Larek describes them as "a genetically engineered lifeform designed to bridge the DNA and RNA resequencing during third stage amino acid synthesis". Harmless onboard the Royal Four's ship, the Gandarium became dangerous when released into the ecosystem. Gandarium infect human cells possessed of a rare genetic defect present in one in 50 million people on Earth. The infected then becomes a carrier for a universal virus, threatening both human and alien biologies.