Skitters
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Skitters are an insectoid alien species that serve as primary ground troops and antagonists in the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skitters canonical | 6 |
| rebel Skitters | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien species
ⓘ
television character species ⓘ |
| affiliation | Espheni ⓘ |
| alignment | primarily antagonistic ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Falling Skies ⓘ |
| backstory | originally free species conquered by Espheni ⓘ |
| bodyPlan | hexapod-like ⓘ |
| combatAbility |
agile climbers in battle
ⓘ
strong melee fighters ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
telepathic link via harnesses
ⓘ
vocalizations ⓘ |
| controls |
harnessed human children
ⓘ
harnessed teenagers ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment
ⓘ
human resistance ⓘ |
| eyeColor | glowing ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Falling Skies
ⓘ
surface form:
Falling Skies universe
|
| firstAppearance |
Falling Skies
ⓘ
surface form:
Falling Skies Season 1 Episode 1
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| intelligenceLevel | high ⓘ |
| languageStatus | partially deciphered by humans in series ⓘ |
| locomotion |
climbing
ⓘ
quadrupedal running ⓘ wall-crawling ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| mindControlStatus | themselves controlled by Espheni Overlords ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
spider-like movement
ⓘ
use of harnesses to enslave children ⓘ |
| notableSubgroup |
Skitters
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
rebel Skitters
|
| numberOfLimbs | 6 ⓘ |
| origin | enslaved species repurposed by Espheni ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | actors in suits with CGI enhancement ⓘ |
| rebellionAgainst | Espheni Overlords ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
ground troops
ⓘ
primary antagonists ⓘ |
| servesAs | shock troops for Espheni ⓘ |
| skinColor | grey-green ⓘ |
| skinTexture | chitinous ⓘ |
| someMembersAlignment | allied with human resistance (rebel Skitters) ⓘ |
| speciesType | insectoid ⓘ |
| tacticalRole |
front-line infantry
ⓘ
raiding parties ⓘ |
| technologyUsed | bio-mechanical harnesses ⓘ |
| weakness |
susceptible to rebellion against Espheni control
ⓘ
vulnerability to certain frequencies ⓘ |
| weaponUse |
human firearms (occasionally)
ⓘ
organic weapons ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
rebel Skitters