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Kimera (species)
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The Kimera are a fictional alien species from the television series Earth: Final Conflict
. Members of the species are first seen in the final episode of the show's first season, when a Kimera named Ha'Gel is recovered by an independent salvage crew from the bottom of the ocean. Throughout the series, this species play an important, though often undefined role.
-like energy being. The Kimera possess chameleon-like abilities, allowing them to impersonate other creatures, and apparently to take on their memories.
The Kimera also have the shaqarava
, an organ that the Taelons once had, and that the Jaridians
who appear later seem to use.
The Taelons variously claim that the Kimera are their evolutionary ancestor
s, that the Kimera conquered the Taelons in a war of genetic assimilation, and that the Kimera saved the Taelon species at some unspecified point in the past.
The Kimera are capable of touching the Taelon Commonality
, a sacred psychic link between all Taelons. This may have been due to the shaqarava.
Whereas the Taelons are confirmed as asexual, seeming to have only one parent each, the Kimera seem to require two individuals to mate for reproduction.
, Taelon or Jaridian species evolved, the Kimera traveled space. At some point millions of years ago, the Kimera somehow interfered with and altered the Taelons/Atavus. At some point, the Taelons/Atavus turned on the Kimera and exterminated most of the species, leaving only Ha'Gel in stasis.
Many of the Kimera voluntarily 'ascended to the next plane', vaguely alluding to transcending to a purely spiritual plane, believing the physical world to be of limited value and interest compared with the worlds of the mind and soul.
Before meeting his end on Earth, Ha'Gel succeeded in producing an offspring, who went by the name Liam Kincaid. Liam, a human/Kimera hybrid, initially struggled with his Kimera side, though with occasional input from his Kimera parent on a spirit plane, and the fact that as time went on, he became more and more human, he overcame many of these difficulties. Liam was highly important in uncovering the hidden truths of the Taelons and worked with the underground resistance, forming a bridge between those two worlds.
return for the finale, leaving Earth forever with a band of assorted aliens and humans.
Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
. Members of the species are first seen in the final episode of the show's first season, when a Kimera named Ha'Gel is recovered by an independent salvage crew from the bottom of the ocean. Throughout the series, this species play an important, though often undefined role.
Physiology
Kimera physiology is unknown, though in his initial form, Ha'Gel appears to be a TaelonTaelon
The Taelons are a fictional race of humanoid aliens appearing in the Canadian science fiction television series Earth: Final Conflict. The arrival of the Taelons on Earth at first appears to be an unmitigated blessing, with their advanced technology bringing great prosperity...
-like energy being. The Kimera possess chameleon-like abilities, allowing them to impersonate other creatures, and apparently to take on their memories.
The Kimera also have the shaqarava
Shaqarava
The Shaqarava is an organ used by several fictional species in the science fiction television series Earth: Final Conflict. When active, it manifests as an energy whorl in the palm of the creature wielding it. The Taelons, Jaridians, Kimera and Atavus are able to use the Shaqarava in a variety of...
, an organ that the Taelons once had, and that the Jaridians
Jaridians
The Jaridians are a race of fictional beings in the science fiction television series, Earth: Final Conflict.-Physiology:The Jaridians are large and muscular beings with a vaguely reptilian appearance...
who appear later seem to use.
The Taelons variously claim that the Kimera are their evolutionary ancestor
Ancestor
An ancestor is a parent or the parent of an ancestor ....
s, that the Kimera conquered the Taelons in a war of genetic assimilation, and that the Kimera saved the Taelon species at some unspecified point in the past.
The Kimera are capable of touching the Taelon Commonality
Taelon Commonality
The Taelon Commonality is a phenomenon which occurs in the science fiction television series Earth: Final Conflict. The Commonality is a psychic link between all Taelons, a race of humanoid aliens....
, a sacred psychic link between all Taelons. This may have been due to the shaqarava.
Whereas the Taelons are confirmed as asexual, seeming to have only one parent each, the Kimera seem to require two individuals to mate for reproduction.
History
The Kimera were supposedly an ancient race of researchers and spiritualists. Long before the AtavusAtavus
The Atavus are a fictional race of humanoid aliens appearing in the Earth: Final Conflict science fiction series. Several variations of Atavus have been observed in the series and their supposed history is confusing. The three versions of the Atavus are the Season 2 "monster" version, the season 4...
, Taelon or Jaridian species evolved, the Kimera traveled space. At some point millions of years ago, the Kimera somehow interfered with and altered the Taelons/Atavus. At some point, the Taelons/Atavus turned on the Kimera and exterminated most of the species, leaving only Ha'Gel in stasis.
Many of the Kimera voluntarily 'ascended to the next plane', vaguely alluding to transcending to a purely spiritual plane, believing the physical world to be of limited value and interest compared with the worlds of the mind and soul.
Before meeting his end on Earth, Ha'Gel succeeded in producing an offspring, who went by the name Liam Kincaid. Liam, a human/Kimera hybrid, initially struggled with his Kimera side, though with occasional input from his Kimera parent on a spirit plane, and the fact that as time went on, he became more and more human, he overcame many of these difficulties. Liam was highly important in uncovering the hidden truths of the Taelons and worked with the underground resistance, forming a bridge between those two worlds.
The End and The Future
Fan opinion remained deeply divided over the final season of Earth: Final Conflict. At the end of season 4, Liam tried to help the warring Taelons and Jaridians to find absolution, but the ending was left open. For the majority of season 5, Liam, the last of the Kimera, is assumed to be dead, but makes a deus ex machinaDeus ex machina
A deus ex machina is a plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability, or object.-Linguistic considerations:...
return for the finale, leaving Earth forever with a band of assorted aliens and humans.