displacement by a rising new species theme
A new species evolves, or otherwise appears, and overthrows the civilization of the current dominant species on a world. The new species is also native to that world.
Examples
Dr. Otto Hasslein was convinced that apes were destined to become intelligent and supplant humankind as the dominant species on Earth in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971).
18 total · 3 choice · 13 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ldr2019e4x05 | choice | The story shows how intelligent cats allied with robots (that had unwisely been outfitted with opposable thumbs) in order to rise up and throw off the yoke of human oppression. |
| movie: X-Men: First Class (2011) | choice | A secret society of mutants attempts to manipulate the Soviet Union and the USA into engaging in a nuclear exchange, clearing the path for mutants to become the dominant species on the planet. |
| tz2019e2x06 | choice | The story ended with the sinister prediction that octopuses would evolve land walking abilities through a reverse gene flip (don't ask me) and wipe out humanity. |
| movie: Appleseed (2004) | major | A revelation of the story is that the Seven Elders had taken measures to ensure that the human race would soon exit stage left, leave the superior bioroids to inherit the Earth. |
| movie: Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) | major | Apes rose to be the dominant species on Earth in the aftermath of a nuclear war. |
| movie: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) | major | Apes had supplanted Humans as the dominant species on Earth. |
| movie: Carnosaur (1993) | major | Dr. Jane Tiptree nearly succeeded her plan to give dominion of the Earth back to the dinosaurs. |
| movie: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) | major | Apes rose up and overthrew their Human masters. |
| movie: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) | major | Genetically enhanced apes rose up and challenged Humans. |
| movie: Empire of the Ants (1977) | major | A race of giant mutated ants used pheromones to co-opt humans into doing their biding and it was explicitly stated at the start of the film that ants may one day succeed humans as the dominant species on Earth. |