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Ancient Astronauts: It's all but confirmed in 'Stardust' that the Chigs have encountered humans for a long time: they can apparently understand Navajo enough that the Marines are able to successfully plant disinformation written in it.

However, the US Navy and Marine Corps forces are both the focus of the series and consistently the most successful fighters.

America Saves the Day: The war with the Chigs is a UN operation, and the People's Liberation Army, Coldstream Guards, and Finnish Air Force all make appearances.

The Chigs' native atmosphere is apparently methane-based.

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Some planets can be operated on in plainclothes, while others require full space suits.

All Planets Are Earth-Like: Both averted and played straight in different episodes.

The war started because of the Mega-Corp reneging on the deal it had made with the Chigs. In the Grand Finale it turns out a Mega-Corp first encountered the Chigs several years earlier and kept it quiet to protect their newfound source of profit. At the midpoint of the series the Chigs turn out to be in contact with the Silicates.

Whereas humans have almost entirely failed to decipher the Chig language. And not just English: in 'Stardust' the protagonists plant disinformation written in Navajo. Aliens Speaking English: Justified: One of the early hints that not all is as it seems with the Chigs is that they appear to learn human languages remarkably quickly despite the apparent We Come in Peace В— Shoot to Kill situation in the pilot.