▁camp . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁cul prit ▁was ▁Sau ros , ▁a ▁re pt ilian ▁god ▁that ▁demanded ▁the ▁life ▁force ▁of ▁young ▁people ▁every ▁thousand ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁than ▁discovered ▁that ▁Sau ros ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁god ▁but ▁an ▁extr ater rest rial ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁thousand - year ▁life ▁cycle . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Iron ▁Man : ▁Arm ored ▁Advent ures ▁episode ▁" Drag on seed ", ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁re pt ilian ▁al iens ▁known ▁as ▁Mak lu ans ▁created ▁the ▁Mand arin ' s ▁ten ▁rings ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁galax y , ▁until ▁one ▁went ▁ro gue ▁and ▁gave ▁the ▁rings ▁to ▁Tem uj in ' s ▁ancest or ▁to ▁use ▁just ly . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁H ang ar ▁ 1 8 ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁involves ▁a ▁U FO ▁whose ▁symbols ▁are ▁found ▁to ▁match ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁ancient ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse , ▁As g ard ▁is ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁hyper - ad vanced ▁al iens , ▁rather ▁than ▁de ities ▁or ▁gods ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁understood ▁in ▁Nor se ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁T . V . ▁series ▁Ag ents ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D ., ▁which ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse , ▁K ree , ▁advanced ▁al ien ▁species , ▁visited ▁ancient ▁Earth ▁to ▁conduct ▁experiments ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁humans ▁which ▁could ▁make ▁them ▁gain ▁super