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10 Insect Species in Terraformars

By Yian Lu / 11 Jul 2016 (Monday)

Plots set in the dystopian future, about Earth’s depleting natural resources and humans’ exploration of an alternative, habitable planet may seem cliche on first look. But what makes Terraformars different from its counterparts is the — some may say, disgusting — reference to insects.

Terraforming is the project to change Mars' environment to accommodate humans. It was supposedly an efficient and cost-effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to Mars, so that the mold would absorb sunlight and purify the atmosphere, while the cockroach corpses would serve as food source for the mold. But it turned into a nightmare when these cockroaches mutated into giant humanoid cockroaches with incredible strength. Not to mention these resilient creatures are also hard to kill, like the little brown ones you see on Earth. (Source: Terra Formars Wiki)

The solution? Genetically modified humans, with the DNA of different insect species. Before you start creeping out, let’s take a look at 10 of these insects the characters are based on in the movie!

Terraformars is opening InCinemas 14 July 2016.

Source: Warner Bros. Pictures

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"I'll do it." Hideaki Ito as Shokichi Komachi // Asian Giant Hornet

"Shokichi, I will protect you." Emi Takei as Nanao Akita // Silk Moth

"No one will dare to be stronger than me." Tomohisa Yamashita as Jin Muto // Desert Locust

"I need money." Takayuki Yamada as Ichiro Hiruma // Sleeping Chironomid

"We'll do it." Mariko Shinoda as Sorae Osako // Weevil

"For all of us to stay alive, that was Captain's orders." Eiko Koike as Mina Obari // Mantis

"It is their innate hated towards humans.” Kenichi Takitoh as Shunji Tezuka // Rove Beetle

"Let's find their nest and raid them.” Masaya Kato as Keisuke Dojima // Bullet Ant

"I can have everything without money.” Rinko Kikuchi as Asuka Moriki // Emerald Cockroach Wasp

"Curse your life that I stand before you.” Kane Kosugi as God Lee // Bombardier Beetle

"Seize the future, for yourself, and for mankind.” Shun Oguri as Ko Honda

Terraformars Hideaki Ito Emi Takei Tomohisa Yamashita Takayuki Yamada Mariko Shinoda Eiko Koike Kenichi Takitoh Masaya Kato Rinko Kikuchi Kane Kosugi Shun Oguri Japan

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