Now I know where the Andorians have been since The Original Series. Populating so that for every one of any other species there were three of them. Does Star Trek online have a thing for them or something, because there sure are quite a few of them. I like Andorians as much as the next guy but this is what I call over population.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
"Star Trek: Rubicon" Season 1, Season 2 A new era, a new time, a new crew, a new ship, a new mission...
"I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because it will never come again."- Jean-Luc Picard
What does that say about humans? We're even more populous.
Andorians, at least when I was growing up as the TOS first-rerun generation, were always named in peripheral literature as one of the more populous species. It just wasn't until Enterprise that they got significant screen time, and I suspect that had something to do with the need for more life-like antennae effects before any serious portrayal.
Frankly, I enjoy them. Had I not chosen a human to play, I likely would play an Andorian. I make a point of having one as my Second Officer.
Also, I'd love to see a show-down between a skilled Andorian and a skilled Klingon in some future series. Both are warrior races, so I suspect an Andorian could hold his own, despite the antennae. (this does not consider the series (TNG?, DS9?) comment where a Klingon bragged about killing an Andorian. The whole race is not depicted in one off-screen character)
If only we get to see a new TV Star Trek series starring the Enterprise F and its illustrious Andorian captain...
*sings* "I like Gammera! He's so neat!!! He is full of turtle meat!!!"
"Hah! You are doomed! You're only armed with that pathetic excuse for a musical instrument!!!" *the Savage Beast moments before Lonnehart the Bard used music to soothe him... then beat him to death with his Fat Lute*
one of my favorite characters from Enterprise was "Shran" and was the reason why I made a Tac Andorian, the fact that we did not see any if very little of them in TNG or any of the TOS movies was a mistake by Roddenberry, but I was glad to see them have a lot more screen time in Enterprise and was glad to see they were apart of STO as it would not be Trek without them as they are a major part of the Federation.
The impression I always got from the books is that by the late 24th Century Andorians are threatened with extinction within a few generations, due to their complex mating requirements and the influence (and attractiveness) of binary-gendered species.
In that context, yes, there certainly seems to be an awful lot of them running around.
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
Comments
What does that say about humans? We're even more populous.
Andorians, at least when I was growing up as the TOS first-rerun generation, were always named in peripheral literature as one of the more populous species. It just wasn't until Enterprise that they got significant screen time, and I suspect that had something to do with the need for more life-like antennae effects before any serious portrayal.
Frankly, I enjoy them. Had I not chosen a human to play, I likely would play an Andorian. I make a point of having one as my Second Officer.
Also, I'd love to see a show-down between a skilled Andorian and a skilled Klingon in some future series. Both are warrior races, so I suspect an Andorian could hold his own, despite the antennae. (this does not consider the series (TNG?, DS9?) comment where a Klingon bragged about killing an Andorian. The whole race is not depicted in one off-screen character)
"Hah! You are doomed! You're only armed with that pathetic excuse for a musical instrument!!!" *the Savage Beast moments before Lonnehart the Bard used music to soothe him... then beat him to death with his Fat Lute*
In that context, yes, there certainly seems to be an awful lot of them running around.
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon