Dracs

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Dracs are a fictional reptilian, hermaphroditic alien species known from the science fiction film and story "Enemy Mine," where they are initially human adversaries but become central to a tale of cross-species understanding.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jeriba Shigan 0
Zammis 0

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Drac
fictional alien species
hermaphroditic species
reptilian species
adaptedIn Enemy Mine (1985 film) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Jerry NERFINISHED
appearsIn Enemy Mine (film) NERFINISHED
Enemy Mine (film) NERFINISHED
Enemy Mine (film) NERFINISHED
Enemy Mine (novella) NERFINISHED
Enemy Mine (novella) NERFINISHED
averageLifespan longer than humans
biologicalSexSystem hermaphroditic
bodyPlan bipedal
childRearing parent raises own offspring alone
communicationWithHumans learns human languages
conflict war with humans over planetary colonies
createdBy Barry B. Longyear NERFINISHED
culturalPractice memorization of ancestral line
culturalValue family lineage through recitation of ancestors
diet omnivorous
environmentalAdaptation can survive harsh planetary conditions
featuredIn science fiction
governance clan-based social structure
holyBook Talman NERFINISHED
homeworld Dracon NERFINISHED
influenceOnGenre example of sympathetic alien enemy
initialRelationshipWithHumans hostile
language Drac language
laterRelationshipWithHumans cooperative
moralCode strong sense of honor
narrativeRole former antagonists turned allies
notableIndividual Jeriba Shigan NERFINISHED
notableThemeInDepiction shared suffering leading to empathy
offspring Zammis NERFINISHED
originatedIn Enemy Mine (1979 novella) NERFINISHED
parent Jeriba Shigan NERFINISHED
portrayedAs morally complex
religion Shismar NERFINISHED
reproduction asexual self-fertilization
skinType scaly
symbolism challenge to human prejudice
technologyLevel spacefaring
themeAssociation cross-species understanding
xenophobia and reconciliation
visualDepiction humanoid reptilian appearance

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