Lamest ever fictional race?

[ChthonicSpirit]

We had a thread for the greatest ever fictional race, but what about those at the opposite end of the scale? What would you say was the most illogical, ineffectual, poorly thought out or just plain silliest fictional race in the history of fiction?

My vote? 'The Mriswith' from Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series. That series, for anyone fortunate enough not to have encountered it yet, is generic fantasy that occasionally devolves into weird porn. But that's hardly the point . . . the Mriswith were wizards, who, in some time period that that preceded the events of the series by several thousand years, traded their magic powers - and I'm talking serious magic here, magic with which they could do pretty much anything - traded them for the ability to become invisible lizards.

Which, when you think about it, makes so little sense that if you expressed it as a number, it would probably be negative.

[K-DoG7p7]

Skrulls....

think about it.. they are UBER lame..

[the4thpip]

The tortoise versus the hare. I really don't get what the moral is supposed to be there.

[Adam C]

Elves, simply from overuse and exhaustion of the concept.

[Sabrinaset]

Hmm ... maybe the Druffs, from an old Fantastic Four comic. They're like cosmic Tribbles.

I'm thinking ... The Tribbitites. You gotta be kidding. Toad men in toad-shaped ships. Not one of Kirby's better creations.

The French.

[Chiroptera]

The Yhuuzan Vong from the StarWars: New Jedi Order series.

Half way through that horrendous affair I realized I'd waist several dozen good hours of my life reading a series about a species that was essentially Reverse-Borg.

[The Zapper]

The Yhuuzan Vong from the StarWars: New Jedi Order series.

Half way through that horrendous affair I realized I'd waist several dozen good hours of my life reading a series about a species that was essentially Reverse-Borg.

I had pretty much the exact same experience. I haven't picked up a Star Wars book sense.

[Cam63]

The French.

Come on... They gave us the shrug !

[DaeJi]

Crab People.

[Erebus]

The French.

*shudders*

[Red Berens]

The brees.

[Sabrinaset]

The brees.

Ah, you're thinking of the Breen! (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Breen)

[Red Berens]

Ah, you're thinking of the Breen! (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Breen)

Ok, for pulling that one out of your ass, you are officially the Queen of the Geeks.

[Cam63]

Does that make Kris an Amazonian Geek ?

[Jack Zodiac]

Thetans? :D

[Red Berens]

Does that make Kris an Amazonian Geek ?

No, more like a lackey. Or a footman. Whichever.

[Chiroptera]

I had pretty much the exact same experience. I haven't picked up a Star Wars book sense.

Ditto. The Expanded Universe of StarWars was dead to me once that came out, I've kept up on what went on afterwards and it's sickened me even more than the NJO itself. StarWars stopped bein' StarWars when that series began.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

I was never fond of hobbits myself. Pesky little hairy-feet gnomes....

On the other side of the spectre, I´m in LOVE with the Viera from FFXII.

[Night Swordsman]

Ah, you're thinking of the Breen! (http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Breen)
ROFLMAO!!
Ok, for pulling that one out of your ass, you are officially the Queen of the Geeks.

Um..the sad thing is..i hated DS9,but i remembered the Breen when Bree mentioned it. What does that make me? :o

[Night Swordsman]

Gungans,and their #1 representative. :evilsmile

I will not mention his vile name here in this good thread. :D

I take it back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midichlorians

It is really bad when a single movie gives you TWO lousy races in the SAME movie.

[Tyr]

Elves, simply from overuse and exhaustion of the concept.

Elves are hot, and therefore marketable.

I still like them.

Um....so there! :p

Ok, for pulling that one out of your ass, you are officially the Queen of the Geeks.

Pleaase Beren, Bree already has that title, more like Empress of Geeks

Bree being the Empress of Geeks makes me wanna be Emporer of Geeks. I be like the fat drunken emporer that doesn't pay any attention to her. Then Bree would cheat on me with her lebian lover. It would be like living in Roman Porno, that would be so cool! :rolleyes:

[Sabrinaset]

Pleaase Beren, Bree already has that title, more like Empress of Geeks

You know, I still remember my first user title ..."Level 70 Geekgrrl!" Think I've only had four or five of them ...

[Cam63]

No, more like a lackey. Or a footman. Whichever.

Well, it's been nice knowin' ya, mate.

[Linkara]

How about the Chickenmen of Krankor? Or the bullet-headed Neptunians?

[a. non]

the Signs aliens

"We're afraid of water, but we're invading a planet that mostly water."

[Spiffy]

The tortoise versus the hare. I really don't get what the moral is supposed to be there.
Great minds think alike. When I saw "lame fictional race" my mind went straight to "Flash vs. Superman". Which face it... as great as these characters are, was kind of lame. :D

[Cam63]

the Signs aliens

"We're afraid of water, but we're invading a planet that mostly water."

Not all aliens have to be smart, you know.

[Jack Zodiac]

Yeah! Just 'cause they've mastered interplanetary travel doesn't mean they have to know... no, no, no, fuck it, I can't say it! What the fuck, Shyamalan?! What the fuck!?

[d newton]

Yeah! Just 'cause they've mastered interplanetary travel doesn't mean they have to know... no, no, no, heck, I can't say it! What the heck, Shyamalan?! What the heck?
Well, he had to do something new - redoing the germs plotline would have been boring.

[Jack Zodiac]

How about coming up with a plot that wasn't pure crap? "Oh, wow, shit happens for a reason. Jesus sent stupid aliens to Earth to teach some anti-Semite widower a valuable lesson about something." Pfffffffft!

[Cam63]

Mel bought it.

[KPhoebe]

Murlocs.

Which aren't really lame, per se, I just fucking hate them.

[Tyr]

How about coming up with a plot that wasn't pure crap? "Oh, wow, shit happens for a reason. Jesus sent stupid aliens to Earth to teach some anti-Semite widower a valuable lesson about something." Pfffffffft!

Like boarding up a door doesn't really work if the door swings open from the outside. For those of you wondering what I'm talking about replay the scene were Mel boarders up the doors. ;)

[Hybrid2]

the Signs aliens

"We're afraid of water, but we're invading a planet that mostly water."

It was a awsome movie.(cant wait for the new movie The Hapening) But that twist was preaty dumb...

[Alan Lynch]

It was a awsome movie.(cant wait for the new movie The Hapening) But that twist was preaty dumb...
It's my favourite Shyamalan movie by far, but I think the whole ending is awful. Not nearly as bad as the one in The Village mind you.

[Agent Helix]

The 2004 Presidential race.

[Cam63]

The '72 US Presidential race for me.

How the fuck did Dick get a second term !?

[Jeremy A. Patterson]

Murlocs.

Which aren't really lame, per se, I just fucking hate them.

You must be referring to the Morlocks.

J.A.P.

[Night Swordsman]

You must be referring to the Morlocks.

J.A.P.

No. He is refering the a fictional race of mer-creatures from World of Warcraft.
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/thumb/9/9e/MurlocRaneman.jpg/200px-MurlocRaneman.jpg

The reason people hate and detest these things,besides its annoying battlecry,is the fact that people in chat constantly TALK about them. Hell,there are even games played about them: (Murloc movies...The Passion of the Murloc,The Murloc Strikes Back,Back To the Murloc,and so forth).
Only Chuck Norris gets more chat time in WoW than murlocs,and even that is open to debate.

Yes...we hate murlocs. Especially in trade chat. :mad:

[KPhoebe]

No. He is refering the a fictional race of mer-creatures from World of Warcraft.


She is, yes.

[Jack Zodiac]

The 2004 Presidential race.

Helix wins one billion Internets!

[Night Swordsman]

She is, yes.

My apologies. I honestly never looked up your gender. Please consider it a neutral he.

I will remember for the future. ;)