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I am glad that you have that perfect knowledge of Federation procedure and backed it up with sources and logical arguments.

batman wrote:The Japanese Empire of WW2 wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue either yet Starfleet saw nothing wrong with naming a Galaxy class after one of their icons.

Yamato is also the ancient name for Japan, not just the WW2 warship. A close equivalent would be a hypothetical USS Deutschland. Fittingly, "Deutschland" was also the name of a WW2 warship (later renamed "Lützow") just like "Yamato".

Thanas wrote:I am glad that you have that perfect knowledge of Federation procedure and backed it up with sources and logical arguments.

I don't, and never claimed I have. All I'm saying is they seem to follow modern day and historical customs, which are-to name a ship after another.

Batman wrote:

Thanas wrote:I am glad that you have that perfect knowledge of Federation procedure and backed it up with sources and logical arguments.

I don't, and never claimed I have. All I'm saying is they seem to follow modern day and historical customs, which are-to name a ship after another.

This custom is not even observed by many of the major navies of today, like the Bundesmarine or the US Navy (the latter for their biggest ships). So I'd be very careful applying it here, especially considering that it would mean the Federation would either feel a connection to the other ships or think them worth honoring.

To comment on the actual OP and not the debates spawning off from the topic (I think everyone knows how I feel about the Maquis), while the background does feel like a major undermining of the Star Trek mentality, it's important to remember that some stories are best told by questioning, even removing what your characters or setting is all about, and then building them back up. I imagine the appeal of this show would have been Chase and the crew of the Enterprise acting to restore the original ideals and mentality of Starfleet, boldly going where no one has gone before (and thwarting the people responsible for the Omega blasts in the first place).

I am actually intrigued by the fact that the background for one of the characters mentions "the Kessok Incident". Giving Bridge Commander a slight entry into the soft canon actually sounds pretty cool to me and makes me wish the series had actually gotten made.

Well, that and because the concept art makes Kaylen Donal look like a total Action Girl badass, and after the unfulfilled potential of Tasha Yar in TNG having a badass security chick do well in a Trek show would be completely cool to see.