Since its debut in 1966, Star Trek has given pop culture some of the greatest aliens of all time. Vulcans, Klingons, and the Borg appeal to more than just sci-fi nerds and have become parts of the larger lexicon. But not every alien in Trek deserves such praise. With hundreds of episodes to air, producers
I feel like as this goes on, this list just devolves into random Star Trek species.
I mean, the whole point of the Antedians and Breen is they’re total meme species.
I personally feel like one of the ACTUAL worst species in the franchise is LD’s Dooplers. While overall, the eponymous episode is great, probably one of the series bests, the Dooplers felt out of place. Usually, Lower Decks has a standard of doing things that are both ridiculous and plausible by Star Trek logic - in other words, the cartoon dial is usually set at 6 or 7 (unless it’s a hallucination), but I feel like the Dooplers were a jarring turn to a 10.
I never really thought about it, but you’re right, the Dooplers are too over the top and only make sense in a cartoon context.
The Pandronians from TAS and LD (the species that effectively have three independent parts) also make no sense outside of a cartoon.
I feel like the Pandronians aren’t as severe - maybe an 8. You could explain the floating in part as a naturally occurring anti-gravity system (which does canonically exist artificially).
I might be biased, though, in kn my Star Trek Adventures campaign, I have a Pandronian as my chief medical officer.
Yeah, at least they don’t violate conservation of matter like the Dooplers appear to.