My Favorite "Ugly" TNG Aliens
5. Pucker Pouts (Bre'el, "Deja Q"). A bit bland at first glance, typical Westmore forehead but then BAM, you see the mouths. Benevolent Salt Sucker vibes.
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4. Snots. (Gamelanian, "Final Mission"). I remember audibly gasping the first time I saw this. Breathtaking choices all around. The hair, the orange, the snots... just amazing. Perhaps one of Michael Westmore's children was sick with a cold at the time.
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3. Infinity Eyebags. (Zakdorn, "Peak Performance"). There is something so normal yet so unsettling about this man and his face bags. A rare case of a real hairline. I also love his Clergy-like cape.
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2. Tumor Biopsy (species unknown, "New Ground"). This guy taps into some kind of fight or flight response deep in my brain stem. Maybe the instinct to not touch infections? I think he'd look good in like, Fallout or The Last of Us. Great post-apocalyptic radiation scarring.
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1. Shower Drain Clog (Yridian, "Gambit Pt. 1"). My all time favorite of the ugliest aliens. Look at all the sprouting hair around his neck, amazing details.
Yridians win the ugliest of ugly for me because well, if you look with your eyes, you will see that they are quite ugly. The ears, the hair, the color pallet, the ball-sacky nature of the skin seam.
I'd be remiss to not bring up Mr. Jaglom Shrek, who, unlike Yranac pictured above, recognized his receding hairline and, to preserve his enviable good looks, shaved his scraggles.
The sheer creativity these makeup artists had to churn out, week after week, is astounding. The planning, the molds, the sculpting, the applications, the hours of labor, the patient actors, what a privilege it is to witness such creation. These aliens may be ugly, but they are definitely not boring.
Thank you Michael Westmore, your footprint in Hollywood is vast and untouchable.
