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Line 31: * The ''Blue Typhoon'' from ''[[Sonic X]]''. It even has a [[Thunderbirds\|Thunderbird 2 style launch pad for the smaller vessels!]] * The ''Gekko-Go'' aircraft from ''[[Eureka Seven]]''. * The ''Swordbreaker'' from ''[[Lost Universe]]''. That line in the trope desctiption that ends with "Okay, dude, quit hogging the cool" describes ''Swordbreaker'' rather well. * The ''Soyokaze'' from ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]'' The junky rust bucket trope is somewhat subverted here, as the ship is recognized as junk by everybody and their mother's dog. The played straight component of it includes the fact that it has a bar, spa, fighter hanger, and marine detachment. Line 144: * The [http://img.trekmovie.com/images/fanmade/kelvin_wall04_1280.jpg USS Kelvin]. [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], much? * USS ''Discovery'' of Stanley Kubrick's [[2001: A Space Odyssey]]. A spaceship controlled by a genius computer in which the only real way to travel is in a cryo-chamber. Admittedly not FTL, but ranks highly on the [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]] in that respect. However, as humanity's first long distance spaceship, its a pretty good effort, delivering the astronauts to Jupiter (Saturn in the book). Also the inspiration for the [[Standard Establishing Spaceship Shot]], accompanied by [[Crowning Music of Awesome\|the "Adagio" from ''Gayane'' by Khachaturian]]. * The brief external shot of the ''Venture Star'' in ''[[Avatar (film)\|Avatar]]'' was pure scenery porn. The spacecraft design was incredibly realistic, perhaps more so than any other movie starship to date, being based on Charles Pellegrino and Jim Powell's [https://web.archive.org/web/20100529041650/http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3aj.html#valkyrie Valkyrie] antimatter starship, with an additional Laser Sail for "ground power" acceleration while outbound from Earth. * The possible patron saint of this trope is the bubble spaceship from [[The Fountain]]. It's a freaking ''bubble'', and it houses some land, the Tree Of Life, and Hugh Jackman. How can you beat that? * The NSEA ''Protector'' from ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''. Lovingly and accurately modeled by the Thermians after the ship from the (cancelled) TV show, it can do everything a TV starship can do. It's also the last holdout of Thermian civilization against Sarris's forces. Line 199: ** Also the titular spaceship from [[Rendezvous With Rama]] * The ''Phoenix Exultant'' of [[The Golden Oecumene]]. It's designed and built by the greatest engineer in the system and tough enough to fly into the heart of the sun. * Technological miracle? How about a spaceship built with [[Clock Punk\|Renaissance-level technology]]? Living ship? Well, sort of; its power source is a lot of [[Our Dragons Are Different\|swamp dragons]]. General cool appearance? It's designed to look like a bird-of-prey in the process of catching a salmon. It is, of course, ''The Kite'' from ''[[~~Discworld/The Last Hero\|~~The Last Hero]]''. * The Rhabwar from ''[[Sector General]]'', pictured at the top of the page. * The ''[http://drexfiles.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/vanguard_3_hot_pursuit_r02.jpg USS Sagittarius]''{{Dead link}}'' from ''[[Star Trek: Vanguard]]'' is a fast-looking, sexy little thing, even when it's on fire and about to be curb stomped by Klingons. Also, the fiercely awesome ''[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090314131643/startrek/images/4/42/TOS_Miranda.jpg USS Bombay]''. Not only is it a TOS-ified version of the already cool ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\|Reliant]]'', it kicks ass and takes names in an insane five-on-one battle before {{spoiler\|[[Heroic Sacrifice\|getting]] [[Taking You with Me\|blown]] [[Dying Moment of Awesome\|up]]}}. Starship [[Determinator]] FTW. Remaining in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' EU, Diane Duane's novels of the ''Rihannsu'' series have the ''Bloodwing''. That, according to Kirk himself, defeated the ''Enterprise'' more than once (to be fair, the ''Enterprise'' always gave her a desperate run for her money and won her fair share of bouts). That was before her [[The Captain\|commander]] Ael augmented her guns and switched sides to save the Romulan Empire from itself. After the change of sides... Well, on one occasion ''Bloodwing'' flew past Romulus' defenses and landed on the Imperial Senate building, then flew away after blowing up the only ship that dared not to be awed enough to try and stop her... Also in the EU is New Frontier's ships. Line 224: Then came the [https://web.archive.org/web/20051130115812/http://home.tiscali.nl/goosens/warpcore/en/downloads/achtergronden/enterprise_e_1024.jpg Enterprise-E] in ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]''. ''[[Voyager]]'', a [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/9/9f/Intrepid_class_top_quarter_aft.jpg sleek, high-tech ship] designed to go where the bigger ships can't, and accomplishes this goal a little ''[[Infinite Supplies\|too]]'' well. ** [[Word of God]] says that the folding pylons make the warp drive [http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Force_of_Nature_%28episode%29 less damaging to local space.] * Also, the ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617073815/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/7/74/Delta_Flyer_II.jpg Delta Flyer]'', designed by [[Ace Pilot\|Tom Paris]] and [[Wrench Wench\|B'Elanna Torres]] ''specifically'' to be a Cool Starship. (Too bad Tuvok vetoed those retro fins Tom wanted.) * And the ''[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/6/62/USS_Dauntless_profile%2C_Hope_and_Fear.jpg Dauntless]'', even though {{spoiler\|it turns out to be a [[Trojan Horse]]}}, it's still pretty cool. The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine\|Defiant]]'', a cramped, blocky, compact ship designed to ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617074543/http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/e/ee/USS_Defiant%2C_First_Contact.jpg break stuff]''. {{quote\|'''Sisko:''' Officially, she's an "escort vessel". Unofficially... she's a warship.}} *: Described in the DVD commentary as "on a five-year mission to ''kick ass''." {{quote\|'''[[SF Debris]]:''' It's a set of guns strapped to an engine. }} : The ''[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:USS_Prometheus,_2374_(fore).jpg Prometheus]'', an experimental starship seen a couple of times in ''Voyager''. Not only is it a sleek high-tech ship designed to go where bigger ships can't, it can also [[Bifurcated Weapon\|split]] into [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/File:USS_Prometheus,_multi-vector_assault_mode.jpg three parts] in order to break stuff. *: The [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/5/5c/USS_Enterprise-C.jpg Enterprise-C], commanded by Captain Rachel Garrett and Lt. Castillo. It was so badass, it's crew decided to [[Heroic Sacrifice\|fight a battle they were destined to lose]] simply because it would lead to peace between the Federation and the Klingons. Now you know you're a cool ship when you get blown up and the ''Klingons'' are impressed. : ''Enterprise'' [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/7/74/Enterprise_NX-01.jpg NX-01], humanity's first Warp 5 ship. Not as pretty or [[Badass]] as later versions, but it did get the job done. And got it done well. : The entire Constitution ''class''. They were fast, reliable, powerful, and tough. Remember the USS ''Constellation''? Blasted into near-scrap by the Doomsday Machine, antimatter exhausted and warp drive a 'pile of scrap', yet it could still fly and fight clumsily once Scotty got his hands on it. Those ships were arguably the best the Federation ever built. : And that's just the main Human ships. Most of the supporting cast of races got cool ships, but the [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/5/5f/IKS_Kronos_One.jpg Klingon]{{Dead link}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617073811/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/1/15/IRW_TMet_firing_disruptors.jpg Romulan ships] were especially badass. *:: Especially since, if you go by the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617074642/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/0/06/IKS_Rotarran_fires_on_Jem%27Hadar_attack_ship.jpg IKS Rotarran], (Martok's ship) Dominion War-Era Birds of Prey are pretty much comparable to the USS Defiant. *:: Not to mention the [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/D%27Kora_class Ferengi Marauder] of all things, even Picard considered it a "very impressive design" - good thing they're more interested in commerce than warfare. : Let's add the ''[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/a/a9/Akira_class%2C_overview.jpg Akira]''-class (functionally Star Trek's version of [[The Battlestar]]), ''[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/c/c2/USS_Farragut%2C_Generations.jpg Nebula]''-class (Compact version of the ''Galaxy''-class yet just as powerful, and with the weapon's pod even moreso), the ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120617073702/http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/e/e7/Galaxy_class_aft.jpg Galaxy]''-class itself (especially the War Refit versions), the ''[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/2/2c/USS_Enterprise_%28NCC-1701%29%2C_remastered.jpg Constitution]''-class (AKA, the ORIGINAL Enterprise, and especially the [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/d/df/USS_Enterprise-A_quarter.jpg refit and movie versions]), and many more... : Also, the various Borg ships, especially the very large and very dangerous [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/9/9f/Borg_cube_engaged_at_Sector_001.jpg Cubes]. That is, until they start to suffer from [[Villain Decay]], notably in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' : While only occurring in one episode, the [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/3/38/Voth_city_ship.jpg Voth City Ship] is definitely deserving of a mention. It's huge. It's fast. It beamed the entire motherflipping starship Voyager into a cargo hold! *:: More impressive because the Voth are genetically related to humans, being descended from Earth dinosaurs, who managed to escape the extinction in primitive ships and made it all the way to the Delta Quadrant where they dominate all the species in their area of influence. They could probably give the Borg a run for their money. : The Vulcan High Command ringships from ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''; particularly the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120617073723/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081008011025/memoryalpha/en/images/5/58/D%27Kyr_type%2C_ventral_particle_beam.jpg ''D'Kyr''-class Combat Cruiser], but also the ''Surak''-class ships and the larger ''Suurok''-class vessels like ''Sh'raan''. : Many of Starfleet's ships have a Fridge Coolness factor to them: before the ''Defiant'', Starfleet weren't really into actual warships,<ref>That would be ''why'' the Defiant isn't officially classified as a warship</ref> and so their ships had other primary purposes (exploration, mostly). Didn't keep them from going up against ''dedicated'' warships and winning... * This was subverted in ''[[That '70s Show]]''. The camera moves underneath a chassis to display it as a huge behemoth flying in space, only to reveal that it's a Vista Cruiser with Eric and Donna sitting in it. Incidentally, it could be considered a [[Cool Car]]. * The ''[http://babylon5.wikia.com/wiki/White_Star_class White Star]''(s) from ''[[Babylon 5]]''. Line 525: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Settings]] [[Category:Anime Settings]] Line 533 ⟶ 534: [[Category:Spacecraft]] [[Category:Travel Cool]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:The Utterly and Completely Definitive Guide to Cool]]