Cherry (Species)

Cherries (or Cherry Aliens) (Nicknamed Cherrose Aliena' by scientists) are a species of fictional Alien from the Petalboy franchise. The species made their debut in the 1993 Super Nintendo (Super Famicom) game Greenboy's Crazy RPG. They are also known to appear in other forms of media in the Petalboy franchise as well.

While they didn't have much of a backstory in 1993, in the 2011 Petalboy Anime, it was revealed that the Cherries originated from a Queen known as the Cherry Blossom, a giant female human-like creature in all black. While most of the species are female, males exist as well so this page will be using they/them pronouns.

Appearances
The Cherries resemble mid-sized human-like aliens with green heads and two "horns" for space power. They get the name "Cherry" from their baby forms. Which resemble either a red (female) or white (male) cherry. With gender differences, Males often wear visors over their eyes and contain a red pentagon on their heads. The pentagon allows them to fire beams of light to attract a female mate. Females often have wings their horns are in a heart shape. Females are also attracted to sweet scents that are emitted by males. Adolescent Cherries resemble more like human children and are all green. However, one of the females in a given pack has a black circle on her forehead. Males still have the red pentagon much like their older counterparts but are unable to use them. Queens are tall black creatures with crowns made of light matter.

Life cycle
Once two Cherries mate, the often leave their home planet and seek for another planet. Once landed, they then remain in that area for 14 days (two weeks) before the female gives birth to a larva (covered in yellow slime) to dunk in any liquid they find. The process of the liquid dissolving takes an hour and gives birth to 50 larvae. Twenty-Four males and Twenty-Six females (one of the females is a princess). Once released, the larvae, who resemble an actual cherry remain in an immobile state and are cared by their parents. In Greenboy's Krazy RPG, it is also revealed that once the larvae turn one, the parents often seek for food out in the wild.

Once the larvae turn three, they transform into pupae-like creatures named "Cherrypods" (which is considered an extension of the larvae stage) and the adults leave. Cherrypods have the ability to levitate mindlessly but inside, the larvae form a new body. When the larvae hit puberty, they stop floating and the adolescent (or "child") stage emerges. This is the stage where the species is the most active.

In this form, they tend to explore the world around them and have the ability to float and glide during the night. They also like to play in the night sky at times. Due to their resemblance to young children, humans often confuse both males and females with young girls. They remain in this stage until 18 and shed their skin five times. Once they turn 18, the begin the transformation into their adult stages. With the princess in particular undergoing the biggest transformation.