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[[Star Control II]] is referenced on multiple occasions in later works:
 
 
 
*There exists a weapon named [[Wimbli's Trident]] in [[Toys for Bob]]'s game [[wikipedia:The Horde|The Horde]].
 
*In the [[wikipedia:Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar|Dark Avatar]] expansion to [[wikipedia:Galactic Civilizations II|Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords]], the Drengin race has split into two factions/subraces: the genocidal Korath (a clear reference to the name [[Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah|Kohr-Ah]]), which desire the annihilation of all non-Drengin sentience, and the Krynn, which plead for the use of other races as slaves. This situation is extremely reminiscent of the one existing between the two [[Ur-Quan]] subraces.
 
*The developers of Galactic Civilizations II have also confessed to have drawn their inspiration for the Dread Lords and Arnor races from the [[Precursor]]s of Star Control II. [http://www.galciv2.com/journals.aspx?aid=100331&c=1]
 
*Terran Battlecruisers in the game [[wikipedia:StarCraft|StarCraft]] look very similar to an Ur-Quan [[Dreadnought]], possessing the "Yamato Gun" ability which closely resembles the Dreadnought's Fusion Blaster. [http://uqm.stack.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3732.msg48232#msg48232]
 
*It is believed by some (including [[Fred Ford]] and [[Paul Reiche III]]) that Babylon 5 borrowed some elements from the Star Control Universe.{{ref|1}}
 
*The creators of Strange Adventures in Infinite Space and its sequel, Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, have confided that they drew their inspiration for the game from Star Control II.
 
*An anti-American/anti-Israeli propaganda mural in the former US embassy in Tehran seems inspired by the cover art for [[Star Control]].[http://gridskipper.com/355855/iranian-propaganda-mural-inspired-by-video-game]
 
 
 
:''See also: [[Influences and References]]''
 
 
 
==Notes and references==
 
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::<Manta> Fwiffo: Has anyone ever brought up parallels between Babylon 5 and Star Control?
 
::<Fwiffo> Babylon 5 causes a certain amount of stomping around the office screaming.
 
::<Fwiffo> Babylon 5 steals from us.  We steal from known space.
 
 
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:About the Star Control series]]
 

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