It is speculated that the Others may have obtained their advanced technology from another, even more advanced species rather than developing it themselves- either through conquest, a gift, or some other means. Their species is speculated to grow in large numbers quickly, requiring massive amounts of power to keep their civilization sustained and progressing.

The Others operate with a hive-like mentality, having a single 'Prime' as their leader. The only goal they speak of is creating more living space. Interestingly, The Others' never mention the massive amount of energy that would be produced by the Dyson Sphere they plan on building. Bob has not learned how The Others communicate among themselves. The Others know one human language, Mandarin, after capturing and presumably dismantling a Chinese AMI probe. Interestingly, their methods are described as being incredibly efficient, centuries or perhaps millennia ahead of what humans or Bobs could achieve. They do not care if they destroy other life, even intelligent life, in the process, as they regard other species as 'food' or sometimes 'pests'. The entirety of these acquisitions, so far as is known, are allocated to the construction of a Dyson Sphere within what is assumed to be their home system, where the resources are stored. They habitually invade entire solar systems and harvest all resources, metals, woods, organics, etc., hoarding it in a single star system. Bobs compare them to squids, mantises, and sometimes simply blobs or sacs, hinting at a possibly amorphous nature. They are stated to be socially organized similar to Earth's insects, specifically those who function in large colonies, and are physiologically unlike any Earth organism. First detected by Mario in Chapter 57 of We are Legion Book 1.

The Others are a non-human sentient species which present the greatest threat to the continued existence of humans and the Bobs known so far.

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