Star Control 2 - The Thraddash (part 1)

The Captain travels to the Draconis constellation and finds the Thraddash.
The Thraddash were voiced by Richard Antaki.

[@soulman7675]

I wish I had the creative capacity to come up with sci-fi alien race with as much chaotic energy as the thraddash.

[@charlesajones77]

Gotta love a species whose entire MO is to constantly overthrow itself.

[@AAhmou]

Charles Jones They remind me of Vogons.

[@charlesajones77]

Ha! Good one!

[@RequiemPoete]

Well at least they're self limiting.

[@BigGrease1]

The French of space

[@gilian2587]

@@BigGrease1 Did the French ever do that more than once?

[@scottkamps1270]

The Kohr-Ah talked about having to remain in constant pain to escape the thrall of the Dnyarri. After the headache of having to deal with the Thraddash, I think the Ur-Quan as a whole would have preferred that pain.

[@Goatisme]

NOT ME HAAAAAAAAA STOP SAYING THAT ABOUT MY KINSHIP OF STONE HAAAAAAAAAA

[@DeputyCartman100]

Cigars; a truly universal symbol of toughness, aggression, and masculinity in the Star Control universe. Or maybe Culture 18 previously ran into humanity and there was an exchange of goods and ideas before the Ur-Quan showed up.

[@hagamapama]

Just imagine hhow much more aggressive they were before the Ur-Quan swapped their tobacco with mary j.

[@DragDenDFO]

Thanks for this, I've never actually met Thraddash because they were always already destroyed before I reached their space :)

[@Kasadoll]

The thraddash torch is actually a pretty good ship.If it's used properly ( which I dont always do) the afterburner can be used defensively and offensively

[@BluJean6692]

I love it: they're exactly halfway between Orkz and Klingons...

[@RomanVasylenko888]

russians

[@Cynidecia]

Orkz would love these guys.

[@keanucange]

I love the torch. It can kinda dodge infinitely and the afterburner can be used to great effect to cause damage. You dont even need to use the blaster.

[@MystMagus]

These guys are hysterical. Only Tanaka (Shofixti) competes for funniest dialogue in the game (as far as I've played).

[@Yumyai]

WHABOOOOOOM Damn, I love these guys.

[@Goatisme]

Me too :>

[@Onefuturist]

Totally agree :D they totally love fights. Someonen new to fight! ...value of a good fight.

[@TehCybernerd]

'theoretically zipping back....' heh, great.

[@TheGuzeinbuick]

Pretty hilarious concept for an alien civilization. Other sci-fi universes like to imagine an alien race that knows nothing but violence and combat as being the most fearsome, predatory forces in the galaxy. But SCII asked the question, how advanced could such a society society really be if every revolution sets their progress back a few hundred years?

[@Thunar7]

this alien race is fuckin hilarious

[@seneryy]

> "Culture based on fighting" > Get their asses kicked by talking spiders

[@lord_toker]

The talking spiders also get their asses kicked

[@RRRX18]

YAK YAK YAK YAMMER YAMMER YAMMER! It's a shame these guys are extinct now. lol

[@megaman133]

Are they extinct?

[@starsiegeplayer]

@@megaman133 The Ilwrath destroyed their society. I'm not sure if there were any survivors.

[@megaman133]

@@starsiegeplayer Weren't the Ilrwath destroyed as well in the conflict?

[@starsiegeplayer]

@@megaman133 Yes, I think you are correct.

[@williambrennan104]

It's interesting that a culture of 14's nature came immediately after 13. Perhaps that transition was more peaceful than most - as 13 was able to create sufficient political stability that individual capacity for violence became less necessary?

[@MediaManPower]

The joke is that c13 proved they were right. By being pacifists, they didn't put up a fight, thus the Thraddash didn't do enough damage to each other and their culture went back by only 50% compared to their other cultures. Because even as an opponent, peace was more beneficial to the Thraddash than was is. Truly masterful writing.

[@Lexyvil]

I loved grinding for money on them. Even controlling their ships proved very useful.

[@DoomRater]

Talk is for sissies! Talk like the amount of talking I'm about to do right now, telling you all about our history! Harg harg harg!

[@AbbasTinwala-wt9ci]

They are equivalent to Drenkend of SCO. But I like Thraddash much more due to lot of details in UQM.

[@Poodleinacan]

By that I meant that, by hearing the Thraddash, I was hearing some words and letters that weren't said "english-like"...

[@chopsticks9984]

Sounded like the actor was going for a throaty Andre the Giant impression.

[@mikakeinanen8382]

Goddamn I wish I was there to voice act this. And most of the SC2 voice act roll

[@thebestSixZero]

Now we know where Castro went

[@RequiemPoete]

I want to watch a battle with a Thraddash vs a Klingon.

[@gilian2587]

It would be over quickly. Klingons are far ahead of the Thraddash technologically due to the Klingons being less likely to vaporize themselves into the stone age...

[@zoushaomenohu]

Anyone here besides me wonder if Mass Effect's krogan are a more serious version of these guys?

[@s.m.2523]

There might be some inspiration bug I think more likely that boith take root in the same tropes of 'proud warior race' trope popularized with the klingons in Star trek and then perpetuated and declined in..about every space opera setting ever.

[@contentiouscritic]

@@s.m.2523 the developers of Mass Effect said they were directly inspired by this game. not necessarily specifically the Thraddash, but also why not?

[@SanguinDagon]

Anyone else wonder what the lead tattoo technique is

[@RequiemPoete]

It's probably straight forward. They give you a tattoo laced with lead and wait for you to succomb.

[@SanguinDagon]

That sounds painful as hell, I’d rather be crucified, man even the krogan would respect these guys

[@contentiouscritic]

lead is an intense neurotoxin. Getting Tattoos made of lead would definitely kill you, but it would be slow, and before death your mind would painfully degenerate and the experience would likely be both unique and horrific...

[@tree_alone]

haha these guys are basicly Gwar

[@thebestSixZero]

My role models

[@Juff0Wup]

am I the only one who hears Conan O'Brien's Ahnold voice here ?

[@sirmicro]

LOL!

[@Poodleinacan]

Soooooo, they are the frenchies of the galaxy?... Good thing I live in Quebec!

[@Onefuturist]

The gangbangers of the future.

[@thebestSixZero]

ah yes, latino aliens

[@RomanVasylenko888]

russians

[@lewsdiod]

not to be that guy, but the voices added in TUQM didn't make it better. imo. Just let me imagine the voices and enjoy the music. Great initiative though.

[@GaldirEonai]

+lewsdiod They weren't added in the TUQM rerelease, they're from the '94 3DO version. IIRC they were also in a PC-CD rerelease that contained all three games a few years before TUQM.

[@HBoggggggggg]

+lewsdiod I agree, some of the humor gets lost with this voice acting. especially the thraddash

[@codenamezenneko9599]

@@HBoggggggggg Eh, the only voice I don't think fit was the Utwig personally. Sounded too whiny. Even after restoring the ultron.

[@Goatisme]

Culture 22 my favorite The combat diplomatics