Also, this sounds like one of those "media trope expert" shitty takes but a way to "generalize" aliens in fiction is to think of these 3 "pillars" or "categories" or whatever of influences:

• Specific animals that are weird like certain insects and water creatures
• Your fetishes
• And something based on real cultures

So an example is: "this alien race has weird transparent tubes like those weird fish. Then it also has big dick sucking lips and 4 ass cheeks. And it also carries a spear and its language consists of "oo's" being used a lot. No I'm not racist why do you ask?".

Edit: Now I kinda regret this post merely because of the fact it comes off as a quirky unfunny Youtuber trying to make some shitty generalization for the laughs.

And with the kinda projects I want to make, this feels like artistic poison in a way.

(Plus, I went back to designing "hidden characters" again and one is a female alien).