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| | name = Wing Commander Academy
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| | image = image:SeriesTitle.png
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| | language = English, Arabic
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| | publisher = Universal Cartoon Studios
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| | releasedate = September 21, 1996
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| | runningtime = 13 episodes x ~21 minutes each
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| Wing Commander Academy was a television series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios. A single season of thirteen episodes were aired from September 21, 1996 to December 21, 1996 on USA Network as part of the station's Action Extreme Team. The series was developed as a prequel to [[Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger]] and reunites Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson and Malcolm McDowell voicing younger versions of their characters. Dana Delany also stars. The series heavily references the settings, ships and other lore elements of Wing Commander I and II.
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| == Episodes ==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Card
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| ! Episode
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| ! Title
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| ! Air Date
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| ! Production Code
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| ![[File:WCA-1x01-Title.png|200px|link=Red and Blue]]
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| |1x01
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| |[[Red and Blue]]
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| |September 21, 1996
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| |74701
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| ![[File:1x02_-_Title_Screen.png|200px|link=The Last One Left]]
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| |1x02
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| |[[The Last One Left]]
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| |September 28, 1996
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| |74702
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| ![[File:1x003-Title.png|200px|link=The Most Delicate Instrument]]
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| |1x03
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| |[[The Most Delicate Instrument]]
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| |October 5, 1996
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| |74703
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| ![[File:1x05-Title.png|200px|link=Word of Honor]]
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| |1x04
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| |[[Word of Honor]]
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| |October 12, 1996
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| |74705
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| ![[File:1x04-Title.png|200px|link=Lords of the Sky]]
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| |1x05
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| |[[Lords of the Sky]]
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| |October 19, 1996
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| |74704
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| ![[File:1x06-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Chain of Command]]
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| |1x06
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| |[[Chain of Command]]
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| |November 2, 1996
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| |74707
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| ![[File:1x07-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Expendable]]
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| |1x07
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| |[[Expendable]]
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| |November 9, 1996
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| |74706
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| ![[File:1x08-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Recreation]]
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| |1x08
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| |[[Recreation]]
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| |November 16, 1996
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| |74709
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| ![[File:1x09-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Walking Wounded]]
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| |1x09
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| |[[Walking Wounded]]
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| |November 23, 1996
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| |74711
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| ![[File:1x10-TitleCard.png|200px|link=On Both Your Houses]]
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| |1x10
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| |[[On Both Your Houses]]
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| |November 30, 1996
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| |74710
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| ![[File:1x11-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Invisible Enemy]]
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| |1x11
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| |[[Invisible Enemy]]
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| |December 7, 1996
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| |74708
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| ![[File:1x12-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Price of Victory]]
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| |1x12
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| |[[Price of Victory]]
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| |December 14, 1996
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| |74712
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| ![[File:1x13-TitleCard.png|200px|link=Glory of Sivar]]
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| |1x13
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| |[[Glory of Sivar]]
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| |December 21, 1996
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| |74713
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| |}
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| ===Original Airing===
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| Wing Commander Academy originally scheduled on the USA Network on Saturdays at 11:30 AM, with episodes premiering from September 21st to December 21st, 1996. A rerun was aired on October 28th, likely because of production delays. The show was packaged as part of the kid-focused Action Extreme Team block of programming which would premiere original programming on weekends and syndicated content weekday mornings. Academy was the penultimate show in the block, running between Street Fighter at 11 AM and Mortal Kombat at noon. Episodes would air again the following day at the same time. For the November 16th premiere (and November 17th rerun) of Recreation, the order of shows was altered to match the Warrior King crossover event. Wing Commander Academy at noon instead of 11:30, closing out the block and the crossover those days. The series continued to appear in weekday reruns into 1997 and until USA Network dropped all children's programming.
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| ===Viewing Order===
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| Wing Commander Academy's episodes have been presented in a number of different orders. When the series was first broadcast issues relating to the outsource animation studios and the need to air Recreation alongside the other Action Extreme Team shows on a specific date caused USA Network to premiere the series in an order different from how it was produced. While most of the stories stand alone, several do intentionally reference one another in a way impacted by this change; for example, Chain of Command (1x06) was intended to follow Expendable (1x07) and references the events of that story ("Bergstrom: ''Cadet Blair, I understand you lead the recon through the jump node that discovered the Kilrathi fleet.'' Maverick: ''Yes, Admiral. Cadet Price flew wing.''"). Star*Soldier, the manual for Wing Commander Arena, included several Academy episodes in an updated timeline which establishes canonical dates for several episodes and implies an official timeline order. The 2012 DVD release introduced another order which does not match production or the narrative.
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| ! Order
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| ! Original Airing
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| ! Production Order
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| ! Timeline Order
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| ! DVD Order
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| ! 1
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| | Red and Blue
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| | Red and Blue
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| | Red and Blue
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| | Red and Blue
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| ! 2
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| |The Last One Left
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| |The Last One Left
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| |The Last One Left
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| |The Last One Left
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| ! 3
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| |The Most Delicate Instrument
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| |The Most Delicate Instrument
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| |''The Most Delicate Instrument''
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| |The Most Delicate Instrument
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| ! 4
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| |Word of Honor
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| |Lords of the Sky
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| |Lords of the Sky
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| |Chain of Command
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| ! 5
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| |Lords of the Sky
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| |Word of Honor
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| |''Word of Honor''
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| |Lords of the Sky
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| ! 6
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| |Chain of Command
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| |Expendable
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| |Expendable
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| |Word of Honor
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| |-
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| ! 7
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| |Expendable
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| |Chain of Command
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| |Chain of Command
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| |Expendable
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| ! 8
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| |Recreation
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| |Invisible Enemy
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| |Walking Wounded
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| |Invisible Enemy
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| |-
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| ! 9
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| |Walking Wounded
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| |Recreation
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| |Invisible Enemy
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| |Recreation
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| |-
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| ! 10
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| |On Both Your Houses
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| |On Both Your Houses
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| |Recreation
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| |On Both Your Houses
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| |-
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| ! 11
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| |Invisible Enemy
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| |Walking Wounded
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| |On Both Your Houses
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| |Walking Wounded
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| |-
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| ! 12
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| |Price of Victory
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| |Price of Victory
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| |Price of Victory
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| |Price of Victory
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| ! 13
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| |Glory of Sivar
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| |Glory of Sivar
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| |Glory of Sivar
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| |Glory of Sivar
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| |-
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| |}
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| ===Timeline===
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| The following dates are listed in the Star*Soldier timeline for Wing Commander Academy stories:
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| |-
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| ! Episode
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| ! Date
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| |-
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| ! Red and Blue
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| | 2653 (implied)
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| |-
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| ! The Last One Left
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| | 2654.131
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| |-
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| ! Lords of the Sky
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| | 2654.162
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| |-
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| ! Expendable
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| | 2654.176
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| |-
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| ! Chain of Command
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| | 2654.176
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| |-
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| ! Walking Wounded
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| | 2654.184
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| |-
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| ! Invisible Enemy
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| | 2654.184
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| |-
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| ! Recreation
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| | 2654.185
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| |-
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| ! On Both Your Houses
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| | 2654.190
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| |-
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| ! Price of Victory
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| | 2654.293
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| |-
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| ! Glory of Sivar
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| | 2654.293
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| |-
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| |}
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| == Home Video ==
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| [[File:Wcadvdboxfinal_lite.jpg|thumb|DVD Release]]
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| Wing Commander Academy Complete Series was released on DVD in Region 1 on May 29, 2012. The DVD set was produced under license by Canadian company Visual Entertainment Inc. (VEI) for the release and distributed by First Look Studios/Millennium Entertainment in the United States. The only extra included is animated menus. The package includes all thirteen episodes on two discs. The release is packaged in a standard Keep Case with a cardboard slipcover.
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| The order of episodes on the DVD does not match the previously used air date, timeline or production order. Disc 1: Red and Blue, The Last One Left, Most Delicate Instrument (sic), Chain of Command, Lords of the Sky, Word of Honor, Expendable. Disc 2: Invisible Enemy, Recreation, On Both Your Houses, Walking Wounded, Price of Victory, Glory of Sivar
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| ===Box Copy===
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| <blockquote>
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| ''In the year 2655, a generation-long battle rages between the Terran Confederation and the evil Kilrathi, a feline race of savages bent on destroying humanity.''
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| ''A trio of spirited novice fighter pilots (voiced by Mark Hamill, Dana Delany and Thomas F. Wilson) are thrust into battle under the command of the legendary Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn (Malcolm McDowell). Skills will be tested and friendships forged as they fly missions more dangerous than they could have ever imagined.''
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| ''Inspired by the wildly successful computer game and voiced by a star-studded cast, Wing Commander Academy boasts stunning special effects and creative character-driven storylines that appeal to fans young and old.''
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| </blockquote>
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| ===Marketing Copy===
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| <blockquote>
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| ''A spirited and elite corps of novice fighter pilots attends the Wing Commander Academy in the year 2655. Often thrust into battle against the mighty and ruthless Kilrathi race, the crew must master daring manoeuvres and veer through constant danger to save the world. Sedate and honorable Maverick, devil-may-care and impulsive Maniac, and serious-minded, cautious and competent Archer make up a quarter of the cadet wing at the academy under their brilliant, if argumentative, captain, Commodore Tolwyn.''
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| </blockquote>
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| ===Technical Details===
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| * '''Format:''' NTSC
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| * '''Language:''' English
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| * '''Region:''' Region 1 (U.S. and Canada)
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| * '''Aspect Ratio:''' 1.33:1
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| * '''Number of discs:''' 2
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| * '''DVD Release Date:''' May 29, 2012
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| * '''Run Time:''' 268 minutes
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| * '''Studio:''' Millennium Media Services
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| * '''Initial MSRP:''' $24.98
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| ===Media===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:WCA_DVD_Artwork.png|DVD Cover
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| File:WCA_DVD_Disc1.png|Disc 1
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| File:WCA_DVD_Disc2.png|Disc 2
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| File:Wca_dvd1.jpg|Physical Product
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| </gallery>
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| ===DVD Menus===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:WCADVDMenu1.png|Disc 1 Root Menu
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| File:WCADVDDisc1Menu2.png|Disc 2 Episode Selection Menu
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| File:WCADisc2Menu1.png|Disc 2 Root Menu
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| File:WCADisc2Menu2.png|Disc 2 Episode Selection Menu
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| </gallery>
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| ===Promotional Material===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:WingCommanderAcademy_Complete_f.jpg.jpg|Initial Solicitation Image (''note typo, "Mark Hamill"'')
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| File:Wcadvdboxfinal.jpg|First Updated Solicitation Image
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| File:Wcadvdbox_new.jpg|Second Updated Solicitation Image
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| File:Wcadvdboxfinal_lite.jpg|Final Solicitation Image
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| </gallery>
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| ===Issues===
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| Issues with the sound mixing causes some in-flight dialogue to be drowned out by music. This is especially noticeable during the first simulated dogfight in Red and Blue although it is present throughout the DVD episodes.
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| === Where to Buy ===
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| Wing Commander Academy Complete Series remains in print and available through various online retailers.
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| * [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005GYXO30/wingcommander-20 Amazon]
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| * [http://www.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Wing-Commander-Academy-Complete-Series/e/773848553938 Barnes & Noble]
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| * [http://www.blowitoutahere.com/wing-commander-academy-complete-series/773848553938 Blowitoutahere.com]
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| * [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8684348 CD Universe]
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| * [http://www.deepdiscount.com/dvd/WING-COMMANDER-ACADEMY-COMPLETE-SERIES Deep Discount]
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| * [http://www.dvdempire.com/exec/v4_item.asp?partner_id=10007594&item_id=1602348&utm_source=google&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=de_free DVD Empire]
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| == Streaming ==
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| [[File:NBCUniversal_Peacock_Logo.png|thumb|Peacock Logo]]
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| Wing Commander Academy is available streaming through NBCUniversal's Peacock service. The series became available with early previews of the Peacock service for Comcast users starting on April 15, 2020 and was released to the general public starting July 15, 2020. Episodes are presented in production order and feature newly generated captions. Universal Cartoon Studio's Savage Dragon, part of the Action Extreme Team crossover event, is also available for streaming via Peacock for the first time.
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| ===Marketing Copy===
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| <blockquote>
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| ''In the year 2655, a group of new graduates of the Space Naval Academy replaces the crew of a refurbished ship to complete training, but members find themselves taking part in a very real battle against the Kilrathi.''
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| </blockquote>
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:Peacock_academy1.jpg|Show Selection
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| File:Peacock_academy2.jpg|Episode Selection
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| File:Peacock_academy3.jpg|Splash Screen
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| File:Peacock_academy4.jpg|Captains Example
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| </gallery>
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| == Arabic Version ==
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| [[File:ArabicWCATitles.png|thumb|Series Title in Arabic]]
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| Wing Commander Academy was localized in Arabic by Al-Zhra Center and broadcast in the Middle East by Space Toon. The dub made several changes to the show including new credits and several edits for content. The series aired in production order. The series was also aired on MBC 3, a free-to-air children's network broadcasting from the United Arab Emirates, in 2006.
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| ===Download===
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| Low quality off-air dubs of the Arabic version of Wing Commander Academy are available for download. Only the first episode includes the introduction and credits.
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Episode
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| ! Title
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| ! Size
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| |1x01
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2001.mp4 Red and Blue]
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| |96M
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| |-
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| |1x02
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2002.mp4 The Last One Left]
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| |81M
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| |-
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| |1x03
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2003.mp4 The Most Delicate Instrument]
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| |80M
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| |1x04
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2004.mp4 Lords of the Sky]
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| |104M
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| |-
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| |1x05
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2005.mp4 Word of Honor]
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| |108M
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| |1x06
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2006.mp4 Expendable]
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| |98M
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| |-
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| |1x07
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2007.mp4 Chain of Command]
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| |88M
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| |1x08
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/8%20-%20%20%20%20%20%20.mp4 Invisible Enemy]
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| |47M
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| |-
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| |1x09
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2009.mp4 Recreation]
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| |102M
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| |-
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| |1x10
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2010.mp4 On Both Your Houses]
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| |85M
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| |-
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| |1x11
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2011.mp4 Walking Wounded]
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| |85M
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| |-
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| |1x12
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2012.mp4 Price of Victory]
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| |84M
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| |-
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| |1x13
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| |[https://download.wcnews.com/files/academy/arabic/www.star-dima.com%20wing%20commander%2013.mp4 Glory of Sivar]
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| |87M
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| |-
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| |}
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| ===Changes===
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| Several scenes were edited for content in the dubbed version of On Both Your Houses. Shots of Archer wearing a nightgown were clipped and a scene in which Dr. Sing, Maverick and Maniac wear swimsuits was removed entirely. The most interesting change is that the dubbed version replaces the instrumental theme songs with an original song that features lyrics. A short clip of the Kilrathi tug towing the Warrior King's sleeper ship from Recreation was added to the end of the introduction so it would match the running time of the song. The credits were also redone, with translated text scrolling over clips from the series while the same song plays.
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| ===Translated Theme Lyrics===
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| <blockquote>
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| ''Fly Soar''<br>
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| ''Like an eagle''<br>
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| ''Growl Roar.. Decimate evil''<br>
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| ''Fly Soar''<br>
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| ''You are the toughest''<br>
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| ''Quenched your thirst from the fountain of courage''<br>
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| ''The enemy of virtue ..a bully''<br>
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| ''Tyrannical catastrophic malicious unjustly''<br>
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| ''Clear sky is now bloody''<br>
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| ''Maneuver aim''<br>
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| ''Incinerate the enemy''<br>
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| ''Roar Growl''<br>
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| ''So our sky is clear again''<br>
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| ''Fly''
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| </blockquote>
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| ===Logo===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:ArabicWCATitles.png|On Screen Title
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| File:Wca-tv arabic.jpg|Pirate Group Imagery featuring Logo
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| File:Wca-tv_arabic2.jpg|Pirate Group Imagery featuring Logo
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| </gallery>
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| ===Credits===
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| <gallery mode=traditional>
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-1.png
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-2.png
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-3.png
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-4.png
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-5.png
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| File:WCA-Arabic-Credits-6.png
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| </gallery>
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| ==Action Extreme Team Crossover==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| |-
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| !
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| ! Street Fighter
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| ! Savage Dragon
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| ! Mortal Kombat
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| ! Wing Commander Academy
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| |-
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| ! The Warrior King
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| | [[File:WarriorKing1.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:WarriorKing2.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:WarriorKing3.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:WarriorKing4.png|200px]]
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| |-
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| ! The Orb of Power
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| | [[File:OrbofPower1.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:OrbofPower2.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:OrbofPower3.png|200px]]
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| | [[File:OrbofPower4.png|200px]]
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| |-
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| |}
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| The Warrior King character was created by animation producer and artist Will Meugniot.
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| November 16, 1996
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| 2x09 - Street Fighter - The Warrior King
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| 2x08 - Savage Dragon - Endgame
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| 2x09 - Mortal Kombat - Resurrection
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| 1x08 - Wing Commander Academy - Recreation
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| == Behind The Screens ==
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| === Concept Art ===
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| {{#ask: [[Category:Concept Art]] [[source::Academy Television]]| format=gallery}}
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| === Press Kit ===
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| A press kit was circulated prior to the first showing of the Wing Commander Academy TV show.
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| :''Main article: [[Academy Television Press Kit]]''
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| === Series Bible & Scripts ===
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| * [[Academy Television Series Bible]]
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| * [[Recreation - First Draft Revised]]
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| * [[Chain of Command - First Draft Script]]
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| *[https://www.wcnews.com/news/2019/01/15/academy-script-walking-wounded Walking Wounded]
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| *[https://www.wcnews.com/news/2019/01/02/academy-script-the-most-delicate-instrument The Most Delicate Instrument]
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| === Extra's ===
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| *[http://www.wcnews.com/cgi-bin/searchnews.cgi?action=dosearch&body=&title=Ships+Of+The+Animated+Series Ships Guide]
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| *[http://www.wcnews.com/cgi-bin/searchnews.cgi?action=dosearch&body=&title=WCA+Art Background Artwork]
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| *[http://www.wcnews.com/news/update/6694 Production Jacket]
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| [[Category:Wing_Commander_Encyclopedia]]
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