I read the comics so I’m not afraid of spoilers but it’s been a while so remind me if I forgot anything or if they explained it already.
Most empires expand to explore new world, gain strategic resources, visit new things, or even gain new cultures or customs. The viltrumites has been stated as been like the most perfect or powerful species in the world and they already don’t need to really eat are extremely powerful and advanced technology and can freely visit any planet with ease. They don’t care about other cultures, technology, food or knowledge or really need other resources, so what’s the point of expanding? Why have an empire? Why not just explore the galaxy and be not be just absolute bullies? What’s the point?
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Are you familiar with warhammer 40k’s humans? Their religion states humanity needs exercise its supremacy over the galaxy**.** Viltrumites believe they should exercise their superiority because, guess what, they can
Yes I would argue that, but human planets in warhammer 40k are extremely dense and always need of more legroom to grow. Idk much about the warhammer 40k except that been a foot solider is one of the worst positions in galaxy
my point isn’t how similar their empires are, but their mentalities. 40k humans would absolute conquer the galaxy just to genocide xenos for their supremacy IF they had the strength of viltrumites
I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now
I think the Mauler Twins demonstrate a similar concept pretty well, if you’re obsessed with being the best, and there’s no outside party, then in-fighting will occur unless there is equal footing.
In the case of Viltrumites, some are stronger than others. The ones on the bottom are realistically not fond of being ‘weak’ so the only way to maintain the Empire without further in-fighting is to expand and have others for them to lord over.
I can where you’re getting at with the Mauler Twins. With the Mauler twins however,some their goal pretty simple, to eat good food, and have their inventions and studies work in peace. They constantly compete to be better than each other but they only really have the superior complex with each other (which is my favorite running gag).
In fact towards the end of the comics, they finally are able to get hired and contribute significantly to humanities betterment.
Idk, maybe the viltrumites just like being assholes and superiority compass which they justify through “tradition”. I mean hell. They didn’t even treat themselves well in the past
Yes, but the moment one of them had a clear advantage over the other (proof of being the original/more original) it all went to shit. The Maulers only work when they both don’t know who is the ‘original’.
Now imagine that on a larger scale. The ones at the bottom would be constantly trying to usurp the ones at the top.
Exerting your power over weaker people feels good if you don’t have empathy.
It’s the whole might makes right/the strong rule the weak Social Darwinist BS. A very primitive way of thinking, ironically. The planets they conquer aren’t “made better” per se, just better for the Viltrumites. They have no real goal apart from ruling over everything and everyone, and if they ever did, they forgot it long ago. This complacency and lack of foresight will cost them big time, just you wait.
Whats the point of rome?
Whats the point of the Persian empire?
Why did we murde each other for some KM of land for thousands of years?
Expansion, power, access to more resources to obtain a better lifestyle to grow your wealth, build cultural moments, have people fight for you, to honor the gods, etc.
Yes, exactly. Why scratch your own back if you can get a slave to do it? Why farm when there is a planet filled with food right there. Why leave a perfectly good planet to those disgusting weak bugs, they cand defend it, they dont deserve it
Gods? You mean us the viltrumites? Do worship us
The same thing as any Empire.