Temporal Viper - Revision history

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	The Colonial '''Temporal Viper'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a modified primary space superiority fighter and attack craft designed by {{alt\|Zee}}, and deployed by a reluctantly exasperated {{alt\|Adama\|TOS\|Commander Adama}} as a last ditch effort to protect ''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS}}'' from a [[Nebula Ambush\|certain demise]]. Only two were ever modified due to {{alt\|the Fleet\|TOS}}'s resource scarcity.		The Colonial '''Temporal Viper'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a modified primary space superiority fighter and attack craft designed by {{alt\|Zee}}, and deployed by a reluctantly exasperated {{alt\|Adama\|TOS\|Commander Adama}} as a last ditch effort to protect ''{{alt\|Galactica\|TOS}}'' from a [[Nebula Ambush\|certain demise]]. Only two were ever modified due to {{alt\|the Fleet\|TOS}}'s resource scarcity.

	As with a standard {{alt\|Viper\|TOS}}, it is capable of both atmospheric and long-range spacial flight, capable of operation by a single-pilot, with two-forward mounted laser-torpedo guns as standard, in addition to a [[temporal weapon]]s package in the form of the [[temporal warper]]. The temporal warper has a limitation of ten shots before it requires a recharge from a special [[temporal battery]] ({{comics\|vol2\|1}}).		As with a standard {{alt\|Viper\|TOS}}, it is capable of both atmospheric and long-range spacial flight, capable of operation by a single-pilot, with two-forward mounted laser-torpedo guns as standard, in addition to a [[temporal weapon]]s package in the form of the [[temporal warper]]. The temporal warper has a limitation of ten shots before it requires a recharge from a special [[temporal battery]] {{comics\|vol2\|1}}.

	Aesthetically, the modified Viper is a dark gray featuring orange striping across its fuselage and wings, and the addition of a nose stabilizer fin on the fuselage ({{comics\|vol2\|1}}). It is also capable of carrying two persons in tandem, although this is discomforting to pilots ({{comics\|vol2\|3}} & {{comics\|vol2\|5\|short=y}}).		Aesthetically, the modified Viper is a dark gray featuring orange striping across its fuselage and wings, and the addition of a nose stabilizer fin on the fuselage {{comics\|vol2\|1}}. It is also capable of carrying two persons in tandem, although this is discomforting to pilots {{comics\|vol2\|3}} & {{comics\|vol2\|5\|short=y}}.

	The ship also features temporal shielding, thus allowing its two test pilots—{{alt\|Apollo\|TOS}} and {{alt\|Starbuck\|TOS}}—to remain unaffected when ''Galactica'' is removed from the timeline, and allowing the craft to survive a [[temporal storm]] into an [[alternate reality]] ({{comics\|vol2\|1}} & {{comics\|vol2\|2\|short=y}}).		The ship also features temporal shielding, thus allowing its two test pilots—{{alt\|Apollo\|TOS}} and {{alt\|Starbuck\|TOS}}—to remain unaffected when ''Galactica'' is removed from the timeline, and allowing the craft to survive a [[temporal storm]] into an [[alternate reality]] {{comics\|vol2\|1}} & {{comics\|vol2\|2\|short=y}}.

	Only one Temporal Viper remains in existence after their initial deployment, as Apollo's is destroyed during the [[Battle of Cache]] ({{comics\|vol2\|5}}).		Only one Temporal Viper remains in existence after their initial deployment, as Apollo's is destroyed during the [[Battle of Cache]] {{comics\|vol2\|5}}.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	\| image= BSGv2 - Temporal Viper.png		\| image= BSGv2 - Temporal Viper.png
	\| race= Colonial		\| race= Colonial

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 {{Ship Data
-| image= Classic Viper side view.jpg
+| image= BSGv2 - Temporal Viper.png
 | race= Colonial
 | type= Military
 | ftl= No
 | propol= three sublight aft-mounted engines
-| crew= 1 pilot
+| crew= 1 pilot, plus 1 (optional) co-pilot
 | role= Space superiority fighter
-| weapons= 2 forward-firing laser-torpedo guns
+| weapons= 2 forward-firing laser-torpedo guns, [[temporal warper]]
 }}
-== Blueprints ==
+The Colonial '''Temporal Viper'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a modified primary space superiority fighter and attack craft designed by {{alt|Zee}}, and deployed by a reluctantly exasperated {{alt|Adama|TOS|Commander Adama}} as a last ditch effort to protect ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS}}'' from a [[Nebula Ambush|certain demise]]. Only two were ever modified due to {{alt|the Fleet|TOS}}'s resource scarcity.
-Blueprints for the construction of the "full-size" mockups:
+As with a standard {{alt|Viper|TOS}}, it is capable of both atmospheric and long-range spacial flight, capable of operation by a single-pilot, with two-forward mounted laser-torpedo guns as standard, in addition to a [[temporal weapon]]s package in the form of the [[temporal warper]]. The temporal warper has a limitation of ten shots before it requires a recharge from a special [[temporal battery]] ({{comics|vol2|1}}).
-<gallery>
+Aesthetically, the modified Viper is a dark gray featuring orange striping across its fuselage and wings, and the addition of a nose stabilizer fin on the fuselage ({{comics|vol2|1}}). It is also capable of carrying two persons in tandem, although this is discomforting to pilots ({{comics|vol2|3}} & {{comics|vol2|5|short=y}}).
-== Notes ==
+The ship also features temporal shielding, thus allowing its two test pilots&mdash;{{alt|Apollo|TOS}} and {{alt|Starbuck|TOS}}&mdash;to remain unaffected when ''Galactica'' is removed from the timeline, and allowing the craft to survive a [[temporal storm]] into an [[alternate reality]] ({{comics|vol2|1}} & {{comics|vol2|2|short=y}}).
-* In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', some Vipers are outfitted with stealth technologies that render the Viper craft invisible to the eye ([[1980]]: "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]").
+Only one Temporal Viper remains in existence after their initial deployment, as Apollo's is destroyed during the [[Battle of Cache]] ({{comics|vol2|5}}).
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	{{~~subst~~:Viper (TOS)}}
			:''This article discusses the Viper fighter seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]]. For information on the Vipers used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Viper (TRS)]]. Note: for the single appearance of an [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]] Viper in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TRS)\|Re-imagined Series]], see the bottom of this article.''

			{{Ship Data
			\| image= Classic Viper side view.jpg
			\| title= Viper
			\| race= Colonial
			\| type= Military
			\| ftl= No
			\| propol= three sublight aft-mounted engines
			\| crew= 1 pilot
			\| role= Space superiority fighter
			\| weapons= 2 forward-firing laser-torpedo guns
			\| length= (approx) {{Meters2Feet\|8.7}}
			\| width= (approx) {{Meters2Feet\|3.8}}
			}}
			The Colonial '''Viper''' is the primary space superiority fighter and attack craft deployed by the [[Colonial Fleet (TOS)\|Colonial military]]. Capable of both atmospheric and long-range spacial flight, the Viper is a single-pilot craft with two-forward mounted laser-torpedo guns as standard.

			The Viper is capable of rapid acceleration in the form of a "turbo boost" feature, which results in greater fuel usage ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]"). Vipers are also able to abruptly stop forward acceleration by using their reverse thrusters and braking flaps ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]").<ref>Captain [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]] describes to Lieutenant [[Zac]] on how to allow the Cylons to overshoot them, so they can dispatch the pursuing [[Raider (TOS)\|Raiders]].
			: '''Apollo''': When I hit three, you hit your reverse thrusters and maximum braking flaps.</ref>

			Vipers are equipped with an onboard computer which contains a [[warbook]], an electronic reference of ships which, in conjunction with scanners, can give the pilot information on a ship ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]") and identify whether or not there are life forms onboard the said ship ([[TOS]]: "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]").

			In addition, Vipers' computer is capable of recording messages, which can be played back by Warriors or other persons who happen across an unoccupied Viper ([[TOS]]: "[[Experiment in Terra]]").

			== Variants and Modifications==

			* A [[Starchaser\|"Recon Viper" variant]] has been developed, possessing greater (i.e. 2 x) speed and range than a typical Viper, but lacking any armament due to the removal of the laser pumps. It also possesses an [[CORA\|advanced voice interface]]. [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] is the only [[warrior]] known to have flown this variant ([[TOS]]: "[[The Long Patrol]]").
			* On missions where Vipers must endure extreme heat or other environments that could endanger the pilot, specially designed shielding can be applied to the cockpit canopy. This extra layer of protection was used in the [[Straits of Madagon\| Madagon star cluster]] and prevented pilots from being hurt by the incredible heat and light in the region ([[TOS]]: "[[Saga of a Star World]]").

			==Re-imagined Series Crossover==
			This Viper model is briefly seen in the [[Galactica Museum\|''Galactica'' Museum]] exhibition in the [[Miniseries]] and later in "[[Daybreak, Part II]]."

			As the Original Series Viper uses weaponry and features not seen in the Re-imagined Series, its appearance in the museum is more a homage to the Original Series itself than to suggest that these specific Vipers (and their technical abilities) existed in the Re-imagined continuity. However, the Original Series [[Raider (TOS)\|Raider]], [[Basestar (TOS)\|basestar]] and [[landram]] appear in the Re-imagined Series with updated [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series\|weaponry]]. Given their real world status as the original Vipers, the known design of the [[Viper Mark III\|Mark III]] and their more 'primitive' design; this model is perhaps erroneously<ref>''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' demonstrates that the "Viper" terminology extends into pure aircraft, namely the [[Vintage Viper]] and the [[Air Force Viper]].</ref> assumed to be the Viper Mark I.

			==Related images==

			<gallery>
			Image:ViperCanopy.jpg\|A Viper with specially fitted heat shield as it is launched from [[Galactica (TOS)\| ''Galactica'']] in "[[Saga of a Star World]]".
			File:LL1 - Viper Technical Readout.png\|A scan of a Viper, by another Viper, from "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]".
			Image:Vipertos.jpg\|A lone Original Series-style Viper on display next to [[Viper Mark II]]s in the [[Miniseries]].
			File:Viper (TOS) stick goof.jpg\|A goof seen in "[[Saga of a Star World]]" where the main stick is actually a video camera command stick....
			File:Viper (TOS) original stick.jpg\|...compared to the correct prop stick seen a few seconds earlier.
			</gallery>

			== Concepts ==

			A variety of concepts were created by [[Ralph McQuarrie]] for the Viper, some of which ended up in [[Glen A. Larson]] and [[Leslie Stevens]]' ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.

			<gallery>
			BSG Viper - McQuarrie - 1.jpg
			BSG Viper - McQuarrie - 2.jpg
			</gallery>

			== Blueprints ==

			Blueprints for the construction of the "full-size" mockups:

			<gallery>
			Battlestar Galactica - Classic Viper Blueprints - 1.jpg
			Battlestar Galactica - Classic Viper Blueprints - 2.jpg
			Battlestar Galactica - Classic Viper Blueprints - 3.jpg
			Battlestar Galactica - Classic Viper Blueprints - 4.jpg
			Battlestar Galactica - Classic Viper Blueprints - 5.jpg
			</gallery>

			== Notes ==

			* In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', some Vipers are outfitted with stealth technologies that render the Viper craft invisible to the eye ([[1980]]: "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]").
			* A [[Viper (1980)\|two-seater version]] of the Viper is seen throughout ''Galactica 1980''. However, despite its appearances in this series, this variant may be hinted at as early on as "[[Saga of a Star World]]", when [[Adama (TOS)\|Adama]] is flown to [[Caprica (TOS)\|Caprica]] in [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]]'s Viper after the destruction of the Colonies. However, this variant is never explicitly seen during the Original Series' run.
			* There is a scale difference between the mock-up/model kit Viper and the actual on screen SFX Viper as can be seen in [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Almael/Viper-mono_sfx2.gif this SFX-mockup overlap].

			== References ==

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