The Most Detailed Alien Species in Sci-Fi?

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What is the most detailed alien species in sci fi? Discover the unbelievably dense lore of Christian Cline’s ‘The Yaetuan Sagas.’
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There’s no shortage of aliens in sci-fi. Fantastical beings from distant worlds have been a staple of the genre since its conception. Yet while entertaining, not all pop-culture aliens are the most scientifically rigorous.
But The Yaetuan Sagas, a vast new speculative evolution project from talented artist Christian Cline, explores its titular species with breathtaking detail. With over two hundred pages dedicated to the Yaetuan’s epic journey from microbes to the stars, the book might be the densest exploration of a single alien species ever written.
So, for this entry into the archive, we’ll attempt to fathom the sheer complexity of the Yaetuans with a little help from the author himself…
0:00 The Yaetuan Sagas
0:56 Dawn of Life
5:43 Rise of Civilization
9:43 Fires of Industry
13:42 Exodus and Beyond
18:15 Innumerable Stars
21:20 Support the Project
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@kittydranae1762 Жыл бұрын

Speculative biology is growing as a result of your channel and I’m so happy because of it! The communities growth is beautiful to see

@alienstookme4975 Жыл бұрын

Man I remember when the video on all tomorrow's came out and the community just exploded ever since and its so great I love it

@marshalmarrs3269 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes however, some creatures spec evo fans had created over the years are far too speculative.

@quempire2656 Жыл бұрын

@@marshalmarrs3269 schizo biology

@kingofflames738 Жыл бұрын

Though I'd like to think Biblaridion's "Alien Biospheres" really jump started the recent rise of spec evolution. Like, it was there before, but that series kicked it into high gear.

@calebdormer7387 Жыл бұрын

I just love the spec bio community, it’s so chill and supportive in general. Truly a wonderful community!

@Tallacus Жыл бұрын

these non humanoid aliens is why I love science fiction, an animated mini series of the story would be cool

@gi1dor 10 ай бұрын

They were non-humanoid and it looked so interesting, but I'm very disappointed by the story, it's just human history no unique alien traits are explored

@nikolirikoli5966 9 ай бұрын

@@gi1dor Yes idk why everyone is so hyped about this worldbuilding I mean it's detailed but it is clearly based off a template

@yellowfootproductions8835 9 ай бұрын

@@gi1dorYeah didn’t want to be rude because there’s a lot of effort put in but I feel like this is just alternate human history, not /alien/ history.

@lucasart328 6 ай бұрын

EXACTLY BRUH@@nikolirikoli5966

@Beave506 5 ай бұрын

They could’ve done so much more with this, and make them different from humans

@ginger-ale7818 Жыл бұрын

I love how hopeful this is. The Yaetuans met and fell at every hurdle we have faced, but they pushed on. It’s that same human(oid) spirit that has driven us forward as far as we’ve gotten, coupled with the promise that we can always make things better, no matter how bad it gets. As long as we cling to life, we can still come back.

@bipicrevec1238 Жыл бұрын

Imagine if the Yetuan's met Birrins and together they began to gradually find other Intelligent Beings from other Planets and gradually began to create an Intergalactic Union

@GuywithaTrexskullonhishead Жыл бұрын

@@bipicrevec1238 Just imagine if all the space species he's covered on this channel unite.

@C-Farsene_5 Жыл бұрын

@@GuywithaTrexskullonhishead not sure if they would be fond of the All Mother's little children

@Constantine_Cvl8 11 ай бұрын

Imagine the Galactic Republic but with the species that were covered by CA

@FloriOnRails Жыл бұрын

I think this is almost more speculative extraterrestrial anthropology or history rather than biology. Which I don't mean to be criticism but an appreciation of variety this kind of art is being able to create.

@GHMYahooka Жыл бұрын

critical*

@mrreyes5004 Жыл бұрын

I mean, yes but also no. Speculative biology isn't just about the physical changes of the fictional organisms, but also how they interact with each other and their environment. Real life cetaceans, elephants and apes have tool-using skills and defined "cultures" of community ways of life, yet they are just as much classified in biology as any other "wild" animal. There is no issue with applying this same standard to the Yaetuans and their ways of life, given that they are even further removed from humans than any of those real-life animals.

@CrabcakeAR 11 ай бұрын

@@mrreyes5004 Correct me if I'm wrong (Also I apologize seeing as your comment is a month old) but wouldn't you define that as speculative anthropology? Biology would be based entirely on their physical design which appears to be pretty heavily compromised in the sense that these just wouldn't evolve naturally because a lot of their features which are so heavily defining just don't make sense.

@godless-clump-of-cells 29 күн бұрын

@@CrabcakeAR Anthropology focuses exclusively on the study of humanity.

@CrabcakeAR 29 күн бұрын

@@godless-clump-of-cells Which is what this video is doing. It's copy paste of the history of humanity.

@octologue3206 Жыл бұрын

I really like the fact that the design of the yaetuan and their expression is very relatable, it may be not really scientifically accurate that "smiling" is a commun trait for express happiness but I think it's no big deal.

@dang-x3n0t1ct Жыл бұрын

That was kind of uncreative imo, they're just humans with 4 feet and a beak

@octologue3206 Жыл бұрын

@@dang-x3n0t1ct Yes I know, sorry if my English isn't great but that was I was trying to say, the truly alien aspect was sacrificed to make them more relatable. It's hard for a lot of people to worry about being too insectoid for example (but don't get me wrong, some do just fine, like Alex Ries and his Birrins). My thinking was precisely to know if it was a good thing or not.

@octologue3206 Жыл бұрын

@@dang-x3n0t1ct but I do not agree for the "uncreative" aspect, there are a lot of original idea, like the body plan, the beak-like structure, the four eyes very far from each other, the big neck and the little body etc.

@mrreyes5004 Жыл бұрын

@@dang-x3n0t1ct Not really. If they have four feet and a beak, then they obviously aren't human at all. It's better than a lot of "alien" designs in stuff like Star Wars or Star Trek where they are basically bipedal humanoids with slightly different skin textures or minor traits. Being both bird-like AND quadrupedal clearly marks the Yaetuans as obviously distinct from us.

@Sesuaki19 Жыл бұрын

Smiling is so not commonly an expression of joy that in our closest relative's the chimp's case it means being uneasy. And you defenetly don't wanna be near an uneasy chimp

@gmm7852 Жыл бұрын

This. This right here. This is the level of world-building that I, as an aspiring science fiction / alternate history writer, hope to one day achieve. Christian Cline's books, as well as the work of Alex Ries and (I don't remember his name) the guy who writes Serina, have all been huge inspirations to me and doubtless many others. The artwork in of itself is breathtaking but the ideas behind them are even more so. And the fact that most of it is based around real scientific laws and principles only makes it even more interesting. Anyone can create a fantasy creature or monster, but creating something that could realistically exist; that's just way more incredible to me. It just helps to show people how wondrous and amazing biology and evolution can get. Edit: Also, does that fat Yaetuan at 14:30 have a missing back leg? That makes me sad 😢.

@seano4977 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant comment. I completely agree with you.

@ArachisNPO Жыл бұрын

It's literally our history, but viewed through a lense of an alien species (with minor differences to our own history), and it contains a prophecy of a possible future for us, starting with the terraforming of "Not Mars"/Exomars. That's why it's so good, and I love it!

@jacobgoodstone7572 Жыл бұрын

These works have also inspired me with my own speculative biology projects. It's so awesome to see people out there becoming successful off of a topic you're interested in. Their works are so amazing not just because of the artwork, but also the incredible imagination and detail behind everything. By the way, Dylan Bajda wrote Serina (I think)

@Numbskulli Жыл бұрын

@@ArachisNPO this was kind of my realization. The creatures themselves are very elaborate and amazing, but this is just kind of human history. *I do not mean this in a bad way and i love the video

@solsystem1342 Жыл бұрын

Why would seeing a disabled character make you sad? /gen I hope I'm not that much of a disappointment 😂

@ArachisNPO Жыл бұрын

This is so cool! It's literally our, humanity's story, but viewed through the eyes of an alien species (and we are the aliens in this context). In other words, this lets us feel how an alien species would view us, if they would learn about our history. With really minor differences (the Roman Empire split and fell, but not because of a super volcano; we didn't have a nuclear war, but almost, and two Japanese cities were nuked down; etc.) 13:16 And from this point forward, it's a prophecy of a possible future for humanity.

@PabloYaos Жыл бұрын

that's a good interpretation, I guess, mine was that it was not really original and just human history with slight change and we have beaks. Not endearing to me at all...

@svo2088 Жыл бұрын

@@PabloYaos Yeah boring af

@fabriziobiancucci7702 Жыл бұрын

@@PabloYaos Well, if we imagine realistic aliens, is very likely that they would follow how path of civilization. So it's pretty normal that this book is similar to our History

@oktalley99 Жыл бұрын

@@fabriziobiancucci7702 I feel like that's impossible to know though. sure, they could follow our route, but what if they don't feel emotions? what if they're big worms that are super smart? I feel like real aliens would be completely foreign to us, they are alien in nature, not just in name

@fabriziobiancucci7702 Жыл бұрын

@@oktalley99 A creature without emotions would also have no reason of improving. Their society would be stagnant, that means that they never go on after the Stone Age. Humans were able to develop because of their curiosity, desire, and a lot of other emotions. Also, basically all intelligent animals on Earth has complex emotions and relationships, that means that probably the evolution of intelligence is connected to the one of the emotions. So no, there will be no big intelligent worms without emotions. Aliens "truly aliens" cannot exist for our current understanding of how life and civilization work. It's true, we cannot say it for sure (just like we cannot say if we are alone in this universe or not), but we can make theories based on science, and our current science thinks that aliens, even if they could be very different in culture, language and aspects, they all go through our similar stage of civilization

@craz2580 Жыл бұрын

Christian casually dropping the most awsome book about evolution ever is the best

@user-ib2fs5gg2s Ай бұрын

and make my life more than 60 percent better

@freakishuproar1168 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see Cline publishing again :D Despite how relatively recent a work it is, _The Teeming Universe_ has forever secured a place in my all time one-hundred favourite books. An essential addition to any speculative biology library.

@williek08472 Жыл бұрын

The beakpaste ad made me chuckle, it's so charming seeing something so alien and yet so familiar at the same time

@Ashannon888 Жыл бұрын

I think what a lot of people complaining about in the comments, that the Yaetuan are "too human" is a flawed argument. It doesn't matter what the author does, because the author is human and we are human, we are going to find the patterns that make the aliens "human".

@Barabel22 Жыл бұрын

I think convergent evolution and various environmental and species physiology would factor in as to if they became a space faring civilization. Extreme temperatures, High gravity, certain gaseous atmospheres, etc…would pretty much force certain species to be planet bound.

@weston06. Ай бұрын

A human author can make an inhuman alien species. Look at the biology of the Birrin, for example. They are *completely* foreign too us, they have their own unique facial expressions, and honestly, I feel like they’re just a far more well-written alien species.

@Maxybro Жыл бұрын

I love how realistic the yaetuan saga is. It isnt a straight line but it has its ups and downs

@gi1dor 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, realistic it's just slightly changed human history

@anon9579 4 ай бұрын

@@gi1dor only Earth will never unite as one

@HOLDENPOPE Ай бұрын

@@gi1dor Give me your idea of a realistic alien civilization, then. And no, I will not accept a species of energy-based geometric shapes, both culture and evolution often converge, as crabs, wings, dragons (As in the myths of things that can be called dragons) and pottery, famously show.

@gi1dor Ай бұрын

@@HOLDENPOPE So, to support my argument that I don't like this story because it's not interesting, repurposes human history and doesn't use any unique alien biological differences I should I write my own book about a fictional alien civilization using limitations put on my by someone from YT comments? I think I'm fine as it is

@HOLDENPOPE Ай бұрын

@@gi1dor Yes, because right now you have not backed up what you've said. What differences do you even *want*? Intelligent lifeforms are going to have different nations, wars, levels of progress and regression, names, and so on. Intelligent lifeforms need manipulation appendages and large, complex brains. The Yaetuan are already six-limbed, four-eyed birds, how alien do you want them to be, interconnected geometric shapes as impossible to add this level of detail to as the aliens from Arrival.?

@arindoran8780 Жыл бұрын

I used to create spec evo worlds so much as a child. You've recently rekindled that passion in me and have caused me to start back up with a project I started back in high school nearly twelve years ago! I absolutely love all of your videos, keep up the great work

@nerium5552 Жыл бұрын

This makes me think a lot to Bibliaridion's "Alien biospheres" on youtube. A playlist of about 8h30 of evolving all that lives on one planet until it soon reaches self-conscious lifeforms !

@nerium5552 Жыл бұрын

P.s. it is Bibliaridion's videos which brought me to enjoy speculative evolution as I do now

@thegodofsoapkekcario1970 Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling he’ll cover Alien Biospheres soon if the most recent video is the last one of the series.

@burningbronze7555 Жыл бұрын

@@thegodofsoapkekcario1970 there is one more planned

@thegodofsoapkekcario1970 Жыл бұрын

@@burningbronze7555 I should’ve finished watching the video :niggablue:.

@pixelgamer4985 Жыл бұрын

Hope he does alien biospheres, I just made a similar comment before seeing this

@rga1605 Жыл бұрын

I think they were in an earlier episode, were they? Still, I really appreaciate how incredible the Yaetuan saga is, Cline really manages to bridge speculative biology with speculative anthropology and history and imagine a future in which after much effort is taken to a better world

@odanedmcdonald Жыл бұрын

You're thinking of the teeming universe episode That was a different species but they look similar because they're both from the same creator

@taiko1237 Жыл бұрын

@@odanedmcdonald No, those were Yaetuans In that they have colonised an area of like 20 worlds

@TheRealityWarper08 Жыл бұрын

*Death battle: the Birrin empire vs. The Yaetuan empire*

@ChupacabraRex 10 күн бұрын

WAIT! You forgot the dinosauroids.

@JustanothaGuy Жыл бұрын

Christian Cline's works are constistently some of the most impressive world building I've seen. I love the design and history the Yaetuans, and their culture reminds of a blend of Chinese, Japanese, with splashes of modern North American and European in their technological apex. Cline is a fantastic artist and his writing and drawings really show it.

@dudotolivier6363 Жыл бұрын

Will you one day considered to do a video about the Pikmin franchise universe or one about the 2005 Skull Island version, with the help of the extended book "The World of Kong : A Natural History of Skull Island" ? Because that would be really interesting subject to speak and explore about !

@theguywhoasked6858 Жыл бұрын

I agree, skull island is a topic woven in mystery. And the early concepts are even more interesting!

@dudotolivier6363 Жыл бұрын

@@theguywhoasked6858 That just sad that they end up making the 1935 island sinking into the sea, making extinct all the creatures we see both in the movie and the book. That truly a middle finger to all the people that made the illustration and this worbuilding (since most of what we see are just concepts arts and cut content created for the movie they end up reusing them for the book) and their work. That wasn't necessary to made the ultimate fate of the island identical to the original 1935 one from the original King Kong. (which in itself is already made in such dumb ways. When taking a treasure from its hidden place provoke the sinking of an entire island ? That jumping the shark).

@dalekrenegade2596 Жыл бұрын

Agree, though it would be tough to make a video to that Island justice which the Unnatural History Channel does brilliantly.

@dudotolivier6363 Жыл бұрын

@@dalekrenegade2596 Yeah, Unnatural History Channel is a great KZfaq Channel. I already see some of his videos. Not all because they easily reach the 40 min to more than an hour long for most. But yeah, great stuff otherwise. Still, it's still interesting to see the take of different persons about the same subject.

@madwolf4815 Жыл бұрын

Your the reason i love speculative biology keep it up always excited to see what's next

@mrtoothless Жыл бұрын

you're*

@madwolf4815 Жыл бұрын

@@mrtoothless lol thanks

@Tyrexthecreaturedesigner Жыл бұрын

I bought the Teeming Universe book because of this channel! This looks amazing! The Yaetuan’s history is so incredible! I’d definitely watch a Yaetuan mocumentary series

@fahdrightone7428 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad Christian mentioned religion through the second wave of settlers on Agda, I feel like religion is never used in speculative alien races (most likely because atheism and scientific knowledge go hand in hand), so seeing a religion, though minor, be mentioned is very nice.

@revimfadli4666 Жыл бұрын

"Christian mentioned religion" lol

@GatoConBotas403 Жыл бұрын

Ever played Halo?

@accidiaet Жыл бұрын

Agnostic beliefs go hand in hand with scientific knowledge. Atheism is in direct contrast to scientific principles

@orbismworldbuilding8428 Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of things i disagree with in your comment Religions could be derived from science, and science was originally motivated by religion and philosophy in our own world. Plus, a lot of fiction including aliens has some kind of religion for them.

@JanetStarChild Жыл бұрын

@@accidiaet Atheism is simply the position held by those whom are not convinced that gods exist. That's the gist of it. Also, your second statement is simply dishonest. Atheism does not contrast with scientific principles at all. Being an atheist is a scientific position, as both atheists and scientists don't make predetermined assumptions without evidence.

@Wash-tq7ed Жыл бұрын

Hey Curious Archives!! You need to cover the series “Tales of Kaimere” by Keenan Taylor! He has a super detailed world based around earth-based life being brought to another planet to evolve independently and it’s author is an awesome guy who collaborates with his fans to add different facets to his world!

@Winter3233 Жыл бұрын

that sound quite similar to serina

@shingtiong9425 Жыл бұрын

@Winter There is a difference. There is magic, and the animals are harvested over across the history of earth.

@Winter3233 Жыл бұрын

@@shingtiong9425 that sounds really interesting. I might check it out

@Mondy667 Жыл бұрын

@Winter ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

@Uriel4-9-476 Жыл бұрын

This right here. I've been following the series since I was sixteen. Pretty good.

@Man_Aslume 11 ай бұрын

10:16 when your custom character appears in a cutscene

@owenpancoast1163 10 ай бұрын

Something I love about this saga is how fleshed out everything is. Too often in sci-fi a lot of key details, such as the history of an alien species or their culture, or even the planet they live on, aren't explored much. Seriously this would be an amazing documentary series.

@macromondo8026 Жыл бұрын

I really love the idea of showing how cultural differences appear naturally in the Yatuans (It makes them feel so much more alive in the way their enviroment and experiences shape their culture and identity, much like with humans in our own history.)

@superlegomaster55 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reminder that I need to work on my Sci-Fi setting too and the aliens 💀 Love the video!

@geassrailfantitan3414 Жыл бұрын

I hope some day we get more speculative biology documentaries

@yeah119 5 ай бұрын

I count at least 3 Bronze Age Collapse like event, 1 Fallout-esque fate, at least 3 Cyberpunk era and it ends with Star Trek/War-esque utopia. Stellar works

@asupremetab1617 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a new video CA! You are probably in my top 10 for favorite channels on this site!

@catpoke9557 Жыл бұрын

You always love to see a speculative biology project that doesn't forget to add integument to its creatures

@groveri2 Жыл бұрын

yooo new upload

@dutchthenightmonkey3457 Жыл бұрын

And a good one

@bipicrevec1238 Жыл бұрын

I hope someday someone will do a project on what the Aliens in the movies would look like in terms of Science and Speculative Biology how they would realistically evolve on their Earth-like planets what their cultures and worldviews would have been like how they would have made it to the Cosmic Era and how difficult it would have been for humans to make contact with them

@adityaramnathan3528 Жыл бұрын

I love how much detail went into the art, definitely buying the book

@dreyri2736 9 ай бұрын

That space elevator is like 10x larger than it really needs to be. It's not uncommon for artists to not realize just how gargantuan our planets really are. Also, "megalithic" refers specifically to structures like stonehenge or big stone structures, and not "megastructures"

@willcoffarchives Жыл бұрын

Always happy when a new vid from u comes out

@feriswisdom2508 11 ай бұрын

I’d love more stories like this. It’s common for humans to write human stories. I think we can learn just as much from non human stories such as this. Great video.

@Jaysin412 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you again!! Missed me some Curious Archive!

@HlootooThunderhammer Жыл бұрын

Always good to see another vid!

@raevn11 Жыл бұрын

Super cool, nice coverage and I always appreciate that you don't give away the whole thing.

@jegjegej3084 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos, they’re so interesting and well put together. If you haven’t already, i think you should do biology of the half-life series, there’s many cool creatures in the series. I hope you do 😊

@mathieugariepy2948 Жыл бұрын

So much talent on this channel!

@HorribleGamingFun Жыл бұрын

it is always a joy in my day when i see a new video from Curious Archive pop up. These videos are always so interesting and always leave me wanting more

@Dm0pt Жыл бұрын

in your past few videos ive felt a change in content, and im all for it!

@geraldsnodd Жыл бұрын

At 0:14 that extraterrestrial creature suspiciously looks like a starfish.

@edzejandehaan9265 Жыл бұрын

Nice world building, but it shares the problem I have with many of those alien evolution fantasies; the aliens are basically just weird looking humans, in this case with a couple of extra limbs and a beak.

@MrUnkownGuyAC Жыл бұрын

You might be interested in Jay Eaton's Runaway to the Stars then - she has aliens that are akin to bugs and moles, but yet have created their own civilizations and interacts with humans.

@edzejandehaan9265 Жыл бұрын

@waitwot Thanks for the suggestion, Ididn't know that writer, I will look it up.

@vickiephelps5169 Жыл бұрын

I think slime molds would be a fun thought experiment. No bones, no central brain, yet they can manipulate their environment, learn, grow and reproduce.

@twistedyogert 8 ай бұрын

@@vickiephelps5169 I wonder if that could mean that an entire planet could be alive. A living sheath surrounding a core of rock.

@robrice7246 Жыл бұрын

8:40 Looks like they're partially inspired by the Opabinia and the Ocean Flish respectively.

@trisharaichatterjee2578 Жыл бұрын

thank you for making such a cool vid. I love speculative biology. and this just makes my fascination for the subject grow.

@ImBored-fornow Жыл бұрын

Love your vids, keep up the great work

@nessa6193 Жыл бұрын

You don't know how long I was waiting for you to upload a video. Finally thank you

@matthewmcbride2893 Жыл бұрын

I wanted this so badly. I absolutely loved "The Teeming Universe" and this is just perfect.

@dbyng Жыл бұрын

Every time I get a new video from you on my feed, makes me day better , love from UK ❤️❤️

@spacebrandcereal2536 8 ай бұрын

I've read this and "The Teeming Universe" for myself and I'm so glad I did. Christian Cline's works are amazing and have been a fairly large inspiration for the sci-fi game I'm making with a few friends.

@blitzkreg335 Жыл бұрын

Videos like these give me hope that there might be life out there among the stars.

@Enigamis Жыл бұрын

I loved this video and it reminded me of The Children of Time book. The plot has humanity trying to spred out into the Galaxy, but thing go awry and they up lift spiders. It's a fascinating read.

@drgirlfriend211 Жыл бұрын

I came here hoping to see this comment👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@gmm7852 11 ай бұрын

I've read that book twice.

@Enigamis 11 ай бұрын

I think there may be sequels but I'm hesitant to read them since I think they wrapped up everything in the best way possible.

@bloorpgodoffrogs2695 Жыл бұрын

amazing video as always

@nicolazenodimarco2323 Жыл бұрын

Realy cool, and thanks for using the old intro music, It brings me a lot of nostalgia

@rae5840 11 ай бұрын

i have a formation in classical latin and was like "why is their name yaetuan, it's not like we're human because we come from the planet Hum" then remembered the hum in human does, in fact, mean Earth, as in humus.

@geokou7645 Жыл бұрын

Now I want someone to create the history of the flash wars and the powers that played part in them lol this is so awesome

@thetophatnerd2664 Жыл бұрын

Ah it’s good to see this franchise again

@unbridledstorm3 Жыл бұрын

I'm very glad to see another speculative evolution video on this channel!

@BaxterAndLunala 5 ай бұрын

Dang, this guy managed to do good on making an alien race as detailed as he did. Great work to Christian Cline.

@marundiir4241 Жыл бұрын

I am not going to lie, I legitimate fangirl-screamed internally when I saw the notification. Thank you for the upload.

@notsocommie Жыл бұрын

Would I be too harsh to say that it's a little too human? Even within our own cultures, things could have gone way different than things have gone, so to imply that what we've gone through is emergent... I don't know, that seems too far fetched to me. It seems more like he wanted to tell a story about space aliens, but didn't want to spend too much time with the beginnings. But like I said, am I being unreasonable here, because he usually posts pretty interesting stuff.

@mc_hotboi4958 Жыл бұрын

Thought the same man. It was interesting learning about this lore in a short video but id be a bit disappointed if i bought the book i think

@jonahulichny9874 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s more about the history/ culture of the yaetuans rather than their biology.

@mc_hotboi4958 Жыл бұрын

@@jonahulichny9874 but isn’t that the point? The history is almost the same as ours. I mean it’s still pretty cool but looking at All tomorrows or dinotopia, they’re totally unique and different even though it’s basically human history, not aliens. I’m not trying to bash Christian Cline, as I said I think it’s still an interesting concept.

@notsocommie Жыл бұрын

@@jonahulichny9874 I agree with hot boi here, I don't see the point in having made them aliens, if their psychology and prehistoric history is, from what I can tell, identical. Had this just been an alternative human history book, would the story have been any different?

@navarog378 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I think the Birrin are more interesting.

@Littlekoji-df1cf Жыл бұрын

I'm having a shitty day so definetly gonna watch this.

@noobiusmaximus6314 Жыл бұрын

Mr Archive, do you have any speculative biology, sci-fi, creature, worldbuilding ideas? I'd be interested in hearing about any and all thoughts you may have. Also would you consider doing an video with smaller sets of designs from many artists or does that stray a little far from the point of the channel? Like a compilation of smaller ideas that aren't (yet) fully fleshed out worlds

@malwareinc Жыл бұрын

You should narrate some speculative biology books. You've got a great voice!

@user-ib2fs5gg2s Ай бұрын

i love the " one small step for a yaetuan" that made me laugh!

@Andreas-gh6is Жыл бұрын

In my opinion a hexapod with an internal skeleton (as opposed to arthropods) would soon lose one of the pairs of limbs. They just get in the way more than they are useful. May be that pair takes on a vestigial, supplemental role for manipulation or grasping, but even for strong gripping making one of two pairs bimodal (locomotion/gripping) is more efficient because otherwise you end up with another pair of beefy limbs getting in the way all the time. It's probably worse once you try climbing and swinging through trees...

@yjlom Жыл бұрын

more efficient but less stable but yeah unless you're megafauna or suspensorial centaurism makes more sense

@astick5249 Жыл бұрын

I don know i mean if you look at all of insects, i cant really find a single one that lost a pair of limbs (excluding those that just lose all of them as a result of what tends to happen when being a hyperspecilised parasite). If a pair of limbs are in the way, then just move them farther apart from one another, spiders even use them in order to do delicate maneuvers with their webs while having 8 legs (corse they don't really have traditional fingers, but the legs do not ever get in the way with one another)

@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 Жыл бұрын

Well you’re in luck since these animals appear to have joint structures more like that of arthropods with backwards facing hindlimbs shaped like those of crickets and forelimbs pointing forwards

@Andreas-gh6is Жыл бұрын

@@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 That's not what arthropod or exosceleton means. The way they are drawn it looks indeed as if their hindlegs are on the way out. Imagine them trying to run fast. They'd probably balance on their middle leg pair and become bipedal. They already have that awkward slant to balance their weight over the middle.

@Andreas-gh6is Жыл бұрын

@@yjlom standing on two legs is plenty stable due to the computational power in the brain. Dinosaurs evolved it, maybe multiple times, including eventually birds. Some reptile species show bipedal motion occasionally. Mammals evolved it multiple times (marsupials, primates, gerbils...).

@TheARCtrooper97 Жыл бұрын

Commenting for view engagement. Always enjoy your work.

@_kaleido Жыл бұрын

As cool as all this lore is, I feel like the Yaetuan could easily be replaced with humans without suspending disbelief of the cultures, technology and evolution...

@41563 9 ай бұрын

100% agreed

@Solar_vitality 11 ай бұрын

I am glad you are doing this again keep it up. After you get done with this one can you do the the eternal cylinder

@mattstalnsker9989 Жыл бұрын

Love the content

@blub9081 Жыл бұрын

I have waited a long time for this

@lemonboy9208 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING VIDEO!!

@TroyColey Жыл бұрын

Incredible!! ☺️😊😄😃❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏

@jvx358 Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile on Yaetuan youtube: The Human saga - Most detailed alien species in Sci-Fi?

@TroyColey Жыл бұрын

Already bought this book, along side the teeming universe. Didn’t disappoint.

@walorianfederation666 Жыл бұрын

Yay a video!

@basically_boring 11 ай бұрын

its funny how even as a speculative intelligent species impossibly far away from humans biologically, the yaetuans seem to have a very similar history, society, and technological capabilities to that of us.

@TheSkookat 9 ай бұрын

I want you to make a completely original biosphere with a complete system with mass, radius, volume, surface area, temperature, etc. And then make completely alien aliens, after one then make 249 more all with their own descriptions and size and all that info, then make a complete history of the planet. And then after all that THEN make the intelligent species with no connection with humanity in any way, no connections to our religion, our technology, or dreams, our history, our machinery, our society, etc. Do all of that to find out it's impossible BECAUSE YOUR A HUMAN WHO WILL THINK LIKE A HUMAN! I know it isn't the most original, but what about the navi who are just blue cat people.

@notsocommie 9 ай бұрын

@@TheSkookat I agree that it would be difficult, but it is certainly tiring seeing these supposed "alien worlds," when they're not willing to go through the work of making them with the different parameters you mentioned and more. Simply showing them as humans in another timeline would eliminate these issues. P.S. I did not appreciate the Navi either.

@sauraplay2095 Жыл бұрын

This is great! Fantastic job to the creator!

@WelfareChrist Жыл бұрын

So cool to hear the authors voice!

@saturn_in_blue 11 ай бұрын

So cool, absolutely love it.

@goldenbuster493 Жыл бұрын

This channel has encouraged me to start my own proyect, see ya in a few years if I'm able to get it done :D

@maddoxmonteza 10 ай бұрын

ok, very cool

@happystar6314 Жыл бұрын

I've been playing Deep Rock Galactic and would love to see you do a video on Hoxxes IV.

@Slimerror Жыл бұрын

Thanks to your channel I have become deeply invested in speculative biology to the point im working on a book about a rogue explorer crashlanding on a planet of mud and iron oceans called ishmari-27b

@rolloxra670 Жыл бұрын

Love this!

@KeKe-bv8qv 11 ай бұрын

I like the art and how it's based in reality and science. However I was kinda disappointed it's so strongly based off of human history and I feel like some creative opportunities were missed. But I've seen some other comments here that are happy with this and I can see where they're coming from.

@darthchalupa2485 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful world within the SpecEvo community! Love seeing a species triumph after facing so many near extinction events.

@King_Chip9 Жыл бұрын

Finaly a new upload

@accessdenied3350 11 ай бұрын

Iam so happy I found your channel

@MegaAedu 11 ай бұрын

Mr. Cline's illustrations are gorgeous.

@vazak11 Жыл бұрын

Gosh I love this stuff!

@GoroScornshard Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure I found your channel after watching (yt channel) biblaridion's speculative evolution vids. Those are detailed and realistic. I strongly recommend.