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Iconian Boff as a special reward?
djsimonroc88
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Wouldn't it be cool to have an iconian boff as a special reward for fighting off the iconians. I was thinking about this all day so I just wanted to know if you guys think that would be cool to have like it would have cool traits and some cool abilities 
Face palming the enemy one at a time.
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Would I want a member of an ancient, manipulative, and dominating race that has been attempt a comeback at intergalactic domination and the Alliances destruction? I'll pass. I'd sooner have Wesley Crusher (early teenage years) as a DOff.
Congrats, you have racially stereotyped an entire race based on what some of them did. By that logic, no Klingon would ever have been admitted to Starfleet. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed.
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And we'd flush Nelen Exil out the nearest airlock too, though I suppose some probably have mulched him into a manual by now....
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Didnt TNG say that the Iconians might not be bad at all and in fact were the ones thats got attacked?
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Lets see here... having a BOff that basically has the ability to wave their hand and destroy the entire Klingon Council without breaking a sweat...
Come on now... don't you think we've had enough power creep in STO without going even more over the top gonzo then they've already gone..
We might get a Herald...maybe? lol
they were attacked by an orbital bombardment many years before humans ever took form. it was not stated how they were attacked or if they were completely extinct, but it was suggested that the iconians sent through forces through a gate to conquer their enemies without use of ships. however to precluded the possibility that iconians had no ships? im sure they may of had some. anyway, its also possible that the orbital attack was directly related to the gateway usage.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Picard postulated that maybe the Iconians weren't bad but their tech could be misunderstood or misconstrued as such. This was, however, pre-assimilation Picard. If you asked him afterwards you'd probably get a very different answer.
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That's the Slaver empire (from Larry Niven's known space and/or the Animated Series). Iconians are just from a couple hundred thousand years ago (a time when we as a species definitely did exist.)
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Iconian Rebel playable species! Racial traits give transwarp drive no cooldown at all, and a ground trait that vaporizes all enemies within 20 meters, 5 second cooldown.
You do know april fools was yesterday right? O_o
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But stripped of their technology I'd imagine they aren't much more powerful than the average species. An Iconian "rebel" would likely not have access to such technology especially if they were already a prisoner of their own kind.
Commanding Officer: Captain Pyotr Ramonovich Amosov
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So, a demon of air and darkness *should* wipe out a whole attacking fleet by just himself alone. Anyway, I don't need a so beta officer on my bridge lol...
Lets not demystify the Iconians by giving us their character sheets and uniform options just yet.
The iconian would have no iconian technology you would have to ger the iconian and since the whole wave of a hand and kill the klink council was probably technology based.
So your iconian boff would not have that ability it would be a boff just like any other and id imagine it might be a sci/intel.
... and that means I can't joke anymore? I mean its not like I said it was confirmed going to happen, with a link to "Never gonna give you up" disguised as a link to a podcast.
yeas, but they didnt eve tried to show why they were atcked. is should be simpe selfdefence from them.
imagine that you will dicover dead planet full of adolf hitlers heirs, and around is some dead planest of races which they viewed as inferior.
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i had that stupid dinosaur on candidates roster up till they gave the ability to mulch the traitor. if he would betray his own species because he didn't personally like what was going on he could never be trusted on a Klingon war ship.
id be more likely to allow a enemy prisoner to work a station than a traitor. leave all that sort for you feddy bears to play nice nice with.
LOL wouldnt that be a nice picture while the crazy hologram says
Bonniekin Bonniekin
your iconian BOFF gots nuts and eats everyone..INCLUDING mr bonniekin lol
I could type a long post detailing how I feel about the OP's idea. But tcostik said all there is to say.
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But it would be one without the supreme abilities, who is perhaps rogue as a result of genetic and temporal experimentation that resulted in a hybrid spin-off that your crew has the option of commissioning, but who you still suspect to being an iconian plant/spy which you may decide is worth the risk in order to in turn get information from regardless.
Their species trait could have a chance for 'spontaneous instant genetic regression' where they turn into a full Iconian but with more limited powers since they haven't fully matured yet, with a 50% chance they will turn on you and everyone on the map leaving you without a boff for the duration of that mission if defeated.
It would make for a risky option on away missions with only 1 boff as accompaniment, and keep things interesting.
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