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> David PetersBackground notes for the Marduk aliens of Macross II.
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> The Marduk History
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> The Marduk are a humanoid race that originate
> from a far corner of the galaxy from a star system of
> five planets. The Marduk had established themselves in several
> nearby solar systems. They are seeking to achieve -peace through
> absolute power. his means war, destruction, genocide, and the
> conquest and enslavement of other life forms to -purge impure worlds
> and dominate them.+ Otherwise, -confusion and disorder shall reign
> throughout the universe.+
>
> There are four distinct types of Marduk, the song singing,
> priest-like Emulators (Ishtar and Lady
> Elensh), the seemingly cyborg assistant scientists,
> the warrior officers/commanders (Feff and Lord Volf), and the god-
> like Lord Emperor Ingues. It is
> particularly interesting to note that Lord Emperor Ingues is referred
> to as a -divinity.nteresting because - Marduk+ is the name of an
> ancient Babylonian god of war! Could there be a historical
> connection? If not , there is certainly a symbolic one. It has been
> the Emperor+s twisted vision that
> of peace through absolute power+ that has made
> the Marduk and their Zentran and Meltran slaves cold hearted warriors
> bent of intergalactic conquest and domination.
>
> The Marduk and their warrior slaves have known only a life of
> war and destruction. They are
> mentally conditioned to thrive on fighting, conquest,
> and winning. Whenever any of the troops are believed to be -
> contaminated++ by the culture/society of the people they are invading,
> those suspected of contamination are destroyed, battle cruiser and
> all! This extreme measure serves four purposes.
>
> One, it keeps the troops from ever trying to understand the
> people they are invading. As long as the enemy is faceless and the
> war impersonal , the soldiers can act swiftly and without mercy. The
> enemy is just a cardboard figure and therefore easier to destroy.
> Second, only views and philosophies of Emperor Ingues are preserved.
> Outside influences and ideas might cause his people to think and
> question his insane philosophy, are crushed. Third, he keeps his
> troops loyal and narrowly focused through fear and intimidation.
> Lastly, the destruction of -contaminated+ troops eliminates any
> possibility of dangerous new ideas infecting the rest of the troops
> and encourages the survivors to avoid contact with enemy lest they
> suffer the same fate.
>
> The Zentran and Meltran soldiers under the Marduk+s rule are
> giant 40 to 45 foot ( 12.2 to 13.7 m.) tall warriors bred
> exclusively for war. They are taught only combat skills and have no
> society, no culture, recreational time, free thought or freedom of
> any kind. They are viewed simply as -machines
> of war. Since Earth's first encounter with the Marduk/Zentran forces,
> the insidious Marduk have taken new measures to prevent future acts
> of treachery. To this end the Zentran and Meltran are
> continually brainwashed and kept in suspended animation until they
> are needed for combat.
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