The Martians released their black smoke, but the ship sped on, cutting down one of the tripod figures. instantly, the others raised their heat rays, and melted the Thunderchild's valiant heart
Glad Star Trek Armada gave most of these ships some love. The Akira was the workhorse, the Steamrunner was the long-range artillery and the Sabre was the standard light attack ship. Activision's old Trek games were really something else. Armada had references to Bridge Commander, which had references to Starfleet Command, which had references to Away Team, which had references to Elite Force, which had references to Armada...
@@AndrewD8Red I've missed Birth of the Federation for a long time. I was hoping it would get re-released along with the other classics on GOG, but nothing so far sadly.
On the Norway: STO has added the Norway Class to its available ships literally yesterday, as in "the day before this video came out". And with the current showrunners being apparently in good relations with the STO team, there's now a pretty much screen-ready Norway Class model just a phonecall away. :D
@@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 And immediately after writing that comment you yelled "gottem!" and and your mom clapped. You deserve a gold star and some dino nuggies for being such a witty boy.
I mean, I love the expansion in beta canon (I think?) that the Defiant had actually been fighting a running battle with the Borg cube FROM THE TYPHON SECTOR TO SECTOR 001 THE ENTIRE TIME. The fact that it was still just "adrift but salvageable" was a testament to just how absolutely badass that tiny little ship was. And... you know, it was TINY in that movie. If you add in perspective, it's only like 43M long in the Ent-E fly-by shot? 😂
Yeah, if you listen closely in the movie, you can hear the Defiant check in during initial contact with the Cube. Which definitely implies it was harassing the Cube that entire time, roughly four hours if I remember the timeline correctly. As Riker said, she's a "tough little ship."
@@dougsmith6262Yeah they should have been interspicing segments of the fight with the Cube and the Enterprise hearing about the battle and then on it's way to the battle.
I, too, need to know where to get your shirt, Sean! I’ve tried looking on the GaaaysinSpaaace site, but no luck there. Would you happen to know of their availability?
You're definitely not the only fan of the Steamrunner. I've always loved the design; it's very distinctly unique. I'm also grateful the Norway's finally getting some love again - it's being added into STO as we speak. Also, I 100% love the shirt you're wearing. For all of its meanings : )
If it ever becomes a thing...please use that. I'll make something using 22nd century tech, but designed the way a space combat vessel should be, and you can go at me 10 to 1 and still lose. Heck...we could let Forrest Gump fly the ship and he'd still win. Star Trek ships are trash. All sci-fi ships are. They're just good for selling models to nerds. They'd have no chance at all against even a genuinely mediocre but purpose-built space combat vessel.
Ah, you’re not the only one who remembers seeing the Defiant on the big screen. But that just means you aren’t the only one who’s old. Also, kudos on the call out for the old Decipher card game. Loved that game so much. Still have a ton of the cards in boxes somewhere.
@@suzyyvette8512 The Nova is my favorite underused ship, I always thought if it were the size of a Galaxy class and properly armed it could have had it’s own show. The Nebula is also very pleasing aesthetically, wasn’t the Farragut in Generations a Nebula? That was a NICE beauty shot.
For STO fans, the Akira continues the tradition of strong Star Trek ties to anime (as the TNG crew were HUGE fans of shows like the Dirty Pair), other variants of the ship include the Alita (Battle Angel Alita) and the Armitage (Armitage Dual Matrix). Bonus points for the alliteration. And personally, the Fleet Saber in STO is a beast. As for Rick Sternbach, he will be providing a Q&A interview for the Dirty Pair Kickstarter for Nozomi Entertainment.
Ditto! Although, it would be a bit freaky/annoying having my room illuminated by the red glow of the Bussard collectors just outside my window. Does Starfleet have advanced curtain/blinds tech? :P
The _Thunderchild_ was even given a shout-out in the first episode of Geek and Sundry’s Star Trek Adventures webseries “Shield of Tomorrow”, as she is docked in “Starbase 138” at the time the hero ship of the show, the Intrepid-class _USS Sally Ride,_ also visited the station. And speaking of the Miranda-class, when will we get a 10 Secrets video about those ships?
Miranda-class was used for a century and many newer class ships take heavy inspiration from it. It is one of the most important designs in Starfleet. Without support vessels, the "capital" ships would be very ineffective.
1.) Sean, I love your shirt. 2.) I love the Steamrunner-class, too. 3.) I, too, had trouble with button fly jeans but that was in high school (1992-1996). 4.) I love these kinds of videos. 5.) The Saber-class is in Star Trek: Corp of Engineers books. 6.) I miss Adam Cleary.
Seán you talking about being so old is, I think, hilarious, as I've been watching Star Trek since episode one! And I very much appreciate this episode as I was a kid who bought the "Starship Blueprints" when they first came out, and poured overthem, and then the big book of same. As always thank you so very much for the video. On a sadder note: I wonder if anyone else is feeling hesitant about leaving comments. It now seems whenever I comment, I'm going to get a contact-me type message (spam) reply. Of course I take the time to report, block, and delete, but it's starting to get... frustrating.
The Akira was most definitely the most impactful, from the first time I saw it I was a massive fan. Shout out to the Saber class which also featured in the SCE novel series, was a great little ship, felt like it was that work horse that got all the crappy little jobs.
I remember watching First Contact in theatres. My 2 friends were just geeking-out over a mention of the Typhon Sector (something they had written about in their fan-fic) when we were treated to the fleet. The Defiant, full of holes and leaking plasma, was pounding the Borg cube, but there were all these other new ships! They were CLEARLY Starfleet, but we'd never seen them before (with the exception of the odd Nebula or Miranda-class). They were ALL cool-looking. When several of these new classes started showing up on Deep Space Nine, my geeky ass made a website to break down all the ship classifications. 8-)
I find enormously enjoyable that, much like 'I Love Lucy' (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz helped create and fund Paramount), in these videos we get the same treatment with squarespace that we used to get with Philip Morris. One mention at the beginning, a reminder at the end. Feels golden age Hollywoodesque. You know, with less lung cancer...
STO had the Steamrunner, from the time the game was added to Steam, with the Steamrunner being an exclusive ship. Eventually the Steamrunner was updated in visual quality and a T6 version was released and a new bundle that was not exclusive in any way to Steam was made available for everyone. It was most likely that was the model that was used by Star Trek: Picard Season/Series 2, alongside the other ships that graced the screen.
You're not the only one who likes the Steamrunner! But I have to admit, as far as ships go, the Akira remains my #1 for coolest. She's just such a cool ship design~ Though if I had to pick one to actually serve on or command, probably want a Galaxy. Too much crazy stuff happens in Trek to not want the best all-rounder available.
This has probably been commented on but, just in case... the Thunder Child in the book, would have been H.M.S. as it was a military ship (His/Her Majesty's Ship), RMS means Royal Mail Ship and is a civilian designation.
The Sabre-class also shows up in the Star Trek SCE books and gives some more explanation of it. The da Vinci has a forward-facing shuttlebay with clamshell doors I believe. The captain was standing in the bay while at warp and someone comes in and tells him that he's not supposed to do that.
seeing the fighters in the fleet, i thought it would be nice to give the very underappreciated small ships of Star Trek some attention. Maybe a serie about Starfleet and other factions fighters, shuttles and construction crafts ??
Imagine being stationed on an Oberth class and being told your ship was being assigned to a fleet to fight an incoming Borg cube. "Well, I'm gonna die..."
I might have thought the Akira class to be named after noteworthy Japanese samurai film director Akira Kurasawa, with his 1950s Seven Samurai & other well-known films that heavily influenced western culture film producers & directors of the 1970s and 1980s.
Side topic: I loved Ship of the Line. I would love to see more Bateson (other than a non-speaking cameo in LD) and some action of the Sovereign Bozeman.... Although maybe they are setting up a Bateson Section 31 storyline in the future which would be awesome! (😉) We did see him doing black ops when he rescued Freeman, and we know we're going to see Section 31 since duplicate Boimler joined them...fingers crossed for some Kelsey Grammar in S4!
From the moment the Akira class appeared on the big screen, i fell in love with it. It is my all-time favorite Star Trek ship. I was so excited when I could get on in STO and it reminds a personal favorite in its many incarnations in-game. I would love to see a Star Trek series with an Akira class Hero ship, even if that is a pipe dream.
Interesting, naming a ship Thunderchild... after a ship that never actually existed. (glad they showed the Jeff Wayne's album cover) Wonder if there's a USS Galactica ... or would that start ANOTHER franchise war? Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon Five... all great in their own way, love them all!
The *RMS* Thunderchild? I guess the hidden secret in this video is that in the War of the Worlds universe the Royal Mail operate war ships... Or there is the very unlikely possibility that Sean misspoke and meant HMS Thunderchild.
Star Trek Online just came out with an updated modern Norway. Sleek! The Akira-class and all of the STO evolutions are just amazing. I love them so much. The brought back the original intent on it being a light carrier / torpedo boat really well too!
I really wouldnt want to be on an Oberth-class ship heading into battle with a Borg cube... I think thats the very definition of cannon fodder. That is, unless the Borg cube doesnt register it as a threat at all.
Oh Come off it Blass, we all know that Voyagers mission to the Delta Quadrant was to: 1. Lay the diplomatic ground work for Federation and Starfleet expansion into the quadrant. 2. To asses the strengths and weaknesses of various hostile species. 3. To secure advanced technologies that Starfleet could use against there Rivals. The Vessel itself was christened 'Voyager' and this was her maiden voyage. Starfleet Admiralty definitely knew what they were doing and didn't even bother to hide it!
Star Wars in Star Trek actually makes sense. Star Trek is suppose to be our future so it wouldn't be a surprise if people made replicas. We have R2-D2 looking robots today though not self aware like in Star Wars. So seeing one in the debris just means there was a Star Wars fan on that ship. Given the variety of ship designs among all the races in Star Trek it wouldn't be surprise me if some Civilian made a replica and then when the Borg showed up they came to help. After all it's been shown in Star Trek that civilians can get access to combat ships as well given the whole Maquis story line.
Wouldn't make sense for Voyager to be in the Alpha quadrant during the battle. So I will give a theory about this Intrepid class in the trailer. It is a different Intrepid class ship. To combat the Borg, Starfleet were trying to construct and create different ship designs, and at this point probably the Intrepid Class had already had it shakedown cruise and was in full production by the time of the events of the film. So it would make sense that an Intrepid class ship would be present at the battle of sector 001, as an available ship, not necessarily would be the U.S.S. Voyager.
Pleasantly surprised to see you reference EC Henry. His stuff is pretty awesome in a whole bunch of ways, including coming up with interesting lore to go with the amazing models.
HMS, not RMS Sean! One means Her/His Majesty's Ship, the other means Royal Mail Ship. Be funny if the Royal Navy had sent in a postman to take on the Martians. Explains why they lost...
I agree with Voyager being a touch too short. I wanted family reunions, more joy in making it home, a de-briefing. Instead the ending seemed flat and wooden.
mentioning star wars and the falcon... The Defiant makes a cameo in Episode three in the battle over Couresant that's also a blink and you miss is moment
When the movie came out Last Unicorn Games had the license for the ttrpg. And I remember wanting the Steamrunner as the ship for our campaign. When I became the game master for the Decipher ttrpg, I was ready to give the players a Steamrunner but they asked for the Akira. Now with the new ttrpg by Modiphiüs, I already made two Steamrunner class ships, for the new campaign. I missed the eagle moss issue that had it. The one that I really wanted aside from the Enterprise A
I wrote a fanfiction short story before I went professional, written as an in-universe report detailing the career of the Captain of the Thunderchild, McCleary. His background shared with Captain Picard a zeal for archeology, but McCleary’s speciality was in the Tkon Empire. Alas, like Picard, it was simply a hobby, and McCleary moved into operations with a focus on tactics. When McCleary heard about the Enterprise’s encounter with Portal 63, McCleary requested a transfer. McCleary’s was a security officer under Worf on the Enterprise, was part of this team on the U.S.S. Hathaway, and assumed the security chief position when Worf left for Deep Space 9. He accepted a commission and took charge of the Thunderchild only a month before the borg attack on Earth. The Thunderchild was a front-line vessel and survived every major combat encounter during the Dominion war, partly from employing a tactic McCleary developed where unused and damaged Federation Attack Fighters had their power cores linked to the vessel’s shield generator while launched ships did likewise in a sphere formation around the Thunderchild, creating a situation where the main vessel’s shields were significantly more powerful while employing fighters effectively as floating turrets. Eventually, this strategy evolved to running the launched fighters remotely from within the Thunderchild given they never deviated more than a few meters from the vessel. This resulted in that vessel suffering the fewest losses during the war. As a lark, I returned to this story and expanded it recently, adding that McCleary remained in command for many years until volunteering for the Romulus evacuation. When Starfleet canceled the operation, McCleary, under the support of his crew, disobeyed orders and made several evacuation trips, the last escaping moments before the planet was destroyed. For this, McCleary was offered the highest Romulan civilian award, but McCleary would be unable to accept as he voluntarily relinquished his command and surrendered to the court-martial to protect his crew. Before leaving Starfleet, Admiral Picard personally defended McCleary in court and successfully cleared him of most charges. He was able to resume command of the Thunderchild (by his request) despite suffering numerous reprimands to his record.
The Steamrunner was FANTASTIC. It was easily my favorite of these new ships. I had the poster on my wall from the Star Trek Communicator magazine from when that issue came out.
I like to imagine that in-universe there's someone who is a fan of old earth movies and culture (much like Tom Paris), and they decided to use the available technology to build a functioning spaceship from one of those films - i.e. the millennium falcon, and just happened to be in the area when the battle was happening.
The Steamrunner and Saber (Sabre?) classes were top of my list coming out of First Contact. The Akira is beautiful and a powerhouse in its own right, but the distinctly differentness of the Saber and Steamrunner really drew me in and they have been a one-two punch in my fanfic stories I tinker with. And yes the Akira has made it's appearances..
When I first saw the title of this video, I was like, "meh, might be alright, but I already know a ton about First Contact." Boy was I wrong. What a well done, well-cut, well-*written* video. This thing is an onion, and I loved every minute of it. Thanks a ton Paul, Sean, and Tom!
The Martians released their black smoke, but the ship sped on, cutting down one of the tripod figures. instantly, the others raised their heat rays, and melted the Thunderchild's valiant heart
Ooohhhhhlllaaaaa
Oh this took me back.
“I will burn your heart in fire” 😂
Que Jeff Wayne's amazing tunes.
@@gorillazzillathemeh5897 damn right dude
Glad Star Trek Armada gave most of these ships some love.
The Akira was the workhorse, the Steamrunner was the long-range artillery and the Sabre was the standard light attack ship.
Activision's old Trek games were really something else. Armada had references to Bridge Commander, which had references to Starfleet Command, which had references to Away Team, which had references to Elite Force, which had references to Armada...
The Microprose games were connected, too; Birth Of The Federation referenced Generations, which referenced A Final Unity.
Holydamn I'm a neeeerd
@@AndrewD8Red I've missed Birth of the Federation for a long time. I was hoping it would get re-released along with the other classics on GOG, but nothing so far sadly.
@@heartoffire5902
I'm lucky enough to still have my old CD.
All of these - especially the Akira - were great in the Star Trek Legacy game as well
Really wish they'd make new versions of Arnada and Birth of the Federation. Darn it, I want my Stsr Trek 4x Empire at War-esque game!
On the Norway:
STO has added the Norway Class to its available ships literally yesterday, as in "the day before this video came out".
And with the current showrunners being apparently in good relations with the STO team, there's now a pretty much screen-ready Norway Class model just a phonecall away. :D
STO is a bit overrated these days! Never thought they would canonize it, at least as much as in PIC or maybe DSC.
Hipp hipp hurra
The Norway class ship might just be one of the ugliest designs ever put to screen. Let's hope it never shows up again.
@@Darxide23 Your comment might just be one of the ugliest ones ever put to screen. Let's hope it never shows up again.
@@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 And immediately after writing that comment you yelled "gottem!" and and your mom clapped. You deserve a gold star and some dino nuggies for being such a witty boy.
I mean, I love the expansion in beta canon (I think?) that the Defiant had actually been fighting a running battle with the Borg cube FROM THE TYPHON SECTOR TO SECTOR 001 THE ENTIRE TIME. The fact that it was still just "adrift but salvageable" was a testament to just how absolutely badass that tiny little ship was. And... you know, it was TINY in that movie. If you add in perspective, it's only like 43M long in the Ent-E fly-by shot? 😂
You hear the defiant talking in the fleet when they first engage the borg, so it was implied anyway that they'd been fighting since the start.
Yeah, if you listen closely in the movie, you can hear the Defiant check in during initial contact with the Cube. Which definitely implies it was harassing the Cube that entire time, roughly four hours if I remember the timeline correctly. As Riker said, she's a "tough little ship."
Now THAT sounds more like the Defiant (aka: Sisko's Pimp Hand). I always wished they'd done more with the ship in First Contact.
@@dougsmith6262Yeah they should have been interspicing segments of the fight with the Cube and the Enterprise hearing about the battle and then on it's way to the battle.
I, too, need to know where to get your shirt, Sean! I’ve tried looking on the GaaaysinSpaaace site, but no luck there. Would you happen to know of their availability?
You're definitely not the only fan of the Steamrunner. I've always loved the design; it's very distinctly unique. I'm also grateful the Norway's finally getting some love again - it's being added into STO as we speak. Also, I 100% love the shirt you're wearing. For all of its meanings : )
The Steamrunner was my favorite of these ships.
@@jonathonwhitington402 Same here.
If it ever becomes a thing...please use that. I'll make something using 22nd century tech, but designed the way a space combat vessel should be, and you can go at me 10 to 1 and still lose. Heck...we could let Forrest Gump fly the ship and he'd still win. Star Trek ships are trash. All sci-fi ships are. They're just good for selling models to nerds. They'd have no chance at all against even a genuinely mediocre but purpose-built space combat vessel.
I noticed the shirt but didn't give it any real thought until I read your comment... 100% agree. 😻😹
Ah, you’re not the only one who remembers seeing the Defiant on the big screen. But that just means you aren’t the only one who’s old.
Also, kudos on the call out for the old Decipher card game. Loved that game so much. Still have a ton of the cards in boxes somewhere.
The nebula class never got enough love, much like the Nova class. Both gorgeous ships.
I know Nebula is in my top 5
@@suzyyvette8512 The Nova is my favorite underused ship, I always thought if it were the size of a Galaxy class and properly armed it could have had it’s own show. The Nebula is also very pleasing aesthetically, wasn’t the Farragut in Generations a Nebula? That was a NICE beauty shot.
For STO fans, the Akira continues the tradition of strong Star Trek ties to anime (as the TNG crew were HUGE fans of shows like the Dirty Pair), other variants of the ship include the Alita (Battle Angel Alita) and the Armitage (Armitage Dual Matrix). Bonus points for the alliteration.
And personally, the Fleet Saber in STO is a beast.
As for Rick Sternbach, he will be providing a Q&A interview for the Dirty Pair Kickstarter for Nozomi Entertainment.
Now the Norway class is coming to STO with the Valkyrie fighters from Star Trek Invasion.
I liked the Steamrunner too! It's such a different design yet so similar, as well!
Ditto! Although, it would be a bit freaky/annoying having my room illuminated by the red glow of the Bussard collectors just outside my window. Does Starfleet have advanced curtain/blinds tech? :P
OMG Sean, that T-Shirt! I love it so much, where can I get one??
The _Thunderchild_ was even given a shout-out in the first episode of Geek and Sundry’s Star Trek Adventures webseries “Shield of Tomorrow”, as she is docked in “Starbase 138” at the time the hero ship of the show, the Intrepid-class _USS Sally Ride,_ also visited the station.
And speaking of the Miranda-class, when will we get a 10 Secrets video about those ships?
Miranda-class was used for a century and many newer class ships take heavy inspiration from it.
It is one of the most important designs in Starfleet. Without support vessels, the "capital" ships would be very ineffective.
I love that t-shirt!! Where did you get it from? P.s - great video as always!
Yes this n3eds to know needs to know
1.) Sean, I love your shirt.
2.) I love the Steamrunner-class, too.
3.) I, too, had trouble with button fly jeans but that was in high school (1992-1996).
4.) I love these kinds of videos.
5.) The Saber-class is in Star Trek: Corp of Engineers books.
6.) I miss Adam Cleary.
I ne3ds the shirt. And 💯 saw that from a mile away lordy
Seán you talking about being so old is, I think, hilarious, as I've been watching Star Trek since episode one! And I very much appreciate this episode as I was a kid who bought the "Starship Blueprints" when they first came out, and poured overthem, and then the big book of same.
As always thank you so very much for the video.
On a sadder note: I wonder if anyone else is feeling hesitant about leaving comments. It now seems whenever I comment, I'm going to get a contact-me type message (spam) reply. Of course I take the time to report, block, and delete, but it's starting to get... frustrating.
The Akira was most definitely the most impactful, from the first time I saw it I was a massive fan. Shout out to the Saber class which also featured in the SCE novel series, was a great little ship, felt like it was that work horse that got all the crappy little jobs.
Kind of like a California class for the "tactical" side of starfleet; an ideal show for it to pop up in, full of gruff engineers & security.
Omg I love the t-shirt. ;)
Now you’re looking for the total bottom shirt for yourself! 😉
@@gadaadyn8190 I was thinking Breach My Core.
Wow third
Where the `ell do you find these shirts?!
I remember watching First Contact in theatres. My 2 friends were just geeking-out over a mention of the Typhon Sector (something they had written about in their fan-fic) when we were treated to the fleet. The Defiant, full of holes and leaking plasma, was pounding the Borg cube, but there were all these other new ships! They were CLEARLY Starfleet, but we'd never seen them before (with the exception of the odd Nebula or Miranda-class). They were ALL cool-looking. When several of these new classes started showing up on Deep Space Nine, my geeky ass made a website to break down all the ship classifications. 8-)
Never cared, but now I know a lot more about Sean's sexual preference than I ever thought I would
The Sabre class U.S.S. DaVinci is the star of the "Starfleet Corps of Engineers" books and E-novels.
I find enormously enjoyable that, much like 'I Love Lucy' (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz helped create and fund Paramount), in these videos we get the same treatment with squarespace that we used to get with Philip Morris. One mention at the beginning, a reminder at the end. Feels golden age Hollywoodesque. You know, with less lung cancer...
I like the Steamrunner class as well. Its not a ship of the line, but it does have its niche purpose and it does it well.
USS Millennium Falcon: I'd buy that model
STO had the Steamrunner, from the time the game was added to Steam, with the Steamrunner being an exclusive ship.
Eventually the Steamrunner was updated in visual quality and a T6 version was released and a new bundle that was not exclusive in any way to Steam was made available for everyone. It was most likely that was the model that was used by Star Trek: Picard Season/Series 2, alongside the other ships that graced the screen.
I just want to know where you got that Total Top T-Shirt? And of course, I want the "complimentary" one for "a friend" LOL Love you guys!!
Is there a whole enterprise version of the shirt? Love it!
You're not the only one who likes the Steamrunner! But I have to admit, as far as ships go, the Akira remains my #1 for coolest. She's just such a cool ship design~
Though if I had to pick one to actually serve on or command, probably want a Galaxy. Too much crazy stuff happens in Trek to not want the best all-rounder available.
The excitement I had in seeing all those ships grace the screen for the first time, bloody amazing. Thanks for sharing
I was not a fan of the Steamrunner at first until I got one in STO. It quickly became one of my favorites.
I like the Steamrunner. I would have liked to see more of the Norway as well. Unfortunate about the models being lost.
Akira this...Steamroller that....heck with all that! Didn't y'all catch Sean's shirt!?!" Total Top! 🤣
as a player and organizer I always love a good Star Trek CCG reference!
I’m sure it’s already been mentioned, but wasn’t the Norway the primary ship in the fan film Squadron?
This has probably been commented on but, just in case... the Thunder Child in the book, would have been H.M.S. as it was a military ship (His/Her Majesty's Ship), RMS means Royal Mail Ship and is a civilian designation.
The Sabre-class also shows up in the Star Trek SCE books and gives some more explanation of it. The da Vinci has a forward-facing shuttlebay with clamshell doors I believe. The captain was standing in the bay while at warp and someone comes in and tells him that he's not supposed to do that.
seeing the fighters in the fleet, i thought it would be nice to give the very underappreciated small ships of Star Trek some attention. Maybe a serie about Starfleet and other factions fighters, shuttles and construction crafts ??
I had the idea of an actual "starcraft carrier" with a launch and landing bay section attached to the secondary hull
I thought (possibly only my headcanon) that Bateson's Bozemen-A was (a/one of the) Norway-class fighting at that battle of Sector 001
Imagine being stationed on an Oberth class and being told your ship was being assigned to a fleet to fight an incoming Borg cube.
"Well, I'm gonna die..."
"Oh, Berth!"
The same reaction that a TOS Red Shirt has when they hear they're assigned to an away team.
I might have thought the Akira class to be named after noteworthy Japanese samurai film director Akira Kurasawa, with his 1950s Seven Samurai & other well-known films that heavily influenced western culture film producers & directors of the 1970s and 1980s.
How did the Defiant get to the Sol system so quickly? I recall from DS9 that Bajor is something like 2 weeks away from Earth at high warp!?
I'm surprised that you didn't have the fact that the Steamrunner's name was named by Gabe Newell himself, Streamrunner was a running production Name
Say what?
You're not alone, Sean.
The Streamrunner is also my absolute favorite Screen Canon Star Trek Starfleet Starship.
Side topic: I loved Ship of the Line. I would love to see more Bateson (other than a non-speaking cameo in LD) and some action of the Sovereign Bozeman.... Although maybe they are setting up a Bateson Section 31 storyline in the future which would be awesome! (😉)
We did see him doing black ops when he rescued Freeman, and we know we're going to see Section 31 since duplicate Boimler joined them...fingers crossed for some Kelsey Grammar in S4!
From the moment the Akira class appeared on the big screen, i fell in love with it. It is my all-time favorite Star Trek ship. I was so excited when I could
get on in STO and it reminds a personal favorite in its many incarnations in-game. I would love to see a Star Trek series with an Akira class Hero ship, even if that is a pipe dream.
What about the Thunderchild-class?
Interesting, naming a ship Thunderchild... after a ship that never actually existed.
(glad they showed the Jeff Wayne's album cover)
Wonder if there's a USS Galactica ... or would that start ANOTHER franchise war?
Star Wars, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon Five... all great in their own way, love them all!
The *RMS* Thunderchild? I guess the hidden secret in this video is that in the War of the Worlds universe the Royal Mail operate war ships... Or there is the very unlikely possibility that Sean misspoke and meant HMS Thunderchild.
He probably meant HMS Thunderchild.
Sean, yet again a total winner with fantastic shirt design!
Star Trek Online just came out with an updated modern Norway. Sleek!
The Akira-class and all of the STO evolutions are just amazing. I love them so much. The brought back the original intent on it being a light carrier / torpedo boat really well too!
I really wouldnt want to be on an Oberth-class ship heading into battle with a Borg cube... I think thats the very definition of cannon fodder. That is, unless the Borg cube doesnt register it as a threat at all.
Oh Come off it Blass, we all know that Voyagers mission to the Delta Quadrant was to:
1. Lay the diplomatic ground work for Federation and Starfleet expansion into the quadrant.
2. To asses the strengths and weaknesses of various hostile species.
3. To secure advanced technologies that Starfleet could use against there Rivals.
The Vessel itself was christened 'Voyager' and this was her maiden voyage. Starfleet Admiralty definitely knew what they were doing and didn't even bother to hide it!
Star Wars in Star Trek actually makes sense. Star Trek is suppose to be our future so it wouldn't be a surprise if people made replicas. We have R2-D2 looking robots today though not self aware like in Star Wars. So seeing one in the debris just means there was a Star Wars fan on that ship. Given the variety of ship designs among all the races in Star Trek it wouldn't be surprise me if some Civilian made a replica and then when the Borg showed up they came to help. After all it's been shown in Star Trek that civilians can get access to combat ships as well given the whole Maquis story line.
Wouldn't make sense for Voyager to be in the Alpha quadrant during the battle. So I will give a theory about this Intrepid class in the trailer. It is a different Intrepid class ship. To combat the Borg, Starfleet were trying to construct and create different ship designs, and at this point probably the Intrepid Class had already had it shakedown cruise and was in full production by the time of the events of the film. So it would make sense that an Intrepid class ship would be present at the battle of sector 001, as an available ship, not necessarily would be the U.S.S. Voyager.
Your shirt oh my 😉
Pleasantly surprised to see you reference EC Henry. His stuff is pretty awesome in a whole bunch of ways, including coming up with interesting lore to go with the amazing models.
That shirt just says it all! I want one! lmao.
Any chance there’s a t shirt with a Galaxy Class drive section that says, “Power Bottom?”
Asking for a friend.
Love you Shaun Blass! Only you can keep me from forwarding through the ad section! 😂
🖖😎👍Very nicely well done and very well executed and informatively explained in every way and detail possibly provided indeed👌...
HMS, not RMS Sean! One means Her/His Majesty's Ship, the other means Royal Mail Ship. Be funny if the Royal Navy had sent in a postman to take on the Martians. Explains why they lost...
I agree with Voyager being a touch too short. I wanted family reunions, more joy in making it home, a de-briefing. Instead the ending seemed flat and wooden.
mentioning star wars and the falcon... The Defiant makes a cameo in Episode three in the battle over Couresant that's also a blink and you miss is moment
When the movie came out Last Unicorn Games had the license for the ttrpg. And I remember wanting the Steamrunner as the ship for our campaign. When I became the game master for the Decipher ttrpg, I was ready to give the players a Steamrunner but they asked for the Akira. Now with the new ttrpg by Modiphiüs, I already made two Steamrunner class ships, for the new campaign. I missed the eagle moss issue that had it. The one that I really wanted aside from the Enterprise A
I wrote a fanfiction short story before I went professional, written as an in-universe report detailing the career of the Captain of the Thunderchild, McCleary. His background shared with Captain Picard a zeal for archeology, but McCleary’s speciality was in the Tkon Empire. Alas, like Picard, it was simply a hobby, and McCleary moved into operations with a focus on tactics. When McCleary heard about the Enterprise’s encounter with Portal 63, McCleary requested a transfer.
McCleary’s was a security officer under Worf on the Enterprise, was part of this team on the U.S.S. Hathaway, and assumed the security chief position when Worf left for Deep Space 9. He accepted a commission and took charge of the Thunderchild only a month before the borg attack on Earth.
The Thunderchild was a front-line vessel and survived every major combat encounter during the Dominion war, partly from employing a tactic McCleary developed where unused and damaged Federation Attack Fighters had their power cores linked to the vessel’s shield generator while launched ships did likewise in a sphere formation around the Thunderchild, creating a situation where the main vessel’s shields were significantly more powerful while employing fighters effectively as floating turrets. Eventually, this strategy evolved to running the launched fighters remotely from within the Thunderchild given they never deviated more than a few meters from the vessel. This resulted in that vessel suffering the fewest losses during the war.
As a lark, I returned to this story and expanded it recently, adding that McCleary remained in command for many years until volunteering for the Romulus evacuation. When Starfleet canceled the operation, McCleary, under the support of his crew, disobeyed orders and made several evacuation trips, the last escaping moments before the planet was destroyed. For this, McCleary was offered the highest Romulan civilian award, but McCleary would be unable to accept as he voluntarily relinquished his command and surrendered to the court-martial to protect his crew. Before leaving Starfleet, Admiral Picard personally defended McCleary in court and successfully cleared him of most charges. He was able to resume command of the Thunderchild (by his request) despite suffering numerous reprimands to his record.
Omg I was watching for 10 minutes before I noticed your shirt. Just outstanding!!
The Steamrunner was FANTASTIC. It was easily my favorite of these new ships. I had the poster on my wall from the Star Trek Communicator magazine from when that issue came out.
"Totally Top"?? Dude, you are missing half the fun (and doing most of the work).
The Total Top t-shirt.... LOVE IT.
I n3eds it. And 💯 guessed the truth in it miles away
Love the shirt! Where did you get it? Wonder if there's a bottom version lol
Ikr
I'm 37, and I'm *still* figuring out the button-up fly on my jeans..
Lt. Wyatt has my fav line in the movie: "It's the ENTERPRISE!"
First?
I love all the First Contact ship designs
Don't worry Sean, I love the Steamrunner, too!
Akira class is my favorite.
HMS Thunderchild. RMS is Royal Mail Ship. 😊
This was the first top ten secrets that I learnt something new. Ty.
Millenium falcon made a cameo in first contact vs the borg
Love the HELLO waking up Picard!
I love that shirt, and it needs a counterpart for bottoms.
What? i love the steamruner. its a wonderful design
I like to imagine that in-universe there's someone who is a fan of old earth movies and culture (much like Tom Paris), and they decided to use the available technology to build a functioning spaceship from one of those films - i.e. the millennium falcon, and just happened to be in the area when the battle was happening.
Norway was just released in Star Trek Online.
GREAT CONTENT! love the shirt, too :P
Second
Love it! Have since the 1st episode... and John Noble. Please keep these Ups & Downs coming all season!
The Steamrunner and Saber (Sabre?) classes were top of my list coming out of First Contact. The Akira is beautiful and a powerhouse in its own right, but the distinctly differentness of the Saber and Steamrunner really drew me in and they have been a one-two punch in my fanfic stories I tinker with. And yes the Akira has made it's appearances..
Oh that shirt! Brilliant, Sean, never change!
THAT SHIRT! :D
I was hoping for Ellie Littlechild
Came to comments just to ace that tee--shirt 😃😍👌
thick you sean from sean I love star trek
9:00 I'm still old enough to be yer dad.
I love Steamrunner odd design. Its my favorite.
Defiant... Tough little ship 🥳
Love that you used the artwork from Jeff Wayne’s musical version of War of the Worlds.
When I first saw the title of this video, I was like, "meh, might be alright, but I already know a ton about First Contact." Boy was I wrong. What a well done, well-cut, well-*written* video. This thing is an onion, and I loved every minute of it. Thanks a ton Paul, Sean, and Tom!
All the ships are in STO now.
RMS Thunderchild????? Come on, it ain’t the Titanic.
Royal Mail Ship? Lol.
That shirt is awesome!
I want what's IN the shirt! LOL😉