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TCS Tiger's Claw
The Tiger's Claw (CV-07) was a Bengal-class, the first of the Flight IIA ''Bengal''-class carriers. Tiger's Claw was 700 meters long, ten meters longer than subsequent Flight IIA ships. Originally laid down as the TCS Tiger Claw and commissioned as Tiger's Claw, it's the latter that appeared on... -
Christopher Blair
Christopher Blair, (callsign Maverick), The Heart of the Tiger and the Savior of the Terran Confederation was a hero of the Terran-Kilrathi War. A competent and cool-headed, though not unemotional, with his 'rebellious' cockpit moniker assigned him as an ironic reference to his Boy Scout... -
Pilgrim
Pilgrims were the first human space explorers and settlers that suffered Space Syndrome Mutation. Those pioneers defied the odds and embraced space, thus developing a flawless sense of direction, a unique trait which distanced them from the rest of humanity, and became hereditary among... -
Wing Commander technology and vehicles
Like any science fiction series Wing Commander has a wide array of fictional technology, vehicles and vessels, some of which are: Jump Drive In the Wing Commander universe, the gravitational fields of stars and other objects of greater-than-planetary mass create natural wormholes that connect... -
Ralgha nar Hhallas
Ralgha "Hobbes" nar Hhallas was a Kilrathi, greatly loyal to the Terran Confederation, his sense of duty and justice not clicking well with the brutality and savagery of the Kilrathi Empire. Ralgha nar Hhallas was the commander of the cruiser KIS Ras Nik'ra, whose doubts about the Kilrathi... -
Geoffrey Tolwyn
Space Marshal Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn, Bt. VC, MOH, DSC, KCB[1] was an Admiral of the Terran Confederation, remembered for his brilliant defense of Earth against Lord Thrakhath's, a classic example of military prowess in the face of overwhelming odds. His subsequent political actions dishonored his... -
Todd Marshall
Todd Marshall (Callsigns: Maniac, Joker) was Christopher Blair's friend and competitor throughout their careers, with Marshall playing the wild younger brother to Blair's reserved personality. Maniac was one of the war's top twenty aces (an honor he shared alongside Christopher Blair (Maverick... -
Terran Confederation
The Terran Confederation (sometimes referred to simply as Confed) is the primary human government. The Confederation unites most of the Terran planets, colonies and outposts, and provides a framework for resolving differences and working toward common goals.[1] The Terran Confederation is an... -
TCS Concordia
The TCS Concordia was a Confederation-class Dreadnought. The Concordia was the second Confederation-class Dreadnought to be constructed and put into service by the Terran Confederation. Even though the Confederation-class starships had many design flaws and other problems, the Concordia served... -
Wing Commander (franchise)
Wing Commander is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels and action figures. The franchise originated in 1990 with the release of Wing Commander... -
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (commonly abbreviated WC3, WCIII or HOTT) is the second sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction Space combat simulation franchise of video game, produced by Origin Systems. Released in 1994, Wing Commander III made the move from the... -
Wing Commander
Wing Commander (often referred to as Wing Commander I or WC1) is the first, eponymous game in Chris Roberts' science fiction space simulation franchise. The game was first released for the PC (MS-DOS) and was later ported to the Amiga, Sega CD and the SNES. In August 2006, GameSpot reported that... -
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is the third direct sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat sim franchise of video games, produced by Origin Systems. Released in 1995, WC4 was produced on the then-unheard-of budget of USD $12 million. [1] The majority of this... -
Wing Commander (film)
Wing Commander is a 1999 science fiction film loosely based on the video game series of the same name. It was directed by Chris Roberts, the creator of the game series and stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet and David Warner... -
Hobbes
Hobbes was the name of Christopher Blair's grandmother's butler. As one of the stories goes that Blair gave Ralgha nar Hhallas his nickname based on his grandmother's butler. He claims he looks just like him.[1] Another story goes that Blair bestowed the name Hobbes on the renegade Kilrathi... -
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi is the first sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games, produced by Origin Systems. Released in 1991, Wing Commander II retains much of the first game's core conventions: an interstellar... -
F-36 Hornet
The Hornet light fighter is a spacecraft used by the Terran Confederation. The 'Hornet was developed by Origin Aerospace as a fast, maneuverable fighter. It measured at 20 meters long and weighed 12.5 metric tonnes. It was more maneuverable than the Kilrathi fighters in service at the time of... -
Rachel Coriolis
Rachel Coriolis is a human character in the Wing Commander universe. She appears in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. Name: Rachel Coriolis Rank: Chief Petty Officer Callsign: None Race: Human Gender: Female Birth: Unknown Planet: Unknown (Born on a Naval Base) Affiliation: Terran... -
TCS Behemoth
Template:Infobox The TCS Behemoth was a fictional Behemoth-class Dreadnought in the Wing Commander universe. Her first appearance was in the computer game Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. In the fictional Wing Commander universe, the TCS Behemoth was the result of the Behemoth Project... -
Wing Commander Academy (TV series)
Wing Commander Academy is an American animated television series created and produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and NBC Universal, along with a team led by Larry Latham. The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to Wing Commander. The show's premiere... -
F-44 Rapier II
The F-44 Rapier II Attack Fighter is an advanced medium starfighter of the Terran Confederation. It was developed by Origin Aerospace and was first introduced in the year 2654. The Rapier served under the Terran Confederation Navy onwards replacing the earlier CF-117 Rapier models.[3] The YF-44... -
Winston Chang
Winston Chang is a fighter pilot with a "dark" past he wishes to leave behind and a wanderer’s spirit, reflected by his callsign "Vagabond". Winston Chang was born in 2631, his home system located somewhere in the Enigma sector. His first career was in several secret government project, like the... -
Wing Commander: Prophecy
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance Release date Windows NA ... -
Steltek
The Steltek are an ancient race in the Wing Commander universe. They appear in Wing Commander: Privateer. The Steltek were once the rulers of a powerful empire that existed 2.4 billion years before the evolution of humanity. They were by far more technologically advanced than any race that...