Moclan

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Moclan are a fictional, predominantly male, rigidly traditional alien species from the science fiction TV series "The Orville."

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Moclan canonical 8

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional alien species
television species
aestheticTrait heavy facial ridges
stocky build
allianceStatus tense alliance with Planetary Union
appearsIn The Orville
biologyTrait egg-laying reproduction
high physical strength
single-gender public identity
thick skin and robust physiology
conflictWith Planetary Union over gender policies
createdBy Seth MacFarlane
culturalConflict internal division over treatment of females
culturalNorm discouragement of individuality
infant female sex reassignment
near-universal male births
suppression of female identity
culturalTheme conflict between tradition and progress
exploration of gender and identity
fictionalUniverse The Orville
surface form: The Orville universe
firstAppearance The Orville
surface form: The Orville Season 1 Episode 1
governmentType authoritarian society
homeworld Moclus
judicialSystem strict, conservative courts
language Moclan language
legalPractice criminalization of female existence
mandatory sex reassignment for female infants
memberOf Union (provisionally, with tensions)
militaryCapability advanced weapons technology
narrativeFunction to challenge the Orville crew’s ethical values
notableCharacter Bortus
Klyden
Topa
notableEpisodeFocus A Tale of Two Topas
About a Girl
Deflectors
Pria (secondary)
Sanctuary
penaltyForDissent exile
imprisonment
predominantSex male
relationshipWithCharacter Bortus serves in Planetary Union despite Moclan norms
religion worship of Ja'loja ritual traditions
ritual Ja'loja
societalTrait patriarchal
rigidly traditional
xenophobic tendencies
symbolizes allegory for real-world gender politics
technologyLevel spacefaring civilization
uniformStyle militaristic, dark-toned clothing

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bortus species Moclan
Bortus nationality Moclan
Bortus language Moclan
Topa species Moclan
Topa languageSpoken Moclan
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus species Moclan
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus in The Orville language Moclan
subject surface form: Lt. Cmdr. Bortus