Morlock

Subterranean humanoid hunter

Morlock comes from H.G.

Wells's 1895 novel *The Time Machine*, where Morlocks are a brutish underground-dwelling race that preys on the gentle surface-dwelling Eloi.

The word now serves as an allusion to subterranean or troglodytic existence, or to people perceived as crude, predatory, or hostile to civilization: The basement IT department—we're the Morlocks down here.

creature

troglodyte

Cave-dwelling person

undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
paleLacking color intensity
nocturnalActive during darkness

light-sensitive · carnivore · tunnel · hunter · eyeless · albino · feral · savage · humanoid · beast

literary

underworld

Realm of the departed

dystopiaImaginary terrible society
cannibalismIntraspecies flesh consumption
subterraneanBeneath earth's surface

Victorian · science fiction · devolution · future · humanity · predator · prey · allegory · class · workers

class

proletariat

Laborers lacking capital ownership

laborerPhysical task performer
workerPerson who toils
industrialOf factories and production

exploitation · underclass · servitude · factory · oppression · division · caste · machinery · toil · capitalism

cultural

X-Men

Mutant superhero collective

mutantGenetically altered organism
villainWicked story antagonist
comicsSequential art medium

fantasy · RPG · gaming · horror · trope · archetype · creature · dungeon · monster · adaptation

Opposites

surface vs. subterranean dwelling

Morlocksun-worshipper

One who craves daylight heat

social class/labor division

Morlockleisure class

Wealthy non-workers

aristocrat · bourgeoisie · master class · gentleman

physical/aesthetic character

Morlockangel

Divine winged messenger

cherub · sylph · nymph

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG