alien origin of a superstition theme
A popular superstition is explained as having originated because of the activities of extraterrestrials.
Examples
In tng7x14 "Sub Rosa" we are given to understand that the incorporeal alien known as Ronin had once lived on Earth and been mistaken there for a ghost, thus causing a proliferation of ghost stories.
6 total · 2 choice · 1 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tas1x08 | choice | It was alleged that the horned and hoofed alien Lucien was the origin of the Lucifer legend. |
| tng7x14 | choice | The alien Ronin was thought to have been a ghost. |
| tng5x22 | major | Isabella's childhood imaginary friend turned out to be an incorporeal alien. |
| movie: Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) | minor | Sean confided in Cori about how "all the stories" she "ever heard about werewolves or bigfoot" could be traced to the Zoanoid aliens. |
| tng3x05 | minor | We are made to ponder whether Jeremy's mother had returned from the dead as a ghost, even though it was quickly made clear that the entity posing as Jeremy's mother was an incorporeal alien. |
| voy6x25 | minor | Neelix portrayed an alien electromagnetic entity as a ghost to the Borg children in his story. |