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Scout

A vehicle/ship class from the StarCraft universe
The Scout is a Protoss aerospace craft which, as the name implies, is considered essentially a reconnaissance vehicle by the Protoss. However, the Scout is a superior combatant compared to what Terrans consider proper superiority fighters, i.e. the Wraith. As such, Scouts acted as the premier Protoss fighter craft during the disastrous and ongoing ...

Scrin

A group from the Command and Conquer universe
The Scrin are an alien race that have been long dormant on their starship on the edge of the Earth solar system. This would have been the case until Tiberium on Earth had reached a state where it would have destroyed the native life and awakened the Scrin to begin harvesting operations. This was not the case as Kane, the leader of the Brot...

Second Empire of Man

A group from the CoDominium universe
The Second Empire of Man is an interstellar empire founded by Leonidas IV in 2903. Its capital is Sparta, but it also has Earth as a symbolic capital. The Empire is about 650 light years in diameter. It has a large space navy and marine forces. The Empire is ruled by the Emperor, but the government seems to be adminstered at different leve...

Seether

A character from the Wing Commander universe
Seether is the genetically engineered pilot that Christopher Blair first meets on his homeworld of Nephele II, threatening another bar patron. Taking an instant dislike to this arrogant young pilot, Blair intervenes. Seether is in fact not a normal human, but part of the Black Lance project and the protege of Admiral Tolwyn. He a...

Seldon Plan

A data from the Foundation universe
The First Foundation is one of the pillars of the Seldon Plan, the road map created by psychohistorian and pol¡tician Hari Seldon in the last days of the Trantorian Empire. Seldon, having predicted with his science the collapse of civilization looming on the future, created his plan to ensure the resurgence of a galactic state after a thousand year...

Serenity

An episode from the Firefly universe
The pilot episode of Firefly, not shown as part of the initial run. It was broadcast later as part of an 'Origins' feature that the TV station was running. From the beginning, Firefly wears its heart on its gun belt, with a twangy 'wild west' musical score, and the tale of a man who was on the losing side of a civil war, and now spends h...

Serenity (RPG)

An other game from the Firefly universe
The Role Playing game based on the Firefly TV series and Serenity movie. The initial release is a lavish full colour hardback book giving concise information on the Verse. Character bios and universe info will help to pad out some of the rather sparse background information. A list of the psuedo-Chinese language and slang is included in ...

Serenity (Film)

A film from the Firefly universe
Despite being cancelled after just fourteen episodes, the TV series Firefly spawned a feature film. With Joss Whedon's typical flare for dialogue and characterisation, the film is nothing short of a treat in terms of providing memorable lines and a solid plot. The effects sequences vary from accomplished to a little fake-lo...

Serenity RPG.com

A link from the Firefly universe
The official site for the Role Playing game Serenity, based on the Firefly TV series and Serenity movies. Included are an online store, downloadable game materials and other documentation.

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A vehicle/ship class from the Freelancer universe
The Dagger Light Fighter is constructed by Border Worlds shipyards and is not formally used by any governmental organisations. It is commonly used by criminal organisations such as the Red Hessians and the Outcasts but is available for private ownership. It is capable of carrying a respectable four fixed guns of up to Class 4 standard and...

SERUN

Technology
SERUN suits impede a person in no way, they are more like a second skin than what we understand under as a space suit nowadays, a person can live comfortable inside such a suit for months. A standard SERUN has medical and live support systems, long (up to 200AU) and short range sensors, shields, a cloaking device, hologram projector, artif...

Servalan

Character
Servalan, when first seen in Blake's 7 is the Supreme Commander of the Terran Federations armed forces and is an amoral, powerful woman who has few scruples. She is the one who pulls Travis from a court martial and commands him to seek, locate and destroy Blake and the Liberator. Servalan has an attraction to K...

Severed Dreams

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe
President Clarks forces move in on Babylon 5 to occupy the station. At the same time, forces loyal to a free Earth are being pursued doggedly by Clark loyal vessels. Captain Sheridan must decide what action he can take, whether to oppose the Clark loyal forces by force of arms if necessary or whether to surrender. Amba...

SH-187 'Stealth Helicopter'

Shipclass
The SH-187 was developed under the name 'PROJECT DIBBUK', whose goal was to create an aircraft with superior range and ceiling to its predecessors, in addition to being a stealth craft. The aforementioned requirements were very important to Majestic 12 military operations, which were often secret and illegal. It is known that some of ...

Shaddam IV

A character from the Dune universe
Emperor Shaddam IV was the Padishah Emperor at the time of the Arrakis affair. He was the last Emperor of House Corrino to hold the Lion throne. He, along with House Harkonnen, engineered the downfall of House Atreides and the death of Duke Leto. Shaddam felt that the Dukes rising popularity in the Landsraad would challen...

Shadow Raiders

Universe
Shadow Raiders was a animated cartoon and was produced by Mainframe Entertainment and was aired from 1998 to 1999. The series is about four planets, the planets Rock, Ice, Fire, and Bone, who fight each other for years over their natural resources (Rock produces metals and minerals, Ice produces water, Fire produces energy, and Bone produc...

Sharlin Class Warcruiser

A vehicle/ship class from the Babylon 5 universe
The Sharlin Class Warcruiser is one of the most powerful ships of the younger races. It is the most visible symbol of Minbari military might, and is notorious among Earthforce personnel due to the Earth-Minbari war. Sharlins like most Minbari vessels have a form of Stealth technology which makes it impossibile for contemporar...

Sheffield Class Destroyer

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Confederation Sheffield Class destroyer is the mainstay of the Terran Navy. They're found almost everywhere, doing escort duty for important carriers, patrolling backwater systems or being part of independent raiding groups. They are heavily armed with antimatter guns, lasers and torpedoes, an...

Shield Generators

A technology from the Star Wars universe
Vessels in Star Wars maintain both particle shields (to resist kinetic impacts) and ray or energy shields (to absorb strikes from energy weapons). These shields have two vital elements: the radiating element, and the 'sink' element. The energy from an impact is stored within the so-called 'sink,' where it waits to be released as neutrinos via the r...

Shields

A technology from the Lensman universe
Warship shields (or screens) are multi-layered bubbles of force, much like the shields from most other science fiction universes. Unusually however, they change colour before failing: a shield starts off as invisible, then appears red, orange, yellow, all the way down to violet, ultraviolet and finally a brief moment of blackness as the shield fail...

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