abstract
| - Not all of the motives behind the Organic Sweep have been completely defined (although, according to Invader Skoodge, it is "so that no Irken boot has to come into contact with any unsavory alien filth"), though its main purpose is apparent: to reduce the surface of a conquered planet into flat ground, clearing the way for Irkens to begin terraforming. Possible motives behind the Organic Sweep also include the apparent xenophobic tendencies of the Irken race, as they believe themselves to be superior to any and all other life forms. Erasing them from existence may simply be the confirmation they desire, and reduce contact with "inferior" species. Alternately, it may simply be because creatures such as the Slaughtering Rat People are primitive and not intelligent enough to enslave for manual labor, as was the fate of Smikka Smikka Smoodoo and his people. The Organic Sweep is carried out after an Irken Invader weakens the planet's defensive capabilities, if there had been any to begin with; likely to eliminate any sort of retaliation against the approaching fleet. According to Skoodge, the Invader responsible for the conquering of the planet has the honour of firing the first cannon.
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