Battlestar Raiders Compared to Dralthi (February 2, 2005)

[ChrisReid]

Two long-time CIC visitors, Darkstar/TCNPhil and pygmypiranha, found an interesting Wing Commander mention at the official blog site for the new Battlestar Galactica series. Ron Moore of Star Trek and BSG fame recently held a Q&A session.

I was on the sci fi channel's Battlestar Gallactica's Ron Moore's Blog page and about halfway through the article, the interviewer asks the creator/reviver of the series about the Cylon fighters that look exactly like Dralthis and was there an Wing Commander influence... which I had obviously picked up the similarity while watching the show. Apparently they have some ex-Wing Commander production team members on their set (maybe they subconsciously copped the design?).

You can find the full interview under Ron Moore's January 30 entry here.

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Yeah, that's fairly Dralthi looking. Takes equally from the Wing Commander 3 and movie designs I'd say.

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Original update published on February 2, 2005

 

[DanielBlue]

Alien/WC

Looks like a Xenomorph head straped to Dralthi wings. (I think he actually did a better design on the wings than the existing WC 1-4 Dralthis in terms of a Kilrathi look "IE they look more like claws")

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Of course, one must take into account the fact that the CYlon Raiders in the 1979 Battlestar Galactica *also* looked like Dralthi.

 

[FlashFire82]

Of course, one must take into account the fact that the CYlon Raiders in the 1979 Battlestar Galactica *also* looked like Dralthi.

So do Dralthi look like the Raiders?

And while you're at it... could you clear up the whole chicken and the egg thing for me?

 

[Wedge009]

Meh, I don't see the resemblance. Too much empty space in between the 'wings'. If I just saw that picture someplace, I doubt I'd be saying, "Hey! That looks just like a Dralthi!"

 

[All That Remains]

you know what it does look like a Dralthi. it's more shiny.

 

[Lynx]

I only see a very basic resemblance there. That said, the "two rounded wigns with stuff between them" is pretty generic, you'll probably find something similar in most sci-fi shows.

 

[Eder]

The first thing I noticed was the Xenomorph head for a cockpit. The second thing... I don't remember, but it wasn't anything that reminded me of a Dralthi at all.