Mars People

Mars People are characters in the Metal Slug series.

Description
The Mars People are aliens from space that are in a plot to take over Earth in the Metal Slug universe. They are similar to squids, using their tentacles as a form of movement, and a strange fighting style which involves gas and a laser pistol. In Metal Slug 2, they appeared as enemies near the climax of the game, but they were defeated by the alliance consisting of the Peregrine Falcon Strike Force and General Morden's army. They tried again in Metal Slug 3, abducting Morden and one of the members of the Peregrine Falcons, only for the Peregrine Falcons and Morden's army to take the fight to their mothership and defeat them. In Metal Slug 6, the Mars People, Morden, as well as his rebel army and the Ikari Warriors, join forces with the Peregrine Falcons to fight a new alien invader who, ironically, feed on the Mars People. In the game, after Stage 2, the Mars People become the players' allies; some are even hostages.

Homages

* The ending of Metal Slug 2 involving the Mars People is a spoof of the movie Independence Day, where one of the Morden pilots sacrifices his life to disarm and destroy the alien mothership.
*Their moves in the games SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum reference many Science Fiction Movies and Strange Phenomenon (EX: "Not Independence" , "Tunguska Incident", etc.)
*Their DM, MP12, stands for Mars People 12 or 12 Mars People. This is perhaps a reference to Majestic 12, often abbreviated as MJ12.
*Their ending in SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom depicts the Mars People calculating a plan in an attempt to take over the world again.
*In SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom, the Mars People is a hidden character, but still initially available, like Goenitz and Orochi Iori.
*Mars People is also a character in NeoGeo Battle Coliseum; his story continues from SVC Chaos where the Slug team defeated them once more; as a result, one got stranded on Earth living in Osaka and living as a waiter. WAREZ gave him an invitation to the tournament, his prize is his return home to Mars. Mars' custom partner in the game is, of course, Marco.
*Similar-looking Martians appear throughout Japanese culture, especially in anime and video games including the original Space Invaders. These creatures bear a striking similarity to the Martians in H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, as described in the book.
* In the crossover game, SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium, two Mars People appear quickly in Akari Ichijou's level 2 special attack.
* In the opening cinematic to Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner, protagonist Dingo Egret appears to have a Mars Person keychain.

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