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Old 10-12-2017, 01:52 PM   #4
Johnny1A.2
 
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Default Re: GURPS Atomic Horror Loi race

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Originally Posted by Bicorn View Post
Specifically they're the book's version of what UFO enthusiasts like to call "Nordics".
(Similarly, Alphans are loosely based on Greys; I think Metarans aren't based on anything from "real" UFO lore but just on bug-eyed movie monsters. Reptoids are suspiciously absent.)
The Metarans look a bit to me like the alien invaders from the old War of the Worlds TV show, though they obviously are not a straight lift.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of...lds_(TV_series)
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