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Evangelist

2007-11-24T15:11:46Z

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ACT 2 MISSION 9

Fighter squadron: 
Description:

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==Background==
:''The Eva has entered the Deneb system. She is fully armed and poised to attack the Deneb-Vasuda Prime Jump Node.''
:''She is protected by Arjuna and Krishna wings.''
:''Alpha wing will lead an attack squadron to destroy the Eva. Alpha wing will fly bombers. Gamma and Beta will cover them.''
:''We suggest you damage the weapons system on the Eva before you launch your Tsunami bombs. This will prevent the Eva from shooting them down.''
:''You may need to call in a support ship to rearm yourself. It is estimated that at least twenty Tsunami bombs will be needed to take the Eva down.''
:''Destroying the Eva is imperative. With the Lucifer in the system as well, we cannot tolerate the presence of another Shivan capital ship.''
:''Good luck.''

==Walkthrough==
Destroy Arjuna wing first, then take out Krishna wing. After these wings are eliminated order ''everyone'' to disarm the Eva. Somewhat of a nice bonus is that your wingmen will inflict a great deal of damage while disarming her.

Kill the stray fighters that jump in and between breaks unload on the Eva. When the Eva goes below 20% hull integrity, call in a support ship. By that time you will probably gotten the "hurry up" call from the Galatea. Simply ignore it, you'll do fine. Once the Eva is eliminated, you will be sent directly to the next mission without debriefing preaching and such. You'll have the same amount of ordnance at the beginning of the next mission as when you leave this one. That is why I told you to rearm yourself.

==Notes==
For ''really'' cheap players, this mission is one of the few that ''allows'' [[cheats|cheating]] -- as in "cheat code" -- without it affecting campaign progress. If you want to give yourself [[Shivan Super Laser]]s in this mission ''and'' the next, go right ahead. If you're so inclined.

==Notable ships present==
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SD Eva|SD ''Eva'']] 
[[Category:Main Freespace 1 Campaign]]

Clash of the Titans

2007-11-24T15:10:08Z

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ACT 3 MISSION 7

Fighter squadron: 
Description:

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==Background==
:''We have few chances to stop the Lucifer. It is heading to the Sol system but we have an opportunity to head them off at Sirius.'' 
:''If you encounter the Lucifer in Sirius hold it off until the rest of the fleet can catch up to you.'' 

==Walkthrough==
First, make all of Alpha wing Valkyries (including yourself) since they have a high top speed and acceleration, which is ideal for intercepting bombers, and equip them with Banshee and Prometheus cannons since Ulysses can't use them. Give them Hornet missiles, but give yourself interceptors (you'll see later). Assign Alpha wing to protect the Bastion. Make all of Beta wing Ursa bombers and equip them with Harbingers, Synaptics (for defense) and Stillettos. Have them attack the Tantalus while you provide cover for the Bastion (sounds like suicide). Your job is to target all of the bombers first (VERY IMPORTANT) before they can reach the Bastion. The ones to look out for are the Nephilims (initially) and Shaitans (later). A helpful way of protecting the Bastion is to target all of the megabombs being delivered if you can't intercept all of the bombers in time. Target them with B since hostile (H) targeting won't pick them up. Use the interceptors that you equipped to target the bombs since they have a faster lock and velocity. Once you cleaned them up, go for rest of the packs, especially Basilisks since they have nasty swarm bombs. When your done with them, the Tantalus should be very low on health and feel free to destroy it with whatever remaining fighters you have. In a moment the Bastion will jump out and the mission will be complete.

==Notes==
The alternative, and ''very'' much easier way is to hand out bombers to ''all'' your wings, load them all up with [[GTM Harbinger]]s and proceed to (surprisingly easily) reduce the Tantalus to scrap metal. Ignore the bombers and fighters. By the time the Tantalus implodes (after just a minute or so of constant pounding), the Bastion usually has some 75-80% hull strength left. At this point, simply aid the unfortunate behemoth in taking down the few stray enemy wings. Wait for the Bastion to bail, then do likewise. A ''lot'' easier than sitting through a quite meaningless furball, if one goes by the numbers, that is. If you proceed with fighters, the mission ranks as perhaps one of the toughest missions in the campaign -- arguably a lot tougher than destroying the Lucifer -- but if you employ Selectah's All Bomber Strategy™ (SABS™), the mission is arguably as easy as Eve of Destruction. Your call. 

==Notable ships present==
[[GTD Bastion]] 
[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SD Tantalus|SD ''Tantalus'']] 
[[Category:Main Freespace 1 Campaign]]

Clash of the Titans

2007-11-24T15:09:54Z

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ACT 3 MISSION 7

Fighter squadron: 
Description:

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==Background==
:''We have few chances to stop the Lucifer. It is heading to the Sol system but we have an opportunity to head them off at Sirius.'' 
:''If you encounter the Lucifer in Sirius hold it off until the rest of the fleet can catch up to you.'' 

==Walkthrough==
First, make all of Alpha wing Valkyries (including yourself) since they have a high top speed and acceleration, which is ideal for intercepting bombers, and equip them with Banshee and Prometheus cannons since Ulysses can't use them. Give them Hornet missiles, but give yourself interceptors (you'll see later). Assign Alpha wing to protect the Bastion. Make all of Beta wing Ursa bombers and equip them with Harbingers, Synaptics (for defense) and Stillettos. Have them attack the Tantalus while you provide cover for the Bastion (sounds like suicide). Your job is to target all of the bombers first (VERY IMPORTANT) before they can reach the Bastion. The ones to look out for are the Nephilims (initially) and Shaitans (later). A helpful way of protecting the Bastion is to target all of the megabombs being delivered if you can't intercept all of the bombers in time. Target them with B since hostile (H) targeting won't pick them up. Use the interceptors that you equipped to target the bombs since they have a faster lock and velocity. Once you cleaned them up, go for rest of the packs, especially Basilisks since they have nasty swarm bombs. When your done with them, the Tantalus should be very low on health and feel free to destroy it with whatever remaining fighters you have. In a moment the Bastion will jump out and the mission will be complete.

==Notes==
The alternative, and ''very'' much easier way is to hand out bombers to ''all'' your wings, load them all up with [[GTM Harbinger]]s and proceed to (surprisingly easily) reduce the Tantalus to scrap metal. Ignore the bombers and fighters. By the time the Tantalus implodes (after just a minute or so of constant pounding), the Bastion usually has some 75-80% hull strength left. At this point, simply aid the unfortunate behemoth in taking down the few stray enemy wings. Wait for the Bastion to bail, then do likewise. A ''lot'' easier than sitting through a quite meaningless furball, if one goes by the numbers, that is. If you proceed with fighters, the mission ranks as perhaps one of the toughest missions in the campaign -- arguably a lot tougher than destroying the Lucifer -- but if you employ Selectah's All Bomber Strategy™ (SABS™), the mission is arguably as easy as Eve of Destruction. Your call. 

==Notable ships present==
[[GTD ''Bastion'']] 
[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SD Tantalus|SD ''Tantalus'']] 
[[Category:Main Freespace 1 Campaign]]

Lucifer Fleet

2007-11-24T15:07:22Z

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The '''Lucifer Fleet''' was the [[Shivan]] task force which was assigned with the destruction of the [[Terran]] and [[Vasudan]] cultures in 2335. The large fleet was led by the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']], escorted by [[SD Demon|''Demon''-class destroyers]] and numerous smaller warships.

''See also'' [[SD Lucifer#Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War|Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War]]

==Notable ships==
*[[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SD Tantalus|SD ''Tantalus'']]
*[[SD Eva|SD ''Eva'']]
*[[SC Zenith|SC ''Zenith'']]
*[[SC Taranis|SC ''Taranis'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Raja|SC ''Raja'']]
*[[SC Hellions|SC ''Hellions'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Cain|SC ''Cain'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Abel|SC ''Abel'']]
*[[SC Hellfire|SC ''Hellfire'']]

Lucifer Fleet

2007-11-24T15:06:21Z

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The '''Lucifer Fleet''' was the [[Shivan]] task force which was assigned with the destruction of the [[Terran]] and [[Vasudan]] cultures in 2335. The large fleet was led by the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']], escorted by [[SD Demon|''Demon''-class destroyers]] and numerous smaller warships.

''See also'' [[SD Lucifer#Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War|Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War]]

==Notable ships==
*[[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']]
*[[SD Tantalus|SD ''Tantalus'']]
*[[SD Eva|SD ''Eva'']]
*[[SC Zenith|SC ''Zenith'']]
*[[SC Taranis|SC ''Taranis'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Raja|SC ''Raja'']]
*[[SC Hellions|SC ''Hellions'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Cain|SC ''Cain'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Abel|SC ''Abel'']]
*[[SC Hellfire|SC ''Hellfire'']]

Lucifer Fleet

2007-11-24T15:05:11Z

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The '''Lucifer Fleet''' was the [[Shivan]] task force which was assigned with the destruction of the [[Terran]] and [[Vasudan]] cultures in 2335. The large fleet was led by the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']], escorted by [[SD Demon|''Demon''-class destroyers]] and numerous smaller warships.

''See also'' [[SD Lucifer#Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War|Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War]]

==Notable ships==
*[[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']]
*[[SD Tantalus|''Tantalus'']]
*[[SD Eva|SD ''Eva'']]
*[[SC Zenith|SC ''Zenith'']]
*[[SC Taranis|SC ''Taranis'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Raja|SC ''Raja'']]
*[[SC Hellions|SC ''Hellions'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Cain|SC ''Cain'']]
*[[FreeSpace 1 Shivan Ship Database#SC Abel|SC ''Abel'']]
*[[SC Hellfire|SC ''Hellfire'']]

SD Lucifer

2007-11-15T21:01:31Z

Downinca: /* Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War */

{{shipimage|image=[[Image:Lucifer320x240.jpg]]|caption=The SD Lucifer}}
==Background==
The '''''SD Lucifer''''' was a massive superdestroyer that led the [[Shivans|Shivan]] incursion during [[The Great War]]. Armed with what would be termed today as '[[Beam weapons|beam cannons]]', the ''Lucifer'' possessed enough firepower to destroy capital ships and bombard planetary targets with ease. The vessel was rendered invulnerable to Terran and Vasudan weapons through the employment of an advanced [[Shields|shielding system]]. Unable to be stopped, the ''Lucifer'' lay waste to entire worlds, including [[Vasuda]] Prime.

In the ending phase of [[The Great War]], Vasudan scientists fleeing their homeworld's destruction discovered [[Ancient artifacts]] on a planet in the [[Altair]] system. The information enclosed in the artifacts described the technology necessary to track vessels in [[subspace]], something that neither [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]] had been able to do before. Coupled with the knowledge that [[shields]] did not function in [[subspace]], a desperate plan was formulated to stop the ''Lucifer'' before the superdestroyer destroyed [[Sol]].

Launching from the [[GTD Bastion|GTD ''Bastion'']], a small number of fighter and bomber wings followed the ''Lucifer'' into subspace as the destroyer made the jump from [[Delta Serpentis]] to [[Sol]]. The gamble succeeded, destroying the ''Lucifer'' and saving [[Sol]]. Unfortunately, the destruction of the ''Lucifer'' within the [[subspace]] corridor had the unintended side effect of collapsing the subspace corridor from [[Sol]] to [[Delta Serpentis]], cutting off the heart of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] from the rest of the universe. However, the victory over the ''Lucifer'' effectively ended the [[The Great War|Shivan incursion]] and Terran and Vasudan forces quickly evicted the remaining Shivan forces from their territories.

{{non-canon|
For the proceeding 32 years, Allied wargames simulating a Shivan attack placed great emphasis upon hunting down and destroying any ''Lucifer''-classes in a prospective invasion force. Indeed, the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] was designed with the threat of Lucifers in mind. It is ironic that when the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Shivan incursion]] materialized in 2367, not one Lucifer showed up.

[[The Second Shivan Incursion]] in 2367 did not see the return of any ''Lucifer''-class destroyers to Allied territory, as had been feared. Strangely enough, it could later be said that it was hoped that the much-feared ''Lucifer'' did not appear, instead one Shivan-induced nightmare was replaced by [[SJ Sathanas|another]]. Saying that, no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered after the [[Great War]].

Standing tactical doctrine still deems Lucifers as Class A threats to all Allied assets. Threat projections predict that destroying a Lucifer's reactors will no longer suffice to destroy such a vessel as the [[Shivans]] will most likely taken measures to counter that strategy; it is even possible that this weakness is the reason no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered. In the event that capital ships are deployed to engage a Lucifer, attack vectors should avoid entering the forward-facing firing arcs of a Lucifer's primary weapon system.
}}}
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{{FS12_Ships}}

==Description:==

===FS1 Tech Room Description===
The Lucifer is the greatest threat to the survival of the GTA, the PVN, and both the Terran and Vasudan species. It wields three massive Flux Cannons which can destroy one of our capital ships in a few hits. These same cannons have been seen bombarding colonized worlds. With four full fighter squadrons, and a massive array of defensive turrets, the Lucifer would be extremely difficult to destroy. 
The fact that it is protected by a sheath shielding system which makes it completely impervious to any kind of kinetic or plasma damage makes it impossible to destroy. We have yet to find a way to breach this shielding technology. It is hoped that a solution will be found soon.
Assuming that a solution is found, we have managed to gather enough data on the Lucifer to destroy it. In a recon mission, we were able to determine that the Lucifer is powered by five reactors across its surface. If these reactors are destroyed in a short amount of time, the Lucifer will be stopped. 
If we cannot stop the Lucifer, we do not expect to be able to defeat the Shivans. 
We have no way of knowing if there are more than one Lucifer-class destroyer. However, any that exist should be considered more dangerous than a Class A threat.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The SD Lucifer was a massive superdestroyer that led the Shivan armada in the Great War. No weapon in the allied arsenal could penetrate the Lucifer's shields. In the Altair system, Vasudan scientists uncovered ancient artifacts that explained how to track ships into subspace, where the Lucifer's shields would not function. A desperate mission to attack the Lucifer in subspace succeeded. But the explosion of the Lucifer collapsed the Sol jump node, severing all contact with Earth. The victory over the Lucifer effectively ended the Shivan invasion.

==Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War==
The ''Lucifer's'' first known sighting was in the [[Ross 128]] system, the prelude to the Great War with the Shivans (FS1 Intro).

The ''Lucifer'' did not reemerge until 2/11/35, when it suddenly appeared in the [[Ribos]] system, destroying the ''Tombaugh Installation'' and all its defences. Terran Command believed that it had tracked the captured Shivan Cruiser, the ''Taranis'', through subspace to the ''Tombaugh Installation'' ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_6|CB sm2-01a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_8|CB sm2-05a.fsm]]).

By 2/20/35, the [[Shivans]] had completely bypassed the Terran blockades in [[Antares]] and [[Beta Aquilae]], proceeding immediately to [[Deneb]] through [[Vega]] (CB sm2-07a.fsm). Terran Command believed that the ''Lucifer'' would attack [[Vasuda]] through [[Antares]], while the ''Eva'', [[SD Demon|a Shivan Demon-class destroyer]], would attack through [[Deneb]].

However, on 2/31/35 the ''Lucifer'' was seen jumping into Deneb system from the Deneb-Vega jump node with the SD Eva taking the lead([[Playing Judas|sm2-08a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_18|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_19|mission briefing sm2-09a.fsm]]). It is unknown whether the Lucifer jumped to Vega directly from Ribos, or through Antares (the Eva entered Vega through the Antares-Vega jumpnode).

In retaliation for the destruction of the SD Eva, the ''Lucifer'' directly confronted and destroyed the GTD Galatea (at 1900hrs 2/31/35; [[Doomsday|sm2-10a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_20|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]).

Shortly afterwards, the ''Lucifer'' made the jump to [[Vasuda]] through the Deneb-Vasuda jumpnode ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]). Once in Vasuda, 2/31/25-3/01/35, the Lucifer Fleet bombarded [[Vasuda Prime]] from orbit for 13 consecutive hours, rendering the planet uninhabitable. The 'Lucifer fleet rapidly redeployed, now searching for the Terran homeworld.

On 3/01/35-3/02/35, the ''Lucifer'' jumped to [[Beta Aquilae]], destroying the ''Beta Aquilae Installation'', but left the PVD Hope and the ''Beta Aquilae Communications Terminal'' intact ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_23|mission briefing sm3-03a.fsm]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_12|CB sm3-04a.fsm]]).

The ''Lucifer'' was not encountered until 3/02/35, when it jumped next to the Deneb-Altair jumpnode, deploying fighter wings to attack transports carrying scientists to the [[Altair]] system ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Running_the_Gauntlet|sm3-05a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_25|its debriefing]]).

By 3/29/35, after determining the location of the Sol system, the Lucifer was reported to be in the Sirius system to make the jump to [[Delta Serpentis]] ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_13|CB sm3-07a.fsm]]). GTA Command ordered the [[GTD Bastion]] to intercept and destroy the ''Lucifer'' before it could reach Sol. Admiral Shima quickly drew up plans to intercept the Lucifer at the Sirius-Delta Serpentis jumpnode. However by the time the Bastion arrived in range of the jumpnode, the Lucifer had already departed the system. Admiral Shima estimated that the ''Lucifer'' would reach Earth in 40 hours ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_27|Debriefing 4: sm3-07a.fsm]]).

On the GTD ''Bastion's'' final approach to the Delta Serpentis-Sol jumpnode, the ''Lucifer'' was on the brink of jumping to Sol ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-08a.fsm]]). The ''Bastion'' scrambled its fighters and a wing of Ursa Bombers to pursue the Lucifer into subspace. While inside the subspace corridor, the Ursa bombers managed to destroy all five of the Lucifer's reactors, resulting in the Lucifer's destruction ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-09a.fsm]]).

===Inconsistency===
In the Command Briefing of sm2-08a.fsm (2/31/35), Admiral Wolf indicates that Alpha 1 had investigated the Lucifer in Antares: "We have now entered the Deneb system. After your investigation of the Lucifer at Antares, Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares." However, Alpha 1 does not see the Lucifer in Antares, nor does Alpha 1 play a mission "investigating" the ''Lucifer'' in Antares. It may be that the mission designer incorrectly meant Alpha 1's investigation of the Eva in Antares near the Antares-Vega Jump Node (which jumped out before Alpha 1 could reach it; sm2-06a.fsm).

==Developer Notes==
None

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Destroyer
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Maneuverablity|Maneuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 15.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 800 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 2777
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"| '''FreeSpace 1'''
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''FreeSpace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
|- align="center"
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Super Laser]]
| 2
| [[SRed|Small Red Beam]]
| 2
|}

===Veteran Comments===
{{Comment|''Very deadly in FS1, but in FS2 its [[Shivan Super Laser]]s have been replaced with [[SRed]]s, making it more of a heavily armored target and less of a superdestroyer.''

''If you restore the FS1 [[Shivan Super Laser]]s, or replace them with beams that do equivalent damage (such as [[User:Sesquipedalian|Sesquipedalian]]'s [[SSLBeam]], the Lucifer again becomes a potent foe.''

''The Lucifer is the weakest destroyer in the area of firepower in FS2. In fact, the Lucifer has less firepower than the SC Rakshasa, though it has huge amounts of armor.''

''While the SD ''Lucifer'' was well-designed for FS1, it did not participate very much in the actual missions. This obviously resulted in the ship's weapons being unbalanced. For ''FreeSpace 2'', she can be equiped with two frontier beam weapons, making the ''Lucifer''-class a worthier adversary to any capital ship than she was in ''FreeSpace''.}}

==Name origin==
Lucifer (name meaning ''light-bearer'') is a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven after losing The War of Heaven. Lucifer is said to be the enemy of God, and the embodiment of evil.

[[Category:Unique ships|Lucifer]]
[[Category:Ship]]

SD Lucifer

2007-11-15T20:54:16Z

Downinca: /* Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War */

{{shipimage|image=[[Image:Lucifer320x240.jpg]]|caption=The SD Lucifer}}
==Background==
The '''''SD Lucifer''''' was a massive superdestroyer that led the [[Shivans|Shivan]] incursion during [[The Great War]]. Armed with what would be termed today as '[[Beam weapons|beam cannons]]', the ''Lucifer'' possessed enough firepower to destroy capital ships and bombard planetary targets with ease. The vessel was rendered invulnerable to Terran and Vasudan weapons through the employment of an advanced [[Shields|shielding system]]. Unable to be stopped, the ''Lucifer'' lay waste to entire worlds, including [[Vasuda]] Prime.

In the ending phase of [[The Great War]], Vasudan scientists fleeing their homeworld's destruction discovered [[Ancient artifacts]] on a planet in the [[Altair]] system. The information enclosed in the artifacts described the technology necessary to track vessels in [[subspace]], something that neither [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]] had been able to do before. Coupled with the knowledge that [[shields]] did not function in [[subspace]], a desperate plan was formulated to stop the ''Lucifer'' before the superdestroyer destroyed [[Sol]].

Launching from the [[GTD Bastion|GTD ''Bastion'']], a small number of fighter and bomber wings followed the ''Lucifer'' into subspace as the destroyer made the jump from [[Delta Serpentis]] to [[Sol]]. The gamble succeeded, destroying the ''Lucifer'' and saving [[Sol]]. Unfortunately, the destruction of the ''Lucifer'' within the [[subspace]] corridor had the unintended side effect of collapsing the subspace corridor from [[Sol]] to [[Delta Serpentis]], cutting off the heart of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] from the rest of the universe. However, the victory over the ''Lucifer'' effectively ended the [[The Great War|Shivan incursion]] and Terran and Vasudan forces quickly evicted the remaining Shivan forces from their territories.

{{non-canon|
For the proceeding 32 years, Allied wargames simulating a Shivan attack placed great emphasis upon hunting down and destroying any ''Lucifer''-classes in a prospective invasion force. Indeed, the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] was designed with the threat of Lucifers in mind. It is ironic that when the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Shivan incursion]] materialized in 2367, not one Lucifer showed up.

[[The Second Shivan Incursion]] in 2367 did not see the return of any ''Lucifer''-class destroyers to Allied territory, as had been feared. Strangely enough, it could later be said that it was hoped that the much-feared ''Lucifer'' did not appear, instead one Shivan-induced nightmare was replaced by [[SJ Sathanas|another]]. Saying that, no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered after the [[Great War]].

Standing tactical doctrine still deems Lucifers as Class A threats to all Allied assets. Threat projections predict that destroying a Lucifer's reactors will no longer suffice to destroy such a vessel as the [[Shivans]] will most likely taken measures to counter that strategy; it is even possible that this weakness is the reason no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered. In the event that capital ships are deployed to engage a Lucifer, attack vectors should avoid entering the forward-facing firing arcs of a Lucifer's primary weapon system.
}}}
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{{FS12_Ships}}

==Description:==

===FS1 Tech Room Description===
The Lucifer is the greatest threat to the survival of the GTA, the PVN, and both the Terran and Vasudan species. It wields three massive Flux Cannons which can destroy one of our capital ships in a few hits. These same cannons have been seen bombarding colonized worlds. With four full fighter squadrons, and a massive array of defensive turrets, the Lucifer would be extremely difficult to destroy. 
The fact that it is protected by a sheath shielding system which makes it completely impervious to any kind of kinetic or plasma damage makes it impossible to destroy. We have yet to find a way to breach this shielding technology. It is hoped that a solution will be found soon.
Assuming that a solution is found, we have managed to gather enough data on the Lucifer to destroy it. In a recon mission, we were able to determine that the Lucifer is powered by five reactors across its surface. If these reactors are destroyed in a short amount of time, the Lucifer will be stopped. 
If we cannot stop the Lucifer, we do not expect to be able to defeat the Shivans. 
We have no way of knowing if there are more than one Lucifer-class destroyer. However, any that exist should be considered more dangerous than a Class A threat.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The SD Lucifer was a massive superdestroyer that led the Shivan armada in the Great War. No weapon in the allied arsenal could penetrate the Lucifer's shields. In the Altair system, Vasudan scientists uncovered ancient artifacts that explained how to track ships into subspace, where the Lucifer's shields would not function. A desperate mission to attack the Lucifer in subspace succeeded. But the explosion of the Lucifer collapsed the Sol jump node, severing all contact with Earth. The victory over the Lucifer effectively ended the Shivan invasion.

==Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War==
The ''Lucifer's'' first known sighting was in the [[Ross 128]] system, the prelude to the Great War with the Shivans (FS1 Intro).

The ''Lucifer'' did not reemerge until 2/11/35, when it suddenly appeared in the [[Ribos]] system, destroying the ''Tombaugh Installation'' and all its defences. Terran Command believed that it had tracked the captured Shivan Cruiser, the ''Taranis'', through subspace to the ''Tombaugh Installation'' ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_6|CB sm2-01a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_8|CB sm2-05a.fsm]]).

By 2/20/35, the [[Shivans]] had completely bypassed the Terran blockades in [[Antares]] and [[Beta Aquilae]], proceeding immediately to [[Deneb]] through [[Vega]] (CB sm2-07a.fsm). Terran Command believed that the ''Lucifer'' would attack [[Vasuda]] through [[Antares]], while the ''Eva'', [[SD Demon|a Shivan Demon-class destroyer]], would attack through [[Deneb]].

However, on 2/31/35 the ''Lucifer'' was seen jumping into Deneb system from the Deneb-Vega jump node with the SD Eva taking the lead([[Playing Judas|sm2-08a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_18|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_19|mission briefing sm2-09a.fsm]]). It is unknown whether the Lucifer jumped to Vega directly from Ribos, or through Antares (the Eva entered Vega through the Antares-Vega jumpnode).

In retaliation for the destruction of the SD Eva, the ''Lucifer'' directly confronted and destroyed the GTD Galatea (at 1900hrs 2/31/35; [[Doomsday|sm2-10a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_20|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]).

Shortly afterwards, the ''Lucifer'' made the jump to [[Vasuda]] through the Deneb-Vasuda jumpnode ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]). Once in Vasuda, 2/31/25-3/01/35, the Lucifer Fleet bombarded [[Vasuda Prime]] from orbit for 13 consecutive hours, rendering the planet uninhabitable. The 'Lucifer fleet rapidly redeployed, now searching for the Terran homeworld.

On 3/01/35-3/02/35, the ''Lucifer'' jumped to [[Beta Aquilae]], destroying the ''Beta Aquilae Installation'', but left the PVD Hope and the ''Beta Aquilae Communications Terminal'' intact ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_23|mission briefing sm3-03a.fsm]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_12|CB sm3-04a.fsm]]).

The ''Lucifer'' was not encountered until 3/02/35, when it jumped next to the Deneb-Altair jumpnode, deploying fighter wings to attack transports carrying scientists to the [[Altair]] system ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Running_the_Gauntlet|sm3-05a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_25|its debriefing]]).

By 3/29/35, after determining the location of the Sol system, the Lucifer was reported to be in the Sirius system to make the jump to [[Delta Serpentis]] ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_13|CB sm3-07a.fsm]]). The [[GTD Bastion]] was assigned the task of stopping the ''Lucifer'' before it could reach Sol and intended to intercept it at the Sirius-Delta Serpentis jumpnode. By the time the Bastion had arrived near the jumpnode, Admiral Shima estimated that the ''Lucifer'' would reach Earth in 40 hours ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_27|Debriefing 4: sm3-07a.fsm]]). At this point, the Lucifer had apparently already jumped in Delta Serpentis. On the GTD ''Bastion's'' final approach to the Delta Serpentis-Sol jumpnode, the ''Lucifer'' was on the brink of jumping to Sol ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-08a.fsm]]). The ''Bastion'' scrambled its fighters and a wing of Ursa Bombers to pursue the Lucifer into subspace. While inside the subspace corridor, the Ursa bombers managed to destroy all five of the Lucifer's reactors, resulting in the Lucifer's destruction ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-09a.fsm]]). The resulting subspace explosion decimated all subspace corridors to Earth.

===Inconsistency===
In the Command Briefing of sm2-08a.fsm (2/31/35), Admiral Wolf indicates that Alpha 1 had investigated the Lucifer in Antares: "We have now entered the Deneb system. After your investigation of the Lucifer at Antares, Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares." However, Alpha 1 does not see the Lucifer in Antares, nor does Alpha 1 play a mission "investigating" the ''Lucifer'' in Antares. It may be that the mission designer incorrectly meant Alpha 1's investigation of the Eva in Antares near the Antares-Vega Jump Node (which jumped out before Alpha 1 could reach it; sm2-06a.fsm).

===Developer Notes===
None

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Destroyer
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Maneuverablity|Maneuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 15.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 800 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 2777
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"| '''FreeSpace 1'''
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''FreeSpace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
|- align="center"
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Super Laser]]
| 2
| [[SRed|Small Red Beam]]
| 2
|}

===Veteran Comments===
{{Comment|''Very deadly in FS1, but in FS2 its [[Shivan Super Laser]]s have been replaced with [[SRed]]s, making it more of a heavily armored target and less of a superdestroyer.''

''If you restore the FS1 [[Shivan Super Laser]]s, or replace them with beams that do equivalent damage (such as [[User:Sesquipedalian|Sesquipedalian]]'s [[SSLBeam]], the Lucifer again becomes a potent foe.''

''The Lucifer is the weakest destroyer in the area of firepower in FS2. In fact, the Lucifer has less firepower than the SC Rakshasa, though it has huge amounts of armor.''

''While the SD ''Lucifer'' was well-designed for FS1, it did not participate very much in the actual missions. This obviously resulted in the ship's weapons being unbalanced. For ''FreeSpace 2'', she can be equiped with two frontier beam weapons, making the ''Lucifer''-class a worthier adversary to any capital ship than she was in ''FreeSpace''.}}

==Name origin==
Lucifer (name meaning ''light-bearer'') is a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven after losing The War of Heaven. Lucifer is said to be the enemy of God, and the embodiment of evil.

[[Category:Unique ships|Lucifer]]
[[Category:Ship]]

SD Lucifer

2007-11-15T20:44:45Z

Downinca: /* =Inconsistency */

{{shipimage|image=[[Image:Lucifer320x240.jpg]]|caption=The SD Lucifer}}
==Background==
The '''''SD Lucifer''''' was a massive superdestroyer that led the [[Shivans|Shivan]] incursion during [[The Great War]]. Armed with what would be termed today as '[[Beam weapons|beam cannons]]', the ''Lucifer'' possessed enough firepower to destroy capital ships and bombard planetary targets with ease. The vessel was rendered invulnerable to Terran and Vasudan weapons through the employment of an advanced [[Shields|shielding system]]. Unable to be stopped, the ''Lucifer'' lay waste to entire worlds, including [[Vasuda]] Prime.

In the ending phase of [[The Great War]], Vasudan scientists fleeing their homeworld's destruction discovered [[Ancient artifacts]] on a planet in the [[Altair]] system. The information enclosed in the artifacts described the technology necessary to track vessels in [[subspace]], something that neither [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]] had been able to do before. Coupled with the knowledge that [[shields]] did not function in [[subspace]], a desperate plan was formulated to stop the ''Lucifer'' before the superdestroyer destroyed [[Sol]].

Launching from the [[GTD Bastion|GTD ''Bastion'']], a small number of fighter and bomber wings followed the ''Lucifer'' into subspace as the destroyer made the jump from [[Delta Serpentis]] to [[Sol]]. The gamble succeeded, destroying the ''Lucifer'' and saving [[Sol]]. Unfortunately, the destruction of the ''Lucifer'' within the [[subspace]] corridor had the unintended side effect of collapsing the subspace corridor from [[Sol]] to [[Delta Serpentis]], cutting off the heart of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] from the rest of the universe. However, the victory over the ''Lucifer'' effectively ended the [[The Great War|Shivan incursion]] and Terran and Vasudan forces quickly evicted the remaining Shivan forces from their territories.

{{non-canon|
For the proceeding 32 years, Allied wargames simulating a Shivan attack placed great emphasis upon hunting down and destroying any ''Lucifer''-classes in a prospective invasion force. Indeed, the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] was designed with the threat of Lucifers in mind. It is ironic that when the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Shivan incursion]] materialized in 2367, not one Lucifer showed up.

[[The Second Shivan Incursion]] in 2367 did not see the return of any ''Lucifer''-class destroyers to Allied territory, as had been feared. Strangely enough, it could later be said that it was hoped that the much-feared ''Lucifer'' did not appear, instead one Shivan-induced nightmare was replaced by [[SJ Sathanas|another]]. Saying that, no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered after the [[Great War]].

Standing tactical doctrine still deems Lucifers as Class A threats to all Allied assets. Threat projections predict that destroying a Lucifer's reactors will no longer suffice to destroy such a vessel as the [[Shivans]] will most likely taken measures to counter that strategy; it is even possible that this weakness is the reason no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered. In the event that capital ships are deployed to engage a Lucifer, attack vectors should avoid entering the forward-facing firing arcs of a Lucifer's primary weapon system.
}}}
----

{{FS12_Ships}}

==Description:==

===FS1 Tech Room Description===
The Lucifer is the greatest threat to the survival of the GTA, the PVN, and both the Terran and Vasudan species. It wields three massive Flux Cannons which can destroy one of our capital ships in a few hits. These same cannons have been seen bombarding colonized worlds. With four full fighter squadrons, and a massive array of defensive turrets, the Lucifer would be extremely difficult to destroy. 
The fact that it is protected by a sheath shielding system which makes it completely impervious to any kind of kinetic or plasma damage makes it impossible to destroy. We have yet to find a way to breach this shielding technology. It is hoped that a solution will be found soon.
Assuming that a solution is found, we have managed to gather enough data on the Lucifer to destroy it. In a recon mission, we were able to determine that the Lucifer is powered by five reactors across its surface. If these reactors are destroyed in a short amount of time, the Lucifer will be stopped. 
If we cannot stop the Lucifer, we do not expect to be able to defeat the Shivans. 
We have no way of knowing if there are more than one Lucifer-class destroyer. However, any that exist should be considered more dangerous than a Class A threat.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The SD Lucifer was a massive superdestroyer that led the Shivan armada in the Great War. No weapon in the allied arsenal could penetrate the Lucifer's shields. In the Altair system, Vasudan scientists uncovered ancient artifacts that explained how to track ships into subspace, where the Lucifer's shields would not function. A desperate mission to attack the Lucifer in subspace succeeded. But the explosion of the Lucifer collapsed the Sol jump node, severing all contact with Earth. The victory over the Lucifer effectively ended the Shivan invasion.

==Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War==
The ''Lucifer's'' first known sighting was in the [[Ross 128]] system, the prelude to the Great War with the Shivans (FS1 Intro).

The ''Lucifer'' did not reemerge until 2/11/35, when it suddenly appeared in the [[Ribos]] system, destroying the ''Tombaugh Installation'' and all its defences. Terran Command believed that it had tracked the captured Shivan Cruiser, the ''Taranis'', through subspace to the ''Tombaugh Installation'' ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_6|CB sm2-01a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_8|CB sm2-05a.fsm]]).

By 2/20/35, the [[Shivans] bypassed the Terran blockades in [[Antares]] and [[Beta Aquilae]] completely, proceeding immediately to [[Deneb]] through [[Vega]] (CB sm2-07a.fsm). Terran Command believed that the ''Lucifer'' would attack [[Vasuda]] through [[Antares]], while the ''Eva'', [[SD Demon|a Shivan Demon-class destroyer]], would attack through [[Deneb]].

However, on 2/31/35 the ''Lucifer'' was seen jumping in from the Deneb-Vega jump node into the Deneb system with the SD Eva ([[Playing Judas|sm2-08a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_18|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_19|mission briefing sm2-09a.fsm]]). It is unknown whether the Lucifer jumped to Vega directly from Ribos, or through Antares (the Eva entered Vega through the Antares-Vega jumpnode).

Seeking to stop the Shivans in Deneb, an attack squadron from the [[GTD Galatea]] attacked and destroyed the Eva. In response, the ''Lucifer'' directly confronted and destroyed the GTD Galatea (at 1900hrs 2/31/35; [[Doomsday|sm2-10a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_20|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]).

Shortly after the destruction of the GTD ''Galatea'', the ''Lucifer'' made the jump to [[Vasuda]] through the Deneb-Vasuda jumpnode ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]). Once in Vasuda, 2/31/25-3/01/35, the Lucifer Fleet bombarded [[Vasuda Prime]] from orbit for 13 consecutive hours, rendering the planet uninhabitable. The 'Lucifer fleet rapidly redeployed, now searching for the Terran homeworld.

On 3/01/35-3/02/35, the ''Lucifer'' jumped to [[Beta Aquilae]], destroying the ''Beta Aquilae Installation'', but left the PVD Hope and the ''Beta Aquilae Communications Terminal'' intact ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_23|mission briefing sm3-03a.fsm]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_12|CB sm3-04a.fsm]]).

The ''Lucifer'' was not encountered until 3/02/35, when it jumped next to the Deneb-Altair jumpnode, deploying fighter wings to attack transports carrying scientists to the [[Altair]] system ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Running_the_Gauntlet|sm3-05a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_25|its debriefing]]).

By 3/29/35, after determining the location of the Sol system, the Lucifer was reported to be in the Sirius system to make the jump to [[Delta Serpentis]] ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_13|CB sm3-07a.fsm]]). The [[GTD Bastion]] was assigned the task of stopping the ''Lucifer'' before it could reach Sol and intended to intercept it at the Sirius-Delta Serpentis jumpnode. By the time the Bastion had arrived near the jumpnode, Admiral Shima estimated that the ''Lucifer'' would reach Earth in 40 hours ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_27|Debriefing 4: sm3-07a.fsm]]). At this point, the Lucifer had apparently already jumped in Delta Serpentis. On the GTD ''Bastion's'' final approach to the Delta Serpentis-Sol jumpnode, the ''Lucifer'' was on the brink of jumping to Sol ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-08a.fsm]]). The ''Bastion'' scrambled its fighters and a wing of Ursa Bombers to pursue the Lucifer into subspace. While inside the subspace corridor, the Ursa bombers managed to destroy all five of the Lucifer's reactors, resulting in the Lucifer's destruction ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-09a.fsm]]). The resulting subspace explosion decimated all subspace corridors to Earth.

===Inconsistency===
In the Command Briefing of sm2-08a.fsm (2/31/35), Admiral Wolf indicates that Alpha 1 had investigated the Lucifer in Antares: "We have now entered the Deneb system. After your investigation of the Lucifer at Antares, Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares." However, Alpha 1 does not see the Lucifer in Antares, nor does Alpha 1 play a mission "investigating" the ''Lucifer'' in Antares. It may be that the mission designer incorrectly meant Alpha 1's investigation of the Eva in Antares near the Antares-Vega Jump Node (which jumped out before Alpha 1 could reach it; sm2-06a.fsm).

===Developer Notes===
None

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Destroyer
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Maneuverablity|Maneuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 15.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 800 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 2777
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"| '''FreeSpace 1'''
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''FreeSpace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
|- align="center"
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Super Laser]]
| 2
| [[SRed|Small Red Beam]]
| 2
|}

===Veteran Comments===
{{Comment|''Very deadly in FS1, but in FS2 its [[Shivan Super Laser]]s have been replaced with [[SRed]]s, making it more of a heavily armored target and less of a superdestroyer.''

''If you restore the FS1 [[Shivan Super Laser]]s, or replace them with beams that do equivalent damage (such as [[User:Sesquipedalian|Sesquipedalian]]'s [[SSLBeam]], the Lucifer again becomes a potent foe.''

''The Lucifer is the weakest destroyer in the area of firepower in FS2. In fact, the Lucifer has less firepower than the SC Rakshasa, though it has huge amounts of armor.''

''While the SD ''Lucifer'' was well-designed for FS1, it did not participate very much in the actual missions. This obviously resulted in the ship's weapons being unbalanced. For ''FreeSpace 2'', she can be equiped with two frontier beam weapons, making the ''Lucifer''-class a worthier adversary to any capital ship than she was in ''FreeSpace''.}}

==Name origin==
Lucifer (name meaning ''light-bearer'') is a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven after losing The War of Heaven. Lucifer is said to be the enemy of God, and the embodiment of evil.

[[Category:Unique ships|Lucifer]]
[[Category:Ship]]

SD Lucifer

2007-11-15T20:44:34Z

Downinca: /* Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War */

{{shipimage|image=[[Image:Lucifer320x240.jpg]]|caption=The SD Lucifer}}
==Background==
The '''''SD Lucifer''''' was a massive superdestroyer that led the [[Shivans|Shivan]] incursion during [[The Great War]]. Armed with what would be termed today as '[[Beam weapons|beam cannons]]', the ''Lucifer'' possessed enough firepower to destroy capital ships and bombard planetary targets with ease. The vessel was rendered invulnerable to Terran and Vasudan weapons through the employment of an advanced [[Shields|shielding system]]. Unable to be stopped, the ''Lucifer'' lay waste to entire worlds, including [[Vasuda]] Prime.

In the ending phase of [[The Great War]], Vasudan scientists fleeing their homeworld's destruction discovered [[Ancient artifacts]] on a planet in the [[Altair]] system. The information enclosed in the artifacts described the technology necessary to track vessels in [[subspace]], something that neither [[Terrans]] or [[Vasudans]] had been able to do before. Coupled with the knowledge that [[shields]] did not function in [[subspace]], a desperate plan was formulated to stop the ''Lucifer'' before the superdestroyer destroyed [[Sol]].

Launching from the [[GTD Bastion|GTD ''Bastion'']], a small number of fighter and bomber wings followed the ''Lucifer'' into subspace as the destroyer made the jump from [[Delta Serpentis]] to [[Sol]]. The gamble succeeded, destroying the ''Lucifer'' and saving [[Sol]]. Unfortunately, the destruction of the ''Lucifer'' within the [[subspace]] corridor had the unintended side effect of collapsing the subspace corridor from [[Sol]] to [[Delta Serpentis]], cutting off the heart of the [[Galactic Terran Alliance]] from the rest of the universe. However, the victory over the ''Lucifer'' effectively ended the [[The Great War|Shivan incursion]] and Terran and Vasudan forces quickly evicted the remaining Shivan forces from their territories.

{{non-canon|
For the proceeding 32 years, Allied wargames simulating a Shivan attack placed great emphasis upon hunting down and destroying any ''Lucifer''-classes in a prospective invasion force. Indeed, the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] was designed with the threat of Lucifers in mind. It is ironic that when the [[The Second Shivan Incursion|Second Shivan incursion]] materialized in 2367, not one Lucifer showed up.

[[The Second Shivan Incursion]] in 2367 did not see the return of any ''Lucifer''-class destroyers to Allied territory, as had been feared. Strangely enough, it could later be said that it was hoped that the much-feared ''Lucifer'' did not appear, instead one Shivan-induced nightmare was replaced by [[SJ Sathanas|another]]. Saying that, no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered after the [[Great War]].

Standing tactical doctrine still deems Lucifers as Class A threats to all Allied assets. Threat projections predict that destroying a Lucifer's reactors will no longer suffice to destroy such a vessel as the [[Shivans]] will most likely taken measures to counter that strategy; it is even possible that this weakness is the reason no further ''Lucifer''-class superdestroyers have been encountered. In the event that capital ships are deployed to engage a Lucifer, attack vectors should avoid entering the forward-facing firing arcs of a Lucifer's primary weapon system.
}}}
----

{{FS12_Ships}}

==Description:==

===FS1 Tech Room Description===
The Lucifer is the greatest threat to the survival of the GTA, the PVN, and both the Terran and Vasudan species. It wields three massive Flux Cannons which can destroy one of our capital ships in a few hits. These same cannons have been seen bombarding colonized worlds. With four full fighter squadrons, and a massive array of defensive turrets, the Lucifer would be extremely difficult to destroy. 
The fact that it is protected by a sheath shielding system which makes it completely impervious to any kind of kinetic or plasma damage makes it impossible to destroy. We have yet to find a way to breach this shielding technology. It is hoped that a solution will be found soon.
Assuming that a solution is found, we have managed to gather enough data on the Lucifer to destroy it. In a recon mission, we were able to determine that the Lucifer is powered by five reactors across its surface. If these reactors are destroyed in a short amount of time, the Lucifer will be stopped. 
If we cannot stop the Lucifer, we do not expect to be able to defeat the Shivans. 
We have no way of knowing if there are more than one Lucifer-class destroyer. However, any that exist should be considered more dangerous than a Class A threat.

===FS2 Tech Room Description===
The SD Lucifer was a massive superdestroyer that led the Shivan armada in the Great War. No weapon in the allied arsenal could penetrate the Lucifer's shields. In the Altair system, Vasudan scientists uncovered ancient artifacts that explained how to track ships into subspace, where the Lucifer's shields would not function. A desperate mission to attack the Lucifer in subspace succeeded. But the explosion of the Lucifer collapsed the Sol jump node, severing all contact with Earth. The victory over the Lucifer effectively ended the Shivan invasion.

==Lucifer Sightings and Fleet Movements during the Great War==
The ''Lucifer's'' first known sighting was in the [[Ross 128]] system, the prelude to the Great War with the Shivans (FS1 Intro).

The ''Lucifer'' did not reemerge until 2/11/35, when it suddenly appeared in the [[Ribos]] system, destroying the ''Tombaugh Installation'' and all its defences. Terran Command believed that it had tracked the captured Shivan Cruiser, the ''Taranis'', through subspace to the ''Tombaugh Installation'' ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_6|CB sm2-01a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_8|CB sm2-05a.fsm]]).

By 2/20/35, the [[Shivans] bypassed the Terran blockades in [[Antares]] and [[Beta Aquilae]] completely, proceeding immediately to [[Deneb]] through [[Vega]] (CB sm2-07a.fsm). Terran Command believed that the ''Lucifer'' would attack [[Vasuda]] through [[Antares]], while the ''Eva'', [[SD Demon|a Shivan Demon-class destroyer]], would attack through [[Deneb]].

However, on 2/31/35 the ''Lucifer'' was seen jumping in from the Deneb-Vega jump node into the Deneb system with the SD Eva ([[Playing Judas|sm2-08a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_18|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_19|mission briefing sm2-09a.fsm]]). It is unknown whether the Lucifer jumped to Vega directly from Ribos, or through Antares (the Eva entered Vega through the Antares-Vega jumpnode).

Seeking to stop the Shivans in Deneb, an attack squadron from the [[GTD Galatea]] attacked and destroyed the Eva. In response, the ''Lucifer'' directly confronted and destroyed the GTD Galatea (at 1900hrs 2/31/35; [[Doomsday|sm2-10a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_20|its debriefing]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]).

Shortly after the destruction of the GTD ''Galatea'', the ''Lucifer'' made the jump to [[Vasuda]] through the Deneb-Vasuda jumpnode ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_11|CB sm3-01a.fsm]]). Once in Vasuda, 2/31/25-3/01/35, the Lucifer Fleet bombarded [[Vasuda Prime]] from orbit for 13 consecutive hours, rendering the planet uninhabitable. The 'Lucifer fleet rapidly redeployed, now searching for the Terran homeworld.

On 3/01/35-3/02/35, the ''Lucifer'' jumped to [[Beta Aquilae]], destroying the ''Beta Aquilae Installation'', but left the PVD Hope and the ''Beta Aquilae Communications Terminal'' intact ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Mission_Briefing_23|mission briefing sm3-03a.fsm]], [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_12|CB sm3-04a.fsm]]).

The ''Lucifer'' was not encountered until 3/02/35, when it jumped next to the Deneb-Altair jumpnode, deploying fighter wings to attack transports carrying scientists to the [[Altair]] system ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Running_the_Gauntlet|sm3-05a.fsm]] and [[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_25|its debriefing]]).

By 3/29/35, after determining the location of the Sol system, the Lucifer was reported to be in the Sirius system to make the jump to [[Delta Serpentis]] ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Command_Briefing_13|CB sm3-07a.fsm]]). The [[GTD Bastion]] was assigned the task of stopping the ''Lucifer'' before it could reach Sol and intended to intercept it at the Sirius-Delta Serpentis jumpnode. By the time the Bastion had arrived near the jumpnode, Admiral Shima estimated that the ''Lucifer'' would reach Earth in 40 hours ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#Debriefing_27|Debriefing 4: sm3-07a.fsm]]). At this point, the Lucifer had apparently already jumped in Delta Serpentis. On the GTD ''Bastion's'' final approach to the Delta Serpentis-Sol jumpnode, the ''Lucifer'' was on the brink of jumping to Sol ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-08a.fsm]]). The ''Bastion'' scrambled its fighters and a wing of Ursa Bombers to pursue the Lucifer into subspace. While inside the subspace corridor, the Ursa bombers managed to destroy all five of the Lucifer's reactors, resulting in the Lucifer's destruction ([[Briefing_texts_%28FS1%29#The_Great_Hunt|sm3-09a.fsm]]). The resulting subspace explosion decimated all subspace corridors to Earth.

====Inconsistency===
In the Command Briefing of sm2-08a.fsm (2/31/35), Admiral Wolf indicates that Alpha 1 had investigated the Lucifer in Antares: "We have now entered the Deneb system. After your investigation of the Lucifer at Antares, Terran Command has deduced that the Shivans will be attempting a multiple pronged attack on Vasuda Prime coming from Deneb and Antares." However, Alpha 1 does not see the Lucifer in Antares, nor does Alpha 1 play a mission "investigating" the ''Lucifer'' in Antares. It may be that the mission designer incorrectly meant Alpha 1's investigation of the Eva in Antares near the Antares-Vega Jump Node (which jumped out before Alpha 1 could reach it; sm2-06a.fsm).

===Developer Notes===
None

==Performance:==
===Statistics===
{|
|-
| style="width:200px" | '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Type|Type]]'''
| style="width:200px" | Destroyer
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Manufacturer|Manufacturer]]'''
| Unknown
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Maneuverablity|Maneuverability]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Velocity|Max Velocity]]'''
| 15.0 mps
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Max Afterburner Velocity|Max Afterburner Velocity]]'''
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Armor|Armor]]'''
| N/A
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Hitpoints|Hitpoints]]
| 800 000
|-
| [[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Shields|Shields]]
| N/A
|-
| '''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Length|Length]]'''
| 2777
|}

===Armaments===

*'''[[Technical_Terms_and_Definitions#Turrets|Turrets]]'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse: collapse"
|- align="center"
| colspan=2 style="background:#351515;"| '''FreeSpace 1'''
| colspan=2 style="background:#300505;"| '''FreeSpace 2'''
|- align="center"
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
| style="width:120px" |Turret Type
| style="width:60px" |Amount
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
| [[Shivan Turret Laser]]
| 11
|- align="center"
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
| [[FighterKiller]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
| [[Shivan Cluster]]
| 2
|- align="center"
| [[Shivan Super Laser]]
| 2
| [[SRed|Small Red Beam]]
| 2
|}

===Veteran Comments===
{{Comment|''Very deadly in FS1, but in FS2 its [[Shivan Super Laser]]s have been replaced with [[SRed]]s, making it more of a heavily armored target and less of a superdestroyer.''

''If you restore the FS1 [[Shivan Super Laser]]s, or replace them with beams that do equivalent damage (such as [[User:Sesquipedalian|Sesquipedalian]]'s [[SSLBeam]], the Lucifer again becomes a potent foe.''

''The Lucifer is the weakest destroyer in the area of firepower in FS2. In fact, the Lucifer has less firepower than the SC Rakshasa, though it has huge amounts of armor.''

''While the SD ''Lucifer'' was well-designed for FS1, it did not participate very much in the actual missions. This obviously resulted in the ship's weapons being unbalanced. For ''FreeSpace 2'', she can be equiped with two frontier beam weapons, making the ''Lucifer''-class a worthier adversary to any capital ship than she was in ''FreeSpace''.}}

==Name origin==
Lucifer (name meaning ''light-bearer'') is a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven after losing The War of Heaven. Lucifer is said to be the enemy of God, and the embodiment of evil.

[[Category:Unique ships|Lucifer]]
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