Latitude Zero story
Three men are taken to an underwater utopian city where aging is a thing of the past.
14 total · 3 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing a genius adversary | major | Captain Craig McKenzie was involved in a fight of good versus evil against the evil Dr. Malic. |
| post-scarcity economy utopia | major | The utopian city Latitude Zero, which was on the sea floor, was made possible by the super advanced technologies that its citizens had developed over the years. Technology ensured that all the material needs of the city inhabitants were provided for. Gold, which was plentiful, was filtered from ocean water and diamonds were of very little value. |
| underwater city | major | Dr. Ken Tashiro, Dr. Jules Masson, and journalist Perry Lawton were taken to Latitude Zero, a super-advanced underwater utopian city. |
| brain transplant | minor | Dr. Malic planned to transplant Captain Kuroiga's brain into the body of a lion. He also grafted an eagle onto the lion. |
| father and daughter | minor | Dr. Okada and Tsuruko Okada. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | Dr. Okada and his daughter were taken captive by Dr. Malic. |
| mad scientist stereotype | minor | Dr. Malic plotted to destroy Latitude Zero using superweapons and artificially grafted monstrosities, like giant rats and anthropomorphic bats, of his own creation. |
| radiation neutralizer | minor | Dr. Okada developed a treatment that made people immune to the detrimental effects of radiation. |
| romantic jealousy | minor | Lucretia was jealous of Captain Kuroiga over Dr. Malic. |
| romantic love | minor | Dr. Malic and Lucretia. |