He is a passionate star wars fan and loves the literature of the galaxy far, far away. Star wars is bigger than ever, and were celebrating 50 years of star trek. The jedi arent doing so good because the way phasers fire extended beams insted of bolts, otherwise star wars is doing good. Star trek vs star wars difference and comparison diffen. His latest work includes dungeonlogy, the star wars. Though i think i read some of this, and the scenarios could be so silly that their having any canon validity would be bad for that reason alone. Find out which ship would come out on top in a oneonone space battle on todays episode of star trek vs star wars. Ever since princess leias starship hovered into sight on the silver screen, fans of star wars and star trek have been debating these questions. First we must assume that each sides weaponry is effective against each other and capable of removing shielding. As far as taking a beating, the galactica took a nuke hit.
Star wars, originally a trilogy, is a space opera fantasy franchise set in the dis. Viacom cbs has both the tv and film rights to star trek. Star trek consciously attempted to provide at least some basis however weak or novel for the science behind their. Before 2015, you could reasonably argue that star trek. The essential difference between star wars and star trek. So, with the rules i completely made up on the fly, heres how the math adds up.
Stargate ships since i do not watch star trek and who ever does should be rounded up and shot, but if there were a battle with those ships that the good guys had in star trek, against lets say the prometheus, the trek guys would win just because they had more experience. Star trek question again, i was struck not by the differences in laser strength or ship speed but by the different kinds of storytelling and world views each represents. Each has a lot of spaceships, strange worlds, ray guns, and aliens, many of. And most important, in a fight between the empire and the federation, who would win. This is as inane as superman vs goku star wars nerds will pull numbers out of their ass and technical manuals that are unrealistically high and trump all star trek numbers because whoever made them up for the manual simply said so. Max nocerino is a new addition to the future of the force roster. While were on the subject of star wars vs star trek, we might as well discuss the potential fighting strength of each franchises strongest warriors. Because of the organizational elements of the federation, all of the federation planets pulling together to fight the empire with the help of the borg, romulans, etc, vs just the empire and a few bandits or rebels star trek has replicator technology that allows them to manufacture unlimited supplies, and transporter tech that allows them to beam troops anywhere instantly. Unless youre marvel or star wars, which, coincidentally, are owned and operated by a mega brand. In some ways, the battle is between two dueling worldviews, the romanticism of star wars and the scientific materialism of star trek.
Matt forbeck is an awardwinning and new york times bestselling author and game designer. If you were to ask a person what movie comes to mind when you say the word scifi, star wars would likely be the answer. If the two where to exist at the same time, senator palpatinedarth sidious would be equal as the president of the federation of planets. Star trek, originally a tv series, is a space western science fiction that centers around a crew who serves in starfleet, a spacebased peacekeeping and humanitarian armada. To me, star trek died a proper death in 1991 with the release of star trek. Who ships are the best which naval force would win any given battle. Star wars is my favorite, without a doubt, but i definitely have a love for star trek as well. Starships in startrek vs starships in starwars battles. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Warhammer 40k this essay is an attempt to answer the question if star trek or warhammer 40k would win in a war. Star trek could the empire kick the federations ass. The captains daughter is a very engaging book which explores the star trek universe better than many of the best star trek books.
According to the numbers from both universes star wars beats out star trek in shield energy output and cannon firepower, but there is some discrepancy between the effectiveness of blaster vs. If the trek fleet goes into the past, theyre not supposed to mess with stuff or it could break their timeline. But i understood how the two universes were different. Star wars takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. The two franchises are dominant in this setting of storytelling and have offered various forms of media productions for decades that manage billions of dollars of intellectual property, providing employment and entertainment for billions of people around the world. Have any federation ships ever made the kessel run in less than twelve parsecs. Even they did miraculously agree somehow, a star wars star trek movie would probably gross a billion dollars but individual wars and trek movies would gross close to that, and then lucasfilm.
So if the fleets are coming against eachother, its because someones got a time machine. Dive into the eternal star wars versus star trek debate with an infographic that determines which one can claim technological superiority. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. Even jj abrahms admits he modelled the new star trek on star wars because he wanted to up the ante, chris pine admits he modelled the new kirk on han solo, as that was his hero. Marvel fans are debating who would win in fight between. Uss enterprised vs imperial ii star destroyer star trek. Farewell star trek, star wars, game of thrones, dceu, hobbitdom, james bond and now shockingly, the mcu.
Jul 18, 2016 well, ok, it dates back to 1977, when star wars came out. In this episode we geeked out in the studio as me rachael and a kevin talked about two of my favorite movie franchises of all. Would a federation ship making the kessel run crack the millennium falcons record of. Star trek federation vs star wars empire vs warhammer 40k imperil navy in a 3 way space battle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Secondly, please realise the question says star wars, not em. The theoretical framework for the universes are either completely different or largely nonexistant and inconsistant star wars is space opera, not hard science fiction.
And other galaxyshaking enigmas forbeck, matt, bulloch jeremy, russ tim on. The galactic empire vs the borg star wars vs star trek. Marvels updated movie release schedule currently includes black widow on november 6, 2020, the eternals on february 12, 2021, shangchi and the legend of the ten rings on may 7, 2021, marvel. Star wars is produced by lucasfilm, which is a subsidiary of the walt disney company, which also operates abc television. Apr, 2020 star wars vs star trek pictures and artwork. Federation fleet vs empire fleet vs imperial navy comic vine.
Star wars and star trek share not only similar names, but arguably similar fandoms. I loved you all dearly, some more than others but all passionately. Rebels vs starfleet star wars vs star trek who would win. Star trek, when its done right, is designed to ask us questions. Well, ok, it dates back to 1977, when star wars came out. Apr 07, 2016 take whatever side youd like in the star trek vs star wars debate, but lets give trek its props. In star wars, the empire was the governing body and the military force for the planets. The original series was released in 1966 and ran for three seasons on nbc. But these two universes are actually very different, and i have a.
Star wars is more instinctive and more about feeling the moment, whereas star trek is too caught up with logic. Sep 04, 2012 dive into the eternal star wars versus star trek debate with an infographic that determines which one can claim technological superiority. They can just beam boarding parties on the galactica. Kirk, captain of the starship uss enterprise, and its crew, which included spock, leonard mccoy. As a lover of both, i was curious to see how the author pitted the two against each other. Sure star wars could field a few death stars or star trek could field. And other galaxyshaking enigmas by forbeck, matt isbn. Star trek and star wars are american media franchises which present alternative scenarios of space adventure.
Star wars vs star trek what universe would win if they. Finally the batle in the sky is wearing down star trek is wining in capital ships but the star wars fighters are doing very well, so star wars ius still wining. Every topic from weaponry to bad guys, aliens, women and the government among others is examined through head to head competition. Uss enterprised vs imperial ii star destroyer star trek vs star wars. I have limited supplemental information from books, mostly from various wikis. And other galaxyshaking enigmas kindle edition by forbeck, matt. Star wars is a story about good and evil based on eastern philosophy. William shatner voices his opinion on the matter as well and he says they are completely different too. Not only would star trek win but if gene roddenberry were brought back to life at any age, hed kick the shit out of george lucas at the same age. The general consensus is that star trek has more advanced weaponry, given the fact that they have shields whereas star wars ships do not. B however, that being said, the obvious winners in my book are the dune heighliners, which fold space and travel to any point in the galaxy instantaneously. Star wars would win because its just so much more fun. He has more than thirty novels and countless games published to date. And most important, in a fight between the empire and the.
Who would win, the whole of star wars or the whole of star. Star trek narrates the space exploration and interstellar adventures of james t. Ill take a stab at this based on my moderate knowledge of both universes star trek via the tv shows and halo via the pc games. See more ideas about star trek, trek and star wars. The parent companies are in direct competition with each other and have little incentive to work together on a joint star wars star trek affair. What series will come out on top in a battle of star trek vs. See more ideas about star trek, trek and starship enterprise. The original series ran for three years from 19661969.
To the casual observer, star trek and star wars look a lot alike, beyond the obvious similarity between their names. In star fleet battles a board game i played boarding parties were one of my best tricks once shields were down. In star trek, the federation was the governing body and military force for the planets. Many times, fans have an appreciation for both or a professed hatred for one. Attack wing both have similar systems, which wizkids apparently paid ffg for the rights to use not what the thread is about.
As a kid, i never understood the whole star wars vs. On the other hand, star trek tales often warn against judging a book by its cover a message youll also find in the films of steven spielberg. This post was made when attack wing had just barely hit the shelves. Should star wars and star trek ever have a crossover.
Since then there have been 11 star trek movies made, and 5 more star trek television series. The first star wars movie, star wars episode iv, a new hope was released in 1977. Home opinions entertainment star wars vs star trek. Dec 07, 2015 to casual moviegoers, there is not much difference between star trek, the scifi franchise that launched on television in 1966, and star wars, which debuted on movie screens in 1977. Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine. This essay will look at different scenarios and suggest that different scenarios lead to different outcomes. Using a toptier supplier, it looks like star wars toys outnumber star trek toys over five to one. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star wars vs. Star trek, the original series first aired in september of 1969, featuring the now legendary and unforgettable, william shatner, as captain kirk. May 16, 20 star trek is all about interstellar travel. Star trek was created by gene roddenberry, as a science fiction television series. In a lot of ways, the star wars series defined what scifi is today.
Incidentally, you dont even need all of star trek to defeat the star wars empire. Feb 25, 2018 25 videos play all star wars versus generation tech generation tech the rise, fall, and decay of the borg lore supercut duration. Jul 10, 2015 star wars is my favorite, without a doubt, but i definitely have a love for star trek as well. Star trek takes place in our galaxy in the distant future. Star destroyer vs uss enterprise forts is a physics based rts where you build part 14 lets try to answer the age old question of who would win in.
Now, side by side, they can line up aliens, technology, story points, weaponry, and heroes from the two great. Could a jedi knight use his light saber to deflect a beam from a phaser. This more recent selection in our list of the best star trek books is a novel by greg cox which looks at the life of a character well known to star trek fans. To find out at the end of return of the jedi that there is some good in darth vader and that there is some evil in luke skywalker was a really powerful theme for me when i was a. Halo vs star wars vs star trek vs teletubies, which would. Star trek is a science fiction franchise created by gene roddenberry.