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[[Category: Creatures]]
[[Category: Creatures]]
[[Image:AwaitingScreenie.jpg|right|thumb|Brain Slugs]]
'''Origin''': The Brain Slug Planet<br>
'''Origin''': The Brain Slug Planet<br>
'''First Appearance''': [[A Head in the Polls|2ACV03]]<br>
'''First Appearance''': [[A Head in the Polls|"A Head in the Polls" 2ACV03]]


===General Information===
==General Information==
'''Brain Slugs''' are little parasitic slugs that attach to an intelligent beings (such as humans) head and control it. They are about as big as a fist, green, translucent and have two feelers and one enormous eye.<br>
'''Brain Slugs''' are little parasitic slugs that attach to an intelligent beings (such as humans) head and control it. They are about as big as a fist, green, translucent and have two feelers and one enormous eye.


===Behaviour===
==Behaviour==
A brain slug controls every intelligent being to whose head it is attached. The victim will be likely to speak in a monotone voice and do everything to further the spreading of brain slugs throughout the universe. The recommended procedure of dealing with a brain slug victim is to act casual and switch to a garlic shampoo to avoid being controlled as well. Otherwise assimilation threatens. Ways of denying attachment include wearing a helmet.<br>
A brain slug controls every intelligent being to whose head it is attached. The victim will be likely to speak in a monotone voice and do everything to further the spreading of brain slugs throughout the universe. The recommended procedure of dealing with a brain slug victim is to act casual and switch to a garlic shampoo to avoid being controlled as well. Otherwise assimilation threatens. Ways of denying attachment include wearing a helmet.


===Notes===
==Notes==
There is a '''Brain Slug Party''' on Earth which propagates the spreading of brain slugs, naturally organized by citizens of Earth with brain slugs attached to them. It's political goals include making unreasonably high offerings of money to the Brain Slug Planet and attaching brain slugs to the man on the street.<br>
There is a '''Brain Slug Party''' on Earth which propagates the spreading of brain slugs, naturally organized by citizens of Earth with brain slugs attached to them. It's political goals include making unreasonably high offerings of money to the Brain Slug Planet and attaching brain slugs to the man on the street.


Two employees of Planet Express have had experience with brain slugs: [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] in [[A Head in the Polls|2ACV03]] and [[Raging Bender|2ACV08]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] in [[Raging Bender|2ACV08]]. In Fry's case, the brain slug died of starvation shortly after it's attachment to his head, indicating that it lives on the victim's brain waves. This arises interesting questions about wether the brain slugs rely on the victim's Delta Brain Wave to survive, for Fry lacks this particular wave form. But perhaps it just died because he is an idiot.<br>
Two employees of Planet Express have had experience with brain slugs: [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]] in [[A Head in the Polls]] and [[Raging Bender]], [[Philip J. Fry|Fry]] in [[Raging Bender]]. In Fry's case, the brain slug died of starvation shortly after it's attachment to his head, indicating that it lives on the victim's brain waves. This raises interesting questions about wether the brain slugs rely on the victim's Delta Brain Wave to survive, for Fry lacks this particular wave form. But perhaps it just died because he is an idiot.


Judging by the audio commentaries, the brain slugs were initially planned to fulfill a different role. They should have hung on ceilings and dropped on the heads of people, making them smarter but ultimately covering their entire heads.<br>
Judging by the audio commentaries, the brain slugs were initially planned to fulfill a different role. They would have hung on ceilings and dropped on the heads of people, making them smarter for a time, but ultimately covering their entire heads.

Revision as of 07:05, 2 March 2006

Brain Slugs

Origin: The Brain Slug Planet
First Appearance: "A Head in the Polls" 2ACV03

General Information

Brain Slugs are little parasitic slugs that attach to an intelligent beings (such as humans) head and control it. They are about as big as a fist, green, translucent and have two feelers and one enormous eye.

Behaviour

A brain slug controls every intelligent being to whose head it is attached. The victim will be likely to speak in a monotone voice and do everything to further the spreading of brain slugs throughout the universe. The recommended procedure of dealing with a brain slug victim is to act casual and switch to a garlic shampoo to avoid being controlled as well. Otherwise assimilation threatens. Ways of denying attachment include wearing a helmet.

Notes

There is a Brain Slug Party on Earth which propagates the spreading of brain slugs, naturally organized by citizens of Earth with brain slugs attached to them. It's political goals include making unreasonably high offerings of money to the Brain Slug Planet and attaching brain slugs to the man on the street.

Two employees of Planet Express have had experience with brain slugs: Hermes in A Head in the Polls and Raging Bender, Fry in Raging Bender. In Fry's case, the brain slug died of starvation shortly after it's attachment to his head, indicating that it lives on the victim's brain waves. This raises interesting questions about wether the brain slugs rely on the victim's Delta Brain Wave to survive, for Fry lacks this particular wave form. But perhaps it just died because he is an idiot.

Judging by the audio commentaries, the brain slugs were initially planned to fulfill a different role. They would have hung on ceilings and dropped on the heads of people, making them smarter for a time, but ultimately covering their entire heads.