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Fan-made image by VileRancour.

The Pkunk Fury is a colorful, flowery war ship which relies on superior mobility to outmaneuver and pick apart its enemies. It is also a wildcard, able to literally defy death at unpredictable intervals. While lightly armored and slow to recover its energy banks, the Fury can be very deadly with a skilled pilot at the helm and luck on its side.

Propulsion[edit]

The Fury is among the fastest known spacecraft to travel the stars. The ship's maximum speed is almost totally unmatched -- it takes special subsystems designed for a temporary speed boost or a planetary slingshot maneuver to go beyond that. The Fury's rate of acceleration is exceeded only by the Slylandro Probe and Arilou Skiff as well as certain subsystems on a few other ships. The Fury also boasts the fastest possible turning rate, equal to that of the Probe and Skiff.

Armament[edit]

Primary[edit]

The primary weapon is a triple-mounted minigun that fires forward and to each side simultaneously. Each of these miniguns can pump out super-heated metal pellets at an incredible rate, though over a very limited range. The pellets are rather large, so they are sometimes good for shooting down incoming ordnance. Each pellet deals one damage upon contact with the enemy ship.

Secondary[edit]

The Pkunk are peaceful beings which normally cannot bring themselves to kill unless they throw themselves into an emotional frenzy by continuously broadcasting insults at their enemies. Additionally, the psychic emanations produced by the Fury captain's frenzy will recharge the ship's energy stores in small increments.¹

Additional[edit]

If destroyed, there is a 50% chance the Fury will be reincarnated immediately and returned to battle — fully crewed, with maximum energy. This is due to the Pkunk's divine heritage, or so the Pkunk claim.² Due to the random nature of Fury reincarnation, a lucky Pkunk can be reborn many times.

Tactical Overview[edit]

Being a fragile ship, the Fury does not usually hold up well in a head-to-head weapons exchange. However, certain ships with low firepower are susceptible to the Fury's high burst damage. Minigun pellets are decent at shooting down small enemy projectiles, allowing some head-to-head exchanges to end in the Fury's favor. The Fury will otherwise need to do a lot of dodging and weaving if it does not have the upper hand in terms of weaponry. Broadside attacks using either of the side guns as the Fury flies past its target are usually the best way to go about this.

While the Fury is capable of inflicting high burst damage, it suffers from a long downtime due to painfully slow energy regeneration. Additionally, it only takes half a second to run the ship's battery from full to empty. For these reasons the Fury is very much a "hit and run" attacker. The "Special" key is best held down for the entire duration of combat to maximize energy recovery.

There is a common firing pattern used by many Fury pilots known as the "Death Blossom". This technique is performed by holding down the fire button and either turn button while leaving the thrusters off. In addition to being visually impressive, the Death Blossom is good for laying down fire in every direction. This is useful when shooting at an agile or unpredictable enemy. However, higher damage output can be achieved in most circumstances by aiming manually during an attack run.

The Fury is the best ship in the game to use against the Sa-Matra due to its extreme speed. The Fury is fast enough to avoid the Sa-Matra's passive defenses which will quickly dispatch most other assailants. The multidirectional firing pattern of the Fury's guns allows the ship to unleash broadside attacks as it performs strafing runs on the Sa-Matra's shield generators. Combined with the Pkunk's miraculous reincarnation ability, a single Pkunk Fury can potentially knock out all of the Sa-Matra's shield generators alone.

Notes and references[edit]

¹Star Control II manual, pg. 93 (PC)

²Star Control II manual, pg. 94 (PC)

3DO	Pkunk Fury

Basic stats

Crew: 8	Value: 20 pts
Battery: 12	Batt. Regeneration: 0 units/frame

Armament

Primary: Triple-Mounted Minigun	Secondary: Insult
Refire delay: 0 frames	Refire delay: 16 frames
Energy use: 1 units	Energy use: generates 2 units

Propulsion

Max speed: 64 world units/frame	Turn rate: 1 facings/frame
Acceleration: 16 units/frame	Mass: 1

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+The [[Pkunk]] '''Fury''' is a colorful, flowery war ship which relies on superior mobility to outmaneuver and pick apart its enemies. It is also a wildcard, able to literally defy death at unpredictable intervals. While lightly armored and slow to recover its energy banks, the Fury can be very deadly with a skilled pilot at the helm and luck on its side.
-The [[Pkunk]] [[Fury]] is often considered to be one of the weakest ships in the quadrant. Despite the fact that the ship isn't very powerful in terms of crew or battery capacity, the speed and turning rate can make it the best fighter in the game when in the hands of a skilled pilot. The pivotal role the Fury played in the battle of the [[Sa-Matra]] shows that it can be highly dangerous, if used properly.
-==Navigation==
+==Propulsion==
-There are few things in space faster than a Pkunk Fury.  Some special movement modes &mdash; the [[Thraddash]] [[Torch]] Afterburner and [[Umgah]] [[Drone]] Reverse Thruster &mdash; can out run it, but none of them can maneuver like the Fury at that speed.  The Fury has turning radius that can almost dodge an auto targetting laser.
+The Fury is among the fastest known spacecraft to travel the stars. The ship's maximum speed is almost totally unmatched -- it takes special subsystems designed for a temporary speed boost or a planetary slingshot maneuver to go beyond that. The Fury's rate of acceleration is exceeded only by the [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] and [[Arilou]] [[Skiff]] as well as certain subsystems on a few other ships. The Fury also boasts the fastest possible turning rate, equal to that of the [[Probe]] and [[Skiff]].
 ==Armament==
 ===Primary===
-The primary weapon is a triple mounted minigun that fires forward and to both flanks. They pump out super-heated metal pellets at an incredibly fast rate. The range of the weapon is very limited, since the pellets cool off rapidly. Although their short range can be written off as a weakness, the combat effectiveness of the Fury should not be underestimated. One strategy used by Fury pilots is "the ring of death" (not to be confused with with the [[Kohr-Ah]] [[Marauder]]'s FRIED emitter). This move is executed by firing and turning at the same time. When done properly, the dense circle of shots can tear up any ship, marine, or projectile in range. It also looks pretty.
+The primary weapon is a triple-mounted minigun that fires forward and to each side simultaneously. Each of these miniguns can pump out super-heated metal pellets at an incredible rate, though over a very limited range. The pellets are rather large, so they are sometimes good for shooting down incoming ordnance. Each pellet deals one damage upon contact with the enemy ship.
 ===Secondary===
-Unlike most ships, the Fury has no fuel generator. Their method of creating fuel is odd, indeed &mdash;  the Pkunk can transform their psychic energy into heat and/or electricity by insulting their opponents. The Pkunk crew will insult your foe, creating fuel manually.  Although you can't offend your opponent having 100% energy, it is a common tactic to shoot one pellet somewhere away and regenerate, just to provoke your enemy. Since the Fury is one of the fastest ships in the game, such provocation usually ends with the enemy being dotted with molten metal.
+The Pkunk are peaceful beings which normally cannot bring themselves to kill unless they throw themselves into an emotional frenzy by continuously broadcasting insults at their enemies. Additionally, the psychic emanations produced by the Fury captain's frenzy will recharge the ship's energy stores in small increments.{{ref|1}}
 ===Additional===
-Since the Fury has minimal crew capacity, a few well-aimed shots can annihilate the Fury instantly. After a fury is destroyed, there is a 50/50 chance that the Fury will be reborn &mdash; fully crewed and with maximum energy. Due to the random nature of Fury reincarnation, a lucky Pkunk can be reborn multiple times. Having to fight the same ship over and over again can make even the most patient pilot go berserk.
+If destroyed, there is a 50% chance the Fury will be reincarnated immediately and returned to battle &mdash; fully crewed, with maximum energy. This is due to the Pkunk's divine heritage, or so the Pkunk claim.{{ref|2}} Due to the random nature of Fury reincarnation, a lucky Pkunk can be reborn many times.
 ==Tactical Overview==
-The Fury can be a dangerous foe, mostly against slow and unmaneuverable ships. The [[VUX]], for instance, can be ripped to shreds with proper timing and technique. However, many ships like the [[Utwig]] [[Jugger]] can stop moving and start firing in the directon of the Pkunk, in which case, the Fury has no way to attack. This tactic, known as [[pillboxing]], works well against most short-ranged ships.
+* Being a fragile ship, the Fury does not usually hold up well in a head-to-head weapons exchange. However, certain ships with low firepower are susceptible to the Fury's high burst damage. Minigun pellets are decent at shooting down small enemy projectiles, allowing some head-to-head exchanges to end in the Fury's favor. The Fury will otherwise need to do a lot of dodging and weaving if it does not have the upper hand in terms of weaponry. Broadside attacks using either of the side guns as the Fury flies past its target are usually the best way to go about this.
+* While the Fury is capable of inflicting high burst damage, it suffers from a long downtime due to painfully slow energy regeneration. Additionally, it only takes half a second to run the ship's battery from full to empty. For these reasons the Fury is very much a "hit and run" attacker. The "Special" key is best held down for the entire duration of combat to maximize energy recovery.
+* There is a common firing pattern used by many Fury pilots known as the "Death Blossom". This technique is performed by holding down the fire button and either turn button while leaving the thrusters off. In addition to being visually impressive, the Death Blossom is good for laying down fire in every direction. This is useful when shooting at an agile or unpredictable enemy. However, higher damage output can be achieved in most circumstances by aiming manually during an attack run.
+* The Fury is the best ship in the game to use against the [[Sa-Matra]] due to its extreme speed. The Fury is fast enough to avoid the Sa-Matra's passive defenses which will quickly dispatch most other assailants. The multidirectional firing pattern of the Fury's guns allows the ship to unleash broadside attacks as it performs strafing runs on the Sa-Matra's shield generators. Combined with the Pkunk's miraculous reincarnation ability, a single Pkunk Fury can potentially knock out all of the Sa-Matra's shield generators alone.
+==Notes and references==
+{{note|1}}''[[Star Control II]] manual, pg. 93 (PC)''
+{{note|2}}''Star Control II manual, pg. 94 (PC)''
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+[[Category:Pkunk]]