#tyranids = borg

[owenthetokencishet]

Alright it's time to stop comparing warhammer 40k to star wars. All you lot do with that is throw stormtroopers and space marines at each other and then act like star wars is stupid because "my fascist super soldier can beat up your fascist super soldier"

The correct comparison is Warhammer 40k vs Star TREK

The two are polar opposites.

Star Trek is about a humanity that pulled itself up out of the ashes of self-destruction brought on by hubris, hatred, and greed to put aside our bigotries, our selfishness, and our paranoia to embrace our better qualities and explore the stars in peace and friendship. A recurring theme throughout Star Trek is that those traits are still in us, and the classless moneyless socialist utopia we've built is difficult as hell to maintain. It could all so easily go awry but we stick to our values anyway because while a true perfect utopia is impossible, a better future is ALWAYS worth fighting for.

And then there's 40k

Where after pulling ourselves out of our self-destruction, humanity did not embrace our better aspects, where bigotry and paranoia became the values that drove humanity forward. Where we set out among the stars leaving trails of blood behind us. Where the vast majority of humanity lives in squalor as worthless, meaningless cogs in a dying bureaucratic regime, and must also live according EXACTLY to the imperium's values or find themselves staring down the barrel of a boltgun at the slightest transgression.

The United Federation of Planets is a strong, but fragile galactic power maintained by a shared sense of justice, compassion, and curiosity.

The Imperium of Man is a rotting carcass of an empire, shuffling on through sheer apathy, where fear, hatred, paranoia and bigotry, the vices the federation constantly struggles against, are treated as the highest virtues.

Star Trek is about the hope that we will one day set aside our differences and live in harmony with our fellow spacefarers out among the stars

Warhammer 40,000 is about the fear that we won't

[mrthehive]

Join us the hivemind. Your consciousness will be enveloped by the will of the hive as your autonomy deserts you. We also have great benefits for new drones!

[artmaggedon]

“Gestation”

Pulsing… Gibbering… Shifting… EVOLVED

[lizardlicks]

Hey Nerds

Fight it out in the comments and tags.

[kinki-cami]

So first off i am 100% in denial of not wanting to become a floret and hence the reason for all these posts

Secondly there are a few like "races" that im pretty sure couldn't be domesticated by the affini and i will list them and my reasoning here

1. We'll start with Warhammer: the tyranids they are a hivemind mind adapts to their surrounding to further their conquest, hell look at the genestealer cults if they got their hands on an affini welp now the affini are no more bc then theyll be slowly killed of by a thing that looks like them, behaves like them but arent them and also part of a hivemind meaning youd have to domesticate millions of them at once, which i dont think would be easy in the slightest

2. The slivers from magic the gathering: they are similar to the tyranids except they dont have genestealing but they copy every other slivers abilities and are otherwise wild animals

3. The borg from star trek: the only way youd be able to is to somehow domesticate a living ship or seperate one from the hivemind and rehabilitate them first because every thought would be about wanting to get back to the hivemind

4. The eldrazi from magic the gathering: could you domesticate fucking cthulu?

No? I didnt think so or maybe you could but your trying to domesticate an eldritch being who, while it has conscious thought its main thought is CONSUME and is like as large as the affinis largest ship? Like try to domesticate a tornado and get back to me thats basically what your doing, its not possible, hell not even a telepath can go into an eldrazi's brain without going insane

5. (Shit i need one for 5 to make it even... OH! I got it) The gods of Hyrule, excluding Zelda i highly doubt you could domesticate Din Farore and Nayru simply because of how difficult it is to communicate with them, its almost impossible

So boom i win thats right i proved that the affini cant domesticate everyone *fist pump* hell yeah i just gotta become a borg and i won more hell yeah

[aethersquid]

Honestly the closest comparison I can find to the Tau in another setting is the Dominion from DS9. The difference that anything resembling the federation or even the klingon empire got destroyed millennia ago (the tyranids are a fairly close equivalent to the borg though, just more meaty and with more time to expand).

The creators of Warhammer 40k asked themselves "what if every faction was the evil faction?" and then preceeded to create two dozen varieties of terrible awful groups.

The "good guys" are an authoritarian militaristic theocratic police state.

[spinkspunko]

I stole this from 4chan. Its prolly an old meme.

Who would win (also help)

Left column descending: Xenomorphs (Alien), Tyranids (WH4K), The Flood (Halo), Necromorphs (Dead Space), The Borg (Star Trek)

Right Column descending: No clue, Zerg (Starcraft), Arachnids/Battlebugs (Starship Troopers), Something from Marvel supposedly, The Empire (Star Wars)

Lotta people but money on the Borg or the Tyranids.

[ask-jaghatai-khan]

I don’t care how stupid they are, I will literally never stop watching those “Flood vs Tyranids vs Necromorphs vs Borg vs Whateverthehell” videos. You can pry them from my cold dead hands.

[vonbaghager]

You know what I kinda want to see a piece of sci-fi media talk about? What it's like at The Swarm's ground zero. You all know what The Swarm is; the Tyranids of WH40K, the Zerg from Starcraft, the Borg from Star Trek, the Replicators from Stargate, etc etc etc. The titanic, all-consuming mass of hive mind horror.

Just about every scifi setting that includes star travel and meeting a hundred different races eventually runs across The Swarm in one form or another... but in almost all of them, by the time the audience sees The Swarm for themselves, it's already a galactic superthreat with a thousand thousand dead worlds in its shadow and a population of individual bodies we don't have words to describe the numbers for.

But what I want to see is what they look like before that happens. I wanna see the story of the world or worlds The Swarm emerged from, see them conquer their first few planets and spread outwards from there. It doesn't matter who's perspective it's from--the swarm or those combating it--I just want to see the beginning. I think it'd be neat.

[thebamboozlerblr-blog]

The alien-humanoid compass! A way of classifying alien species (or just fictional sapient species in general) on their similarities between them and humanity both mentally and physically! Edit: Okay so I know I should’ve added this in early but better late than never I guess! So to explain on what each of these means... The Incomprehensible: Aliens of this category are both alien in form and alien in mind, their biology is a lot like their goals, completely and utterly beyond our understanding, communication with these types of aliens might be either incredibly challenging, or downright impossible altogether! Think the aliens made by H.P. Lovecraft and the tyranids from warhammer 40K. The Misunderstood: Alien in form yet human in mind, aliens of these types might look scary, bizarre, or straight up disgusting but deep down, through all those layers of squirming tentacles, clashing jaws, and pulsating eyes they have goals, beliefs, and even emotions similar to us! Even if it’ll take some time to get use to some of their more... Unusual characteristics... Examples of these types, to give an albeit somewhat obscure example, the gelatin alien species from Orville are a good example of this category The Uncanny: Human in form yet alien in mind, these aliens, they look like humans, they have 2 legs like us, they walk upright like us, they have 2 arms like us, they even use the same biochemistry like what we use yet just... The way their technology/magic works, the way that they think, the nonsensical goals they have... It’s all so inhuman, just so alien to us, and the fact that all of these bizarre behaviors and goals are being displayed by something that looks like us can  come off as... Uncanny... The Borg from star trek are a great example because while all of the drones of the hivemind take on humanoid forms with cybernetics, they share a hivemind. The Lookalikes: Both human in form and human in mind, they are upright bipeds with 2 arms and a centralized head just like us! And they seem to display similar goals, emotions, and beliefs like us too! These guys are the most common type of human-level intelligent species you can encounter in fiction, ranging everywhere from the wookies from star wars, the klingons from star trek, to the dwarves from LOTR if you want to include fantasy into this too!

[mrthehive]

Hive-wide reminder. Menial drones are not eligible for overtime pay. Please stop asking.

[thelordofdarkreunion]

Things the Scoundrels Are No Longer Allowed to Do Part III

Based on “Skippy’s List,” this is a continuation of Things the Scoundrels are No Longer Allowed to Do.  I hope you like it.

Part I

https://thelordofdarkreunion.tumblr.com/post/637424500291600384/a-list-of-things-the-scoundrels-are-no-longer

Part II

https://thelordofdarkreunion.tumblr.com/post/660088048783097856/things-the-scoundrels-are-no-longer-allowed-to-do

371.   The “dibs” system is not a recognized method of promotion in the military.

372.   High recoil guns and roller skates are not an accepted method of transportation.

373.   You can’t find the true names of demons in the phone book.

374.   If the top floor is too well defended, you can’t just blow off the next to top floor.

375.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to elope with anyone for any reason.

376.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to give anyone preemptive last rites.

377.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to name droids IC-UP.

378.   The male and female members of the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to hold competitions against each other outside the Scoundrels fleet.  The last time that happened, the governor’s palace on Fildenfal got destroyed.

379.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to fish with flamethrowers.

380.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to call radio talk shows in the middle of missions.

381.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to re-create any scenes from Grease.

382.    Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

383.   No amount of genetic engineering can turn pigs kosher.

384.   There is not a map written in invisible ink on the back of the Declaration of Independence.

385.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to run for political office.  Especially with the slogans “vote for me or I’ll kill you all,” or “because I’m just that awesome.”

386.   When asked who their greatest role model is, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to answer Agent Smith from The Matrix.

387.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to shoot any god in the face just to brag that they did so.

388.   Stain glass windows are not standard features on tanks.  Stop giving the Imperium ideas.

389.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use guns to communicate in Morse code.

390.   If it is cheaper to buy a new starship than reload your weapon, then there is a problem.

391.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to announce their arrival with eight straight hours of orbital bombardment.

392.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to put small restaurants on the bridges of their starships.

393.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to rent ad space on the outsides of their starships.

394.   The Dirty Harry “Are you feeling lucky, punk?” speech does not really work with fully automatic pistols.

395.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to play High Speed Dirt while making emergency orbital re-entry.

396.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to convince shapeshifters to change into any celebrities or murderous dictators.

397.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to scan alien ambassadors for “cooties.”

398.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use government resources to pay their restaurant bills.

399.   Most places frown upon using ammunition as currency.

400.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to mount bayonets on flamethrowers.

401.   You can’t thwart Reaper cyber attacks by installing Norton antivirus.

402.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to sing along with the elevator music.

403.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use the Enterprise’s Holodeck to recreate scenes from Caligula.

404.   Starting a flame war on the internet is bad.  Starting a flame war not on the internet is much, much worse.

405.   If it takes more than five minutes for the debris to stop falling, you need a smaller gun.

406.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to name newly discovered planets after themselves.

407.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to build Gatling Gatling guns.

408.   Klingons do not have French accents, and it is wrong to state otherwise.

409.   Darth Nihilus does not “just need a hug.”

410.   Dr. Suess rhymes do not have any part in exorcisms.

411.   Unitards are not part of any of our governments’ dress uniforms.

412.   Using heavy artillery in assassinations is just being lazy.

413.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to buy onesie pajamas to “raise crew morale.”

414.   You can’t just shoot a hole in the surface of Mars.

415.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to surf in active war zones.

416.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to put discotheques, bowling alleys, or movie theaters in their starships.

417.   “Getting uppity” is not a capital offense.

418.   Deer season is restricted to rifles and bows, and, thus, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to hunt deer using Greco-Roman wrestling.

419.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to start telethons.

420.   Imperial Star Destroyers do not have help desks.

421.   The Covenant does not have an IT department.

422.   Using ventriloquism to trick your enemies into fighting each other is fine.  Using ventriloquism to trick your superior officers in fighting is not.

423.   You can’t suplex Tyranid monstrosities.

424.   Summary Execution Man is not an appropriate name for a superhero.

425.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to ask the Ultramarines why their chapter’s primary color isn’t ultramarine.

426.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to recreate scenes from Blues Brothers.

427.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to tell AI’s that only humans can divide by zero.

428.   The Scoundrels do not need to know the melting point of Borg.

429.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to post-date letters of marque.

430.   The city of Boise, Idaho, does not need a dark, brooding vigilante of the night.

431.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to run up their enemies’ cable bills by ordering PPV movies on their TVs.

432.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to improvise, “wing”, or fabricate alien funeral rites.

433.   The Scoundrels will keep all eldritch artifacts of unspeakable power out of the reach of small children.

434.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to ask tech-priests if they are AC or DC.

435.   “Medium rare” is not a phaser setting.

436.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to hold AT-AT drag races.

437.   Any gun that’s wattage is best described in scientific notation is not allowed.

438.   Off duty Space Marines wear robes, not tank tops and speedos.

439.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to enter or exit buildings while playing Carolus Rex.

440.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to brew any alcohol that can double as jet fuel.

441.   Vrul do not appreciate the Socratic method.

442.   Snipers don’t appreciate their spotters yelling “Boom!  Headshot!”

443.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to do anything they saw Nicholas Cage do.

444.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to call suicide prevention hotlines on behalf of the Death Korps of Krieg.

445.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to make Liechtenstein a world superpower.

446.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to make any plan that hinges on their opponent having a peanut allergy.

447.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to hack into the national address systems of any government that could be considered communist and broadcast Economics 101 lessons over them.

448.   Apex Predator Pilots will not respond to jury summons.

449.   They do not make civilian models of mini guns, and the Scoundrels are discouraged to visit any country that does.

450.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to regift cursed artifacts.

451.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to convince super soldiers to get pompadour, Afro, or macaroni hairstyles.

452.   You can’t plea bargain mass regicide, even if the rulers in question were incredibly corrupt.

453.   When asked who the greatest human being of all time was, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to answer Millard Fillmore.  (Who’s Millard Fillmore?)

454.   There will be no more product placement in the mission evaluation videos.

455.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to commission statues of themselves, especially if said statue is meant to be mounted on the outside of their starships.

456.   Mission preparation does not include a mani/pedi.

457.   It is best if Master Chief does not go through the metal detector in customs.

458.   “Call in the Deathwatch and wait for the screams to stop” is not automatically Plan A.

459.   Despite its tremendous cost to benefit ratio, bubble wrap is not a staple in black op missions.

460.   If challenged to a competition by an individual of a species whose average height is below 5’5”, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to choose basketball.

461.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to question ONI agents or Ordo Malleus operatives on why a town of 4,000 people with zero strategic value warranted a 100 megaton nuke.

462.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to genetically engineer walruses to ballroom dance.

463.   In retrospect, it was a bad idea to show Imperial Inquisitors Monty Python skits.

464.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to engage in any “research” involving more than a gallon of super balls.

465.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to lease out Halo Rings, even if they include the option to buy.

466.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to be in possession of any carbonated beverages while in possession of Mentos brand mints.  The last time that happened, they somehow managed to cause an earthquake near Indonesia.  The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to claim responsibility for natural disasters unless they were actually responsible for them.

467.   The Scoundrels will refrain from encouraging tech-priests to develop emotional attachments to heavy ordinance.

468.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to form political parties, especially based on themselves.

469.   Anesthetic is not “only for sissies.”

470.   If the person who posted a bounty asks for proof, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to bring back the bounty’s reanimated corpse.

471.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to abuse homonyms.

472.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to purchase modern art with government funds.

473.   “The Chaos Gods are bad, so, therefore we should reforge and summon the Nightbringer to destroy them” is a really, really bad idea.

474.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to start a cult that worships Richard Sharpe, Jason Bourne, or John Wick.

475.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to abuse union bylaws to exploit holes in security.

476.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to expose individuals to Reaper technology, Sith holocrons and Chaos artifacts to “see which form of corruption will win.”

477.   Militaristic, highly honorable species, such as the Drev or Klingon, do not appreciate you fighting dirty in their trials by combat.

478.   If asked to choose a religion, the Scoundrels cannot make their choice solely by the greatest number of sexual positions it allows.

479.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to rate their favorite alien species by which ones have reproductive systems closest to humanity.

480.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to dual wield .50 caliber machine guns.

481.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to say “I am Alpharius.”  Ever.

482.   There is no such thing as a right to a strip search.

483.   While it is customary to initiate a duel by striking with a gauntlet, it is also customary to do so at subsonic speeds.

484.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use heavy artillery for industrial purposes.

485.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use wombats for medicinal purposes.

486.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to spend the entirety of their bonus pay on flamethrowers.

487.   The following aren’t acceptable seconds in duels: Space Marine Chapter Masters (even if you are on a first name basis with them), intelligent demon swords, the primarch of Palaven, Prussia.

488.   The Scoundrels will keep the amount of sexual innuendo to a minimum during autopsy reports.

489.   If you are given a wish by an immortal, you are to leave out the words “you incompetent prick.”

490.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to organize skeet shoots with office furniture.

491.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to genetically engineer any animal from the continent of Australia.

492.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to start wars over what the best polearm is.

493.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to give shout-outs in ransom notes.

494.   You can’t learn a language by only learning the profanities of said language.  Even if the Russians in your crews disagree.

495.   If a party is black tie, that doesn’t mean just painted on the armor.

496.   Every day is not Mardi Gras.

497.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to sneak into the Sanctum Imperialis or the Celzex throne room disguised as a documentary crew.  Especially on behalf of Trazyn the Infinite.

498.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to threaten sentient monsters by telling Cajun restaurants their location.

499.  The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to abuse the “kids eat free” rule at any restaurant.

500.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to compare Starfleet uniforms to the Wiggles.

501.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to dump napalm in fire sprinkler tanks.

502.   Support gunships are for air support, not beer runs.

503.   While acting as sniper spotters, the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to play I Spy.

504.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to call enemy corporation’s tech support for help with breaking into their computer network.

505.  “Humor me” is not an acceptable targeting parameter on robotic sentry guns.

506.   None of the Scoundrels need 10 tons of duct tape for any reason whatsoever.

507.   It is not a race to strip mine a planet.

508.  The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to buy any major league sports team.

509.   Asking a taxidermist to stuff a deer head is OK.  Asking the same taxidermist to stuff a full-size rancor is not.

510.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use necron “My Will Be Done” programs on Reapers.

511.   Any argument with your significant other will be done verbally and in person, not across the battlefield using heavy artillery as Morse code.

512.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to imitate Captain Jack Sparrow in any way, shape, or form.

513.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to use Siri as their ship’s central computer.

514.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to play the theme from Jaws on missions to aquatic planets.

515.   There are only so many flavors of beef jerky, and the Scoundrels are no longer allowed to create new ones.

516.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to create their own frozen pizza lines.

517.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to go trick-or-treating, especially dressed as themselves.

518.   Peter Quill is not allowed to quote Parks and Recreation.

519.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to communicate exclusively in a computer programming language.

520.   The answer to a Flood invasion is not to ask junior personnel if they’re “bad enough dudes” to contain it.

521.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to ask weapons corporations to sponsor children’s charities.

522.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to conduct interviews on new personnel.  Especially not if they specifically ask for them.

523.   Ghillie suits are not formal wear.

524.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to summarily execute anyone who causes a M.R.V.N. to display a sad face.

525.   “Kill ‘em all and let God sort it out” is not a valid battle plan.

526.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to enter diplomatic conferences via the Old Time Rock and Roll slide.  Especially not in their underwear.

527.   “Excessive flatulence” is not a crime punishable by death.

528.   “Oops, I missed” does not excuse missing a shot by that much.

529.   Even if you claim you hit exactly what you were aiming at.

530.   The Scoundrels are no longer allowed to antagonize anyone who can kill them with their minds.  

There we have it.  I hope you enjoyed, and if you have any suggestions to add to the list, feel free to tell me!

[lorerunner]

Let's say the Tyranids were scalled down, or the Borg were scalled up, so the former didn't immediately out tier the later. I've always wondered if the Borg could handle an extremely 'primitive' (no non-organic 'tech,' no lazers, etc) but highly adaptive/tenacious foe. Most Nid weapons are blunt force, acidic, or stabby (boneswords and spears). Would Borg shields be able to repel such attacks?

This is a question Trek geeks have brought up for literally decades; the (let’s call it what it is) myth that Borg shields can’t deal with kinetic damage (which is what a physical attack really is).  As shown in the show/movies, the Borg would be totally helpless because physical attacks totally bypass their shielding.  I just feel this flies in the face of logic.  But to directly answer you; If somehow made at level, I do think the Borg could adapt to something using organic tech or primarily physical combat skills.

[sincardinality]

Take A Look It's In A Book

I was talking to one of my favorite friends on here (yes, you’re one of my favorites too, but right now I’m talking about this friend) and decided I should write up a list of some of my favorite works or authors of fiction besides the obvious choices like Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, Ursula K. LeGuin, and so on.

Nota Bene: The absence of a content warning does not indicate the absence of problematic content, read at your own risk.

Brandon Sanderson: Anything of his is beautifully written and has massive amounts of internal consistency. General genre is fantasy, with science fictional elements. I’d recommend starting with Mistborn. (DtDD)

Iain M. Banks: Massively detailed, well-written cast of distinct characters. Gets a little heavy with the trope of a science-fictional future society being full of sexual libertines, but not so much that I turn away. On the upside, The Culture also features nearly unlimited painless body modification. CWs: sexual assault, extreme violence. No DtDD page that I know of.

N. K. Jemisin: One of the best authors I have read in the last 15 years. Painfully realistic depictions of life and society in the fantasy worlds she creates. Recommend starting with The Broken Earth. CWs: Oh my gods. An excruciatingly rendered depiction of a population being intentionally and cruelly subjugated for thousands of years due to a genetic difference. Physical and emotional abuse, including of minors. Sexual assault. (DtDD)

Robert Jordan: Good writing ... mostly. He tended to get hung up on certain tropes and beat them into the ground, but the story itself usually makes up for it. Recommend starting with The Wall of Text. CWs: sexual assault, other violations of agency, one scene of spanking without explicit consent.

Jean Johnson: I’ve only read her Theirs Not To Reason Why series, but it’s one of my repeat reads. A fascinating story of someone who can see all of time, including an invasion by all-consuming monstrosities (like the Borg or Tyranids) 400 years in the future. The story details all the things this person does to minimize the damage from that invasion and save as many sentients as possible. I can’t recall any content that I thought was particularly problematic, but that doesn’t mean ‘tain’t there.

David Weber: I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read by him, but the first thing I discovered was his Honor Harrington series. It’s basically Horatio Hornblower IN SPACE. All of his other works are just as fun to read. CWs: sexual assault, violence against animals, oppression of women.

Daniel José Older: I’ve only read one of his books so far, Shadowshaper, but good gods what a fun novel. The premise is that a young lady discovers that she can perform magic with her artwork, a talent she inherited from her grandfather. Set in modern-day New York City.

Stephen Baxter: Some of the hardest science fiction I’ve read, which makes sense, considering his degrees in math and engineering. His Xeelee Sequence spans all of time and space, with a great number of very distinct species represented. Contains at least violence and humanity being enslaved at some point.

Jim Butcher: Everybody knows The Dresden Files, that delightfully gritty, noiry detective epic about Harry Dresden, Professional Wizard. His Codex Alera is also quite fun, ostensibly a combination of two bad ideas: Legio IX Hispana and pokemon. He pulls it off quite nicely.

Simon R. Green: Take The Dresden Files and have H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth rewrite them. Darker, grittier, edgier, basically Dresden Files in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. That is the Nightside. Contains a shitload of violence, definitely mentions necrophilia, sexual assault is mentioned repeatedly but not in excruciating detail. It’s also not played for laughs.

[sortyourlifeoutmate]

When I saw First Contact when I was a kid it scared the shit out of me what with the Borg and all.

Still hate the queen though. Irritating.

Guess that’s the problem when your antagonist is a collective consciousness. People need a face? Personally that annoys me, but hell. Like the bloody Gravemind. Something you can talk to and which can exposit their eevvvviiillll worldview and plan.

That was another thing that annoyed me about the queen, actually. The idea that the Borg aren’t malicious but are just, you know, operating on an entirely different level where they wholeheartedly believe they’re doing everyone a favour, is a good idea. So having the queen hamming it up really kind of undercuts this.

I think that, uh, the way the tyranids were handled in BFG2 was pretty good. You never get missions briefings from the Hive Mind, instead you just intercept communications from everyone else describing what you’re doing.

Which is great, because MAN can you imagine how much it would suck if the Hive Mind got a voice? Like when Skynet monologued in fucking Salvation.

But now I’m rambling. Borg. Interesting and scary. Borg queen. Shitty.

[charlesoberonn]

Who would win my guy

Left column:Xenos, Tyranids, Flood, Necromorphs, Borg

Right: Slivers (Mtg), Zerg, Arachnids, Brood (Marvel), da Empire

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The Flood and Tyranids are so ridiculously overpowered they would crush the other 8 just the two of them.

It'd be more fair if they were against one another.