Venusian (Supersonic Saucer)

Venusians are a race of aliens living on the planet Venus in the 1956 children's film, Supersonic Saucer. Although only the young Venusians are seen, they are shown to possess psychic abilities and be able to shape-shift, with one Venusian child in particular - a male nicknamed "Meba" - ending up paying a visit to Earth and having an adventure with a trio of schoolchildren.

Biology

Although only the young Venusians are seen, they are diminutive beings that resemble a featherless owl/penguin wearing a white niqab - although one of the children describes them as looking like "Amoeba Protius". They have large eyes and appear to have no mouth, so it's unknown what they eat on Venus as they cannot eat human food. They are shown as been intelligent, as evidenced with Meba been able to read English and learn how to find places/use human devices along with been able to use strategy to overcome a situation. 

In terms of their abilities, the Venusians are capable of psychic powers including telepathy - of which they can communicate with others using both words and pictures, and during which they make a make a whirring/humming noise - as well as telekinesis and pyrokinesis. They are also capable of rewinding time to affect certain people or animals - during which their eyes spin wildly. Most notably, the young Venusians are taught by the adults to shape-shift into a form resembling a flying saucer, which grants them not only the ability to fly at great speed but the ability to travel between planets. Their shape-shifting also allows them to get through narrow holes and openings without any issue. 

Finally, while in their flying saucer form they can transport large amounts of objects from one location to another - as evidenced with Meba been able to carry various loads on separate occasions. 

Personality

While only Meba is focused on in the film, it's clear that the Venusians do possess emotions. Meba explains during a flashback when he was struggling to transform to a flying saucer form that his friends (who had all mastered it) making fun of him for not been able to shape-shift.

Meba displayed a curious interest about Earth and humanity, while also showing affection to the children he befriends and trying to make them happy when he heard them casually wish for things. However, been unfamiliar with Earth customs and due to taking what the children said literally, his attempts to please the children would often backfire. He can also be pretty blunt at times to the point of potentially being offensive, as he refers to one of the children as "the one with the goggle eyes", referring to the fact that the boy is wearing glasses.

Meba was shown to get upset when his attempts to please the children failed, which included him crying as a result. He was also naive as he openly believed the word of a criminal despite having never communicated with the man before, which led to him getting captured. However, he was shown as been clever and able to create and use strategy - especially regarding how he helped to save the children from the criminals and get the attention of the authorities.

History

On the planet Venus, a group of Venusian children were been taught how to shapeshift into a flying saucer form. While each member of the group soon worked out how to do it, one of the group - a young male - was proving able to spin but not to transform, with the rest of the group who had managed to do it making fun of him for his struggles as they flew around him. After they left, the male continued trying - finally figuring it out. Ecstatic about finally managing to transform, the male began to zoom around in his saucer form - his excitement leading him to flying around Venus and out into space. When he finally came to his senses, he found himself far from Venus but very close to Earth, with a curiosity to explore the planet and learn more about the 'humans' who lived there compelling the youngster to head towards Earth. Unbeknown to him, he'd been spotted through an observatory telescope by a schoolboy called Rodney - who was not believed by his parents or classmates when he said he saw a flying saucer but would soon have proof.

Appearances

Supersonic Saucer - 1956