Which species made the best warrior force?

[ReadyAndWilling]

this thread is in a way inspired by el Chalupacabra's thread.

okay, imagine you have a large empire, half the size of the Delta Quadrant. for this empire you could choose from any race in the galaxy to serve as your military force.

i'd have to choose the jem'hadar.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20050319201257/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/2/2a/Kudaketan.jpg/292px-Kudaketan.jpg

physically strong, but more importantly, devout to their mission and willing to give their lives to fight battles that are impossible to win. the scene from 'tears from the prophets' comes to mind here. being ready to die has to be the most important characteristic, right?

http://www.ditl.org/gpaf/GChnBattle4.jpg



'Victory is life!'

please don't say something like 'the Q race derp derp.'

 

[Myasishchev]

Going by track record, I guess Humans.

being ready to die has to be the most important characteristic, right?

If that was all there was to it, the Imperial Japanese Army was the best fighting force of all time. Except they were terrible. Not Italian terrible, and not Red Army 1941 terrible, but terrible nonetheless.

 

[T'Girl]

The best warrior force would be one that protects your "Empire," ultimately wins all wars or baring that in some other way secedes.

Myasishchev is correct, Humans.

physically strong,

Helpful only in a limited number of situations, a race that is technologically capable is far more important. Innovative.

devout to their mission

The Jem'hadar were slaves who were genetically engineered to be addicted to a drug just to maintain control over them, they knew coming out of the gate they weren't trusted. While the Founder were held up as gods to them, they cared nothing for the Dominion as a whole, it wasn't their "homeland." They possessed no stake in either victory or defeat. Weapons being equal, put them up against a similar sized fore of US Marines and the Jem'Hadar would be ultimately defeated

being ready to die has to be the most important characteristic, right?

General George Patton was famous for saying:

"The idea isn't for you to die for your country, the idea is for the enemy to die for their country."

 

[MikeS]

Ha! I opened this thread intending to write "Humans" and list all the reasons above. I expected to be laughed at, but it seems we sometimes think alike on this board.

 

[Anwar]

The Renegade Borg from "Descent" were pretty good. They had the bright idea of built-in weapons instead of just handheld weapons that can be lost.

 

[el Chalupacabra]

It seems I also have to agree that it is humans. Seems to me that they embody the best traits of all the other races combined into one package. Also, it seems humans are able to adapt to situations, and are constantly evolving, whereas most of the other Trek races come off as stagnant.

 

[GhostofRonPaul]

The Magog.

 

[TiberiusMaximus]

^If we're cheating and using races from other universes...then I'd go with the Scarrans. Ridiculously tough, ridiculously mean, and ridiculously awesome.

 

[Xerxes1979]

massed produced Soong type android.

 

[Subcommander R.]

Depends on the role of your society and your enemies.

If your nation is primarily isolationist without imminent threat: Romulan military
If you play the role of peacekeeper Starfleet is fine.

But if you subscribe to the philosophy of 'the best defense is a good offense' then I pick the borg. Constant force replenishment and your most difficult enemies can be assimilated. Then you have even more of an edge.

 

[doublegoodprole]

The Q race. Derp, derp.

 

[ReadyAndWilling]

Depends on the role of your society and your enemies.

If your nation is primarily isolationist without imminent threat: Romulan military
If you play the role of peacekeeper Starfleet is fine.

But if you subscribe to the philosophy of 'the best defense is a good offense' then I pick the borg. Constant force replenishment and your most difficult enemies can be assimilated. Then you have even more of an edge.

do you say romulans because they're able to launch covert strikes? like the one we saw in ENT with the drone ships?

 

[Misfit Toy]

this thread is in a way inspired by el Chalupacabra's thread.

okay, imagine you have a large empire, half the size of the Delta Quadrant. for this empire you could choose from any race in the galaxy to serve as your military force.

i'd have to choose the jem'hadar.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20050319201257/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/2/2a/Kudaketan.jpg/292px-Kudaketan.jpg

physically strong, but more importantly, devout to their mission and willing to give their lives to fight battles that are impossible to win. the scene from 'tears from the prophets' comes to mind here. being ready to die has to be the most important characteristic, right?

http://www.ditl.org/gpaf/GChnBattle4.jpg



'Victory is life!'

please don't say something like 'the Q race derp derp.'

ReadyAndWilling, please don't post images from sites other than your own (like Photobucket, etc). Thanks!

 

[Subcommander R.]

Depends on the role of your society and your enemies.

If your nation is primarily isolationist without imminent threat: Romulan military
If you play the role of peacekeeper Starfleet is fine.

But if you subscribe to the philosophy of 'the best defense is a good offense' then I pick the borg. Constant force replenishment and your most difficult enemies can be assimilated. Then you have even more of an edge.

do you say romulans because they're able to launch covert strikes? like the one we saw in ENT with the drone ships?

Its about knowing your enemy. If your enemy is the Federation and wants to avoid full-scale wars, then the Romulans have the perfect situation. You can cloak a few ships, sneak over to neutral or enemy systems and blast them. Then you simply deny it.

 

[sbk1234]

I was ready to be a smart ass and say the Ferengi or the Pakleds or something. But really, I still think the Jem'hadr are pretty bad ass. If I remember correctly, the only reason the Federation got the Dominion to surrender was the disease the Founders had, and Odo convincing them to quit. Without that "extra help", the Federation would have been toast.

Also, the Breen seemed pretty tough.

Sorry, Klingons.

 

[Nerys Ghemor]

The Renegade Borg from "Descent" were pretty good. They had the bright idea of built-in weapons instead of just handheld weapons that can be lost.

Plus, I imagine the command to fire was given in their minds, rather than the way it would be for any other species.

Had they continued down that warrior path, I think they would've been pretty fearsome--though hotheaded like Klingons, which would have reduced their effectiveness in battle.

 

[Anwar]

Notice how none of them had those big arm-scanner things that Locutus and the Borg from Q Who?/BOBW had? Guess they figured they were too useless for combat drones.

Also, I noticed their costume designs were actually different from the previous Borg. They were less heavily detailed so the actors could move faster in them.

 

[brendhanbb]

seems kind of obvious but i would have to say the klingons since they are a warrior race... lol. although jem hadar would be the next one.

 

[Subcommander R.]

Yeah, thats an enigma as the OP titled it 'warriors' but asked about militaries. And there's a huge difference between warriors and soldiers.

Soldiers win the wars and the battles on a large scale. Warriors fight in an individual setting. So while I'd have one Klingon coming out on tops in most fights, I see the Borg winning out on the whole.

 

[brendhanbb]

well i was going to say the borg but like there have been alot of interpartations to the borg it kind of varies on how powerful they are at times. i mean in q who they are unstoable in dark frontier they beam a torpdio on bord a ship and unimatirx 0 voyager stands up to a brog tactical cube and i wont even mention speices 8472. also in star trek armanda. they are no more powerful then any other race you play as if u played that game before or heard of it.