It's how the creators of it have managed to build such a large empire of stars. But that's purely based on the Barkeith and related Ring incidents and a probably-off-the-cuff remark from Miller about "being in the substrate". Who ever eradicated the protomolecule creators, also has issues with the high energy weapons used by Duarte's fleet. I think that they were insect-like in form. Press J to jump to the feed.
Mao took control of the Protomolecule … The PM creator tech taps into this source - the gates, the inertia defying Eros run, the unlimited missiles that the Tempest had.
There were also insect like robots still walking around on Ilus/New Terra after billions of years and Holden even hitched a ride on one that ghost Miller had taken over and used for a body. They clearly failed, got caught in illegal interstellar empire building, and the rest is history.
By "Bullet" logic, they deserve their home system for themselves. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Project Caliban was an attempt by Mao-Kwikowski Mercantile owned company Protogen along with elements of the United Nations and Martian Congressional Republic governments to study and weaponize the new discovered Protomolecule by infecting humans with it to create supersoldiers. User account menu. The comet "happens" to land on the planet.
Before that humans made up fictional robots that were similar in form to humans like the Gundams in the Mobile Suit Gundam series or Bender from Futurama. My take is that the Bullets exist in essentially what amounts to another dimension of space. It was proposed by Ronald N. Bracewell in a 1960 paper, as an alternative to interstellar radio communication between widely separated civilizations. They find them boring, and it's why they decided that humans had "outgrown" that stage and totally de-anthropomorphized robotics and AI by the time of the Expanse. It seems the "Bullets" only notice and take action when there is a large traffic going through the ring. Poor wording, sorry. 8. That’s a show-only thing, which they did in part to unify and convey simply the alien aspect. A Bracewell probe would be constructed as an autonomous robotic interstellar space probe with a high level of artificial intelligence, and all relevant information that its home civilization might wish to communicate to another culture.
They return through their gate to take over Medina Station and launch an attack on the Sol system. The Protomolecule has thus far shown itself to be quite robust and resistant to many forms of destruction, although complete incineration via fire or missiles seems to do the trick. And then the planet "happens" to evolve complex space-faring civilisation. It would seek out technological civilizations–or alternatively monitor worlds where there is a likelihood of technological civilizations arising–and communicate over "short" distances (compared to the interstellar distances between inhabited worlds) once it discovered a civilization that meets its contact criteria. The Expanse Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. They engineered the protomolecule as a means of spreading a network of Ring gates throughout the galaxy, effectively enabling faster-than-light travel between star systems. And why send it in a slow ass comet, and not on a ship going with decent fraction of the speed of light? It is also possible that such a probe (or system of probes if launched as a von Neumann-Bracewell probe) may outlive the civilization which created and launched it. It's actually just like an advanced AI in biological form. I'd liken it to a colony of ants living in the walls of your house.
Why not send organic replicators with the protomolecule, and seed lifeless rocks like Venus? Protomolecule questions for book readers.
That's my guess as to what the 'bullet' is trying to achieve.
Parts of it do, but there are massive questions.
It would be just like how humans are now making robots with similarities to humans. Spoilers !So, the PM creators launched conventional rockets to nearby Milkyway star … Press J to jump to the feed. I thought the reason the PM never made it to Earth was that it was captured by Saturn's gravity? A Bracewell probe is a hypothetical concept for an autonomous interstellar space probe dispatched for the express purpose of communication with one or more alien civilizations. Close.
The ships that the ringmakers shipyard builds for the humans suggests a humanoid form as the interior of the ships are described as different but very suitable to humans. I’d like to offer a different, perhaps simpler explanation. They didn’t send a large machine to build the ring via replicating itself they sent a tiny PM that could grow rapidly from a very small start and turn into what it needed. And then the planet "happens" to evolve complex space-faring civilisation. r/TheExpanse. I think this because the description of the big building that the Protomolecule Creators made seemed to me like it was based on an insect hive. But ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.. only they really know for now. The Ring Builders, also known as simply the alien civilization, were a technologically advanced extraterrestrial species whose vast interstellar empire once spanned a great portion of the Milky Way galaxy. Press J to jump to the feed. The physical construction on Ilus is the best clue but the authors don't provide much of clue from the design of the buildings.
log in sign up. Making humanoid robots now is a challenge and a good intermediate goal to steer development. Before that humans made up fictional robots that were similar in form to humans like the Gundams in the Mobile Suit Gundam series or Bender from Futurama. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. In that sentence, I wasn't talking about PM, I was talking about why the creatures that destroyed the creators of PM didn't just kill all humans. That's a pretty primitive way of thinking. When the Ring network was discovered by Humanity, it came into contact with these "Unknown Aggressors".
8. (Dont know them or Mass Effect that well.). I'm now wondering if they had some kind of hive mind or if they had a clear caste system of drones and queens like ants and bees do. The Expanse is a space opera, mystery-sci-fi drama television series based on the bestselling novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey. Characters. But they are ok with a civilisation staying in it's original system, that's why Earth is still alive. I think the Robots on the Ring Station looked like the Creators. It’s pretty different from the descriptions of the alien techs in the book. It could just be biomimicry. Basically, we've seen bullets show up on Ilus after a massive explosion of protomolecule tech, and when the Laconians fired their magnet weapon in the sol system. I think that the Protomolecule Creators made robots that looked similar to them because they liked the similarity. I mean, maybe they had a good reason, but that does make them sound like the baddies. Protomolecule creators used the protomolecule to expand undetected. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
I always thought that the Ancients and the Void-Enemy interacted more on a higher-dimensional level? A comet leaves the system and enters another, nothing suspicious. Archived.
So they send out these "comets" to systems with life. They may have been "insect-like".
The Expanse is a space opera, mystery-sci-fi drama television series based on the bestselling novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey. I'm just not sure about this. In essence, such probes would act as an autonomous local representative of their home civilization and would act as the point of contact between the cultures. Keeping with the theme of the books - I feel like the Bullets aren't malicious and mankind is going down a similar path in opposing the Bullets - this is what led to the PM creators getting wiped out - it's a force you can't stop - but also one that you don't have to... the "Bullets" only notice and take action when there is a large traffic going through the ring. AND, noteworthy, the bullet did NOT show up when the Laconian weapon was fired in the gate hub space which suggests that that location is somehow out of sight of whatever fires the bullets. He was talking about the "bullet", the protomolecule killer. It reacts to energy signatures big enough to worry about. Basically the protomolecule is sent out to build a gate then make contact with it's creator to await further instructions. A collection of unstably bound atoms that has the potential to form a molecule if the structure can shed sufficient energy. But they are ok with a civilisation staying in it's original system, that's why Earth is still alive. It would be just like how humans are now making robots with similarities to humans.
As for their physiology... maybe we'll learn more in the "dead systems" in book 8. Since a Bracewell probe can communicate much faster, over shorter distances, and over large spans of time, it can communicate with alien cultures more efficiently than radio message exchange might. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. From Holden’s vision in Season 3, we learned that the Protomolecule wasn’t a weapon like everyone had guessed. They got caught, and got destroyed for their "crime". It reminds me of Ender's Game, with the "inhuman" architecture of alien facilities being kind of creepy when you move in. I think that when we've achieved that the thrill will be off it and the focus will shift to more functional designs. You might not notice/care if they're not bothering you, but if the ants suddenly figure out how to set your house on fire you would start eradicating them posthaste. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Not a life-form in itself, the protomolecule is described by Antony Dresden Books • TV as "a set of free-floating instructions designed to adapt to and guide other replicating systems". Spoilers All. Not only that, but Ty and Daniel, Ty in particular, are known to really dislike humanoid robots and AI that mimic humans. To me, the protomolecule looks like something more than a seed ship. 1991, Ezio Bussoletti & G. The Unknown Aggressors are entities that destroyed the Ring Builder Empire, leaving only its technology. Whenever prototech releases particularly large amounts of energy (gravitons?)