The Lightspeaker wrote...
Xarathox wrote...
An episode of the show Enterprise featured a genetically engineered monogendered race used as a means of slave labor and as living incubators to carry the fetus of a child to full term for the aliens that created them. They were androgynous, which is how the asari really should have been portrayed if you go by the codex' explination of their species.
Now, I'm not complaining about a race of "blue beauties"...but scientifically the codex and in-game models basically are incompatible.
Biologically that makes little sense. For every member of a species to be able to produce children in the way asari do they have to have the biological traits necessary to both carry and nuture said children. The fact that asari have breasts at all implies the mammalian-like trait of milk production for nursing.
I can't say I watch Enterprise but their interpretation of an androgynous species makes absolutely no sense whatsoever in that regard as they would not be able to actually raise the children. To carry the fetus and give birth, yes, but not to actually produce an raise an infant.
The key component that many miss in the interpretation is that in order for the asari to physilogically appear identical to humans, is their internal organs develop identical to humans as well. The chance of that is beyond slim.
Human-like female breasts are not mandatory in order for a mammalian species to nurture their young. in fact, most mammals on this planet don't outwardly display them, and only some do during pregnancy. A monogendered species wouldn't
have to evolve identical to human females.
It's obvious as to why asari are asthetically designed from an artist's standpoint (to draw in the horndogs) but biologically there's no real reason for it as nature has proven time and again that it's not necessary.
Edit: please note I'm not trying to argue with anyone or bash our favorite blueberry...I'm just a science nerd, so it's hard for me to just turn that off sometimes when a discussion brings things like this up.
Modifié par Xarathox, 08 avril 2012 - 04:38 .