#countertrope

Counter-/subtrope of humans are space orcs: aliens are space elves/fairies. Tall, graceful creatures that somehow draw humans like flies. Short aliens that are well known for their advanced, almost magical technology that, by extension, is far more advanced than humans could have dreamed. Humanoid aliens with wings that ascribe to certain courts, behaviors, and technologies. Aliens who weave the planet's flora and fauna into new living things. This meme doesn't really go over aliens much. Give me alien space elves.