Coolest Alien Species!

[Richard Baker]

I think the Tholians used slaves in their study of the Defiant mostly because it would be toxic for them to enter the ship themselves. If they were to increase the temperature and pressure to match what they are comfortable with it would potentially destroy important equipment in the Earth ship. They could not use the ship itself- it was far too alien to them, but they could harvest the technology for study.

In the ST-E episode 'Future Tense' we see the Tholians making a reappearance. the first since TOS. What I really like about this episode is that their motivations and behavior are still baffling but their technology is very formidable, even without their iconic web.

 

[Captain Rob]

I think that the one Earth concept that the Tholians have a pretty good grasp of is the concept of:
"Get out of my yard or I'm going to shoot you where you stand." That's the less colorful version.

 

[Vorpal_Blade]

I agree with Jesterface. I like the Orion Slave girls also. :-) But I also like the Klingons and their concept of Honor.

 

[TheGoodStuff]

Definitely the Klingons.

They are having the most fun of all the major species and, what amuses me, is that those other powers don't even realise it.

To put it simply, an average Klingon day is:

1. Fly around in an awesome, scary ship, loaded with disruptors.
2. Cloak said ship.
3. Who cares about diplomacy? Shout at them.
4. If shouting hasn't worked, kill them...IN GLORIOUS BATTLE.
5. Have a huge celebratory feast of roast/barbeque Targ, with helpings of other live/recently dead food.
6. Wash huge feast down with copious ammounts of bloodwine.
7. When suitably drunk, begin singing.
8. Have incredibly rough sex with the female warrior who was growling at you during the festivities.
9. Do the same tomorrow.

Seriously. The Feds are too busy making treaties and making sure paperwork is correct. The Cardassians are are too poor/insecure, the Romulans are too oppressed, the Borg can't experience 'fun'...

The Klingon Empire is where the REAL party is.

 

[Griffeytrek]

Definitely the Klingons.

They are having the most fun of all the major species and, what amuses me, is that those other powers don't even realise it.

To put it simply, an average Klingon day is:

1. Fly around in an awesome, scary ship, loaded with disruptors.
2. Cloak said ship.
3. Who cares about diplomacy? Shout at them.
4. If shouting hasn't worked, kill them...IN GLORIOUS BATTLE.
5. Have a huge celebratory feast of roast/barbeque Targ, with helpings of other live/recently dead food.
6. Wash huge feast down with copious ammounts of bloodwine.
7. When suitably drunk, begin singing.
8. Have incredibly rough sex with the female warrior who was growling at you during the festivities.
9. Do the same tomorrow.

Seriously. The Feds are too busy making treaties and making sure paperwork is correct. The Cardassians are are too poor/insecure, the Romulans are too oppressed, the Borg can't experience 'fun'...

The Klingon Empire is where the REAL party is.

So kind of an amalgam of Sisco and Kirk then?

 

[trekyourself]

The Q. Hands down. It's less of the fact that you make an all powerful race capable of what they're able to do. In honesty their had to be at least one overpowered race in a show with so many different aliens. It's the fact that when you make that godlike race, you make their primary character on the show a bored troublemaker, with an immature sense of humor, and a penchant for messing with the deadpan serious captain of a starship. Immortal and all powerful with a sense of humor, and their own petty in fighting problems? Tres cool.

 

[Tracy Trek]

Definitely the Klingons.

They are having the most fun of all the major species and, what amuses me, is that those other powers don't even realise it.

To put it simply, an average Klingon day is:

1. Fly around in an awesome, scary ship, loaded with disruptors.
2. Cloak said ship.
3. Who cares about diplomacy? Shout at them.
4. If shouting hasn't worked, kill them...IN GLORIOUS BATTLE.
5. Have a huge celebratory feast of roast/barbeque Targ, with helpings of other live/recently dead food.
6. Wash huge feast down with copious ammounts of bloodwine.
7. When suitably drunk, begin singing.
8. Have incredibly rough sex with the female warrior who was growling at you during the festivities.
9. Do the same tomorrow.

Seriously. The Feds are too busy making treaties and making sure paperwork is correct. The Cardassians are are too poor/insecure, the Romulans are too oppressed, the Borg can't experience 'fun'...

The Klingon Empire is where the REAL party is.

It makes me think that Klingons are the Vikings of outer space.

@trekyourself , If Klingons are Vikings, I think that makes Q the Norse god Loki, the god of mischief, the Trickster.

 

[Spot261]

The Q. Hands down. It's less of the fact that you make an all powerful race capable of what they're able to do. In honesty their had to be at least one overpowered race in a show with so many different aliens. It's the fact that when you make that godlike race, you make their primary character on the show a bored troublemaker, with an immature sense of humor, and a penchant for messing with the deadpan serious captain of a starship. Immortal and all powerful with a sense of humor, and their own petty in fighting problems? Tres cool.

Rather like Doctor Who then?

 

[Dr Brahms]

Enterprise's main achievement: the Andorians. Then again maybe the Vorta. Then again maybe any species largely played by Jeffrey Combs.

Agreed 100%. Not sure if thats because I like the alien species or Jeffrey Combs but the Vorta are my favuorite. So deliciously manipulative.

 

[Thot Tnak]

I am a fan of the little-known Breen of the Typhon Pact. Mysterious and forever masked to other races, even themselves while on the job. Like the Romulans, the Breen are scheming and are ruthless in combat. Their technology is equal to that of all the major races. But they remain an enigma.

 

[STEPhon IT]

I am a fan of the little-known Breen of the Typhon Pact. Mysterious and forever masked to other races, even themselves while on the job. Like the Romulans, the Breen are scheming and are ruthless in combat. Their technology is equal to that of all the major races. But they remain an enigma.

Princess Leia did a fantastic job impersonating one in Jabba's Palace from the film Return of the Jedi.

 

[sbk1234]

My own personal favorite started with the Vulcans. Loved the logic and self control.
I'd also add the Cardassians, and Dominion species, for their complexity.

 

[Thot Tnak]

Princess Leia did a fantastic job impersonating one in Jabba's Palace from the film Return of the Jedi.

Ah yes... Boushh...

 

[Six of Twelve]

It makes me think that Klingons are the Vikings of outer space.

@trekyourself , If Klingons are Vikings, I think that makes Q the Norse god Loki, the god of mischief, the Trickster.

I've always thought of the Klingons as bikers in space. And when I've seen a group of bikers on the road, I think to myself, "There go a bunch of Klingons..."

As for myself, I like the Borg because they're made up of many species. And there's probably a lot that isn't yet known about them and what is known about them is probably just the tip of the iceberg. What was written about them in the Destiny trilogy is an interesting take on them, but I don't consider the books as canon. I much prefer the idea of renegade Borg existing alongside regular Borg, as was shown in TNG with the Hugh storyline, and in Voyager with the episodes Unity, The Collective, and the unimatrix zero episodes. Also the one with the three damaged drones from Seven of Nine's workgroup who left the collective - the episode name eludes me at the moment. I'd really like to know what Korok and the other ships full of disconnected drones did after parting ways with Voyager. I like to think they eventually joined up with the ones on the planet from Unity. This is a book begging to be written.

I used to really be into the Cardassians in the 90s, but not so much any longer. DS9 is the show that best developed them.

 

[Tracy Trek]

Bikers, I like that. Instead of Hell's Angels, they can be Grethor's Angels.

Is the episode of Voyager that you are thinking of about the 3 disconnected drones that were still connected to each other called Survival Instinct perhaps?

 

[Six of Twelve]

Bikers, I like that. Instead of Hell's Angels, they can be Grethor's Angels.

Is the episode of Voyager that you are thinking of about the 3 disconnected drones that were still connected to each other called Survival Instinct perhaps?

Grethor's Angels, very good.

Yes, Survival Instinct. It bugs me that I couldn't remember the episode name, considering that I wrote a fan fiction story based on that episode just about a month ago.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Space biker Vikings with a dash of Samurai.

 

[SevenKilledKes]

In my opinion, I would have to say Bajorans, Ocampans, the Q Continum, and the Undine.

 

[Miss Make It So]

I have to say I favor the Cardassians.
They're portrayed as being very cunning and intelligent.
I also like the softer side of them. They're shown to be very family oriented.
And of course they look cool.

 

[Six of Twelve]

I have to say I favor the Cardassians.
They're portrayed as being very cunning and intelligent.
I also like the softer side of them. They're shown to be very family oriented.
And of course they look cool.

I like that Cardassian females participate as equals in their society. I've seen them as scientists, as judges, and in the military, both at command level and as common soldiers. I thought Gul Ocett from TNGs The Chase was especially cool.