Author: Aditya Raj, Rajkumar Yadav

Abstract: Science fiction often renders plausible directions in developing the society and making it more rigid towards any outer species that is a threat to human civilization as seen in sci-fi web series Halo, however, establishing space civilization requires the process of terraforming that consists of several behaviors like the culture, social, science and their ethical implications. This research paper intends to analyze the multiple aspects of terraforming that includes the consciousness of the intelligent life and what it meant to be the intelligent species in the universe. This paper includes a comparison of Halo and Mars Trilogy to delve deep into the aspects of narrating the consciousness of the universe which is none other than the humans. While approaching the intelligence of the universe, anthropocentric attitude was kept aside because in doing so the study can be conducted fairly in understanding the establishment of a race that is emotional and rational in behavior.

Keywords: intelligent life, consciousness, terraforming, transnational, space civilization

Article Info: Received: 12 Mar 2023; Received in revised form: 13 Apr 2023; Accepted: 20 Apr 2023; Available online: 28 Apr 2023

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.82.31