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In The Time Machine. The Morlocks are at first a mysterious presence in the book, in so far as the protagonist initially believes the Eloi are the sole descendants of humanity. Later, the Morlocks are made the story's antagonists.
The Morlocks are a humanoid species which is descended from humans, particularly low-class underground machine operators. They exist in several future timelines, notably in Mor. They are subterranean, and prefer dark, as their eyes are sensitive to light. In most timelines, the Morlocks eat their Eloi cousins.
Much of the book is occupied with his deeply unsettling discoveries about the Morlock / Eloi symbiosis, his gradual assimilation into Morlock society, and his ultimately successful attempt to discover the true cause of humanity's catastrophic transformation into two such tragic races.
- H. G. Wells
- 1895
Although not classed as a Morlock, he sees himself as their creator and has been called the "first one" by members of Gene Nation. He was recruited by Norman Osborn as scientist and member of Dark X-Men .
Mar 8, 2002 · A sci-fi film based on H.G. Wells' novel, where a 19th century inventor travels 800,000 years into the future and finds humanity divided into two races: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Morlocks are underground dwellers who hunt the surface-dwelling Eloi, while the Eloi are passive and weak.
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- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Simon Wells
- 2002-03-08
The Morlocks are a subterranean race of cannibals who evolved from the British poor in H. G. Wells's novel The Time Machine. They are the antagonists of the story and the opposite of the Eloi, the surface dwellers who have degenerated into weak and gentle creatures.
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