Aerians (Beast-Men)

Aerians
Name	Aerians
Aliases	Bird People
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Affiliation	Ka-Zar
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Humanoid
Hair	Variable
Skin	Variable
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	5
Number of Toes	5
Special Adaptations	Aerians are able to fly using the wings on their backs.
Unusual Features	Bird-like wings on their backs, bodies covered in feathers.
Origin and Status
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Home	Earth
Base of Operations	Aerie Shalan, Pangea, Savage Land
Place of Birth	Pangea, Savage Land
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bruce Jones, Brent Anderson
First	Ka-Zar the Savage #2 (February, 1981)
First	Ka-Zar the Savage #2 (February, 1981)

History

Overview

The Aerians are one of the various Beast-Men races created by the Ancient Atlanteans long ago as slaves. They are humanoid beings with large feathered wing and avian physiology allow them to fly. The Aerians are a multi-colored people, with their skin and their matching feathers. They are located in the Aerie Shalan on a stone pillar high above Pangea. They are ruled by a technocracy, led by a chief scientist Lord M'Dom Typ. Their technology level advanced than the rest of the human race as they utilise the long abondend Atlantean technology.

Events

The Aerians are allies of Ka-Zar and Shanna the She-Devil when they visited the Pangea region of the Savage Land. They helped them in their war with their fellow winged counter-parts the reptilian Pterons.

Aerian like most societies is not perfect as many of its members have attempted coups in the past, including Khup and Sep who was working with Queen Leanne of Lemuria.

Non flying visitors to Shalan are allowed Pink-furred Skites to ride or outfitted with artificial wings.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Winged Flight: The Aerians possesses the superhuman ability to fly by means of his natural wings, which spanned sixteen feet from wingtip to wingtip.
• Aerial Adaptation: The Aerians entire anatomy is naturally adapted to flying. Their bones are hollow like birds, making them weigh far less than usual than humans. Their bodies is virtually devoid of fat and possesses greater proportionate muscle mass than an ordinary human does. Their eyes are specially adapted to withstand high-speed winds which would hurt the average human eye. The Aerians possess a special membrane in their respiratory system enabling them to extract oxygen from the air at high velocities or altitudes.

Abilities

Skilled scientists, engineers, and winged warriors

Average Strength Level

Peak Human Strength: The Aerians possesses greater physical strength than an ordinary human equal to their body weight and can lift about 500 lbs.

Weaknesses

Vunerable to attack if their wings are damaged.

Habitat

Habitat

Savage Land, same as Earth

Gravity

Same as Earth

Atmosphere

Same as Earth

Miscellaneous

Type of Government

Technochracy

Level of Technology

Highly advanced

Cultural Traits

Winged-Warriors

Representatives

Lord M'Dom Typ, Buth, Khup, Dephine, Wend, K'lm Fhet, Sep, Chan, Gavan, L'Nep, Tal

Notes

Earth-616 has three Winged Humanoid civilizations, the Inhuman derived Bird People, the Mutant Angel-like Cheyarafim, which the X-Man Angel is descended and the Aerians of the Savage Land. All three of these civilizations are now extinct.

See Also

• 13 appearance(s) of Aerians (Beast-Men)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Aerians (Beast-Men)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Aerians (Beast-Men)
• 3 image(s) of Aerians (Beast-Men)

Links and References

• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #19