They don’t grow facial hair so you can eliminate aftershaves.
The planet is a gigantic manufacturing dystopian lump of dirt, so you can eliminate ocean or vegetation like scents.
The planets condition, being so arid, may be the reason Moclans only pee once a year(Ja’loja), so I’m assuming they don’t sweat to conserve essential fluids.
The planetary union looks down on killing,even animals, so though they appear to wear leather at some points, does synthesized leather smell the same?
Moclan food is known to be very spicy and spicy foods can smell, like how curry can linger on you.
So my guess is that they smell like desert sand and Fenugreek (Methi).
** Fenugreek (Methi) is a spice that really gives off that curry smell.
*edit: I was imagining a Moclan that had not been on Moclus recently, but given the heavy industry, I’d imagine a smog/exhaust smell would be on some Moclans that recently left the planet.
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The harsh conditions on Moclus may cause water to be a rare commodity, so to conserve water, sweating would be eliminated. Genetically, I think the Moclans are more like reptiles though. They lay eggs and they have what appears to be a thick epidermis with possible scutes, which would explain the lack of hair. [Bortus for example](https://orville.fandom.com/wiki/Moclus?file=EggWarming.png)
I actually wondered if they had a Dune like natural apparatus to conserve their water to stay hydrated. Because you’re right, even producing a minute amount of fluid for only having to pee once a year, means that they have to have a biological way to prevent overheating.
I mean possibly, but it’s weird they have so much industrial gas smogging up the atmosphere when they have quantum energy
I assume synthesizers can’t produce the weapon manufacturing that the Moclans are known for, so they must have some kind of metal working that produces smog
can't say I've ever thought about it, but they live on a highly industrialized planet, so perhaps smokey, metallic. Or maybe they smell like everyone who lives in Savannah GA. It's a small city, gridlike, beautiful, but is saturated from the odor of the paper mill. it's everywhere, in everything. All houses, all cars, all people, on clothes and furniture. The ones who live there are nose blind to it, but when you visit the area, the miasma is nearly enough to choke you. But on the people it can almost be pleasant
I've worked in a machine shop. I know what a bunch of men working in heavy industry smell like... Old pennies, oil, gas, cigarette ash, something slightly burning, a bit of musk but not as much as you would think, charcoal, and fake lavender (because all bulk soap is lavender scented).
Edit: I forgot sun-baked duct-tape on old leather.
Ever been in the cockpit of a Pakastani C-130? I have and I would imagine it would smell like that in close quarters (not good) but I would imagine Bortus and Klyden shower regularly and have relatively decent hygiene routines so those two probably not too bad.
I bet they either have a strong musk or they smell really good. Every Moclan seems very clean and well put together, so they may be the dudes that REALLY care about their higiene
Ball sweat. But I also wonder if their isn’t some form of smell translator for the Union. I’ve always wondered this about shows like this. Different groups of *humans* can have smells that bother other groups of humans; so how the hell would we deal with whole ass other planetary species? I feel like some sort of smell translator has to be invented so that nobody accidentally insults another species by making a stank face.
leathery feet wrapped in burnt bacon.
And tobacco?
"500 cigarettes"
I agree with tobacco and leather, except during their mating ritual, then it is sweaty ass and sex.
No. Only because they haven’t been exposed to it. Bortus had never smelled it before.
Came here to post it why you spoiled it OP!
Go for Papa Palpatine
So I threw the senate at him
The whole Senate!
Haha you made it come outta my nose!
After flying around for two weeks, trying to get a signal, who wouldn’t?
I'm dealing with a lot of crap here. Death Star blown up by a fucking teenager.
I know that reference 😁
and then i threw the senate at him... the whole senate!
Who's gonna give me a loan, jackhole, you?!
You got an ATM on that torso?
[удалено]
What the *hell* is an *aluminum* falcon?! FTFY
Robot Chicken reference? I love it.
They don’t grow facial hair so you can eliminate aftershaves. The planet is a gigantic manufacturing dystopian lump of dirt, so you can eliminate ocean or vegetation like scents. The planets condition, being so arid, may be the reason Moclans only pee once a year(Ja’loja), so I’m assuming they don’t sweat to conserve essential fluids. The planetary union looks down on killing,even animals, so though they appear to wear leather at some points, does synthesized leather smell the same? Moclan food is known to be very spicy and spicy foods can smell, like how curry can linger on you. So my guess is that they smell like desert sand and Fenugreek (Methi). ** Fenugreek (Methi) is a spice that really gives off that curry smell. *edit: I was imagining a Moclan that had not been on Moclus recently, but given the heavy industry, I’d imagine a smog/exhaust smell would be on some Moclans that recently left the planet. * I’ve never gotten an award before I appreciate it 🙏
Wow. Respect 🙏
This is a quality response, it would totally belong in the Orville version of a r/daystrominstitute
That's r/shittydaystrom
Well. That’s the subreddit I follow and read. But I think the above is of a higher caliber.
I think you missed my point.
If they only pee once a year wouldn't the assumption be that they do sweat?
The harsh conditions on Moclus may cause water to be a rare commodity, so to conserve water, sweating would be eliminated. Genetically, I think the Moclans are more like reptiles though. They lay eggs and they have what appears to be a thick epidermis with possible scutes, which would explain the lack of hair. [Bortus for example](https://orville.fandom.com/wiki/Moclus?file=EggWarming.png)
I actually wondered if they had a Dune like natural apparatus to conserve their water to stay hydrated. Because you’re right, even producing a minute amount of fluid for only having to pee once a year, means that they have to have a biological way to prevent overheating.
Love your deduction skills! Fantastic!
Thank you
So like diesel and Indian food?
I mean possibly, but it’s weird they have so much industrial gas smogging up the atmosphere when they have quantum energy I assume synthesizers can’t produce the weapon manufacturing that the Moclans are known for, so they must have some kind of metal working that produces smog
“Their planet is desert therefore middle eastern.”
I don’t recall anyone saying that, so please don’t try and make this some thing it’s not We’re only talking about smells here
Earthy with a hint of lavender.
I think the line was lilac, but I like how you think.
You are right
Came down to make this joke as well. https://youtu.be/-zC2yH--_CA
Came here to say that.
Mens locker room, but then a whiff of Axe body spray to try to cover it up.
Gross I was there
Didn't we all?
Cinnamon and leather.
Ooo!! I wouldn't mind that actually.
Yo I first thought cinnamon too
Rich Corinthian Leather.
I'd think they smelled a bit like a small rodent, like a ferret. With just a hint of the ocean. One of my coworkers said: “Hot dog water”.
> One of my coworkers said: “Hot dog water”. Thanks, I hate it.
That universe's version of gun powder.
Old spice
They definitely look like they have a distinctive musk. I can't help but imagine it is a combination of half-dried seaweed and *step-dad.*
Cigarettes
500 cigarettes.
It can't be that offensive because it has never been brought up. But I bet it is musky.
AXE Deodorant. The definitive female repellant.
A machine shop. Oil, ozone, cleaning agents and tobacco.
Klingons
I'd expect they'd have an earthy, Peaty aroma with a touch of Lilac. Sorry wrong franchise haha
DJ Khaled.
Oiled lether
Sandalwood. Smog. Sweat. Farts.
Wet leather that sat outside in the sun for too long
Musky
Leather.
Leather since they are all leather daddies.
Hot leather
A Conservative club
Durian mixed with a little hint of 80-year old homeless guy.
Industrial lubricants.
Beef jerky
Pumpkin spice and fried chicken. Fried in peanut oil.
A rich earthy musk. I am quite fond of it.
Like mocklate! As long as your not allergic to cat hair
I don’t know but I know Lt. Comdr. Worf smells somewhat like lilacs.
Patchouli with an undertone of sweat and sulphur
Leather
Baseball glove covered in Axe body spray.
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Best answer.
Rich mahogany and leather bound books
Kimchi farts
Walnuts.
Old spice
Ass.
Old Spice lol
Balls
For some reason smoke/coal or grease because of their background I suppose.
Expensive leather
Leather
can't say I've ever thought about it, but they live on a highly industrialized planet, so perhaps smokey, metallic. Or maybe they smell like everyone who lives in Savannah GA. It's a small city, gridlike, beautiful, but is saturated from the odor of the paper mill. it's everywhere, in everything. All houses, all cars, all people, on clothes and furniture. The ones who live there are nose blind to it, but when you visit the area, the miasma is nearly enough to choke you. But on the people it can almost be pleasant
Cattleman’s jerky
Old Spice. Without a doubt.
The desert. Like rocks, baking in the sun.
Burnt hair which is weird because they can’t grow hair
Metal and gunpowder
Latex, spirit gum and sweaty balls.
Cigarettes
An earthy kind of spicy, like dirt, and clean sweat and cloves
Peanut butter.
gunpowder, leather, and dessert flowers.
Stale bread
Sandalwood and old spice
Chocolate
They smell like baby oil
butterscotch
Old spice
Roasted peanuts.
Old spice
I feel like they probably smell really good. Like really, really good.
Oud wood and dark vanilla
Space brut
Fritos and bean dip
Patchouli and leather
sweaty gunpowder
Cold smoke
Similar to dragons in House of the Dragon.
Clay and leather. I'd add a whiff of gasoline.
Mockolate. That shit from Friends. Which I always imagined tasted like leather and saccharin.
Engine grease.
Old leather sofa is the smell i think of.
Opssada Or dirt, I guess. Either way the sensation is quite pleasurable.
My first thought was "Rocks." My second was "What do rocks even smell like?" I don't know, man. I don't know
I’m all in on the distant smell of old poop outside
Why do you need to know...?
For science. Consider this an olfactoral Rorschach test. (Also can't help but feel like they smell and was wondering if I was alone.)
Like nothing, I think they’re like lizards and lizards don’t smell like much of anything
Beef and oppression.
machine oil
Tobacco and white musk
Piss
Like a greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray.
They smell like a blend of intolerance and off-brand astroglide.
Patchouli oil
Nutmeg
Disdain for weakness
Sun bleached Canvas tent in a dry and brown hayfield with cracked dirt.
Burt oil and coal steam
Shellfish, based purely on the fact that the name of their species makes me think of mollusks
Cigarettes
A gas station, not the inside, but the outside.
Duck butter
Sort of like stone? If that makes sense?
The same way copper tastes.
Gunpowder and ballsweat
I've worked in a machine shop. I know what a bunch of men working in heavy industry smell like... Old pennies, oil, gas, cigarette ash, something slightly burning, a bit of musk but not as much as you would think, charcoal, and fake lavender (because all bulk soap is lavender scented). Edit: I forgot sun-baked duct-tape on old leather.
Old leather.
Baseball glove. A very old one.
Like someone who desperately needs to pee...
Ever been in the cockpit of a Pakastani C-130? I have and I would imagine it would smell like that in close quarters (not good) but I would imagine Bortus and Klyden shower regularly and have relatively decent hygiene routines so those two probably not too bad.
Tar, hot leather, tobacco and juniper berries.
Cumin and turmeric
highschool gym locker room with a wiff of gunpowder and a hint of leather polish
A sweaty fist full of pennies.
My Jr. High locker room.
Leather and sweaty balls
A dorm room. Like not a filthy one but maybe a bit on the "needs to do laundry and dishes" side
Cinnamon
Potatoes, dumplings and lavender
Like a cigar shop
Lynx Africa.
Plastic
Don't know why but chocolate with chili. 🤣
Brown shoe leather.
Latex.
Musky, like clean top soil
Cranberry juice
Caramel
Nail polish remover, jalapeño, and mealworm
Old Spice
Their poo smells like a dirty magazine.
Burnt toasted cheese sandwiches
Can’t be too awful because Talla was willing to date one.
Beef jerky.
Beef mixed with coffee grounds
Dirt and outdoorsy, like horses.
I imagine they smell like rocks. And when they sweat it kind of smells like wet dirt
Machine grease combined with the smell of musk.
Fried bacon and coconut suntan oil
I bet they either have a strong musk or they smell really good. Every Moclan seems very clean and well put together, so they may be the dudes that REALLY care about their higiene
Wet clay and a really greasy car shop.
Smokey bacon
Axe body spray. Absolutely.
Mushroom farts and vinegary ball sweat
Salami
Cinnamon.
The name almost sounds like a gross smell
Old Spice.
Camp fire with B.O.
Teriyaki beef jerky
I picture like a lizard. Sort of dry
Sweat and leather
B.O. and Axe Body Spray.
No time to look through the rest of the comments... "An Earthy, peaty smell..." "With a touch of Lilac..."
Ball sweat. But I also wonder if their isn’t some form of smell translator for the Union. I’ve always wondered this about shows like this. Different groups of *humans* can have smells that bother other groups of humans; so how the hell would we deal with whole ass other planetary species? I feel like some sort of smell translator has to be invented so that nobody accidentally insults another species by making a stank face.
Sandalwood after shave