Escapist Reviews Wing Command Prophecy

In case you weren't aware, the Kilrathi bear more than a passing resemblance to the Kzinti cat-like aliens.. and they even share much of the same backstory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kzin :) Origin acknowledged this in WC2 by naming a star system after author Larry Niven.

I think this has become a bit muddled over the years. The Kilrathi certainly took their appearance from the Kzinti... but the volumes and volumes of Kzin back story that exist today weren't around in 1990. The first contact story you mentioned came years after Wing Commander's (the Jotok didn't even exist as a race in Known Space when Wing Commander hit.)
 
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