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Mikey wrote:IDK. Their 1-D nature really turned me off to them. Khan was a great antagonist because of that degree of wit and intellect, not despite it.

And his charisma. I could actually believe that he saw himself as a prince.

But I don't think the writers ever really intended these folks to be more than 1D at best. You're looking at hired thugs, but imagine an army full of these men!

They would be impressive, certainly. But to be great, they would need a leader of strength, charisma, and vision. Like Khan.

Brawn only gets you so far, you need Brain as well.

Bryan Moore wrote:But I don't think the writers ever really intended these folks to be more than 1D at best. You're looking at hired thugs, but imagine an army full of these men!

I'm not sure. There was already a template for augmented humans, and they were definitely deeper. Even the underlings from "Space Seed"/TWOK had dimension.

Exactly. These guys were pretty much pathetic compared to Khan's group.

In there defense though, Khan and his crew were the real deal. The WERE the tyrants of the Eugenics Wars. The Augments were hatched by Soong, raised on a planet, captured a ship, and had a go. They were sorely lacking practical experience.

Fair enough. It just doesn't seem like they were augmented upstairs as much.

True

So much for that superior intelect.

Superior intellect does not equel common sense 8)

And the Augments had neither.

It seems they didn't know how to sew either. Were those rips supposed to be sexy???

Key word: supposed.

Mark wrote:It seems they didn't know how to sew either. Were those rips supposed to be sexy???

Some people like that style.