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What would really happen if Star Trek and Star Wars fought.

centersolacecentersolace Member Posts: 11,178 Arc User
edited February 2014 in Ten Forward
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  • mirrorchaosmirrorchaos Member Posts: 9,844 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    What would really happen if Star Trek and Star Wars fought.

    that a statement or a question?

    former? doesnt make much sense the latter? nerd rage, two camps both wetting the bed to extreme amounts in their dreams each night imagining how the empire can defeat the republic and starfleet at the same time, vice versa klingons on starfleet and republic. meanwhile the romulans and hutt empire remain as anonymous as ever.
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  • catstarstocatstarsto Member Posts: 2,149 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFCBwob65Nw

    I think this to be accurate, including the ending^
  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    catstarsto wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFCBwob65Nw

    I think this to be accurate, including the ending^

    ya like the connie taking on the galaxy not going to happen but in ones *** dream
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    macronius wrote: »
    This! Their ability to outdo their own failures is quite impressive. If only this power could be harnessed for good.
  • oldkirkfanoldkirkfan Member Posts: 1,263 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    catstarsto wrote: »
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFCBwob65Nw

    I think this to be accurate, including the ending^

    Of course, Data, who is not affected, fires all phasers and destroys the Star Destroyer.

    The REAL battle
  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    ya i just dont see a galaxy class taking out any imperial star destroyer alone again its like a connie taking out a galaxy not going to happen
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    macronius wrote: »
    This! Their ability to outdo their own failures is quite impressive. If only this power could be harnessed for good.
  • hravikhravik Member Posts: 1,203 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    SW weapons aren't even lasers. Laser is a continuous beam, what's on screen is not. More likely plasma based weaponry.
  • drkfrontiersdrkfrontiers Member Posts: 2,477 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    daan2006 wrote: »
    ya i just dont see a galaxy class taking out any imperial star destroyer alone again its like a connie taking out a galaxy not going to happen

    And thats an Acclamator-class LOL.

    LOL can you imagine what a Super Star Destroyer Eclipse-class would do to Starfleet :)
  • atlantraatlantra Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    From what I've learned about star wars. The super star destroyer's shield absorbed the impact of 2 star destroyers coming out of hyper space. Star wars firepower and shield technology is insane. 200 gigaton rated turbo lasers are ancient weapons in that universe.

    A single star destroyer can 'level' a planet. The death star was use for shielded planets. Umm, anyway I don't see trek winning. Sorry...
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  • robdmcrobdmc Member Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited January 2014

    Nice chart. The only thing it is missing is a blue pixel labeled Tardis. Now that would be a challenge for them.
  • dalolorndalolorn Member Posts: 3,655 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    atlantra wrote: »
    From what I've learned about star wars. The super star destroyer's shield absorbed the impact of 2 star destroyers coming out of hyper space. Star wars firepower and shield technology is insane. 200 gigaton rated turbo lasers are ancient weapons in that universe.

    A single star destroyer can 'level' a planet. The death star was use for shielded planets. Umm, anyway I don't see trek winning. Sorry...

    Well, to be honest, I think ST ships are just as capable of wiping out all life on a planet. Not to mention that unless somebody sealed that exhaust port, a photon torpedo could achieve the same effect as a proton torpedo. Furthermore, we do not know whether or not transporters would be affected by SW shielding. If they weren't, then you could just beam a torpedo next to the reactor core on just about any SW ship and either let the resulting explosion wipe out the ship, or leave useless ship hulls in your wake, depending on how powerful the explosion would be.

    Furthermore, weapons of ridiculous power exist within ST as well. Even if you're right in believing that no Starfleet ship can produce enough firepower to wipe out an Imperial-class star destroyer, you can always fall back on the Borg, the Undine (wiped out entire planets as well as the Borg, so they've definitely got the firepower), the Voth, any dormant planet killers you might find in nebulae :rolleyes:, large clusters of warp cores turned into bombs, Scimitars... and I didn't even mention the fact that SW starfighters would be completely useless.

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  • cptjhuntercptjhunter Member Posts: 2,288 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    If it really, really, really,happened ?

    Everyone who are rabid fans of both IPs would die a slow, and agonizing Nerdgasm death.:D
  • dalolorndalolorn Member Posts: 3,655 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    reyan01 wrote: »
    Really? Do we HAVE to have this discussion? It's ALL been said before.

    This is one of those subjects that needs to be treated in the same manner as just about any discussion pertaining to religion or politics; in otherworlds, it needs to be locked/removed immediately, because NOTHING good ever comes out of a Trek Vs SW thread. EVER.

    I mean, I recall a thread on the old Startrek.com messageboards that turned into a total rage-fest after someone said that Q could deal with anything SW threw at him, and then someone replied that a single Jedi could defeat Q. I mean, honestly? WHO CARES?!

    Though I have to say... the weapon name 'Turbolasers' has always made me smirk; sounds like something a four year old, playing with plastic figures, came up with.

    Well, since it's there already... :P

    Also, I believe the most accurate comparison between Q and anything in SW would be the Ones from the Mortis arc of TCW - and, based on what I know about them, even they are children compared to the Q, so the statement you mentioned was entirely subjective. Of course, that may simply be because I haven't read their Wookieepedia page in a while. :o

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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    One thing someone pointed out in a previous discussion is that Star Wars ships tend to be ponderous behemoths compared to ST ships. And the SW ships tend to use sectional shielding. Thus a targeted assault would not only be possible, but effective...
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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    All of you are assuming star wars only has the empire to fight with. Star Wars had thousands of different empires that have come and go over time, so I am assuming that all of them are in a war against trek. First of all star wars had the Celestials who were a God like species that had a galaxy spanning empire, moved solar systems, and built enormous space stations. Then there is the Rakata' s infinite empire. The Rakata also had a galaxy spanning empire that forced millions of slaves to build ships and weapons for them. The Rakata also built a massive space station that was able to mass produce entire fleets of warships and soldiers.

    Then we have the sith empire, an entire empire that is ruled by the sith emperor. They had a massive armada of star destroyer sized dreadnaughts and a massive ground army. They also have the best intelligence networks in the Galaxy who's agents were trained to be manipulative, stealth, and the most dangerous assassins ever.

    Then there is the galatic republic who, through time have had many different armies. They have a squad of eliete troopers who are the top of their class and the most skilled soldiers ever found. Then there is their their armada of warships. Next we get into the clone armies, billions of genetically engineered soldiers. Then there are also the droid armies and the massive separatist fleets including a four kilometer long warship with ion cannons that can disable the shields, power, weapons, and life support systems of a small fleet of ships before destroying them. And we have the two death star's too. Then we get into the jedi and sith. One sith Lord was so powerful that he could pull fleets of ships out of the sky and crashland them, he was also capable of creating illusions that were able to do physical damage. Then there is the Sith Emperor who has the ability to kill every single life form in a galaxy and absorb the life force into his own to make himself more powerful. All in all I think star wars would win.:D
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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Oh wait, I forgot to put this in my previous post. Star Wars can release the Rakgouhl virus into a planet and within a month turn its entire population into a little grey spiny zombie creature that can't even think, and good luck getting rid of them...

    Then Star Wars can release the blue shadow virus into a planet which will kill everything in about an hour.
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  • ryan218ryan218 Member Posts: 36,106 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Oh wait, I forgot to put this in my previous post. Star Wars can release the Rakgouhl virus into a planet and within a month turn its entire population into a little grey spiny zombie creature that can't even think, and good luck getting rid of them...

    Then Star Wars can release the blue shadow virus into a planet which will kill everything in about an hour.

    The one problem I have with this is:

    The Romulan Star Empire can field a Scimitar-Class Warbird and wipe out an entire planet's population in about 5 minutes. :D

    Seriously though, are people still having this argument? We all know Babylon 5 would win! /jk
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Oh wait, I forgot to put this in my previous post. Star Wars can release the Rakgouhl virus into a planet and within a month turn its entire population into a little grey spiny zombie creature that can't even think, and good luck getting rid of them...

    Then Star Wars can release the blue shadow virus into a planet which will kill everything in about an hour.
    Right.... then the Borg start assimilating Jedi and things get really interesting..... :P Hehe.. a Jedi with a passive defense that blocks lightsabers and blaster fire? Good luck stopping THAT! Oh and I'd expect Borg Nanoprobes to be able to prevent those viruses from killing a Borg.
    ryan218 wrote: »
    The one problem I have with this is:

    The Romulan Star Empire can field a Scimitar-Class Warbird and wipe out an entire planet's population in about 5 minutes. :D

    Seriously though, are people still having this argument? We all know Babylon 5 would win! /jk
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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    The whole war would be futile anyway. The sith Emperor would just kill everything in the Galaxy before either side could win making him the ultimate winner. Then he would be so powerful he would move in with Q.
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  • shevetshevet Member Posts: 1,667 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    In both Star Trek and Star Wars, the good guys always win. Against overwhelming odds, certainly, but they always win.

    So, in a battle between Starfleet and the Empire, Starfleet will win.

    The details of how they win are left to those lowly beings, the scriptwriters, to work out....
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  • dalolorndalolorn Member Posts: 3,655 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    All of you are assuming star wars only has the empire to fight with. Star Wars had thousands of different empires that have come and go over time, so I am assuming that all of them are in a war against trek.

    Bad idea... if you assume such a thing, the Q Continuum is fighting alongside the Borg Collective, alongside most of the major powers of the Alpha and Beta quadrants, alongside the Voth, and so on. Each of these have the ability to inflict crippling damage upon SW - but the Q alone could, given their omnipotent and omnificient nature, destroy the SW galaxy with the blink of an eye.
    First of all star wars had the Celestials who were a God like species that had a galaxy spanning empire, moved solar systems, and built enormous space stations.

    Iconians managed to do at least 1 of the two, the Borg achieved the last, and as I observed in my last post, the Q are closer to "gods" than "god-like". The Celestials just can't compete.
    Then there is the Rakata' s infinite empire. The Rakata also had a galaxy spanning empire that forced millions of slaves to build ships and weapons for them. The Rakata also built a massive space station that was able to mass produce entire fleets of warships and soldiers.

    First off, the Star Forge was incapable of producing biological troops. Might want to correct that to make it unambiguous.

    Second, the Interdictor-class cruiser has to be inferior to most modern Starfleet ships, even if I'm not calling upon the Voth or the Borg again.
    Then we have the sith empire, an entire empire that is ruled by the sith emperor. They had a massive armada of star destroyer sized dreadnaughts and a massive ground army. They also have the best intelligence networks in the Galaxy who's agents were trained to be manipulative, stealth, and the most dangerous assassins ever.

    Their massive armada and massive ground army would have been no match for that of the Galactic Empire, which is a lot closer to "massive armada and massive ground army" than anything the Sith Empire could even dream of having. As for intelligence networks...

    Founders and Undine are both more than capable of matching Imperial Intelligence, which isn't much of a feat. It sounds as if you're mixing game mechanics with actual facts.
    Then there is the galatic republic who, through time have had many different armies. They have a squad of eliete troopers who are the top of their class and the most skilled soldiers ever found. Then there is their their armada of warships. Next we get into the clone armies, billions of genetically engineered soldiers.

    So, based on what you're saying, all the armies the Republic ever had are going to be blended into one faction? Okay...

    Havoc Squad, while definitely above average, is still suffering from game mechanics overinflating your opinion of them. The peak of the Republic's power was in the Clone Wars, but I will observe that even all the Republic armies in history combined would be incapable of defeating the full might of the Borg Collective.
    Then there are also the droid armies and the massive separatist fleets including a four kilometer long warship with ion cannons that can disable the shields, power, weapons, and life support systems of a small fleet of ships before destroying them.

    The Malevolence was one ship - and one that would fall easily to an Undine fleet. Or a Borg one. Not sure about the Voth on this one. Also, something I forgot to mention up to now:

    The vastness of an army makes no difference if you cannot somehow apply its power. Besides, the moment the Borg adapted to blasters, you're almost defenseless.
    And we have the two death star's too.

    The first had an exhaust port that could easily be exploited by a photon torpedo, the latter was never completely finished.
    Then we get into the jedi and sith.

    This I will admit may render Founders and Undine alike ineffective for intelligence operations, however the Undine would be capable of doing the same to Imperial operatives.

    Other than that, their power could be a significant problem to the enemy if applied correctly. Until we remember that the Q are backing ST's forces. So, assuming the Q didn't wipe the entire galaxy out of existence, this point is once again moot.
    One sith Lord was so powerful that he could pull fleets of ships out of the sky and crashland them, he was also capable of creating illusions that were able to do physical damage.

    I know of no Sith who could do both. However, Naga Sadow's power with illusions was apparently unparalleled. Still doesn't help against the Q.
    Then there is the Sith Emperor who has the ability to kill every single life form in a galaxy and absorb the life force into his own to make himself more powerful.

    Ah, but Vitiate cannot do what you just said. He is trying to perform such a ritual, but he requires the deaths of many people before that is possible. Nonetheless, it's no use if he gets wiped out first, by Q or the other major powers of the Milky Way.
    All in all I think star wars would win.:D

    Not in an all-out IP duel, it wouldn't. Not at all.

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  • ryan218ryan218 Member Posts: 36,106 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    The whole war would be futile anyway. The sith Emperor would just kill everything in the Galaxy before either side could win making him the ultimate winner. Then he would be so powerful he would move in with Q.

    But then the Ancients would stop hi--

    Sorry, wrong IP. :P

    You're forgetting that the Q would probably stop him from getting that far.

    And there is one massive glaring flaw with this entire debate.

    Star Trek = Science Fiction

    Star Wars = Science Fantasy.

    They are two different genres, and both have OP Deus Ex Machinas available! It would be like comparing the Unstoppable Object to the Irresistible Force!
  • dalolorndalolorn Member Posts: 3,655 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Oh wait, I forgot to put this in my previous post. Star Wars can release the Rakgouhl virus into a planet and within a month turn its entire population into a little grey spiny zombie creature that can't even think, and good luck getting rid of them...

    Then Star Wars can release the blue shadow virus into a planet which will kill everything in about an hour.

    The viruses are nasty, yes - until the Q or the Borg intervene. Possibly even the Undine.
    Right.... then the Borg start assimilating Jedi and things get really interesting..... :P Hehe.. a Jedi with a passive defense that blocks lightsabers and blaster fire? Good luck stopping THAT! Oh and I'd expect Borg Nanoprobes to be able to prevent those viruses from killing a Borg.

    An interesting point. And a nice idea.
    The whole war would be futile anyway. The sith Emperor would just kill everything in the Galaxy before either side could win making him the ultimate winner. Then he would be so powerful he would move in with Q.

    Q could wipe him out of existence before that, sorry.

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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Ok if you add Q into anything then that side automatically wins. I will admit that.

    On the other hand I would love to see the Borg unicomplex infected with the Rakgouhl virus turning the drones and the queen into Rakgouhls crawling all over the place pooping and eating each other.
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  • grandnaguszek1grandnaguszek1 Member Posts: 2,188 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Ok and leaving the Q out of this for now, star wars has the Yuuzhan Vong. All of their technology is organic and use black holes as shielding. They might be able to combat the Borg and undine.
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  • darakossdarakoss Member Posts: 850 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    daan2006 wrote: »
    ya i just dont see a galaxy class taking out any imperial star destroyer alone again its like a connie taking out a galaxy not going to happen

    But a 70year old B'rel did.
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  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    Ok and leaving the Q out of this for now, star wars has the Yuuzhan Vong. All of their technology is organic and use black holes as shielding. They might be able to combat the Borg and undine.
    *blows them up with Xindi Spheres* :P

    Yes, that's right... Star Trek has planet busters too! Oh you wanted something that isn't a knockoff of the Death Star? The Doomsday device! :D It's even older than the Death Star too!

    Honestly I think that Borg nanotech would trump the Rakghoul plague. Nanoprobes can work on pretty much anything organic and the Rakghoul plague doesn't seem to have any way to purge the nanoprobes. (that and there are two cures for the plague in SW)
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  • daan2006daan2006 Member Posts: 5,346 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    darakoss wrote: »
    But a 70year old B'rel did.

    wow did you watch the movie???? did you forget what they did to Geordi LaForge did you forget they use him to find their shield frequency or did that just slip your mind?
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    macronius wrote: »
    This! Their ability to outdo their own failures is quite impressive. If only this power could be harnessed for good.
  • ryan218ryan218 Member Posts: 36,106 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    *blows them up with Xindi Spheres* :P

    Yes, that's right... Star Trek has planet busters too! Oh you wanted something that isn't a knockoff of the Death Star? The Doomsday device! :D It's even older than the Death Star too!

    Honestly I think that Borg nanotech would trump the Rakghoul plague. Nanoprobes can work on pretty much anything organic and the Rakghoul plague doesn't seem to have any way to purge the nanoprobes. (that and there are two cures for the plague in SW)

    Not sure if you mean the Xindi Superweapon or the Spheres from the Expanse. If the latter, the spheres only convert space to be inhabitable to the Sphere Builders (and, thus, uninhabitable for us).
  • markhawkmanmarkhawkman Member Posts: 35,236 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    ryan218 wrote: »
    Not sure if you mean the Xindi Superweapon or the Spheres from the Expanse. If the latter, the spheres only convert space to be inhabitable to the Sphere Builders (and, thus, uninhabitable for us).
    I described it as a "planet buster" didn't I? :P Also the Delphic Expanse Spheres weren't built by the Xindi. :P
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  • ryan218ryan218 Member Posts: 36,106 Arc User
    edited January 2014
    I described it as a "planet buster" didn't I? :P Also the Delphic Expanse Spheres weren't built by the Xindi. :P

    I know, I was just checking. It's a fairly easy mistake for someone to make so I just thought I'd make sure.

    Though, in fairness, that weapon didn't even have shields and only made it to Earth because the Sphere Builders intervened.

    *Looks as everyone's shocked he remembered that.*

    It was on Sky 2 last night on re-runs... :o
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