Shortly before the end of World War II, a special unit of the Hitler regime, led by Colonel Dr. Furtwanger, embarks on the "Mantodea" expedition. On the Führer's orders, they search the African savannah for a species of stick insect, the consumption of which is said to grant immortality. The goal of the expedition is to bestow eternal life and eternal power upon Hitler. It is not the thousand-year Reich of the despot that presents the terrifying prospect. Will Furtwanger succeed in achieving this goal and plunging humanity into an everlasting dictatorship of horror? We find out one hundred and forty years later, in a technologically advanced yet equally kitschy world, where humanity indulges in an overwhelming consumer frenzy.