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Created by [[Jhonen Vasquez]], '''Irken''' is a fictional alien race that wishes to conquer the universe. They are [[humanoid]] in general shape, range widely in size, and have large glossy eyes of varying colors. Their homeworld is the planet [[Planets of the Invader Zim Universe|Irk]]. The Irkens are seen on the [[NickToons TV|Nicktoon]] show ''[[Invader ZIM]]'', where [[Zim (Invader Zim)|the title character]] is an unsuccessful Irken ''Invader&#(contracted; show full)

==Irken society==
The Irken Empire is a height-based social [[hierarchy]], with the leaders being the tallest of all living Irkens, [[Almighty Tallest|The Tallest]]. The current Tallest, Red and Purple, (named for the color of their eyes and uniforms) tend to just eat snacks, give orders to their subjects (often apparently made up at the spur of the moment), and be lazy.


The Irkens also seem to be given jobs based on their height, going somewhat like this

Almighty Tallest<br />
Irken Invader<br />
Royal Guard/ Serviceman<br />
Irken Elite soldier<br />
Irken soldier<br />
Boss of a business (Such as a FryLord)<br />
Worker Drone<br />
Menial job drone (Such as a table)⏎
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Irkens [[slavery|enslave]] other alien species, partially evidenced by a segment early in the episode "Megadoomer."<ref>'''Alien slave:''' "Irken monsters! Conquer my people! Take our planet!" (''[[Megadoomer]]'')</ref> There are low-ranking Irkens, regarded as servants or even slaves, which are given menial and degrading tasks, such as food service and cleaning. Such servants may be paid as little as five "monies" every two years, as seen in the episode ''[[Hobo 13]]''.<ref>'''Almighty Tallest Red''': "You, Table-headed Service Drone Bob, You will bet 500,000 monies on Zim" '''Bob''': "But I only make 5 monies every 2 years" (''Hobo 13'')</ref>

Despite Irkens apparent devotion to conquering other planets, they have been known to make treaties with certain races, such as the [[Planet Jackers]], and the Irken food planet [[Foodcourtia]] appears to be frequented by a large variety of other species.

Some of Zim's remarks imply that Irken society has no direct equivalent for the human concepts of "cuteness" or "friendship", possibly because of their Imperial and domineering nature (Episodes "Hamstergeddon" and "Bestest Friend", respectively), although his ignorance of these things could merely be a symptom of Zim's own sociopathic nature.

==Invaders and Notable Irkens==
* "Invader" Zim - Main character, a disgraced Invader 'assigned' to [[Earth]].
* Tallest Red and Tallest Purple - Tallest Irkens and leaders of the Irken race.
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