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more about #martianmanhunter more comments → bobert: "The People", from Zenna Henderson's stories, had their home planet destroyed, and some number (hundreds? thousands?) wound up on Earth. more » twophrasebark: Guinan still owes me $10. You wouldn't know it from TNG, but she's kind of a flake. more » bluehinter: For Doctor Who, you forgot to include: The Great Vampire - Who fled to E-Space to escape the Rassilon's mighty bowships. (nothing's specifically menti... more » fineyboy R.O.A.C.H: remeber though leia's adopted dad survived the destruction of alderan which is why she wasnt that sad more » Sairus Delaney: Riddick from Pitch Black and the rest of the Chronicles. Last of the Furyans. The Phantoms in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Though they got their... more » Counterglow: If we don't get off our asses and start acting responsibly, they'll be able to add "human survivors" to the list. more » KhaiJB: hmm That tragic distinction goes to Nyssa, who watched her planet Traken be destroyed by the bizarrely universe-spanning threat in Logopolis. of cour... more » ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: Hey, I own Titan A.E.! It wasn't too bad. more » Project Thanatos: Titan A.E. wasn't terrible. I actually enjoyed it. more » capnrob: Bobo, Mike Nelson, and Pearl Forrester, no? Didn't they blow up Earth? more » Platypus Man: One thing you didn't include is where the "secret identity" becomes the only identity, like in Watchmen's Rorschach. Yeah, he was born Walter Kovacs, ... more » OldDog1: No love for Diana Prince/Wonder Woman? or how about Andrea Thomas/Isis? more » Trai_Dep: I cut professional tights-wearers some slack, saving the world and all. But for every hour they spend developing their civilian identity, that's less ... more » Cyberphin: When I've thought of writing my own comic book I've wondered about creating a hero whose secret identity, we, the audience, are unaware of. I don't ... more » drdoombot: God, I really hated that scene in Kill Bill Vol.2 where Bill described Superman as the real one and Clark as the mask. Despite my love for the Kill Bi... more » -
#triviagasm
30 Characters Who Survived Their Planet's Destruction
It's the ultimate loss - the destruction of your entire planet, and science fiction is full of characters who have had to live through this unimaginable tragedy. Warning! At least one truly massive spoiler ahead...
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#secretidentities
Who's Wearing the Mask?: On the Nature of Secret Identities
Secret identities. Do we really need them? More importantly, do superheroes? And how do they really work? (Do they?)
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