Talk:Grox/Trivia

Real trivia?
Now I'm skeptical about some of these. How many these things have actually been confirmed, other than speculation. More inexperienced users may add their own thoughts without any confirmation, this is a problem for many articles and is why I protected the Grox main article from IP's and new user accounts.

Here is a list from the main page which I'm not so sure on:
 * "They may also be based on the idea that humans are becoming more dependent on technology, and how we (humans) may not even have been able to survive this long without our intelligence. The Grox also reference current human culture when you break an alliance with them, mentioning CD's, lava lamps, and hoodies." - That is such a popular theory, but the fact CD's, lava lamps and hoodies doesn't confirm it one bit, Spore is crammed with pop culture references and real life things. This one is for the References page.
 * "The Grox often make humorously poor threats and compliments due to their misunderstanding of the culture and personality of normal species, like "You will not get a holiday card this year!" and "Good work! You are a credit to all slow thinking carbon based lifeforms.". The top left corner of the screen will say unknown object flying in your planet and could this be The Grox." - While this is true, this may want re-wording.
 * "Grox Ships appear to look like that of a Cylon from Battlestar Galactica" - They do kind of, but so do many ships in Spore, this could be as easily coincidential.
 * Playing as the Grox causes you to be called the The Grox Empire in space and your color is a bright red, as opposed to their signature dark maroon. - So would any other red creature.
 * It is still possible to ally them without breaking Galactic Code. - That might be so, but I don't see why this is trivial enough.
 * Sometimes, a really rare glitch appears in game, making you able to trade with Grox. However, they have weapons like every other empire. - Really? Or is that just a mod?  Either case it isn't article worthy.
 * The Grox offer high payment for their missions. For example, a regular empire would offer only 75,000 Sporebucks for an eradication mission. The Grox would offer 150,000 Sporebucks. They may offer that much because rarely anyone, if no one, helps them, so they would pay a high price for anyone to helps them. - True, but scratch off the theory.
 * Sometimes the Grox can be heard screaming at you in the background with weak radio signals when you enter the Galactic Core. - Been to the core a few times now, once with Grox ships trailing behind. I have never heaard this.
 * If you accept an Adventure from the Grox, during the pre-beam down crew/captain selection panel, your captain will be illuminated by a red glow, exactly like the one on the Grox communication screen. - This is a glitch. It is common in my game and happens all the time.
 * The quote "9994" can be heard in-game when talking to the Grox. This quote is often the same as the player's language, so it must have some importance. It may reference the ending decimal in the atomic mass of oxygen, or 9994 Grotius, a major asteroid belt orbiting the sun. Speculation could lead that the Grox originated from the asteroid belt, and were discovered by humans who in turn tested them repeatedly and gave them cybernetic implants. The Grox eventually turned against them and became their own empire. - Meanger evidence, this looks like a user's interpretation rather than fact.

Discuss, or provide evidence if you know that is liable that proves these. If there is no reply then I'll go ahead and erase them. I have the same concerns for some of the other articles (easter eggs, references and stages in particular). Wormulon  Talk to me  19:53, March 14, 2011 (UTC)