I was digging around my folks shed the other day, and came across some ancient Wing Commander Concept Art which I collected during my mis^H^H^H well spent youth.
This is the Dorkathi. I don't remember this ship, however I guess it is some kind of Kilrathi Transport for... dorks?
Monday, December 21, 2009
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You're exactly right about the name! The Kilrathi transport in Wing Commander I was the "Dorkir," which came from using "dorky name here" as the placeholder. That started the trend of starting all their names with Dork...
(Oddly, the ship in the screenshot is not a Dorkathi at all. It's an image from the Wing Commander II trailer of Prince Thrakhath's "Bloodfang" figher.)
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