| Typology Lunarian |
| Total Entries 22 |
| Representative Batmen of Luna |
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What if intelligent life wasn’t on some distant star, but in the heavenly body right next door? The idea that there might be life on the Moon goes at least as far back as “True History” by Lucian of Samosata (2nd century AD), and showed up in a lot of proto-science fiction afterwards. It should really have died with the development of high-power telescopes in the late 18th century, but hung around as at least the subject of spoofs (such as the “Great Moon Hoax”). By the end of the 19th century, any astronomer could literally see that there was no life on the surface of the Moon, although some writers suggested that there was once life on the Moon, leaving behind ruins for their heroes to explore — or else a relic “Underground Alien Civilization”, hiding in isolated bunkers or a fortuitous natural cavern deep in the Moon’s depths. In some cases, the Lunarians may not actually be native to the Moon but may have come to shelter there after their original homeworld was lost or destroyed. In most modern SF, lunar inhabitants tend to be human colonists; such examples fall under “Colonized Solar System”. If said colonists have evolved or otherwise changed into something other than human, then it becomes this trope again via “Transhuman Aliens”. Contrast “The Man in the Moon”, “Moon Rabbit”. Sub-trope of “Solar System Neighbors”. May be encountered in a “Trip to the Moon Plot”… ~ Lunarians – TV Tropes
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