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''Wing Commander Academy'' is a 1996
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, along with a team led by Larry Latham. The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to ''
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''. The show's aired from September 21 to December 21, 1996, on the
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" block.


Spacecraft featured in the series

The series featured many spacecraft 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 ''
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'', 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.


Episode list


Home media

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released ''Wing Commander Academy - The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 for the first time. The series became available on the
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streaming service in July 2020.


Crossover

The episode 8, "Recreation" is the final part of a 4-episode crossover with 3 other shows that aired as part of the US "Action Extreme Team" programming block: *'' Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm'' (1996, US, animated): episode 9 "Resurrection" (Part 3) * ''
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'' (1995–1996, US, Canada, animated): episode 21 (208) "Endgame" (Part 2) *''
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'' (1995–1997, US, Canada, animated): episode 22 (209) "The Warrior King" (Part 1) This crossover event featured the Warrior King and the orb but the principal characters of the four series don't meet each other.


References


External links


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''Wing Commander Academy'' TV episodes
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