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MyconThe Mycon are a fictional race of beings featured in the sci-fi Star Control computer game series. - Ship: Podship
- Homeworld: Epsilon Scorpii
- Contacts: Syreen, Umgah
- Quote: "Juffo-Wup fills my fibers and I grow turgid. Violent action ensues."
Physiology The Mycon resemble ambulatory fungus, and speak of spores and fibers, suggesting fungal properties. While research has been done on Mycon physiology, it has often been inconclusive and fraught with difficulties, as Mycon reanimate after being thawed out of cold storage, and tissue samples decay with alarming rapidity. The Umgah, who have knowledge on the subject, called them constructs, and suggested that they, like the Mmrnmhrm, are not at all naturally derived. The Mycon thrive at temperatures around the boiling point of lead, and indeed do so well at such temperatures that their homeworlds and ships are kept at this intense heat. Survival is not the only benefit from such hostile climes; the Mycon are known for their regenerative prowess and can recruit fully grown crew in the moments on the battlefield. Their spores, reared by purity monitors, ensure that only the most fit offspring survive to fruiting. Not terribly much more about Mycon physiology is known. The Mycon have a pseudo-hive intelligence, called the Juffo-Wup. Mycon ancestors speak through them and interact with the present incarnation. No Mycon is ever really lost, they are merely residing in the genetic memory of their offspring. Mycon often speak with the voice of one who has already died, greatly confusing the listener. Such can only be the result of controlled genetic modification, which the Umgah claim the Mycon can enact at will. The Mycon speak often of their keen bonds with their elders. They say that they select the memories of their offspring, giving them a collective conscious of their ancestors' memories. When two Mycon meet and share an ancestor, that ancestor becomes the dominant personality in both individuals, and together the parts convalesce into something greater, bestowing wisdom on both offspring. The ancestors may use their strange collective intelligence to modify the genes of their progeny throughout their lives, as well. Philosophy Mycon philosophy is twisted and nearly incomprehensible. It is almost certain that the Mycon were created by the ancient race of the Precursors, who were interested in modifying the planets in this sector. The race that created them most likely intended to leave the Mycon to terraform the sector and return when the task was completed. The Mycon sometimes speak of a Creator returning, and one had this memory supposedly from the Creator race: "Planetary Transformer biot 94-18: Take your place at the dais." If indeed there is a Creator for the Mycon, their programming has been eroded with time and generations. The purpose of the Mycon is embodied in Juffo-Wup, the hive mind, which contains a simple set of priorities: Survive, Expand, Process the Non (other beings). Mycon use their Deep Children planet terraforming tools to shatter Earth-like planets to create breeding grounds for the Mycon. History It is very clear that the Mycon are old. One Mycon memory claims to be over 50,000 years old (from the 2100's). Their Creator, however, had to have left some time before the Dnyarri conquest, bringing a historical question to light: how did the Mycon avoid destruction by the Dnyarri or either type of Ur-Quan? It may be that although the Mycon were created before the Sentient Milieu, they were not detected. More likely, however, is that the Mycon arrived in the sector from somewhere else, and happened upon the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za after the Doctrinal Conflict had ended. However, there is no evidence for either event, as the Mycon do not speak intelligibly enough to answer direct questioning and are too hostile to warrant prolonged discussions with them. The Mycon are the only race to have actively sought out the Kzer-Za in order to become voluntary Hierarchy battle thralls. It is reasoned that the Mycon believed that they would be able to transform more worlds with their Deep Children this way. The Mycon did join the coreward expedition fleet, but rebelled when confronted by their own sins. League scientists became increasingly aware that the Mycon Deep Children are sentient, but lose their ability for reason when imprinted by Juffo-Wup. The Elder Mycon allowed the League to speak to a Deep Child, under direction that the Deep Child was to be destroyed once the League learned what they wanted to know. When confronted with evidence to the contrary, the Elder Mycon rebelled, refusing to assist the League in any way -- although it should be noted that they did not join the Crux, either. After discussing the Mycon with the Precursor, the Plasma Regroover's use became clear -- it would undo the programming of the Precursors upon the Mycon. Thus all the Mycon in the Kessari quadrant were "spooned" and converted to Deep Children. It is unknown how long range the effects of the Regroover are, but it is doubtful the Mycon in the home quadrant were affected -- how they will react when confronted with a fleet of Deep Children is unknown. Other remarks The word Mycon itself is from Greek mukes, meaning fungi, and is related to English words such as mycology.
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