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Alpha Child

An episode from the Space:1999 universe
The first birth happens on Moonbase Alpha, but the joyous event soon turns sour when it appears that young Jackie Crawfords growth is accelerated, aging him within minutes of being born. Now Jackie is a young boy of about 8 years old physically, but Professor Bergman can find no reason for his accelerated growth. Very soon, fu...

Alpha Class Utility Shuttle

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Alpha Class shuttle is the utility workhorse of the Terran Confederation. The craft is modular and comes in a variety of versions. There are standard transport shuttles which have a jump engine and reasonably comfortable seating. There are also VIP and high priority courier versions. The VIP versions will have less seating, but will be more...

Alphans

A group from the Space:1999 universe
The residents of Moonbase Alpha. Numbering about 303 souls of various skills, the Alphans have to learn to survive. They rely on an autocratic leadership structure headed up by Commander John Koenig. In time they form a tight knit community. They do have internal conflicts but the overriding need for survival...

Amaterasu

A character from the Stargate universe
Amaterasu is the Japanese Sun Goddess in the Sintho pantheon, as well as one of the lesser Goa'uld System Lords. It is unknown if her position as solar deity implies some kind of relationship with Lord Ra, but all evidence implies that her influence within the Goa'uld feudal order was relatively limited, despite her important position in Japanese r...

Ambassador

A vehicle/ship class from the Star Trek universe

AMS

A technology from the Battletech universe
The AMS, or Anti Missile System is a mech mounted weapon, usually consisting of a small to medium sized rapid fire gatling gun style weapon. The intention of this weapon is to destroy missiles before they hit the mech. Although not always effective they have saved numerous lives. Development is always ongoing in this field and some energ...

Anakin Skywalker - Darth Vader

A character from the Star Wars universe
Aside from Emperor Palpatine, Anakin Skywalker was probably the single most influential individual in the entire saga of the fall of the Old Republic and the rise and fall of the Galactic Empire. In some sense he was responsible for the fall of both regimes. Skywalker began his life as a slave on Tatooine, cared for by his mother, Shmi S...

Anastasius Focht

A character from the Battletech universe
Precentor Martial Focht is the head of the Comguard as of the time of the Clan Invasion. He is a cunning tactician and has a healthy respect for the Ilkhan, Ulric Kerensky. He doesn't seem to like Primus Myndo Waterley but for a time goes along with her orders. Focht has a secret though, he is in fact Frederic...

Ancients

A group from the Stargate universe
The Ancients were a race of beings, closely resembling humans, capable of very impressive acts. The Ancients built ships for faster than light travel between planets and galaxies, though they later constructws the Stargate system for ease of use. Many of the technologies used by the Goa'uld are second-rate, bastardized versions of Ancient technolog...

And Now For A Word

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe
An ISN reporter arrives on Babylon 5, while the Narn and Centauri conflict spills over into a confrontation outside the station.

Andromeda

Universe
The television series Andromeda began its life as a rejected early draft of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In this draft, Captain James T. Kirk was to become trapped in the event horizon of a black hole, stuck in time until being rescued centuries later. The premise was that the Federation, having been backstabbed by its Klingon allies, had collap...

Andromeda Ascendant

A ship from the Andromeda universe
A Glorious Heritage class Cruiser, the Andromeda Ascendant is one of the more powerful warships in the local star systems. The Andromeda Ascendant came under heavy attack when the Systems Commonwealth started to fall. Her crew abandoned ship but the Andromeda was caught in a black hole where time froze for those...

And The Sky Full Of Stars

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe
Sinclair is taken prisoner by agents intent on finding out the truth behind his mysterious disappearance during the final hours of the Earth-Minbari war. This episode piles in many plot arc elements and sets the main story in motion. For the benefit of viewers who may not have seen the pilot (which was not broadcast before the first seri...

Angel Interceptor

A vehicle/ship class from the Captain Scarlet universe
The Angel Interceptor is a hypersonic interceptor aircraft that is constantly combat ready at Cloudbase. The Angels are five female pilots and three are always on a rotating standy schedule. The Interceptor itself is derived from the International Engineering Viper fighter in service with the World Air Force. The Interceptor is powered b...

Another Time, Another Place

An episode from the Space:1999 universe
Moonbase Alpha encounters a spacial anomaly which 'splits' the base in two, creating an alternate universe. However, one member of the base staff, Regina Kesslan seems to be affected. She collapses and is taken to Medical Centre. While there, she becomes convinced that she is married to Alan Carter and also that he is dead. ...

Apes

A group from the Planet of the Apes universe

Apone

A character from the Alien / Predator universe
Sergeant Apone was the no-nonsense senior Non-Com of the USCMC platoon which was sent to LV-426 to investigate the break in communications from the Hadley's Hope colony. Although Lieutenant Gorman is the overall Platoon leader, it is obvious that the men regard Apone as the real leader, a not uncommon trait among combat units. While he mi...

Aquitaine

A ship from the FreeSpace universe
The GTD Aquitaine is the flagship of the GTVA 3rd fleet, formerly based in Capella before the Capella star went supernova in 2367. The Aquitaine played a pivotal role in the Second Great War. Its fighter squadrons destroyed the SD Ravana and an ace pilot from the Aquitaine helped destroy the SJ Sathanas while serving aboard the GVD Psamtik in an ex...

A Race Through Dark Places

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe
Talia and Bester investigate an 'underground railroad' of telepaths that apparently passes through the station.

Arachnid

A group from the Starship Troopers universe
One of the original hive minds in science fiction, the Arachnids were insectoid alien organisms which, as a vast collective, originally represented the 'communist menace.'  The Arachnids in SST are an intelligent space-faring species, with interstellar starships, various weapons, nuclear devices, and so on, whose sphere of influence has i...

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