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Tau'ri/Stargate Command

A group from the Stargate universe
Stargate Command is a top-secret military installation in Cheyenne mountain. The US Air Force runs the base, which houses a piece of alien technology known as the Stargate. SG teams use it to travel to other worlds for research and defence purposes. The Tau'ri (referring to humans from Earth) appear to be the precursor to all human ...

Tebbit Knife

A technology from the UN Protectorate universe
A 15 cm blade made of tantalum steel alloy with a webbed carbon hilt. Along the runnels of the blade is C-381, a bioweapon which produces cyanide compounds when coming into contact with hemoglobin.

Technocore

A group from the Hyperion universe
The general name for the billions of powerful Artificial Intelligences that evolved in the ancient Internet on Earth, and eventually separated themselves from man kind. They are of very parasitic nature, and control technologies very far in advance of Human ones. The TechnoCore pretended to be allied with the Hegemony of Man, providing ver...

Tector

A vehicle/ship class from the Star Wars universe
The Tector is a subclass of the Imperator/Imperial class, being built with the same hull. Unlike the Imperator, the Tector (Latin for 'shield') does not carry fighters or ground troops, filling that space with additional shield and weapon systems. This makes the Tector more potent in direct space combat, but also leaves it less versatile than the s...

Tellus

A group from the Lensman universe
Also known as: Sol III or Earth The heart of Civilisation, Tellus is also the location of the Galactic Council and Prime Base, the all-but invulnerable fortress / headquarters of the Galactic Patrol. Governed by continental governments, most of the heroes in the novals are Tellurian (ie human), and almost half of all Lensmen are, if not fr...

Tel'tak

A vehicle/ship class from the Stargate universe
The tel'tak class, often called 'cargo ship' or 'scout ship' on screen, is a small unarmed transport vessel used by the Goa'uld system lords, the Jaffa rebellion, the Tok'ra, the Lucian Alliance and even certain individuals that travel through the Goa'uld domains (like bounty hunter Aris Boch). Although they can jump into hyperspace, tel't...

Templar Caste

A group from the StarCraft universe
The Templar Caste of the Protoss represents the main military force of the Protoss empire. While the other two castes do maintain some level of military preparedness, the Templar are the principle offensive branch, and are responsible for all serious power-projection in major conflicts. The Protoss have a history of extraordinary inter-c...

Terrahawks

Universe
A Gerry Anderson puppet series, in a similar vein to Thunderbirds. The series ran from 1983-1984.

Terrahawks (Group)

A group from the Terrahawks universe
(Editorvus note: needs formalization, elaboration) Charged with protecting Earth, the Terrahawks are a group of pilots and scientists headed by Doctor 'Tiger' Ninestein. Their enemy is Zelda, an android from Mars.

Terrahawks (TV Series)

A TV series from the Terrahawks universe
Overview: After a long break from puppet series (with 1969's The Secret Service being his last before this), Gerry Anderson teamed with Christopher Burr to create 1983's Terrahawks. The series lasted for 39 episodes. Story: In 2020, NASA's Mars base has been destroyed by an alien force. The Terrahawks are set up...

Terran Confederacy

A group from the StarCraft universe
The Terran Confederacy was established by colonists from the temperate world of Tarsonis. Having crash-landed in the hibernation-ship Nagglfar, the colonists on Tarsonis were the only one of the three surviving groups to retain access to their ship's computer core. With this advantage, they soon outstripped their neighbors in technological advancem...

Terran Confederation

A group from the Wing Commander universe
The Terran Confederation was officially formed in 2416. It presently (late 27th century) spans seven sectors of space and hundreds of planets. The Confederation has fought and won two major wars, against the Pilgrims and against the alien race of Kilrathi, as well as many smaller battles and conflicts (The Border Worlds conflict and t...

Terran Dominion

A group from the StarCraft universe
The Terran Dominion was established when the Sons of Korhal successfully overthrew the Terran Confederacy during the war with the Zerg Overmind and its minions. Under Arcturus Mensgk, who had seen his family assassinated and his homeworld of Korhal turned into a wasteland by Confederate forces, the Dominion rapidly cemented its gains in the wake of...

Terran Federation

Group
The Terran Federation is the tyrannical Earth Government which keeps it subjects under submission by the use of propoganda and drugs. All primary authority comes from Earth with dissent ruthlessly purged wherever possible. It seems however, that the propoganda and drugs are either not used, or are not as effective in outer colonies as the...

Terran Federation (Starship Troopers)

A group from the Starship Troopers universe
The Terran federation is the name given to the overhead government of all humans throughout the galaxy, it is unknown whether or not they allow other sentient species to join this Federation, but it is undoubtedly as warlike as most other human governments. Military service is required to become a citizen, and most rights are given freely to Civil...

Terrans

A group from the StarCraft universe
Terrans (humans) in StarCraft have colonized the Koprulu Sector, a region of space on the galactic rim some 60,000 light-years from Earth. Thirteen planets (and an unknown number of moons, asteroids, etc) have been colonized, and collectively support a population in the tens of billions. Terrans are a hardy and adaptable lot, devising ru...

Ter Roshak

A character from the Battletech universe
Ter Roshak was the Commander of the training facility on Ironhold, a Jade Falcon world. He saw in Aiden, a cadet who had the Pryde bloodline, something of his longtime friend, Ramon Mattlov. When Aiden failed his Trial of Position, Ter Roshak took the unprecedented step of giving him a second chance. He pulled him fro...

Tesla Coil

A technology from the Command and Conquer universe
A Tesla Coil is a transformer that generates high voltage amounts at high frequences. It was invented by Nikola Tesla. In C&C Red Alert, the Tesla coil is put to more military purposes by the USSR. About the size of a tall tower, the Tesla Coil directs its energy at enemy units. As a result, anyone making contact with the electricity is destroy...

The Apes

A group from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe
When the crew of the Satellite of Love returned to the station after turning into pure spirit at the edge of the universe, they discovered that some 500 years had passed and Earth was now ruled by intelligent simians (a la Planet of the Apes). Apparently, human civilization had collapsed and a new Ape civilization had arisen. Most of the A...

The Armageddon Inheritance

A book from the Empire from the Ashes universe
DAHAK has lefta hastily-united Earth behind them, governed by now-Captain McIntyre's closest friends and allies. They struggle to build a defense network capable of defending Earth against the Achuultani, while DAHAK goes to warn the Fourth Imperium of the threat. The 4th Imperium had known of the Achuultani through legend and rumor, and had spen...

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