Utwig
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| Utwig | |
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 The Utwig always wear masks, of which there are a multitude of types, each suited for different occasions.
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| Ship | Jugger |
| Homeworld | Aquarii Constellation |
| Contacts | Humans, Kohr-Ah, Supox |
| Quotes | "Go now with neither malice nor joy." |
The Utwig are a fictional race of beings featured in the sci-fi Star Control computer game series.
The Utwig are a race of fairly gloomy, yet sophisticated humanoids; they are mentors to the Supox and are the keepers of the Ultron device, which they believe provides happiness and enlightenment (while the Supox think the Utwig traded a planet's ransom for a device with a few flashing lights.)
Utwig can never show their faces, and are required to wear masks for as long as they live. They have developed "Mask-Etiquette" for the thousands masks they wear. Each is suitable for different activities, moods, festivals, and ceremonies. This custom was born in their ancient violent past, when they came to the conclusion that the expression of primal emotions upon faces was the source of war and violence. Therefore face must be hidden in order for a culture to progress peacefully.
The accidental destruction of the Ultron sent the entire species into what appeared to be a state of manic depression and resulted in the destruction of all masks except the Mask of Ultimate Embarrassment and Shame. Its subsequent reconstruction in was more than enough to pull the previously unaffiliated Utwig and Supox into the war against the Ur-Quan.
The ending credits revealed that a ceremonial dance (involving throwing the Ultron around) destroyed it a second time, but the credits are not considered to be canonical; in it, many species broke character as though the actors themselves were talking.
[edit] List of known masks
- Countenance of Stellar Representation
- Domino of Unrivaled Merriment
- Expression of Ultimate Gratitude
- Facial Effigy of Remorse For Lost Comrades
- Lewd Monocle
- Mask of Confident and Lofty Posture
- Mask of Gruelling but Necessary Activity
- Mask of Natural Bodily Excretions
- Mask of Rampant Jubilation and Jumping With Ecstatic Glee
- Mask of Ultimate Embarrassment and Shame
- Mask of Valor and Derring-Do
- Veil of Flirtatious Prancing
- Visage of Ceremonial Orations
The Utwig also are creating a Great Mask or Saintly Facade from a planetary body, to be used solely by The Captain to hide his "unsightly mug with distinction."
[edit] Utwig Jugger
Their ship, the Utwig Jugger, is considered a powerful ship, capable of taking even a Chmmr Avatar with little difficulty. Its main weapons are cannons that quickly fire a salvo of six shots that do not deplete the ship's energy reserves. The secondary weapon is a shield that consumes energy, but converts enemy weapon fire into energy, recharging the batteries.
A Jugger captain's most formidable enemies are the Chenjesu Broodhome's D.O.G.I. drones, since they home in on the Jugger and drain its battery power, and the Androsynth Guardian, since its 'Blazer' form does not replenish the ship's batteries.
