Brunnen-G

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The Brunnen-G are a race of aliens on the TV series Lexx. In the series, Kai is the race's sole remaining survivor.

According to the history depicted in the episode Brigadoom, the Brunnen-G were a very poetic people with colorful clothes and towering beehive hairdos (even the men). They were famous for their role in the defeat of the Insect Civilization. After that conflict they turned inwards, developing a medical means for making themselves immortal and isolating themselves from the rest of the universe, eventually falling into despair and decadence from the boredom of their endless existence. Finally they were attacked by the forces of His Divine Shadow, and a young revolutionary named Kai convinced them to fight, even though they knew the battle was a hopeless one. They met their fates 2008 years prior to the beginning of the series when His Divine Shadow destroyed their planet. Kai had visited a being known as The Time Prophet, and she had told him that he would defeat His Divine Shadow. This was indeed true, although it would happen 2008 years after Kai's people were wiped out and Kai's re-animated corpse had served His Divine Shadow for many years as an assassin.

The Brunnen-G eventually departed their homeworld, leaving a mechanical system in place to prevent their suns from going supernova. The only "inhabitant" was a hologram, Poetman, who led visitors on a tour of the great Brunnis-1 library but failed to mention the dangers of the tour - being cut in half, for instance (The Brunnen-G had an exotic method for recording their memories: the "burst of life" involved being cut in half, having the resulting slices put in storage and the memories recorded for eternity), or impregnated with a hypodermic needle full of Poetman's own, ancient seed.

Poetman said that he had been the last person left behind when the Brunnen-G left the planet, so it is possible he was the last living Brunnen-G. Interestingly, Poetman's fashion sense was nothing like other Brunnen-G we've seen: he wore clothing resembling a tuxedo, had facial hair, and no beehive hairdo.

The Lexx crew arrived at Brunnis-1 and deactivated the machinery that kept the suns in check, and, just before they went supernova, the stars revealed that they were actually sentient and were grateful for the chance to consummate their love. After the Lexx departed the suns finally went supernova, and the old Brunnen-G homeworld (In the Dark Universe) was destroyed.

In the second-season episode "Brigadoom" the Lexx crew encountered a strange theatrical troupe who recounted the Brunnen-G history in song. It is unknown if this troupe was some sort of mechanical display, or perhaps the ghosts of the Brunnen-G.

[edit] Brunnen-G Battle Hymn

The Brunnen-G Battle Hymn or Fight Song was sung by the Brunnen-G before going into battle against an enemy whom they knew they had no chance of defeating. Its original appearance was in the first movie in season 1 - His Divine Shadow - and it was sung by Kai at the end of series 4. Due to its huge popularity, it was adopted into the opening title sequence.