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	====Brefewino====		====Brefewino====
	The '''Brefewino''' are a separate tribe of humanoid GELFs, who appeared in the "lost episode" of the seventh series, "[[Identity Within]]".~~{{elucidate\|date=October 2016}}~~ They are vaguely similar in appearance to the Kinitawowi tribe except the Brefewino are taller, more muscular, hairy, mercantile and aggressive than their Kinitawowi counterparts. Brefewino tribesmen stand on average seven or eight feet high, but despite this their beards often almost reach the ground. They also weigh on average two tonnes.		The '''Brefewino''' are a separate tribe of humanoid GELFs, who appeared in the "lost episode" of the seventh series, "[[Identity Within]]". They are vaguely similar in appearance to the Kinitawowi tribe except the Brefewino are taller, more muscular, hairy, mercantile and aggressive than their Kinitawowi counterparts. Brefewino tribesmen stand on average seven or eight feet high, but despite this their beards often almost reach the ground. They also weigh on average two tonnes.

	They were initially bred as butchers and are prolific gamblers, merchants, and slave traders, and amongst their favourite commodities are the ''[[Felis sapiens]]'' race. The universal currency of the Brefewino is '''Brefewinan''', a kind of green lumpy paste in jars (made from small delicately preserved pulses). In order to enter a Brefewino trading post one must show exactly what their specific profession is with a "badge of merchantship". For example, Lister wears a potato to signify he is a farmer. Brefewino gambling dens resemble a [[Mos Eisley\|''Star Wars'' cantina]]. Brefewino music utilises more traditional instruments but is still fairly raucous~~{{vague\|date=October 2016}}~~ and their beer is exceptionally strong.<ref name="identity"/>		They were initially bred as butchers and are prolific gamblers, merchants, and slave traders, and amongst their favourite commodities are the ''[[Felis sapiens]]'' race. The universal currency of the Brefewino is '''Brefewinan''', a kind of green lumpy paste in jars (made from small delicately preserved pulses). In order to enter a Brefewino trading post one must show exactly what their specific profession is with a "badge of merchantship". For example, Lister wears a potato to signify he is a farmer. Brefewino gambling dens resemble a [[Mos Eisley\|''Star Wars'' cantina]]. Brefewino music utilises more traditional instruments but is still fairly raucous and their beer is exceptionally strong.<ref name="identity"/>

	====Sakken Yakko====		====Sakken Yakko====

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Pleasure GELFs

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	Unlike several other genetically engineered life forms, such as the manipulative polymorphs and the aggressive beastmen-GELFs, pleasure GELFs are actually benevolent and non-threatening. Some such as Camille attempt to pass themselves off as humans (or holograms, mechanoids, etc.) but this is generally not an attempt to be manipulative, more akin to a camouflage reflex so other species won't try to harm them (though they can voluntarily stop the telepathic projection and reveal their true form if they need to).		Unlike several other genetically engineered life forms, such as the manipulative polymorphs and the aggressive beastmen-GELFs, pleasure GELFs are actually benevolent and non-threatening. Some such as Camille attempt to pass themselves off as humans (or holograms, mechanoids, etc.) but this is generally not an attempt to be manipulative, more akin to a camouflage reflex so other species won't try to harm them (though they can voluntarily stop the telepathic projection and reveal their true form if they need to).

	Pleasure GELFs are [[telepathic]]. They can sense whatever the people around them would be attracted to, and make them believe that this is what they're seeing. In "Camille", Lister, Rimmer, a humanoid [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] (played by [[Danny John-Jules]]) and Kryten see their dream partners (variously played by [[Suzanne Rhatigan]], [[Francesca Folan]], [[Judy Pascoe]], and Danny John-Jules), and Camille is forced to reveal her true nature. Despite its natural form, Kryten begins dating it.<ref name="camille"/><ref name="helford248">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 248. I.B.Tauris</ref> Camille eventually leaves to help her partner, a Pleasure GELF named Hector ([[Rupert Bates]]),<ref name="camille"/> in a manner similar to ''[[Casablanca (film)\|Casablanca]]''.~~{{clarify\|date=October 2016}}~~		Pleasure GELFs are [[telepathic]]. They can sense whatever the people around them would be attracted to, and make them believe that this is what they're seeing. In "Camille", Lister, Rimmer, a humanoid [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] (played by [[Danny John-Jules]]) and Kryten see their dream partners (variously played by [[Suzanne Rhatigan]], [[Francesca Folan]], [[Judy Pascoe]], and Danny John-Jules), and Camille is forced to reveal her true nature. Despite its natural form, Kryten begins dating it.<ref name="camille"/><ref name="helford248">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 248. I.B.Tauris</ref> Camille eventually leaves to help her partner, a Pleasure GELF named Hector ([[Rupert Bates]]),<ref name="camille"/> in a manner similar to ''[[Casablanca (film)\|Casablanca]]''.

	===Emotional vampires===		===Emotional vampires===

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	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2020}}~~		'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It originally appeared in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.
	'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It ~~was used in two [[w:science fiction\|science fiction]] television programs,~~ originally ~~appearing~~ in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.

	==''Red Dwarf''==		==''Red Dwarf''==

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	'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It was used in two [[w:science fiction\|science fiction]] television programs, originally appearing in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf~~]]'', and later on in the U.S. drama ''[[w:seaQuest DSV\|seaQuest DSV~~]]''.		'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It was used in two [[w:science fiction\|science fiction]] television programs, originally appearing in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.

	==''Red Dwarf''==		==''Red Dwarf''==

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seaQuest DSV

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	'''Snugiraffes''' are chimera-type GELFs with the heads of cobras, the bodies of giant slugs and the legs of giraffes, who also appear to have had a bucket of mucus thrown at them. Snugiraffes are called the most repulsive creatures ever to have lived, with the exception of [[George Formby, Jr.\|George Formby]] — even just seeing them can trigger vomiting (or, in the case of holograms and mechanoids, dry-retching). They are still highly prized, however, because they eat everyone else's [[excrement\|effluence]] and process it into a smokeless fuel. It isn't troubled by the reaction other beings have to its appearance, considering vomiting to be a form of greeting.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Doug \|author-link=Doug Naylor \|date=1995 \|title=Last Human \|title-link=Last Human \|publisher=[[Penguin Books\|Penguin]] \|isbn=0-14-014388-2}}</ref>		'''Snugiraffes''' are chimera-type GELFs with the heads of cobras, the bodies of giant slugs and the legs of giraffes, who also appear to have had a bucket of mucus thrown at them. Snugiraffes are called the most repulsive creatures ever to have lived, with the exception of [[George Formby, Jr.\|George Formby]] — even just seeing them can trigger vomiting (or, in the case of holograms and mechanoids, dry-retching). They are still highly prized, however, because they eat everyone else's [[excrement\|effluence]] and process it into a smokeless fuel. It isn't troubled by the reaction other beings have to its appearance, considering vomiting to be a form of greeting.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Doug \|author-link=Doug Naylor \|date=1995 \|title=Last Human \|title-link=Last Human \|publisher=[[Penguin Books\|Penguin]] \|isbn=0-14-014388-2}}</ref>

	~~==''seaQuest DSV''==~~

	When [[NBC]] decided they wanted more science fiction oriented episodes for the second season of ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'', G.E.L.F.s were introduced to the program, primarily via [[Peter DeLuise]]'s main character [[Dagwood (seaQuest DSV)\|Dagwood]].

	Dagwood was the imperfect prototype "Dagger", a group of G.E.L.F.s intended as supersoldiers. Unlike the other Daggers, Dagwood was less intelligent than normal and his fighting skills were not fully developed, although he had great physical strength. He was assigned to the seaQuest cleaning crew.

	In the show's [[Canon (fiction)\|canon]], the G.E.L.F.s were created during the ''dark age of genetics'' (2001 to 2003). They were manufactured solely for the purpose of waging war. [[United Nations Resolution]] G-932 outlawed them by 2004. The existing G.E.L.F.s were rounded up and exiled to an island colony, "Dagger Island". The second season's opening episode ''[[Daggers (seaQuest DSV)\|Daggers]]'' established much of their background, and also introduced [[List of recurring characters on seaQuest DSV#Mariah\|Mariah]], the leader of the G.E.L.F. uprising. Portrayed by actress [[Sam Jenkins]], she would reappear in the episode ''Dagger Redux''.

	==References==		==References==

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	====The Polymorph====		====The Polymorph====
	[[File:Red Dwarf Polymorph2.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|A Polymorph]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Polymorph2.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|A Polymorph]]
	A '''polymorph''' is a [[shape-shifting]] organism that can change into anything it pleases, seen in the series III episode "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~)\|Polymorph]]" (1989). It survives by draining a person of a negative [[emotion]]. It is described in the episode as being designed to be the perfect warrior, blending into any background, causing confusion and disarray amongst the enemy by playing with their emotions, but the creature mutated into something terrifying and insane its creators couldn't control. One of the polymorph's forms appears somewhat similar to the [[Xenomorph (Alien)\|Xenomorph]] Alien from the movie ''[[Alien (film)\|Alien]]'' (1979). Polymorphs appear to be able to drain emotions from mechanoids and holograms, and are able to physically touch soft-light holograms.<ref name="polymorph">{{Cite episode \|title=Polymorph \|episode-link=Polymorph (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=28 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=3 }}</ref> A genetic mutant documentary in "Can of Worms" mentions that a female polymorph deposits a passing organism with her eggs while disguising herself as a mate. Kryten also explains that these eggs hatch soon after the host body for them is found and that polymorphs often die after this exhaustive process is complete, ending their life cycle.<ref name="worms"/>		A '''polymorph''' is a [[w:shape-shifting\|shape-shifting]] organism that can change into anything it pleases, seen in the series III episode "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989). It survives by draining a person of a negative [[w:emotion\|emotion]]. It is described in the episode as being designed to be the perfect warrior, blending into any background, causing confusion and disarray amongst the enemy by playing with their emotions, but the creature mutated into something terrifying and insane its creators couldn't control. One of the polymorph's forms appears somewhat similar to the [[w:Xenomorph (Alien)\|Xenomorph]] Alien from the movie ''[[w:Alien (film)\|Alien]]'' (1979). Polymorphs appear to be able to drain emotions from mechanoids and holograms, and are able to physically touch soft-light holograms.<ref name="polymorph">{{Cite episode \|title=Polymorph \|episode-link=Polymorph (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=28 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=3 }}</ref> A genetic mutant documentary in "Can of Worms" mentions that a female polymorph deposits a passing organism with her eggs while disguising herself as a mate. Kryten also explains that these eggs hatch soon after the host body for them is found and that polymorphs often die after this exhaustive process is complete, ending their life cycle.<ref name="worms"/>

	The [[Grant Naylor]] novel ''[[Better Than Life]]'' (1990) provides a slightly different origin to the polymorphs. According to that book, the surviving GELFs of a great war were dumped on Earth and left to die. Most did die, except for those specifically suited to survive in such an environment. The polymorphs evolved from these organisms.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=Grant Naylor \|date=1990 \|title=Better Than Life \|title-link=Better Than Life \|publisher=[[Viking Press\|Viking]] \|isbn=0-67-083547-1 }}</ref>		The [[w:Grant Naylor\|Grant Naylor]] novel ''[[Better Than Life]]'' (1990) provides a slightly different origin to the polymorphs. According to that book, the surviving GELFs of a great war were dumped on Earth and left to die. Most did die, except for those specifically suited to survive in such an environment. The polymorphs evolved from these organisms.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=w:Grant Naylor \|date=1990 \|title=Better Than Life \|title-link=Better Than Life \|publisher=[[w:Viking Press\|Viking]] \|isbn=0-67-083547-1 }}</ref>

	When it arrives on board the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'' in "Polymorph", the Polymorph attacks the crew by turning into a ruthless monster to drain Lister's fear, a beautiful woman to drain the Cat's ego, a duplicate of Rimmer to blame Kryten for the Cat's condition and thus extract his guilt, and Rimmer's mother after having sex with Lister to provoke Rimmer's rage. It is eventually defeated when two heat-seeking blaster bolts that the Cat had previously trapped in an elevator are released once again, the bolts destroying the Polymorph in its monster state and its death restoring the crew to normal.<ref name="polymorph"/>		When it arrives on board the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'' in "Polymorph", the Polymorph attacks the crew by turning into a ruthless monster to drain Lister's fear, a beautiful woman to drain the Cat's ego, a duplicate of Rimmer to blame Kryten for the Cat's condition and thus extract his guilt, and Rimmer's mother after having sex with Lister to provoke Rimmer's rage. It is eventually defeated when two heat-seeking blaster bolts that the Cat had previously trapped in an elevator are released once again, the bolts destroying the Polymorph in its monster state and its death restoring the crew to normal.<ref name="polymorph"/>
			[[File:Red Dwarf EmoHawk.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|An Emohawk]]
			In "Can of Worms", a pregnant female polymorph is unwittingly rescued from being held prisoner and is brought aboard ''Red Dwarf'' when she disguises herself as a female ''Felis sapien'' (played by [[w:Dominique Moore\|Dominique Moore]]). After a date with the Cat, the Cat becomes the host body for her "morphling" offspring and the polymorph dies after depositing her eggs. After the Cat gives birth to the eight morphlings, Lister and the Cat kill them.<ref name="worms"/>

	In "Can of Worms", a pregnant female polymorph is unwittingly rescued from being held prisoner and is brought aboard ''Red Dwarf'' when she disguises herself as a female ''Felis sapien'' (played by [[Dominique Moore]]). After a date with the Cat, the Cat becomes the host body for her "morphling" offspring and the polymorph dies after depositing her eggs. After the Cat gives birth to the eight morphlings, Lister and the Cat kill them.<ref name=~~"worms"/>~~		====Emohawk====

	~~====Emohawk====~~
	~~[[File:Red Dwarf EmoHawk.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|An Emohawk]]~~
	The "Emohawk" is a Polymorph whose natural form is something similar to a large bird or hawk. It appears in the episode "Emohawk: Polymorph II". Like all Polymorphs, the Emohawk is emotional leech - it steals emotions from other living creatures.		The "Emohawk" is a Polymorph whose natural form is something similar to a large bird or hawk. It appears in the episode "Emohawk: Polymorph II". Like all Polymorphs, the Emohawk is emotional leech - it steals emotions from other living creatures.

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	===Psirens===		===Psirens===
	[[File:Red Dwarf Psiren.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|A Psiren]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Psiren.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|A Psiren]]
	Appearing in the series VI episode "[[Psirens]]" (1993), Psirens are GELFs which can telepathically alter the perception of humans, in order to suck out their brains with a straw. In their natural form, Psirens are insectoids standing at around two metres high and look something like giant [[Assassin Bug]]s, with giant bulbous eyes and a large carapace. Their name and manner are similar to the [[Siren (mythology)\|Siren]]s of [[Greek mythology]].<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Psirens \|episode-link=Psirens \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Andy (director) \|last3=de Emmony \|author-link3=Andy de Emmony \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=7 October 1993 \|series-no=VI \|number=1 }}</ref>		Appearing in the series VI episode "[[Psirens]]" (1993), Psirens are GELFs which can telepathically alter the perception of humans, in order to suck out their brains with a straw. In their natural form, Psirens are insectoids standing at around two metres high and look something like giant [[w:Assassin Bug\|Assassin Bug]]s, with giant bulbous eyes and a large carapace. Their name and manner are similar to the [[w:Siren (mythology)\|Siren]]s of [[w:Greek mythology\|Greek mythology]].<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Psirens \|episode-link=Psirens \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Andy (director) \|last3=de Emmony \|author-link3=w:Andy de Emmony \|network=[[w:BBC\|BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2\|BBC2]] \|date=7 October 1993 \|series-no=VI \|number=1 }}</ref>

	===GELFs in the ''Red Dwarf'' novels===		===GELFs in the ''Red Dwarf'' novels===

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References

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	~~{{seaQuest DSV}}~~

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Gelf}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Gelf}}
	[[Category:Red Dwarf]]		[[Category:Red Dwarf]]
	[[Category:Genetic engineering in fiction]]		[[Category:Genetic engineering in fiction]]

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	'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It was used in two [[science fiction]] television programs, originally appearing in the [[BBC]]'s [[cult following#Television\|cult]] [[situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', and later on in the U.S. drama ''[[seaQuest DSV]]''.		'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It was used in two [[w:science fiction\|science fiction]] television programs, originally appearing in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]'', and later on in the U.S. drama ''[[w:seaQuest DSV\|seaQuest DSV]]''.

	==''Red Dwarf''==		==''Red Dwarf''==
	The concept of GELFs is explored in several episodes of ''Red Dwarf'' including "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf ~~episode~~)\|Polymorph]]" (1989), "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991), "[[Psirens]]" (1993), "[[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]" (1993),<ref name="helford243"/> and "[[Krysis]]" (2016). The writers of the series had stated early on in production~~{{citation needed\|date=October 2016}}~~ that they did not want any [[extraterrestrial life in popular culture\|aliens]] to exist in their show's universe; but as the series continued, in order to provide a stream of characters for the main crew to interact with, their cosmos was gradually populated with [[List of Red Dwarf concepts#Simulants\|deranged robots]] and bizarre creatures that turned out to be the result of [[genetic engineering]].		The concept of GELFs is explored in several episodes of ''Red Dwarf'' including "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989), "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991), "[[Psirens]]" (1993), "[[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]" (1993),<ref name="helford243"/> and "[[Krysis]]" (2016). The writers of the series had stated early on in production that they did not want any [[w:extraterrestrial life in popular culture\|aliens]] to exist in their show's universe; but as the series continued, in order to provide a stream of characters for the main crew to interact with, their cosmos was gradually populated with [[List of Red Dwarf concepts#Simulants\|deranged robots]] and bizarre creatures that turned out to be the result of [[w:genetic engineering\|genetic engineering]].

	===Humanoid GELFs===		===Humanoid GELFs===
	====Kinitawowi====<!-- This section is linked from [[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]. See [[WP:MOS#Section management]] -->		====Kinitawowi====<!-- This section is linked from [[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]. See [[WP:MOS#Section management]] -->
	[[File:Red Dwarf Kinitawowi.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steven Wickham]] as [[Dave Lister]]'s Kinitawowi bride]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Kinitawowi.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steven Wickham]] as [[Dave Lister]]'s Kinitawowi bride]]
	The '''Kinitawowi''' are bulky humanoids about six feet high covered in [[wart]]s and shaggy dull [[Orange (colour)\|orange]]/[[Copper (color)\|copper]]/[[brown]] [[fur]] similar to that of an [[orangutan]]. Their bodies are extremely tough; a direct blast of [[plasma (physics)\|plasma]] from a bazookoid merely stunned a Kinitawowi at close range.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Beyond a Joke \|episode-link=Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Robert \|last=Llewellyn \|author-link=Robert Llewellyn \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=21 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=6 }}		The '''Kinitawowi''' are bulky humanoids about six feet high covered in [[w:wart\|wart]]s and shaggy dull [[w:Orange (colour)\|orange]]/[[w:Copper (color)\|copper]]/[[w:brown\|brown]] [[w:fur\|fur]] similar to that of an [[w:orangutan\|orangutan]]. Their bodies are extremely tough; a direct blast of [[w:plasma (physics)\|plasma]] from a bazookoid merely stunned a Kinitawowi at close range.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Beyond a Joke \|episode-link=Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Robert \|last=Llewellyn \|author-link=w:Robert Llewellyn \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2]] \|date=21 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=6 }}
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	'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[w:genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It originally appeared in the [[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]]'s [[w:cult following#Television\|cult]] [[w:situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.		'''G.E.L.F.''' or '''GELF''' is an acronym for [[genetic engineering\|genetically engineered]] lifeform.<ref name="helford243">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 243. I.B.Tauris</ref> It originally appeared in the [[BBC]]'s [[cult following#Television\|cult]] [[situation comedy\|sitcom]] ''[[Red Dwarf]]''.

	==''Red Dwarf''==		==''Red Dwarf''==
	The concept of GELFs is explored in several episodes of ''Red Dwarf'' including "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989), "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991), "[[Psirens]]" (1993), "[[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]" (1993),<ref name="helford243"/> and "[[Krysis]]" (2016). The writers of the series had stated early on in production that they did not want any [[w:extraterrestrial life in popular culture\|aliens]] to exist in their show's universe; but as the series continued, in order to provide a stream of characters for the main crew to interact with, their cosmos was gradually populated with [[List of Red Dwarf concepts#Simulants\|deranged robots]] and bizarre creatures that turned out to be the result of [[~~w:genetic engineering\|~~genetic engineering]].		The concept of GELFs is explored in several episodes of ''Red Dwarf'' including "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989), "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991), "[[Psirens]]" (1993), "[[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]" (1993),<ref name="helford243"/> and "[[Krysis]]" (2016). The writers of the series had stated early on in production that they did not want any [[extraterrestrial life in popular culture\|aliens]] to exist in their show's universe; but as the series continued, in order to provide a stream of characters for the main crew to interact with, their cosmos was gradually populated with [[List of Red Dwarf concepts#Simulants\|deranged robots]] and bizarre creatures that turned out to be the result of [[genetic engineering]].

	===Humanoid GELFs===		===Humanoid GELFs===
	====Kinitawowi====<!-- This section is linked from [[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]. See [[WP:MOS#Section management]] -->		====Kinitawowi====<!-- This section is linked from [[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]. See [[WP:MOS#Section management]] -->
	[[File:Red Dwarf Kinitawowi.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steven Wickham]] as [[Dave Lister]]'s Kinitawowi bride]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Kinitawowi.jpg\|thumb\|[[Steven Wickham]] as [[Dave Lister]]'s Kinitawowi bride]]
	The '''Kinitawowi''' are bulky humanoids about six feet high covered in [[~~w:wart\|~~wart]]s and shaggy dull [[w:Orange (colour)\|orange]]/[[w:Copper (color)\|copper]]/[[~~w:brown\|~~brown]] [[~~w:fur\|~~fur]] similar to that of an [[~~w:orangutan\|~~orangutan]]. Their bodies are extremely tough; a direct blast of [[w:plasma (physics)\|plasma]] from a bazookoid merely stunned a Kinitawowi at close range.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Beyond a Joke \|episode-link=Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Robert \|last=Llewellyn \|author-link=w:Robert Llewellyn \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[w:BBC]] \|station=[[w:BBC2]] \|date=21 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=6 }}		The '''Kinitawowi''' are bulky humanoids about six feet high covered in [[wart]]s and shaggy dull [[Orange (colour)\|orange]]/[[Copper (color)\|copper]]/[[brown]] [[fur]] similar to that of an [[orangutan]]. Their bodies are extremely tough; a direct blast of [[plasma (physics)\|plasma]] from a bazookoid merely stunned a Kinitawowi at close range.<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Beyond a Joke \|episode-link=Beyond a Joke (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Robert \|last=Llewellyn \|author-link=Robert Llewellyn \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=21 February 1997 \|series-no=VII \|number=6 }}
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	'''Pleasure GELFs''' are, in their natural form, [[amorphous]], green slimy blobs around 1.5 metres high from the series IV episode "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991). In this default form they have a single tentacle-like appendage with an eye on the end. At least one Pleasure GELF has resolved to finding a "cure" for its "condition".<ref name="camille">{{Cite episode \|title=Camille \|episode-link=Camille (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=14 February 1991 \|series-no=IV \|number=1 }}</ref>		'''Pleasure GELFs''' are, in their natural form, [[amorphous]], green slimy blobs around 1.5 metres high from the series IV episode "[[Camille (Red Dwarf)\|Camille]]" (1991). In this default form they have a single tentacle-like appendage with an eye on the end. At least one Pleasure GELF has resolved to finding a "cure" for its "condition".<ref name="camille">{{Cite episode \|title=Camille \|episode-link=Camille (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=14 February 1991 \|series-no=IV \|number=1 }}</ref>

	Unlike several other genetically engineered life forms, such as the manipulative polymorphs and the aggressive beastmen-GELFs, pleasure GELFs are actually benevolent and non-threatening. Some such as Camille attempt to pass themselves off as humans (or holograms, mechanoids, etc.) but this is generally not an attempt to be manipulative, more akin to a camouflage reflex so other species won't try to harm them (though they can voluntarily stop the telepathic projection and reveal their true form if they need to).~~{{citation needed\|date=October 2016}}{{original research inline\|date=October 2016}}~~		Unlike several other genetically engineered life forms, such as the manipulative polymorphs and the aggressive beastmen-GELFs, pleasure GELFs are actually benevolent and non-threatening. Some such as Camille attempt to pass themselves off as humans (or holograms, mechanoids, etc.) but this is generally not an attempt to be manipulative, more akin to a camouflage reflex so other species won't try to harm them (though they can voluntarily stop the telepathic projection and reveal their true form if they need to).

	Pleasure GELFs are [[telepathic]]. They can sense whatever the people around them would be attracted to, and make them believe that this is what they're seeing. In "Camille", Lister, Rimmer, a humanoid [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] (played by [[Danny John-Jules]]) and Kryten see their dream partners (variously played by [[Suzanne Rhatigan]], [[Francesca Folan]], [[Judy Pascoe]], and Danny John-Jules), and Camille is forced to reveal her true nature. Despite its natural form, Kryten begins dating it.<ref name="camille"/><ref name="helford248">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 248. I.B.Tauris</ref> Camille eventually leaves to help her partner, a Pleasure GELF named Hector ([[Rupert Bates]]),<ref name="camille"/> in a manner similar to ''[[Casablanca (film)\|Casablanca]]''.{{clarify\|date=October 2016}}		Pleasure GELFs are [[telepathic]]. They can sense whatever the people around them would be attracted to, and make them believe that this is what they're seeing. In "Camille", Lister, Rimmer, a humanoid [[Cat (Red Dwarf)\|Cat]] (played by [[Danny John-Jules]]) and Kryten see their dream partners (variously played by [[Suzanne Rhatigan]], [[Francesca Folan]], [[Judy Pascoe]], and Danny John-Jules), and Camille is forced to reveal her true nature. Despite its natural form, Kryten begins dating it.<ref name="camille"/><ref name="helford248">Elyce Rae Helford "'OK, homeboys, let's posse!' Masculine anxiety, gender, race and class in ''Red Dwarf''" in John R. Cook, Peter Wright, (2006), ''British science fiction television: a hitchhiker's guide'', page 248. I.B.Tauris</ref> Camille eventually leaves to help her partner, a Pleasure GELF named Hector ([[Rupert Bates]]),<ref name="camille"/> in a manner similar to ''[[Casablanca (film)\|Casablanca]]''.{{clarify\|date=October 2016}}
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	====The Polymorph====		====The Polymorph====
	[[File:Red Dwarf Polymorph2.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|A Polymorph]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Polymorph2.jpg\|thumb\|100px\|A Polymorph]]
	A '''polymorph''' is a [[~~w:shape-shifting\|~~shape-shifting]] organism that can change into anything it pleases, seen in the series III episode "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989). It survives by draining a person of a negative [[~~w:emotion\|~~emotion]]. It is described in the episode as being designed to be the perfect warrior, blending into any background, causing confusion and disarray amongst the enemy by playing with their emotions, but the creature mutated into something terrifying and insane its creators couldn't control. One of the polymorph's forms appears somewhat similar to the [[w:Xenomorph (Alien)\|Xenomorph]] Alien from the movie ''[[w:Alien (film)\|Alien]]'' (1979). Polymorphs appear to be able to drain emotions from mechanoids and holograms, and are able to physically touch soft-light holograms.<ref name="polymorph">{{Cite episode \|title=Polymorph \|episode-link=Polymorph (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=w:Ed Bye \|network=[[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]] \|station=[[~~w:BBC2\|~~BBC2]] \|date=28 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=3 }}</ref> A genetic mutant documentary in "Can of Worms" mentions that a female polymorph deposits a passing organism with her eggs while disguising herself as a mate. Kryten also explains that these eggs hatch soon after the host body for them is found and that polymorphs often die after this exhaustive process is complete, ending their life cycle.<ref name="worms"/>		A '''polymorph''' is a [[shape-shifting]] organism that can change into anything it pleases, seen in the series III episode "[[Polymorph (Red Dwarf)\|Polymorph]]" (1989). It survives by draining a person of a negative [[emotion]]. It is described in the episode as being designed to be the perfect warrior, blending into any background, causing confusion and disarray amongst the enemy by playing with their emotions, but the creature mutated into something terrifying and insane its creators couldn't control. One of the polymorph's forms appears somewhat similar to the [[Xenomorph (Alien)\|Xenomorph]] Alien from the movie ''[[Alien (film)\|Alien]]'' (1979). Polymorphs appear to be able to drain emotions from mechanoids and holograms, and are able to physically touch soft-light holograms.<ref name="polymorph">{{Cite episode \|title=Polymorph \|episode-link=Polymorph (Red Dwarf) \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Ed (director) \|last3=Bye \|author-link3=Ed Bye \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=28 November 1989 \|series-no=III \|number=3 }}</ref> A genetic mutant documentary in "Can of Worms" mentions that a female polymorph deposits a passing organism with her eggs while disguising herself as a mate. Kryten also explains that these eggs hatch soon after the host body for them is found and that polymorphs often die after this exhaustive process is complete, ending their life cycle.<ref name="worms"/>

	The [[~~w:Grant Naylor\|~~Grant Naylor]] novel ''[[Better Than Life]]'' (1990) provides a slightly different origin to the polymorphs. According to that book, the surviving GELFs of a great war were dumped on Earth and left to die. Most did die, except for those specifically suited to survive in such an environment. The polymorphs evolved from these organisms.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=w:Grant Naylor \|date=1990 \|title=Better Than Life \|title-link=Better Than Life \|publisher=[[w:Viking Press\|Viking]] \|isbn=0-67-083547-1 }}</ref>		The [[Grant Naylor]] novel ''[[Better Than Life]]'' (1990) provides a slightly different origin to the polymorphs. According to that book, the surviving GELFs of a great war were dumped on Earth and left to die. Most did die, except for those specifically suited to survive in such an environment. The polymorphs evolved from these organisms.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Naylor \|first=Grant \|author-link=Grant Naylor \|date=1990 \|title=Better Than Life \|title-link=Better Than Life \|publisher=[[Viking Press\|Viking]] \|isbn=0-67-083547-1 }}</ref>

	When it arrives on board the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'' in "Polymorph", the Polymorph attacks the crew by turning into a ruthless monster to drain Lister's fear, a beautiful woman to drain the Cat's ego, a duplicate of Rimmer to blame Kryten for the Cat's condition and thus extract his guilt, and Rimmer's mother after having sex with Lister to provoke Rimmer's rage. It is eventually defeated when two heat-seeking blaster bolts that the Cat had previously trapped in an elevator are released once again, the bolts destroying the Polymorph in its monster state and its death restoring the crew to normal.<ref name="polymorph"/>		When it arrives on board the mining ship ''Red Dwarf'' in "Polymorph", the Polymorph attacks the crew by turning into a ruthless monster to drain Lister's fear, a beautiful woman to drain the Cat's ego, a duplicate of Rimmer to blame Kryten for the Cat's condition and thus extract his guilt, and Rimmer's mother after having sex with Lister to provoke Rimmer's rage. It is eventually defeated when two heat-seeking blaster bolts that the Cat had previously trapped in an elevator are released once again, the bolts destroying the Polymorph in its monster state and its death restoring the crew to normal.<ref name="polymorph"/>
	[[File:Red Dwarf EmoHawk.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|An Emohawk]]		[[File:Red Dwarf EmoHawk.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|An Emohawk]]
	In "Can of Worms", a pregnant female polymorph is unwittingly rescued from being held prisoner and is brought aboard ''Red Dwarf'' when she disguises herself as a female ''Felis sapien'' (played by [[~~w:Dominique Moore\|~~Dominique Moore]]). After a date with the Cat, the Cat becomes the host body for her "morphling" offspring and the polymorph dies after depositing her eggs. After the Cat gives birth to the eight morphlings, Lister and the Cat kill them.<ref name="worms"/>		In "Can of Worms", a pregnant female polymorph is unwittingly rescued from being held prisoner and is brought aboard ''Red Dwarf'' when she disguises herself as a female ''Felis sapien'' (played by [[Dominique Moore]]). After a date with the Cat, the Cat becomes the host body for her "morphling" offspring and the polymorph dies after depositing her eggs. After the Cat gives birth to the eight morphlings, Lister and the Cat kill them.<ref name="worms"/>

	====Emohawk====		====Emohawk====
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	===Psirens===		===Psirens===
	[[File:Red Dwarf Psiren.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|A Psiren]]		[[File:Red Dwarf Psiren.jpg\|thumb\|130px\|A Psiren]]
	Appearing in the series VI episode "[[Psirens]]" (1993), Psirens are GELFs which can telepathically alter the perception of humans, in order to suck out their brains with a straw. In their natural form, Psirens are insectoids standing at around two metres high and look something like giant [[~~w:Assassin Bug\|~~Assassin Bug]]s, with giant bulbous eyes and a large carapace. Their name and manner are similar to the [[w:Siren (mythology)\|Siren]]s of [[~~w:Greek mythology\|~~Greek mythology]].<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Psirens \|episode-link=Psirens \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=w:Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=w:Doug Naylor \|first3=Andy (director) \|last3=de Emmony \|author-link3=w:Andy de Emmony \|network=[[~~w:BBC\|~~BBC]] \|station=[[~~w:BBC2\|~~BBC2]] \|date=7 October 1993 \|series-no=VI \|number=1 }}</ref>		Appearing in the series VI episode "[[Psirens]]" (1993), Psirens are GELFs which can telepathically alter the perception of humans, in order to suck out their brains with a straw. In their natural form, Psirens are insectoids standing at around two metres high and look something like giant [[Assassin Bug]]s, with giant bulbous eyes and a large carapace. Their name and manner are similar to the [[Siren (mythology)\|Siren]]s of [[Greek mythology]].<ref>{{Cite episode \|title=Psirens \|episode-link=Psirens \|series=Red Dwarf \|series-link=Red Dwarf \|first=Rob \|last=Grant \|author-link=Rob Grant \|first2=Doug (writers) \|last2=Naylor \|author-link2=Doug Naylor \|first3=Andy (director) \|last3=de Emmony \|author-link3=Andy de Emmony \|network=[[BBC]] \|station=[[BBC2]] \|date=7 October 1993 \|series-no=VI \|number=1 }}</ref>

	===GELFs in the ''Red Dwarf'' novels===		===GELFs in the ''Red Dwarf'' novels===