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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Angel Tarragon" data-source="post: 3092186" data-attributes="member: 23733">[PLAIN]Kromaggs: My favorite 'alien' I love to hate [Sliders][/PLAIN][imagel]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/Kromagg2.JPG[/imagel] [imager]http://www.bureau-13.com/picts/sliders-kromagg.jpg[/imager]The Kromaggs (also known pejoratively as "Maggs" and "Maggots" by Humans), are a species of humanoid primates from the science fiction television show, Sliders. They are very technologically advanced, with machines that can control gravity, create forcefields, handheld energy weapons and aircraft ("manta" ships) equipped with energy weapons and dimensional travel capabilities. Their society is highly militaristic, and their stated agenda is to conquer all human-dominated alternate Earths in preparation for an assault on the world they call Kromagg Prime, the world the humans on that Earth originally drove them from after a World War.Professor Maximillian Arturo, Rembrandt Brown, Quinn Mallory, and Wade Welles first encountered the Kromaggs in the season two episode "Invasion" on one of the more than 150 Earths they had subjugated. It was revealed in the episode that when the Kromaggs began dimensional travelling, they were shocked to see world after world dominated by Homo sapiens. They both hate and fear Humans, considering them "vermin" and the enemy and have treated them accordingly. Kromaggs conquer most alternate Earths they encounter and keep those humans they didn't kill for slave labor, breeding purposes, or as test subjects. They find Humans as ugly as Humans find them ugly, though they prize Human eyes as a delicacy to eat.Exiled from Kromagg Prime, the Kromaggs put a stop to their tribal wars with each other, uniting under a government known as the Kromagg Dynasty. Through dimensional travelling technology, they set about building their empire, traveling from Earth to Earth and claiming most as their own under a brutal occupation. They do not conquer all worlds however, as one episode revealed that the Kromaggs performed a hit-and-run assault on an unsuspecting Earth by stealing it's fuel reserves and leaving, forcing Humans on that parallel to make do without automobiles and such.AppearanceKromaggs appear very similar to humans, though differently evolved. Their teeth are sharp and pointed and their skin is distorted and ridged with a dark pigment. They all appear to bald and with no facial hair. They are presumably evolved from Cro-Magnon man.Their officers dress in grey uniforms similar to Wehrmacht uniforms, while their troops dress in black "SWAT"-type uniforms. Their pilots dress in flight suits.SocietyLittle is known of their society. It appears to be highly militaristic, with little forgiveness for failure among its members. One episode had two Kromagg soldiers sentenced to death for letting the human protagonists escape through no fault of their own. Another episode had a former commander of the famed "12th Legion" being forced to command a prison world for losing a battle on "Kromagg Prime" he couldn't win.Kromaggs appear to despise human sentimentality (such as pity) and are insulted when such feelings are directed toward them. They require no sentimentality when "breeding" amongst each other.One episode made a passing reference to Kromagg "Houses"; presumably Kromagg's are also organized by Clans of similar kin.Their current homeworld has been described as a large forest with tall trees.Psychic AbilitiesSome Kromaggs possess psychic abilities. Though they cannot read minds, some have the ability to project illusions and plant post-hypnotic suggestions into human minds. One episode had one Kromagg attempt to force data out of someone's minds by touch, similar to Star Trek's Vulcan "mind meld". Otherwise, the Kromaggs resort to interrogation, "mind probes" and torture to acquire information.Almost all Kromaggs however, appear to have an illusion-casting ability which allows them to look Human.Kromaggs have healing powers, where they can heal people with their minds. One person was healed from radiation poisioning though Kromagg healing techniques. In the episode Asylum, a human trained by the Kromaggs was able to heal Quinn with Kromagg healing powers. This suggests that the healing powers of the Kromaggs can also be taught to humans.</blockquote>

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