Commonwealth Saga: Difference between revisions

* [[Absolute Xenophobe]]: The Primes are this. Primes exist as sentient, immobile "immotiles" that control vast armies of sub-sentient "motiles" and battle each other for resources and out of paranoia. You can guess what happened when they started building nukes. Also, the moment one of them {{spoiler|discovers wormhole technology}}, it exterminates all others and starts building a vast fleet in order to kill off every single living thing in the universe, other than itself. Its own psychology and lack of imagination prevent it from realising the utter futility of its endeavour until it is far too late for it.

{{quote|'''MorningLightMountain''': There is only one Universe and it can only contain one life. Me.}}

{{quote|'''SI''': If we rush to your assistance at every hint of trouble, your culture would become utterly dependent on us, and we would become your masters. If that were ever to happen, you would rebel and lash out at us, for that is the strongest part of your nature. We do not want that situation to arise.}}

* [[Alien Kudzu]]: The Primes flood local waters with their base cells, which are essential to reproduction; these invasive organisms kill off most other things that are in the water with them.