Mor-Tax
| Mor-Tax | |
|---|---|
| Planet type | terrestrial |
| Moon(s) | 3 |
| Created by | Greg Strangis |
| First appearance | War of the Worlds (1988-1990) |
Mor-Tax is the name of the planet on which the aliens from the first season of the War of the Worlds TV series, the Mor-Taxans, originate. While the show's existence as a continuation from the 1953 film would make the aliens Martians, the first season rewrites this origin due to the supported fact that no intelligent life is evident to exist or have existed on Mars. Their connection to Mars is never mentioned onscreen, though creator/executive producer Greg Strangis has stated in an interview that the aliens used Mars only as a staging point to launch their invasion on Earth; the veterans of the Grover's Mill militia obliviously call them Martians.
It is established that the planet lies within Pleiades in the Taurus constellation, "beyond time and beyond space." This system, which is never named, also includes a planet called Qar'To that is the homeworld of an unidentified alien race that sends a synth to Earth to destroy the aliens. While the Pleiades cluster lies 440 light-years away, it is stated by the rogue alien Quinn to be 40 light-years away, thus the Mor-Taxans are somehow able to expedite the travel. The synth from Qar'To is said to travel the distance through a space in dimensions and it is established that it can also return through the same space within a year. It is not know if those from Mor-Tax are either unaware of this passage, or are somehow unable to travel through this same space themselves.
The planet has three moons and is the third planet from its sun, providing a possible origin for their religious, cultural, and scientific fixation with the number three. The star around which the planet revolves is dying, which is the reason for the aliens leaving it to make refuge on Earth. Ironically, though they seek occupancy on Earth, the brightness of the sun is higher in contrast to their own, thus suffering from photophobia, made evident in their host bodies wearing sunglasses to aid them. The length of Mor-Tax's seasons and days are unknown. While it is stated the mating season is every nine years, it is not clarified if this is in reference to the time on Earth or on Mor-Tax.
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