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Star*Soldier Gloss: Page 16
This is the Star*Soldier gloss for the fourth pilots page:

CONCEPT: See the previous post!

REFERENCES-

• "Bobcat" - A type of Earth wild cat.
• "laq" - Alternate honorific from False Colors.
• "Pak Ma'hran" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant.
• "Moof" - Originally Ernest Gibson from the Secret Ops fiction.
• "Gallagher" - Trelane, from the Wing Commander community.
• "Christopher 'Warlord' Dybbuk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Randall 'Rattler' Russell" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Johnathan 'Ogre' Crane" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Cataclysm" - See, because he's a cat.
• "Etienne 'Doomsday' Montclaire" - Main character introduced in Secret Missions 2
• "Sutaghi" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
• "Thrak’hmar" - Modification of Trak'hmar, a moon from Voices of War and a destroyer from the WC:CCG.
• "Thundering Anger" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Storm Bringer" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Kilra'k Demon" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Khodran 'The Fang' nar Jatargk" - Derived from Khajja "The Fang" nar Jatargk, Wing Commander I ace
• "Milford 'Bookworm' Wattley - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Brad" - This actuall was an in-joke: the IRC group has a running gag about how you tell everyone that 'Brad broke up with you' when you want to eat an entire unit of ice cream.
• "Fat Lady" - Originally Harlan Elliot from the Terran Confederation Handbook KIA list
• "Singer" - When the fat lady *sings*? Eh? Eh? Aw.
• "Kabaka Warrior" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Gmarktu" - System near Kilrah mentioned in End Run
• "Wendy 'Redline' Akers" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Ranger" - Originally Mike "Ranger" Unknown from the Super Wing Commander introduction
• "Monkey Boy" - That's what they call us!
• "Tsahl" - A Kilrathi clan name from the Wing Commander III novelization (Vurrig nar Tsahl)
• "Baron Ragitagha" - A new head for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action
• "M'nress" - Similar to M'ress, Star Trek: TAS' resident Kilrathzinticaitian. Also, similar in modification to those Babylon 5 Kilrathi words on the WCU map.
• "Steel Death" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Caxki" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action
• "Bhurak 'Starkiller' nar Caxki" - Kilrathi ace from Wing Commander I
• "Lyndon" - Hey, hey, LBJ...
• "Kramm" - First name which originally belonged to Deathfang, an unused Wing Commander III ace.
• "Battle Brother" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Ralph" - Originally Farrell Malph from the Confederation Handbook KIA list. I also like that it no longer makes any sense with the name.
• "Clarkson" - Kelly again, maybe.
• "Fang" - Originally Khajja "The Fang" from Wing Commander I.
• "S'thran-Pak" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "K'M'tlee" - Trk'Pahn Sector, H'hriss Quadrant
• "Lightning Strike" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG
• "K'za T'qal" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u Caxki Quadrant
• "Vengeance" - Originally Krulan nar Ragitagha from Wing Commander Academy.
• "Qarg" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Wade 'Kingpin' Swanson" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Lane 'Viking' Boyd" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "S.E. 'Broadway' Sarasin" - Pilot mentioned in the 'awards' blurb in Claw Marks.
• "David" - My father's name.
• "Cueball" - Originally Kendal Kendrick from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "K'ta Mek" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "Ice Wind" - Originally a (KIA) pilot onboard the Tarawa in End Run.
• "Vruskt 'Rogue' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card
• "Dor-Chak" - Kilrathi word meaning striking bird and also a type of rifle. From the Confederation Handbook.
• "K'k-Tahn" - Epsilon Sector, Antares Quadrant
• "Oargth" - System mentioned in End Run.
• "Angela 'Veil' Hendrick" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Vanguard" - Originally a KIA pilot mentioned in a Wing Commander Prophecy losing endgame.
• "Ki'ra" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Janguar" - Terran wild cat.
• "dai" - Alternate honorific introduced in False Colors.
• "Shata" - Race conquered by the Kilrathi early on, mentioned in Action Stations.
• "Nargrast" - Kilrathi word for one of their hells, also the name of a moon in False Colors.
• "Volles" - Kilrathi clan introduced in False Colors (Ghradhark nar Volles)
• "Nancy" - My mother's name.
• "Crossbones" - Originally Markham Colt from Special Operations 2.
• "Brands" - A college history teacher.
• "Yuri 'Warlock' Ivanchenkov" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt
• "Tiger" - Terran wild cat
• "Ragitagha" - Noble clan introduced in Fleet Action. Note the lack of 'nar'.
• "Star Pouncer" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Savage Fury" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG
• "Strike King" - TCS Lexington pilot from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Furfighter" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG
• "vigrid" - System first introduced in The Secret Missions.
• "Laser Fang" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "H'rekkah" - System first introduced in Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Metailurini" - Terran wild cat.
• "Tal'q" - System first introduced in the ICIS Manual.
• "Khitz 'Skitz' nar Ki'ra" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Xenosmilu" - Terran wild cat.
• "Waxman" - One of the background pilots from the original Wing Commander.
• "Lawrence" - D.H. Lawrence (Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, etc.)
• "Slaveholder" - We were asked to remove some of the nastier Kilrathi bot names since the game was 'E for Everyone'... but not this one.
• "T'Rel Meh" - Epsilon Sector, Sa'Kahn Quadrant
• "Flame" - Originally a TCS Tarawa pilot from End Run (KIA)
• "Hillman" - Bob Hillman, rockin' folk musician.
• "Tiger" - Originally Tom Vale's wingman from the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Garriott" - After Richard and Robert Garriott, founders of Origin Systems.
• "Baron Kur'u'tak" - A new leader for one of the noble clans introduced in Fleet Action.
• "Khulragh" - Alternate spelling of Kulrag, a clan from Wing Commander Academy (used here as a first name!)
• "Sharm" - Kilrathi system where Paladin hid in Special Operations 1.
• "Bokoth" - Derived from Bokoth nar Kiranka, from the Wing Commander movie novelization.
• "Sivar's Honored Warrior" - Derived from a Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG (Sivar's Honored Hrai).
• "Baragh" - One of the systems near Kilrah in End Run.
• "Griffin" - Originally Hunter's rio at the start of Fleet Action.
• "Qhargha 'Baron Sihkag' nar Sihkag" - Uh oh, he shouldn't be there. That's an error.
• "Crimson Birha" - Darket squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Terragon" - One of the star systems from Wing Commander Armada's "gauntlet" mode.
• "Kodkod" - Terran wild cat.
• "Som'mers" - Clan introduced in the Kilrathi Saga manual (Bhuk nar Som'mers) which clearly refers to the great Anthony Sommers, Wing Commander programmer.
• "Ski" - Originally "Ski" Glazowski, a technician from the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "Carter" - Doctor Carter, from ER!
• "Blood Most Noble" - Bloodfang squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'sK'taq" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Blooded Claw" - Dralthi IV squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'sthak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Chris 'Falcon' Cummings" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Ingraya" - Kilrathi system mentioned in Action Stations.
• "Jack 'BoomBoom' Kabeli" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Gilkarg" - Derived from Gilkarg nar Kiranka, Thrakhath's father (named for the first time in the Kilrathi Saga manual).
• "Darkpride" - Vaktoth squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Asgard" - System from the original Claw Marks Vega Sector map.
• "Morghan" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Morgan'.
• "Qarg" - I used Qarg a lot... probably because it was the least familiar noble clan before this game.
• "Downtown" - Originally 'Downtown' Ross from Wing Commander II.
• "Karl Frank" - A shout out to another alt.games.wing-commander poster.
• "Goblin" - Originally Kris "Goblin" Pelley, a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirts. One of the rare cases where I used the Prophecy callsign for a different character.
• "Todd 'Twitch' Gaffney" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Amanda 'Deadbolt' Carruthers" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Renata 'Comet' Drake" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Takhar" - Kilrathi word meaning brother of equal rank, introduced in Fleet Action.
• "B'shras 'Baron Caxki' nar Caxki" - A new leader for the Caxki clan.
• "Thylacosmilus" - Terran wild cat.
• "Spider" - Originally Spyder from Wing Commander Prophecy.
• "Cheryl" - Old girlfriend.
• "Big Duke" - Originally Big Duke Grecko from End Run (and other novels).
• "Turtle" - A redshirt from the original Wing Commander's dialogue.
• "Luke Gilmore" - Double Gilmore Girls reference.
• "Ivan 'Posse' Krotchevsky" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Striking-Bird" - Translation of 'Dor-Chak,' from the Confederation Handbook.
• "Andy 'Wiley' Brunk" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Kuklext 'Motley' Ragitagha" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Unrepentant Rage" - Sorthak squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Kenny 'Hottman' Hott" - Instructor from the Secret Ops fiction.
• "Bhorgh" - Kilrathi-ization of 'Borg'.
• "Val" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Akhjer nar Val).
• "Capp" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
• "Barbe" - College professor.
• "Cheetah" - Terran wild cat.
• "Paghk" - The system deep in Kilrathi territory visited by the Tarawa in Fleet Action.
• "Lynx" - Terran wild cat.
• "Silent Doom" - Strakha squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "K'vt Tag" - Vukar Tag Sector, K'vt Tag Quadrant
• "Lisa" - Originally a Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt, mentioned in the 'bar scene'.
• "Deleon" - Alex Deleon, from 'Exo Squad'.
• "Grinder" - Originally Camilla Saint James, from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Chloe Catson" - After a *cat* named *Chloe*.
• "Lair Master" - Paktahn squadron from the WC:CCG.
• "Ghoran" - This was a clan created by the Privateer Online, 2nd Attempt world plans. A nar Ghoran character was supposed to be running the Kirankas for some reason.
• "Chris 'PRofessor' Rankin" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Monique 'Roulette' LeCroix" - Wing Commander Prophecy redshirt.
• "Schlitterbahn" - Originally Sinjean Brun from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Rostov" - Star system in Wing Commander I, one-armed bartender in the Wing Commander III novelization.
• "Jennifer 'Phoenix' Blair" - Make your own story, ladies and gentlemen... Jennifer Blair was Chris' aunt and Phoenix was his original 'concept' callsign for WC2.
• "Scarab" - Originally a Border Worlds pilot who dies in the Wing Commander IV novelization.
• "Goran-Pak" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "K'Tkhur M'etrh'Kuru" - Kilrah Sector, Kur'u-Pak Quadrant
• "Furball" - Terran slang for Kilrathi.
• "Valgard" - Star system first seen in The Secret Missions.
• "David 'Pops' Williford" - TCS Midway redshirt.
• "Russ 'Rusty' Wilbury" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Zrank 'Longshot' nar Sihkag" - WC:CCG pilot card.
• "Marbak 'Baron Kiranka' nar Kiranka" - A new leader for the Kiranka clan! Or... well, make your own story.
• "Charlotte" - A family member.
• "Axxialla" - Originally Gabriella Carpentinu from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Randy 'Mule-Skinner' Skinner Jr." - Original R.A. "Mule-Skinner" Skinner from the original Claw Marks. Is this his son?
• "Silas" - A family member.
• "Barney" - Originally Morlock Barnes from Milk Run.
• "Dragster" - Originally Amhar Bagheer from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Harrison" - Astronaut Harrison Schmidt.
• "Lieutenant" - Originally Roosevelt Sullivan from the Confederation Handbook KIA list.
• "Radio" - Originally Lieutenant Rollins from Wing Commander III.
• "Nalga" - From Fleet Action, a terrifying animal from Draga.
• "Vharr" - Clan introduced in False Colors (Nrallos lan Vharr).

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Some Ship Viewer Sample Shots Shown

2012-05-24 -- BoH_Havoc is continuing to move forward with his online ship viewer based on feedback he's received so far. Here are some new prototype images with the TCS Concordia rendered in the program. Pretty neat!

Destroyer Destined for Guard Duty

2012-05-23 -- Kevin Caccamo's Ralari has taken a huge leap since the last time we saw it. The model has been plated with nice metallic textures that don't overdo the look. Running lights, windows, powered engines and intake glow all add significantly to the presentation here too.

GOG Talks Space Sims

2012-05-22 -- centaurianmudpig spotted a new PlaySF interview with the folks at GOG.com. They discuss the state of the space combat genre and the possibility of releasing expansion packs for Wing Commander games.

Enigma Mod Measures Out Confed Fleet

2012-05-21 -- Here's a new Confed showcase of capships for the Enigma 2666 mod. Each ship's length and scale is still subject to some potential tweaking to sync better with fighters, but the current lineup is displayed below. The TCS Concordia is very far along the design path, as is the Gilgamesh.

"Sir, if we spot this ‘Fralthi’, should we engage?"

2012-05-20 -- Now we go from Fralthra to Fralthi WIP images. CMDBob's latest design is a classic Kilrathi light carrier/cruiser. His model has real clean lines and an animated WC1-style set of textures.

Fearsome Fralthra Filling In Fast

2012-05-19 -- Red Baron has started to texture Cybot's Fralthra, and it's quickly turning into quite a work of art. The color scheme already does a great job of evoking Wing Commander 2. He's also scaled a Jalkehi as a point of reference and imagined what the entire fighter complement of the ship might look like.

Wing Commander Saga Download Reminder

2012-05-18 -- If you haven't yet downloaded the long-awaited fan game, now is as good a time as any to get your hands on a copy! The Windows installer weighs in at a hefty 3.4 gigabytes, so we recommend some kind of download manager that can resume paused or failed transfers.

New RPG Kicks Off

2012-05-17 -- The TCS Phoenix has launched and the game has begun in the Wing Commander: From the Ashes forum-based RPG. Some of the first characters have already been defined, and action in the Pentonville System is now in motion. There is also an out-of-character area where new players can ask questions and get situated before they begin role playing.

Vega Sector Reinforcements Inbound

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Academy Just Two Weeks Away!

2012-05-15 -- Wingnuts now have less than 14 days to prepare for the release of Wing Commander Academy on DVD! All thirteen episodes of the television series will be available in this set starting on May 29, 2012. Barnes & Noble and Deep Discount have some of the lowest prices, and there's still time to order from Amazon.

Scimitar Prepares to Slice Up a Dralthi

2012-05-15 -- And to further get you in the Academy mood, here's another beautiful NinjaLA sketch. The CF-105 Scimitar was the workhorse of the cadets flying off the Tiger's Claw, and soon you'll get to watch them again in the new high quality release!

Exotic Designs Hit the Spacelanes

2012-05-14 -- ScoobyDoo has put together several more concept renders inspired by a variety of sources. The first is a medium size capship with fighter-carrying ability, and it's followed by a beefier looking take on the Bearcat. The last design is a more unique idea that mixes Wing Commander elements with a Freespace ship.

Fleets Increase Presence in Enigma

2012-05-13 -- Here's a big update for the Enigma 2666 mod. A handful of new pictures show off where the game is at today. Four different capship classes are pictured near a large Confed base, and all the fighters sport updated textures.

Echo Sector Reopens

2012-05-13 -- The world's biggest website dedicated to the Crusader series, Echo Sector, has gotten a big revamp. New features include a streamlined menu interface and increased security. Not all of the links work yet, but more features will come online soon.

Va ka Garga ka naru ha Garga

2012-05-12 -- NinjaLA has sketched a new fearsome Kilrathi. With his latest warrior, Ninja has done a good job of introducing menacing facial features, and this sinister look goes beyond just drawing a humanoid tiger. The armor is inspired by the classic WC2 style with a WC Movie headpiece.

Kilrathi Destroyer Continues to Take Shape

2012-05-11 -- Kevin Caccamo is once again working on a Ralari model. Since we last saw the ship, additional detail has been added to the window areas and secondary structure. It appears to conform to the Claw Marks schematic quite well.

Wing Commander Stories From The Fatman

2012-05-10 -- In recent weeks, Armchair Arcade has been conducting a series of interviews with famous videogame composer George Sanger. The newest issue talks about his and Dave Govett's work on the soundtrack for the original Wing Commander. Well worth a listen!

Super Rapier Models Ready To Go

2012-05-09 -- Klavs has completed design and prototyping of another physical model. His Super Wing Commander Rapier is now available for fellow Wingnuts in 1/600 scale from Shapeways. The image below reveals that, although tiny, the ship packs some incredible detail - very distinctive hull markings and guns!

WC Saga Soundtrack Released

2012-05-08 -- The WC Saga team has released the soundtrack to their Freespace mod. They are also working on a spinoff album based on George Oldziey's tunes from Wing Commander 3. You can grab the Darkest Dawn OST here (187 meg zip).

Garriott DVD Drops May 15

2012-05-08 -- Richard Garriott's Man on a Mission documentary will be released on DVD next Tuesday! This charming film captures Lord British's successful dream to become the world's first second-generation astronaut. Most reviews have been quite positive and the documentary has come highly recommended.

Paradigm Deployed to Enigma Sector

2012-05-07

New WC Ship Viewer In Development

2012-05-06 -- BOC_Havoc has put together a very sharp 3D ship viewer. The program is still in the prototype stages, but you can try out the current build here. The unity web player plugin is needed to see the model.

Still Worthy of an Honorable Mention

2012-05-05 -- There aren't as many gaming sites name dropping Wing Commander as there were a decade ago, but they still pop up all over if you look. Here's a couple from just this week: HotHardware ran a feature on gaming clichés. The story decries the linear nature of modern games that screech to a halt if any losing conditions are met.

Warren Spector Revisits Origin Memories

2012-05-05 -- Yet another Wing Commander mention this week came from an interview with Warren Spector. Metro.co.

A Trip to the WC Universe is Right

2012-05-04 -- PlaySF magazine has put together a wacky article on Wing Commander and Christopher Blair. From the perspective of an inter-dimensional time traveler, the author jumps back in time to the year AD 2700 within the Wing Commander universe. Once there, he encounters James Taggart and the TCS Midway.

Everything's Ship Shape!

2012-05-03 -- In recent days WCPedia contributor Iceblade has worked on finalizing a layout for the ship articles on the project. After experimenting with the Broadsword article, and creating a great layout in the process, he's started to implement that layout across the Confederation fighters category. Currently, the F-36 Hornet article is the most complete.

HUDdle Up and Check Out New Cockpit Displays

2012-05-02 -- Aginor is working on a new Wing Commander mod, and this game will be played from the Kilrathi perspective. Although there won't be full dashboard cockpit graphics, each ship will have a unique heads up display. Most games use the same targeting crosshairs and reticle for all ships, but here are some examples of how Wing Commander 4 differentiated its craft.

Don't Miss an Infoburst!

2012-05-02 -- Are you linked up to get the latest Wing Commander news right as it happens? In addition to the main website and CIC Forums, dedicated Wingnuts can follow the CIC on various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and with RSS to stay in the loop as news breaks. In addition to hot stories, followers also see occasional special features and behind-the-scenes updates.

Glance at Mod's Gwynedd Mission

2012-05-01 -- Here's some new shots from the Enigma 2666 mod that show off a fighter launch, autopilot fly-by and ship size comparison. Sharp players will quickly recognize the familiar Broadsword/Ferret pairing from the Fralthra Strike at the beginning of WC2 - a very fun mission, if you can keep the Broadswords alive! Here I used the Confederation Class from Klavs and the converted Broadsword from Standoff.

Rapier Prepped for Production

2012-04-30 -- Klavs has finished his Super Wing Commander Rapier, and the result is gorgeous. These ships are now off to a trial at Shapeways 'rapid prototyping' lab. If the design pans out, small physical resin copies may be available to order soon.