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 History:
(Hulk II#45 (fb)) <48,000 B.C.> - In an early attempt at conquest of
Earth and presumably prior to the development of faster-than-light speed travel,
the Rigellians sent a Cosmoreceptor pod that contained the compressed knowledge
of Rigel and power cells to maintain generation.
The pod's purpose was to
prepare a subterranean chamber for the arrival of the stage two cosmo-ligand,
which contained 10 million blastocysts (see comments) chosen for colonization.
This process was initiated for over
100 compatible planets throughout the Edzar Galaxy (see comments).
On Earth, the second stage was
damaged by cosmic ray activity.
Before this receptor could extend the membrane
probe, primitive hominids found the transport and consumed the 10 million
potentials.
After 5000 cycles passed with no
attempt of contact from a colony to the mother system, another stage two is
designated.
Ten such intervals (50,000 years) passed with no arrival.
Comments: Created by Jeff Parker and Patrick Zircher.
Using the Edzar Galaxy while referencing Earth and
100+ compatible planets, and with Rigel-3 being in the Milky Way Galaxy, it
makes me wonder if this was just a vague effort to show that alien races
wouldn't have the same names for things as humans...meaning that the Rigellians
(at least formerly) called the Milky Way Galaxy the Edzar Galaxy?
That's how it seemed to be, anyway...
Blastocysts
exist very early in gestation development (just 5-6 days in humans) and
are composed of an inner cell mass, which develops into the embryo, and
an outer cell mass, which develops into the placenta.
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The pictures shown in this issue/profile are more way more advanced
than blastocysts. They are either advanced, nearly mature embryos or
other fetuses.
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In human development, the embryo stage ends around 9 weeks into the
pregnancy with a a structure that is recognizable as something akin to
a newborn, but they are only 2" long. Obviously, they may be
significantly larger or smaller in Rigellians.
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In human, fetal development includes development of facial features,
sex organs and starting to function like a baby.
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Regardless, it makes perfect sense that blastocysts were placed into
the Stage Two Cosmo-Ligand, and that by the time they landed on Earth,
they were progressing to the later embryo or early fetal stage.
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Without any parental support, unless Rigellian newborns are much
different than humans, it is unlikely that Rigellian infants could
survive on their own, so it would seem extremely likely that they
either
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Remained in the Cosmo-Ligand until the were able to move sufficiently
to sustain themselves and had been given knowledge either by direct
mental implantation, computer tutorials, etc.
- Had robots to act as caretakers and tutors until they could function on their own.
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I would also imagine that the subterranean caverns were terraformed to
make a larger home for the young but growing Rigellians
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Presumably they would eventually exit the subterranean cavern when they
were sufficiently developed to explore and develop their surroundings
- That are a lot of possibilities about how they were protected, trained, etc.
The Cosmoreceptor pods were sent
at least 99 other planets, and presumably many (most, if not all)
others had the Stage Two Cosmo-Ligand sent to them as well. It is
unrevealed what number of these were successfully colonized by
Rigellians in this fashion.
I'd like to see more about other worlds successfully colonized by the Rigellians in this fashion.
Profile by Snood.
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Classification: Extraterrestrial (Rigellian) fetuses and technology;