Everything We Know About the Tholians

#startrek #aliens #biology The Tholians are a non humanoid, silicon-based species that have made only brief appearances in the Star Trek franchise but have left a major impact on the Trek universe nonetheless. Despite being a major Alpha Quadrant power, there's lots we don't know about the Tholians due to their isolationism. In this video, I examine everything we think we know about these mysterious aliens. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF5F2zbc6NhJVyEiZGNyePQ/join This video was sponsored by Treksphere: http://www.treksphere.com Check out my video about the Temporal Cold War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6IrH2AuKbk Check out Life Beyond by @melodysheep, which inspired parts of the script for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUelbSa-OkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThDYazipjSI - Music in this video - Holfix: https://www.youtube.com/user/holfix Kevin MacLeod: https://www.incompetech.com Sam Kužel: https://soundcloud.com/samkuzel - Support - Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/orangeriver Official website: http://www.orangeriverproductions.com Merch store: http://orange-river-productions.creator-spring.com/ - Social media - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orangerivernw Twitter: https://twitter.com/orangerivernw Instagram: http://instagram.com/orangerivernw And don't forget to subscribe! - CHAPTERS - 00:00 Intro 01:17 Anatomy Overview 02:28 Silicon Biochemistry 05:10 Lifespan & Reproduction 05:49 Networked Intelligence 06:05 Homeworld 07:22 Territorial Claims 08:50 Evolutionary History 10:09 Society & Culture 11:19 Foreign Relations 11:49 Space Technology 12:47 Temporal Cold War 14:46 Final Thoughts 15:51 Outro