- Matt Horner and Tychus Findlay upon seeing the Bucephalus and its battlecruiser escort.(src)
The Bucephalus is a Gorgon-class battlecruiser[2] serving as the Terran Dominion flagship during the Second Great War.
The ship's bridge is lavishly furnished, featuring paintings, a phonograph and a starmap. It serves as an observatory of sorts for Valerian Mengsk.[3]
The Bucephalus is larger than the Hyperion, a Behemoth-class battlecruiser.[2] It was developed to be an impressive flagship to replace the stolen Hyperion.[1]
Statistics
| Power | Class 10 Fusion |
|---|---|
| Armament |
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| Air Wing | Variable |
| Ground Ordnance | Variable |
| Shield | Active for Warp and Orbital Insertion |
| Range | Variable; Standard Equip: Koprulu Sector |
| In-System Speed | 1 AU per Cycle[1] |
History
Construction
Tactical information
The Bucephalus was constructed at the Ursa Shipyards, and commissioned in 2503. It was 560 meters long and 82.4 meters wide. A year later, it had a crew complement of 8,239 and was Emperor Arcturus Mengsk's flagship.[4]
Rebel Rendezvous
Jim Raynor battles his way through the ship's corridors
Crown Prince Valerian Mengsk took the Bucephalus to the Moebius Foundation rendezvous point after Raynor's Raiders had retrieved part of a xel'naga artifact from Typhon XI. With its shields down, Commander Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay came aboard and battled Dominion marines. Raynor found Valerian, who offered him a chance to rescue Sarah Kerrigan.[4]
Battle of Char
Raynor, Valerian and Warfield meet on the bridge
After the last piece of the artifact was recovered, the Bucephalus led half the Dominion Fleet to Char. Once the Bucephalus was in high orbit, Raynor and Valerian met with General Horace Warfield on the bridge. Valerian contacted his father from there to informed him of the undertaking. The Bucephalus was then caught in a zerg spoiler attack. Warfield told everyone to clear the bridge.[5]
Flashpoint Conflict
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Notes
The ship's bridge
Bucephalus was the horse of Alexander the Great. The Delphic oracle claimed the rider of Bucephalus would rule the world.
The bridge of the Bucephalus appears in Wings of Liberty cinematics. Its starmap model was repurposed from its counterpart on the Hyperion. The paintings featured in the cutscenes however, were done by Blizzard's art department rather than its cinematic one.[3] The bridge was originally going to feature in the story mode space of the game in a similar vein to the Hyperion sets. The player could interact with a window, a phonograph, and a painting of Angus Mengsk.[6]
The Bucephalus was originally described as an older model of battlecruiser.[4] It was later clarified as being a Gorgon.[2][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Blizzard Entertainment. 2013-01-22. StarCraft II Creative Development Q&A - Part 13. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed 2013-01-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Golden, Christie (November 6, 2012). StarCraft II: Flashpoint. Simon & Schuster (Gallery Books). ISBN 978-1451-65962-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Valerian's Observatory, accessed on 2012-07-19
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: Heir Apparent. (in English). 2010.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Cinematic: Dangerous Game. (in English). 2010.
- ↑ 2014-08-30, Unused HoTS Story Elements. StarCraft Legacy, accessed on 2014-09-01
| Terran Dominion Flagship | ||
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| Preceded By | Duration | Succeeded By |
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