EARTH-8116<Note: This profile only covers the planet Earth in this reality>
EARTH-8116
<Note: This profile only covers the planet Earth in this reality>
Official Name: Earth
Nature: Alternate Earth (Reality-8116)
Natives: Frank, Juliet, Laurie, "Pops," unidentified St. Louis sports team, US President (unidentified, but presumably Jimmy Carter) and Congress
Population: Unrevealed (but quite likely mirrored Earth-1218 or most other Earths without superhumans up until 1980 AD)
Capital City: Inapplicable. Each nation had its own capital.
Government: No world government; each nation had its own government, although several joint councils existed, such as the United Nations
Languages: Varied with each nation
National Defense: Varied with each nation
Allies: None; see comments
Enemies: Zyogteans and their mercenary agents; see comments
Places of Interest: Australia; Covert, Kansas; Great Britain, Japan, New York City (presumably New York, USA), People's Republic of China, U.S.S.R., Saint Louis (presumably in Missouri, UA),
Visitors: Aknaton, Za, Zygoteans
First Appearance: Epic Illustrated#1 (Spring, 1980)
History:
(Epic Illustrated#1/7 (fb)) <approximately 100,000 BC> - Aknaton traveled to Earth, where
he instilled a certain racial memory into the minds of the emerging homo sapiens.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - In 1980, the Zygotean armada assaulted Earth, pounding away at its defenses. Almost every major country --except Great Britain -- was attacked, and Earth's most powerful technological weaponry proved itself useless against the aliens.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - As of the third day of the alien assault, news station reported New York City as the 16th major US city to have fallen into enemy hands.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - The U.S.S.R. was reported to have collapsed under the devastating alien assault.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - All communications with the People's Republic of China ceased, and the worst was feared.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - The island of Japan reportedly sank.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - Dispatches from the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) nations told of hundreds of miles of burning refineries and oil fields.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - The US president (presumably Jimmy Carter) and Congress continued debate the feasibility of employing nuclear weapons against the aggressors, but no conclusions were reached.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - The Pentagon claimed that spy satellites had confirmed that Australia was being used as the invaders' base of operations.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - Top military officials pushed for an immediate atomic offensive against Australia.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15 (fb) - BTS) - A Saint Louis sports team (presumably the Cardinals, but possibly the Blues) clobbered their opponents.
(Epic Illustrated#1/15) - In Covert, Kansas, as a family discussed the current crisis, a Zygotean mercenary ship arrived and blew up the house, killing the mother (Laurie), father (Frank), and grandfather ("Pops"), but sparing the daughter, Juliet, who was sulking on their lawn.
Zygotean landing party 017 (a pair of Zygotean mercenaries, including Captain Guolabou and an unidentified warrior) exited the ship, reported their securing of the coordinates and instructed the fuel fleet to be brought in.
The party leader felt this location would make an excellent landing depot due to its level terrain, superb atmospheric conditions for visibility and...< Guolabou was interrupted by his warrior who pointed out a human survivor>.
Guolabou instucted his warrior to eliminate her, but before it could, Aknaton (an Osirosian leading a plot to save the universe from the Zygoteans) destroyed the warrior with an energy blast.
On Aknaton's
order, his ally, Za, picked up Juliet and backed off, but Guolabou struck
swiftly, nailing Aknaton twice with his handblaster before Aknaton
obliterated the mercenary (and presumably his ship, as well).
Aknaton then formed a mystic pyramid that transported Juliet, himself, and Za into space as he noted that the Zygotean fleet would arrive momentarily and he had a surprise prepared for them.
Having remained silent to this point, Juliet noted questioningly that Aknaton and Za were not with the invaders.
Aknaton confirmed that they were the enemy's enemy, introduced himself and Za, and explained that they had come to rescue her.
Juliet countered that she couldn't desert Earth while it was at war, but Aknaton explained that Earth was doomed and had no chance of surviving the Zygotean onslaught: "Your staying would only add one more soul to the trillions lost beneath the conquering Zygotean heel."
Juliet wondered why Aknaton had chosen to save only her, and Aknaton shared that he sensed destiny had granted her certain gifts, qualities he needed to help stop the spread of Zygoteism.
Explaining that a quick clean death -- caused by simultaneous explosion of Earth's entire stockpile of atomic weapons -- was preferable to the slow and degrading death of Zygotean enslavement, Aknaton caused the former, destroying Earth and killing everyone on it.
Epic Illustrated#2/6, 5/9,
6/6, 7/6-7, 8/6, 9) - Juliet accompanied Aknaton in gathering the rest of
the group, and Aknaton brought them to Dreamsend, where Za joined
Juliet of Earth and Whis'par of the World of the Woods in blowing the
Infinity Horn, which completely annihilated everything in the Milky Way
galaxy.
Za, Juliet, and Whis'par were converted
into a new form of life and transported away, while Aknaton formed a
force field that protected he and Vanth and transported them to another
galaxy, where they arrived a million years later.
Comments: Created by Jim Starlin.
Earth-8116 was part of the Marvel Megaverse, but not the mainstream Multiverse. There was not any Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Silver Surfer, or any others to come to the rescue. In three days, the Zygoteans devastated Earth. Given that even the advanced technology and power of the Osirosians was futile against the Zygoteans, Earth's downfall was a foregone conclusion.
It is debatable whether the people of Earth would consider Aknaton an ally or an enemy - he arranged their deaths to spare them from what he perceived as slow torture at the Zygoteans' hands. Perhaps if they had the chance to experience the slow torture, they might have preferred a quick death, but without the "benefit" of hindsight, most would likely have considered him an enemy.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-8116 has no known connections to
Frank lived on a ranch home in Covert, Kansas, with his wife, Laurie, his daugher, Juliet/"Julie," and "Pops" (presumably either his father or his father-in-law).
After three days of the Zygoteans' devastation of Earth and humanity, Frank and Laurie discussed their current reality.
Frank reluctantly told Laurie, "I'm afraid it's not a mistake or a joke. God help us, I think it's real." He embraced Laurie and told her he didn't know what to do, and Laurie asked what about their 15 year old daughter, Juliet.
Frank seemed a bit encouraged when Pops spoke up about mankind's strength and determination and how they were far away from anyplace of interest to invaders...
...but seconds later the ship of Zygotean landing party 017 fired on their house, killing Frank, Laurie, and Pops.
Juliet survived to have a role in "saving" the galaxy from the Zygoteans.
--Epic Illustrated#1/15
Laurie lived on a ranch home in Covert, Kansas, with her husband, Frank, their daugher, Juliet/"Julie," and "Pops" (presumably either her father or her father-in-law).
After three days of the Zygoteans' devastation of Earth and humanity, Frank and Laurie discussed their current reality.
Feeling that this couldn't be happening, Laure hoped it was some kind of joke or mistake.
After Frank told her he was afraid it was real, the two embraced, and she asked what they were going to do, but Frank didn't have any answers.
Laurie asked what about their daughter, Juliet, who was only 15 years old, at which point Pops spoke up about mankind's strength and determination and how they were far away from anyplace of interest to invaders...
...but seconds later the ship of Zygotean landing party 017 fired on their house, killing Frank, Laurie, and Pops.
Juliet survived to have a role in "saving" the galaxy from the Zygoteans.
--Epic Illustrated#1/15
Pops lived on a ranch home in Covert, Kansas, with Frank and Laurie, his son and daughter-in-law, or son-in-law and daughter, presumably.
After three days of the Zygoteans' devastation of Earth and humanity, Frank and Laurie despaired at their current reality.
Pops tried to comfort them by reminding them of how the U.S. Army had gotten them out of a bad situation in December, 1941, and that they would do the same now.
He further discussed that the flying saucers would want to target the big cities, and asked what they would want with Covert, Kanasas.
As he continued that they had no cities or military bases within miles, and that they only had wheat, cows, and farmers, he paused as he saw an approaching alien ship and said, "Oh, shit."
Seconds later the ship of Zygotean landing party 017 fired on their house, killing Frank, Laurie, and Pops.
Juliet survived to have a role in "saving" the galaxy from the Zygoteans.
--Epic Illustrated#1/15
images: (without ads)
Epic Illustrated#1/7 pg. 6, panel 2 (instillation of racial memory within humanity)
#1/15, pg. 1 (porch scene);
pg. 2, panel 1 (Earth under onslaught, and headshots of Pops, Frank, and Laurie);
pg. 4, panel 4 (Guolabou's landing ship);
pg. 5, panel 1 (Captain Guolabou and the warrior);
panel 6-7 (Guolabou's warrior standing & destroyed);
pg. 6, panel 1 (Guolabou side view);
panel 2 (Guolabou firing on Aknaton);
pg. 9 (Earth destroyed)
Appearances:
Epic Illustrated#1: Metamorphosis Odyssey chapter III: Juliet (Spring, 1980) - Jim Starlin (writer, artist), Stan Lee
(editor)
First Posted: 11/18/2016
Last updated: 11/18/2016
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