SFDB: The Science Fiction Database
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Arclite Siege Tank

A vehicle/ship class from the StarCraft universe
These bulky tanks are the main siege weapon of Terran forces in the Koprulu Sector. Equipped with twin 80 mm cannons for normal use, Siege Tanks are much more effective when deployed: their cannons retract to reveal an large artillery cannon capable of blasting apart enemies from extreme range. In fact, Siege Tanks are more effective as ...

Ardala

A character from the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1978-80) universe
Princess Ardala is first encountered in the pilot episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Portrayed by Pamala Hensey, the Princess comes across as very haughty and quite contemptous of her aide, Kane. She is fascinated by Buck Rogers when she first sees him, despite dismissing him as a primitive, thinking h...

Ardan Sortek

A character from the Battletech universe

Ariel

An episode from the Firefly universe

Arisia

A group from the Lensman universe
Possibly not even the original home of the Arisians, the planet Arisia is much like Tellus, which is reinforced by the books' introductions that point out that Arisians are, or were, physically very close to humans.Aside from the Arisians, no other race has ever set foot on the planet in the books. Although many can describe seeing, smelling o...

ARM (Amalgamated Regional Militia)

A group from the Known Space universe
The military branch of the United Nations, the ARM's jurisdiction was originally limited to Earth and the Moon. This is no longer the case. The ARM is renowned for its mysterious 'black projects', as well as possessing numerous technologies which, supposedly, might mean devastating consequences if unleashed. Note however that no one knows...

Armoured Personnel Carrier

A vehicle/ship class from the Alien / Predator universe
The Armoured Personnel Carrier, or APC for short is a heavily armoured vehicle carried on board USCMC vessels. Able to be carried by a dropship, an APC is an ideal battle transport. It is also heavily armed. A large multidirectional twin gun turret sits on the roof. When entering the dropship and cramped areas, the turret can slide down...

Arnold 'Ace' Rimmer

A character from the Red Dwarf universe
Ace Rimmer is the alternate version of Arnold Rimmer. He is what the 'normal' Rimmer could have potentially been if not for one crucial decision that had happened in his life. Ace Rimmer is a test pilot in the Space Corps and volunteered to test the latest ship which could perform dimension jumps. This meant he could see many different r...

Arnold Judas Rimmer

A character from the Red Dwarf universe
Arnold Judas Rimmer, or Arnold J Rimmer SSc BSc as he prefers to be called is Dave Listers companion on board the Red Dwarf. Rimmer is an uptight company man, a person who wished to have a career as an officer and a gentleman despite the fact that he had neither the personality or brains to do so....

Asgard

A group from the Stargate universe
The Asgard are a highly advanced race of beings from a galaxy beyond the Milky Way. Thousands of years ago they entered into an alliance with three other advanced civilizations - the Ancients, the Nox, and the Furlings - for mutual defense and technology sharing. In recent years the Asgard have developed strong ties to various human races in the Mi...

Asgard transporter

A technology from the Stargate universe
The Asgard Transporter is one of the most versatile single devices in the Stargate universe. This device uses matter-energy-matter conversion tech and takes it to an extreme level.  When the transporter is working in transporter mode, it is capable of some quite impressive feats of transportation including the transportation of an entire...

Astral Queen

A ship from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
The Astral Queen was carrying convicts to Caprica for their parole hearing at the time of the Cylon Attack on the colonies.  Along with other vessels, it became part of the refugee fleet. One of it's passengers was the convicted terrorist, Tom Zarek, who later attained a position as representative of some of the colonists. Despi...

Asuran

A group from the Stargate universe
The Asurans are a native machine species who live within the Pegasus galaxy. HISTORYThe origins of the Asurans rests during the Ancients war with the Wraith in the Pegasus galaxy. Seeking a means to defeat their near numberless foe, the Ancients created a nano-virus; a tiny machine designed to destroy the Wraith from the inside. Howev...

Atlantis

A vehicle/ship class from the Stargate universe
The largest starship ever encountered in the Stargate universe. Atlantis is an Ancient intergalactic spacecraft that ferried a portion of their race to the Pegesus galaxy about 10 million years ago. The flying city served as the capital of the Ancient nation in the Pegesus galaxy untill the end of the Wraith War. In the last days of the Wraith W...

Atlantis Expedition

A group from the Stargate universe
The Atlantis Expedition is a group of scientists and soldiers from over a dozen and more countries from the planet Earth, who have traveled through the Stargate to the Pegasus Galaxy, to the lost Ancient city of Atlantis. Without any means to return to Earth, Atlantis became their new home, and Earth's only line of defense against the old enemy of ...

Auricon EF-7 PPG

A technology from the Babylon 5 universe
The Auricon EF-7 PPG is the standard issue Sidearm of Earthforce personnel as well as affiliated security forces on installations like Babylon 5. The PPG is a small, compact lightweight firearm which is ideally suited for use in spacecraft and space stations as well as in colonised areas which have enclosed areas for life support, for exam...

Autobot

A group from the Transformers universe

Autocannon

A technology from the Battletech universe
Autocannons are popular vehicle and mech mounted weapons. They come in various sizes and models. Their advantage over energy weapons is that they do not generate nearly as much heat, and the damage from an Autocannon can be considerable. The main disadvantage though is that like all non energy weapons, the Autocannon has a finite ammunit...

Avalon Class Battlecruiser

A vehicle/ship class from the Battletech universe
When the Clan Invasion started, the Inner Sphere found itself in the uneviable position of having very few servicable warships. Most jumpships were the basic dropship transporters, which although armed would be ill matched against some of the dedicated warship designs the Clans still fielded. To this end, design work s...

Avenger

A ship from the Star Wars universe
The HIMS Avenger, captained by Captain Needa, was an Imperator-class Star Destroyer and was part of Lord Darth Vader's Death Squadron, which was used to hunt for the Rebel Alliance's base of operations. The Avenger and her captain had a good record and the Avenger often served point duty in the squadron. The Avenger doggedly pursued the M...

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