, to boot.</span> </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Magazine/ForteanTimes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Magazine/ForteanTimes' data-format='TWFnYXppbmUvRm9ydGVhblRpbWVz'>Fortean Times</a></em>: One of Hunt Emerson's "Phenomenomix" comic strips deals with a bunch of fairies leaving their mound to terrorise a lone traveller. A young rebellious fairy spends the strip moaning about how dull and routine the procedure has become, before in the final panel sneaking off to a secluded dungeon to work on his "fairy chariot"... a stereotypical <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlyingSaucer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlyingSaucer' data-format='Rmx5aW5nU2F1Y2Vy'>Flying Saucer</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelUniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelUniverse' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL01hcnZlbFVuaXZlcnNl'>Marvel Universe</a></em>: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheEternals' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheEternals' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1RoZUV0ZXJuYWxz'>The Eternals</a></em>: When the Eternals were first introduced, they were stated to have inspired the myths of the Greek gods, and the Deviants to have inspired stories of monsters and demons. Initially, the title was not assumed to be part of the Marvel Universe proper, but when it <em>was</em> incorporated, this created a problem because the Greek gods already existed in the Marvel Universe. The resulting <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RetCon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RetCon' data-format='UmV0Q29u'>Retcon</a> claimed that the Eternals were mistaken for the gods after the Olympians themselves withdrew from interacting overtly with the mortal world. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/IronMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/IronMan' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0lyb25NYW4='>Iron Man</a></em>: The giant Chinese dragon <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/IronManCentralRoguesGallery' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/IronManCentralRoguesGallery' data-format='W1tDaGFyYWN0ZXJzL0lyb25NYW5DZW50cmFsUm9ndWVzR2FsbGVyeSBGaW4gRmFuZyBGb29tXV0='>Fin Fang Foom</a> is actually an alien from the planet Maklua who just happens to look like a dragon, although the Marvel Universe also has dragons that are the genuine article. </li><li> One creature in the Collector's menagerie is Snake Eyes, a cobra-like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeaMonster' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeaMonster' data-format='W1tTZWFNb25zdGVyIHNlYSBzZXJwZW50XV0='>sea serpent</a> described as a Xanthian Boulder Crusher. It got loose in Earth's ocean and ended up fighting <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/SpiderMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/SpiderMan' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1NwaWRlck1hbg=='>Spider-Man</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AlphaFlight' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AlphaFlight' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL0FscGhhRmxpZ2h0'>Alpha Flight</a> before finally getting captured and returned to the Collector by the kids from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/PowerPack' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/PowerPack' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1Bvd2VyUGFjaw=='>Power Pack</a> (with some help from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AlphaFlight' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/AlphaFlight' data-format='W1tDb21pY0Jvb2svQWxwaGFGbGlnaHQgTWFycmluYS4pXV0='>Marrina.)</a> </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Warlock1967' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Warlock1967' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL1dhcmxvY2sxOTY3'>Warlock (1967)</a></em>: Pip the Troll's race resemble satyrs both in appearance and behavior, though it's apparently a coincidence and they have no connection to Earth. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Vampirella' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/Vampirella' data-format='Q29taWNCb29rL3t7VmFtcGlyZWxsYX19'>Vampirella</a></em>: Early comics had vampires as aliens from the planet Drakulon. This was later retconned to be false memories Vampirella was given before Drakulon was eventually brought back as a region of Hell instead of a planet. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder2');">    Films — Animated </div><div id="folder2" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Animation/DavidAndTheMagicPearl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Animation/DavidAndTheMagicPearl' data-format='QW5pbWF0aW9uL0RhdmlkQW5kVGhlTWFnaWNQZWFybA=='>David and the Magic Pearl</a></em>: The <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StarfishAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StarfishAliens' data-format='W1tTdGFyZmlzaEFsaWVucyBTcGFjZXJzXV0='>Spacers</a> <span class="notelabel" onclick="togglenote('note0i8jd');"><sup>note </sup></span><span id="note0i8jd" class="inlinefolder" isnote="true" onclick="togglenote('note0i8jd');" style="cursor:pointer;font-size:smaller;display:none;"> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial' data-format='W1tGaWxtL0VUVGhlRXh0cmFUZXJyZXN0cmlhbCBFLlQuXV0='>E.T.</a> </span> are the descendants of gnomes. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder3');">    Films — Live-Action </div><div id="folder3" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheFourthKind' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheFourthKind' data-format='RmlsbS9UaGVGb3VydGhLaW5k'>The Fourth Kind</a></em> draws many comparisons between alien encounters and ancient stories of beings like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a>, but leaves it <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MaybeMagicMaybeMundane' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MaybeMagicMaybeMundane' data-format='W1tNYXliZU1hZ2ljTWF5YmVNdW5kYW5lIHZlcnkgdW5jbGVhcl1d'>very unclear</a> whether this means that they are <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AncientAstronauts' data-format='QW5jaWVudEFzdHJvbmF1dHM='>Ancient Astronauts</a> who were mistaken for gods or supernatural entities who were mistaken for aliens because <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' data-format='W1tFbGRyaXRjaEFib21pbmF0aW9uIGl0JiMwMzk7cyB0aGUgY2xvc2VzdCBvdXIgcHVueSBtaW5kcyBjb3VsZCBjb21lIHRvIGNvbXByZWhlbmRpbmcgdGhlbV1d'>it's the closest our puny minds could come to comprehending them</a>. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >The aliens themselves claim to be gods, though in a context that makes it hard to tell if they mean it literally or metaphorically.</span> </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL01hcnZlbENpbmVtYXRpY1VuaXZlcnNl'>Marvel Cinematic Universe</a></em>: Though in <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheMightyThor' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ComicBook/TheMightyThor' data-format='W1tDb21pY0Jvb2svVGhlTWlnaHR5VGhvciB0aGUgY29taWNzXV0='>the comics</a> their relationship to Earth is a little more complicated, in the movies, all the creatures of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/NorseMythology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Myth/NorseMythology' data-format='TXl0aC9Ob3JzZU15dGhvbG9neQ=='>Norse Mythology</a> are aliens, plain and simple. Subverted in <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ThorRagnarok' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/ThorRagnarok' data-format='RmlsbS9UaG9yUmFnbmFyb2s='>Thor: Ragnarok</a></em>, where they're <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheScientist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoingInTheScientist' data-format='W1tEb2luZ0luVGhlU2NpZW50aXN0IGJhY2sgdG8gaWRlbnRpZnlpbmcgYXMgZ29kcyBhZ2Fpbl1d'>back to identifying as gods again</a>, though the difference is split in that they do have history in the greater galactic community. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Vampirella' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Vampirella' data-format='RmlsbS97e1ZhbXBpcmVsbGF9fQ=='>Vampirella</a></em> has vampires coming from the planet Drakulon. Seeing as it never got any sequels, this was never retconned like in the comics. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder4');">    Literature </div><div id="folder4" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/AngelDownSussex' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/AngelDownSussex' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9BbmdlbERvd25TdXNzZXg='>Angel Down, Sussex</a>" deals with an extra-dimensional incursion in rural Britain in the 1920s, at precisely the point at which <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm' data-format='W1tZb3VDYW5ub3RHcmFzcFRoZVRydWVGb3JtIGh1bWFuIHBlcmNlcHRpb24gb2Ygc3VjaCBlbnRpdGllc11d'>human perception of such entities</a> is beginning to shift from traditional occult/faerie mythology to twentieth-century UFO mythology. It's left ambiguous as to what the alien visitor really is and where it's really from, as the guises it adopts to suit human superstitions impede the protagonists' investigation. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/ArtemisFowl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/ArtemisFowl' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9BcnRlbWlzRm93bA=='>Artemis Fowl</a></em>: <ul ><li> Demons are descended from micro-organisms that evolved on the moon during earth's Triassic period. A chunk of the moon broke off after being hit by a meteor and plummeted to earth, bringing the organisms that would eventually evolve into demons with it, and creating the island of Hybras where they have lived ever since. </li><li> Other fairy creatures (elves, goblins, gnomes, etc.) are not explicitly stated to be extraterrestrials, but they too have a strong sci-fi vibe. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheBookOfBill' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheBookOfBill' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVCb29rT2ZCaWxs'>The Book of Bill</a></em>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/GravityFallsBillCipher' data-format='W1tDaGFyYWN0ZXJzL0dyYXZpdHlGYWxsc0JpbGxDaXBoZXIgQmlsbCBDaXBoZXJdXQ=='>Bill Cipher</a> is referred to as a demon, or even as <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Satan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Satan' data-format='e3tTYXRhbn19'>Satan</a> in other works like <em>The Book Of Bill</em> and it's tie-in website thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com (being called "William Lucipher" by the Anti-Bill Society and "Lucifer incarnate" by <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>McGucket</span>), but he's really closer to an Interdimensional <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination' data-format='RWxkcml0Y2hBYm9taW5hdGlvbg=='>Eldritch Abomination</a>. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/IsaacAsimov' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/IsaacAsimov' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9Jc2FhY0FzaW1vdg=='>Isaac Asimov</a>: <ul ><li> "<a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Everest' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Everest' data-format='e3tMaXRlcmF0dXJlL0V2ZXJlc3R9fQ=='>Everest</a>": Rumors about <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigfootSasquatchAndYeti' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigfootSasquatchAndYeti' data-format='W1tCaWdmb290U2FzcXVhdGNoQW5kWWV0aSB5ZXRpXV0='>yeti</a> on the titular mountain turn out to be due to a Martian outpost established in the place where the aliens feel most comfortable. </li><li> "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/KidStuff' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/KidStuff' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9LaWRTdHVmZg=='>Kid Stuff</a>": Accourding to the elf, elves <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' data-format='W1t7e1VsdHJhdGVycmVzdHJpYWxzfX0gZXZvbHZlZCBiZWZvcmUgZXZlbiB0aGUgZGlub3NhdXJzXV0='>evolved before even the dinosaurs</a>, but they remain very alien in their body shapes (insectoid) and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers' data-format='W1tQc3ljaGljUG93ZXJzIGFiaWxpdGllc11d'>abilities</a>. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheGoblinReservation' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheGoblinReservation' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVHb2JsaW5SZXNlcnZhdGlvbg=='>The Goblin Reservation</a></em>: Various legendary creatures (goblins, trolls, banshees) turn out to have come to Earth from another planet thousands of years ago. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/InCryptid' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/InCryptid' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9JbkNyeXB0aWQ='>InCryptid</a></em>: Several cryptid species, most notably the Johrlac, come from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnotherDimension' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnotherDimension' data-format='W1tBbm90aGVyRGltZW5zaW9uIG90aGVyIGRpbWVuc2lvbnNdXQ=='>other dimensions</a>. The Johrlac, a telepathic species also called "cuckoos" for their habit of leaving their babies with human families who raise them, have some similarity to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChangelingTale' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChangelingTale' data-format='e3tDaGFuZ2VsaW5nIFRhbGV9fXM='>Changeling Tales</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/CthulhuMythos' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/CthulhuMythos' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9DdGh1bGh1TXl0aG9z'>Cthulhu Mythos</a></em>: <ul ><li> The Great Old Ones are supernatural creatures akin to pagan gods (for instance, Shub-Niggurath aka the Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young is obviously related to the god Pan) who are actually of extraterrestrial origin. </li><li> "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheWhispererInDarkness' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheWhispererInDarkness' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVXaGlzcGVyZXJJbkRhcmtuZXNz'>The Whisperer in Darkness</a>" features an extra-dimensional alien race who are said to have inspired creature legends in the parts of the world where they have visited (including the legends of the yeti or mi-go in the Himalayas, which is why fans tend to refer to them as the Mi-Go in the absence of Lovecraft giving their actual name). </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9MZWdhY3lPZlRoZUFsZGVuYXRh'>Legacy of the Aldenata</a></em>: It's suggested that visits to earth by the Galactics may have inspired some human mythology, including the legend of Siegfried. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/ALordFromPlanetEarth' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/ALordFromPlanetEarth' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9BTG9yZEZyb21QbGFuZXRFYXJ0aA=='>A Lord from Planet Earth</a></em>: Palians are humanoids with elongated fangs who feed on blood and are vulnerable to yellow-spectrum stars. They've been coming to Earth for centuries in order to feed on humans, resulting in myths about vampires. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MagnusChaseAndTheGodsOfAsgard' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9NYWdudXNDaGFzZUFuZFRoZUdvZHNPZkFzZ2FyZA=='>Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard</a></em>: Human encounters with the elves of Alfheim inspired stories of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='W1tUaGVHcmV5cyBzdGVyZW90eXBpY2FsIGFsaWVuc11d'>stereotypical aliens</a> thanks to their weirdly thin bodies and uncannily large eyes. For their part, the elves themselves seem convinced they're Tolkien-esque beauties, but no one else in the nine realms agrees with them. </li><li> <em><a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MartiansGoHome' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MartiansGoHome' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9NYXJ0aWFuc0dvSG9tZQ=='>Martians Go Home</a></em>: Subverted. The protagonist tells a Martian his kind must account for all the superstitions about elves as such, only for the Martian to say human stupidity is what accounts for it. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Starsnatcher' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Starsnatcher' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS97e1N0YXJzbmF0Y2hlcn19'>Starsnatcher</a></em>: Discussed. The opening scene revolves around a UFO sighting. <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentMulder' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentMulder' data-format='W1tBZ2VudE11bGRlciBTdGV2ZV1d'>Steve</a> believes it must be aliens while <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentScully' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AgentScully' data-format='W1tBZ2VudFNjdWxseSBMdWNhc11d'>Lucas</a> expresses skepticism. He cites the many similarities between <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='W1tUaGVGYWlyRm9sayBmb2xrbG9yaWMgZmFlcmllc11d'>folkloric faeries</a> and modern-day <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienAbduction' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienAbduction' data-format='W1tBbGllbkFiZHVjdGlvbiBhbGllbiBhYmR1Y3Rpb24gdGFsZXNdXQ=='>alien abduction tales</a> as evidence that the latter must be myths. </li><li> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TerryPratchett' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/TerryPratchett' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9UZXJyeVByYXRjaGV0dA=='>Terry Pratchett</a>: <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Discworld' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Discworld' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL3t7RGlzY3dvcmxkfX0='>Discworld</a></em>; <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheColourOfMagic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheColourOfMagic' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVDb2xvdXJPZk1hZ2lj'>The Colour of Magic</a></em>: A river troll has landed on the Disc after falling through space for years after falling off another Discworld. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LordsAndLadies' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/LordsAndLadies' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Mb3Jkc0FuZExhZGllcw=='>Lords and Ladies</a></em>: Elves are extra-dimensional beings, and include several aspects of UFO mythology, such as crop circles heralding their presence, and their un-glamoured appearance resembling the description of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a>. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/NomesTrilogy' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/NomesTrilogy' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Ob21lc1RyaWxvZ3k='>Nomes Trilogy</a></em> is about the titular Nomes who realize they came from another planet and go on a quest to get back there. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheLongEarth' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheLongEarth' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVMb25nRWFydGg='>The Long Earth</a></em>: Stories of trolls, elves et consortes are heavily implied (if not outright stated) to come from encounters with hominids who evolved on alternate Earths and never lost the ability to move between one Earth and another. </li></ul></li><li> The short story <a class='urllink' href='https://www.davidbrin.com/fiction/thoseeyes.html'>"Those Eyes"<img src="https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/external_link.gif" height="12" width="12" style="border:none;" /></a> by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidBrin' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DavidBrin' data-format='Q3JlYXRvci9EYXZpZEJyaW4='>David Brin</a> is about the activities of a group of beings whose origins are not made explicit, but who are responsible for both fairy legends and UFO sightings, and are struggling to keep their power in a world increasingly full of people who believe in neither. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TheWitcher' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TheWitcher' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1RoZVdpdGNoZXI='>The Witcher</a></em>: The Aen Elle are elves from a parallel dimension world. They have a terrifying reputation and the might to back it up, impressive, superior magic powers (those involving teleportation and portal travel in particular) and a culture steeped in <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlueAndOrangeMorality' data-format='Qmx1ZUFuZE9yYW5nZU1vcmFsaXR5'>Blue-and-Orange Morality</a>, and while they love to paint themselves as an implacable force of nature, apart from their height and not being intermixed with humans, they are nearly physically indistinguishable from "ordinary" Aen Seidhe elves. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/GoblinSlayer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/GoblinSlayer' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9Hb2JsaW5TbGF5ZXI='>Goblin Slayer</a></em>: It's revealed that <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >the Goblins</span> actually come from the Moon. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheLunarChronicles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheLunarChronicles' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVMdW5hckNocm9uaWNsZXM='>The Lunar Chronicles</a></em> retells well-known fairy tales in a sci-fi setting. Lunars, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TranshumanAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TranshumanAliens' data-format='VHJhbnNodW1hbkFsaWVucw=='>Transhuman Aliens</a> who <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lunarians' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Lunarians' data-format='W1t7e0x1bmFyaWFuc319IGxpdmUgb24gdGhlIG1vb25dXQ=='>live on the moon</a> and have developed <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers' data-format='UHN5Y2hpY1Bvd2Vycw=='>Psychic Powers</a>, stand in for the various fairy or witch characters, with their powers even referred to as "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Glamour' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Glamour' data-format='e3tHbGFtb3VyfX1z'>Glamours</a>." </li><li> In the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/RiversOfLondon' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/RiversOfLondon' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9SaXZlcnNPZkxvbmRvbg=='>Rivers of London</a></em> novels, it's <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> that are real, but modern-day witnesses usually report run-ins with them as alien/UFO sightings. Peter has a standing arrangement with a UFO-buff to craft gadgets he uses to detect fey activity; he humors the guy's assumption that they're alien-detectors, figuring that's a more plausible cover story than <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AWizardDidIt' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AWizardDidIt' data-format='QVdpemFyZERpZEl0'>A Wizard Did It</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheDresdenFiles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheDresdenFiles' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UaGVEcmVzZGVuRmlsZXM='>The Dresden Files</a></em> features the Svartalves from Norse mythology; while not technically serving either the Winter or Summer courts, they are fae, and resemble classic grey aliens when not covered in glamour. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TalesOfKaimere' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TalesOfKaimere' data-format='TGl0ZXJhdHVyZS9UYWxlc09mS2FpbWVyZQ=='>Tales of Kaimere</a></em>: Before the Assembly began diplomatic study on Kaimere, various magic-using humans believed that Kaimere was the fae realm where their magic came from (which is <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RightForTheWrongReasons' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RightForTheWrongReasons' data-format='W1tSaWdodEZvclRoZVdyb25nUmVhc29ucyBhY2N1cmF0ZSwgYXMgaXQgdGhlIG5hdGl2ZSBob21lIHBsYW5ldCBvZiB0aGUgc2luZ2xlLWNlbGxlZCBsaWZlZm9ybXMgdGhhdCBwb3dlciB0aGVtXV0='>accurate, as it the native home planet of the single-celled lifeforms that power them</a>) while the Kaimerans who visited and monitored them <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceElves' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceElves' data-format='W1tTcGFjZUVsdmVzIHdlcmUgZWx2ZXMgZnJvbSB0aGF0IHJlYWxtXV0='>were elves from that realm</a>. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder5');">    Live-Action TV </div><div id="folder5" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='createlink' rel='nofollow' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/ChasingBigfootTheQuestForTruth' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/ChasingBigfootTheQuestForTruth' data-format='U2VyaWVzL0NoYXNpbmdCaWdmb290VGhlUXVlc3RGb3JUcnV0aA=='>Chasing Bigfoot The Quest For Truth</a></em> portrays sasquatches as a race of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusBruiser' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GeniusBruiser' data-format='R2VuaXVzQnJ1aXNlcg=='>Genius Bruiser</a> aliens. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/DoctorWho' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/DoctorWho' data-format='U2VyaWVzL0RvY3Rvcldobw=='>Doctor Who</a></em>: We could be here all day listing the mythical creatures that the series has revealed to be aliens. Vampires, yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, the Egyptian gods, the Greek god Chronos, and on and on. And that's not counting creatures like the Minotaur-like Nimon or the Mummy On the Orient Express who just look like legendary Earth monsters completely by coincidence. </li><li> The <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/QuatermassNigelKneale' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/QuatermassNigelKneale' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1F1YXRlcm1hc3NOaWdlbEtuZWFsZQ=='>Quatermass (Nigel Kneale)</a></em> serial <em>Quatermass and the Pit</em> deals with ancient aliens who not only gave the human race intelligence, but who are the inspiration for supernatural beings, most notably horned demons. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1RoZVNpeE1pbGxpb25Eb2xsYXJNYW4='>The Six Million Dollar Man</a></em> famously claimed that Bigfoot is an artificial cyborg controlled by aliens. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StargateVerse' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/StargateVerse' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL1N0YXJnYXRlVmVyc2U='>Stargate-verse</a></em>: Between the Goa'uld giving rise to multiple pantheons (most prominently the Egyptian, but Mesopotamian, Mayan, Chinese, and ancient Greek-themed Goa'uld all show up at various points), the Norse pantheon secretly being inspired by <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a>, and Merlin and Morgan le Fay eventually being confirmed as <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence' data-format='W1tBc2NlbmRUb0FIaWdoZXJQbGFuZU9mRXhpc3RlbmNlIEFuY2llbnRzXV0='>Ancients</a>, one begins to wonder whether there are any myths that <em>weren't</em> inspired by aliens. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1N0YXJUcmVrVGhlT3JpZ2luYWxTZXJpZXM='>Star Trek: The Original Series</a></em> claims that the Greek gods were actually space travelers. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Supernatural' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Supernatural' data-format='U2VyaWVzL3t7U3VwZXJuYXR1cmFsfX0='>Supernatural</a></em>: In "<a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/SupernaturalS06E09ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/SupernaturalS06E09ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve' data-format='W1tSZWNhcC9TdXBlcm5hdHVyYWxTMDZFMDlDbGFwWW91ckhhbmRzSWZZb3VCZWxpZXZlIENsYXAgWW91ciBIYW5kcyBpZiBZb3UgQmVsaWV2ZS4uLl1d'>Clap Your Hands if You Believe...</a>", the town of Elwood has a large Ufologist community and a high rate of paranormal incidents. When the Winchesters investigate reports of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienAbduction' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlienAbduction' data-format='e3tBbGllbiBBYmR1Y3Rpb259fXM='>Alien Abductions</a>, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CropCircles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CropCircles' data-format='Q3JvcENpcmNsZXM='>Crop Circles</a>, and lights in the sky, they find fairies instead. Ironically, the local woman who had already identified them as <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> is <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CassandraTruth' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CassandraTruth' data-format='W1tDYXNzYW5kcmFUcnV0aCBzZWVuIGFzIGEga29va11d'>seen as a kook</a> by the other <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyTheorist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyTheorist' data-format='e3tDb25zcGlyYWN5IFRoZW9yaXN0fX1z'>Conspiracy Theorists</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TwinPeaks' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TwinPeaks' data-format='U2VyaWVzL1R3aW5QZWFrcw=='>Twin Peaks</a></em> is seemingly inspired by works of Keel and Vallee: the Black Lodge inhabitants have electromagnetic properties, and they were researched by the Project Blue Book; besides, in an abandoned version of Season 3 script, BOB and MIKE were intended to be aliens who came from a planet made of creamed corn. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder6');">    Podcasts </div><div id="folder6" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/Kingmaker' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Podcast/Kingmaker' data-format='W1tQb2RjYXN0L3t7S2luZ21ha2VyfX0gVGhlIEtpbmdtYWtlciBIaXN0b3JpZXNdXQ=='>The Kingmaker Histories</a></em> features a race called Good Neighbours, who are reality-warping, extremely long-lived humanoids from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnotherDimension' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnotherDimension' data-format='QW5vdGhlckRpbWVuc2lvbg=='>Another Dimension</a>. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder7');">    Tabletop Games </div><div id="folder7" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL0NoYW5nZWxpbmdUaGVMb3N0'>Changeling: The Lost</a></em> makes a point of mentioning this trope, with <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a> listed as one of the many forms <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> can take. That said, the game also mentions that honest-to-goodness extraterrestrial Greys may also exist. (And, if you use the rest of the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL05ld1dvcmxkT2ZEYXJrbmVzcw=='>New World of Darkness</a></em> in your <em>Changeling</em> game, they officially do.) </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/D20Future' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/D20Future' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL0QyMEZ1dHVyZQ=='>d20 Future</a></em>: A couple of the alien species are supposed to have been the inspiration for various mythical beings. A good example is the werren, vaguely <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UrsineAliens' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UrsineAliens' data-format='VXJzaW5lQWxpZW5z'>Ursine Aliens</a> who are the basis of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigfootSasquatchAndYeti' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BigfootSasquatchAndYeti' data-format='QmlnZm9vdFNhc3F1YXRjaEFuZFlldGk='>Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink disambiglink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/GURPS' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/GURPS' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL3t7R1VSUFN9fQ=='>GURPS</a></em>: <ul ><li> In the Cabal setting <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a> are both Ultraterrestrial beings pulled from the Eikonic realm. </li><li> In the <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/GURPSTechnomancer' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/GURPSTechnomancer' data-format='W1tUYWJsZXRvcEdhbWUvR1VSUFNUZWNobm9tYW5jZXIgVGVjaG5vbWFuY2VyXV0='>Technomancer</a></em> setting urban legends about <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> occupy the exact same spot as <span class='esc-seq' title='non-wikiword'>UFOs</span> and aliens do in our world, including being taken seriously only by small fringe groups, but being common in popular culture from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind' data-format='W1tGaWxtL0Nsb3NlRW5jb3VudGVyc09mVGhlVGhpcmRLaW5kIGEgU3RldmVuIFNwaWVsYmVyZyBmaWxtXV0='>a Steven Spielberg film</a> to <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheXFiles' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheXFiles' data-format='W1tTZXJpZXMvVGhlWEZpbGVzIGEgVFYgc2hvdyBhYm91dCB0d28gRkJJIGFnZW50cyBpbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW5nIGNvbnNwaXJhY2llc11d'>a TV show about two FBI agents investigating conspiracies</a>. All the exact same phenomena ranging from strangely moving lights in the sky to claims of personal encounters with humanoids are explained as being the work of the Fair Folk. </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Pathfinder' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Pathfinder' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL3t7UGF0aGZpbmRlcn19'>Pathfinder</a></em>: Inverted. Some of the habits of malign aliens — abductions, cattle mutilations, etc. — are instead attributed to more fey-aligned derros. There are plenty of aliens as well, and this setting's elves are originally from Castrovel, a nearby planet loosely based on a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlanetaryRomance' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlanetaryRomance' data-format='UGxhbmV0YXJ5Um9tYW5jZQ=='>Planetary Romance</a> version of Venus. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Warhammer40000' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/Warhammer40000' data-format='VGFibGV0b3BHYW1lL1dhcmhhbW1lcjQwMDAw'>Warhammer 40,000</a></em>: <ul ><li> Many planets across the Imperium are actually quite peaceful, and some so isolated the Imperium itself is barely more than a background presence in the capital city. As a result, aliens can end up conflated with/originating local legends (especially the Necrons, due to occupying planets since before humans evolved). </li><li> The Dark Eldar often conduct raids on planets to take slaves, making them the equivalent of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWildHunt' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheWildHunt' data-format='VGhlV2lsZEh1bnQ='>The Wild Hunt</a>. In fact, much of their lore was inspired by real-world legends about fairies and elves. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder8');">    Video Games </div><div id="folder8" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MightAndMagic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/MightAndMagic' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL01pZ2h0QW5kTWFnaWM='>Might and Magic</a></em>: The big reveal of the pre-Ubisoft games was that the setting was in fact a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LostColony' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LostColony' data-format='TG9zdENvbG9ueQ=='>Lost Colony</a> or colossal <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenerationShip' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GenerationShip' data-format='R2VuZXJhdGlvblNoaXA='>Generation Ship</a> (there were several settings visited over the games that were all part of the greater universal setting), and of course that many creatures such as the "demons" were actually aliens. Actual fairies generally weren't, though, at least not any more than everyone else (for example, on Enroth fairies are implied to have arrived with the same colonisation that brought humans, elves, goblins, etc. to the planer over 1200 years ago, while the Kreegan "devils" arrive between <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagicII' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagicII' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL0hlcm9lc09mTWlnaHRBbmRNYWdpY0lJ'>Heroes of Might and Magic II</a></em> and <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic' data-format='W1tWaWRlb0dhbWUvSGVyb2VzT2ZNaWdodEFuZE1hZ2ljIElJSV1d'>III</a></em>). </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/NelsonTethersPuzzleAgent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/NelsonTethersPuzzleAgent' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL05lbHNvblRldGhlcnNQdXp6bGVBZ2VudA=='>Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent</a></em>: The mysterious gnome-like creatures known as the Hidden People turn out to be some lunar spirits. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TonyToughAndTheNightOfRoastedMoths' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TonyToughAndTheNightOfRoastedMoths' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1RvbnlUb3VnaEFuZFRoZU5pZ2h0T2ZSb2FzdGVkTW90aHM='>Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths</a></em>: A pumpkin-headed villain known as Jack O'Lantern steals candy from children every Halloween; <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyTheorist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ConspiracyTheorist' data-format='W1tDb25zcGlyYWN5VGhlb3Jpc3QgdGhlIHByb3RhZ29uaXN0IGJlbGlldmVzIGhpbSB0byBiZSBhbiBhbGllbiB3aG8gcGxhbnMgdG8gY29ucXVlciB0aGUgRWFydGhdXQ=='>the protagonist believes him to be an alien who plans to conquer the Earth</a>. <span class="spoiler" title="you can set spoilers visible by default on your profile" >Ultimately subverted; he's neither a supernatural creature nor an alien, but the protagonist's bully neighbor who got a pumpkin stuck on his head.</span> </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/SamAndMaxHitTheRoad' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1NhbUFuZE1heEhpdFRoZVJvYWQ='>Sam & Max Hit the Road</a></em>: The Molemen from America's urban lore are revealed to be extraterrestrials. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/StarControl' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/StarControl' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1N0YXJDb250cm9s'>Star Control</a></em>: The Arilou are said to have inspired both the old legends of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFairFolk' data-format='VGhlRmFpckZvbGs='>The Fair Folk</a> and the newer legends of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a>. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TorinsPassage' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TorinsPassage' data-format='VmlkZW9HYW1lL1Rvcmluc1Bhc3NhZ2U='>Torin's Passage</a></em> combines fantasy and sci-fi elements, since it is set in a magical world located on another planet called Strata. While the characters and landscapes of the Lands Above (the upper world of Strata) look like they came out of a Medieval fantasy novel, some of the creatures from the lower worlds have a definite sci-fi vibe. In particular, this concerns the inhabitants of the Tenebrous (the lowest world near the core of Strata) who are either humanoids very reminiscent of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheGreys' data-format='VGhlR3JleXM='>The Greys</a> or bizarre creatures like giant centipedes. </li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder9');">    Webcomics </div><div id="folder9" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/GrrlPower' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/GrrlPower' data-format='V2ViY29taWMvR3JybFBvd2Vy'>Grrl Power</a></em>: It's mentioned that various aliens have been mistaken for angels, demons, vampires etc. Complicating matters, all those supernatural types exist too. Dabbler, a succubus/alien hybrid, also points out that by definition, angels and demons count as aliens as well. </li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/Homestuck' data-format='V2ViY29taWMve3tIb21lc3R1Y2t9fQ=='>Homestuck</a></em>: Alien species are named after legendary creatures: trolls, cherubim and leprechauns have all made appearances. They are generally odd mixtures of their namesakes and various alien traits. <ul ><li> The trolls are a hermaphroditic species evolved from <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InsectoidAlien' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InsectoidAlien' data-format='W1tJbnNlY3RvaWRBbGllbiBpbnNlY3RzXV0='>insects</a> who live in a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiveCasteSystem' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HiveCasteSystem' data-format='SGl2ZUNhc3RlU3lzdGVt'>Hive Caste System</a>, but they are violent <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HornedHumanoid' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HornedHumanoid' data-format='e3tIb3JuZWQgSHVtYW5vaWR9fXM='>Horned Humanoids</a> with often superhuman strength and cannot bear direct sunlight without going blind. </li><li> Cherubim are skull-faced <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LizardFolk' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LizardFolk' data-format='TGl6YXJkRm9saw=='>Lizard Folk</a> whose life cycle involves a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SplitPersonalityTakeover' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SplitPersonalityTakeover' data-format='U3BsaXRQZXJzb25hbGl0eVRha2VvdmVy'>Split-Personality Takeover</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DestructoNookie' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DestructoNookie' data-format='W1tEZXN0cnVjdG9Ob29raWUgYSBmaWdodCB0byB0aGUgZGVhdGggbmV4dCB0byBhIGJsYWNrIGhvbGVdXQ=='>a fight to the death next to a black hole</a>, but <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WingedHumanoid' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WingedHumanoid' data-format='W1tXaW5nZWRIdW1hbm9pZCB0aGV5IGRvXV0='>they do</a> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerGlows' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowerGlows' data-format='W1tQb3dlckdsb3dzIGxvb2sgYW5nZWxpY11d'>look angelic</a> and maintain a <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil' data-format='QmFsYW5jZUJldHdlZW5Hb29kQW5kRXZpbA=='>Balance Between Good and Evil</a> in the universe. </li><li> Leprechauns are an all-male species of <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleGreenMen' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LittleGreenMen' data-format='TGl0dGxlR3JlZW5NZW4='>Little Green Men</a> who engage in <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomosexualReproduction' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomosexualReproduction' data-format='SG9tb3NleHVhbFJlcHJvZHVjdGlvbg=='>Homosexual Reproduction</a> and come in batches of fifteen, but they mate by doing jiggy little dances, <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BizarreAlienPsychology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BizarreAlienPsychology' data-format='W1tCaXphcnJlQWxpZW5Qc3ljaG9sb2d5IHRoZWlyIHJvbWFuY2VzIGFyZSByZXByZXNlbnRlZCBieSBMdWNreSBDaGFybXMgU3ltYm9scyxdXQ=='>their romances are represented by Lucky Charms Symbols,</a> and <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BizarreAlienBiology' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BizarreAlienBiology' data-format='W1tCaXphcnJlQWxpZW5CaW9sb2d5IHRoZXkgYXJlIG1hZGUgb2YgZmVsdC5dXQ=='>they are made of felt.</a> </li></ul></li><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob' data-format='V2ViY29taWMvVGhlSW5leHBsaWNhYmxlQWR2ZW50dXJlc09mQm9i'>The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob!</a></em>: <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurDragonsAreDifferent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurDragonsAreDifferent' data-format='W1tPdXJEcmFnb25zQXJlRGlmZmVyZW50IFRoZSBzcGFjZSBkcmFnb25zXV0='>The space dragons</a> actually <em>are</em> Earth's dragons, but <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ultraterrestrials' data-format='W1t7e1VsdHJhdGVycmVzdHJpYWxzfX0gdGhleSBsZWZ0IGZvciBhbm90aGVyIHBsYW5ldF1d'>they left for another planet</a> centuries ago. <ul ><li> We later learn that various <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimalAnthropomorphismTropes' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnimalAnthropomorphismTropes' data-format='W1tBbmltYWxBbnRocm9wb21vcnBoaXNtVHJvcGVzIGFudGhyb3BvbW9ycGhpYyBhbmltYWxzXV0='>anthropomorphic animals</a> from mythology like <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurWerewolvesAreDifferent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurWerewolvesAreDifferent' data-format='W1tPdXJXZXJld29sdmVzQXJlRGlmZmVyZW50IHdlcmV3b2x2ZXMsXV0='>werewolves,</a> <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tengu' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Tengu' data-format='W1t7e1Rlbmd1fX0gdGVuZ3UsXV0='>tengu,</a> the <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurMinotaursAreDifferent' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurMinotaursAreDifferent' data-format='W1tPdXJNaW5vdGF1cnNBcmVEaWZmZXJlbnQgTWlub3RhdXIsXV0='>Minotaur,</a> the <a class='twikilink' 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They're friends with the aforementioned dragons. </li></ul></li></ul></div> </p><p><div class="folderlabel" onclick="togglefolder('folder10');">    Western Animation </div><div id="folder10" class="folder" isfolder="true" style="display:block;"> <ul ><li> <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Ben10' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Ben10' data-format='RnJhbmNoaXNlL0JlbjEw'>Ben 10</a></em>: Several different creatures attributed to myths and legends, including a lake monster, a werewolf, mummies, and even the Chupacabra, are all aliens. 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Then the first <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MidSeasonTwist' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MidSeasonTwist' data-format='TWlkU2Vhc29uVHdpc3Q='>Mid-Season Twist</a> reveals the Crystal Gems are a <em>faction</em> of an alien species, the monsters they fight <a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WasOnceAMan' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WasOnceAMan' data-format='W1tXYXNPbmNlQU1hbiBhcmUgY29ycnVwdGVkIG1lbWJlcnMgb2YgdGhlIHNhbWUgcmFjZV1d'>are corrupted members of the same race</a>, and there's an <em>intergalactic empire</em> of them living outside Earth.<br data-format="\\" />It is, however, ambiguous if any <em><a class='twikilink' href='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TomatoSurprise' title='/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TomatoSurprise' data-format='W1tUb21hdG9TdXJwcmlzZSBjaGFyYWN0ZXJzXV0='>characters</a></em> ever believed Gems were magical beings from Earth. 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