Star Control 2 - Orz

Orz introduction

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[OvaltinePatrol]

I actually like the Orz voice, it's non-threatening but at the same time you can tell there's something terribly wrong.

[khushvane]

i think the orz are pretty obviously (just going by their language) supposed to be a sinister, hedonistic extradimensional entity with a "playful" nature that gets its kicks out of tactile sensations in truespace, including killing and wiping out races. i think the reason their behaviour is aberrant and all over the place is that they aren't being crafty about it; it's just an innate character of the entity to behave in a playful (i mean that without positive or negative connotations) way.

[Herbarius]

@st1ka you never really find out.

there's "something wrong" with them in the sense that they are so strange, seem to come from another dimension, you can't figure out their intent, but they seem to think killing is fun... if "they" is even the right word, because you know, they are not *many bubbles*...

[Teph87]

orz are perverts

[bluestreek004]

help petition a remake, google "star control 2 petition"

[ONNIHOLTTA]

They're so funny... I wonder what they rly say, because the vindicator can' translate it well what they are talking about. Btw wanna go check out my IRL Mycon video? It's funny.

[TenouHaruka0]

"Inside is good. So much good that Orz will always *germinate*". I see this as a parasitic way of procreation. If the Orz are really projections of one entity, then perhaps consuming lifeforms on the *inside* (our dimension) is its way of sustaining itself. They also talk about how much they like to *play* and how some *campers* are better than others. I'm guessing that either means certain lifeforms are more "nutritious" to the Orz, or that they enjoy fighting some groups more than others.

[TenouHaruka0]

I subscribe to the idea that the Arilou's "parasite" explanation points to none other than the Orz. The dialogue implies that this entity isn't truly in our dimension of space, but is projected into it. Also it appears that by "showing yourself", the Orz consumes you. Once this happens they can project themselves from this area (Androsynth space in this case) and continue to infect the rest of this dimension. Toys for Bob implied this was the main set-up for their sequel they never got to make.

[headrockbeats]

I originally played the PC diskette version, and the Orz voices (or for that matter every other voice in the CD version) is so terrible, I now play UQM with the voices turned off to stop myself the misery.

Nonetheless, Star Control 2 is easily one of the best games ever created - if not the best. Just... without that damn voice! The Orz are so much scarier when you have to imagine what twisted and terrible voice comes out of that fish-like mouth of theirs.

[dekuyu]

Oh well, more accurate than google translate...

[stupidnamefilter]

You would be wrong, SC2 is an RPG not a 4X game.

[barak219]

my guess, the orz are a race controlled by a computer game player who play a 4x game.