A character from the Hyperion universe
Fehdman Kassad is of Palestinian ancestry. He was born into poverty on the longtime terraformed Mars, and lived his youth as a member of one of many teenage gangs in his rough slums neighbourhood. Kassad became infamous after FORCE, the Hegemony's military, managed to defeat the Ouster invasion forces on the frontier planet of Bressia unde...

A character from the Judge Dredd universe
Judge Fire is like the rest of the Dark Judges originally of human, or at least humanoid stock. His method of attack is to project the fire that surrounds his skeletal body. He seems to use the fiery trident which he wields as a weapon as this focus. This trident can project the fire while Judge Fire is holding it, or it can be th...

Universe
The story of Firefly follows the crew of the Firefly class transport vessel Serenity. The main characters are a rag-tag bunch, with some war veterans, two fugitives, a mercenary and others. Unlike many sci-fi shows, the crew of the Serenity have widely differing opinions and viewpoints. This often leads to conflicts and is ideal for a more chara...

A link from the Firefly universe
A fanc created site with a comprehensive guide to the upcoming film, episode guides, database and its own forum.

A TV series from the Firefly universe
Five hundred years in the future the crew of the Firefly class transport Serenity try to survive in a hostile universe. The Serenity takes on a passenger with a cargo pod, this turns out to be a cryogenic unit with his sister inside. The man is a doctor wanted by the authorities and his sister was the subject of government experiments....

A character from the Judge Dredd universe
Deputy Chief Judge Fish was perhaps the most unusual candidate to fill the role of Deputy Chief Judge of Mega City One. Appointed by the tyrant Chief Judge Cal as his deputy, Fish made daily proclamations to the terrified citizens of Mega City One. Only Cal seemed to have reached an understanding with Fish as he was the only one who seemi...

A technology from the Wing Commander universe
A unique weapon, the Fission Cannon looks much like any other energy weapon. It is different however in that the longer the pilot holds down the trigger, the more the weapon is charged. A higher charge results in more damage. Some pilots think this could be useful against fighters and while it is technically possible, most fighters are t...

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The Five Galaxies are home to many independant and often atagonistic star-faring societies. While disparate, they are united by their common civilisation and the bureaucratic Institutes. The Institutes exist mainly so that there can be some communication between enemies and to ensure that there is still a civilisation in the next million years....

A technology from the FreeSpace universe
The most dreaded ingame weapon for players flying bombers. The flak turrets can shred the most heaviest bomber in-game in a matter of seconds (the Shivan Seraphim bomber).The weapon itself in-game doesnt have any identifiable projectile, but you definitely know when it turns on you. It will reduce you to a smoldering wreck if you stay t...

A technology from the Wing Commander universe
The Flashpack is perhaps one of the most horrifying and indiscriminate weapons developed. Developed by the Black Lance, it does not act like a conventional missile, it is in fact a disc shaped weapon which latches onto the hull of a large ship. Instead of impacting and exploding, the weapon bores into the interior and ignites the oxygen i...

A technology from the Stargate universe
The Fabrique Nationale P-90 was one of the Western worlds first attempts at a PDW (Personal Defense Weapon), originally intended to replace pistols for military personnel who could not carry a full sized assault rifle or even a carbine variant of one. Armoured vehicle crewmen for instance was one such targetted group. Firing an unusual 5....

An episode from the Space:1999 universe
A strange energy force inhabits the body of one of the Alphans. While the entity seems to be just bent on killing those that get in its way, it has other motivations. The creature desires energy to keep itself existing, the type of power that can only be found in one of Moonbase Alpha's powerful Nuclear Generating Areas. The...

A book from the Foundation universe
After ten thousand years of history, the Galactic Empire of Mankind is beginning to crumble, but only a visionary scientists sees the signs of impending doom. A group of scientists, allegedly sent to the remote world of Terminus to create an Encyclopedia Galactica containing the full knowledge of the human race, will become his unwitting p...

Universe
A series of books by Isaac Asimov, spanning several millenia, describing the future history of the human race. Originally divided in two different 'universes', Asimov's last works were written to create a connection between his two great book series. The first of these 'subuniverses', the Robot Series, follows the development of robotic in...

A group from the Crest of the Stars universe
In Crest of the Stars, the Four Nations Alliance is a pact between four star nations to counter the Humankind Empire Abh. Human dominated, these star systems feared the Abh's power. At least one of these states, the United Mankind, sees the Abh as evil, nonhuman machines, and uses proproganda to further this image.  In Crest of the Star...

A technology from the FarScape universe
The Frag Cannon is the primary offensive weapon of the Peacekeeper capital ships, especially the huge Command Carriers. Batteries of Frag Cannons are mounted on a 'rail' system on the hull of the Command Carrier and move into place to target an enemy vessel. Each cannon battery is made up of three barrels which fire one after the other....

A TV series from the Dune universe
Dune had long been thought suitable for adapting to the film format, but the 1980's David Lynch version left many Dune fans disappointed and those not familiar with the book confused. In 2000, a three part mini series by the Sci-Fi Channel was commisioned, and while some of the production values were lower, for instance the heavy use of backg...

A character from the Red Dwarf universe
Frank Hollister is the Captain of the JMC Red Dwarf. Usually he is seen as fairly easy going, but seems to be irritated by Arnold Rimmer. Hollister sentenced Lister to spend the rest of the trip in stasis for breaking quarantine regulations, which inadvertently saved Listers life when the reactor of the R...

A vehicle/ship class from the Babylon 5 universe
The Narn Frazi class Heavy fighter is the mainstay of the Narn Regime Armed forces and is armed with two pulse discharge cannons similiar to those found in the Earth Starfury Aurora class fighter. The Frazi unlike the Aurora is capable of Atmopheric flight but it's lower speed and greatly reduced manueverability....

Universe
Consists of two starship-simulation games for the PC: StarLancer and FreeLancer, the latter game being an open trade/exploration game with an innovative implementation of the mouse to control your ship. It was also distinguished by its ship designs, which were designed too look 'good' rather than practical. StarLancer is a fairly mediocr...