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A '''Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor''' is a large and heavily armed spacecraft. The most famous ship of its class is the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. | A '''''Vanguard''-class Deep Space Interceptor''' is a large and heavily armed spacecraft. The most famous ship of its class is the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ===Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ||
====''The Transformers'' cartoon==== | ====''The Transformers'' cartoon==== | ||
A number of Vanguard-class ships left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out. Their departure was recorded on history tapes that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] viewed. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} | A number of ''Vanguard''-class ships left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] broke out. Their departure was recorded on history tapes that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], [[Carly]], and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] viewed. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} | ||
====''Wings Universe''==== | ====''Wings Universe''==== | ||
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After leaving [[Torax Prime]] following the demise of [[Squadron X]], [[Ferak]] and [[Tornado]] traveled through space on a modified escape pod. They were intercepted by an Autobot Vanguard-class fighter and were about to be arrested for but were saved by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]] warship ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'', which destroyed the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/03/18}} | After leaving [[Torax Prime]] following the demise of [[Squadron X]], [[Ferak]] and [[Tornado]] traveled through space on a modified escape pod. They were intercepted by an Autobot ''Vanguard''-class fighter and were about to be arrested for but were saved by the arrival of the [[Star Seeker]] warship ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'', which destroyed the Autobot ship. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/03/18}} | ||
===2005 IDW continuity=== | ===2005 IDW continuity=== | ||
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==Games== | ==Games== | ||
===''Fall of Cybertron''=== | ===''Fall of Cybertron''=== | ||
[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] described the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' as a Vanguard-class. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}} | [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] described the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' as a ''Vanguard''-class. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*The Vanguard-class designation was first assigned to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ship class in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. | *The ''Vanguard''-class designation was first assigned to the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ship class in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]''. | ||
*The [[pseudocanon]]ical novel ''[[Alignment]]'' includes a type of starship named "Vanguard Command ships". As [[Simon Furman]] also wrote ''The Ultimate Guide'', ''Alignment'' may be the first usage of the "Vanguard" idea. | *The [[pseudocanon]]ical novel ''[[Alignment]]'' includes a type of starship named "''Vanguard'' Command ships". As [[Simon Furman]] also wrote ''The Ultimate Guide'', ''Alignment'' may be the first usage of the "''Vanguard''" idea. | ||
[[Category:Autobot starships]] | [[Category:Autobot starships]] | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 14 February 2022
| The name or term "Vanguard" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Vanguard (disambiguation). |
A Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor is a large and heavily armed spacecraft. The most famous ship of its class is the Ark.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
A number of Vanguard-class ships left Cybertron when the Great War broke out. Their departure was recorded on history tapes that Spike, Carly, and Swoop viewed. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2
Wings Universe
Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.
After leaving Torax Prime following the demise of Squadron X, Ferak and Tornado traveled through space on a modified escape pod. They were intercepted by an Autobot Vanguard-class fighter and were about to be arrested for but were saved by the arrival of the Star Seeker warship Tidal Wave, which destroyed the Autobot ship. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/03/18
2005 IDW continuity
According to Garrison Blackrock, the Cybertronian word used to name the Ark vessels more accurately translated into English as "Vanguard". Lagrange
Cyberverse cartoon
The Ark was a Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor. Matrix of Leadership
Games
Fall of Cybertron
Sideswipe described the Ark as a Vanguard-class. Fall of Cybertron
Notes
- The Vanguard-class designation was first assigned to the Ark's ship class in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide.
- The pseudocanonical novel Alignment includes a type of starship named "Vanguard Command ships". As Simon Furman also wrote The Ultimate Guide, Alignment may be the first usage of the "Vanguard" idea.
