A character from the Stargate universe
Ra, the Egyptian Sun God and Supreme System Lord, was for millenia the most powerful Goa'uld. Husband of Hathor and father of Heru'ur, Ra was the first Goa'uld to find Earth and take a human host, which might explain his rise to power. For many centuries, he ruled his domain from Egypt, although a revolt roughly five thousand years ago managed to e...

A character from the Stargate universe
Dr Radek Zelenka is a Czech scientist who is part of the Atlantis Expedition, and expert on Ancient technology, only second to Rodney McKay. Dr Zelenka was the one who, when Sheppard's Puddle Jumper got stuck in a Stargate's event horizon, worked on another Puddle Jumper to discover what crystal power couplings needed to be modified to ret...

A character from the Battletech universe

A group from the Babylon 5 universe
Raiders are the modern day pirates of the spacelanes. Generally made up of hardened criminals, raiders prey on all sorts of commercial traffic. They are a constant thorn in the side of Earthforce. Their primary fighter is the Belt Alliance Zephyr fighter, an obsolete design which is cheap to buy, especially on the black market, and it is...

A character from the Wing Commander universe
Ralgha Nar Hallas, callsign Hobbes was a Kilrathi noble who seemingly defected to the Terran Confederation with his ship and crew. Initially treated with suspicion, he gave information that was useful to Confed and eventually was granted permission to join the Confed Space Forces. Eventually posted to the ...

A creature from the Star Wars universe
Rancors are enormous flesh-eating beasts native to the world of Dathomir. Due to their fierce nature and similarly fearsome reputation, they have been transported all around the galaxy - to act as targets for big-game hunters, to fight in gladiatorial combat with other creatures, to act as mounts for warriors, or as was the case of Jabba's rancor, ...

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Ranger class Light Carriers were obsolete before the Kilrathi war even began, built to a totally conventional design, they were designed as support ships to larger capital ships. Their air wings were of an average size when first designed, but as fighters got larger, and more ordnance storage was needed, the size of air wing that a Ranger coul...

A vehicle/ship class from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
The Raptor is a Colonial workhorse, and is one of the most versatile ships in the fleet. Serving as a combination AWACS/Search and Rescue/Scout/Transport and light attack craft, the Raptor is typically one of the most deployed ships in the fleet. The way in which they have been constructed means that they are easily adaptable to a wide va...

A technology from the Perfect Dark universe
The RCP-120 is a large submachine gun with a very high rate of fire - 1100 rpm, the second-highest in the game. Its large 120-round magazine supplies it with ample ammunition to sustain the high rate of fire. It has no scope, but it has low recoil and is quite accurate at long range. The RCP-120 is equipped with a prototype cloaking devi...

A technology from the Wing Commander universe
The Reaper cannon is a more advanced version of the ion cannon, which causes more damage while using less energy, along with having a better fire rate.

A vehicle/ship class from the StarCraft universe
The Reaver is a strange Protoss heavy-weapons platform. Originally a small-scale battlefield manufacturing system, Reavers were modified to build and launch Scarab drones, using local materials for production and releasing the drones to track down targets independently. The most unusual feature of the design is the caterpillar-like shape and 'inchi...

A group from the Firefly universe
The Reavers are a group of ravenous, cannibalistic and fericious marauders who prey on small colonies and undefended or lightly armed ships. While their existence is denied by the Alliance, the outer colonies and ships who travel between them are well aware of the Reavers. What follows constitutes a major spoiler for the film Se...

A group from the Star Wars universe
The Rebel Alliance, more properly known as the Alliance to Restore the Republic, was founded by Senator Mon Mothma and a number of other Senators who opposed the rule of Emperor Palpatine. Initially, the Rebellion was essentially a guerilla war, with individuals, and more rarely planets, defecting to its cause. While individuals might be a...

Universe
The Red Dwarf story is that of Dave Lister, the last man alive, stranded three million years from Earth. An off-beat comedy series that appeared in the mid 80's, Red Dwarf was not intended to be a Sci-Fi series as such, but a comedy show with a sci-fi background. The Sci-Fi element grew stronger throughout the series....

A ship from the Red Dwarf universe
The Red Dwarf is a five-mile long mining ship belonging to the Jupiter Mining Corporation. It houses several support craft, including at least two Starbugs and a Blue Midget. It is red in colour, with a large hydrogen scoop at the front and a single engine at the rear. This class of ship is extremely durabl...

A TV series from the Red Dwarf universe
The series follows the adventures of Dave Lister, the last human being thought left alive, Arnold Rimmer a hologram, Cat, a humanoid evolution of a household cat, and Kryten the Service Mechanoid. The initial two series were fairly low budget, portraying the Red Dwarf as a rather drab...

A link from the Red Dwarf universe
The official Red Dwarf site covering all aspects of the popular BBC Television show, including merchandising, information on new releases and character profiles, quizzes and more.

A data from the Red Dwarf universe
Series One The EndFuture EchosBalance of PowerWaiting for GodConfidence and ParanoiaMeČ Series Two KrytenBetter than LifeThanks for the MemoryStasis LeakQueegParallel Universe Red Dwarf III BackwardsMaroonedPolymorphBod...

A book from the Red Dwarf universe
Dave Lister is stranded on Ganymede, one of Jupiters moons after mysteriously appearing there after blacking out after an all night drinking binge. He decides to join the Space Corps to try and work his passage home after unsuccesfully trying to raise money by being a cab driver. Unfortunately, between the crew of the ship d...

A book from the Red Dwarf universe
Dave Lister, the last human alive, finds himself imprisoned on a Gelf penal colony for a crime that he hasn't committed. Correction, he has been sentenced for a crime that he WILL commit, according to the seers of the Gelf settlement. Lister is puzzled, but add in the fact that there are two Listers, quite different running ...