Despite speculation that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. could be introducing a version of the extraterrestrial X-Men foes The Brood, it seems Coulson and his crew will be facing off against a different alien race from the original Marvel comics.
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As revealed in a 17-minute clip from the Season 5 premiere (released earlier today), the Marvel Comics-based series will bring in the aliens known as the Vrellnexians.
Identified halfway through the sneak peek by a character named Virgil, the Vrellnexians, which resemble roaches, first appeared in Marvel’s Thor #212 from 1973. Hive-minded and controlled by queens, Vrellnexians are known to traverse space and conquer other alien races. Their most recent appearance was in 2000’s Maximum Security: A Very Dangerous Planet one-shot written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Jerry Ordway.
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Take a look at the full preview for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 premiere below.
Premiering December 1 at 8 pm ET on ABC, the fifth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Henry Simmons, Ian De Caestecker, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Jeff Ward, Eve Harlow, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Coy Stewart.