Why so many humanoids?

[SentientRace]

I can't help but notice almost all the races in the Role Play are human, or have human extremities. Now, it's understandable that the Yamataia, Geshrin, Neplesians, the biological Freespacers, Tarkareans, Jiyuuian, Iromakuanhe and maybe the Abwehrans (although that's more speculation based on extreme similarities, since it isn't actually mentioned in the wiki) be entirely humanoid since they are descendants of humans. However, that doesn't justify the Azoreans, Elysians, Lorath (from what little there is to read, anyway) and other vaguely humanoid races that live in the known universe of Star Army RP.

I can understand why you'd want to keep a varied array of humanoid races to RP as, since most people would identify themselves with them (I mean, how many people RP the Mishhuvurthyar, Neo Mishhuvurthyar or the Vordachibeans?), but I have to say that it's highly unlikely this would happen if we were to base it on actual real world physics. Chances are aliens would be nothing alike each other. The odds are astronomical!

It seems too far-fetched to me that this would happen in nature casually. In Star Trek most sentient beings are almost completely human because it's a TV show and having to make puppets or CGI animations to create the races necessary for the series would not be cost-effective or feasible. Star Wars, on the other hand, has hundreds of sentient species that are not human-looking, so they are more believable in that sense (but not in other senses, though...).


So can anyone tell me why there are so many humanoid races? Even if it's only OOC knowledge? Is it thousand year old splicing made by the original human empire? Was there an ancient race that made every living creature in the galaxy in their image, thus the similarities (as what happened in Star Trek)?

Or at least, if you have no explanation to it, do the characters in the Role Play ponder this, themselves? Do they study, compare and contrast DNA samples of each other to see if there are any root genes they share to find an answer?

 

[SentientRace]

Well, in Macross, a small race pretty much reversed engineered technology from another small race in order to make transformable planes that could turn into giant footsoldiers.

Except that when those giant robot footsoldiers met the Zentran, they found out they were at just the right size to fight them.

Except, if the Zentran then made power armor for themselves that resemble giant footsoldiers of themselves, then the smaller race would have to make even BIGGER robots to fight THOSE robots.

It gets to a point where one has to wonder: is it worth it to keep having a struggle over size difference? In reality, it's just worth finding countermeasures to opposing weapons technology. To ballistic bullets there are meta-materials and kevlar, to lasers there are reflective armor and bloom-effect dispersers, to armor there are anti-armor rounds and explosives that cause shellshock, to nanomachines there's EMP and anti-nanomachine nanomachines... it's all in the wrist. You don't really have to go out of the way to be able to defeat someone with brute strength.

There's always a countermeasure, and there's always another way to go about it.

I don't pretend to have the mice people try to get mechas so that they can fight Mindy power suits. Also, they wouldn't be that small. They'd be like, 2.5 feet, perhaps 3 feet tall; about the size of a child, but much more intelligent, fast, and agile (and perhaps even stronger). I wouldn't want size to be that much of a focus so much as it would be developing weapons and armor systems that could address issues as they come along (one of them just happening to include size).

 

[Wes]

Have you checked out the Phods? They're short-statured feathered humanoids.

 

[SentientRace]

Yep, I read about those... Pigs with wings. lol.

They're interesting and all, but I doubt they fall under 'aesthetically pleasing' to the eye.

 

[Ira]

Yea I am taking my race into the "Proud warrior race" thing.

 

[Ametheliana]

This was definitely a topic made before @Legix and @Edto Xar'Sivaree had races. Did you both see this topic and realize there was a untapped market in non-humanoid species?

 

[Edto Xar'Sivaree]

This was definitely a topic made before @Legix and @Edto Xar'Sivaree had races. Did you both see this topic and realize there was an untapped market in non-humanoid species?

The Vekimen are based on the Race "Siren Dragon" I designed for a Drow Based DnD game I believe. Or Some fantasy series, that lived in the Underdark. The character goes by the name "Nightflower" outside Sarp, and even attempted to make that her name when speaking with the I'ee origonaly, but it didn't happen so I have just stuck with "Edtoto Xar'Sivaro"