Exotic particle

An exotic particle is a kind of theoretical particle said to exist by some areas of modern physics, and whose alleged properties are extremely unusual.

The best-known example is probably the tachyon, a particle that always travels faster than light.

Another example of this would be supersymmetry. A theoretical set of super heavy versions of known particles (this is also one of the proposed candidates for dark matter, though the Axion solution seems to be supported more by current evidence)

Exotic particles are featured in the McKay and Mrs. Miller episode of the science fiction show Stargate Atlantis.