Viper (TOS-BN)
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The Viper is the primary space superiority fighter of the Twelve Colonies of Man, often deployed by battlestars.
These craft are prevalent and are relied on for the defense of the Fleet through the various and divergent continuities offered, starting from Marvel's comics through to the present-day Dynamite Entertainment comic book adaptations.
Variations of the Viper include:
- A variant outfitted with stealth drives, tested in a mission to Maytoria in (Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #1).
- A time travel variant created by Dr. Zee called the Temporal Viper in (Comics: Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #1).
- A newer model Viper variant known as the "Twister" has been developed by the foundry ship. This advanced fighter features a distinctive corkscrew design in its nose section, which gives the variant its nickname among pilots.[1]
- An single experimental SuperViper is also created.[2]
Notes
edit sourceOften the Dynamite Entertainment comics will often swap the visualizations of the Original Series' Viper with the Re-imagined Series' Mark II Viper, either in full or in part, including the colorization of the striping (the Re-imagined Series' red versus the Original Series' orange).
References
- ↑ Larson, Glen A.; Thurston, Robert (January 1988). Surrender the Galactica!. Ace Books, p. 216.
- ↑ Larson, Glen A. (1988). Surrender the Galactica!. Ace Books, p. 39.