The Martians are a race of extraterrestrials from the planet Mars that appeared in the 1953 science fiction film The War of the Worlds and its 2005 remake.
Appearance
In the 1953 film, the Martians are reddish-brown creatures with long arms with three fingers that have suction cups on them. They have a large eye that has three colored lenses, which are red, green, and blue, while they also appear to have no mouths. In the 2005 film, the Martians have two minute arms hanging to their chest, two long, skinny arms with three fingers on each hand, and one leg. The heads are shaped in triangles, their eyes are black, and they have two sets of sharp teeth.
Powers and Abilities
- Can transplant the blood of other creatures directly inside their own veins
- Able to direct practically all of their energy to neurological processes
- Extremely focused and productive
- Able to disintegrate by heat everything in a range of several meters
- Make use of the Black Smoke which is a dense substance that kills instantly if inhaled
- Advanced weaponry and technologies
- Immunity to emotions
- Possessing enormous mechas known as Tripods that enable Martians greater mobility
- Superior intelligence
Fate
The Martians are famously defeated when they are all wiped out by the common cold, a virus that seems to be fatal as it is their weakness while it is also relatively harmless to humans.