Cyamarin
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I always thought that was intentional. I've always felt that in the combination of the two races--perhaps even in the interruption of the Process--the Chmmr lost something irrevocably. I've always thought you were supposed to be fully aware of the Chmmr's capabilities, but never...well, never really like them. They lose their ability to empathize with other races when the Process is complete--sort of like a final sacrifice.
That make sense?
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Cyamarin
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That's my point--I think they made the Chmmr lifeless and mechanical to symbolize the great sacrifice they made for the sake of the Alliance. If they were humans, I'd say that they sacrificed their humanity, but that doesn't really work.
In SC3...well, yeah. They could have used a LOT more development.
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Which is why I didn't feel bad at all when I turned on the defibrillator - er, bicentennial - er, brachiosaur - er, bifurcator. Even though I knew that I wouldn't be able to access the ships, I hoped that we'd be able to get the characters back. Not much of a hope... and I did it mainly because it seemed that was what the plot wanted me to do (when the game works that way, you know you're in trouble...)
Chenjesu was MUCH more lovable than chmmr. People will take pet rocks - I don't know about a pet robo-rock. Apply to sentient beings, and....
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I wanted the bifurcator to work because once, just once, I wanted to talk to a Mmrnmhrm.
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<optimization of pun on the double meaning of "motivation" failed in seven iterations>
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Hee hee...I dunno, I thought it worked. ^_^
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WE ARE THE CHENJESU. WE ARE THE MMRNMHRM.
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I'm new here. Star Control. Love it. More than the *special sauce*. Voiceovers. I loved them all in the end. Ilwrath was some disappointing voiceover work.
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As you can see,
(meep-eep: Heed that I'm NOT nagging about the voices)
what voices fit and what don't is a HIGHLY subjective thing.
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WIP forever...
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I think it is more important that voices are intelligible. I had trouble understanding both 3do and sc3's audio speech.
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