Festum (Fafner in the Azure)

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Festum are an alien species that feature in the anime Fafner in the Azure.

History

Around thirty years ago, a toxin was released in Japan from the core of a Festum that was an attempt at committing genocide against the human race. This toxin robbed the humans of the ability to concieve and the rest of the world decided to exterminate Japan along with the Festum core to prevent the disease from spreading. Any Japanese survivors called themselves Alvis and started the Arcadian Project where they attempted to use an artificial uterus to produce children. During the course of the project, the children developed an immunity to the core toxin and thus developed a power considered equal to the Festum. Thus, these children were considered part of a new human race that had the ability to resist the Festum (Episode: Erosion)

Akane Makabe was at some point assimilated by the Festum where her essence had somehow formed its own resonant core. This was, however, a small change and it took almost ten years before this change was able to influence the rest of the Festum. Thus, a certain kind of time was born amongst them and they were contacted by Makabe where they claimed that she had welcomed them as well as blessed them in their mission. This was to allow them to express their dimension across human existence that involved their assimilation and destruction.

Background

Substantiated Festum was entirely formed with a silicon type material that was the most plentiful substance existing in space that was equatable to soil. As such, they were classed as being silicon-based lifeforms that held a collective consciousness and were suited to a wide variety of environments. There was some speculation that they were never found within oceans as they assimilated the crystals found in the sea where they formed into disorderly masses. Normally, Festums were typically standardized amongst their whole but sometimes, in extremely rare cases, they developed personalities if they assimilated a human being. In addition, they had the ability to read the minds of humans but thick earth surfaces blocked the usage of this power. The cores of a Festum were also able to produce a toxin that was introduced into the environment and led to sterility amongst humans.

One of the reasons they claimed for their arrival on Earth was to understand Humans. (Episode: Erosion) These organisms believed that their blessing was their acts of assimilation and destruction against the human race's existence in their dimension. They claimed that Akane Makabe was the first human to understand them and that she had given welcomed them in bringing their blessing to mankind. Festum held the view that the assimilation phenomena was simply the first step and that the resonant core of Akane Makabe had produced many answers beyond that.

Types

  • Sphinx Type : Most common throughout the series; primarily consists of A Types. B Types rarely appear in the series, but serve as the primary festum in Right of Left. only one C Type appears early in the series in episodes 5 and 6 and is taken out by a suicide attack from the Mark Sechs. A D Type primarily uses long ranged weaponry and is the first festum to be killed in the first joint operation by Marks Drei, Funf, and Acht.
  • Grendel Type : Human sized festum that resemble fleas.
  • Alhenteris Type : Weaker versions of standard sphinx types.
  • Pleidaes Type : Asexually reproductive festum with highly explosive larvae. Exactly 117 newborns can easily destroy a mountain.
  • Coagula Type : Festum that only assimilate with no real offensive weapons. They can only be killed when their eyes acquire serious damage.
  • Scarab Type : Festum that only destroy with no assimilation properties.
  • Master Type : The leaders and the most powerful of the festum, only a select few can differentiate from the hive mind.
  • Idun : The most powerful Master Type and the main antagonist of the series. His power at both the destructive and assimilation level is greater than any other festum and can turn into a gigantic sphinx type that required the power of Mark Sein to stop. Near the end of the series he assimilates the Mark Nicht's pilot, Yukie Kariya, and hijacks the Mark Nicht.
  • Mjolnir : A Master Type Festum, like Idun. Mjolnir is the Festum that assimilated Kazuki's mother, Akane Makabe. It collaborated with Yoji Hino and was apparently killed shortly after delivering the Mark Sein to Kazuki; however, Mjolnir reappears on Tatsumiya Island during the series finale.
  • Aeolus Type : Newly evolved Festum in the Movie: Heaven and Earth. Its body appears in red color. Notable in its ability to mimic and utilize human weapons like the Dragon Tooth sniper rifle.

(Note: The above Types section is taken from Wikipedia and requires rewriting)

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