How do science fiction writers come up with names for. I truly feel the odds are highly in favor of there being more alien races in the universe than science fiction could possibly imagine and we havent met a single one of them yet. This is why those humans seen working with the greys implanted and programmed drones, whether willingly or unwillingly have appeared lifeless and emotionless to the witnesses who observed them. But the names have to sound like a good fit for the species youve invented, so ive tried to make sure many different types of names can be generated, but they generally fit in 3. Greyskinned humanoids, usually 34 feet tall, hairless, with large heads, black almondshaped eyes, nostrils without a nose, slits for mouths, no ears and 34 fingers including thumb. Collective of alien species who are allied with each other, composed of grunts, brutes, elites, hunters, jackals, and prophets. The species name would later be revealed in vision of the future, a 1998 legends novel also written by zahn as the second and final entry in the the hand of thrawn. These names fully refer to alien shapes, sounds, etc. Thousands of bizarre alien species coexist in one giant alien megastrucure in the new sciencefiction action film, valerian and the city of a thousand planets. Religious hierarchy with intent to destroy the human race. Over the years various sources such as official documents, videos, images and compelling testimony from eyewitnesses have attested to the fact that human beings are regularly in contact with extra.
But they make zero sense as a species, and as a civilization. These 82 alien species are in contact with earth whistleblower claims there are more than eightytwo species of aliens in contact with humans. It is limited to wellreferenced examples from literature, film, television, comics, animation and video games. The universe is populated with numerous intelligent species. Whitley striebers 1987 account of his and his wifes repeated experiences with alien abduction and their subsequent interviews. Aliens, which became popular many years ago, are still inconclusive and still exist only in movies and television. The 10 most unbelievable alien races in science fiction.
Follow erin on facebook or read more articles from erin on thought catalog. Alien looks like what is not yet conclusive, we can only know aliens through books and movies, so we only have an abstract concept of aliens, and many movies for alien sound, appearance, height and weight give different descriptions, so the names generated by this. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Although a definitive name for the species is not given in the films, the names predators, yautja, and hishquten have been alternatively used in the expanded universe. Assuming an alien race has nomenclature that could translate into human language, here are some cool resources that may help. They are hexapods, meaning that they are only sixlegged. Im terrible with names, be it names of characters, species, locations, or titles for my books. K download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I realize this is an odd question to be asking, but im getting kind of desperate for ideas. Need help naming an alien species in my book science. This list of fictional extraterrestrial species is subsidiary to the lists of fictional species and is a collection of various notable extraterrestrial species that appear in various works of fiction. A demon is an alien soul hell bent on destroying all who would appose. The earth is being visited by a wide variety of different extra terrestrials.
Greys have been the predominant extraterrestrial beings of alleged alien contact since the 1960s. Thank you so much to the author for her wonderful books. They engineered the protomolecule as a means of spreading a network of ring gates throughout the galaxy, effectively enabling fasterthanlight travel between star systems. Because your universe is so rich of untold history all hidden in your foundations scrap book thro its names and simplified languages it could make readers crawl the. If you make up a different convention for each species, you could easily have unique names that are not only easy to read and remember, but differ fundamentally between species if an alien was named bob, he could easily be identified as not being one of the colour named aliens mentioned above. Hitech aliens that has control over red crystals with unlimited powers, which are used to power up their weapons and equipment. Humanity itself remains independent in inter species affairs. This goes for aliens in scifi, magical fantasy beasts. This is a collection of names people have reported to be alien names.
Books with biological vampires that have usually evolved from the hominid family tree can be added here as well. Learn more about thought catalog and our writers on our about page. I am absolutely hooked and can not wait to read more. Does anyone know this one alien book where this human girl idk her name is a med student but all of a sudden shes like teleported to another planet i think by a goddess. This is a disambiguation page a page that lists articles associated with the same title. Accinni is one of the best series i have read in a long while. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. The ring builders, also known as simply the alien civilization, were a technologically advanced extraterrestrial species whose vast interstellar empire once spanned a great portion of the milky way galaxy. This alien name generator generates 21 alien names each time, without gender, because the genders of aliens are rarely involved in novels and movies.
This name generator will give you 10 random names for alien species. The predator has been the subject of numerous novels, video games and comic books, both on their own and as part of the alien vs. Fictional sub genus homo species and alien humanoid. Top 10 different types of alien species on earth proof.
If you want things to seem truly alien, then youll want names that feel odd, maybe even a little bit wrong. The complete alien timeline, from prometheus to alien. Their names are often more guttural and harsher sounding though, and can be hard to pronounce at times too. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alien species intervention. Heres what we know about the achaia map, plan, and artifact. Another life on netflix has its own species of alien adversaries called the achaia. Let it be said from the start that this list is neither comprehensive nor an attempt to rank the greatest aliens. What are tips for naming an alien species or race for a. Its a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap. Demons come in all shapes and sizes, and their names can be very varied too. Currently ive nicknamed them the chi, and while im somewhat fond of that name, it would make a terrible title for a science fiction trilogy. Although a definitive name for the species is not given in the films, the names predators, yautja, and hishquten have been.
Its both easy and difficult to create alien names, as they can be anything in any language. You can also add books and novels where the humanoid alien species share a common ancestor with us and because of this they can interbreed with us too which also makes them our intergalactic close cousins. Alien species intervention books by jk accinni nook. They surgically remove the alien queen in order to breed the species. However, this list currently only features the animals created for the halo universe. Covenant out this week, there is no better time to read a list of all alien video games ranked from worst to best.
A number of species known to humanity are or were members or client races of the covenant hegemony. Both bible and aliens are true what many dont realizes is the worlds true name is eden and it was the aliens who called them selves watchers who corrupted the world taking wives for themselves being worshiped as gods. The name sirian can be used to refer to the following species. This list excludes cases in which only a single member of a species is shown, such. The alien name generator generates 21 random fantasy alien names each time you may use it in many places. The entire alien franchise chronology, including a bit of predator. Azmuth classic azmuth dimension 23 azmuth reboot azmuths father. Warrior bugs are bred for use as the main infantry caste of the arachnid forces of klendathu. Totally invested with every single character, whether they are good or bad, the pages turn. Affiliations, aliens, and other profitable pursuits by lyn gala, assimilation, love, and other human oddities by lyn gala. The chiss species first appeared, albeit unidentified, in heir to the empire, a 1991 star wars legends novel written by timothy zahn as the first entry in the thrawn trilogy.
The following documentary are based on information, from the web. The 3 brothers have a bond and on this planet one woman bonds with 3 brothers. There are many animals that have been mentioned in the halo universe. This name generator will generate 10 random demon names. A brief incursion into any one of timothy goods excellent books will soon lead one to an unmistakable conclusion. They range from midgets to giants, godlike humans to bizarre monsters. The human soldiers stranded on the planet paradise have been recruited into an alien legion, to do the dirty jobs that the hightech species wont do.
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