The Humanoid Aliens trope as used in popular culture. There are Human Aliens which are indistinguishable from humans (at least on the outside appearance).

When a creature from a planet other than Earth looks like a human, sounds like a human, acts somewhat like a human and can easily get confused for a human. Transhuman Aliens · HumanAliens / Live-Action TV · Superman Smashes the Klan

The inverse of Human Aliens or Rubber-Forehead Aliens. Aliens that don't look like humans, but still have basically the same body type are Humanoid Aliens, or ... StarfishAliens / Literature · Planet of Hats · Bizarre Alien Biology

The tendency for several sci-fi alien species to merely be one or two facial features away from humanity.

A page for describing PlayingWith: Humanoid Aliens. Basic trope: Aliens that only share the same body shape as humans, but otherwise do not look human.

Basic Trope: Aliens which resemble humans enough someone unaware could mistake them as a human. Straight: Exaggerated: Downplayed: Justified:

Nova: But that's usually human, isn't it? Or humanoid! I mean, the Pirates are humanoid! You Zenn-Lavians are! The Kree, the Skrulls, all the different Elders!

21 янв. 2023 г. · Rubber foreheads are forgivable if you are making TV or movies and you don't have the budget or technology to make a convincing alien otherwise.

15 мая 2017 г. · There are Human Aliens which are indistinguishable from humans (at least on the outside appearance). Then there are Rubber Forehead Aliens, ...

Aliens may also be shown to have immunity from things that are plenty lethal to your average person, being able to survive heat and cold extremes unprotected, ...