The Teuthis

Background Outlines

The Teuthis

• Biology: They are essentially octopoidal.
• Social Organization: They are communal/communist of some sort.
• Technology: They use primarily biotech (like Aurora's Xor).

Opposed Genre Conventions (from Independence Day, Signs, Starship Troopers, V, Invaders from Mars, The Abyss ...)

• The aliens are evil invaders.
• They are immediately intent on domination.
• They are monolithic, showing no individuality.
• They are defeated by a virus/germ, either biological or computer.
• They are tentacled and/or bug-eyed.
• They rely on inborn abilities or technology inherent to their form (i.e. water for underwater aliens, hive-like ships for bug-like aliens, etc.)

Plot Outline

• Part One: the encroachment of the aliens in our seas is first detected. The tension is between whether they are benevolent (a la "The Abyss") or evil (a la "Independence Day").
• Turning Point: They are revealed as non-monolithic, with a imperialist majority but also a friendly faction.
• Part Two: Their encroachments on American civilization are shown along with the plan of resistance. This should follow some classical genre lines, but also lay the seeds of retaining their culture.
• Turning Point: The resistance fails.
• Part Three: Life after imperialism is shown, and adjusted to.