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1. In the Farscape series, this human-like race is the core of the Peacekeeper organization.
5. A member of this race owes a life debt to Han Solo, and acts as his co-pilot and confidant.
8. Ruled by the Almighty Tallest, this race seeks to conquer the known universe and uses highly skilled Invaders as their vanguard.
9. Before the Mother Brain turned the planet Zebes into a haven for Space Pirates, it was inhabited by this ancient race.
11. A race of green-skinned alien shapeshifters who have often clashed with the Fantastic Four.
12. The heavy shock-troops of the Covenant, they are known as the Lekgolo in their own tongue.
15. This militaristic race of purple-skinned giants wages a war on humanity in the Robotech series.
16. A parasitic alien race that long ago posed as the Egyptian gods in order to enslave humanity.
17. The alien race known more widely as Hunters, or Predators.
19. This primitive alien species overcame elite Imperial troops with spears and rocks on their giant forested moon.
22. They are a transforming, robotic alien race hailing from the world of Cybertron. They are the guardians of the Matrix.
23. This cybernetic alien race is at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity, and is chasing the few ship-borne survivors of our race into deep space.
24. This alien entity, a force of nature, feeds on planets and is heralded by the Silver Surfer.
25. An alien race dedicated to profit, they revere the Rules of Acquisition religiously.
26. This alien race seeks to open the
Thousand-Year Door, and is led by Sir Grodus and Lord Crump.
28. A powerful psionic race from world of Aiur, they are ever vigilant to wipe out the threat of the Zerg.
31. This Star Trek race lives by a code of strict logic and reason, bereft of emotion.
32. This extraterrestrial life-form is a colony of viral cells that seek reunion. She is a primary antagonist in Final Fantasy 7.
34. In popular mythology, this mysterious race has been abducting and probing our people for many years.
35. This race and their Hierarchy of Battle Thralls imprisoned humanity beneath a slave shield.
36. This terrifying race is led by Emperor Lrr, and nearly wiped out humanity for eating vast quantities of their babies.
38. This alien race made peaceful contact with humanity in Earth: Final Conflict, helping our people with advanced technology for their own nefarious agenda.
39. The last son of this dead race came to Earth as a baby and now defends it using the powers granted him by our yellow sun.
40. This race is known for their extreme
bureaucracy and the third worst poetry in the universe.

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1. Janitor Roger Wilco awakens from a nap in a broom closet to discover his ship has been taken over by this sinister alien race.
2. In the Space: Above and Beyond series, we never know the true name of the race humans refer to as this.
3. This squat, frog-like alien race of the Farscape series is ruled by Dominar Rygel.
4. Admiral Ackbar and his people, this alien race, helped form the backbone of the Rebel Fleet.
6. The backbone of the Covenant, they are known as the Sanghelli in their own tongue.
7. The Babylon 5 race represented by the
enigmatic Ambassador Kosh.
10. Dr Zoidberg and his people, this alien race, briefly conquered and enslaved the people of Earth.
13. This antagonistic feline race is waging war upon humanity in the Wing Commander series.
14. A race of alien mutants, they are bent on universal domination, and seek to exterminate their Time Lord adversary.
18. Recently at war with the planet Rann, this alien race has bred such superheroes as Hawkgirl and Hawkwoman.
20. In HG Wells’ War of the Worlds, this race came to our planet and was brought low by Earth-bound bacteria.
21. An unstoppable cybernetic alien race who seek to assimilate all other life into their collective.
27. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have run afoul of this race of anthropomorphic triceratops.
29. The powerful warrior race of the Dragon Ball series, notable for their ability to become giant apes during the full moon.
30. Gordon Shumway is a member of this cat loving, alien species.
33. This race of alien molluscs is known for their extreme cowardice, and was cruelly forced into serving as Battle Thralls by the Hierarchy.
37. This Babylon 5 race is represented by the wily Ambassador G’Kar.

The Alienword by Scott C Bourgeois
Submitted by: Kurt (Slice of SciFi Fan)