The Modular People Explained | Species Profile (All Tomorrows Lore)

[@DraptorRonin]

The Modular People and their history make for a very inspiring tale. From living shit-bricks to macro-multicellular organisms, left to waste away in a slow agonizing manner to becoming the new masters of their domain, it comes to show that with enough time and patience, we all can grow as people, and see that whatever cards the hands of fate have dealt you… You can do it. You can get through this mess called life. Whatever crap life has given you, whatever forces outside of your control, and whatever happened in the past before your time, You. Can. Do. It.

[@aqiltijani4646]

I mean it took millions if lifetimes

[@SignificantPressure100]

The stoic modular species are the philosophical opposite of the Mantelopes, Which is to beg and mourn till the end of their days.

[@blurryeyedaether]

fuck yeah.

[@ultraslang]

@@aqiltijani4646 well you got way less than that so I guess you best get to it! More action less talk!! LETS GO!

[@nerysghemor5781]

@@SignificantPressure100Yep. Of course given that any human group will have its outliers and independent thinkers, I like to think a minority of Mantelopes disapproved of the nihilism around them but were unfortunately not able to sway the majority and/or group together in large enough numbers to form a genetically viable tribe.

[@hoopsonwheels]

I’d say the modular people had the worst beginnings yet achieved something better and is a testament to human resilience

[@Ian-yf7uf]

They're still kind of living a nightmare of being interconnected and having no autonomy.

[@gerrardjones28]

Cool, I think the modulars achieved the most out of all the post-humans at the very least in the second galactic empire, I'd like to live in a world like there's.

[@BewareCast]

Yeah they definitely overcame the most in my opinion

[@a_aarchy3324]

That depends on what time you wish to be apart of their world remember what they originated from

[@matthewlopes832]

You already do.

[@gerrardjones28]

@@matthewlopes832 in the sense that everyone is equal and its basically a utopia

[@captaintomato5433]

Personally, I would have much preferred it if it was an empire of the modular people that vanquished all foes, rose as the preeminent after-humans, and eventually went on to utterly destroy the Qu. How cool would it be if the lowliest, most pathetic, and most tormented amongst the Qu's victims ended up being the ones who would come to doom them? Honestly, that just seems like a great way to bring the story of humanity's downfall and the triumph that followed to a close.

[@Beaver_Monday]

I wanted that to also be true. It's not very realistic though. Unless you write the Qu into a corner where you invent some reason for them collapsing internally and becoming a shadow of their former selves, the Asteromorphs are the only species with the ability to match the Qu in power. Modulars are simply too far behind. But it would be justice. Imagine if, after the Gravitals were defeated, the Modulars used New Machine technology to rebuild new bodies for themselves which looked like their former humanoid Star People ancestors. The bodies look like classic humans, but are superior in every way, built for war. They transfer their consciousness into these superior synthetic bodies and lay waste to the Qu.

[@trocodilo]

Yet. It would make the story of humanity being one of revenge against the Qu, wich is arguably far from what history really is. Personally, I rly like that the Qu would be destroyed by the Asteromorphs, the only ones that saw all that happen, while the Modular people had an uncomprehensible amount of time of prosperity and civilization within it's own kind, and the other human species of the 2nd empire. It makes for such a triumph to feel real, whilist much more of a rewarding experience

[@trocodilo]

​@@Beaver_Monday It would be a nice what if scenario also if all the collonies of modular people futurelly would become able to develop some sort of advanced hive mind, making them not colonies, but one singular planet-sized reef-like sentient structure. I think that path would also be able to lay some true damange upon the Qu

[@MYBALLSARERUNNING]

Not just that, the colonials seem to have no reproductive organs and it seems like they were immortal A society of humble, wise people with knowledge of the what was and appreciating everything What a dream

[@geroldy4546]

What would have been cool is if the Asteromorphs allied with the Modulars to defeat the Qu

[@BarryBlotto]

Although cliché, it would have been so interesting to explore the idea of the Modular being the key to the Qu's downfall. Through hundreds of thousands of years of cell symbiosis, with only one drive. To wipe their creators from existence. The only life form that the Qu could not comprehend, let alone contain, conquer or exterminate.

[@simonescelsa]

yes, and turning the Qu into waste processors

[@raphlvlogs271]

this is the hardest to imagine of all the species in the story.

[@user-qn1wo1yg4s]

*Indomitable human spirit gaming*

[@vericbasilio]

I say the Modular People are the most complex and the most unknown species, because we don't know how could evolve? Could they reproduce? did they forgot not like the Mantilopes but in whole of lost memory because lack of sanity as an colonial? are there still colonials refusing to adapt the new ways if so were they use as the living structures and maybe even living space ships through same genetics engineering? Lastly is their leadership in the hivemind or is it all equal? and so on and so forth. But its also how they evolve is makes them both rarer and more unique in both All Tomorrows universe but in SIFI in whole.

[@prometheus9096]

They truly interesting. On the topic how thy could evolve, there are "modular people" in real life :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae Nice video about them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKezo4VmobKAmJY In a sense we are not so different. We are a modular people too :D billions of cells organizing into to different tissues, organs to form one individual. Yet we never question what for e.g. a single liver cell of ours might "think" about the next beer ;D

[@Kill6ixBillionDemons]

How you get qu symbol?

[@vericbasilio]

@@Kill6ixBillionDemons being attacked by the qu of course.

[@starlight8540]

​@@vericbasilio Are you okay now? What happened to you?

[@spacedetective_]

I want to point out that these seem very similar to siphonophores, a marine species comprised of microorganisms that are codependent on each other and basically form a living colony.

[@TrinityMartin1]

I found this channel from the RAISED BY WOLVES EXPLAINED video (which was amazing). It led me to ALL TOMORROWS., which I'd previously never even heard of of, and all these videos related to it. And man, am i glad! Great stuff.

[@BewareCast]

That's awesome, thank you!

[@mitchmaule6517]

You've become one of my favorite channels to listen to while working👍i definitely fear the qu

[@BewareCast]

You are wise to fear themThank you for your kind words.

[@markzosemsuello4016]

Modular people = lego

[@MacMan1]

Hey I know it's late but I just binged your entire channel. I know about all tomorrows already but your channel made me wanna read more about it. Keep up the great work! You earned a sub!

[@ItsThatMarioKid1]

Ive been waiting for this video! Love it, thank you for these!

[@mariapapadogianniratinggam3778]

a yes my fav Species from All Tomorrows

[@starvingvulture876]

your videos are so well produced, and you don't have an annoying voice either. You earned my sub and all your videos are really interesting, something vie been wanting for a while especially about all tomorrows. I honestly may donate to your patreon because I want to see more of this. You're criminally underrated Good on you and keep up the good work!

[@BewareCast]

Thank you so much!

[@nerysghemor5781]

So does each Module-Person make their own decision as to what type of larger structure they want to join? Like, let’s say I was one of the lookout types. Would I get a decision as to whether I wanted to join a military unit versus, say, a builder group or an artistic group, depending on the types of things I liked and was best at observing? And after doing so, would each module be rapidly polled for their decisions or would it be a total hive mind where some modules gave up their free will?

[@dorediskin9365]

When the qu sends their Night lords chapter.

[@killerarticfoxcoolkillerco9125]

Good video!

[@Sourbell-YT]

LEGO men

[@jgt9338]

What fever dream did I find tonight?

[@hoangkienvu7572]

This is what I don't get. How did the modular people evolve and thrive where the mantelopes regress? Don't the mantelopes have way more advantages?

[@willowthesily672]

the colonials were chads

[@minhducnguyen9276]

Bricks together strong.

[@macobuzi]

The mantelopes did nothing but moan all day and lost their intelligence. The colonel, however, maintained their human spirit no matter what they were and thrived.

[@hoangkienvu7572]

@@macobuzi which makes me wonder, were the Mantalopes originally chosen for there defeatist outlook? Because no way out of every Mantalope not one of them attempted rebelling.

[@corbinschannel7566]

Hey man u should make some playlist so people can binge

[@BewareCast]

I have, they're on my channel

[@Tater_Toot]

Considering the genetic structure of the colonials, and looking more closely at the artwork, I’m certain that those tendrils are, uh….genitals

[@cosmicwartoad2587]

Kill a Qu? Unlock a tentacle

[@alexanderkoski-quaye7412]

Like the traeki in David Brinn's Uplift saga.

[@temmy9]

Reminds me a bit of the jophur from the upliftverse

[@wv5853]

Imagine if over billions of years the Modular’s all merged together and evolved into a whole ass planet with flesh tentacles and flesh fruit to provide resources to its residents or attack stuff they dislike. This would lead to two super comedic moments, imagine if the Qu land on this planet and then suddenly they look down and notice a mouth. “Remember me” Or if the planet evolved the ability to move through space and weaponize itself and just ends up at the Qu’s doorstep. “REMEMBER US!”

[@ricestrange]

The angry cat game

[@iverpoulsen4275]

The music made it hard for me, to concentrate on what was being said. The phasing was a mismatch, I think. Other than that, great work with these videos.

[@mastercharlesdiltardino8058]

Oh God that music

[@ricestrange]

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[@SignificantPressure100]

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[@2345mat]

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[@Hey_MikeZeroEcho22P]

'Modular People', should have stayed as 'Colonials'.....laying low, the 'Gravitals' would have flew right by them.....

[@CLCasual]

Great video, the BG music was a little distracting though

[@felix4820]

But in the colonials you explained the modular people

[@BewareCast]

Yeah but they deserve their own video