Saurians

Saurians
Name	Saurians
Aliases	The People
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Affiliation	Good
Physical Characteristics
Body Type	Semi-humanoid
Eyes	2
Hair	No hair
Skin	Brown and orange green color that varies from skin to scales.
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	4
Number of Toes	5
Special Adaptations	Most Saurians have long tails that are used to maintain balance
Unusual Features	Saurians vary in weight, height, eye and skin color and even the number of digits on their hands and feet. They also mature much more quickly than humans do.
Origin and Status
Origin	The radiation from a nuclear bomb test interacted with the local lizard species and created advanced reptilian beings.
Reality	Earth-616
Galaxy	Milky Way
Star System	Sol
Home	Earth
Base of Operations	Savage Land. Formerly an underground city near the San Andres Moutains, New Mexico
Place of Birth	New Mexico
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum
First	Ms. Marvel #20 (July, 1978)
First	Ms. Marvel #20 (July, 1978)

History

Overview

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The Saurians or the People are a race of humanoid reptilians created when the first nuclear bomb impacted the New Mexico mountain range, a number of lizard species were irradiated and genetically altered. It took less than a decade for them to evolve and become bipedal digitigrades; as well as develop their own language and culture. They built an underground city to hide from man's superior technology. They later emigrated to the Savage Land to start a new life.

Ms. Marvel

Carol Danvers went to New Mexico to investigate the disappearance of fellow Woman Magazine's reporter Sharon Cole. The only clue that was left was a tape recorder, with a message that suggests]d that something has captured her out in the desert. She is taken to the site by a police officer, but he disappeared as well. Becoming Ms. Marvel she is attacked by the Saurians. The leader of them Aracht'yr was shocked by her power and told one of his soldiers to Haemon to knock her out. Haemon complies with an eye beam blast that is strong enough to render Ms. Marvel unconscious. The Lizard People took her to their home, a secret civilization hidden in the mountains of the Arizona desert. They dumped her in a holding cell their she finds Sharon and the other people who went missing. Ms. Marvel escaped with ease and battled her was through the Saurians all the way to their leader Aracht'yr. He refused to release them as now they know of them the humans would return and destroy them the Saurians attacked Ms Marvel and she killed their greatest warriors the The Guardian. Now showing her true power Aracht'yr conceded, and for that Ms. Marvel promised that they will keep their society a secret. After returning home, she finds a present from the Lizard People waiting in her apartment - a small lizard to remind her that she holds the future of the Lizard People in her hands.

Dire Wraiths

When the Dire Wraiths attacked the Saurian, Serpentyne swore vengeance. Rom who was hunting them at the time on earth encountered Serpentyne. He however related his tale to Rom of his people, of which he is the last thanks to the invasion of the Dire Wraiths. Serpentyne demanded Rom’s Neutralizer and when the Spaceknight refused, he attacks him. In the battle, Serpentyne slipped and accidentally impaled himself with a makeshift spear. Before he passed, he repented of his attack on Rom as the madness has now left him.

Savage Land

The Saurian survivors later traveled to Savage Land, and were befriended by the X-Men. They were attacked by the Savage Land Mutates.

Hauk'ka

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Some time later, a few of the more peaceful Saurians were opposed and imprisoned by the Hauk'ka (an even further evolved Saurian race.) They were assisted by the X-Men who managed to stop the conflict between them.

United Council of Tribes

A woman from the Fall People married a member of the Saurians at a ceremony held in the Savage Land.

They were invited to join the United Council of Tribes. It was created by the Zebra People to bring peace to Pangea. A member of the tribe was present when Torran of the Ethereals crashed the meeting.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

A small percentage of the species have evolved to possess various super-powers

Average Strength Level

Superhuman. Some have even been shown to rip tanks apart with their bare hands.

Habitat

Habitat

• See Savage Land

Miscellaneous

Type of Government

A majority of them live with no specific government type; except for Hauk'ka who are governed by a council of elders.

Level of Technology

Initially the were technologically inferior to humans, but as their species evolved, so did their civilization.

Cultural Traits

The Saurians primary accomplishment is the development of a growing civilization. They communicate verbally, speaking human dialects such as English; and later developed advanced technology that rivals humanity's own progress. Originating from numerous reptile species, there is a vast diversity amongst Saurians. Their warriors have tough scaly skin and enhanced strength. They also use larger (mentally inferior) Saurians to transport the smaller ones across great distances.

Another aspect of Saurian culture is a belief system surrounding the "Maker" of "the first egg." Some of the more powerful, carniverous Saurians hunt humans and even others of their kind for food.

Representatives

• Deceased: Aracht'yr, B'ok, Faelar, Guardian, Heamon, Serpentyne, Tak, M'dhar

• Living: Jimi, Khadar, Madri, M'kai, Mirielle , Raptara, Reptyl, S'Gur, Viri, C'rel

• Hauk'ka: Raina, Kaidan, Masano

See Also

• 29 appearance(s) of Saurians
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Saurians
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Saurians
• 1 mention(s) of Saurians
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Saurians
• 7 image(s) of Saurians
• 16 representative(s) of Saurians