9 Star Trek: The Animated Series Aliens That Should Appear In Live Action

9. Pandronian

The Pandronians were introduced in the episode Bem. In an attempt to determine whether the Federation was ready for diplomatic relations with his species, Bem, a Pandronian observer, watched the crew of the Enterprise as they investigated the inhabitants of a newly discovered class-M planet.

Pandronians are actually colony creatures whose components can function independently. Because of this, they have a unique concept of individuality, referring to themselves as "this one" rather than "I". The components can also create a new colony by separating and reassembling with different creatures, essentially ending the existence of the previous unique Prandronian.

Writer David Gerrold originally pitched Bem for the Original Series's third season. His outline explored prejudice by showing how the Enterprise crew dealt with Bem.

Gerrold included a costume sketch and description of how Bem could be portrayed by two little people, each wearing half of the costume. Today's effects artists have less awkward solutions for creating a Pandronian including motion capture, CGI, and puppetry.

Both Bem and the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode I, Excretus focused on the Pandronian character's strict adherence to efficiency. Bringing a Pandronian into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds would allow the writers to explore David Gerrold's timely prejudice theme.