lt.com. Rheya Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Which do you think is the most dangerous species in ST? if possible, plz motivate your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arktis Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Tribbles. They reproduce too quickly and get into machinery/equipment, impede travel and exhaust any readily availible food supply. To top it all off, people think they're cute. The Klingons had the right idea; they had them all wiped out at one point. If it weren't for time travel, they'd still be extinct. The galaxy is once again in peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Species 8472 They can destroy ships in one shot They caused a lot of damage to the Borg IF they could find away to adapt to those nanoprobes - they would be unstopable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druj Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Humans. With their smug sense of moral superiorety and the scriptwriters on their side, they are effectively unbeatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Well, depending how you look at it, I'd say the Q are potentially the most dangerous, since the most powerfull usually have the most potential for being dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 The Q Continum (if you count the "Q" as a species) They control the powers of the cosmos at a finger tip. Virtually unlimited abilities, the only thing that keeps them in check is each other. While arrogant and snobbish at times, they know their place in the universe and don't go around massively killing species. They could take down any other race that challenges them most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arktis Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Humans. With their smug sense of moral superiorety and the scriptwriters on their side' date=' they are effectively unbeatable.[/quote'] The writers are definately the biggest threat.. but they don't count. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Humans. With their smug sense of moral superiorety and the scriptwriters on their side' date=' they are effectively unbeatable.[/quote'] Hahaha, yeah - you read my mind. Regular species - the Borg. Species 8472 showed reasoning and compassion etc. The Borg might not be as powerful but they're a lot nastier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Yeah, I'd say the Borg right up until they were broadsided by Voyager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Pretty much. I should have specified the original encounter in "Q Who" And "Best Of Both Worlds" after that, they started down a slippery slope but I think most people agree with me on that... and while Voyager may have whipped the Borg's ass Monday-Friday 9-5 for the better part of 4 years... actually, no. Their intent wasn't really the same, was it? They went from wanting to take technology to assimilating people to chasing 7 of 9. That's not scary - it's what overweight fanboys dream of. Ok - that is scary but in a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShadow Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I am gonna say Jem'hedar. Their single minded devotion to the founds make them very dangerous. They are physicaly and mentaly engineered to be the best soldiers they can be. They can shred a borg apart with their swords and have the mentality to kamakazi in a hopeless siuation. so imho, I am gonna say the jem'hedar. They may not be the strognest, but I think they are the most dangerous. EDIT: I am also gonna say the founders as well... they control a massive army of Jem'hedar, haha. that makes them VERY dangerous. On top of that they can change shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerplayer Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 I'm with ghost Shadow on the part with the Jem'hadar, mainly because of their Samurai-like mentality. the funny thing actually is that you can link some races in Star Trek to a historical nation in the world. for example: The Romulans, with their mentality and government looks a lot like the old Roman empire. The Klingons, however, with their warrior code and all, looks a lot like the Mongols under command of Dsinghis Khan. In my opinion (as so many elses) the Q continuum is the most dangerous, mainly because of their powers. I could only say that the federation were smart not to consider the Q as hostile beings. They could easily erase a complete timeline in the blink of an eye. here's a very good suggestion: do NOT make an enemy of the Q... If we do not look at supernatural beings, I would say that species 8472 is extremely dangerous (though they made peace with UFP), especially when the Borg has problems with them. Also their biological knowledge (all their tech is based on living tissue) make them great at destroying all of a planet's ecosystem, regardless which race lives there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Why do people keep going on about the Q? They're not a "regular" species and perhaps more importantly, they're not really a danger because everyone else is a below them. Sure, if they wanted to - they could destroy the universe but they don't. Like SG-1s Ancients, they just don't interefere (that much). Jem'Hadar gets points for their single-mindedness but they're dependent on the Founders and their resolve has been shown to waiver in a way that only happens under exceptional circumstances for the Borg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arktis Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Why s everyone ignoring the obvious perril that the Tribbles pose? See, that's one of the things that makes them so dangerous! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Because they're so easy to kill, they have to be born pregnant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShadow Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Jem'Hadar gets points for their single-mindedness but they're dependent on the Founders and their resolve has been shown to waiver in a way that only happens under exceptional circumstances for the Borg. Yeah thats true. I think the Jem'hedar are a wee more dangerous then the borg, A single borg is almost not a threat b/c it can not move very easy, how ever I will give them credit b/c if they get a hold of some technology one borg can be devistating. Its just that one Jem'hedar is physicaly more powerful and is bred with tactical skill. But I dont want this to turn into my very old thread about borg vrs. Dominion, so I will just say, that if it a single person of a species, its gonna be Jem'hedar, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyperion Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Why s everyone ignoring the obvious perril that the Tribbles pose? See' date=' that's one of the things that makes them so dangerous! :)[/quote']Because it was time-travel that brought them back into existence. If the Klingons cold wipe them out then they are hardly the most dangerous Nigeelem was probably the most dangerous. He had a pocket dimension of his own where he was threatening to kill one third of Picard's crew as an experiment Species 8472 was lethal until they got neutered in the fourth season. They quickly went from "We will purge your galaxy" to "Shit, they have weapons which hurt" Borg became vulnarable with every assimilated species - we were species 5000-something, they were lethal; 8472 they were getting there butts kicked by them; 10000 - VOYAGER was kicking their asses each and everytime Klingons have been whipped, Romulans sneak about too much, Dominion collapsed I'd say the part about Humans been the most dangerous because no matter where they go it's their way or the dead way. Each and every species has been beaten, whipped or destroyed because of Human intervention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShadow Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Why s everyone ignoring the obvious perril that the Tribbles pose? See' date=' that's one of the things that makes them so dangerous! :)[/quote']Because it was time-travel that brought them back into existence. If the Klingons cold wipe them out then they are hardly the most dangerous Nigeelem was probably the most dangerous. He had a pocket dimension of his own where he was threatening to kill one third of Picard's crew as an experiment Species 8472 was lethal until they got neutered in the fourth season. They quickly went from "We will purge your galaxy" to "####, they have weapons which hurt" Borg became vulnarable with every assimilated species - we were species 5000-something, they were lethal; 8472 they were getting there butts kicked by them; 10000 - VOYAGER was kicking their asses each and everytime Klingons have been whipped, Romulans sneak about too much, Dominion collapsed I'd say the part about Humans been the most dangerous because no matter where they go it's their way or the dead way. Each and every species has been beaten, whipped or destroyed because of Human intervention. The Dominion is not a race, its a government. Are you speaking about te founders? They where not defeated, they surrenderd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TetsuoShima Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Well, since voting Q has been deemed 'illegal', then depending on how you interpret the original question, I'd have to say Federation humans (in the end, they never loose, thus are the most dangerous) or ignoring that fact 8472 (they have the best mix of potential imo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 To be honest, the Dominion got a bit of a raping in the Alpha Quadrant... but that was down to the Prophets. At least, that's... AND I'LL SAY SPOILERS BECAUSE THE BLOODY TAGS WON'T WORK AFTER I TRIED THREE GOD DAMNED TIMES TO TRY AND MAKE THEM WORK. What the entire opening of season 7 of DS9 seems to indicate. That aside, the Dominion is the name of the Empire... and I'd say that on the whole and by and by... It's rather Roman styled, essentially it's kind of a union... although, clearly the integration of Cardassia was quite aggressive. Still, that can be seen as part of the greater agenda - to bring piece to the entire galaxy. The Founders never did anything by halves, at least. As to Jem'Hadar vs Borg... well, given that Data struggled with them - fair to say they're probably stronger than the average humanoid (Klingons and Jem'Hadar are of comparable strength)... Yeah... speed, Borg are pretty slow... which is pretty lame considering they're supposed to be augmented... but that has to be taken next to the fact they're pretty invulnerable to energy weapons. And I think it's fair to say, the domionion were defeated - at least in the Alpha Quadrant. Even if they hadn't won at Cardassia Prime, they didn't have enough of a foothold left. Their greatest weakness was the wormhole. If they'd maintained control and not been deus exed - they'd have won. Still, even with Voyager - the Borg are more dangerous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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