Scarlet Viper

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An actual model of the Scarlet Viper built by Steve Parady.

In creating his mock trailer for his continuation project, Battlestar Galactica: The Second Coming, Original Series actor Richard Hatch created an upgraded Viper for the project, known as the Scarlet Viper or the Scarlet-class Viper.

A CGI artist, Steve Parady, met with Hatch, who was pleased by the conceptual drawing that Parady created. The design for the fighter was inspired by the X-29 test fighter's swept forward wings.

The design was seen in the completed mock trailer.

Book appearance[edit]

The Scarlet-class Viper, or simply Scarlet Viper, is introduced in Hatch's first novel, "Armageddon". It is said to be a successor to the Azure-class Viper, itself a successor of the original Viper seen in the Original Series.[1]

The difference between this and the original Viper include a scanner that creates a "laser-constructed three-dimensional image" of destinations[2], in addition to improved systems and weapons, and even energy shields.[3] However, these energy shields are incapable of handling a direct blast, at least without damaging the Viper, but can "shrug off" tangential blasts.[3]

One of the Scarlet's flight-modes is a hover mode, a feature not available to earlier Viper classes[4].

It also contains a computer that recognizes voice input[5], likely a successor to C.O.R.A..

In 7360, the first of this Viper class is furnished to Lieutenant Commander Apollo, with a second earmarked for Starbuck, who rejects the ship in favor of his older Viper[6]. At least four Scarlet Vipers are in the process of being completed[7] prior to a seditionist bombing derailing their completion[8] (RH: Armageddon).

References[edit]

  1. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 2.
  2. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 7.
  4. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 187.
  5. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 5.
  6. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 3.
  7. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 114.
  8. Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 117.

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