duck55223 said
You were escorted aboard mines. And how are they immune to the spell?
Mine are immune, because I don't want you taking the easy way for everything. Same thing for him. Different biologies, different races. It may work with brains that are very similar, but the Septonians might have an entirely different brain structure, and without knowing, spells wouldn't work. Same with Valkians, in my opinion.
YOU are at fault for half the wars you're in; the only one you're not at fault for is the Draconians and the Etherals. The Etherals wanted to take something from your colony; barred them. That's understandable. The Hivemind asked you for food; you said no, you're all monsters, go away. The Septonians crashed- when they were too scared and too frightened to respond to your attempts, you decided to instead shoot them, instead of giving them room. You decided to INVADE humanity, so that's your fault.
Merfolk would hardly change anything in the war. Trying to shift the blame away from yourself won't change anything, and all it does is lower the reputation that you have with other nations.
EDIT: And if those shuttle pilots are a representation of what people do when they've got an active hostile race aboard their very small ship, then you WILL fail EVERY single battle.