{"id":1529,"date":"2025-03-10T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/looking-for-summary-of-the-most-well-known-alien-archetypes\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:28:09","slug":"looking-for-summary-of-the-most-well-known-alien-archetypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/looking-for-summary-of-the-most-well-known-alien-archetypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for summary of the most well-known alien archetypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking a summary of popular alien archetypes<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m currently worldbuilding for an Urban Fantasy setting inspired by conspiracy theories, fringe science, and ufology. I\u2019m in search of information on the most commonly reported alien archetypes, including their defining characteristics and traits. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve identified so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Greys<\/strong> (also known as Serpoans or Zeta Reticulans): The quintessential alien, famous for UFO sightings, the Roswell incident, and cattle abductions (along with that notorious probing). They are often portrayed as cold, analytical beings that supposedly collaborate secretly with the government.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nordics<\/strong> (or Pleiadians): These aliens are the most humanoid in appearance and are often depicted as spiritual beings associated with New Age beliefs and ideologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Reptilians<\/strong> (also called Alpha Draconians): Considered the most antagonistic toward humanity, they are thought to infiltrate our power structures with undercover operatives. There are theories that they may not be extraterrestrials but rather ultraterrestrials that thrived during the age of dinosaurs. I often hear about their connection to the Hollow Earth\u2014any insights on that would be appreciated!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mantises<\/strong>: I know very little about this archetype besides the occasional mention. I would love a brief overview of their characteristics and role in alien lore.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have I overlooked any significant archetypes, or does this cover the major ones? <\/p>\n<p>EDIT: Upon further investigation, it seems that the &#8220;Mantises&#8221; might just be a variation of the Greys. Would love to hear your thoughts on that!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nSeeking a summary of popular alien archetypes I&#8217;m currently worldbuilding for an Urban Fantasy setting inspired by conspiracy theories, fringe science, and ufology. I\u2019m in search of information on the most commonly reported alien archetypes, including their defining characteristics and traits. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve identified so far: Greys (also known as Serpoans or Zeta Reticulans):&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/looking-for-summary-of-the-most-well-known-alien-archetypes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Looking for summary of the most well-known alien archetypes&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aliens","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}