The Kanamits are impressive beings. Nine feet tall and around three hundred fifty pounds on average. Much more than a physical match for your average man. The Kanamits have been described as probably five hundred times (or +9APs) smarter than we are and a thousand times more complex.

History

The Kanamits arrived on Earth on a day in April at noon. On that day, people bought and sold and fretted and laughed. A day like any other, until the Kanamit’s saucer shaped space craft appeared in the sky. The Kanamits heralded their coming over short-wave that they would appear on Earth at that set time. So, they did.

At 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard time the first of these landings happened outside of Newark, New Jersey. Then in Russia, Norway, the southern coast of France, Rio De Janeiro, and several others. The U.N. warned that it would be premature to assume hostile intent on the part of the Kanamits at this time.

A represenative of the Kanamit race arrived landing his space craft only a few blocks away from the U.N. building and made his way there.

A Christopher Columbus from another galaxy and another time.

The Kanamit representative laid out for the people of Earth why the had come. Their motives altruistic, only to help mankind. To use their vast knowledge to make man’s life a life without care, a life of ease. No more famine, no more war, no energy crisis. They came offering paradise, free of charge. When the Kanamit delegate was finished he left behind the book he had held in his hand while speaking, written in the Kanamit language.

The next morning, the Kanamits demostrated the use of nitrates in Argentina. Six hours later, the barren and fruitless land was full of nutrients. U.S. decoders, led by Michael Chambers, tried decoding the alien language without much luck. After a full day, however, they were lucky enough to break the Title of the book, To Serve Man.

More than a week after their arrival, tests were done with the consent of the Kanamits. One was a polygraph, which showed no deviation. The Kanamits only told the truth.

The evolution of man, going from dust to dessert.

As time went by the Kanamits came through on their promises. Arid deserts were transformed into fertile fields. The force field to end wars did precisely that, armies and navies were practically disbanded.

People began taking trips to the Kanamits homeworld, it was said to be like being on vacation all the time, never wanting for anything. No one needed to work anymore, people had more than they needed. Everything was supplied by the Kanamits. They had embassies in every country. For every one of them that comes, a few thousand of us go off in their ships to live with them.

The Decoders all but quit trying to decipher the rest of the book. However, Patty, originally on the team that decoded the title decided to try to finish the rest of the book as she was very close anyway.

Mr. Chambers had scheduled his own trip and just as he was boarding the ship, Patty rushes up and shouts to him that the rest of the book had been deciphered. ”To Serve Man, It’s a cookbook!” Chambers tries to get off the ship but is overpowered and wrestled onboard by the Kanamit who quickly shuts up the stairway.

Description

Kanamits are giants in comparison to men with large round heads. At least on diplomatic missions Kanamits wear ankle length sparkling white robes with large rounded collars, low on the left and high on the right. They also wear aluminum foil-like boots.

When taking travellers onto their vessel they wear a full-body work uniform but these are black in color. The Kanamits wear black work boots as well.

Personality

Calm and calculating, Kanamits have a very serious and precise speech that captivates all those hearing it. The Kanamits salute at the chest with the hand open, fingers extended.

When the Kanamit left behind his “cookbook” it makes me wonder about the motivation behind that move. It did seem deliberate. Are they hoping that after seeing how good life is with them that even with the knowledge of what the Kanamits are actually up to man would accept his fate and become willing cattle?

Marvel Universe History

There is the CBUB set-up in the link in the Reasons section that pits the Avengers against this alien race.

Writeup completed on the 13th of May, 2012.