Rulons

The Rulons are a spacefaring multi-species empire of conquerors in the fictional Dino-Riders universe created by Marvel Comics and Tyco Toys.

Overview
The Rulons are tyrannical galactic conquerors who have enslaved species throughout the galaxy. Emperor Krulos aims to bring order and peace to the universe by forcing all to submit to the Rulons, serve them, and pay homage to the glory of the Rulon Empire. It is a multi-species empire of reptilian, insectoid, and fishmen humanoids. Worlds that resist are annihilated, such as the homeworld of the human-like Valorians who resisted a Rulon siege and after three months of heavy fighting only a few hundred Valorians remained.

Lost in Time and Space
When the last 200 Valorians broke the Rulon siege blockade of their planet, their ship was attacked by Krulos' flagship. Upon a tractor beam locking on their ship, the Valorian S.T.E.P. (Space-Time-Energy-Projector) activated and took both ships millions of years into the past and to a different location (prehistoric Earth, during the age of dinosaurs).

On Earth, the Valorians and Rulons continued the fight against each other while attempting to fix (Valorians) or capture (Rulons) the S.T.E.P. drive so they can return to their own space and time period. The Valorians being telepaths communicated with the dinosaurs who became allies of theirs in the fight against the Rulons. The Rulons used their "Brain-Boxes" to enslave dinosaurs and use them as weapons and beasts of burden.

Rulon Species
The empire consists of six humanoid species (not including the frog-like humanoid Emperor Krulos);


 * Viper group = Cobra-like reptilian humanoids.
 * Antmen = Ant-like insectoid humanoids.
 * Sharkmen = Hammerhead shark-like humanoids.
 * Crocodile-like reptilian humanoids
 * Manta Ray-like humanoids
 * Locust-like insectoid humanoids

Hierarchy

 * Emperor Krulos (warlord)
 * Rasp = Leader of the Viper group, 2nd in command, one of Krulos' generals, and his most disloyal commander (seeking to displace Krulos as the ruler of the Rulon Empire).
 * Hammerhead = leader of the Sharkmen and a general, vying to replace Rasp as the 2nd in command.
 * Antor = leader of the Antmen and a general, vying to replace Rasp as the 2nd in command.
 * Krok = Crocodile-like humanoid general, the most loyal and obedient of Krulos' commanders.

Technology

 * Interstellar Warp-Capable Starships
 * Directed Energy Weapons = Particle beam cannons, laser cannons, phaser cannons, and pulse cannons.
 * Force Fields
 * Repulsor Fields (anti-gravity effect)
 * Brain-Boxes = used to control species

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