Star Trek: Who Are The Talosians?
The Star Trek franchise has a long, proud history of strange and powerful humanoid aliens that make up its massive universe. With every new face or unique appearance comes a history of fascinating details, both in the narrative and in the real world.
The Talosians are, technically, the first species of aliens to be named in any Star Trek media. Though Spock is the first alien depicted, the name of his species is withheld for the first few episodes. The first appearance of the Talosians takes place in the original 1965 pilot of the original series, setting the tone for almost sixty years of classic sci-fi adventure to follow.
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The denizens of Talos IV are humanoids with bulbous protruding heads. Their appearance, like that of many Star Trek aliens, efficiently communicates what they're about. The Talosians are powerful psychics, capable of creating fabulous illusions with only their minds. They are extremely intelligent and capable beings, who once commanded a planet rich with technological advancement and a well-functioning society. The Talosians had access to warp technology, the mark of a particularly advanced civilization. Things seemed to be going well, at least at one point. Tragically, Talosian civilization was cut short as a result of a catastrophic nuclear war. Their numbers were reduced to single digits and their civilization never recovered. Those that did survive moved underground, living in squalor to avoid the nightmarish wasteland their war left behind. But, while hiding out beneath Talos IV's surface, a new problem emerged.
The remaining Talosians living underground lost all knowledge of technology that they once had. Their concern for the rest of the
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