48. Excalbians First appearance: Star Trek: The Original Series “The Savage Curtain” (1969) But thanks to The Animated Series, the distinctive Edosians live on and prosper in Trek lore. Arex also was a character that fully utilized animation as the six limbs and distinct alien features of this character would have been impossible to pull off in live-action back in the day.
Arex was voiced by Scotty himself James Doohan and was a standout character in the era between The Original Series and The Next Generation.Īrex popped up in comics and novels and took his place of honor among the original crew.
Lieutenant Arex, the loyal Enterprise navigator that first appeared in Star Trek: The Animated Series, is a proud member of the Edosian species and was a recurring character during this era of animated Trek. Edosian First appearance: Star Trek: The Animated Series “Beyond the Farthest Star” (1973)Įdosians are a tripedal species and are skilled at using their three arms and three legs in navigation and piloting. Including one about a race of wax soldiers that can be replicated and sent to do the Federation’s will. Yikes.Īrcturians also appeared in the Star Trek daily comic strip and their back story continues to stand as a great example of the vast richness of the Star Trek galaxy, a place where billions of stories exist at all times. While never seen on screen, there are legions of these guys running around, just waiting to be sent to some hostile planet to go to war. The Federation has always been portrayed as peaceful and benevolent, but it has the potential to unleash billions of melty looking monsters at a moment’s notice. According to Philips and Fletcher, the Arcturians were actually a race of clones that made up the bulk of the Federation’s infantry. Star Trek costume crafters extraordinaire Fred Phillips and Robert Fletcher came up with a rich history for the Arcturian. Just imagine the species that will soon be coming to Star Trek: Discovery! But now is the time to celebrate the past as we present the fifty coolest Star Trek aliens ever to appear in films or TV. Star Trek just keeps on delivering the cool aliens show after show, film after film. There have been vile races bred for combat, omnipotent races that use humankind as puppets, and even a bunch of cute little furry things. From The Original Series to The Animated Series, to The Next Generation, to Deep Space Nine, the Delta Quadrant and Voyager, to the early adventures of Enterprise, to the modern day films, Star Trek has gifted fans with unforgettable species after species as the five-year mission has turned into five decades of first contact.
Star Trek may be the human adventure, but there have been countless non-human beings, critters, menaces, gods, and blobs that have been introduced in the Star Trek universe. The crews of the various iterations of Star Trek boldly went where no one has gone before - and then boldly met a crap ton of alien species.