Sex with Aliens is...Complicated

[@OrangeRiver]

So, who's your favorite hybrid character in Star Trek?

[@admiralsquatbar127]

Spock, but also B'lanna. I think I spelt her name incorrectly.

[@JohnNathanShopper]

Maybe B'Elanna. They just under-wrote her, too cliche and obvious, but it was the best inner struggle between alien/human cultures, better than Spock ever was.

[@ksiaa814]

Tuvix I don't know if I missed it but I didn't see you talkin about it. Tuvix was a hybrid being created as the result of a transporter accident on the USS Voyager, combining Lieutenant Tuvok, Neelix, their uniforms, and an orchid in 2372.

[@grahamturner1290]

Spock. 🖖

[@peterschlange1832]

Spock easily wins

[@admiralsquatbar127]

Riker seems very willing to try and find out if it's possible or not... for scientific purposes, of course.

[@antimatterhorn]

To reach jamaharon.

[@lifeinthevoid1595]

FOR SCIENCE! 👍

[@stephenrobinson8244]

Riker doing it for the lads lads lads 🤘🏾

[@neganrex5693]

I would do it for scientific purposes if she is Romulan or Vulcan of course.

[@neliusbresnan3766]

@@lifeinthevoid1595 I came here to say the same thing FOR SCIENCE!!!!!

[@johnmiller7322]

The people in Star Trek be some freaks, Dax be like "Warf broke my pelvis." Bashir be like "must've been a rough night." Everybody just winks at each other...

[@bombshellmusical9566]

There should be a lot more alien Captains. It's one of the reasons I really liked that Saru became the Discovery Captain.

[@jacara1981]

We only see Human dominated ships (budget reasons) but in Universe most races have their own starfleet ships because of things like climate, temperature, and gravity is different for each race. Example some ships are only Vulcans, they have a higher avg temp aboard the ships, meanwhile the Andorian ships are slightly colder. Its also suggested in some media that some ships have less and even greater gravity.

[@tmikesecrist3]

also, think about how it would simplify logistics, I do think that some officers Volunteer to serve on ships dominated by another species, And there are some Spesinces in startrek. that breatlh diffrent gasses as well, so that would also complacate things if the where not all on a ship that breathed the same air

[@Dan-tv1sm]

@@tmikesecrist3 I can't imagine the gasses that a queef an alien humanoid female would produce.

[@jacara1981]

@BeetleFartMedia it's actually mentioned several times in multiple series of some ships being all of one race. That's further expanded on by official media, and non canon media.

[@justinmacdonald2102]

I would argue that Sisko is actually a true human. Both his parents are human, his mother was just controlled by the "prophet".

[@mattcorley4622]

I always wanted to see an Andorian Human hybrid.

[@DarthBludgeon]

They'd be a pale blue... like a Scot (see Billy Connolly) ;-)

[@seanmorgan2356]

I'm picturing a slightly purple Shran.

[@injunsun]

I like the idea of later, multi-species blends. I pictured Shran's half-northern kid marrying a half-Vulcan/half-Betazed, and their kids having amazing telepathic abilities, as well as being incredibly, exotically beautiful, either gender. Slightly pale blue tint, with tiny little antennae nubs, mere discs, really, just visible beneath their simply wavy, blonde hair, when parted, and just slightly pointed ear tips.

[@paulhunter6742]

If Andorian/Human hybrid were born, it probably be rejected by its people for Pink Skin and by Humans because antenna. Star Fleet probably would only refuge.

[@huntercoleherr]

Crystalline Entity/Human hybrid.

[@irregularassassin6380]

I think my favourite hybrid character might be Naomi Wildman. She's just so happy and content all the time! A genuine positive child whose main flaw was she didn't actually want Voyager's journey to end. Come to think of it, all five Voyager children were great characters, and I wish they had been explored more. Naomi shone in "Bliss," and "The Haunting of Deck Twelve" was a great opportunity to explore the personalities of all five kids. I wish they had made an episode where the kids had to band together to save the day, I think the young actors could have really pulled it off!

[@hemaccabe4292]

I would point out that historically, most societies on Earth frowned on miscegenation. Those individuals who were products of it, had a hard time finding places they fit in. One place that tended to be more accepting were various navies, particularly Her Majesty's Navy upon which a lot of Star Trek is based. This theme is born out frequently with Spock where we see he didn't fit in on Vulcan or Earth very well. Star Fleet was a place he eventually found acceptance and I believe that was very important for him.

[@bigdickpornsuperstar]

At best, any offspring would be sterile... like the offspring of horses and donkeys, or lions and tigers.... Mules and Ligers cannot themselves procreate.

[@rev.jonathanwint6038]

That's actually a modern phenomenon. In mythology And legend The novelty was often considered exciting and blessed.. Example the legend of the half breed Fairies of island which was said to be completely human.. But stronger and more skilled.. In Norse mythology The gods often had hybrid children. Thor children and Odin's.

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@rev.jonathanwint6038 Most of the heroes in Greek mythology are described as being the children of one of their gods. Speaking of which, we also discover that the Greek gods were just advanced aliens in TOS. So that’s another hybrid.

[@Saavik256]

@@hemaccabe4292 Well, Zeus Kirkified anything that moved so ... :P

[@CrazyNormie3457]

But of course there are plenty of human groups born out different ethnicities mixing, like Mestizos, Ashkenazi Jews, Turkic people, and African Americans.

[@runnre]

I just noticed that the "Ancient Ancestor" alien is played by the same actress who played the shapeshifter in chief during the Dominion war.

[@dragoninthewest1]

You know technically Vulcans and Romulans are more like different ethnicities than separate species. Native Americans and Europeans had separated longer than Vulcans and romulans yet we still consider them part of the same human species (unless you're from the Victorian era)

[@notkenstoke]

I see your point, but there is some evidence that humans were moving back and forth between the Americas, Polynesia, and Eurasia ( and possibly Africa) more frequently between 10,000 BCE and 1492 CE than most people assume. The Kon Tiki expedition proved that it was possible to sail long distances in the Pacific ocean with a fairly low level of technology. Vikings had settlements on the east coast of North America prior to 1492. And Kennebec man, who died in the Pacific Northwest thousands of years ago (don't remember exactly how long and too lazy to google it right now) had decidedly European features- and coincidentally happened to look like Patrick Stewart. While these are limited examples, they indicate that there was likely travel, and the accompanying sharing of genes, all over the world throughout human history.

[@dickhardpicard]

Tru. But into account they didn't go to a different continent...they went to a different planet....the environmental factors would heighten the rate of evolution maybe

[@dragoninthewest1]

@@dickhardpicard yeah but the Vulcans have only been separated from the romulans for about 2,000 years and on an m-class planet no less; I don't think that's long enough to experience the kind of genetic drift to be considered a different species. They would have suffered from a Founder Effect due to the limited gene pool. But if they had developed 3D printed DNA and a genetic library of containing the Vulcan genome, they are likely to avoid inbreeding complications. They could also bring other species from Ni'var like pets.

[@irregularassassin6380]

@@dragoninthewest1 Actually, there is some evidence in-universe to show that there was significant genetic drift. In "The Enemy" (iirc) the first Romulan beamed up to the Enterprise-D needs a blood transfusion or else he'll die. Apparently, none of the Vulcan crew members can provide it, and the closest match to what he needs can be found in *Worf* of all people. So, either none of the Vulcans aboard the Enterprise have the right "blood type" or whatever it was, and an alien just happens to, or Romulans have evolved just enough to change that bit of genetics.

[@injunsun]

@@notkenstoke Points taken, but Kennewick Man was found to be 100% Native American, and most closely related to the tribe that claimed him, though their looks had changed since then, due to drift and admixture. Earlier Native Americans came from a blend of proto-Europeans and proto-Asians, and then went their own way, as Europeans ended up mixing with others, including Neanderthals, and Asians mixed with Denisovans and likely a branch of H. erectus, making marked differences between continents. And mind you, Neanderthals, Denisovans, and erectus were truly differend species. BTW, while the Kon Tiki did prove it was possible, there is no evidence people used the route taken. That said, in the tip of S. America, there is a slight hint of Australian aboriginal genetics, so somebody made it over. Anyway, not picking fights or anything. Your take about Norwegians is correct. They simply blended into the NE N American tribe they encountered, and today, there is no genetic trace, but for the possible blood type A found only in the Blackfeet, an Algonquin speaking tribe, who "originated" near the Great Lakes before being pushed west by others.

[@AllaunSilverfox]

I think the two biggest problems would be mating rituals and pheromone production. For example, male cats are known to bite on the back of a female cats neck rather aggressively. A similar action on a human would cause severe bleeding and / or permanent damage.

[@davida.2947]

Spock is still my favorite hybrid, the original Spock of course. There’s been other good portrayals but Nimoy was the best. As to whether I’d be willing to try with a Trek alien, Vulcans definitely. Maybe a hot Klingon but those seem pretty rare. Bajorans, Trills (just have to NOT think about the slug) Orions…yeah. Not Betazoids, my wife already seems to know what I’m thinking, I don’t need a woman that actually does.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Most Trills don’t have a symbiont! Less than 1% of them!

[@davida.2947]

@@kaitlyn__L yes, I know. It’s called a joke.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@davida.2947 it wasn’t telegraphed as well as the one about your wife!

[@generaljimmies3429]

Catian for me

[@rev.jonathanwint6038]

Green slave girl.

[@JeremyWS]

Spock is awesome. Alexander Rozhenko is a hybrid (3/4 Klingon, 1/4 human), and I really like that character's story arc. If I could get it on with an alien, I would have fun with a green Orion girl. Green skin is the sexiest of all skin color options on aliens. Me likey.

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

the pulp sci-fi authers of old would agree with you on green skin.

[@RickReasonnz]

I don't know why it works but green skin just.. works :)

[@Domjot5569]

For me its blue or green, give me a an Andorian or an Orian yummy! give me a Tagruta or a Twi'lek and just as Good!

[@calebleland8390]

I'm a pretty open-minded guy, and I could get down with some alien canoodling. Especially if they looked like T'Pol

[@notkenstoke]

I really like the idea hybrids in Star Trek in general. I feel that I know Spock the best, and therefore relate to him more than the others, but appreciate them all. I feel that Diana Troi is probably the least intriguing because I don't feel that she has the same challenge as the others- her physical appearance allows her to pass as fully human, which is something unique (as far as I can recall) among hybrids in the Star Trek franchise.

[@irregularassassin6380]

Crewman Tarses was close, but his ears were a little pointy. Troi had one alien characteristic, pitch-black irises. It probably wouldn't be noticeable at first glance, but it might be a tiny bit uncanny to full-blooded Humans, in whom irises that dark are less common.

[@notkenstoke]

@@irregularassassin6380 I had thought of the dark irises too, but there are definitely full blooded humans with similar irises.

[@irregularassassin6380]

@@notkenstoke I have a friend with irises like that, and they seriously unnerve me every time he takes off his glasses. It's uncanny!

[@notkenstoke]

Something I've found intriguing about the idea of hybrids in Star Trek is the possibilities presented with being one. I was a 10 years old when TNG came out and I would fantasize about being a hybrid. I thought it would be cool to be a Vulcan/Klingon hybrid- the strength and intelligence of a Vulcan with the robustness of a Klingon was appealing.

[@dannymaurice5543]

I would do the same

[@irregularassassin6380]

OH GOD. Can you imagine the troubles such a person would have with their emotions, though! What a difficult life they would have to lead.

[@volrosku.6075]

@@irregularassassin6380 the terrible twos from hell much

[@irregularassassin6380]

@@volrosku.6075 Oh dear lord. I'm not sure which parent would have the harder time coping!!

[@BenJonesart]

@@irregularassassin6380 vulcan for sure since they train to be emotionless but are naturally more emotional than humans. The outbursts alone would rock all of vulcan lol

[@Gamelover882]

*Reads video title* Me: "When there is a will there is a way, dammit!"

[@violetlight1548]

And by "will", you mean "Will", of course. As in Riker. :P

[@OrangeRiver]

@Gamelover882 Btw, always glad to see you Xander!

[@ertymexx]

@@violetlight1548 "Riker, uh, finds a way"? ;-)

[@ksiaa814]

Tuvix was a hybrid being created as the result of a transporter accident on the USS Voyager, combining Lieutenant Tuvok, Neelix, their uniforms, and an orchid in 2372.

[@kinoko5566]

Murdered in cold blood by Captain Janeway

[@RezValla]

Yeah that worked out really well for him too

[@chrlpolk]

@Mark Lundgreen And a potted plant.

[@paulhunter6742]

That doesn't count because transport accidents. He focuses upon hybrids via national birth through genetic assistance.

[@kaitlyn__L]

They weren’t a main character, but Jadzia Dax’s child was going to be a hybrid (Trill-Klingon). Thanks to “ovarian resequencing enzymes” which were provided so readily and nonchalantly that one has to wonder if that’s a standard treatment for any couple seeking kids in Trek. Even then, she got pregnant much quicker than expected. Given Alexander arose from just one encounter, perhaps Worf is especially fertile… Also, I would add opposable thumbs to the list of advantageous humanoid characteristics. The other primates without them have their tool usage severely curtailed, and opposable thumbs render many tools optional rather than necessary too.

[@gregcampwriter]

I'd expect the most common reaction to eating alien food would be similar to consuming Olestra: mostly harmless, but problematic on the Enterprise with the ship's lack of any obvious toilet facilities. It's conceivable that species from different planets could find each other sexually attractive, but having offspring together wouldn't work. In our own species's history, we mingled with Denisovans and Neanderthals, but they were closely related to us. Even if an alien species uses the DNA molecule, and that's not guaranteed, their genes would be too different from ours.

[@jamesbizs]

Eating alien food would cause illness, almost guaranteed. Hell, our bodies can barely handle different foods on earth that we haven’t been used to. Our gut bacteria is based on our environment. What the hell well our bacteria do with alien food

[@gregcampwriter]

@@jamesbizs But the illness is most likely to be diarrhea only--or an allergic reaction--since our cells wouldn't know what to do with alien food. And our respective microorganisms would be at a similar disadvantage, though an alien equivalent of a virus might be able to adapt.

[@antimatterhorn]

if the amino acids in alien food have the wrong chirality, they can literally rip your tissues apart as they cause all your proteins to unfold. it would not be like eating Olestra. it would be like eating hydrochloric acid.

[@lifeinthevoid1595]

Always wondered how they just casually eat food from a totally different planet 🤔

[@notkenstoke]

Considering that living humans have Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, both would probably be better considered to be subspecies. Otherwise the hybrids would not have been viable to be able to pass on their DNA.

[@donaldmcdaniel1773]

Interesting. Favorite hybird? I guess I lean towards Spock, but Kalar also is one. She was Klingonish yet did not hold to the persistent 'honor is everything'.

[@Anonymous-sy7or]

Hey king you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all. And doing it flawlessly. Not only did you use one of my suggestions but you moved things around to upload it earlier, i’ve watched pretty much every single video on your KZbin channel and you just keep on growing every single day and that’s amazing to see and the quality just keeps on getting better and better you’re doing an amazing job and these videos always make me smile make me laugh and help me learn something new

[@OrangeRiver]

Thanks a ton, this was a fantastic suggestion, and I really like how the video turned out.

[@DeconvertedMan]

If aliens are like some of the creatures we have, they might not have the uhh stuff we do - or it might be really... strange. Like my word.

[@FallenPhoenix86]

"That was not his knee."

[@bigdickpornsuperstar]

Shaking hands on first meeting becomes awkward.

[@ertymexx]

@@bigdickpornsuperstar that reminds me of that episode of Babylon 5 when they meet a species that treats sex like handshakes. "Now we have a trade deal, now we have to have sex."

[@myspin9680]

When Star Trek first came out (TOS), they had a small budget. Special effects were low budget. Actors played aliens. Since all actors are human, the aliens all had a head, 2 arms and 2 legs.

[@kallistiX1]

I'm just going to put this out here: I think the reason for so many hybrids in Star Fleet is because they seem to do a lot of screwing. Also, the Klingon redundancies would problem make them more viable for hybridizations.

[@neganrex5693]

A horse and a donkey are more related than humans and aliens from other planets. Highly unlikely that they could have offspring. but I'm sure their going to give it a try from time to time.

[@ivorybooker8957]

It's either that or, like in Lower Decks, you're the unlucky ensign who has clean-up the "filters" after someone had 72 hour leave on holodeck Risa.

[@TaliaIGhul]

Babylon 5 oddly only has one on-screen hybrid, Delenn (Minbari/Human) and it was through an advanced genetic engineering process. Though hers and John Sheridan's offspring and descendants are hybrids themselves since John is human.

[@irregularassassin6380]

I just remembered Delenn's hair scene. Thank you so much for reminding me of that treasure!

[@ertymexx]

There was another, actually, the child of G'kar and Lyta. That too must have been engineering work though. Still G'Kar seems to have been very into alien women, as we see early in the show. Which is odd, as we see him having had an affair with one of Londo's wives... and centauri do NOT have human style sexual organs (if we assume that narns do, as G'Kar seems to think he can have sex with Lyta).

[@samanthagibson5791]

@@ertymexx No, I dont think he had an affair with her, he talked to her to find out what was going on. I dont think G'Kar would want a Centari with the issues between their species

[@kevinjasper6620]

John isn't completely human. Deleen said he was "a minnbari born out of time"

[@jamiemarchant]

All of the hybrids are extremely fascinating and characters because as you say from a story perspective they are have a great conflict. If the aliens on the show look human then I can find them attractive but I would never find a Frengi attractive or a Klingon.

[@AhorAzai]

I was always a K'Ehleyr fan and wish she had somehow joined the crew of the Enterprise D.

[@saxondark]

Interesting video Tyler really enjoyed it. Looking forward to Monday's live stream.

[@mikeshriver4282]

I find it hilarious in Star Trek if you are in Starfleet you have to have permission to breed with another species. I also can understand why that would be

[@colddogs]

to boldly come where no man has come before

[@megatronjenkins2473]

@@colddogs ok, this guy won the internet, everybody go home, nothing more to see here!

[@damocles8417]

If you’d ever had intimate relations with a Bolian you’d understand why they take it so seriously.

[@paulhunter6742]

I would think main reason Star Fleet has rules about inter-species breeding would be health considerations. After coupling alien race humans might contract unknown bacteria or parasite which bring back unsuspecting crew. Or unleash a bacteria which could wipe out alien species.

[@Galdenberry_Lamphuck]

​@@paulhunter6742starfleet could have a vaccine or antibiotic ready in hours though

[@Katthewm]

I personally love the scene in Enterprise 2:16 there is a scene where Dr. Phlox talks about the pilot from the future having DNA from multiple races

[@karenleepickett]

And when Archer asks Daniels if he is human, Daniels answers "More or less".

[@firemanjoe9491]

As a man born of multiple races I can relate with the difficulty felicitated on screen. It is challenging to both accept your origins given how each side is seen. The ironic part is that the difficulty comes from others within your own social circle and not that of outside forces. I to this day have to overcome stereotypes made against me just to be seen as equal, and even then it’s just coined off as “one of the good ones”.

[@Takayama-sama]

I could never pursue a relationship with a member of an alien species. Hell, I can’t even get a human girlfriend.

[@mrcydonia]

I know what that's like.

[@8698gil]

Since I was a teenage girl back in the 70's, Spock has always been my favorite.

[@Name-ps9fx]

Given that Vulcans have copper based blood, and their heart (hearts?) is in a different location...combining genes with a human would almost always result in a miscarriage. My thoughts on this is that "interspecies" individuals is simply a method used by Gene Roddenberry to teach acceptance of _interracial_ individuals.

[@kaitlyn__L]

On the other hand, it does seem lots of human traits are recessive versus other ones. Spock’s physiology was almost entirely Vulcan, and Torres’s was almost entirely Klingon (she had softer ridges, but all the internal organs).

[@jhallam2011]

Once again a great video! Thanks Tyler!

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

Good exploration of the chemistry. It seems highly unlikely that we would even be able to enjoy the cuisine of other worlds, never mind "other" pleasures ...

[@hemaccabe4292]

There was an episode of TNG where Deanna is talking about coming back from interspecies getting along conference and joking about the sexually forward lecturer.

[@kellyweingart3692]

Timescape

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@kellyweingart3692 Oh you're good.

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

@@kellyweingart3692 so did you help him with his research?

[@hemaccabe4292]

Considering just how radically different Klingons are from humans are from Vulcans, the idea that we can interbreed is remarkable.

[@FallenPhoenix86]

If "The Chase" is anything to go by then the basic building blocks of all those species are identical rather than similar.

[@bigdickpornsuperstar]

Radically different? How? With few exceptions every single one of them has two arms two legs with ten fingers and toes, a head with two eyes a nose and a mouth and they are all around 1.7 meters tall. So what, exactly, is so "radically" different? I would be incredibly surprised to come across even a single alien species IRL that was even remotely humanoid!

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@bigdickpornsuperstar Vulcans have green, copper based blood. That’s very different. Klingons apparently have a large number of redundant organs. That’s very different.

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@bigdickpornsuperstar I really hope you take a moment to look up Star Trek Lost Destiny Race. I’d love your opinion.

[@hemaccabe4292]

Considering one bad prion can cause hoof and mouth disease, that two aliens could figure out how to interbreed is remarkable.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Bashir mentions prions quite a lot. I wonder if Trek medicine has just found a way to deal with them

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@kaitlyn__L Prions were a new discovery in the real world. I'm sure script writers wanted to sound hip and high tech.

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@kaitlyn__L I'm just pointing out that a prion, a tiny bit of broken amino acid is lethal. Trying to get very different branches of humanity to be able to interbreed would mean mixing a lot of amino acids which would almost certainly not be compatible.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@hemaccabe4292 I certainly agree, but I’m just speculating that preventing such things may be standard fare for the medicine of the future. (Though to my knowledge they’re not broken amino acids per se, they’re regular amino acids; just a mis-folded protein made of those amino acids. I suppose one could argue eg an opposing chirality or an alien amino acid may trigger a prion-like response though.) Edit: of course, not all incorrect proteins are themselves prions, defined by how they cause neighbouring proteins to fold themselves to match the wrong one. Eg Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome involves the body producing collagen incorrectly, but to my knowledge it doesn’t cause correct collagen it contacts to spontaneously fold into the incorrect shape.

[@hemaccabe4292]

@@kaitlyn__L Wow, I'm very impressed by your reply. I would have to agree.

[@arthas640]

10:10 I always assumed it was space affirmative action. That's why the flag ship gets the only federation Klingon, the extremely rare half betazed, and the galaxies only android

[@antimatterhorn]

so the production reason why hybrids are no longer part of crews in the new shows is that they were deliberately (and ingeniously) included in the previous shows in order for those shows to devote entire episodes (or multiple episodes) to exploring the human condition from some distance, like that of a hybrid who straddles both worlds of the humans and of their other half. Spock is a more interesting character because he struggles with the things about his humanity he doesn't like, while his human compatriots value those things about him. Torres is interesting because her Klingon tendencies get in the way of her core competencies, and the writers can have a lot of fun and interesting conversations about what we *want* to be, vs. what we often are in spite of ourselves. and maybe we can even explore how that's ok and sometimes valuable to have a completely different and half-alien perspective. the new shows are not episodic, so it's pointless to include such characters, not to mention the fact that i doubt the writers of the new shows know all that much about the human condition anyway, so it might not even occur to them that it's an interesting topic to explore in this way.

[@moonkey2712]

damn, I super appreciated the way you brought some hard science to the "soft" science fiction here. if I wasn't already subscribed, I would do it from this video.

[@saitakai4904]

Jaylah from Star Trek: Beyond (2016), with her I would like have... a conversation 😁 or the actress of that character: Sofia Boutella as well! 😀

[@beepboop204]

i often wonder about this when i play Stellaris and go with Xena-Compatability and i wonder if someone would be considered a sex-freak if their significant other was a giant starfish or sentient mushroom.

[@ertymexx]

Hahaha, indeed. They should have a "The Thing"-type of species as well, I think. 3:)

[@rhodrage]

The no main character Hybrid thing was gonna be true of Enterprise however had it gotten a season 5

[@OllamhDrab]

Well, the show was ostensibly *about* all these future Federation species getting to know/get along with each other for the first time, so there' be limited possible chances for that to happen in time to put someone on the crew of an Earth ship....

[@rhodrage]

@@OllamhDrab I was talking about T'Pol being half Vulcan half Romulan. Not a half human main character, but a hybrid none the less.

[@SnarkNSass]

😁 great video Tyler!! 🖖🏻☮️

[@lordsetarurare]

what we need is a character that is the child of 2 hybrid characters, maybe a Human/Klingon & a Vucan/Aenar have a child. By the start of Picard enough time will have passed for such children to have grown up to adults. That said with this level of cross breeding It would also be interesting to see said character have to deal with the side effects of being a 4-way mix. Things Starfleet just can't fix with the wave of a Triquarter & a Bio Bed.

[@Saavik256]

My favourite hybrids would definitely have to be TOS' Spock and VOY's B'Elanna. And if I met a cute Trill lady such as Jadzia or Ezri, sure why not ? :)

[@MrChazz10]

The hybrid characters always appealed to me as I think of myself as a hybrid because of my mixed racial background and genetic throwbacks meaning I don't look like anyone in my immediate family and my mother has said I look like the old people that existed in her Islands before they were conquered and hybridised.

[@ertymexx]

Ironic, I am also mixed (VERY mixed), but I look very average and I am rarely asked if I am from anywhere else than where I live. :-/

[@domm5715]

Same here brotha...luckily where I live white is the minority and mixed ppl are pretty common, not very often looked down on

[@Capohanf1]

There was an old interview done with Gene Rodenbury and recorded on a LP record, Inside Star Trek where he is asked about Spock and how he could be half Vulcan and half Human and he speculated that it could have been possible that halfway through the pregancy Spock WAS removed from Amanda's Womb and treated genetically and then reimplanted. If you have the record as I do the track was called "Sarek's Son, Spock". You can hear it on You Tube here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKGrcoiZi6hsp80

[@irregularassassin6380]

Fascinating. \:^|

[@JaredLS10]

I gotta follow Bashir and Rom on this one and go for Leeta

[@IntenseVisuals]

Whether it's possible or not I'm gonna give it a go!

[@mikeshriver4282]

Nothing wrong with new experiences I guess

[@jamesabernethy7896]

Between Kirk, Riker and Paris, they've given it a good go so far. And as for McCoy's nickname... I'm not buying the story about his divorce!

[@ameii4222]

I believe they going to reveal T'Pol was also a Romulan/Vulcan Hybrid in a later season

[@millefune]

There should be WAY more Orion hybrids out there.

[@violetlight1548]

I've seen a few fan projects where Star Trek aliens are reimagined as looking, well, actually alien. Like catlike Bajorans, Betazoids more like an antelope with an elephant's trunk (kind of like a skinny snuffleupagus), or Klingons looking like something out of StarCraft. It's really quite interesting, and one artist said she saw the humanoid alien designs as more like "what you would do if you were trying to portray these aliens with the budget of a high school play". She's not wrong. Considering the difficulty most hybrid animals, even of closely related species like lions and tigers, have in real life, I don't see humans ever successfully reproducing with *any* alien lifeform. To paraphrase Carl Sagan, you're more likely to successfully reproduce with a petunia. I can see *attraction* and sexual acts between different species, sure (humans are creative, and there's no reason to think other sapient species wouldn't be as well). But successfully producing offspring? No way. "The Chase" was bull. It should be regulated to the same episode pile as "Threshold". Maybe interspecies couples could just adopt instead? Nobody ever brings up that possibility, even though Worf was happily adopted by humans.

[@ClintSprayberry]

Ahhh yeah!! I been looking forward to this 😁

[@hemaccabe4292]

Did you mention Romulan/Klingons? We met one on TNG.

[@shanenolan8252]

Thanks Tyler

[@jhogan1960]

CJ Cherry has some interesting sci-fi concerning this topic.

[@emsleywyatt3400]

"Have you had intimate relations with a Bolian?"

[@thomashill6347]

Good evening Tylor, I always like listening to interesting videos Thanks for sharing your research

[@xknoewx]

Do you really think we are alone, orange river? Seems more probable that we are not alone

[@OrangeRiver]

We certainly can't be alone in the universe. We may be the only extant civilization in the galaxy, but even that is wholly uncertain. I explore this more in another video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnW3ln2hiNZsbqM

[@benbrown8258]

A Kriosan empathic metamorph trained in negotiation would be my desired partner if they found me spousal material (apart from their natural powers) even though I would only be a diplomatic attache. My favorite hybrid would be the last few season version of Troi. (The first couple of seasons were offensive.)

[@OllamhDrab]

Well, not only did TNG provide the common very distant ancestor thing, there's also been a whole number of ancient empires, mysterious energy beings, wormhole aliens, and the like also transplanting and otherwise moving and maybe messing with life all over. One thing I'd expect from real science is that maybe tool-using species might be fairly rare even if intelligence wasn't, so chances are species would tend to interact with more similar species either in terms of cooperation or conflict.

[@Kira-Nerys]

I've always been partial to Captain Sisko...

[@Kyleplier]

His mentioning of centaur-like aliens made me immediately think of the Andalites in the Animorphs books. I have the entire book series on my Kindle lol

[@MyWellnessJourney1]

I would mate with a trill, their spots go all the way down!

[@ronaldlebeck9577]

As a published fantasy & sci-fi writer myself, I have human/G.E.L.F. (genetically engineered life form) relationships & offspring, though I've only had human/alien couple who have had a child--it took some tinkering in secret by a First One, who have been around since before the multiverse and other realms of existence. Even the humans who created the G.E.L.F.s in the late 20th/early 21st century got some help from a First One (though they didn't know it at the time). As for Star Trek, I thought Deanna Troi was cool (I actually got to meet Marina Sirtis and she's a riot--very nice lady). Also, Savik, as played by Kirstie Alley. The thing is about the Star Trek hybrid characters, for the most part they don't seem different enough from humans. "Humaliens" some have called them. I think there was a far greater variety of aliens in Babylon 5 Would I want to be in a relationship with an alien or other non-human gal? Heh, I can think of several from among my own characters that I wouldn't mind waking up next to every day. ;)

[@janmelantu7490]

Given that the humanoid aliens in Star Trek all have similar DNA, I assume that all would use the same chirality for sugars and amino acids. And yes, I would absolutely date and/or marry an alien.

[@jacara1981]

Also the base DNA that they all come from was created to be able to intermix with others.

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

but what if thier behavior was repugnet and strange in bed?

[@zeronolife5060]

My theory is based on the Asari from the Mass Effect. Its explained if i recall that they have a universal genetic material, that allows them to use any other genetic material to create an asari offspring. Wouldn't it be possible that there is an adaptablegenetic material that behaves this way, and by the 24th century, its discovered and reproduced as a therapy for them to increase the odds. After all its seen many times that there is Genome Resequencing to be able to change a person's dna to match a species, so its not too far off that maybe they have a "stem cell" to solve genetic material exchange.

[@kevinjohnson7553]

Another video done well. Good choice for a title too!

[@OrangeRiver]

Thanks Kevin!

[@erictaylor5462]

Even on Earth you have a wide variety of cultures with different attitudes towards sex. This is especially apparent in events designed to encourage fellowship, such as the Olympic Games. It is said that the athlete's living quarters are basically an orgy that continues throughout the time of the games.

[@peterjf7723]

The Culture novels of Ian Banks have genofixing which established the potential for inter-species breeding. If they just want sex then body modification is trivial. Not everybody makes use of this potential, some people prefer to be more human-basic for aesthetic or philosophical reasons, while some are so altered from that humanoid-basic state that any interbreeding would be impossible.

[@iyziejane]

The Vulcan high command knew what they were doing when they sent one of their top hotties to accompany Earth's first warp 5 mission

[@Blimbus-Blombo]

12:48 yes: Dr. Phlox Ezri AND Jadzia Dax Major Kira Martok T’Pol Spock AND T’Pring (SNW) K’Ehleyr Lwaxana Troi Garak Ziyal Sela And of course last but not least: B’Elanna Torres Edit: TENDI ALSO TENDI

[@Monderoth]

I like this, but I wish it was twice as long and covered waaay more.

[@m.h.w.weckseler]

3:22 I always had an issue with the 'they may look like insects' thinking. this because this always assumes our evolution, but not the evolution of the other species. We evolved from primates. But put us besides a monkey end no visiting alien would assume the money and us are related. We should look at it the other way as well. Even if they alien is evolved from insects, by they time they come to visit us in a space ship they will have evolved so much that they might just very well look like us because outside influences stay the same. You want eyes high so that you can see stuff. You want opposable thumbs so that you can builds a starship. So, yes, the alien might be an insectoid, but by the time we meet them the question would more be do sex parts fit and would we want to... put them together.

[@ertymexx]

"But put us besides a monkey end no visiting alien would assume the money and us are related." I disagree. They might very well not see the difference. "Whaddaya mean you are a human and that is a chimp - you look just the same! Long arms, stands om two legs, small ears, forward-pointing photo-receptors, you are CLEARLY the same!"

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Originally, the Andorians were evolved from some type of insect.

[@TheSlayerking666]

B'Elanna Torres from Voyager because I love her character and the progression that she goes out the whole series plus voyagers my favorite star trek I know that's not a popular opinion but that's my opinion

[@lelandframe1029]

Carl Sagan said that when it comes to human/alien procreation, it would be easier to "cross an elephant with a petunia". (That's why he didn't like Star Trek--he couldn't accept that Mr. Spock was half-human!)

[@debonaire_nerd]

Favourite sex hybrid episode of me: Star Trek Voyager's "Blood Fever" It's hot, it's angsty, it mixes Klingon, Vulcan, and human sexual sensibilities while being, frankly, one of the most honest episodes when it comes to sex drive, and overall human instinct.

[@mammutMK2]

And not to forget the rumor of a captain - doctor hybrid

[@gemini-007]

12:49 Yes

[@ernstboyd8745]

The connection between 3 nucleic acids and a amino acids is entirely arbitrary and could just as well have evolved in trillions of different ways Any difference would may the DNA completely incompatible. Still if there are some "progenitors" ...

[@DarkwaveMistress]

Can I see myself having a relationship with a member of an alien species? *looks at all the Spock fanarts in her phone * Of course not *cough *

[@shmee123ful]

ive always had a foundness for Naomi wildmen, however i dont really count seven of nine as a hybrid. she like all borg or former borg are cyborg. while the tech is alien. its not bioloical in nature though it acts on a bioloical scale at least as far as the nano probes are concerned. but it donsnt change the biogly. at most, the borg as far a gentic engineering goes will speed up the development of none adult drones. so they mature to adult hood fast but thats still not injected them with 'alien' dna. though its being theroised the queens are cloned and the borg children we sometimes see on cubes are 'generated' as the collective needs them. likely by combing sperm and eggs harvested from species and combined. when the collective just needs mord bodys and their are no worthy targets near by. we know despite their claims the borg can be choosy when it suits them. if seven of nine or any other fomer drone were to have children (we are unsure if they can or their all stilised by the assimilation process or something esle stops them) with a member of their own species in seven's case human. than the child may have some nano probes carryed over but the child would still be genetically speaking human no less human than anyone with a nono organic implant or replacement limb

[@johnjdumas]

Star Fleet would be where a mixed person would be meeting other cultures and be more comfortable bridging gaps. A mixed being would have a literal "head" start in the academy and therefore more likely to obtain a higher rank.

[@Pidalin]

4:07 - What if we are bizare life form? :-) I was thinking about that too, why starfleet has mainly human leaders, but I think that it can be explained. Starfleet is more like Earth organisation even when it's official federation navy, we saw in ST shows that even part of federation, other planets have their own fleets, military and police. And guess what, you don't see humans on Vulcan ship. 12:49 - yes, her Orion pheromones work on me even when she is just animated character :-)

[@quantafreeze]

Oh, I'm into it! JK I always wondered about this. Different earth species can inter breed in they are distantly related, but the offspring often end up sterile

[@TheDragonBloom]

B'lana Torres is my favorite hybrid character in Star Trek because she's the antithesis of Spock and her story arch.

[@Freddie1980]

2:05 Weeeelllllllll IT'S THE BIG SHOW!!

[@tonypowell9681]

I could see myself interbreeding with a Vulcan

[@augiegirl1]

Me too, especially since I tend to think a lot like a Vulcan already (since I'm on the Autism Spectrum).

[@peterschlange1832]

are the perks the same whether i join the channel or become a patron?

[@tommiecarlton5760]

Spock with a doubt but I would mind seeing a Vulcan/Andorian hybrid....

[@XX-es8vg]

A relationship with an alien? Well it depends on which species of course, but I see no issues at all with Trill, Bajoran, Betazoids, Vulcan, Romulan, and similar well-known species. More shall we say exotic ones, like Ferengi would be..well no thank you. Species like Cardassian or Klingons would be...well perhaps. Why not.

[@jamesbizs]

Not sure how the brain of a human and Ferengi would be like

[@psyguyyggdrasil9071]

Doesnt even want to fuck a ferengi smh

[@KingOfLesbia]

@@jamesbizs basically think charlie sheen in the first Wallstreet movie

[@kriz2432]

"How is it that so many of these Alien Species are able to Interbreed," is not how I would have worded it, lololololololololololololololo. 🤣

[@rockfan243]

Isn't it cannon that Spock as an embryo was genetically alter to...well survive?

[@clifffurgison4553]

You need to get millions and millions of subscribers so that I can walk into a room and say, "hey guys, Taylor here..." And be relevant

[@Psion_Phoenix]

It’s a shame we didn’t see more hybrids. Spock and Sela were like 2 sides of the same coin (one being Vulcan-Human and the other being Romulan-Human), but we never saw a ferengi hybrid or an Orion hybrid, Andorian Hybrid or even a Bolian hybrid (to my knowledge). I would love (if they decide to go down that route) to see a Vulcan-Kaminoan Hybrid between Saru and the Navar President as they genuinely seem to love each other in Discovery.