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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
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
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 2.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 7.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 187.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 5.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 3.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 114.
- ↑ Hatch, Richard; Christopher Golden (1997). Armageddon. Byron Preiss, p. 117.
External Links
- Interview with Steve Parady from BattlestarGalactica.com, which includes captures of the Scarlet Viper from the trailer.