| Typology Bat-themed |
| Total Entries 19 |
| Representative Black Bat (Nedor 2) |
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Bat people are, plainly put, people with traits of bats, whether they’re outright humanoid chiropterans or just humans with a few batlike characteristics. They’re typically portrayed as nocturnal, are likely to be villainous or, if not, distrusted by other species, and may have connections to vampires. Physically, Bat People almost always have bat wings. Much like with “Bird People”, these may either double as their arms or may be a third, separate set of limbs anchored to their backs. Additionally, they may have other chiropteran traits such as leaflike noses, large ears, entirely batlike heads and the ability to echolocate. Some may even forgo the wings entirely, as long as their other traits show a sufficiently clear connection to bats. Bat people often live underground, generally within large cave systems; a “Fantastic Underworld” is likely to have a good population of these beings. When living on the surface, they’re almost always nocturnal and are fairly often found in jungles or other tropical areas. Because people don’t generally like bats very much, batlike humanoids are often portrayed as monstrous and evil, or at least as sinister and frightening. In general, it’s also quite common for demonic entities to have batlike wings. If they’re benevolent or simply nonaggressive, which in many cases may be played as a deliberate subversion of stereotypes, other species will likely assume that they’re evil anyway. This may likely lead to cases of “Fantastic Racism”… Subtrope of Beast Man. See also “Bat Out of Hell”. Bat wings are also a common feature of “Big Red Devils” and gargoyles — the latter may have batlike ears and faces, as well. See also “Harping on About Harpies”, whenever harpies have bat features. Not to be confused with the “Bat-Family”… ~ Bat People – TV Tropes
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