speculative terraforming theme
The scientific study of methods by which another planet can be made more Earth-like.
24 total · 7 major · 16 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Justice League (2017) | major | Steppenwolf plotted to terraform the Earth into something similar to his own hellish world. |
| movie: Red Planet (2000) | major | A key element of the plot is that humanity had seeded Mars with atmosphere-producing algae as the first stage of terraforming the planet. |
| movie: Space Sweepers (2021) | major | The tyrannical CEO Sullivan used Kot-nim to terraform Mars into a lush environment, suitable for colonization. |
| movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | major | The Genesis torpedo could be sent to a lifeless body and it would transform it into a body full of life. |
| movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | major | The Genesis Planet was a recently terraformed planet that now abounded with life. |
| movie: The Arrival (1996) | major | Humanoid aliens originating from the star Wolf 336 were secretly terraforming Earth as a prelude to colonization. Zane interrupted a man who was giving a seminar about terraforming Mars. |
| tng1x18 | major | A team of Federation scientists was terraforming microbrain homeworld. |
| ds92x09 | minor | Gideon boasted of his achievements in terraforming. |
| ent4x21 | minor | Mars was being terraformed using comet impacts. |
| futurama1x11 | minor | Farnsworth explained that Mars had been terraformed so that it was now possible to breath the atmosphere. |