frow what was Lexx bred?
To a large extent, I agree with LexxLurker.
We know the plans from the Lexx were stolen from the Ostral-B Heretics, via amino acid codes found in the tooth of one of their assistant deputy backup couriers.
We also know that Kai’s Insect Craft reminded HDS of an Insect (or even fooled him into thinking it was an Insect).
We also know that the tiny Insect Craft were relics of the Great Insect War; the war between the Insect Civilization and all human kind.
We also know the Brunnen-G were not just great engineers, they were great BIO-engineers. They were able to alter their own innermost cell structure to halt their aging process.
We also know the Ostral-B Heretics are aware of the Brunnen-G culture, and have full knowledge of the Time Prophet’s prophecy regarding them.
Note also that the Brunnen-G and the Ostral-B have a few interesting things in common:
1. Both engineered bug-like ships.
2. Both built impenetrable planetary shields.
3. Both civilizations end with a dash-letter.
My theory is similar to Lexx Lurker’s:
The Insect Craft were the Brunnen-G’s bio-engineered invention, their secret weapon, and their key to victory against the Insect Civilization: The craft are intended to be mistaken for Insects. This could make them difficult for actual Insects to perceive as enemies, attack, or target with weapons. While six Insect Craft don’t amount to much, it is likely they used swarm tactics, similar to Mantrid Drones, to attack and kill Insects.
Jump ahead a few thousand years to the attack on Brunnis 2. The Foreshadow bombards the planet and basically wipes everybody out… but the planet isn’t exactly obliterated. The surface is probably a wreck, but the planet itself looks fairly intact.
Somehow, the Ostral-B Heretics learn about the Brunnen-G and the prophecy. My own pet (conjectural) theory is that one of the officers on the Foreshadow was Ostral-B, that he witnessed the conversation between Kai and HDS, and that he was impressed by the bravery of the Brunnen-G. Maybe they visit the Time Prophet, and then maybe they explore the rubble of Brunnis 2.
The Heretics learn two important things from the knowledge they salvage from the Brunnen-G:
1. How to bio-engineer insect-based craft.
2. How to engineer powerful defensive shields to protect their planets.
Taking their example from Kai’s desperate battle, the Ostral-B join with other Heretics, and establish the Reform Planets, with shields protecting them from the Divine Order. They begin developing plans for the Lexx. Since such a design is a large undertaking, the project required cooperative research between scientists on different Reform Planets. Hence, couriers take data back and forth, and also carry codes to pass the shields.
One of these couriers gets captured alive, and the rest is history. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
A bit more speculation: perhaps the Lexx’s weapon is nothing more than a forward-projecting laterally-oriented planetary shield! It does seem to “slice” through a planet (at least until Season 4 [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]).
Thoughts?