Humanity Fuck Yeah (HFY): A genre of speculative fiction celebrating human exceptionalism, resilience, ingenuity, or superiority over aliens, often with themes of humans as "space orcs" or ultimate survivors. Stories portray humans as uniquely tough, clever, resilient, or dominant compared to aliens—often as "space orcs" who endure extreme conditions, innovate wildly, or win through sheer grit. It reacts against tropes where humans are weak bystanders to superior alien civs.
Human Superiority: Focus on traits like resilience, ingenuity, adaptability, aggression, or creativity—e.g., humans as "space orcs" thriving in brutal conditions aliens can't handle, innovating weapons from scrap, or winning wars through sheer spite.
Species-Level Scope: Centers humanity as a whole or as a species, not individuals or nations; aliens react with awe, fear, or defeat to our "fuck yeah" edge.
Contrast and Triumph: Aliens are often frail, arrogant, or advanced but brittle; humans overcome via grit, numbers, cruelty, or unexpected tactics like nukes, chemical warfare, or cultural disruption.