Dinohattanite

Dinohattanites are a strikingly Human-like species evolved from dinosaurs trapped in a parallel dimension known as Dinohattan. While outwardly mammalian, their internal physiology appears to still have some reptilian traits.

Biology
Dinohattanites physically resemble Humans, even sharing a similar variety of skin tones, although they evolved from various dinosaur species rather than simians. However, some Dinohattanites are known to have scaly skin for unknown reasons, possibly recessive phenotypes or mutations. In addition, Dinohattanites give birth through eggs, which hatch into Human-like babies who then grow in a similar manner to Humans, meaning that breasts on females likely serve little to no purpose, unless infants require more nutrition after hatching. Oddly, their skeletons appear somewhat saurian, although this appears to have no influence on their Human-like physical appearance. Any other differences in physiology are unknown, but it is likely that they are cold-blooded.

Culture and society
Dinohattanites once made up a religious organization known as the Portal Guardians, establishing a monarchy and reaching a fairly developed society, while keeping an opening to Earth. However, the Guardians fell out of power as their planet kept deteriorating, and the military took power through a coup orchestrated by General Koopa. The people had lost confidence in the monarchy, and although Koopa supposedly created a democracy and held the title of president, the Dinohattanite government was corrupt, with Koopa effectively acting as a dictator who orchestrated false elections. Dinohattan was filled with crime and corruption, as well as deteriorating due to Koopa's neglect. Policemen, clad in black, spiked uniforms, were corrupt and would arrest civilians for minor offenses, including being a plumber, which was considered a crime. Anyone on the street was a potential criminal, even seemingly innocent old women. Due to the dangers, it was unsafe for any civilian to travel without a weapon, and most people became rude. Resistance or dissent against Koopa's regime was swiftly punished with imprisonment or conversion to a Goomba. Clothing often appeared fairly bizarre and somewhat futuristic, often appearing tattered or with an odd assortment of elements, such as hard hats and pilot goggles. Military uniforms, while resembling those commonly seen on Earth, had spikes on their epaulettes. The overall aesthetic of Dinohattan and its society was inspired by the Human city of Manhattan, but only resulted in a dystopian cyberpunk-esque parody of the city. They are also known to take baths in mud, and oddly keep non-sapient non-humanoid dinosaurs as pets, appearing to see themselves as vastly superior to their ancestors, even eating some species of Earth-like reptiles. Their military, once being presumably made up of Dinohattanites, was made up of Goombas during Koopa's reign, and organized to invade Earth to take all of Earth's resources. Bob-ombs are known to strike fear into their population, likely due to their sheer firepower, causing them run at the mere sight of one. For reasons unknown, Earth brands such as Reebok and the Union Jack flag are present on the feet of Bob-ombs, possibly seen in expeditions to Earth. Other parallels to Manhattan and Humans in general are known to exist in their culture, although molded to fit their physiology and history, such as a film known as "I was a Teenage Mammal," as such a premise would be frightening in their society. While knowledge of mammals, some of which survived for some time in their dimension, exists in their society, they appear to see mammals as alien or inferior. While ordering a pizza, Koopa asked the pizzeria to "hold the mammal," implying that some mammals are still around in their dimension and are used as food. Currency, at least under Koopa's rule, took the form of coins known as Koopa Coins.

Technology
Dinohattanites are known to have achieved technology more advanced than their Human counterparts, resembling 90s Human technology with a dystopian aesthetic, such as iron bars over windows, armor plates, mechanical plows, extra headlights, and a cluttered dashboard configuration. All vehicles bear constantly-sparking turbine-like engines that stick out of their hoods and appear to be powered by some sort of wireless electrical grid, possibly made from the very energy coming from the meteorite impact site, which they tap into using special antennae. Further technological advancements include mechanical jump-boots known as Thwomp Stompers and fireball-shooting guns. One of their more notable technological feats is their de-evolution technology, which take the form of both large devices built into a special chair and handheld guns, which can de-evolve Dinohattanites into Goombas or dinosaurs, or de-evolve Humans into chimp-like creatures. In addition, the technology can convert victims into fungus, such as the King, or effectively execute victims by converting them into primordial slime. The technology can be "reversed" and grant a target enhanced cognitive abilities. Another notable piece of technology are the bob-ombs, tiny mechanical bombs capable of walking towards a target when winded-up, can walk on vertical and upside-down surfaces, and hold an incredible amount of firepower despite their small size.

History
Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid struck Earth. The impact was so powerful that it created a parallel dimension, where many dinosaurs and other prehistoric species were trapped in. On their new homeworld, the prehistoric mammals that were transported by the impact eventually died off, with the dinosaurs becoming intelligent, possibly fueled by the energy of the meteorite impact site, eventually evolving into Human-like forms. These new sapiens created the Portal Guardian cult, a religious organization devoted to keeping the impact site, home to a link between their world and Earth, secure, also forming a monarchy to develop their society. However, despite their advancements in technology, their homeworld deteriorated as its resources were exhausted, slowly crumbling into an arid, inhospitable desert. As the population was forced into the capital city around the mid-20th century, by Earth's time, the people lost faith in the monarchy, allowing General Koopa, the commander of their military, to gain more power. He wanted to invade Earth for its resources, desiring the meteorite-based key the Guardians kept to merge the dimensions. Koopa used his position to research and develop de-evolution technology, and in the 1970s, used it to launch a coup that placed himself in power, exterminating the Portal Guardians and de-evolving the King into a giant, sapient fungus. Koopa chased the Queen to Manhattan, where the portal to Earth now led, and took inspiration from the Human city. The Queen left the meteor shard and her child, still developing in an egg, at the doorstep of a church, where the nuns took her in. However, the Queen was caught by Koopa as she tried to return to the parallel dimension, but she caused a cave-in by knocking over a support beam, trapping Koopa in the parallel dimension and dying in the collapse. Koopa, despite being unable to get the meteorite shard, became obsessed with replicating Manhattan on his world, remodeling the capital city after it, but only creating a dystopian semi-cyberpunk image of the city, naming it Dinohattan. Its inhabitants, now known as Dinohattanites, continued to be subjected to a crumbling society as crime and corruption increased in the city. Koopa then took on the title of president, although it is unknown if he was truly elected into office or merely used the title, as he continued ruling as a dictator, staying in power through false elections. The King, despite being a fungus, managed to resist Koopa's reign by spreading his body across the city, creating a thick web of fungus that hindered any attempts to repair deteriorating infrastructure, also obstructing his attempts to expand, creating more dissent against Koopa's regime. However, Koopa retaliated by swiftly imprisoning any who dissented, often converting them into Goombas with his de-evolution technology, as the Goombas made stupid but loyal soldiers. Meanwhile, the Queen's child, named Daisy, was raised as a Human, developing an odd affection for reptiles, especially dinosaurs, becoming an archeologist while always holding onto the meteor shard. She became the head of a crew unearthing dinosaur bones, including an unidentified humanoid dinosaur-like fossil, which was actually the remains of her mother. Also unknown to her, the site was the very tunnel that linked Earth and Dinohattan. Daisy soon meets Mario and Luigi, two Human plumbers, and falls in love with Luigi. However, the digging, along with the work of a construction and plumbing mogul named Anthony Scapelli, started to reopen the portal. Koopa, seeing an opportunity to retrieve the meteor shard and merge the dimensions, ordered his dimwitted cousins Iggy and Spike to enter Manhattan and abduct Daisy. Due to their bumbling, they kidnap the wrong girl several times, but eventually track down Daisy after mistakenly kidnapping Daniella, Mario's girlfriend. Daisy takes Luigi to the excavation site at night, showing him the fossils, taking special interest in the remains of her mother. However, before Daisy and Luigi can kiss, they are interrupted by Scapelli's goons, who sabotage the underground pipes to make the site flood. Daisy and Luigi get to Mario, who readily agrees to help them. While the plumbers fix the pipes, Iggy and Spike sneak in, knocking out Mario and Luigi while kidnapping Daisy. Daisy manages to resist enough to be able to call out to the brothers from the portal, which appears to be a solid stone wall to them. She even manages to get part of her torso out before being pulled through, but not before Luigi took the meteor shard from her necklace in an attempt to pull her back. While Mario and Luigi chase her through the portal, Iggy and Spike pull Daisy through the streets of Dinohattan, getting to a cab to return to Koopa's tower.

Appearances

 * Super Mario Bros. (film) (1993)