Wing Commander Academy
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| Wing Commander Academy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animated television series |
| Created by | Universal Cartoon Studios NBC Universal |
| Voices of | Mark Hamill Tom Wilson Malcolm McDowell Dana Delany Kevin Schon Lauri Hendler |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | USA Network |
| Original run | September 21, 1996 – December 21, 1996 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Wing Commander (franchise) |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Wing Commander Academy is an American animated television series created and produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, along with a team led by Larry Latham. The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to Wing Commander. The show's premiere airdate was September 21, 1996 in USA Network's "Action Extreme Team" block. The series' last episode aired on December 21, 1996.
[edit] Ships featured in the series
The series featured many ships introduced in the Wing Commander video games. The Scimitar and Broadsword were the primary fighters and bombers flown by the main characters, with the Dralthi and Grikath fulfilling those roles for the Kilrathi. As in Wing Commander I, the TCS Tiger's Claw was a Bengal class strike carrier. Individual episodes also featured cameo appearances from ships introduced in later games such as Wing Commander III's Arrow, Hellcat and Longbow and Wing Commander IV's Avenger. None of these ships are mentioned by name. A number of new capital ships were introduced by the series including the Achilles class destroyer and the Agan Ra Sivar class dreadnaught.
[edit] Episode list
- Episode 1: Red and Blue
Plot: Blair and Maniac are assigned to the Tiger's Claw for training.
- Episode 2: The Last One Left
Blair and Maniac encounter a Confed war hero turned renegade.
- Episode 3: The Most Delicate Instrument
Mentally unbalanced from stellar phenomena, four cadets begin to exhibit erratic behavior.
- Episode 4: Word of Honor
Blair and Grunt crashland on an alien world, but they're not alone...
- Episode 5: Lords of the Sky
Blair and Maniac land on an alien world where the local savages worship the dastardly "Lords of the Sky."
- Episode 6: Chain of Command
Tolwyn meets an old "friend"- who just happens to outrank him now!
- Episode 7: Expendable
Blair and Payback scout an unstable jump node.
- Episode 8: Recreation
The crew of the Claw discovers a mysterious being in suspended animation aboard a derelict space capsule.
- Episode 9: Walking Wounded
Maniac scores guard duty on a crippled medical ship.
- Episode 10: On Both Your Houses
Blair, Maniac, and Archer pursue Kilrathi fighters to a lush tropical planet where things are not as they seem.
- Episode 11: Invisible Enemy
The Kilrathi have a new and terrible weapon: the Stealth Fighter.
- Episode 12: Price of Victory
Blair crashes on an ice world, where he meets an unusual Kilrathi- who just happens to have an agenda...
- Episode 13: Glory of Sivar
Blair and Grunt land on the planet Dolos- and find themselves surrounded by fur!
[edit] External links
- Wing Commander CIC
- Wing Commander Academy at the Internet Movie Database
- Wing Commander Academy at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Wing Commander Academy TV episodes
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