History Literature / TheStarBeast

* ObfuscatingStupidity =/= Smarter Than You Look

RaisedByHumans: Is how everyone, including John Thomas, regards the great Lummox. He, she or it, is the generations old family pet. [[PerspectiveFlip In actuality]], Lummox regards [[InterspeciesAdoption John Thomas as her dearest companion and family]].

* ThatWasTheLastEntry

* DogWalksYou

* INeverToldYouMyName: Lummox has picked up a [[PunnyName few nicknames]] over the generations, including "Lummie" and the aptly named "[[CuddleBug Cuddle-pup]]", though she's so taken with these hypocorisms, she never reveals her true Hroshian name to any Earthling.
* InterspeciesAdoption
* InterspeciesFriendship
* LoyalAnimalCompanion

* PerspectiveFlip =/= RaisedByNatives =/= RaisedByHumans

* UndyingLoyalty: Lummox loved [[LoveAtFirstSight John Thomas' great grandfather]] straightaway when she discovered the man exploring her home-world. She returned with him and faithfully remained in the family ever since, looking after his descendants.

* BenevolentAlienInvasion: Earth demands a treaty with the Hroshian empire if they are to surrender John Thomas, embassies, cultural and scientific missions on both capital planets. The implications of this treaty become apparent in the conclusion, for if her [[TheHighQueen Imperial Highness]] Lummox gets to keep her [[HumanPet John Thomas]], ''every noble and common Hroshii seeking to impress their queen is going to want a [[FridgeHorror human pet]]''.

* BenevolentAlienInvasion: Earth demands a treaty with the Hroshian empire if they are to surrender John Thomas, embassies, cultural and scientific missions on both capital planets. The implications of this treaty become apparent in the conclusion, for if her [[HighQueen Imperial Highness]] Lummox gets to keep her [[HumanPet John Thomas]], ''every noble and common Hroshii seeking to impress their queen is going to want a [[FridgeHorror human pet]]''.

* CoolOldGuy

* FantasticRacism
* FeelNoPain

* SuperToughness: The Hroshii are virtually invincible, they may as well be considered [[NighInvulnerability practically indestructible]] by our standards. Lummox herself shrugs off a shot from an [[ImmuneToBullets anti-tank rifle]], consumes poisons happily, survives an attempt at drowning, and even [[GiantEqualsInvincible withstands explosives]]. The police tasked with its destruction out of desperation consider tricking the creature into ingesting said explosives instead, though never get the chance.

* GentleGiant
* GiantEqualsInvincible
* INeverToldYouMyName
* InsignificantLittleBluePlanet

* NonMaliciousMonster

* PunyEarthlings
* ScareEmStraight

* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien: Dr. Ftaeml warns the federation that one single Hroshia ship is more than capable of destroying the planet unassisted, and attacking it would be [[SenselessSacrifice as futile as throwing stones at one of their own modern warships]].
* SuperToughness: The Hroshii are virtually invincible, they may as well be considered [[NighInvulnerability practically indestructible]] by our standards. Lummox herself shrugs off a shot from an [[ImmuneToBullets anti-tank rifle]], consumes poisons happily, survives an attempt at drowning, and even withstands explosives. The police tasked with its destruction out of desperation consider tricking the creature into ingesting said explosives instead, though never get the chance.
* SuperiorSpecies: Fortunately for the universe, the advanced Hroshii [[CurbStompBattle are not a war-mongering race]], however they do [[MasterRace look down upon other weaker alien races from "Olympian heights"]]. They want nor need anything from other civilizations. They cannot see any purpose in diplomatic relations with the lesser races. Any proposal for trade or commence is not taken seriously.

* MasterRace

* SuperiorSpecies: The Hroshii are not a war-mongering race, however they do look down upon other weaker alien races from "Olympian heights". They cannot see any purpose in diplomatic relations with the lesser races. Any proposal for trade or commence is not taken seriously.

* SufficientlyAdvancedAlien

** Hroshiu expedition commander: Making any derogatory remarks about his status or refuting his authority.
** Lummox: Anyone treating humans badly, by means of aggression or intimidation.

* TemptingFate

* UndyingLoyalty
* WeAreAsMayflies: It is common for Saptient beings across the cosmos have naturally long lifespans. Rargyllians are extraordinary long-lived, and the Hroshians themselves are practically immortal. Mr. Kiku finds it troubling that humans are the shortest-lived intelligent race they have yet found.

* MamaBear

* WeAreAsMayflies

* BizarreAlienBiology: Lummox has [[BizarreAlienLocomotion eight great legs that move in similar succession to a caterpillar]]. In addition to four pairs of legs she later grows a pair of arms that are extremely dexterous. No one single heart, but a un-centralized circulatory system. A secondary brain back in her rump, which controls motor-functions and a guardian eye when she dozes. Her kind come in [[BizarreAlienSexes six assorted sexes (though the differences are not readily apparent), Lummox herself being more female than male]].

* ExtraEyes

* EloquentInMyNativeTongue

* SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication

* EarthShatteringKaboom

* BizarreAlienBiology
* BizarreAlienLocomotion
* BizarreAlienSexes

* BoldExplorer: John Thomas' great grandfather. He was a crew member abroad the star-ship ''[[FasterThanLightTravel The Trail Blazer]]''. On his [[InterplanetaryVoyage second voyage of exploration]], they discovered not just extraterrestrials, but an entire alien civilization. [[BecauseDestinySaysSo By some strange fated coincidence, mankind discovered the Hroshii before any other alien species in the entire galaxy]].

* BoldExplorer =/= InterplanetaryVoyage

* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter

* BigEater: The alien Hroshii can [[ExtremeOmnivore eat almost anything, steel, concrete, ''anything'']]. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting They grow when fed, shrink when starved]]. The reason why the gigantic Lummox appears so much larger than the other Hroshii is simply because she was overfed on Earth (or bored rather whenever John Thomas isn't around). When reunited with her people they force her to go on diet.

* BigEater: The alien Hroshii can [[ExtremeOmnivore eat almost anything, steel, concrete, ''anything'']]. [[VoluntaryShapeshifting grow when fed, shrink when starved]]. The reason why the gigantic Lummox appears so much larger than the other Hroshii is simply because she was overfed on Earth (or bored rather whenever John Thomas isn't around). When reunited with her people they force her to go on diet.

* BigEater: The alien Hroshii [[VoluntaryShapeshifting grow when fed, shrink when starved]]. The reason why the gigantic Lummox appears so much larger than the other Hroshii is simply because she was overfed on Earth (or bored rather whenever John Thomas isn't around). When reunited with her people they force her to go on diet.

* ExtremeOmnivore

* BigEater

* VoluntaryShapeshifting

* StarfishAliens

* SuperToughness: The Hroshii are virtually invincible, they may as well be considered [[NighInvulnerability practically indestructible]] our standards. Lummox shrugs off a shot from an [[ImmuneToBullets anti-tank rifle]], consumes poisons happily, survives an attempt at drowning, and even withstands explosives. The police tasked with its destruction out of desperation consider tricking the creature into ingesting said explosives instead, though never get the chance.
* SuperiorSpecies

* ImmuneToBullets

* PardonMyKlingon: - The Hroshiu Commander launches into a fit of rage. The alien Ftaeml, translates everything the giant alien says perfectly, but the profanity remains in the speaker's native language.

* ServantRace: Ftaeml's race

* SuperToughness =/= NighInvulnerability