lexxx length; II
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Originally posted by DalekTek790:
(of course we don’t know if that Insect was a typical specimen, what stage in its life cycle it was in, or if it is one of many castes or varieties
I’ve often wondered about this. My theory is that there were indeed many different castes or even species of Insect, suggested in part even by the fact that they were known as the ‘Insect Civilisation’ this (to me, anyway) suggests a colony-type affair. Also, the Brunnen-G craft (of which we only ever saw one type, there may have been others) were, I seem to remember, created using modified Insect DNA. As the Lexx and moths were eventually developed from the remains of Kai’s craft, this suggests there was at least one other species of Insect aside from the mite/woodlouse/beetle Gigashadow type; one that would have looked something like a cross between a scorpion, a moth and a dragonfly (and would have been none too bright either, if the Lexx is anything to go by J)
Alternatively, they may all have been separate species of Insect (moth, dragonfly etc.) that after forming their civilisation combined their DNA in some way, so that the Bio-viziers were able to decode all the different types just from the couple of manky bits of flesh they got from the Foreshadow.
Interesting to note the ‘different species pulling together’ aspect of the Insect Civilisation, as this draws parallels with the humans in the Light Universe (drawn together under the leadership of the Brunnen-G.
Perhaps the Insects even evolved on separate planets, as it was suggested some of the human races had done. But now I’m just randomly speculating.
quote[quote]I figured Sad could use those figures if he ever made a Lexx ships section. [/quote]
There is a Lexx ships section! I did it, in the Glossary. Sad always refused to give me a link from anything other than the main Lexx page, though, because he hates me more than Satan. I didn’t do anything technical such as size and propulsion or weapons , though. And yes! I know loads of it is wrong; I already had this American dude e-mail me about 80 times to tell me how stupid I am. (actually, the real reason is that I’d only seen Series 3 and a couple of the movies when I wrote it, so some of it was guesswork)
Cool stuff about the Cluster; I love the idea of this tiny, unterraformed moon ruling over all these supposedly civilised planets!
You’re right when you say it’s frustrating that the Beans don’t provide more background information, but this is one of the things I love about Lexx; we are left to fill in the gaps with our imaginations (Unlike Star Trek, say). It’s also what I like about Star Wars; the thought of those 25,000 years or more of Galaxy-wide activity before Luke was even born. Even before this time, when the first explorations and contact between the species was made, and before even this, right down to the individual histories of the planets. Although sometimes this makes my head feel like it’s gonna explode.
Also: I really should shut up now.