Vulkanette

Vulkanettes are a sapient humanoid race in Michael Herbig's Bullyparade universe, originating in the RTL radio show Raumschiff Sonderpreis. The species is a parody on the Vulcan species in the Star Trek universe.

Description
According to an interview with Herbig, there are two subspecies of the Vulkanette, the Vulkanette vulgaris and the Vulkanette brutalis. The Vulkanette vulgaris is known of being descendend from the Galápagos tortoise which makes it possible for the subspecies to reach a very old age, up to 400 years. Little is known about the brutalis subspecies. The only thing Herbig says about it is that the Vulkanette brutalis is kind of the R-rated version of the vulgaris subspecies.

At least the Vulkanette vulgaris is known as a very emotional species. The emotional state of a Vulkanette can be identified by its ears. If the ears of the Vulkanette are pointed upwards, the Vulkanette is in a keen or arousing state. If the ears stick out slightly, the Vulkanette is very relaxed while ears pointed downwards is a sign of a sad or even depressed Vulkanette.

The diet of at least the Vulkanette vulgaris most likely is omnivorous, as Mr. Spuck's favourite kinds of food famously are chocolate pralines and cream cheese cake.

As said by the chief engineer of the Surprise, Schrotty, Vulkanettes have no intervertebral discs. It is unknown how the Vulkanettes are able to move their spine, as invertebral discs are essential for the movement of the spine, as well as holding the vertebrae together.

The only known member of the species is Mr. Brigitte Spuck, nicknamed "Spucki", the homosexual first officer and second-in-command of the Surprise or rather the USS Hasselhoff. His first name may imply that male Vulkanettes have a female first name.

In one scene, Captain Kork mocks Spucki, indicating that he is only half-Vulkanette (and most likely, as Spucki is a parody of Mr. Spock, half-human). It is not known if this is true, as an insulted Spucki shortly thereafter declares this statement as being false (although this could also be because he is ashamed of his human descent). However, the truthness of Kork's statement would mean that at least some of the information we learn about the Vulkanettes could be wrong, because Spucki is the only known Vulkanette in the franchise.

Appearances

 * Raumschiff Sonderpreis (1990s)
 * Bullyparade (1998-2002)
 * (T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (2004)
 * (T)Raumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 (videogame) (2004)
 * Bullyparade – Der Film (2017)