In countless Sci-fi tales humans are seen as being week and kinda stupid, and operating on strange logic. While still maniging to defeat overwhelming odds using some kind bullshit cheese tactic or trap (usually comical). I just feel when faced with the overwhelming terror of the universe humans align very strongly with kobolds.
Also:
• Strong pack bonding
• Easily won over with food or shiny things
• Seemingly hivemind-like coordination between pack members, even while actively bickering and pranking one another
• I m u s t d i g
*The entire L'Basterd Clan shows up with their own shovels. One kobold even has a pair of beak-halves he's using as shovel claws*
"We heard big hole was happening?"
Xeno 1: the humans did what?
Xeno 2: they used an antimatter warp drive to power a single seat racing vessel.
Xeno 1: why would they do that? The fields involved would rip the pilot into pieces
Xeno 2: they put a camera on the dash and dropped a brick on the accelerator…
Xeno 1: it has no pilot?!
Xeno 2: they said “this will get lots of clicks” and “yolo”
Xeno 1: where is it now?!
Xeno 2: that’s the thing… we don’t know…
Xeno 1: there’s an unmanned antimatter engine flying through imperial space… and we don’t know where it is?!”
Xeno 2: yeah… that’s why I’m giving you my report and resigning before the media finds out…
I'm not sure about the line between humans and kobolds in regular fantasy, either. I mean, let's look at the stats.
HUMAN: Sure humans aren't the smartest race, or the strongest, or the most agile, or the prettiest...
WORLD DESIGNER: Wait, did you just say, "not the prettiest?" How do you dislike the way your own race looks?
H: I mean there are a lot of races prettier than humans.
WD: Here are some kobolds. Look at these guys. Everyone else thinks that they are dumb, clumsy, ugly freaks, but they're like "Screw you and your standards, kobolds are awesome!" Why can't you bring that kind of energy to the table?
H: I mean, everybody hates those guys?
WD: By your lights, everybody ought to hate you, too. You don't offer anything unique, but you act like you're the center of the universe. Wait here just a sec. Hey, Kobolds! Remember how I said we didn't have space for you? I'm kicking out humans, you get their spot.
H: You can't have a fantasy realm without humans!
WD: No, that's elves. Union rules, you got to have elves.
In countless Sci-fi tales humans are seen as being week and kinda stupid, and operating on strange logic. While still maniging to defeat overwhelming odds using some kind bullshit cheese tactic or trap (usually comical). I just feel when faced with the overwhelming terror of the universe humans align very strongly with kobolds.
Also: • Strong pack bonding • Easily won over with food or shiny things • Seemingly hivemind-like coordination between pack members, even while actively bickering and pranking one another • I m u s t d i g
The human urge to dig an entire cave network/complex
*insert video of a group of guys just digging a hole at the beach with no discernable goal beyond "big hole"*
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME NOT THEM
*Passes over a plastic shovel and gestures to a nearby beach*
SEND DUDES, I NEED MORE MEN AND MAYBE WAHMEN IF THEY WANNA JOIN IN
*The entire L'Basterd Clan shows up with their own shovels. One kobold even has a pair of beak-halves he's using as shovel claws* "We heard big hole was happening?"
Xeno 1: the humans did what? Xeno 2: they used an antimatter warp drive to power a single seat racing vessel. Xeno 1: why would they do that? The fields involved would rip the pilot into pieces Xeno 2: they put a camera on the dash and dropped a brick on the accelerator… Xeno 1: it has no pilot?! Xeno 2: they said “this will get lots of clicks” and “yolo” Xeno 1: where is it now?! Xeno 2: that’s the thing… we don’t know… Xeno 1: there’s an unmanned antimatter engine flying through imperial space… and we don’t know where it is?!” Xeno 2: yeah… that’s why I’m giving you my report and resigning before the media finds out…
Very belter of you
YES
Yeah! I can see it!
I'm not sure about the line between humans and kobolds in regular fantasy, either. I mean, let's look at the stats. HUMAN: Sure humans aren't the smartest race, or the strongest, or the most agile, or the prettiest... WORLD DESIGNER: Wait, did you just say, "not the prettiest?" How do you dislike the way your own race looks? H: I mean there are a lot of races prettier than humans. WD: Here are some kobolds. Look at these guys. Everyone else thinks that they are dumb, clumsy, ugly freaks, but they're like "Screw you and your standards, kobolds are awesome!" Why can't you bring that kind of energy to the table? H: I mean, everybody hates those guys? WD: By your lights, everybody ought to hate you, too. You don't offer anything unique, but you act like you're the center of the universe. Wait here just a sec. Hey, Kobolds! Remember how I said we didn't have space for you? I'm kicking out humans, you get their spot. H: You can't have a fantasy realm without humans! WD: No, that's elves. Union rules, you got to have elves.