So by the end of the comics there are many viltrumites settled on earth and making babies. My impression is that Mark peacefully expands viltrumite society throughout the universe over time. Since viltrumite DNA overrides the other species DNA (when they’re able to produce offspring), does that mean that over time, viltrumites could become the dominant species everywhere they can successfully interbreed? And that with earth, it’s pretty much a given that this happens?

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    Part of Nolan’s original mission was to see if humans were compatible with Viltrumite DNA. They were searching for species to breed with, which implies they can’t just breed with everyone.

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    He’s not trying to take over cultures lol. He’s making his accidental childhood fantasy of a world betterment committee idea a reality to help other cultures. Sure, sometimes they fuck and make babies, but they don’t rapidly breed and take over control.

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    I think he was trying to live up to the original lie Nolan said about his people. But also it doesn’t seem that Mark would be the type of person to not have a plan for this. He seemingly only had 2 kids at the very end. After 500 years that’s not that bad.

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      To be fair, Mark and Eve, and their children are functionally immortal. Even assuming Eve doesn’t eventually unlock her powers fully, you can just shoot Eve and Mark next to each other, and she immediately resurrects themselves both at 20 years old. Probably.

      Why would you need more kids when they’ll eventually be powerful enough to punch the sun, probably?

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        This is a weird thing actually. At the end of the serious, when Mark is 500 years old, he seems like he is in his 50s, but his daughter, who is only 20 something years younger, looks like she’s in her 30s, when she should look the same age as mark

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    viltrumite only mostly override DNA, mark is basically a pure viltrumite but not literally whole tht difference is functionally non-existent for one generation with hims with many other species and many many generations it will eventually start being noticable

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    Viltrumite DNA doesn’t “override” other species. With Earth, Human DNA & Viltrumite DNA is so compatible that their offspring get basically all the benefits/powers from their Viltrumite parents.

    But it’s not like that with most species. It’s why humans & Earth are so special-we’re one of the only species that they can reproduce with without making substantially weaker children

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    Viltrumites bring a real plap plap plap, get pregnant, get pregnant, get pregnant, vibe that everyone else in the galaxy don’t really like

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      What’s the female equivalent of that meme?

      “Plao plap plap, get me pregnant?”