Not Crystals. | Star Trek Online E108

[@GeorgeTGF]

"Quick, grab the phasers. Shoot the new lifeforms." The Captain Hale mantra. I hear he has it tattood just above his buttocks in Klingon.

[@andrewgilbertson5672]

That's called the Wrath of Kahn maneuver. I hear Gene Roddenberry was a big fan. (Seriously, though, wonderful line.)

[@greenknight1465]

"I told you they were EGGS!" I get the feeling that Hale is never gonna let them live that one down...

[@marcosbravo9645]

Those scientists will get a fun story to tell, though. "That one time me and my college almost doomed the legendary captain Hale, the efforts of reunification and all life on a planet".

[@saint-g7449]

More like he was waiting for this and to say it.

[@daviddrake5991]

Still a bit much destroying all life on a planet because of a bug infection.

[@dreadedpixel9022]

To quote Linkara "Hey new life! Let's kill it!"

[@markfreeman4727]

"get the phasers! shoot the strange new lifeforms!" how starfleet of you XD

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

"When reason fails, force prevails. It's the Starfleet way."

[@antcow1239]

"Get the phasers! shoot the strange new lifeforms!" - Some guy playing star trek Warhammer 40K fans: (Laugh in exterminatus!)

[@jimskywaker4345]

To be fair the protomatter is basically exterminatus

[@kinagrill]

Get the bolters, blow those xeno scum into bits!

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

6:22 ; "Scaling in Star Trek Online funny at times." Earth and most other planets in the game when next to starships: "You don't say!"

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

Science Fiction Writers have no sense of scale

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

@@nathanielheilmann7351 ; I agree. That has been evident for decades now. Though there are a *few* exceptions. Still most Sci-Fi is enjoyable regardless.

[@BlueSatoshi]

The planets used to be smaller on the sector map.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

Try walking through your starship interior. Now you know where DISCO writers got the idea about their TARDIS turbolift systems.

[@aiosquadron]

I think that the images you see like that are just... Sensor representation. Like extrapolated images from sensors, scaled down for ease of navigation.

[@patrikhjorth3291]

"...to seek out new life, and shoot it..."

[@Glitch_Online]

i mean, thats video game logic 101 right there

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

If it bites, stabs, spits at, shoots, claws, etc. at me, then yes. We'll shewt you.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

_The motto of the Astra Militarum._ Wait, wrong universe... I think.

[@CorvoFG]

This has become my weekly soap.

[@tannerblack4498]

Me too

[@merryc.5466]

Ohhh noooes! 0_0 Well, @least we have some depth & intellectual req's for our drama addiction lol

[@CorvoFG]

@@merryc.5466 it just needs a Dr Drake Ramore! 😉

[@jannegrey]

Same here

[@merryc.5466]

@@CorvoFG I'm sorry, but idk who that is. I've avoided soap operas. =/

[@merryc.5466]

Haha! Rick's "I told you so," cracked me up; he's such a good egg. ;)

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

He's always looking at things sunny-side up.

[@merryc.5466]

@@Corbomite_Meatballs Ty; ur very punny. 😂😎👍

[@Jawmax]

It's always a bad sign when during first contact the local try to eat you!

[@jannegrey]

I've been waiting for this more than for the Perseverance Landing. Seriously. It's just weekly batch of Pleasure.

[@saint-g7449]

Ain't it the truth.

[@AIConstantine]

“I’m sure everything will be just fine.” It’s almost like you’ve never played this game before, Rick.

[@gmradio2436]

Game? He has not been playing dabo.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

16:24 ; Thinking about that, I have a bit of a theory as to the frequency Earth-like worlds in Star Trek. The theory being that most of these worlds did not form naturally but were instead terraformed by the ancient Progenitors/Preservers to allow for widespread evolution, habitation, and colonization by the current humanoid species of the Star Trek galaxy.

[@saqwana25]

It is implied here or there that the milky way has been gardens for older races.

[@aiosquadron]

I really wish they'd paly out this arc for longer... And damn... This arc is really a slap in the face for 21st century humans

[@gorillazzilla]

This is my favourite Star Trek spinoff series.

[@gorillazzilla]

Addendum: La Forge mentioned the Delta Triangle, nice bit of TAS lore drop.

[@BlueSatoshi]

The colonists go through a story arc of their own as your fleet builds up the Colony. You watch them go from arguing over every little thing to gradually working out their differences and learning to work together. Off the top of my head, it's implied some of the Lukari resorted to ecoterrorism prior to them leaving Kentar, attacking factories and the like.

[@SampoPaalanen]

I be careful in trusting what is said there too much even if neither the Kentari nor the Lukari aren't exactly lying their info on that conflict would come from a highly biased sources that most likely paints their own side as angelic saints, while painting the other side as demonic monsters only out to destroy and hurt people. All Kentari records would be from victors of the civil war so they would most likely not record any atrocities they did, while putting more emphasis on the atrocities made by the Lukari (or possibly even making ones up for misblaming the lukari for things done by loyalist Kentari, while the Lukari would want to paint themselves as the innocent victims and thus would do essentially the same.

[@BlueSatoshi]

@@SampoPaalanen I'd like to believe there's some truth to the claims, because it means, at least in the distant past, that meant the Lukari had some growing pains. Maybe the ones that allegedly resorted to terrorism were more extreme elements of their movement. Whatever the case, it'd mean things aren't _entirely_ clear cut.

[@SampoPaalanen]

@@BlueSatoshi There is most certainly some truth to them but to what extent we simply do not know. Though we do know there's something in the the pre-exodus history the Lukari government doesn't want the modern Lukari general population to know, since the files for that era were Top Secret and only a handful of people even knew they existed.

[@BlueSatoshi]

@@SampoPaalanen It wouldn't surprise me if their early days were less than serene, but whatever it was they did, they've long moved on.

[@PeoplecallmeLucifer]

"Tzenketi ships have entered the system" ahahahahahaha that's not funny :> IDK why But that is just genious

[@Kitsula]

Another egg-cellent episode! .... I'll see myself out.

[@gallendugall8913]

that pun is eggsquisite

[@obilesk]

Yes! Another installment is just what i needed. So, it's a The Flood situation? Now we have to team up with the Tzenkethi, but talk them down from the overkill method they've been using.

[@CrimsonRegalia]

Can you imagine a Starfleet Admiral screaming "I bloody called it!"... LOL

[@Lans32485]

A neat thing about the colony, if you look at the map, it's just about halfway between the Lukari and New Kentar systems, making it a perfect spot for a joint colony even without the shroud. Just a neat touch.

[@Lans32485]

Also every time they talk about the protomatter terraforming tech, you can hear a faint sound from the Mutara system that sounds like "Ha, I was right, suck it Saavik!"

[@salenstormwing]

"See the Galaxy; explore grand new locations, and blow the CARP out of the new lifeforms that try to eat your face!" Truly, the grand tradition of exploration continues.

[@aiosquadron]

Well, in Hale's defense, they're trying to eat him.

[@TrensGemini]

"SHOOT the strange NEW life forms!!!" I don't remember this line in Star Fleet manual. Maybe it's a new addendum.

[@daveh7720]

"Revenge is not an idea we promote on my planet." "Oh. That's good!" "But we're not on my planet... are we?"

[@TrensGemini]

@@daveh7720 Nuke the entire site from orbit--it's the only way to be sure

[@daveh7720]

@@TrensGemini Isn't that what the Tzenkethi are trying to do?

[@TrensGemini]

@@daveh7720 Yes. This is the way. I Have Spoken.

[@zomfragger]

@@TrensGemini At least Star Fleet has just the regulation to cover this. General order 24.

[@andrewkosmowski3985]

When Star Trek meets Starship Troopers, I see

[@defies4626]

you ain't seen nothing yet. Next few episodes gonna be good

[@BlueSatoshi]

They have a TFO like that, but with the bluegills instead.

[@mikesurlygentlemanwalton]

Thank your for posting these during my lunch breaks. I can watch these episodes go back to work and then hop right on as soon as work is over. It's like my new Tuesday routine.

[@kevinramsey417]

I love Kuumaarke, and that's no malarkey. 💓💓💓💓 I recently finished all the story missions on my main so you couldn't spoil missions I haven't played yet. Can't wait til you get to ViL, it's my favorite arc with the best mission in the game.

[@ozelhassan8576]

Well that was a surprise.

[@ladylilith6495]

Last time I was this early the world wasn't on fire.

[@VideogameFrames]

That planet looks super a e s t h e t i c

[@musicking9540]

Hey, could you get the Admiral a runabout an call it "The small Armiger" and put on it state of the art weapons. Imagine a pimped out runabout arriving in Risa, and the pilot is a Starfleet admiral in swimshorts and a floatie.

[@brianstiles1701]

I'm so thankful to this series for helping me get a handle on some of the later lore and helping me get back into the game. After 10 years playing off and on, I got the lifetime pass in December and I'm loving it!

[@RobertWilke]

Where this all leads to is shall we say interesting.

[@ThanksIfYourReadIt]

Star fleet: "We are here to find new life and be friends with them!" also Star fleet: "OFG BUGS they strange life forms shot them!

[@andrewtaylor940]

I for one am disappointed! Drannur is the one world besides Risa were you can wear swimsuits and use hoverboards. Why are we not getting a Captain Hale Bikini Episode? Such missed opportunities. I’m sure he could fit the grenades in somewhere.

[@ppenmudera4687]

You see, this is not a fantasy anime, so the chance of a beach episode can be disappointingly low :)

[@chase2806]

I second this. There must be a beach episode!

[@aragoma710]

The only good bug, is a dead bug. Would you like to know more?

[@FrostedDragonOats]

Yes..... Yes I would!!!

[@aragoma710]

@@FrostedDragonOats Everyone is doing their part, are you? The war effort needs your effort, at work, at home in your community. We have the ships, we have the weapons, we need soldiers. Soldiers like Admiral Hale, Officer T'Met, Lieutenant Bazarr and people like ensign Red-shirt. We need you all, service guarantees citizenship. Would you like to know more?

[@Geth7777]

Welcome to the Roughnecks

[@orkloven]

These episodes are too short!! I'm loving this whole series, but the episodes are over far too quickly... it's even inspired me to replay all the story missions with a new Captain of my own. A Fed alien Science Captain flying a Yorktown Science Cruiser.

[@wolfbane7497]

I hope you do a cultural index on the Tzenkethi

[@Peregrine57]

It's a bit of a mess, since the main canon has much of nothing, and the novels and STO decided to go in wildly different directions.

[@wolfbane7497]

@@Peregrine57 gotcha

[@johnsimonson1207]

Yeah, novels had the Tzkenthi looking like really beautiful and glowing humans, almost becoming the Star Trek equivalent of Twi'leks in how they were being treated.

[@spaceguy9326]

Great video

[@SilverAranda]

When you call it but there is no one to awnser... Sad days Captain Hale

[@STSGingie]

Shoot the strange new life forms! That had me rolling!

[@japzone]

*"I BLOODY CALLED IT!"* Indeed you did. 😂

[@donovanborja2663]

Òooh... my..... gosh. You did call it. Eggs not crystals. Aaahahahahahaaaa !!! Gr8 episode.

[@TheTrueOrion]

Scaling in STO? What do you mean, your guns aren't same-sized no matter the character size so for regular chars they're almost twice as big And lets not mention corridors. XD

[@orkloven]

Or planets...

[@That80sGuy1972]

"Observational" people also ignore how close everything is and how tiny all celestial bodies are relative to the size of all vessels. What's next? Soundless space combat? Everything is through sensor readings to relate to something people can work with quickly and easily.

[@thomasjoychild4962]

@@That80sGuy1972 Wait, are you telling me there ISN'T actually a grid with all the sector names at intersections in space? But how do we know what the names of the sectors are, then? :P

[@sike2399]

"Oh, what an eccentric decision..." 🤣

[@mittensfastpaw]

Oh... Rick how Starfleet of you to shoot the new life!

[@Werezilla]

To think, the Tzenkethi were going to sell one of those protomatter torpedoes to Torg. Well ok considering who's really in charge of the Tzenkethi they probably would have simply killed Torg when they were done with him.

[@aiosquadron]

Those are basically exterminatus torpedoes.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

@@aiosquadronI mean, the Tzenkethi going full-tilt "GLASS THE PLANET! A SINGLE SPORE CAN WIPE OUT AN ENTIRE SPECIES!" Covenant whenever the Flood are found, so it's more low-rent glassing than a proper 'nothing can survive here (except Necrons... and probably Orks)' Exterminatus warhead.

[@aiosquadron]

@@internetzenmaster8952 But the protomater wave killed it's entire biosphere! We can see it.

[@AstoundingCameron]

This looks like it’s gunna be a very important episode

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

A very important episode. And its all Hale's fault

[@AstoundingCameron]

@@nathanielheilmann7351 wouldn’t be surprised 😂

[@Tonydjjokerit]

@@nathanielheilmann7351 surprised Hale hasn't been fired..................yet!!!

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

@@Tonydjjokerit It's the Vetinari Job Security trope, Hale is the only one who can accomplish the impossible, even if it is him cleaning up from his messes

[@deonmurphy6383]

Nice cliff hanger

[@kinagrill]

Mark Hale is doing the oinky boinky with Kuumaarke..... They are way too low-key flirty!

[@simonwillis1529]

Oh man this mission iv done so many times for the gear set 😂

[@Mephiestopholes]

Great Cliffhanger, Mate!

[@Brian-yk5kx]

Eggs. Eggs! Eggs!!! I bloody called it . Eggs

[@Killerspieler0815]

@Certifiably Ingame - Aurora Spacecraft detected @ 1:55 (this triangle uses the heathed mercury engine of the Type 3 Vimanas in its center)

[@roneyeam]

too good

[@TysonR33]

"they got really excited about a Plant they really wanted to show us.."

[@jackieanderson9408]

"You called it".🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thejarredhog3936]

In the immortal words of Sir Hammerlock: "Oh good lord it's hideous! Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!"

[@kingsilvergrass8751]

I know this is late to say but, sweat momma tribble!!!. Alien SPIDERS!!!!.

[@tubebility]

I have a couple of question. Are those glowing things stars? If so, why are they the same size as the planets? And also, why is the Starship comparable to the body of a planet, when it should be little more than a pin-prick in contrast?

[@Jayleon72]

I know thar enterprise used a Rod Stewart song for it's theme tune, Would that e why you chose a reimagined verson of Sweet Child O' Mine by G n' R for this season? 😉

[@Spckeck]

I hav replayed the "lol, that's not funny" line more time than I wanna admit.

[@Thrawn215]

2:47 is this a reference to ST insurrection ?

[@Ikoto-Inri]

Is it possible that I can join in one of these missions in my Hirogen Heavy Hunter Escort?

[@johnedwards3198]

Such great scripting, why doesn't Picard and alike say "Bugger, God, bugs are attacking shoot the strange new life forms!"

[@kfcroc18]

Are the Tzenkethi Humanoid aliens? Think about it non-humanoids in star trek are usually entirely different from us, and humanoids just bumps or spots or something. the Tzenkethi are like halfway between the two.

[@nathanielheilmann7351]

They are classified as humanoid aliens because of the humanoid-like appearance of two legs, a torso, four arms, and a head. As stated by Memory Alpha "As generally understood by the United Federation of Planets, a humanoid was an intelligent, bilaterally symmetrical, bipedal lifeform."

[@kfcroc18]

@@nathanielheilmann7351 What about the Tholians? They are intelligent and bilaterally symmetrical

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

@@kfcroc18 ; Tholians are a pure arachnid species as they are not bipedal, among other non-humanoid traits.

[@kfcroc18]

@@occultatumquaestio5226 The Tholians look more like alien Driders then a pure arachnoid species. I would call them half-humanoids, if I could.

[@Michellejosph]

we come in peace shoot to kill shoot to kill we come in peace shoot to kill seems to be how hale deals with situations like this

[@CrimsonRegalia]

Here's my head canon... Kal Dano is a descendant of Kuumaarke and the Human male protagonist.

[@nsr-ints]

My TOS captain lore wise have a crush on Hale. I'm thinking like, she was another ship during Caleb 4 that was also lost. I guess in your timeline she got her heart broken. 😂

[@Shadx27]

We come in peace (Shoot to kill, shoot to kill) We come in peace..

[@HitodamaKyrie]

Ah, when things go bad they sure do like to happen all at once.

[@seskal8595]

The Lukari feel kinda like a Mary Sue species

[@SeducingJackel]

ooh you bugga! a cliff hanger?!

[@jordanreed3675]

Do you mind if I use the character of Mark Hale in a short story about how j’ula arrives in the 25th century as well as that malachowski class ship from the discovery missions add in Daniels to introduce the two characters

[@CRYOKnox]

Can't wait to read that mission report. [Classified] I FORKIN TOLD YOU SOOO! [Report end]

[@kineuhansen8629]

so i have a ? of how to get the odyssey class do i have to level up to the rank

[@johnsimonson1207]

Per the STO Wiki: "The Odyssey-class Star Cruiser is a Tier 5 (Level 50) Cruiser which may be flown by Starfleet characters, including Federation-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. The faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store. Players can obtain this starship from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer for 200,000 Fleet Credits, so long as the player's Fleet has a Tier V Starbase Shipyard and one Starbase Military Fleet Ship Provision." I think there is also a C-Store option that costs about $60.

[@1963Iota]

I thought he changed his Tricorder??

[@liljenborg2517]

To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life forms and new civilizations so we can shoot them. Isn’t that the Hirogen motto?

[@wolfbane7497]

Here's my question why don't the Tzenkethi just tell the federation what they actually are.instead of just going around the planet to planet nuking every single planet or for that matter just being down to the planet and just destroy the eggs that way. Or also also just blow up the cave with these eggs are instead of just nuking the planet.

[@defies4626]

That's *SPOILERS*

[@Janoha17]

Spoiler Alert: . . . . . . . . . . The Tzenkethi are currently being used by the Female Changeling, under the guise of their leader.

[@wolfbane7497]

@@Janoha17 I didn't know that this was a spoiler

[@wolfbane7497]

@@defies4626 I honestly didn't know I was just being sarcastic

[@isleapyhunter930]

@@wolfbane7497 yeah, but another reason may actually be that the federation may still prevent them, because they haven't experienced the new species yet so they may want to study them instead of attack them, and prevent them from being destroyed anyway.

[@N.S.A.]

What could possibly go wrong?

[@davidshoppe4121]

Let's all agree in sto, kuumaarke is best girl

[@kineuhansen8629]

200,000 Fleet Credits ? what is that

[@rambysophistry1220]

"shoot the strange, new, lifeforms," is not a phrase I would expect to hear a Starfleet officer say. Practicing your non-fanatical xenophobia ethic, or your militarist ethic?

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

Probably the militarist ethic. The Iconian War only ended a few months ago from this point in the timeline.

[@defies4626]

I mean, they did just jump at his face. Remember, Starfleet has a canonical general order describing how, when, and why you should melt a planet's crust. They're well aware that sometimes you just have to nuke the site from orbit as the only way to be sure. And newly hatched creatures facehugging? Preeeetty high on that list.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

@@defies4626 General Order 24

[@aiosquadron]

In Hale's defense, they tried to kill them.

[@defies4626]

@@aiosquadron In the alien's defense, they're really... really... REALLY hung over and on a very bad trip.

[@Skybaby79]

Normally I enjoy "game episodes" more so than modern Star Trek. But this one, not so much. they're afraid of a bacteria, ok, but rather than simply inoculating those going down to the planet against the harmful effects of the bacteria, they've literally changed how the planet works, the whole planet??? That disturbs me.. The icing on the cake was the smug, limp-wristed environmental message they tried to throw on at the end. How can they possibly have a morality message like that when they literally changed the ecosystem of the entire planet just suit them? That's some serious Discovery Vibes they're giving off.

[@treavy1]

lol

[@davidhughes7547]

First

[@ISAF_Ace]

'Laughs' that's not funny