Sponkey

This thing is the result of the descendants of the legendary Frankenstein realising that the key to reanimation lies not in the animal world, but the plant world. Using their tech they managed to revive their long-dead ancestor in a more arboreal form. Unfortunately, the seeds have spread as far as space, and for some reason they've all given themselves the same name.

These lanky aliens fancy themselves as the only truly objective species in existence, able to look at the universe without bias corrupting their perception. They are of course wrong about almost everything, but it's best not to argue - especially about pizza toppings.

Sauntering statuesquely around space, these iconic robotic supermodels have inspired designs across the galaxy. Despite their glamorous looks, they have terrible table manners and respond to most questions with a blast of their ocular laser.