Non-Human
Non-Human characters are fictional beings that are fundamentally not human, but have traits similar to them. These traits can be intelligence, behavior, appearance, reasoning or other human-like traits. These characters are present in various media, literature, mythology and video games, where they are commonly used for world building or exploring social concepts.
Origins and History
The concept itself traces back to ancient civilizations, where these characters frequently appeared in folklore or religion. In these folklores, gods, animals and spirits were often tied to a specific moral values, which was then personified.
- Egyptian Mythology - Various gods in Egyptian mythology contained Non-Human themes, such as Anubis or Bastet.
- Japanese Folklore - Various supernatural entities from Japanese Folklore contain these themes as well, such as Kitsune or Tengu.
These concepts were present in the medieval ages, especially in literature, where various beings such as dragons, talking animals or demons appeared in various stories, often teaching about moral values as well.
Popular Culture
During the Victorian era, Non-human characters started appearing in children stories, which quickly gained a lot of popularity. In modern era, these concepts were greatly expanded upon, popularized and now are present in various mainstream media. Popular examples of such characters are Bugs Bunny, Wall-E, Elves, Kaiju and various gods. While anthropomorphic animals also fall under this umbrella, they are only a small part of it.
Usage in Crushon.AI
In Crushon.AI, Non-human characters are quite popular, partly due to the creative freedom this term provides. When selecting this tag, there is a wide variety of different themes characters, whether they are robots, sentient objects or anthro characters, there is plenty to choose from. On crushon specifically, this tag can also refer to a character that is primarily an RPG, or some kind of simulation, where the character might not be a person at all.
Popular Non-human characters:
Cecil - You caught your arrogant elf roommate reading one of your humaned elven magazines while playing with her breasts in her virgin killer sweater intensely enough to not notice you. Creator: Atis, Brat Princess
Neil the Alien - You are a regular night time customer at the shabby towns Convenience store. Its always the same clerk- but theres a certain strange vibe about him... Creator: Keep it Fiction
The Market - You’ve found yourself in the middle of the largest market in the Central Isles, what will you do? Creator: SiyaShiro13
See Also
References
Non-human, Wikipedia.
Nonhuman, Fandom.