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(Please consider the context. An Ent is not a human. Sparta the city-state is not an attractive female, and neither are the chip'n dales.)
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*'''Solo''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]], captain of the [[wikipedia:Millennium Falcon|Millennium Falcon]] in [[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] episode 4 through 6.
 
*'''Solo''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Han Solo|Han Solo]], captain of the [[wikipedia:Millennium Falcon|Millennium Falcon]] in [[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] episode 4 through 6.
 
*'''Spiff''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spaceman Spiff|Spaceman Spiff]], the fantasy identity of Calvin from [[wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin and Hobbes]]
 
*'''Spiff''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Spaceman Spiff|Spaceman Spiff]], the fantasy identity of Calvin from [[wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|Calvin and Hobbes]]
*'''Trent''' A tree-like creature from Lord of the Rings by Tolkien.
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*'''Trent'''
 
*'''Tuf'''
 
*'''Tuf'''
 
*'''VanRijn'''
 
*'''VanRijn'''
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*'''Yarr''' may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Natasha Yar|Natasha Yar]] who appeared in [[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]].
 
*'''Yarr''' may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Natasha Yar|Natasha Yar]] who appeared in [[wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]].
 
*'''Ardala'''
 
*'''Ardala'''
*'''Sparta''' is a reference to an ancient Greek city known for its extreme obsession with military training, paranoid fear of their own slaves, and letting any weak or sickly person to die, including their own children. The choice they offered the conquered neighbooring state Tegea may be direct inspiration for the choice the Ur-Quan gives to conquered worlds.
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*'''Sparta'''
 
*'''Munro'''
 
*'''Munro'''
 
*'''Danning'''
 
*'''Danning'''
 
*'''Brawne'''
 
*'''Brawne'''
*'''Maya''' An attractive female _space 1999_ character gifted with shapeshifing abilties.
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*'''Maya''' An attractive female [[wikipedia:Space 1999]] character gifted with shapeshifing abilties.
 
*'''Aelita'''
 
*'''Aelita'''
 
*'''Alura'''
 
*'''Alura'''
*'''Dale''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Dale Arden|Dale Arden]], the girlfriend of [[wikipedia:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]]. May be a chip'n'dale reference (both the Walt Disney one and the lap dancing one).
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*'''Dale''' is a reference to [[wikipedia:Dale Arden|Dale Arden]], the girlfriend of [[wikipedia:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]].
  
 
===Ship Designs===
 
===Ship Designs===
 
*The '''[[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]]''' seems to be inspired by the Federation Starships from [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].
 
*The '''[[Earthling]] [[Cruiser]]''' seems to be inspired by the Federation Starships from [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].
 
*The '''[[Syreen]] [[Penetrator]]''' is shaped after the [[wikipedia:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]], and a dildo.
 
*The '''[[Syreen]] [[Penetrator]]''' is shaped after the [[wikipedia:V-2 rocket|V-2 rocket]], and a dildo.

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The Star Control 1 manual mentions "Inspired by the Works of Fiction of: Orson Scott Card, Larry Niven, Andre Norton, David Brin, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, Alan Dean Foster, Keith Laumer, A.E. Van Vogt, E.E. "Doc" Smith, Joe Halderman, Dan Simmons, Fred Saberhagen and 100 worthy others."


The Orz and the disappearance of the Androsynth were influenced by H. P. Lovecraft's writings. (XXX: need more exact references).

The Ilwrath were named after a friend of the creators (XXX: both?) named McIlwraith.

The name Melnorme is a reference to jazz singer Mel Tormé.

When the Spathi Safe Ones ask the player for the ultra-secret Spathi Cypher, one of the incorrect options is "Wagh-nagl Fthagn", which spelled a little bit differently ("Wagh-nagl Fhtagn") is a used in ??? (XXX: something Cthulhu related). One of the other options, "Gort, merenga!" comes from the movie "The Day the Earth Stood Still".

The Syreen are based on the Sirens from classical mythology. They were sea nymphs who would use enchanting song to lure ships onto the cliffs.

Mosquito Mange? (http://moshkow.perm.ru/win/STRUGACKIE/engl_picnic.txt ?)

The Mycon is taken from the Greek prefix "myc-" or "myco-", which means Fungus.

Ship Captains

Numerous ship captain names are actually references.

Androsynth

  • 1040-EZ is a common tax return form in the United States.
  • 976-KILL is probably meant as an American phone number. It may also refer to the movie 976-EVIL. The "976" prefix is reserved for pay services.
  • AK-47 is the famous Avtomat Kalashnikova assault rifle
  • BHS-79 (just a wild guess here- is this the initials of one of the high schools they attended, and their graduation date?)
  • BIM-XT is an anagram for the IBM XT personal computer from the early 1980s
  • BOOJI-1
  • CRC-16 is a 16 bits "Cyclic redundancy check (an error-detecting checksum).
  • DORN-3
  • DOS-1.0 is a reference to one or all of the various early disk operating systems (PC-DOS, MS-DOS, Apple DOS, etc).
  • HAL-2001 is a reference to the HAL 9000 computer from Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • JOR-15
  • KORB-7B
  • ME-262 is a reference to the Messerschmitt Me-262, the first operational jet powered aircraft.
  • NECRO-99 may be a reference to the robot NECRON-99 from the movie Wizards. It might also be a reference to another Star Control captain name, Death 999.
  • SR-71 is a reference to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, an advanced reconnaissance aircraft.
  • XR4-TI was a car model manufactured by the short-lived Merkur brand.

Human

Syreen

Ship Designs