Wing Commander Academy
Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox televisionWing Commander Academy is a 1996 American animated television series produced by Universal Cartoon Studios, along with a team led by Larry Latham.[1] The show was based on the Wing Commander franchise and loosely served as a prequel to Wing Commander. The show's aired from September 21[2][3] to December 21, 1996, on the USA Network's "USA Action Extreme Team" block.[4]
Cast
Main cast
- Mark Hamill as Christopher 'Maverick' Blair
- Thomas F. Wilson as Todd 'Maniac' Marshall
- Malcolm McDowell as Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn
- Dana Delany as Gwen 'Archer' Bowman
Additional voices
- Lauri Hendler as Maya McEaddens, Lindsay 'Payback' Price
- Kevin Schon as Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Hector 'Grunt' Paz
- Pat Fraley as Dr. Guthrig Andropolos, Gharal nar Hhallas
- Ron Perlman as Daimon Karnes, Krulan nar Ragitagha
- Jeff Bennett as Bokh nar Ragitika
- Dorian Harewood as Jazzman
- Jessica Walter as Admiral Rhea Bergstrom
- Joan Van Ark as Dr. Bronwyn Sing
- Jim Cummings as Emil 'Easy' Zoharian
- Jennifer Hale as Princess Zukara nar Kiranka
- Andrew Prine as Vidkun
- Michael Dorn as the Warrior King
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 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.
Episode list
Home media
In March 2012, Visual Entertainment released Wing Commander Academy - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.[5] The series became available on the Peacock streaming service in July 2020.
References
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External links
- Wing Commander CIC
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- Wing Commander Academy at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Wing Commander Academy TV episodes
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- 1996 American animated television series debuts
- 1996 American television series endings
- 1990s American animated television series
- 1990s American children's television series
- American children's animated action television series
- American children's animated space adventure television series
- American children's animated science fiction television series
- Animated series based on video games
- Animated television series set on fictional planets
- USA Network original programming
- USA Action Extreme Team
- Military science fiction
- Wing Commander (franchise)
- Television series by Universal Animation Studios