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Irken
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''.

==Etymology==
The term Irken likely evolved from the term "buggers" in Orson Scott Card's [[Ender's Game]] ("bug" and "irk" are synonyms, and both terms describe insectoid alien races).⏎
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==Irken morphology==
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[[Category:Fictional extraterrestrial species]]
[[Category:Invader Zim]]

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