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Ridges have always been there, apart from TOS.

Reliant121 wrote:Ridges have always been there, apart from TOS.

Not just TOS - the Romulans in STV and STVI were ridgeless as well. Again, the Romulans are a group of Vulcans that have only lived off-world for a couple thousand years, and I've always thought that the TNG-era ridges were a silly and unnecessary addition.

When were the Romulans in STVI?

We saw the Romulan ambassador in the President's office and at Khitomer.

Lazar wrote:and I've always thought that the TNG-era ridges were a silly and unnecessary addition.

I'm in that camp as well. If nothing else I can call them a racial feature, some Romulans have them other's don't.

Tyyr wrote:I'm in that camp as well. If nothing else I can call them a racial feature, some Romulans have them other's don't.

One interesting thing was that in "Unification", Spock was able to pass as a Romulan without having ridges.

Lazar wrote:and I've always thought that the TNG-era ridges were a silly and unnecessary addition.

Aye, I'm with you there. The ridges are pointless, and just there to make them look slightly more alien.

Nevertheless, its about what your used to I guess. I know Romulans with ridges, as I was introduced to Romulans with them not without. for precisely that reason, the TOS and Movie Romulan's dont sit right. Same with Klingons. I know ridged Klingon's because thats how they were introduced. Therefore, the TOS Klingon's dont make me think "ooo its a Klingon".