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In your mind, what alian species is the most kicking? Mind telling me why they are the most awesome in your mind? :)

Real or fictional?

Real alien species: The Reptillian Saucer People who have a base inside a mountain in the American Southwest

Fictional alien species: Alien. There's just something cool about a species that is as organized as ants, as ruthless as humans, and has acid for blood.

The predator because he kicks an immense amount of arse and can only be killed by cockiness.

I like the Protoss from Starcraft. CARRIERS=INSTANT WIN! :p

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Scratch the "you idiots" part from the image. I don't mean to flame, but to educate.

The darleks from Dr. Who. *hums theme tune*
EXTERMINATE!!! EXTERMINATE!!!

In your mind, what alian species is the most kicking? Mind telling me why they are the most awesome in your mind? :)
I'm sorry, I must correct you; the word is "alien", not "alian".

In answer to your question, my favorite race of aliens are the Roswell Greys (X-Files term)/Asgard (Stargate: SG-1 term)

I like the Protoss from Starcraft. CARRIERS=INSTANT WIN! :p

That's because your a n00b :p

Zerg pwn it all #&%ROXOR!!! ;)

That's because your a n00b :p

Zerg pwn it all #&%ROXOR!!! ;)

I like the terrans myself...what does that make me?

My favorite martian

Predator, as he is probably the most friendly and kind alien in the universe

I like the terrans myself...what does that make me?

If you use the siege tank on a regular basis, I would say a pain in the ass ;)

Me!

Vogons, they've got good poetry.

The bugs from starship troopers II. I mean who wouldn't want to die sucking face with that hottie. :D

If you use the siege tank on a regular basis, I would say a pain in the ass ;)

Offense and defense, naturally.

Having just watched the 2005 Spielberg War of the Worlds, I have to say that the Martians are clearly the best aliens. Ever. Dot com.

In your mind, what alian species is the most kicking? Mind telling me why they are the most awesome in your mind? :)

Grays, because they actually have a chance of being real.

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Vogons, they've got good poetry.
Oh God!!!!MY HEAD!!!*writhes in pain upon hearing Vogon poetry*

I liked the worms from MIB and MIBII

Oh, now I know, those things from Animorphs that can change shapes.

Vernor Vinge's Skrode Riders.

Starfaring, treacherous plants puttering around on wheeled, computerized carts.

Exceptionally cool.

That's because your a n00b :p

Zerg pwn it all #&%ROXOR!!! ;)


You guys do realize that the Zerg, Xenomorphs, and bugs from starship troopers are all basically the same thing, right?

All this aside I'm a big fan of the Mexicans... the Flood are good too.

Do the replicators from Stargate:SG1 count as a species, since they were machines? If they do, then them, because they kicked some serious arse.

if not them, then God. God>everything but replicators

Do the replicators from Stargate:SG1 count as a species, since they were machines? If they do, then them, because they kicked some serious arse.

they would fall under 'other'. and alian is spelled alien!???? spellcheck my arse.... :sniper:

they would fall under 'other'. and alian is spelled alien!???? spellcheck my arse.... :sniper:

Why, what's written on your arse?

Why, what's written on your arse?

alian

Despite voting for Predators/Yautja, who are damn cool, I have to actually say Irkens. More specifically Zim.

Xenomorphs, no contest.

The Borg are also pretty cool

Space Amazons rock

Hmmm... Coolest... For all that the Alien is cool, I can't help laughing at something that has acid for blood. Erm, I would say probably the 'Wolves' or the Amarantin from Alastair Reynolds books. Who doesn't like galaxy spanning sapient machines whose prime funtion is to supress intelligent life in order to save it? They're the good guys, and humanity is endangering the galaxy.

my favorite Alan is Alan Clark

Species 8472 and the Yuuzhan Vong both do the far-right wing politics and biotech combo, but the Yuuzhan Vong had more culture, it seemed. The Klingons were also cool.

Seven of Nine-- gives whole new meaning to "resistance is futile".

Hmmm... I like the Xenomorphs, Protoss and Zerg from Starcraft were not bad as well (Zerg actually seem to be related to Xenomorphs ;)), the predators are a bit cheesy for my taste however. Regarding Star Trek, i dislike all the bulk of humanoid races there, the only cool race in Star Trek probably are Species 8472 (they rock!). Let's see what else... the Bugs from starship troopers are okay as well. As a matter of fact Star Wars has a multiplicity of alien species as well, but i don't really have any favourites there, perhaps some of the beasts there like Acklay and Rancor.

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Mexicans, because they're usually funny and they work for dirt...

oh wait...

Predator kicks ass. Arnold should be considered an alien tho.

alian

HAHAHAHA!! ;) :D

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Arnold should be considered an alien tho.

if Arnold is an alien, what would M. Jackson be?

if Arnold is an alien, what would M. Jackson be?

It was a human being once. Then it sold it's soul to Satan in return for more dancing and singing talent, then it lost that. In the meantime, small print in the contract allowed Satan to do whatever he wanted to Michael's appearance. Satan is one scary dude.

Assimilated by the white man ;)

Nothing beats Giger's Alien. Nothing. Of all the weird alien things I've ever seen in moveis or read about in books, Alien is simply the scariest motherfucker there is. If there's such a thing as reincarnation, I wanna be one in my next life

if Arnold is an alien, what would M. Jackson be?

a fungus?

The Polseen from John Ringo and Superman.

The darleks from Dr. Who. *hums theme tune*
EXTERMINATE!!! EXTERMINATE!!!
Gotta agree, the Daleks are great! I mean come on, little green blobs in bonded polycarbide armour, what more do you need?!

The martians from Mars Attacks! :D

I don't know how to answer since I'm not a sci-fi fan. However, I admire the Empire from Star Wars greatly, they've been compared as galactic Nazis. Hail!

I don't know how to answer since I'm not a sci-fi fan. However, I admire the Empire from Star Wars greatly, they've been compared as galactic Nazis. Hail!


I see you don't know what the Nazis did while they were power....

I could see them being comparable when they brought in the deathstar which deystroyed planets. killing everyone on them. But...I didnt see the empire hunting down and particular group of people and slaughtering them(the rebels were a resistance, terrorists in the empires mind so they dont count :p )

anyhoo...back to the main topic

excellent choice

I'm tempted to say Xenomorphs, but not even they are as cool as the Vorlons. Kosh rocks!

I see you don't know what the Nazis did while they were power....

I could see them being comparable when they brought in the deathstar which deystroyed planets. killing everyone on them. But...I didnt see the empire hunting down and particular group of people and slaughtering them(the rebels were a resistance, terrorists in the empires mind so they dont count :p )

anyhoo...back to the main topic

excellent choice
Would the Jedi count as hunting down a particular group of people (or religion).

If you want real (fake) Nazis, go Dalek!
They salute the same, they exterminate their enemies, and even introduced their "final solution" to the Thal problem on their home planet Skaro.

I see you don't know what the Nazis did while they were power....

I could see them being comparable when they brought in the deathstar which deystroyed planets. killing everyone on them. But...I didnt see the empire hunting down and particular group of people and slaughtering them(the rebels were a resistance, terrorists in the empires mind so they dont count :p )

anyhoo...back to the main topic

excellent choice

You have no idea about me. I admire the Nazi image (uniforms, rallies, discipline, etc.), but not the ideology (since I'm very pro-Israel).

When I watch Star Wars however, I sympathize with the Empire because they're fighting the rebels. I admire the technological superiority the Empire had in comparison and their industrialized efficiency.

Daleks for sure.

You have no idea about me. I admire the Nazi image (uniforms, rallies, discipline, etc.), but not the ideology (since I'm very pro-Israel).

When I watch Star Wars however, I sympathize with the Empire because they're fighting the rebels. I admire the technological superiority the Empire had in comparison and their industrialized efficiency.

If you're going to support a disciplinarian society, you could do a lot better than the Nazis. The Romans make them look like pansies when it came to discipline. Ever heard of decimation? it's where you take a legion of soldiers, and kill every tenth one, when they lost a battle. or the crucifictions for a multitude of crimes, including dissension? Not to mention the thorough exterminations and exile of those who resisted significantly, such as the utter annihilation of Carthage. The nazis had the monopoly on INSANE, but not in running a disciplined society. The Roman senate was even synonymous with a military positions. All their senators were generals (specifically the consuls.)

You could even take what Lord Shang recommends in china. Squads of five soldiers. if one dies, the rest are killed. Now there's discipline.





The Empire aren't alien, that's the problem. Hell, they're actually xenophobic humans.

Did the Humans have a homeworld in the Star Wars universe? The Empire included practically everyone under it's occupation, so it's not just humans. They use clones as soldiers, but bounty hunters and sympathizers are rarely human on screen.

The Empire had a few Axis innuendos. Vader's helmet resembled that the WWII Germans, the generals and admirals wore hats that were similar to WWII Japs and without surprise, their soldiers are Storm Troopers.

Star Wars was some typical Hollywood good-guy-comes-in-and-saves-the-day epic dumped into sci-fi. It would have been tactically impossible for the Rebels to have penetrated the defenses of the Death Star as they're always protrayed as outnumbered and outgunned. Despite the Emperor's death, I doubt that the remnants of the Empire's gigantic forces would have capitulated (as mentioned in the novel sequels by Timothy Zahn).

Did the Humans have a homeworld in the Star Wars universe? The Empire included practically everyone under it's occupation, so it's not just humans. They use clones as soldiers, but bounty hunters and sympathizers are rarely human on screen.

The Empire had a few Axis innuendos. Vader's helmet resembled that the WWII Germans, the generals and admirals wore hats that were similar to WWII Japs and without surprise, their soldiers are Storm Troopers.


Well, the best bounty hunter is Boba Fett, a definite human. he's a KIWI
The point is, you can't call the Empire an alien race, because it's not. it's human-centric, and diverse. it's a seperate culture. I wasn't disputing the Empire/axis innuendo, I definitely know about them. I was disputing that the nazis done discipline and efficiency best. The Romans probably did.


I can't believe I'm talking about the Empire and they're qualification as an alien race.....

Star Wars was some typical Hollywood good-guy-comes-in-and-saves-the-day epic dumped into sci-fi. It would have been tactically impossible for the Rebels to have penetrated the defenses of the Death Star as they're always protrayed as outnumbered and outgunned. Despite the Emperor's death, I doubt that the remnants of the Empire's gigantic forces would have capitulated (as mentioned in the novel sequels by Timothy Zahn).

Actually before the dissolution of the senate and the total collapse of the old republic there was a growing "anti-palpatine" movement that eventually becomes the rebellion. with palpatine dead, a lot of it would resurface. The Empire wasn't an old institution, and the rebellion wasn't universally seen as the bad-guys, even to a lot of imperials. Also you have the bothan spies, and the bothans are infamous in the SW universe for being good spies. not to mention it was palpatine himself that leaked the information to them to goad them into a trap. It was severe cockiness that allowed the rebels to win, and not tactics.

The darleks from Dr. Who. *hums theme tune*
EXTERMINATE!!! EXTERMINATE!!!100% agreed :)

The GELFs from Red Dwarf. Oh and the Psirens.

Well, the best bounty hunter is Boba Fett, a definite human. he's a KIWI
The point is, you can't call the Empire an alien race, because it's not. it's human-centric, and diverse. it's a seperate culture. I wasn't disputing the Empire/axis innuendo, I definitely know about them. I was disputing that the nazis done discipline and efficiency best. The Romans probably did.


I can't believe I'm talking about the Empire and they're qualification as an alien race.....

They had Temuera Morrison playing him, I know. I doubt the Empire being human-centric. It's fighting and support forces (of clones) are certainly human (subtly in the films they have demonstrated that humans are good all rounders and thus chosen for the cloning), the films have failed to show what life was like for non-humans specifically. I would assume that as they might have weaknesses when fighting (compared to the human clones), they would be behind the economy and industry of the Empire and Rebels alike (although the Rebel armies were more motley).

I don't see what the Romans pulled off could improve discipline or morale. There's a fine line between punishment and inter-force killings. Who's the better commander, an officer or a demon?

Discipline also corresponds with morale. How is killing one's own comrades an act to boost discipline? By cutting down the number of one's own forces would that help to attain victory?

I can’t decide between these:

Protoss- Honorable warrior spirit, psyonic powers, cool looking weapons, actually ally with humans, a little heavy handed though w2hat with wiping out entire Terran colonies just because of a Zerg infestation

Rakata from Knigts of the Old Republic- Ruled the entire Star Wars galaxy circa 30,000 years before the time of the films. All their technology utilized the Force in some way. They were responsible for the widespread population of humans in the galaxy.

Andalites from Anamorphs- cool anatomy, honorable druidic culture, a bit arrogant though

Also, does anyone else think that Alien vs. Predator rips of Star Craft just a little?

I doubt the Empire being human-centric.

Sorry Sino but the Empire is/was very human-centric. Read the books or just look at Return of the JedI and notice that the Rebel fleet is commanded by Admiral Akbar and his follow Mon Calimarians and the Imperial fleet is commanded by Admiral Piett and fellow humans, though Piett was killed by a fluke.

Anyhow, the Empire enslaved countless alien races, including Wookies and Mon Calimarians. They also had utter disdain for non-humans and advancement in the military was hard for aliens. However, Palpatine himself did not have these views as is exemplified by Grand Admiral Thrawn. It was the Imperial Military Industrial complex itself that had the specieism issues.

Of Topic: I am also fascinated by Nazi Imagery but not the ideology. I can see how so many were drawn in by it.

Hoth is a Panzer battle group.

The Oni from Oniboshi. Don't make one mad at you, don't agree to play tag with them, and never EVER get married to one. ;)

The Oni from Oniboshi. Don't make one mad at you, don't agree to play tag with them, and never EVER get married to one. ;)

What's Oniboshi? A game?

What's Oniboshi? A game?

Apparently it’s a planet some alien princess named Lum is from in the wacky anime Urusei Yatsuru. That’s what I got from Google anyway.

You have no idea about me. I admire the Nazi image (uniforms, rallies, discipline, etc.), but not the ideology (since I'm very pro-Israel).

When I watch Star Wars however, I sympathize with the Empire because they're fighting the rebels. I admire the technological superiority the Empire had in comparison and their industrialized efficiency.

I see what you mean. I can understand that

The Minbari (Babylon 5) are super-cool.

But I think the Cryssalids from X-Com, and the Tentaculats from the sequel, are probably the out-and-out most badass aliens ever. Cryssalids make Xenomorphs look like laughable pussies, and Tentaculats are just nightmares incarnate. ;_; And don't even let me talk about Lobstermen.

The Minbari (Babylon 5) are super-cool.

But I think the Cryssalids from X-Com, and the Tentaculats from the sequel, are probably the out-and-out most badass aliens ever. Cryssalids make Xenomorphs look like laughable pussies, and Tentaculats are just nightmares incarnate. ;_; And don't even let me talk about Lobstermen.
The Shadows were cooler. Hell, even the Voorlon were cooler than the minbari.