Character Relationship Map: Evil Alien Conquerors

Characters

• Kenny (played by Michael Weston) — protagonist

  Kenny is a human who witnesses My-ik and Du-ug fall to Earth carrying their beheading swords. He offers the alien conquerors shelter in the home he shares with Ron, becomes their friend, and helps the...

• My-ik (played by Diedrich Bader) — supporting

  My-ik is one of two alien conquerors sent to Earth with orders to behead all humans within 48 hours, or face destruction by Croker. He arrives with Du-ug, stays with Kenny, and becomes friends with hi...

• Du-ug (played by Chris Parnell) — supporting

  Du-ug is an alien conqueror sent to Earth alongside My-ik, under orders to behead humanity within 48 hours. The pair stay with Kenny and become his friends while discovering Earth culture. Du-ug falls...

• Ron (played by Elden Henson) — supporting

  Ron is Kenny's housemate, described as an unpleasant, oversexed infomercial producer. He shares his home with Kenny, who offers shelter there to the arriving alien conquerors My-ik and Du-ug. The summ...

• Croker (played by Tyler Labine) — supporting

  Croker is a giant assigned to destroy My-ik and Du-ug if they fail their mission, and later arrives intending to destroy them and Earth's population. During transportation he shrinks to normal size, b...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kenny → Ron (Social Housemates) — Kenny and Ron share a household that becomes shelter for My-ik and Du-ug.

  The character information states that Kenny shares a home with Ron and offers the arriving aliens shelter there.

• Kenny → Croker (Unknown Reluctant Accomplice) — Kenny temporarily helps Croker locate the aliens and gives him advice for addressing humanity, despite Croker's destructive intentions.

  When Croker arrives, Kenny offers to help him find My-ik and Du-ug, whom Kenny also resents; later Kenny suggests that Croker needs a way to reach a l...

• Croker → Du-ug (Conflict Enforcer And Target) — Croker's impending arrival pressures Du-ug to continue the mission, then brings him into direct confrontation with the giant invader.

  The aliens are warned that Croker will punish them if they fail, and Croker later arrives intending to destroy My-ik and Du-ug.

• Croker → My-ik (Conflict Enforcer And Target) — Croker is the threat behind My-ik's deadline and ultimately confronts him as an intended destroyer.

  Their leader orders My-ik to finish the mission before Croker arrives, or face punishment; Croker later arrives intending to destroy the two aliens.

• My-ik → Du-ug (Alliance Mission Partners) — The two aliens share the conquest assignment and face its repeated failures together, while encouraging each other to continue because Croker is coming.

  My-ik and Du-ug are sent to Earth together, repeatedly discuss whether to continue their assignment, and build a doomsday machine together.

• Kenny → Du-ug (Alliance Friend And Adviser) — Kenny helps Du-ug navigate Earth and reconsider the impossible scale of his assignment.

  Kenny listens as the aliens explain their mission, offers them shelter, and tries to help them assess the scale of conquering humanity.

• Kenny → My-ik (Alliance Friend And Adviser) — Kenny becomes a human friend and adviser to My-ik, even though My-ik remains under orders to conquer humanity.

  Kenny realizes My-ik is an alien, listens to his mission, offers the conquerors shelter, and tries to help them think through the task.

Story Analysis

Two inept alien conquerors struggle between their assignment, their experiences on Earth, and the looming arrival of Croker.

Plot Progression

1. An Impossible Assignment — My-ik and Du-ug receive orders to destroy humanity before Croker arrives. After landing, they discover their weapons and assumptions do not suit Earth.
2. Human Counsel and Distractions — Kenny recognizes the aliens and points out the scale of their task. Encounters on Earth and their growing affection for Penny and Jan pull them away from their mission.
3. A Failed Conquest Scheme — The aliens resume their assignment and build a machine intended to attract and control humans. The scheme fails, and their losses and dwindling time expose their weakness.
4. Croker's Arrival — Finding Croker's sword, My-ik and Du-ug realize he may have become larger and learn he is heading toward Kenny's house. Kenny offers Croker help, and the aliens confront him.
5. An Unresolved Sales Pitch — Kenny suggests Croker needs a way to reach a large audience. Croker addresses humanity with a paid offer to be crushed, and the excerpt ends before the invasion's outcome is known.