Editing Grey alien (section)

==In popular culture==
Depictions of Grey aliens have gone on to appear in a number of films and television shows, supplanting the previously popular [[little green men]]. As early as 1966, for example, the superhero character [[Ultraman (character)|Ultraman]] was explicitly based on them,<ref>{{Cite book|editor=[[Tsuburaya Productions]]|date=1982|title = 不滅のヒーローウルトラマン白書|series = ファンタスティック・コレクション・スペシャル|pages=102–103|publisher = [[Asahi Sonorama]]|edition = First|id = Magazine Code：67897-80|ref = {{SfnRef|白書|1982}}}}</ref> and in 1977 they were featured in ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.<ref name="Kallen2011">{{cite book|first=Stuart A.|last=Kallen|title=The Search for Extraterrestrial Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMqgztfbtGEC&pg=PT53|date=August 2011|publisher=Capstone|isbn=978-1-60152-382-2|pages=53–}}</ref> Greys have also been worked into [[space opera]] and other interstellar settings: in ''[[Babylon 5]]'', the Greys are referred to as the "Vree", and are depicted as being allies and trade partners of 23rd-century Earth,<ref name="Babylon5">{{cite episode|title=''Grail''|episode-link=List_of_Babylon 5 episodes#Season_1: Signs and Portents (1994)|date=July 6, 1994|author-link=Christy Marx|author=Christy Marx|series=[[Babylon 5]]}}</ref> while in the ''[[Stargate]]'' franchise they are called the "[[List of Stargate SG-1 characters#Asgard|Asgard]]" and depicted as [[ancient astronauts]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} [[South Park]] refers to them as "visitors".

During the 1990s, plotlines wherein Greys were linked to conspiracy theories became common.<ref name=BiteTheDust></ref> {{cnspan|A well-known example is the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[The X-Files]]'', which first aired in 1993. It combined the quest to find proof of the existence of [[Colonist (The X-Files)|Grey-like extraterrestrials]] with a number of [[UFO conspiracy theory]] subplots,  to form its primary story arc. Other notable examples include the ''[[XCOM]]'' video game franchise (where they are called "Sectoids"); ''[[Dark Skies]]'', first broadcast in 1996, which expanded upon the MJ-12 conspiracy;|date=November 2022}} and ''[[American Dad!]]'', which features a Grey-like alien named [[Roger (American Dad!)|Roger]], whose backstory draws from both the [[Roswell incident]] and [[Area 51#UFO and other conspiracy theories|Area 51 conspiracy theories]].<ref name="americandadscripts1">{{cite web|url=http://www.americandadscripts.com/S03E09_Frannie-911.php|title=American Dad Scripts|publisher=American Dad Scripts|access-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104200526/http://www.americandadscripts.com/S03E09_Frannie-911.php|archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ovguide1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/roger-9202a8c04000641f80000000008d8419 |title=Roger Video &#124; Movie Clips & Character Interview |publisher=Ovguide.com |access-date=April 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521175723/http://www.ovguide.com/roger-9202a8c04000641f80000000008d8419 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 }}</ref>

The 2011 film ''[[Paul (film)|Paul]]'' tells the story of a Grey named Paul who attributes the Greys' frequent presence in science fiction [[pop culture]] to the US government deliberately inserting the stereotypical Grey alien image into mainstream media; this is done so that if humanity came into contact with Paul's species,  no immediate shock would occur as to their appearance.<ref name"PaulFilm">{{cite AV media|title=[[Paul (film)|''Paul'']]|date=February 14, 2011|author-link1=Simon Pegg|author1=Simon Pegg|author-link2=Nick Frost|author2=Nick Frost}}</ref> Child abduction by Greys is a key plot point in the 2013 film, ''[[Dark Skies (2013 film)|Dark Skies]]''.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title='Dark Skies' movie review |first=Michael |last=O'Sullivan |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dark-skies-movie-review/2013/02/22/ce5f9d58-7d20-11e2-a044-676856536b40_story.html |date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2013 }}</ref>

Greys appear in [[Syfy]]'s 2021 science fiction [[comedy drama|dramedy]] series ''[[Resident Alien (TV series)|Resident Alien]]''.<ref name="Syfy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/resident-alien-recap-season-2-episode-13-harry-a-parent|title=Resident Alien recap: Season 2, Episode 13|first=Josh|last=Weiss|date=September 8, 2022|accessdate=September 25, 2022}}</ref>

The Greys appear as the main antagonistic faction in the 2023 independent game ''[[Greyhill Incident]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Northup |first=Travis |date=2023-06-10 |title=Greyhill Incident Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/greyhill-incident-review |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>