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I can see similarities between the Vesk and the Klingons from Star Trek (honor-bound martial aliens), but... what else is there in Starfinder that we can easily draw parallels? Any other race with resemblances with others from other series ;) ?
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Well, the ramiyels are very much like Mass Effect's asari: both are entirely feminine species who reproduce via creating a psychic bond with their partner, with the resulting daughter being another ramiyel. The similarities end there, though, given ramiyel culture is strongly atheistic while asari constantly go "By the Goddess," and in my opinion the depiction of ramiyels doesn't pander to the male gaze of the player the way the asari do...let's just say you can tell the asari were written by dudes and the ramiyels were written by a woman...
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Pahtras... can be similar to the Thundereans, a.k.a. the ThunderCats. However, pahtras... currently lack more alternate traits related to other feline species, such as a tiger's camouflage or a cheetah's sprint :P
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Shobhads are very clearly green martians/tharks from the John Carter of Mars series, with hylki humans being the equivalant of the red martians from the same. Lashunta are loosely based off the Samary people from Venus in the Amtor series by the same author.
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Would the Strix have been inspired by either Harpies or the Thanagaarians (DCU)?
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Would the Strix have been inspired by either Harpies or the Thanagaarians (DCU)?
Strix have always reminded me of ancient vampires from Legacy of Kain.
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I mean I don't think strix were inspired by any of the above but I always love to see someone else who played the Legacy of Kain series.
Though come to think of it I suppose I never gave much thought as to why strix were bird people. I just always clocked their depiction in Pathfinder as reminiscent of Apache hold outs continuing resistance against colonizers, & then their depiction in Starfinder as "we wanna bring Strix back, where can we put them?"
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The vesk aren't just klingons either. They are basically the warrior race trope personified, they could be the stand in for turians, krogan, sangheili, etc.
As far as the rest of the races, some seem more inspired by a single source, some are close to tropes like the vesk, and some seem to be... essentially a writing prompt for an alien race that an author then fleshed out.
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I mean you say that but turians & especially krogan are themselves very heavily influenced by klingons.
Moreover, vesk are more than just the warrior race trope, they also exist as a major political rival to the main, presumed player aligned, political entity, creating a cold war analog which is a pretty direct throwback to the role the klingons played in early Trek.
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I mean you say that but turians & especially krogan are themselves very heavily influenced by klingons.
Moreover, vesk are more than just the warrior race trope, they also exist as a major political rival to the main, presumed player aligned, political entity, creating a cold war analog which is a pretty direct throwback to the role the klingons played in early Trek.
Yes, politically the Pact World are the Federation, the Veskarium is the Klingon Empire, and the Azlanti are the Romulans.
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Yes, politically the Pact World are the Federation, the Veskarium is the Klingon Empire, and the Azlanti are the Romulans.I mean you say that but turians & especially krogan are themselves very heavily influenced by klingons.
Moreover, vesk are more than just the warrior race trope, they also exist as a major political rival to the main, presumed player aligned, political entity, creating a cold war analog which is a pretty direct throwback to the role the klingons played in early Trek.
I thought the Azlanti were... more vicious than the Veskarium ^^; The Dominion or the Cardassians would probably be the inspiration for the Azlanti.
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"Who came up with humans and why do they keep turning up in all these science fiction shows? As the major protagonist species no less. They're ugly, tailess, flat faced, need to shower daily thanks to their urea based skin cooling system, oh. And they're nightblind. From a planet that's dark half the time. How are they still alive? Completely unrealistic. OH, They're also xenorphobic as heck and treat other species like they have the right to shoot them and take their stuff. "
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Here's a question: do we have the euqivalent of the Ultroms (Krang) from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :P ?
Y'know, the tiny blob-like aliens with small arms, large eyes and wider mouths XD
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Here's a question: do we have the euqivalent of the Ultroms (Krang) from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :P ?
Y'know, the tiny blob-like aliens with small arms, large eyes and wider mouths XD
Brethada in power armor?
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Brethada in power armor?Here's a question: do we have the euqivalent of the Ultroms (Krang) from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles :P ?
Y'know, the tiny blob-like aliens with small arms, large eyes and wider mouths XD
You mean the Barathus?
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Between their weapons and forehead markings, Draelik are similar to Jaffa from Stargate.
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Skittermanders have been likely inspired by Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch :P
The Swarm... is basically the Zergs from Starcraft :D
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Skittermanders have been likely inspired by Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch :P
Crystal Frasier has specifically stated her primary inspirations when creating them were actually the Crites from the "Critters" movies and the Popples stuffed animals from the 80's!
The comparisons to Stitch were likely inevitable, however...
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Skittermanders have been likely inspired by Stitch from Disney's Lilo & Stitch :PCrystal Frasier has specifically stated her primary inspirations when creating them were actually the Crites from the "Critters" movies and the Popples stuffed animals from the 80's!
The comparisons to Stitch were likely inevitable, however...
After seeing both examples, I'll stick with Stitch, thank you very much XD
Seven of Nine, a freed Borg, from Star Trek, feels like she's closer to a Verthani. Speaking of Borgs, these have likely been the inspiration of the Amrantah, both being living machines.
The Endiffian have taken cues from the changelings, also from Star Trek.
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As far as the rest of the races, some seem more inspired by a single source, some are close to tropes like the vesk, and some seem to be... essentially a writing prompt for an alien race that an author then fleshed out.
That's not far from the truth. Many Starfinder aliens are name-dropped in a previous source, but never fully described, and then later another author comes along and fills out more about the race based on the 2-3 sentences of description we may have, combined with whatever else we know about the location they come from.
The most important thing I have learned with Starfinder aliens is that you can never go too weird with them.
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The most important thing I have learned with Starfinder aliens is that you can never go too weird with them.
Don't give them any idea XDD
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Skittermander whelps always put me in mind of tribbles crossed with those blue demon aliens from Galaxy Quest.
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While they don't seem to have anything in common culture or society wise, the newish moyishuu race from Fly Free or Die #4 has an appearance that's not terribly far off from World of Warcraft night elves & variants.
The kaa-leki from FFoD #5 put me in mind of the tau mixed with those blue plant aliens from I wanna say Farscape. From the waist up, anyway. Again, strictly speaking on visuals.
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While they don't seem to have anything in common culture or society wise, the newish moyishuu race from Fly Free or Die #4 has an appearance that's not terribly far off from World of Warcraft night elves & variants.
The kaa-leki from FFoD #5 put me in mind of the tau mixed with those blue plant aliens from I wanna say Farscape. From the waist up, anyway. Again, strictly speaking on visuals.
Oh boy, that dates back XD
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This might be a curveball, but... using the elves plus the Giant template graft... essentially gets you the Na'vis from Avatar.
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Here's one I've missed: Daimalko's colossi are literally lifted from Pacific Rim and their own Kaijus, especially with them "coming out of the ground".
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Here's one I've missed: Daimalko's colossi are literally lifted from Pacific Rim and their own Kaijus, especially with them "coming out of the ground".
Daimalko's entire plot is lifted from Gears of War. Two warring governments on a planet devoured by aliens coming out of the ground after peace is made.
Here's one I've missed: Daimalko's colossi are literally lifted from Pacific Rim and their own Kaijus, especially with them "coming out of the ground".Daimalko's entire plot is lifted from Gears of War. Two warring governments on a planet devoured by aliens coming out of the ground after peace is made.
Do the Colossi match what the Locust are though ;) ?