The Dreaded Moopsy: Star Trek Bestiary

[@Jestersage]

A theory is that Moopsy and Tribble evolved on the same planet. If you consider Moopsy being a predator, then its prey usually evolve to "survive" by either reproduce rapidly or have no bones - both of which I think apply to tribble.

[@joda7697]

That makes a heck of a lot of sense. I would also wager that they both developed on a high gravity world, which would explain their lack of bones. Can't get crushed if you don't have any. On the other hand, on such a planet, any creature beyond a certain size would need quite sturdy bones, to the point of being walking bags of calcium to manage to stay upright and uncrushed. Then, such a vast amount of bones would allow for an evolutionary bone vampire niche to be opened, and subsequently filled by moopsy.

[@insanehippiehippieinsane3828]

Not really. Tribbles would not be prey of the Moopsy but scavengers of their kills. In fact putting them together on one planet would probably wipe out the biosphere of the planet.

[@topogigio7031]

That's a terrible theory built only on Zoomer logic or "i seent it so it must be related."

[@topogigio7031]

The Tribble wouldn't be prey, they don't have the bone mass to support. The amount of biomass needed for enough Tribble bones would destroy any environment, and Tribble's are notorious for ruining ecosystems in a matter of hours

[@ryanhau1073]

I want to see a Moopsy fight an Atack Tribble

[@Lifelite]

The eyes are oriented forward instead of on the sides....immediately implying it's a predator. I'd wager the cute and cuddly appearance exists to cause predators to mistake it as prey. Though really, nothing is more hilarious than an adorable little murder ball, and I really need it as a plushy

[@AllyMonsters]

Nah, being cute is just a side effect. They are more or less just jumping spiders.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Right, pet moopsies would be called “cute little murderer” just like cats do

[@ManabiLT]

@@AllyMonsters Perhaps they're the source of the mythical Australian dropbear. Some alien visited Earth in the past, landed in Australia and accidentally left a few behind.

[@AllyMonsters]

@@ManabiLT They do like their koalas on the show.

[@erikmartinez5739]

That swamp gobbler was terrified of it just before he died and he probably never saw a moopsy before

[@JohnnyWednesday]

The Moopsy is realistically the only foe that can replace the Borg.

[@crackwitz]

Imagine an assimilated moopsy

[@Sk8rToon]

& an honest animal monster threat unlike the gorn that can be reasoned with, create lines of demarcation & have INVENTED INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL!!! They’re not mindless predators SNW!

[@tangerinealarm]

I wonder if they have battle fleets.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

The Borg would probably consider the Moopsies uninteresting, all things considered. Until a Moopsy attacks the collective. Then I thing the Borg would exterminate them as being a legitimate threat, but without merits in favor of assimilation.

[@jaimebabb9968]

The Borg Queen has metal bones to save herself from the Moopsy.

[@amazedsatsuma]

You know one of these days a moopsy will be a background easter egg for a scene in live action Trek and the internet will go wild about it

[@Giganfan2k1]

The SNW movie... LMAO

[@Iggy253]

I feel like a live action moospy would be uncanny.

[@mr.flibble3190]

The fact that a Moopsy can consume both bone tissue and tooth enamel suggests that the mineral salt hydroxyapatite might be an important component of its diet. On the other hand, a chemical solvent that can break down both hydroxyapatite *_and_* collagen that quickly could presumably break down a whole bunch of other compounds, too, which potentially indicates a much broader dietary range than "it drinks your bones" implies. It's frighteningly possible to consider that a Moopsy could digest a Horta.

[@kaitlyn__L]

This is part of why I think it’s probably an accelerated enzymatic action, rather than a direct solvent? OTOH the bodies once it finished visually don’t leave enough room for the other organs, maybe it does consume everything.

[@ManabiLT]

@@kaitlyn__L It's odd that the body's skin is left behind. Anything that dissolves all the internal organs would usually easily dissolve the skin, an external organ.

[@witchdoctor1394]

Maybe keratin is excluded from the effect, or maybe changed in some way to hold the liquefied internal contents of the victim? That way all the nutrients don't just inefficiently spill out everywhere and are contained in, as Rick put it, a "juicebox".

[@BeyondDaX]

So what you are saying that its a cutesy version of a Salt Vampire from the first episode of Star Trek?

[@yelleryoung5870]

I imagine that would have to be a really hungry Moopsy.

[@peterthx]

Nobody mentions it purrs like a kitten/cat/tribble! You can hear the Moopsy purring while it's nibbling up Ransom's teeth.

[@princeoftonga]

Just picturing a scene in a darkened Jeffries tube with an unnamed ensign in a red shirt crawling desperately. They finally stop for a moment and all you hear is the ensigns heavy breathing. Then out of the darkness seemingly right next to them comes the most blood curdling sound possible: “moopsy”!

[@islandmaster5064]

Now I'm thinking of the great klingon moospy hunt

[@ryanhau1073]

I'm convinced Moopsy is a parody on how wild Poké-Dex entries can get

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

That wouldn't be surprising in the least not what you mention it.

[@kargaroc386]

It's exactly the sort of thing that a person who was into pokemon during pokemania in the 90s, dropped it when it got "uncool", and later adopted the edgelord point of view that pokemon are horrific, would design. I mean, it's cute and vaguely pikachu-like, has a superpower, and can only say its name. It's also a horrifying menace. I rest my case.

[@demi-femme4821]

It's a combination of that and cats.

[@sokagofferenginar8669]

I think just Pokemon in general because like Pokemon it gets its name from The Sound it makes

[@tripplec6798]

I saw it mentioned elsewhere but another thing to go with this is how both its design and way its animated make it stand out from the rest of the show as if it somehow escaped the pokemon anime and wound up in the star trek universe

[@Bionickpunk]

I swear if someone doesn't make moopsy plushies, we have failed as a species.

[@GSBarlev]

Not to worry, fam. Etsy was on the job within minutes of the episode airing (honestly they were probably getting out their sewing machines once the season trailer dropped).

[@DeathToTheOppoisition]

there's someone on twitter that made 9 of them and even made one that says the name when squeezed

[@phantom6]

Partner with that company that made the plushes that, when squeezed, would reveal open mouths full of fangs and you've got a winner.

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

I found a moopsy plushie on Amazon.

[@josiahbahuaud2294]

I found one on Amazon. 10/10 recommend. Super soft and squishy. 😊

[@carterh8431]

I remember seeing a very interesting theory online that the Moopsy is a bizarre form of polyethylene-based life which would explain its elastic body and the little squeaks it’s feet make when it walks on the metal deck plates among other things.

[@nobleactual7616]

Do you have a link to the original theory?

[@carterh8431]

@@nobleactual7616 I keep trying to send the link but it keeps stopping the reply for some reason. It was on the r/lowerdecks subreddit.

[@TheAustralianMapper5378]

So a plastic type lifeform of life that’s very interesting.

[@thejestor9378]

@@TheAustralianMapper5378and would explain the calcium drinking , as it could require calcium but have no means to produce it on it’s own. Think like Vampire bats needing to drink blood to survive.

[@JoelFeila]

@@nobleactual7616 lower decks subreddit. They speculated the moopsy uses hydrofloric acid to quickly break down bones.

[@SnazBrigade]

I know SNW already did a lower decks crossover... but i really want to see a live action moopsy.

[@TheVeritas1]

Genius idea.

[@alexandermackie7621]

Brilliant idea

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Discovery still has at least one more season.

[@TheVeritas1]

@@Blasted2Oblivion A moopsy on Discovery would be crazy.

[@MuffinHunterX]

Moopsey Vs. Juvenile Gorn. Let's Go!

[@QalOrt]

Just more evidence that Star Trek is actually of the sci-fi horror genre.

[@AllyMonsters]

Yeah, it's a 50s sci-fi spider movie for the episode.

[@TheVeritas1]

Moopsy and the revamped Gorn certainly proves this. Trek also falls under the post-nuclear holocaust category of sci-fi. The Federation was founded in the wake of World War III.

[@witchdoctor1394]

Trek also falls under the Cosmic Horror and Weird Tales genre.

[@TheVeritas1]

@@witchdoctor1394 Yep.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

Moopsy is to everyone, what Tribbles are to Klingons 😅

[@TheVeritas1]

Well said.

[@targetseeker]

some fool tried to Cane Toad the Tribbles with Moopsy but turns out Tribbles have no bones so they actually turned out Cane Toad after all.

[@ElizaWheeler79]

Given the Klingon skeletal structure it would be an All You Can Eat Buffet to the Moopsy

[@ScientistCat]

would be hilarious if Moopsies were grossed out by Klingon bones somehow

[@trekker683]

I wonder if the "attack Tribble" in Picard season 3 was a hybrid.

[@evlynm]

Now I want to see a changeling character with a pet Moopsy.

[@daveh7720]

Given her attitude about "solids," I could imagine the Female Changeling sitting behind a desk petting a moopsy, like Blofeld and his cat in the James Bond universe.

[@golgarisoul]

Ohhh, yes! Bond villain or gangster is definitely the perfect combo for this character.

[@barrybend7189]

​@@daveh7720or Baron Cylus Greenback and his caterpillar pet from Danger mouse.

[@Tiredjungle13]

Would make sense, they could use them as replacement for the Jem Hadar. An army of soldiers, that could not hurt the Dominion, only hurt the enemys of the changelings. Sounds like something the founders would like.

[@evlynm]

@@Tiredjungle13 oh my...

[@Morlock19]

Why they haven't released a plushie of this thing by now is beyond me. if they had it in difference positions i would have bought them all by now.

[@targetseeker]

Laughs in Beebo.

[@jameskeating895]

Especially a plushie that says "moopsy" when you squeeze it

[@Hopalongtom]

Because of the risks of a real Moopsy escaping with the Merchandise!

[@GSBarlev]

Oh, there are Etsy sellers, my friend. There's also a free 3D model on Printables-even though PLA is not the cuddliest of materials, I can confirm that an IRL Moopsy is _very_ friend-shaped.

[@Ghost11235813]

I'm amazed they didn't have thousands or a million of them ready to ship when they released the episode.

[@golgarisoul]

Adding Moopsy venom to my list of dangerous weapons for Trek TTRPG games.

[@topogigio7031]

*gruff Odo voice* : "Who's a good moopsy? That's right, you're a good moopsy!"

[@Tiredjungle13]

I would love to see a Moopsy and a Tribble going on adventures toogether. Star Treks 2 most dangerous pets. And changelings using them, would make a lot of sense, these creatures could not hurt the Dominion, only hurt the enemys of the changelings. Sounds like something the founders would like.

[@Sephiroth144]

Oh, it could absolutely hurt the Dominion, (I mean, look at a Jem'Hadar and tell me that's not Moopsy's version of "Supersize it"), but shouldn't really hurt the changelings proper... then again, depending on the chemical content of "the goo", changelings might just be "pre-chewed"

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

That would certainly make for an interesting adventure.

[@samwill7259]

New Star Fleet rule. You find a nonsapient creature, unidentified and that is small, fuzzy and "adorable" Punt it into suborbit and leave. Quickly

[@NeoTechni]

It's the only way to be sure.

[@AzraelThanatos]

Punting it just puts you within biting range...

[@joelellis7035]

Naw, best to launch a full spread of photon torpedoes from orbit, and be done with it.

[@GSBarlev]

This even works with Murfs, who won't mind the adventure in the slightest. (I guess Murf is probably sapient, though)

[@westrim]

Neelix worked out ok, though.

[@Shatterverse]

IDK why but the few times a calcivore has been used as a thing in sci-fi they're always terrifying. Farscape and Futurama both did it. Farscape's was even a humanoid sapient. They're always _horrifyingly fast_ predators for some reason. I'm no biochemist or anything but I wouldn't imagine there's a lot of energy in calcium - or maybe there is? As an aside they might shit literal bricks. If they had a koala-like colon, perhaps in weird, little white cubes lol.

[@MultiSouthernCross]

Excluding the silicates from 'Island of Terror", which were fairly slow-moving ambush predators. As a silicon-based species, they were as tough as a Horta. Worse yet,they budded every few hours, so if you missed one, you would eventually encounter more of them.

[@straypaper]

Calcium? No, they don't generate any energy when burned. But "bones" are way more than just calcium. We have, uh, phosphorus, some protein in collagen, and fat in the bone marrow I guess? Still it's predominantly calcium so one must wonder what a Moopsy does with all those calcium they ingested along the caloric/combustible components.

[@Laserbeak316]

To quote Leela from Futurama: “It’s not his fault he’s an unstoppable killing machine.”

[@Janoha17]

I wonder if the Moopsy has a scavenger species that follows it to feed on the de-boned carcasses it leaves behind?

[@A._is_for]

some invertebrate digester like a slug or jellyfish?

[@MetalheadAndNerd]

They could be used in the meat industry of some culture without replicators.

[@targetseeker]

Jack Horner is that you?

[@completelyferrouschemist6776]

@@A._is_for Possibly a fuzzy one. Like a tribble...

[@irregularassassin6380]

No reason for the moopsy to not also be a convenience scavenger. Many carnivores don't eat the bones of their prey, instead leaving a perfectly good skeletonized carcass for the moopsy!

[@ahistoric_gamer9716]

This is so adorable. Almost derpy. But it is so deadly 🤣

[@Templar-w9j]

What happens if Steven king created a Pokemon

[@ericlondon2663]

The creator must have been a Stellaris player. All the cute aliens are trying to make you an item in a grocery store.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

@@ericlondon2663 Also a Red Vs Blue enjorier..."How do you beat someone to death with their own skull?"

[@Iamthelolrus]

Its like a murder marshmallow.

[@TheVeritas1]

LOL. I love that nickname for the Moopsy.

[@Marconius6]

There are plenty of horrific predators in real life humans find adorable: orcas and polar bears come to mind. Or axolotl. Or y'know, cats.

[@BeyondDaX]

Especially the orange cats that are murder on your finances when its having one of its lasagna munchies

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Honestly the closest to the whoopsie I think would be a seal exapted whoopsies are land creators only... And will go comando on you.

[@GSBarlev]

I have a 3D printed Moopsy and a plush Axolotl (on a bucket). Aside from the tail, they're exactly the same.

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

​@@BeyondDaX GARFIELD!!!

[@Tallacus]

I can see the Cardassians using these guys as a means of execution. "Feed him to the Moopsie!"

[@theangryholmesian4556]

Moopsies with fricking lazers on their heads!

[@knitcrochettiger361]

Doctor Who had an episode with an alien called the P"TING (pah ting)....it was cute pokemon friend shaped, but it had a varacious apetite for energy....the deadlier the radiation the sweeter it was to the P'Ting....most human or near-human species could not touch it for it's skin (like some amphibians) is covered with toxins that will kill instantly....the episode was called "The Tsuranga Conundrum"

[@tba113]

"Sure, they're cute now. But in a second they're gonna get mean, and they're gonna get ugly somehow, and there's gonna be a million more of 'em." "How can you say that?" "Didn't you guys ever WATCH the show?!"

[@ellencameron3775]

Are those the miners?

[@DanteCorwyn]

The attack Tribble from Picard is possibly a typical Tribble Tuvixed with a Moopsy, no wonder Worf was wary of it.

[@ManabiLT]

I think _anyone_ would have been startled by that giant maw slamming against the window of the pod, not just Worf or any other Klingon.

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I'm sorry, did you say *attack tribble* 😲😵😨

[@DanteCorwyn]

@@margotrosendorn6371 yep.

[@ManabiLT]

@@margotrosendorn6371 In _Picard_ season 3 they visit a space station where Section 31 keeps their ... stuff. And yes, there's a genetically engineered attack tribble in there that's nightmare fuel. It's only a brief scene, it's not why they're there, but attack tribbles are canonical now. If you liked _TNG,_ you should watch _Picard's_ season 3. It's really good.

[@paladinboyd1228]

Attack tribble, what the hell did i just read.

[@Setphmaster]

I wonder how they reproduce? Are they self cloning, A-sexuelle or do they have genders? How long does it take for them to multiply? Is the Moopsy an adult specimen does it age or is it genetically immortal. And where does all the mass of its victims go? Sooo many questions!!!

[@GSBarlev]

They're likely neotenic, like axolotls, and don't metamorphosisize into their "adult" forms unless exposed to a specific stimulus. I wouldn't expect a predator that complex to be able to reproduce asexually, but given their voraciousness, I'm guessing they're solitary, only meeting with other Moopsies for the purpose of mating. Their elasticity suggests that rather than birthing live young, they likely lay large eggs, though probably only one at a time. These eggs may very well have ossified shells which serve as sustenance to the pre- and neonatal Moopsie Bun (the scientific term for a baby Moopsy), but would make them prime targets for same-species scavenging. In any case, Moopsy likely do not raise their young, with newly hatched Buns learning to hunt and survive on pure predatory instinct.

[@z3iro383]

I love the "adorable alien creature is actually a deadly predator" trope because it's actually real (see: cats, dogs)

[@Reddotzebra]

Let's go over the list: -This thing is either evolved in an extremely specialized niche ecosystem or genetically engineered. -It poses no threat whatsoever to Founders but will handily eat pretty much all "Solids" -It is friend-shaped. I think the changelings probably DID have these as pets, until they became problematic due to munching on the Horta.

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I'm getting big Lord Nibbler vibes from this creature. 😂

[@TheVeritas1]

Great comparison.

[@GSBarlev]

IIRC Nibblonians eat everything but the bones, so I could see a good symbiotic relationship there.

[@Marconius6]

You kept saying it's fluffy, but I don't think there was any indication of that... I thought it was all soft skin, like a naked molerat or something.

[@XShadOBabeX]

Best clue that it’s fluffy is the fact that it has little pink toe beans (aka the skin on its feet) like a cat. Furless cats are pink all over like their toes. If the Moopsy was all white skin then why are their toes a different color? Also as a side note, their cheeks seem to sport stylized tufts of fur.

[@ericlondon2663]

"Moopsy!"......[Screams of agony off camera]

[@Prich319]

Why do I feel like it would offer me a contract to become a magical girl?

[@ZoeMalDoran]

Oh good. I'm not the only one who got Kyubey vibes from the thumbnail

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

I sincerely hope we get a Star Trek sidestory about first contact with the Moopsies.

[@GSBarlev]

I think this _was_ the Federation's first contact with the Moopsy.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Aah but not the first first contact with the dread Moopsies. Star Trek: Moopsy is the horror movie none of us knew we needed...

[@QuantumVLOG]

I'd love to see how the Borg would approach the Moopsy, given they are part organic would the Moopsy attempt to attack?

[@e.s.4017]

Remember how the Borg queen looked after being engulfed in plasma in First Contact? Yeah that's the moopsy for ya.

[@AzraelThanatos]

Well, there are the borg tribbles in STO...

[@evae1216]

"species 75567: incredibly dangerous. No useful biological or technological distinctiveness to add to our own. Exterminate with prejudice"

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

@@AzraelThanatos I am sorry. What's this now? Borg Tribbles? That sounds simultaneously fascinating and a waste of assimilation. I mean, why would the Collective get from a Tribble's biological and technological distinctiveness?

[@dschehutinefer5627]

@@Blasted2Oblivion To be fair, the Borg Tribbles were just meme-y pets that did nothing except being Tribbles with some Borg implants sticking out. Certainly nothing the Borg would realistically put nanoprobes in... but then again, wasn't there a mention in Voyager that sometimes the Borg would assimilate planets by beaming nanoprobes into the atmophere, effectively assimilating everything on the surface? I'm guessing that is how you'd get random Borg critters.

[@spartana1116]

Lol I still remember seeing a comment saying "This is what happens if you put a pokemon in another universe, THEY KEEP EACH OTHER IN CHECK!"

[@GSBarlev]

Tendi found a Bulbasaur skull during Anomaly Reclamation duty (it came from the planet where "animals evolve weirdly").

[@hazel7296]

We did it! We found a friend for Armus! Also Shelliac or Tholians.

[@saphirefoxirl]

Tholian weather might be too hot for it...

[@JeroAstra]

It would drink the Tholians carapace and expose its flesh.

[@TheAustralianMapper5378]

@@JeroAstrayou think a moopsy can drink chiton?

[@DeathlordSlavik]

@@JeroAstra No Tholians are a silicon based lifeform meaning they were basically living crystals so it wouldn't be drinking anything from them.

[@KazeMunashii]

Teeth are made out of enamel, not bone. They are actually stronger than bones, which makes Moopsy's ability to "drink it" even more terrifying.

[@R1ckj333]

Moopsy!

[@Iceflkn]

Oh no, Moopsie, please show Rick Mercy. He has more videos to make!

[@TheZapan99]

Cute animal from a deadly jungle world who turns out to be a ravenous predator and is only interested in eating species with a calcium skeleton? This is the exact plot of the Farscape episode "Bone To Be Wild" which features a harmless-looking sentient species named the calcivore.

[@TheVeritas1]

Good point. That was one creepy Farscape episode.

[@akjackhd5804]

would've loved to hear you scream "AHHH ITS DRINKING MY BONES HE-" 4:07

[@Stormcrow_1]

Never trust anything cute and/or fluffy. They're made of pure ebil.

[@geeklukeg]

2 things Moopsy sees you as a Capri Sun. I now need a Moopsy Hirogen short trek.

[@targetseeker]

some unholy mashup of the Isengard/Kamino army reveal scene but with a changeling and his moopsy army. How canon is X-men/Star Trek? I have either the greatest or stupidest idea ever.

[@RomLoneWolf23]

The cuter the alien animal life-form, the LESS I trust it not to be a deadly, murderous beast.

[@ManabiLT]

The way it hunts and feeds is similar in a lot of ways to some aliens from Peter F. Hamilton's Void Trilogy. A guy kept a few of them in his house as security against intruders. During the day they're harmless (although not adorable fluffballs like Moopsy), but at night when a couple of guys break in they drop onto their heads from the ceiling. They then complete envelop their heads and begin to secrete high caustic digestive acids. Within minutes they've dissolved and/or eaten the entire victim. That can't be a pleasant way to die.

[@mattmorehouse9685]

No, it probably isn't. Moopsy!

[@Werezilla]

That sound it makes when drinking bones is uncanny. The crew didn't have phasers so they couldn't stun it which makes you wonder how the Moopsy defends itself from attacks.

[@tyrmacairt2351]

You're too busy going "AAaaawwwwww, it's so adorab....................."

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

I would think a like an algator(Who really are lazy when not ambushing you at the water's edge.) exapter more cat/plushy like.

[@laurawasnewsky155]

I don't know why I was randomly recommended a video clip of this thing, but tell me Moopsy doesn't look like a pre-evolved version of Kyubey from Madoka Magica 😂

[@Stingmon21]

I can't wait until this ends up in one of the live action shows and just slaughters it's way through a couple of Red Shirts. Maybe the Section 31 movie? Love to see Georgiou fight a couple of these.

[@GSBarlev]

This would absolutely happen if they got The Daniels to write and direct. God, I want to see that film.

[@Giganfan2k1]

Section 31 shuttle crash lands on the planet.

[@MerrowHawk]

If the Trek universe evolves "Cute" as a weapon ... I don't think I want to be anywhere near the most adorable planets.

[@Brigadier_Beau]

The next greatest threat to Starfleet and the universe is a race that gives off Rainbow Bright or My Little Pony vibes.

[@Brigadier_Beau]

Care Bares

[@davidponseigo8811]

It kind of reminds me of the Tooth Fairy in the Hellboy franchise. They ate bones or anything made of Calcium.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

I am tempted to make a remix of the moopsy saying it's call and then scream metal and techno starting with the screams of horror from the Lower Decks characters inserted in the song breaks.

[@cerdjee4918]

Moopsy!

[@intillzah6160]

To hell with the Dominion or the Borg, I'd rather face them than Moopsy or Mr Frundles....

[@phillipgathright8001]

RIP, Rick. No shame in becoming Moopsy chow. 😅😂

[@skippy-the-destroyer]

Androids can probably keep them as pets safety too. Data would maybe keep one if he could guarantee his human friends safety.

[@uss_04]

Oopsie who let loose the Moopsie

[@vulpemarine2057]

i haven't really seen lower decks yet, but this creature looks a lot like earless version of kyubey from madoka magica. hell, i would even say kyubey is a subspecies of moopsy that instead feeds on the despair of human girls

[@ohaxer5916]

I’d rather say it’s a bioweapon made by the Incubators

[@westrim]

It's always bittersweet to watch the last video a channel releases.

[@GSBarlev]

What's even scarier is that the Moopsy was intelligent enough to edit, render and upload the video.

[@blackc1479]

Now i want a moopsy/nibbler death match.

[@grahamcorr7644]

Moopsy's and Tribbles and Targs,Oh my!

[@rmeddy]

ok you just made the Dominion potentially way more terrifying.

[@Chronix-]

The new moopsy plushie for children newborn and up will feature laser cut titanium razor-sharp teeth hidden inside its mouth to emulate the "cute but dangerous" aspect to its character. Available November 28th!

[@Tim.Stotelmeyer]

Seán Ferrick from TrekCulture does a hilarious impression of Moopsy saying Moopsy.

[@orkloven]

I can't wait till I can get one as a pet on Star Trek Online!! 🤣 hopefully a combat pet!

[@WhitzWolf92]

I wonder if this thing was at least partially based on/inspired by Tokomon (from Digimon). Both are small white quadrupedal creatures that are ~50% mouth, full of pointy teeth. Pretty much the only major difference is swapping out tendril-like ears for fluffy cheeks.

[@AllyMonsters]

I think the inspiration was the jumping spider.

[@WhitzWolf92]

​@@AllyMonsters Perhaps in how it eats, but the way it look is very similar to Tokomon - and very un-spider-like.

[@AllyMonsters]

@@WhitzWolf92 I guess? It looks more like a baby seal to me though. Then again I don't know what a digimon is aside from the google image search I had to do to see what it looked like.

[@WhitzWolf92]

@@AllyMonsters You're not wrong! Both Moopsy and Tokomon bear a resemblance to baby seals, too. So it is always possible the resemblance between the two is coincidental - I just can't help but wonder since they also share the huge mouth and teeth.

[@user-ee6lk1pb6w]

@@WhitzWolf92 honestly i think it's inspired by both pokemon and digimon. Especially whenever it speaks, It can only speak by its name like a pokemon

[@joseruba1081]

Star Fleet needs a few as pets behind extra strong doors to release against any boarding party or enemy ship.

[@adpirtle]

Having your bones drunk wouldn't be the worst way to go, I suppose.

[@Giganfan2k1]

Honestly it would probably be a horrible way to die. You would most likely suffocate as your diaphragm would have structure. Either that or your heart explodes as you arteries are evolved to have structure. Then there is the problem with your brain not having a roll cage. If all it does is drink your bones you would probably be more or less alive for minutes. Unless the moopsy gives you that terrier shake. It will sever your spinal cord without bones even a gentle shake would end you. This could be a crap ton of nightmare fuel.

[@garethspotfur1]

If trek has taught us anything, is that if a creature appears to be cute, cuddly, and harmless, RUN!

[@jonathanperez7663]

I want to see ST:SNW do a joke episode about the moopsy.

[@ZoeMalDoran]

Looks adorable but is really pure evil? So not just the thumbnail leading to comparisons with Kyubey

[@spikedpsycho2383]

I have my own metabolism theory for the moopsy, the creature is metallic consumer. It converts light metals in bones and marrow and excreted it as an oxide. Thus making it an obligate carnivore who contributes nutrients back into the soil. Thus making it a keystone species.

[@TheGuardianofAzarath]

So, star trek finally coppied the concept of Nibler and the Bone Vampire from Futurama and merged the two.

[@AllyMonsters]

No, the inspiration was a jumping spider.

[@Horace-8]

A realistic depiction of Kirby.

[@ugochukwuanadyk6954]

The Moopsy is a pokemon that somehow found itself in the Star Trek universe.

[@markfergerson2145]

Reminds me of Fizzgig from the movie Dark Crystal.

[@abadstroller]

I'm reimagining this narrator sounding more Attenboroughian and lending even greater gravitas to this particular Moopsynterpretation.

[@oddforoddssake3751]

Love this kinda trope Tiny little adorable baby bean that will absolutely mercilessly *fucking kill you* lol

[@Trialwolf]

Need to see who would win in a fight..... Moopsy or an Attack Tribble.

[@deusexaethera]

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[@irregularassassin6380]

The moopsy's vision seems to be different from human vision, but it didn't look like it could see infrared, or anything like that. Maybe just a narrower band of the visual spectrum?

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Why is it the most cutest creatures always ended up as the most dangerous predators?

[@stevengalloway8052]

The Moopsy Plushie will immediately become popular, I suspect... 😏

[@dylanthomas385]

Do more culture index

[@me0101001000]

The toxin could be highly concentrated hydrofluoric acid, which is known to be highly corrosive.

[@michaeltonus3888]

Wow poor Rick. It's good someone edited the video and posted it for him. Weird that they didn't cut out the part where he was attacked by a Moopsy though.

[@CaptainRC1]

In case of Moopsy release, call Lieutenant Ashley Ketchum, who has extensive experience and specialized equipment in capturing cute, but dangerous creatures.

[@jhmcd2]

Reminds me of Cell from Dragonball Z. The design is kind of dumb, but I like the creativity. But this is the irony of animated Trek, it can do things live action Trek just can't do (well, without expensive CGI).

[@ZeroDarkness-]

Just make sure Borg never successfully assimilates Moopsy or everyone doomed 😅 Or if other creatures from outside of Star Trek Never let Xenomorph hijacking Moopsy either Nobody want XenoMoopsy walking around

[@cacogenicist]

For some reason I can hear Sir Patrick Stewart in my head, saying: _"You brought a Moopsy onboard? Are you fecking insane?"_

[@42ndLife]

I have been waiting for this video since the episode came out.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

My money WAS on the whole bone melting venom thing. I have recently changed my mind though. I think it just sucks the bones out like a thick milkshake through a straw. Why do I think this? Because it would be more adorable.

[@Tvirus12]

It reminded me of the rabbit from monty python and the holy grail. One second you're wondering if its going to nibble your bum, the next you're telling your knights of the round table to "runaway!"

[@GenghisVern]

Moopsy is awesome. I want one.

[@mr.flibble3190]

I don't. I can think of some people I'd like to send one to, though.

[@Nekomancer69]

They give a seal a run for it's money, (in terms of roundness and cuteness) .

[@marcomirhayes7121]

Moopsy seems like a Founder genetic experiment gone arry now that you bring up Changelings in reference to them. I mean, they clearly wreck us solids.