| Mantrid | |
|---|---|
 Surpreme Bio-Vizier | |
| Character of series LEXX | |
| Title | Mantrid |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human (prior), Insect/Human/Machine (post) |
| Affiliation | Divine Order |
| From | Mantrid's World in Light Universe, Fire in Dark Universe |
| Status | Deceased |
| Additional Info | |
| Images: | Category:Mantrid/images |
| See: | Category:Characters |
| Notes | |
| |
Mantrid was once the Divine Shadow's mightiest Bio-Vizier (but maintained a rivalry with his mentor Brizon) until his Divine Shadow exiled him to a barren snow covered planet, Mantrid's World.
- For the episode with the same name, see Mantrid (episode).
Quotes[]
- The Divine Order has been destroyed, and Mantrid is not part of it.(Kai)
- That's why I like you. But for your sins, the greatest suffering I can impose is to let you continue to live your truly unfortunate life. (to Vigo)
- Want - what a strange word for a dead man to say. But I'm no help to anyone.
- KAI: If you do not help us on our terms, I will kill you. MANTRID: Then it seems that I must accept your terms.
- I envy it, because the insects could transfer their consciousness from one physical form to another. Not something we humans have ever been able to master.
- I don't know what the word alive really means. Kai has no heartbeat, he doesn't breathe, much of his brain doesn't function, so he cannot think as we can, and yet he's showing some unusual signs of life. Look at me - am I alive? This drone - is it alive? It has a brain with switches and connections just like us. It can process information much faster than any human.
Biography[]
Mantrid was obsessed with trying to extend his life, including by replacing his human body as it had begun to fail. He utilized a jar filled with his remaining vital organs and used many hovering robot arms to do his bidding. His plan was to build a robotic replacement body for himself and transfer his mind into it before his body failed completely.
In the Season 2 Mantrid made his first appearance in Lexx 2.1 "Mantrid". The episode opened with him scolding his apprentice Vigo and threatening to kill him, as Vigo implored his master to end his life as punishment for his crimes. Mantrid declined and returned to his research.
Mantrid encounters Kai and Zev, after Kai (possessed by a portion of the Gigashadow insect essence) brings a dormant insect to the planet in order to have protoblood extracted from its body. Mantrid agrees as the the crew offer to transport him to another world but also because he wants a specialized organ in the insect, which allows for essence transfer. To obtain the protoblood, Mantrid must partially revive the dormant insect. Kai, while under the influence of the Gigashadow, destroys Mantrid's organ jar and passes the essence to the insect causing it to awaken.
A hysterical Vigo commands several drones to remove the blue organ from the rampaging insect and, using it to pass Mantrid's own essence into the machine. As the insect essence had already been passed on to the larva before the transfer, Mantrid's essence combined with a portion that was in the organ. He develops the insect, hatred for humanity and disposes of Vigo. The Mantrid-insect-machine hybrid escapes the planet, avoiding annihilation from the Lexx.
Mantrid then pursues the Lexx, unnoticed at first, with his robot arms, which are capable of replicating themselves, seemingly with any matter. Mantrid begins converting all matter into more drone arms, growing his power. He eventually consumes most of the universe. The crew of the Lexx eventually prevails, by tricking Mantrid into moving most of the mass of the universe (now drone arms) into a small area, collapsing the entire Light Universe.
In the Season 3 Mantrid makes a small appearance in Lexx 3.6 "K-Town". He appears to be fully human and is devoid of memory of his previous existence. He seems to recall some sense of his past self, but cannot remember who he was. He states that he simply "woke up" like all the other people on the planets Fire and Water.
He helps Stan and Xev escape from the inhabitants of K-Town and asks them who Mantrid was. Appearing to have lost his mind, Stan and Xev tell him who he was, including that he destroyed an entire universe. He is highly encouraged by the idea that he was the greatest Bio-Vizier who ever lived, even if he did not know what a Bio-Vizier actually was.
Later in the episode, Kai is found to be malfunctioning. Mantrid participates in Kai's diagnostic procedure. As Mantrid is merely acting in blind arrogance, he intentionally deviates from Kai's instructions. Kai "cleanses" him by killing Mantrid with his brace. As he dies he shouts "I destroyed a universe...."
Trivia[]
- The character of Mantrid was played by Dieter Laser.
- The music played accompanying Mantrid is entitled: "Mantrid Medley", and can be found on the Lexx: The Series soundtrack.
- In the credits for Lexx 2.1 "Mantrid", the "Mantrid Build" gives credit to "dead chickens", which is indeed what some of the suspended matter inside of Mantrid's jar looks like.
See also[]
- View more images of the Mantrid Category:Mantrid/images
- Dieter Laser as Mantrid
Gallery[]
