History Main / FrogMen

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Frog is a (short) human-sized frog, who still carries his clothes and weapons from before his BalefulPolymorph. When you first meet him, he's still depressed, but by the end of the game he's come to realize that his new shape has a lot of advantages (several of his techniques make use of his tongue and jumping ability), and he's turned back in certain endings.

-->-- '''Gordon Freeman''', ''Machinima/FreemansMind''

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* ''Machinima/FreemansMind'': [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Freeman in Episode 28, mocking all the people who called him paranoid, listing it among other things he's been ridiculed for believing in such as mindreading owls and aliens, as he guns down invading aliens with an [=MP5=]. And earlier, in episode 4, he mentions he once thought frog people were invading his house after staying awake for four days straight.

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* ''WebOriginal/{{Amphiterra}}'' has the Temperate Freeple, a species of sapient frogs that walk on their hands while using their hind limbs for grasping.
* ''Literature/{{Legatum}}'' has ranas, which are all frog or toad-like creatures that dress and talk like other bipedal, humanoid creatures in the franchise.
* ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'':
** The Grung a race of small frog people found in the Plane of Isathil.
** Laud is a Slaad, a monstrous toadlike being.
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Not only is Tsuyu Asui (Froppy) a [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing frog themed superheroine]], her parents and siblings also have frog-like appearances.

* Creator/{{Marvel}}'s Amphibius, a supervillain mutant and former member of the Swamp Men, is a humanoid frog.
* ''Franchise/XMen'': The aptly named Toad is a mutant with amphibian-like traits, most notably an OverlyLongTongue.
* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk's second issue introduced a race of grody little alien invaders called the Toad Men. We later learned that their race is actually called the Tribbetites. They'd like to be conquerors, but most other civilizations consider them annoying jerks and don't take them very seriously.

Part of the BeastMan SuperTrope. Compare with BewitchedAmphibians when a human is turned into a non-anthropomorphic frog or toad. For ordinary frogs that were made more human-like, see UpliftedAnimal and AnthropomorphicTransformation.

* The aquatic spirit [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodyanoy Vodyanoy]] of Slavic folklore is occasionally depicted as a toad-like humanoid with a fish-like tail.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The inhabitants of the eponymous world are amphibian-people (mostly frogs, but also others like newts, toads, and even [[SeldomSeenSpecies obscure kinds]] like axolotls and olms), complete with a life cycle that begins with a tadpole stage.

* ''Podcast/TrialsAndTrebuchets'' has the Grung, a race of small frog people found in the Plane of Isathil.

Part of the BeastMan SuperTrope. Compare with BewitchedAmphibians when a human is turned into a non-anthropomorphic frog or toad. For ordinary frogs that were made more human-like, see UpliftedAnimal and Anthropomorphic Transformation.

Part of the BeastMan SuperTrope. Compare with BewitchedAmphibians when a human is turned into a non-anthropomorphic frog or toad. For ordinary frogs that were made more human-like, see UpliftedAnimal and AnthropromorphicTransformation.

* The Malaysian 4-panel comic, ''Lawak Kampus'', have a recurring character named "Froggy" who is an andromorphic frog teenager, the only animal character in a cast otherwise consisting entirely of humans. No, it's ''never'' explained.

* ''WesternAnimation/FreddieAsFRO7'' is a unique and strange version, as the titular character is a BewitchedAmphibian who grew up into an anthropomorphic frog secret agent.

Part of the BeastMan SuperTrope. Compare with BewitchedAmphibians when a human is turned into a non-anthropomorphic frog or toad.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': The inhabitants of the eponymous world are amphibian-people (mostly frogs, but also others like newts, toads, and even [[SeldomSeenSpecies obscure kinds]] like axolotls), complete with a life cycle that begins with a tadpole stage.

* ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' has the eponymous hare combating the space toad armada that is commanded by the MasterComputer Complex.

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** ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'': The Incurseans are a militaristic species of humanoid amphibians who have clashed against Ben and his buddies on multiple ocasions.

* Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium: Gollum [[spoiler:([[WasOnceAMan originally a hobbit)]] is described as frog-like in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. Creator/RankinBassProductions' AnimatedAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'' took this look to uncanny extremes.

** Amphibian men resemble bipedal frogs with arms, and are around a third the size of a dwarf. They live is small tribes deep BeneathTheEarth, and if hostile will attack your dwarves on sight with poisoned spears and blowdarts. They are also one of the types of animal people capable of moving underwater, giving them the ability to swim up your water cisterns and plumbing system and wreak havoc in your fort.

** The Galvans resemble lilliputian humanoid frogs.

* OlderThanDirt: Myth/EgyptianMythology has Kek and Kauket, the frog-headed gods of darkness. Modern MemeticMutation has made fun of hieroglyphs resembling people sitting at computers and the deity's resemblance to memetic figure Pepe the Frog, as well as possibly being the name source for the infamous "Flag of Kekistan" in use by the alt-right. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement And that's all we're saying on this subject.]] On a similar note, the Ancient Egyptians also had a goddess of motherhood called Heqet with a frog head.

* Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium: Gollum [[spoiler:([[WasOnceAMan originally a hobbit]], or at least something very much like one)]] is described as frog-like in ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/LordOfTheRings''. Creator/RankinBassProductions' AnimatedAdaptation ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'' took this look to uncanny extremes.