Psychons
Definition
A race of sentient humanoid, from the planet
Psychon.
The Psychon people were known for keen, scientific minds,
some impressively-advanced technology,
and for the apparently-unique potential
(if not always actual)
biological/mental ability to be
metamorphs.
Dorcons are their most-feared enemies.
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Details
- Many of the people scattered into space
when Psychon went into rapid environmental decline
(massive vulcanism being the most apparent symptom,
cause not specified in canon).
- Mentor was one of the few who remained,
attempting to revive the planet through
a machine which harnessed mental energy
of its victims.
This ultimately unraveled with the arrival
of the Alphans,
and the entire planet exploded and was totally destroyed.
- Mentor died, but his daughter, Maya,
survived when she both saved and was saved by the Alphans.
- Seem to prefer orange-colored indoor environments.
- According to Dorzak,
"We Psychons are steeled by the struggle for survival."
Mentor seems to demonstrate that in building Psyche
and feeding it the minds of captured aliens,
despite his once being an honorable man.
Maya shows herself to be far more honorable,
but is a survivor in her own way,
adapting to life as an Alphan and throwing
herself at any challenge with the Alphans.
Dorzak seems to prove the darker side of the equation again
by inciting insurrection on Norvah (a Croton world),
and then attacking several Alphans, including Maya.
Examples
- Maya, Daughter of Mentor,
who survived the actual destruction of Psychon,
and was welcomed onto Moonbase Alpha
by the Alphans.
- Mentor,
who died on Psychon at the start of its final destruction.
- Dorzak,
who left Psychon during its decline,
attacked another civilization (Croton federation),
and was imprisoned.
- A Psychon male, somewhat similar to Mentor in appearance
but clearly not the same,
as a fever-induced transformation Maya made in "Space Warp."
It is not known if he was meant to be Mentor represented by
another actor, or another Psychon known to Maya (e.g. relative).
- Maya's brother (mentioned in
"The Rules of Luton"):
he left Psychon during its decline,
with a thousand others.
- Maya's mother (mentioned in "The Rules of Luton"):
She died on Psychon, some time during Psychon's decline.
Notes
- Though Maya herself was a very warm, moral person,
and Mentor also showed signs of a genial, loving personality
(in parts of him),
the actions of Mentor and Dorzak,
had her questioning, after the latter,
the overall nature of the Psychon people.
("Dorzak")
- Unverified: The fate of the other Psychons
who had left around the time Dorzak is not known.
At the time of "The Dorcons,"
Maya referred to herself as the last of the Psychons;
but it is perhaps not clear what led her to that belief.
(REWATCH "Dorzak")
- It is not known if Psychons and humans are genetically compatible,
which is a question which came up in NANE,
and is in the "background" overall, given a deeping romantic
relationship between Maya and Tony.
Magus stated they are,
but his world was littered
with some of the botched results of previous experiments,
probably still leaving it an open question.