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Inspired by the Quake plot? "The Strogg are cybernetic constructs of unclear origin, which reproduce by taking biological components and fusing them with advan
by akomtu 3y ago
Inspired by the Quake plot?
"The Strogg are cybernetic constructs of unclear origin, which reproduce by taking biological components and fusing them with advanced technology in the brutal surgical process of Stroggification that enslaves their minds and enhances their bodies for war.
The Strogg's need to harvest biological components for their own augmentation, and the flesh of slain enemies for the creation of stroyent, is their primary motivation, since it's necessary for their survival. This motivation led the Strogg to Earth, which they promptly invaded, slaughtering millions of humans just to harvest their corpses."
https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Strogg https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Strogg
- egypturnash 3y agoThat's far from the first incarnation of this sort of idea, Cordwainer Smith was writing about starships controlled by "laminated mouse brains" grown into chips back in 1962. I would be very surprised of the Strogg weren't inspired in particular by the Cybermen from Doctor Who, who first showed up in 1966 with a similar "reproduce by forcibly cyberizing their conquests" narrative. There's probably earlier "what if we grew a bunch of neurons and hooked them up to electronics" stories; Cordwainer Smith's work is just the earliest examples I can think of. Very few of them end well for the neurons, or the people who grew them.
- muzani 3y agoHere I thought the AI would turn us into paperclips. Well, I prefer being a biological mass insread.