List of fictional humanoid species in video games
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of fictional humanoid species originating in video games, and is subsidiary to the list of fictional humanoid species. It is a collection of various notable humanoid species that are featured in video games, including arcade games, personal computer games, or console games.
| Species | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Argonians | The Elder Scrolls | Lizard people that live in a large swamp called the Black Marsh. Are capable of breathing in water and have developed immunity to certain diseases. |
| Asari | Mass Effect | A monogendered, feminine race capable of reproducing with members of any other species. |
| Cabal | Destiny | A militaristic species of rhinoceros-like aliens that spans an entire empire. |
| Darkspawn | Dragon Age | |
| Devil Jin | Tekken | |
| Draconian | Dragonlance | |
| Drell | Mass Effect | A reptilian race from an arid homeworld. |
| Drow | Dungeons & Dragons | A dark-skinned humanoid fey race that live beneath the earth. |
| Duergar | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Dwarves | Dungeons & Dragons | Short, humanoid people |
| Eliksni | Destiny | Also known as "Fallen", The Eliksni are a four-armed race of nomads that were reduced from their former glory. |
| Elves | Dungeons & Dragons | A race of long-lived, ever youthful race of humanoids with various subraces. They are often admired by other races for their grace and skillful grasp of magic. |
| Flind | Dungeons & Dragons | Related to a gnoll. |
| Gnoll | Dungeons & Dragons | A cross between a gnome and a troll. |
| Gnomes | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Goblins | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Goron | The Legend of Zelda | Rock people |
| Geth | Mass Effect | A race of processing-power-sharing AI programs created by the quarians that utilise humanoid "mobile platforms" for labour and combat. |
| Guado | Final Fantasy X | |
| Halflings | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Hive | Destiny | An ancient race, led by Oryx (and his son Crota), that took the Moon from humans in The Collapse. |
| Hobgoblins | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Kenku | Dungeons & Dragons | Bird-like, flightless, humanoid creatures. |
| Kerbals | Kerbal Space Program | A race of comically inept but enthusiastic little green men apparently entirely devoted to advancing their space program. |
| Khajiit | The Elder Scrolls | A species that resemble the feline family. Excel in skills such as thieving and sneaking |
| Kobolds | Dungeons & Dragons | Aggressive, xenophobic, yet industrious small humanoid creatures, kobolds are noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes. |
| Kokiri | Legend of Zelda | ageless, childlike elves |
| Krogan | Mass Effect | A belligerent dinosaur-like race from a fiercely competitive native ecology. |
| Kuo-toa | Dungeons & Dragons | Fish-like monstrous humanoids that dwell in the Underdark, and in the sea. |
| Leonin | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Loxodon | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Moogles | Final Fantasy series | |
| Nezumi-bito | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Night Elves | Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | A race of elves that have the ability to become invisible in the darkness of the night. |
| Orcs | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Orochi-bito | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Protheans | Mass Effect | An extinct predecessor race who are thought to have created many of the technological relics on which the modern galaxy's society is based. |
| Protoss | StarCraft | The Protoss are depicted as a physically strong species with access to advanced psionic abilities. |
| Quarians | Mass Effect | A nomadic species who wear environmental suits to compensate for a weakened immune system. |
| Qunari | Dragon Age | Giant, metallic skinned, and horned people whose name comes from their religious text, the Qun. |
| Ronso | Final Fantasy X | |
| Salarian | Mass Effect | A short-lived, quick-witted amphibian species. |
| Selkies | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | |
| Soratami | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Tarkatans | Mortal Kombat | Baraka and Mileena are Tarkatans |
| Toad | Super Mario Bros. | |
| Thri-kreen | Dungeons & Dragons | Mantis warriors. One of the primary player character races of the Dark Sun campaign setting. |
| Troglodytes | Dungeons & Dragons | |
| Turian | Mass Effect | An avian race covered in a distinctive metallic carapace. |
| Vedalken | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Vex | Destiny | An ancient race of semi-organic machines linked by Vex Minds |
| Viashino | Magic: The Gathering | |
| Volus | Mass Effect | A rotund, diminutive race adapted to a high-pressure greenhouse atmosphere and ammonia-based biochemistry, thus forcing them to wear special environment suits to survive in human-compatible conditions. |
| Vorcha | Mass Effect | A short-lived, violent species capable of unparalleled adaptive abilities. |
| Yukes | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | |
| Zerg | StarCraft | Zerg strive for genetic perfection by assimilating "worthy" races into their own, creating numerous different strains of Zerg. |
| Zora | The Legend of Zelda | Aquatic piscine humanoids |
