Civilizations and Space Powers Guide
This is a quick-and-dirty guide to the powers that have a major presence within the Milky Way Galaxy. The list covers general technological achievement, but there's more to that when covering such species. Some have vast territories despite being weak, while others rule the universe from a single planet. Things can and do 'punch up' against higher 'tier' foes due to logistic and strategic advantages they have other each other.
Kardashev Type 1 (Low)
These civilizations are more advanced than earth and may venture into space on the regular -- up to other planets in their system, but no further.
The Rogue Planet Mongo (Flash Gordon) - The "Rogue Planet" Incident is as much an extradimensional incursion as an interplanetary incident. When it first appeared in our solar system, using a combination of science and sorcery, This almost happened to earth were it not for the intervention of an earth football player, Alex "Flash" Gordon.
Possible Future: Mobile Suit Gundam
Possible Future: Martian Successor Nadesico
This is also the realm of the planetary romances. There are many stories in the Crossover Universe that require an inhabited solar system -- a fully inhabited Solar System. There are several ways to handle this and maintain the spirit of the Crossover Universe (IE: How can The X-Files and War of the Worlds co-exist?!). One could just barrel through and treat it like its superhero comics ("I thought you didn't believe in Vampires?" "I do believe in crazy people."), or the information of those inhabited planets is suppressed by some form of conspiracy (Note: The bigger a conspiracy is, the more likely it is to break down and leak out the Truth). As technology advances, the idea of the Crossover Universe resembling the "World Outside Your Window" grows less and less supportable, so someone playing around in the Crossover Universe should feel free to just have fun with it!
Another is to place these inhabited versions of the Solar System as being from an alternate dimension. This dimension is theoretically also the home of Mongo, and each planet (and then some) has civilizations on it.
Mercury - Though there is life on Mercury, it is made up of metallic plants that live at the poles.
Venus/Amtor - There are humans of decent technological advancement here. Still, because of the heavy cloud cover, the 'water world' they inhabit has done more exploring into the ocean than beyond the clouds.
Earth - The inter-dimensional theory posits that Pellucidar, is in truth, the earth of this inhabited solar system's dimension.
Earth's Moon - Earth's moon is home to two underground societies. The Selenites, ant-like intelligence who live peacefully, and the horrible fungus-headed moon beasts, who serve Nyarlathotep.
Mars/Barsoom - Home to several sapient species, a world of fantastic possibilities, but is slowly dying. Further details are found elsewhere.
The Asteroid Belt - formerly a planet known as Thyoph, was destroyed by some cataclysm.
Jupiter - Jupiter is a gas giant here, but some of the moons are inhabited. One of them is called Eurobus by its inhabitants. A planet of high vulcanism and heavy cloud cover, two species inhabit the planet. One is the human-like Savators, who hide in invisible homes to escape their aggressors. Primarily, the "Skeleton Men", the Morgors, look like desiccated human mummies with thing slightly transparent skin and a metallic sheen.
Saturn - Cykranosh is the largest moon of Saturn. This dark world of fungus forests and mercury lakes is home to two cultures of Blemmyes, humanoid beings with no head, but a face in their chest. They call themselves either Bhlemphroim or Ydheem, depending on their culture, but are little more than agrarian.
Uranus/L'gy'hx - The cubical machine-like beings inhabit this planet keep to themselves, and their abhorrent rites of self-mutilation to Azathoth and Nyarlathotep were enough that the Goa'uld find them offensive and chased them from their native world.
Neptune - The natives call it Yaksh, as they call themselves. The fungus-like beings share the planet with several Great Old Ones as well.
Pluto/Yuggoth - The Beings from Yuggoth, the Mi-Go, are a greater power in the broader universe and are covered further below.
Kardashev Type 1 (Mid): Covers a wide variety of powers limited to travel within one galaxy. These are the 'local powers' of the Milky Way system. Up until 2005, the Goa'uld System Lords ruled the largest portions of the Milky Way Galaxy due to their superior method of interstellar travel and larger planetary base giving them more resources and logistical advantages over the others. However, each quadrant seems to have an 'up and coming' power that is growing to challenge it. Earth is one such place, but there are others.
The Borg Collective grows in strength moment by moment in the Delta quadrant but is otherwise a stronghold of the Goa'uld.
The Gamma Quadrant sees war with the Changelings battling for survival against the Kherubim, Spaceknights, and Sontarans. This Quadrant sees the least Goa'uld activity.
The Beta Quadrant has quite a few horrors running around, vying for control -- from the Mycenaeans to the Viltrumites. This keeps Goa'uld's presence to a minimum.
And the Alpha Quadrant is rampant with the little snakes.
The other powers are interstellar to their local star cluster and do not hold much territory in the Milky Way. Some are even fallen empires or are connected to once-great powers, meaning that despite holding so little territory, they have access to the tech they no longer understand fully that exceeds their normal limits. These include the Amazons, Zentradi, and Cybertronians.
Amazons (DC Comics) - Have higher technological abilities, but most of it is reliant on ancient technology they can maintain but not reproduce. They are also limited in power by their civilization being only a single planet. They have no interest in conquest but are fully prepared to defend themselves from even the Goa'uld if need be.
Borg/Cybermen (Star Trek/Doctor Who) - Even now are "High" on this scale particularly due to their adaptability and technological growth.
Changelings (Star Trek) - A rising power like the borg. Held back by being at war with several other species in their quadrant.
Cybertronians (Transformers) - Fallen from greatness and with a low population, they are dangerous, but not in the sense that they can operate in open war against the other powers. Their ability to hide as machines and their size makes even one Cybertronian more than a match for several squads of ground troops.
Goa'uld System Lords (Stargate) - Dominate the Galaxy due to Hyperdrive out-speeding Warp tactically (though Warp has strategic advantages over Hyperdrive), and having a larger resource base than any other power in the Galaxy. They can afford to lose legions in battle, other civilizations cannot.
The Zonders (King of Braves GaoGaiGar) - a blight on the galaxy, but only slowly gaining a foothold.
Kherubim/Kree/Shi'Ar (Marvel and DC Comics) - Powerful in their cluster, but fighting a losing war against the Changelings.
Klingons/Draconians (Star Trek/Doctor Who) - They have had warp travel since 930 CE by earth reckoning, but have only expanded slightly due to internal strife.
Kryptonians (Formerly, effectively extinct) - Their population is limited to less than a handful of colony ships -- one of which was destroyed by Xenomorphic infection, while another was taken by the entity known as Brainiac.
Majesdanians (Marvel) - A victim of the Changeling invasions, but they managed to survive as they could not mimic their energy forms. This planet is also home to the dreaded Colour Out of Space.
Mycenae Empire (Great Mazinger) - Dealt several major blows in failed invasions, they are licking their wounds and waiting for the next time to strike. They are one of the few species whose footsoldiers can take on transformers one on one -- or a squad of them.
Predators/Yaut'ja - The only ones we've seen are hunters. Some suspect their entire society is centered around it, but they could just be the equivalent of hunters in the United States -- office workers trying to reclaim some semblance of virility and power by hunting 'lesser' life forms.
Romulans (Star Trek) - They are another warp-capable species, but their speeds are slow, limiting their expansion.
Spaceknights (Marvel) - Fighting a losing war against the Changelings. They think they have won at the moment, but the Changelings are biding their time.
Stargate program (late series)
Sontarans (Doctor Who) - Currently, they will grow more advanced over time. They have had Warp for about 1000 years. They are a race of warriors, but also a race of clones. So, adaptation is difficult for them.
Vulcans (Star Trek) - Slowly exploring the galaxy, the Vulcans have been at Warp since the 9th century B.C.E. by earth's reckoning.
Viltrumites (Invincible) - A fading empire. They used their physical might to dominate a quadrant of the galaxy but were brought low by biological weaponry, so now the empire is a glass canon. Powerful, but there are so few true Viltrumites left as to be only on this scale.
Zentraedi (Macross) - More a roving threat than a civilization. All they know is the making of war, and are at war with everyone. They have the numbers to go against the Goa'uld, but do not make a concerted effort since they are technically at war with everything.
Zeta-Reticuli (The X-Files) - Prefer subterfuge rather than open combat.
Kardashev Type 1 (High): These powers tend to have power over or hold sway over a galaxy. There are very few native to the Milky Way Galaxy, though some of the nearby galaxies or galactic clusters have a few that can stray over to the Milky Way from time to time.
The Data Integrated Thought Entity (DITE) is native to the Milky Way, but wishes simply to observe and learn. As beings of energy and information, they observe the physical world rather than interfere with it more often than not.
The Light Giants of Nebula M78 are native to the Milky Way, but their reach only extends into the Alpha Quadrant. They defend it against the Goa'uld and other menaces, though they are severely limited due to their small population size. One 'agent' is usually sent to defend a planet, but given their power, this is actually possible. Still, as a power, they are deeply limited.
This leaves the Vajra as the true "Super Power" of the Milky Way after the Goa'Uld. However, they largely remain around the center of the Galaxy, where it is more difficult for other species to operate.
The other species listed are not native to the Milky Way Galaxy, inhabiting the Andromeda Galaxy or other Galaxies in the local cluster.
The Galactic Republic exists in a nearby galaxy to the Milky Way and can make its way over to us if they wished, but they tend to have their own problems...
Data Integrated Thought Entity (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
The Galactic Republic (Star Wars) - Triangulum Galaxy
Lloiger (Lovecraft) - Andromeda Galaxy
Nebula M-78 Light Giants (Ultraman)
Vajra (Macross Frontier)
Replicators (Stargate SG-1)/Extraterrestrial Living-Metal Shapeshifter - Ida and Othala Galaxies
Sky Canopy Domain (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) - Ida Galaxy
The Galactus - The World Eater/Planet Killer. This singular entity deserves a spot on this list. Since it can match an entire civilization by itself, that should tell you what it's capable of. It travels the universe destroying inhabited and inhabitable planets one by one for its own purposes. It travels alongside a swarm of machines to more effectively extract energy from a planet, alongside a mothership. Conical in shape with an open maw in its forefront, the armor is solid neutronium and it expels antimatter to rip up planets bit by bit. It has come by earth once and was deactivated. Left to drift in space, but the thing is eternal and reactivated hundreds of years later. It was stopped again in the 23rd century by ramming a starship down the main vehicle's gullet. But that only will stop it for so long.
Kardashev Type 2 (Low): Few low-end Kardashev Type 2 civilizations remain, and fewer higher order civilizations survive... Thanks to the Dholes. The Space Monsters devour planets from within and end civilizations through their reproductive cycles. The Shadow Accords exist primarily to forge alliances for other species whenever the Dholes are spotted.
Or Galactus.
Dholes/Uchuu Kaiju (Gunbuster)
The most advanced of the remaining colonies of the Capellan/Eridanean (The Other Log of Phileas Fogg)
Kardashev Type 2 (Mid): These highly advanced civilizations have managed to overcome the Dholes and dominate their galaxy. Each of these have control over one (or two) galaxies in the local cluster. Some of these are actually dormant or extinct, leaving behind traces of their civilization for others to find... and make messes with.
Asgard (Stargate SG-1) - Probably the most benevolent race, who managed to protect a few planets in the Milky Way from Goa'uld aggression as they deal with the Replicators.
The Elder Things (Cthulhu Mythos) - They are the creators of the Stargate system. Other species took advantage of them being around first and now they are rare and scattered. They are also responsible for a lot of the problems in the Milky Way galaxy at least: the Zentradi, the Cybertronians, and the Protodeviln can all be laid as either their creations or the results of their science gone awry.
The Mi-Go (Cthulhu Mythos) - They are not native to this plane of existence, but use it as a 'safe' staging ground and harvest resources from planets secretly to further their machinations elsewhere.
The New Gods (DC Comics) - Though deities, they have a presence in the Milky Way galaxy. They are potent, but they are locked in a war with themselves, and only move to other worlds to gain an edge over their rivals. One of their numbers is said to be merely a mask of the Outer God Nyarlathotep.
The Terminus Collective (Icon) - This post-scarcity culture lives in a nearby galaxy and sometimes its ships get lost in our neck of the woods. They have been at peace for so long that they... have honestly forgotten how to fight a war to any meaningful degree. Any not cowed by their technological and physical abilities can easily gain the upper hand against them, but they are large enough and powerful enough not to worry about that happening... again.
Xothians (Cthulhu Mythos) - This is the name of Cthulhu's 'species'. Also known as "Space Spawn" they are one of the most powerful individual species in the galaxy, and many are worshiped as gods for it. Their motivations are unknown, but they seem to be dormant for now...
Kardashev Type 2 (High): The civilization of Ancient Belka was similar to its follow-up civilization, which relies more on magic to power its machinery. This means that they spend (and are located) in different dimensions as much as in space. As such, they don't really hold much territory in 'real' space.
Dimensional Administration Bureau (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
Kardashev Type 3 (Low): The Q go where they wish, when they wish, observing and meddling at times that make sense to them. The same applies to the Organians. They may be different cultures within the same species.
Q-Continuum/Organians (Star Trek)
Kardashev Type 3 (Mid): The Mu once dominated the galactic cluster, leaving all sorts of junk behind, though they originated on earth. This is partly why there are so many humanoids in the nearby systems.
Mu/Ancients (Stargate SG-1)/"The Lantern Corps" (DC Comics)/"The Nova Corps" (Marvel Comics)
Kardashev Type 3 (High): At this point, these beings don't really exist in space as we know it, but within Time. The Great Race of Yith has hidden in the distant future, only sending scouts and explorers to the past. And the Daleks... everything fears the Daleks.
Daleks
Great Race of Yith
Kardashev Type 4: Mastering time and space allowed the time lords to basically rule everything, and they chose not to. Like the Light Giants, their small population means that despite having guns that can remove a target from existence, they do not go to war often.
Time Lords
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ANCIENT ANIMALS
MOVIES
The Hunt for Red October
The Mist
Alien Planet
Dog Soldiers
Dragonlance Dragons of Autumn Twilight
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
SHOWS
Babylon 5
Battletech Cartoon
Bitten
D&D Cartoon
Stargate SG-1
Transformers: Beast Machines
Transformers: Beast Wars
Transformers G1
Transformers the Movie
Transformers Prime
Voltron Vehicle Force
Vox Machina (season 1 only atm)
ANIME - LEIJIVERSE
Cosmo Warrior Zero
Galaxy Express
Gun Frontier
Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelung
Interstellar 5555
Queen Emeraldas
Queen Millennia (might not be high quality)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
SSX Endless Orbit
Arcadia of my Youth
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013 movie)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Riddle of the Arcadia
ANIME - IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN TYLOR
Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV series
Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA series
ANIME - LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES (original series only)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes series
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Golden Wings
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - My Conquest is the Sea of Stars
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Overture to a New War
ANIME - MACROSS
Macross 7
Macross Delta
Macross Frontier
Macross Plus
Macross Zero
Robotech
SDF Macross
ANIME - REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA
Revolutionary Girl Utena tv series
Revolutionary Girl Utena movie
ANIME - SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO/STAR BLAZERS (original series and reboot)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Reboot)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (Reboot)
Space Battleship Yamato 2205 (Reboot)
Space Battleship Yamato I (OS)
Space Battleship Yamato II (OS)
Space Battleship Yamato III (OS)
Arrivederci Yamato
Be Forever Yamato
Final Yamato
Space Battleship Yamato (2013 movie)
Uchuu Senkan Yamato (1977 recap movie)
Yamato - The New Voyage
Yamato: Resurrection
GAMES - FAR CRY (only games I own, sorry!)
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 4
Far Cry 5
Far Cry: New Dawn
Far Cry 6
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