Coolest Alien race in video games

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Kogarian

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DeadlyYellow said:
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Tyranids. The inspiration for the Zerg, and utterly badass in their own right.
I second that, though some later models seem inspired by the Xenomorphs. Or maybe the designer was a Giger fan.
You two really need to read Starship Troopers. The aliens in the book inspired the xenomorphs, which inspired both the Zerg and the Tyranids.
 

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I know it's been said over and over, but Bungie made really cool aliens when they made Halo. The Hunters foremost and the Elites close behind.

However, at the risk of sounding like a serious nerd, I'm going to be original and say that one of the coolest aliens ever would be the Sarlacc from Star Wars. It was that giant mouth that Jabba was going to throw Luke into. Anything that is used for punishing people by merely existing is awesome.

Also, if you want an obscure game reference, search Celareon in Google. You will get this cool robotic race that was in a 2001 Ubisoft game called Conquest: Frontier Wars.
 

Kogarian

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Percutio said:
Kogarian said:
DeadlyYellow said:
Fondant said:
Tyranids. The inspiration for the Zerg, and utterly badass in their own right.
I second that, though some later models seem inspired by the Xenomorphs. Or maybe the designer was a Giger fan.
You two really need to read Starship Troopers. The aliens in the book inspired the xenomorphs, which inspired both the Zerg and the Tyranids.
The cool thing is that the Xenomorphs were quite original despite being inspired by the Starship Troopers aliens.

The Zerg and Tyranids take pretty much everything from their precursors, even art design.
I know. The artist (I believe it's Giger) was very creative with it. The first Alien I saw was in AvP, and I was wonderfully surprised.
 

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The Locust from Gears.
They arn't Aliens (atleast what the OP means by Aliens; Spacefairing creatures from other planets). The Locust from Gears are from inside the planet. They didn't come here from another celestial body.

My favorite Aliens in a videogame? Well, I'd say the Yuuzan Vong, but they haven't shown up in a game yet, so I'll go with the giant worms in Dune. Something about them is just... epic.
 

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Im going to have to say the ethereals from Xcom, those guys were so awesome they could kill your entire team before they left the dropship.
 

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The Turians are simply the most awesome in my opinion. They have the sexiest voices, their stigma of discipline and duty is cool, and Garrus is just bad-ass. Not quite as bad-ass as Wrex, but just about so. The Quarians aren't bad either.
 

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Here's a new one for ya: the Asgard from Stargate.

Seriously, they're these rather weak and puny little aliens with no sense of humor, but the humans in SG-1 would be completely without a metaphorical leg to stand on without the Asgard's help.

In all seriousness, though, I love the Protoss to bits when it comes to awesome aliens. Digitigrade legs, glowing eyes, and the fact that they get their nourishment through photosynthesis.
 

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Kogarian said:
You two really need to read Starship Troopers. The aliens in the book inspired the xenomorphs, which inspired both the Zerg and the Tyranids.
I find words to be rather ambiguous. And aren't the Xenomorphs a little lowbrow compared to the Bugs?
 

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Lyiat said:
Slayer_2 said:
The Locust from Gears.
They arn't Aliens (atleast what the OP means by Aliens; Spacefairing creatures from other planets). The Locust from Gears are from inside the planet. They didn't come here from another celestial body.
Gears of War takes place on a planet called Sera so technically even the humans are "aliens"


Also I like the Protoss, Krogan, and the Turians. and if you haven't seen the teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2 check it out, maybe we'll be able to play as an alien race.
 

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I gotta go with the Technos from the PS game Unholy War. I was always the Telsa Lord and set up crystals to shock the enemy while I just ported around dodging attacks.
 

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RyantheLion said:
Lyiat said:
Slayer_2 said:
The Locust from Gears.
They arn't Aliens (atleast what the OP means by Aliens; Spacefairing creatures from other planets). The Locust from Gears are from inside the planet. They didn't come here from another celestial body.
Gears of War takes place on a planet called Sera so technically even the humans are "aliens"


Also I like the Protoss, Krogan, and the Turians. and if you haven't seen the teaser trailer for Mass Effect 2 check it out, maybe we'll be able to play as an alien race.
... No. No no. No. Fail, dude.

The OP means Extra-Terrestrial. So, yes, to us, the people in Gears are "Extra-Terrestrial". However, speaking in relevance of the game which you put yourself in, the Locust are from the same planet you are, which means they are Terrestrial. They are not Aliens.