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Aldara

A ship from the Star Trek universe
The Aldara was a Cardassian Galor-class warship in service in the 24th century under the command of Gul Danar. The Aldara was postitoned near the Cardassian-Federation border. In 2369, the Aldara pursued a Bajoran scoutship carrying Bajoran terrorist Tahna Los into the Bajor system after he stole an antimatter converter from a Cardassian o...

Alderson Drive

A technology from the CoDominium universe
The Alderson Drive is an instantaneous interstellar drive. The Alderson Drive allows instant transport between two stars with a tramline. Tramlines are lines of equipotential force created by thermonuclear reactions. The drive allows a spaceship to use these tramlines to travel between two stars. However, the ship must be at a certain point in a s...

Aldo Lestrade

A character from the Battletech universe
Aldo Lestrade, Duke of Summer in the Federation of Skye was a political opponent of Archon Katrina Steiner and backed Alessandro Steiners move towards regaining the position of Archon that he had been deposed from. He was a proponent of the Free Skye movement and there was an unspoken agreement that if Lestrade helped Alessandro he w...

Aleksandr Kerensky

A character from the Battletech universe
General Aleksandr Kerensky, born in 2700 was the CIC of the Star League Defence Force after First Lord Cameron was deposed and killed by Stefan Amaris. For many years he fought the forces of Amaris the Usurper, hoping to bring the ruinous war to an end. When Amaris's forces were finally defeated Kerensky found that the Lord...

Aletha Kabrinski

A character from the Battletech universe

Alexander

A ship from the Babylon 5 universe
The Omega Class Destroyer, EAS Alexander served as the flagship of General Hagues counter-rebellion against President Clark's administration. It formed the core of an initial five destroyer fleet but was the sole survivor after combat at Io. The Alexander was then under the command of Major Ryan, where its course led it to B...

Alia Atreides

A character from the Dune universe
The daughter of Lady Jessica Atreides and Duke Leto Atreides, Alia was conceived unknown to Leto, and he died in the Harkonnen attack before Jessica could reveal her parentage. Jessica's pregnancy with Alia was proceeding quite normally until Jessica had to take the Water of Life. The Water of Life brought about the premature birth of Ali...

Alien / Predator

Universe
Although listed here under a single entry, this dual franchise started as two distinct and seperate projects. Ridley Scott's 1979 film 'Alien' was the first film in the Aliens side of the franchise, while 'Predator' was a product of the mid 1980's. While 'What ifs' are a staple of Science Fiction boards, matching up various closely match...

Aliens (First Alien War)

A group from the X-Com universe
The alien forces of the 1st alien invasion back in 1999 consisted of 5 intelligent races (Sectoid, Floater, Snakeman, Muton, Ethereal) and 6 'terrorist' races (Cyberdisc, Reaper, Chryssalid, Celatid, Silacoid, Sectopod). They had worked together, apparently, for the sake of enslaving the human race, until finally being defeat...

Aliens (Second Alien War)

A group from the X-Com universe
The alien forces of the 2nd alien invasion in 2039 consisted of 11 races, some of them intelligent, others - mindless machines of terror. These are: Aquatoid, Bio-Drone, Calcinite, Deep One, Gill Man, Hallucinoid, Lobster Man, Tasoth, Tentaculat, Triscene and Xarquid. Unlike the aliens of the first war, these new races waged ...

Aliens vs Predator (PC)

A videogame from the Alien / Predator universe
Overview: Not the first, or even most fondly remembered Aliens vs Predator game, AvP was a well-liked PC game. It won positive reviews for it's markedly different play styles depending on whether the player chose to play as Colonial Marine, Alien or Predator. Gameplay: T...

Alien Vs Predator 2

A videogame from the Alien / Predator universe
This game is a First Person Shooter that follows the stories of a Colonial Marine Corps platoon, then a Predator, then an Alien. Full use is made of each of the protaganists abilities, with the Alien having to survive from birth from an egg, to full growth. The Predator has his full range of weapo...

Alkesh class Mid Range Bomber

A vehicle/ship class from the Stargate universe
The Alkesh is the primary heavy attack craft for the Goa'uld and Free Jaffa Nation when pinpoint surgical strikes are needed on a target that does not warrant the full destructive power of a Hat'ak mothership. The Alkesh is fairly large, but despite this, it has a good performance, is heavily armed and armoured, and is a grave threat to gr...

All Alone in the Night

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe
Captain Sheridan takes a group of Starfurys out to investigate mysterious attacks on ships in the station's vicinity. Finding themselves outmatched and outgunned by an alien ship, Sheridan is captured, and one remaining pilot attempts to take his crippled Starfury back to the station to warn Ivanova. Onboard the alien ship,...

Alliance

A group from the Firefly universe
The Alliance is the ruling body of the various planets in Firefly. Some years ago there was a civil war between the Alliance, who wanted to keep tight control over the worlds in their possession, and the Independents who felt that the Alliance should not keep sticking their noses where it was not wanted. The Alliance won the civil war. T...

Alliance of Awakened Nations (AAN)

A group from the universe
The AAN was created in order to distribute the bio-metal equally among its members.

Alliance of Democratic Nations

A group from the Command and Conquer universe
In Command and Conquer: Red Alert, the Alliance of Democratic Nations is a NATO-like alliance founded to counter the threat of the USSR. Because of a time travel incident that lead to Hitlers death, Nazi Germany never emerges as a dominant world power. Subsequently, the USSR became the biggest threat to the Western powers and all the democratic n...

All-Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT)

A vehicle/ship class from the Star Wars universe
An enormous walking vehicle, the AT-AT is one of the best-known and most fearsome of the Empire's ground combat vehicles. The AT-AT is about 22 meters (approximately 75 feet) tall, most of which is legs. The vehicles are essentially huge armored personnel carriers, transporting up to 40 troops plus support weapons, speeder bikes, and other...

Alpha Centauri

Universe
Alpha Centauri is a computer game very similar to the Civilization series, only it is set in the future, on an alien planet. A multinational human starship crashed on the planet, and 7 distinct factions, with their own leaders and agendas, are formed. This game also has an expansion pack called Alien Crossfire. The game was also the setti...

Alpha Centauri (Videogame)

A videogame from the Alpha Centauri universe
The spiritual sequel to Civilisation, Alpha Centauri charts what happens to those colonists that you sent on their way to Alpha Centauri if you completed the game using the Space Race objective. Involving highly customisable units and numerous factions all with their own distinct agenda.

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