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Insect of Lexx (Internet)

🐙 The Insects are an eldritch extra-terrestrial race and cosmic horror element in the fictional universe of the Lexx television series.

Background[]

The Insects are a whole civilization of moon-sized bugs with an incorporeal "essence" that can be passed on to their offspring or used to possess humans. They are a race of powerful and resilient vacuum capable insects capable of unassisted space travel of great cunning. Every known member of the race is huge, possessing heavily armored carapaces that made them extremely resistant to weapons fire. The last surviving member of the race, the Giga Shadow, was able to withstand Lexx's planet-destroying weapon.

Insects' ethereal "essence" contains some or all of their consciousness which can be passed on to a host body as a parasitic mind via the use of a transference organ. Insect offspring stay dormant until they gain an insect essence, though it's not known if they develop their own and/or if the parents' essence is passed on to them. The Insects dominated the universe until they nearly were wiped out by humanity in the Insect Wars. The reason for the wars is unknown nor who started the conflict, but the insects have an innate hatred of all other lifeforms, which requires their subjugation or destruction.

Mythos connection[]

Due to their size, intangible powers and great antiquity, they may form a Great Old One 'family' or group. Or more possibly they are a fellow species from the dawn of time like Elder Things or the Great Race of Yith.

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