Bootleg Wing Commander Phone Cases Totally Fail (October 28, 2015)

[ChrisReid]

Here's a couple of fake Wing Commander products that were too hilarious not to share. We would normally withhold direct links to counterfeit goods just to prevent people from profiting off this sort of thing, but in this case I'm not sure that the source for these wasn't just some shady weird virus installer. It's very tough to pick a favorite. On one hand, the Privateer art is gorgeous, but on the other, the sheer absurdity of cropping "Wing Commander" so that only "VIN MA" is visible might take the cake. The source for the WC1 logo actually isn't the popular pixelated WC1 title image that often makes the rounds. Rather, it's a specific smoothed variant made by Kilrathikiller for a wallpaper we posted back in 2008. Similarly, the Priv source image is this wallpaper. I guess you really can find anything on the internet!

Huntress Phone Case\'s Shop Hot Wing Commander: Prophecy Custom Hard CASE for Samsung

2015 Wing Commander Privateer Custom Hard CASE for iPhone 5/5s Durable Case Cover 749

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Original update published on October 28, 2015

 

[capi3101]

I don't know...I think I could totally see myself rockin' a VIN MA cell phone cover..........

 

[centaurianmudpig]

VIN MA sound like it could be some alien species.

 

[Bandit LOAF]

You know what Confed pilot COULD use this product, though? VINMAN, from the Wing Commander IV intro.

 

[capi3101]

Let's see....vin ma in Kilrathi......let me look that up real quick.

Three possibilities:
vin ma = (va + -in) + ma = (not / no + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little not this". Sounds gangsta.
vin ma = (vi + -in) + ma = (tool / item / device + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little device this". Sound descriptive.
vin ma = (vu + -in) + ma = (survive / survival / life / living + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little life this". Sounds like something you'd give your three-year old.

Take your pick...

 

[centaurianmudpig]

You know what Confed pilot COULD use this product, though? VINMAN, from the Wing Commander IV intro.

Let's see....vin ma in Kilrathi......let me look that up real quick.

Three possibilities:
vin ma = (va + -in) + ma = (not / no + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little not this". Sounds gangsta.
vin ma = (vi + -in) + ma = (tool / item / device + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little device this". Sound descriptive.
vin ma = (vu + -in) + ma = (survive / survival / life / living + small / little / diminutive suffix ) + this / measure / sum = "little life this". Sounds like something you'd give your three-year old.

Take your pick...

Then a well suited name for the poor Confed pilot, whose life mattered little to the grand schemes of the Admiral. Perhaps Tolwyn was a sleeper agent for the Kilrathi. To provide an active sign to the Kilrathi that he had become active, he assigned the pilot with his call sign, arranged for the escort and for him to be disposed of. A little far fetched, but who knows the mind of a Kilrathi sleeper agent!? Other than Hobbes?

Poor Vinman. Died without style.

 

[ck9791]

I just looked up Wing Commander phone cases on amazon and I saw a number of these for sale. If you have an Ipad, your case will say VIN MAN.

 

[Kilrathikiller]

Funny, I feel like I see my high res version of the logo everywhere. It also reminds me, I should do a high res Wing 4 Wall paper!

 

[ChrisReid]

Yeah, it's funny what pops up. I took this screenshot of the Kurasawa 2 Ralari probably about a decade ago and I see it pop up in random gaming site articles a bunch:

 

[capi3101]

Heh...I've used that same screenie before. Stole the Ralari VDU and put it on the cover of Enyo...