Sufficiently Advanced Alien: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{spoiler|the surviving members of the First Civilization ''were'' the basis for the deities of most religions, both due to their technology and the fact that they ruled over humanity before humankind rebelled.}} The Pieces of Eden have effects considered explicitly to be "magic" by those who witness them, though Altair concludes that it is simply sufficiently advanced -- and supremely dangerous -- technology. Among the noted abilities of the Pieces of Eden are mind control and immense amounts of technical knowledge (the Apples); telekinesis and mind control (the Staff); resurrection of the dead (the Ankh); healing severe wounds, disease, and genetic disorders (the Shroud); and telepathy (the Crystal Skulls). Some of the artifacts are capable of temporal distortion (the device responsible for the Philadelphia Event) or outright seeing into the future; {{spoiler|one of the "senses" of the First Civilization was "knowledge" which apparently allowed them to know things that would be impossible to understand otherwise, and this apparently included the ability to see the future}}.

* In the ''[[Marathon (Video Game)|Marathon]]'' series of games, the S'pht'Kr probably qualify, the Jjaro definitely do, and Durandal achieves it by the end of ''Marathon 2''.

* ''[[Galactic Civilizations]]'' has the {{spoiler|Mythralar, who existed long before any other sentient life and one of whom created the Precursors: Arnor and Dread Lords. One of them is also indirectly responsible for the Altarians being [[Human Aliens]]. What happened to them is not known.}} Two different Victory Conditions result in your species becoming Sufficiently Advanced: either by absorbing enough Ascension Crystal energy or by doing so much research that you learn the secrets of the universe and ascend naturally.