class ranks
Class ranks are titles that can only be obtained by one class and only when passing the class history. Please note that in the "acquisition" column, the plot (spoilers) may be revealed and you will spoil the impression of the game as a class. If you want to know when you get the title and not spoil the plot - look at the "Chapters" column, there will be information about which chapter you will get the title in. We didn't find exact information on all classes (you know, we didn't have time to upgrade all classes to level 50), so we hope for the help of users to fill in the gaps.
The level indicated in the table is approximate and will vary from player to player, as does the gameplay. It is worth taking the level as an approximate guideline, but not as an exact indication.
| Rank | Receipt | Level | Chapters |
| Sergeant <Имя> | You will receive this rank after joining the Havoc Squad to counter the Separatist forces on Ord Mantell. | 1 | Prologue |
| Lieutenant <Имя> | You will receive this title for your brave actions in preventing the detonation of stolen Republic orbital attack bombs by Separatist forces on Ord Mantell. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| Captain <Имя> | You will receive this title for exemplary command and destruction of the traitors from the old detachment. | 35 | End of the first chapter |
| Major <Имя> | You will receive this title for destroying the secret weapon of the Empire, codenamed "Gauntlet". | 39 | End of the second chapter |
| Captain <Имя> | You will receive this title after completing the Landing Party quest. | 1 | Prologue |
| Outlaw <Имя> | You will receive this title when you learn that Rogun the Butcher has placed a bounty on your head. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| <Имя>, Republic Privateer | You get this title for rescuing Darmas Pollaran and Senator Dodonna in Port Nowhere. | 40 | |
| <Имя>, Butcher's Bane | You will receive this title for defeating Rogun the Butcher. | 50 | |
| Padawan <Имя> | 2 | Prologue | |
| <Имя>, Knight of the Republic | You will receive this title after fighting Bengel Morr and crafting your own lightsaber. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| <Имя>, Hero of Tython | You will receive this title if you defeat Darth Angral and prevent him from destroying all life on Tython. | 32 | End of the first chapter |
| The Indomitable <Имя> | You will receive this title when you become beyond the will of the Emperor and escape from his fortress. | 41 | End of the second chapter |
| Master <Имя> | You will receive this title for completing the Jedi Knight storyline. | 50 | End of the third chapter |
| Padawan <Имя> | You will receive this title when you begin the final tests on Tython. | 2 | Prologue |
| Jedi <Имя> | You will earn this title by defeating Nalen Raloch and forging your own lightsaber. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| <Имя>, Emissary of Teral | You will earn this title for representing House Teral at the peace summit. | 31 | Chapter One - Alderaan |
| <Имя>, Barsen'thor | You will receive this title after defeating Lord Vivicar and ending the spread of his dark plague. | 32 | End of the first chapter |
| Master <Имя> | You will receive this title from the Jedi Council for rescuing members of the Rift Alliance aboard the Fortitude. | 40 | Beginning of the second chapter |
| <Имя>, Mender of the Rift | You will receive this title when you force the Imperial forces on Corellia to retreat and defeat the First Son of the Emperor. | 50 | End of the third chapter |
| <Имя>, Hired Gun | You will earn this title by completing a Huttsbane order for crime lord Nem'ro on Hutt. | 4 | Prologue |
| Baroness <Имя> | You will receive this title after you marry Raffid. Quest: Kingmaker for a Day . | 32 | Chapter One - Alderaan |
| Homewrecker <Имя> | You will receive this title when you kill everyone. Quest: Kingmaker for a Day . | 32 | Chapter One - Alderaan |
| <Имя>, Knight of Alderaan | You will receive this title when you select Raffid. Quest: Kingmaker for a Day . | 32 | Chapter One - Alderaan |
| <Имя>, Grand Champion of the Great Hunt | You will receive this title when you win the Great Hunt. | 32 | End of the first chapter |
| <Имя>, Republic's Most Wanted | You will receive this title when the Republic declares you the most wanted criminal in the galaxy. | 40 | |
| <Имя>, Relentless | You will receive this title when you resolve the conflict between Darth Tormen and the Supreme Chancellor of the Republic. | 50 | |
| agent <Имя> | You will receive this title after meeting Nem'ro on the Hutt while undercover. | 4 | Prologue |
| Cipher Agent <Имя> | You will receive this title when you are put in charge of the Imperial Intelligence operation to find the terrorists responsible for the death of Darth Jadus. | 16 | Chapter One - Dromund Kaas |
| <Имя>, Double Agent | You will receive this title after receiving a mission to infiltrate the Republic's Strategic Information Processing Center and revealing the plan of the unit's head, Ardun Kothe. | 35 | End of the first chapter |
| <Имя>, Master Conspirator | You will receive this title after you thwart the plans of the Star Cabal and gain access to the "Black Codex". | 50 | |
| Acolyte <Имя> | You will receive this title after arriving at the Sith Academy on Korriban. | 2 | Prologue |
| Apprentice <Имя> | You will receive this title when Darth Baras names you as an apprentice at the Sith Academy on Korriban. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| Lord <Имя> | 32 | End of the first chapter | |
| Darth <Имя> | The Dark Council recognizes you as a Darth when you defeat Darth Baras. | 50 | |
| Apprentice <Имя> | You will receive this title when Lord Zash names you as an apprentice at the Sith Academy on Korriban. | 10 | prologue, ending |
| Lord <Имя> | You will receive this title after completing the first chapter of the story. | 32 | End of the first chapter |
| <Имя>, The Force Walker | You will receive this title when you perform the Force Walk ritual, contact the spirits of Darth Andru and Ergast and increase your strength. | 40 | |
| Darth <Имя> | You will receive this title after defeating Darth Thanaton. | 50 | |
Ranks on planets
Each planet, in addition to the class quest, meets us with a chain of its own quests, which are available for characters of the same faction. Typically, such chains tell the story of the conflict between the Empire and the Republic, where you have to help your side win or at least shift the scales in favor of the allies. On some planets, you will receive special titles for your actions.
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, Mantellian | You earn this title by destroying the Separatist Interference Beacons at Savrip Island on Ord Mantell. Only available to the Paratrooper and Smuggler. | 5 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, Keeper of Truth | You will earn this title for uncovering secrets in the Chamber of Speech on Tython. Only available to Jedi Knight and Jedi Consular. | 5 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, Black Bisector | You will receive this title for ensuring the normal operation of Gree droids. | 12 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, Hero of Gorinth Canyon | You will receive this title for freeing the captured inhabitants and defeating the Mandalorian invaders on Balmorra. | 34 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, Paladin of House Organa | You will receive this title for helping House Organa fend off the aggression of House Thul. | 30 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| Heartless <Имя> | You will receive this title for destroying the Evocii rebel ship on Hutta. Only available to the Bounty Hunter and Agent of the Empire. | 5 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>,Imperial School | You will earn this title by discovering the secret of the Hate Machine in the ancient catacombs of Korriban. Only available to Sith Warrior and Sith Inquisitor. | 5 |
| Rank | Receipt | Level |
| <Имя>, The Revanite | You will receive this title for unraveling the secrets of the Revanite cult located in the jungles of Dromund Kaas. | 12 |
Completing Global Tasks
| Kaas City Savior <Имя> | You get this title if you stop Shroud and prevent him from destroying Kaas City (Macro Binoculars questline). |
| Galactic City Savior <Имя> | You get this title if you stop Shroud from destroying Galactic City (Macro Binoculars questline). |
| The Dreadseed <Имя> | You get this title after you use the Corrupted Forge on Ilum and craft the Dreadseed Armor (Search Droid quest chain). |
| Star Forager <Имя> | You will receive this title for successfully returning all the Seeds of Wrath (Search Droid questline). |
Titles for worldview
Alignment titles are a reward for adhering to a particular side of the Force. As you know, the game has five shooting ranges (levels) for each side. In the days of beta testing, ranks were given out for each tier, now most of the ranks have been abolished and there are only four left - two for each side.
| Rank | Receipt | Number of points | Side |
| <Имя>, the Honorable | You will receive this title upon reaching the third tier of the Light Side | 4,000 | |
| <Имя>, the Pure | You will receive this title upon reaching the fifth tier of the Light Side | 10,000 | |
| <Имя>, the Destructive | You will receive this title upon reaching the third tier of the Dark Side | 4,000 | |
| <Имя>, the Loathsome | You will receive this title upon reaching the fifth tier of the Dark Side | 10,000 |
Titles for social level
In the state structures of the Empire, there is a division of people working there according to certain hierarchical ladders. One of these ladders is the hierarchy of ranks, which is enshrined in the Table of Ranks of the Arrv Empire. The Table of Ranks consists of two parts - "Hierarchy of military ranks of the armed forces and special services of the Arrv Empire" and "Hierarchy of official ranks of administrators and other services of the Arrv Empire". Each rank has its own numerical code, which is rank soldier according to the Table. The seniority of ranks increases from large numbers to smaller ones, that is, the smaller the numerical code, the older the rank in the Table. Based on the Table of Ranks, a management hierarchy is built (officers and employees of the same rank from various types of armed forces, special forces and services government controlled head administrative structures of the same level of subordination), social benefits and basic salaries of officers and employees are calculated, in special cases transfers are made from one type Armed Forces to another if necessary. As an exception, the first part of the Table also includes the Imperial Advisers, who are personal representatives of the Ruler of the Empire and report directly to him or to the Coordinator appointed by him from among the Senior Imperial Coordinators. As in the days of Emperor Palpatine, Imperial Advisors help the Ruler govern the state, they are his personal representatives "on the ground".
In each of the types of the Armed Forces and Special Services, there is a strictly defined hierarchy of military ranks, which is described in the first part of the Table of Ranks. The lowest rank is code 21, the highest is 1. The ranks of Lord Admiral and Grand Vizier are not coded and are above the main hierarchy, with the rank of Grand Vizier being considered higher than the rank of Lord Admiral. Military personnel whose ranks have the same code are considered equal in rank. Military personnel with a certain rank in relation to military personnel with lower ranks are considered senior, with higher ranks - junior. Rank codes in the first part of the Table united between different types of the Armed Forces and Special Services throughout the first part of the Table, that is, for example, the captain of the navy is equal in rank to the colonel of the army and junior in relation to the intelligence major.
The second part of the Table describes the ranks in state management structures and in the units of the Interior Ministry Forces. The coding of ranks in the second part of the Table, unlike the first, independent for each of the structures. This means that numeric rank codes are only meaningful within the structure for which they are defined, i.e. the prefect of the Regional Government is not equal in rank to an adviser to the Imperial Government or a major of the forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, despite the fact that all these three ranks have code 5 in each of their structures. Due to the lack of horizontal unity of the rank coding in the second part of the Table, these three ranks cannot in principle comparable.
There is a clear separation between the concepts of "rank" and "position". Servants with the same rank can hold completely different positions in state structures, this division is especially evident in the Armed Forces. Rank is an indicator of the employee's ability level and capabilities. A position is a specific range of duties that he performs. As a rule, for all positions there is a regular range of ranks that employees must have to occupy this particular position, however, in the Armed Forces this principle is not always observed in combat conditions. In the second part of the Table of Ranks, the ranks are called “official”, since the range of positions for the rank of each rank is quite clearly defined (this is especially true for high ranks of the Government, where the correspondence between the rank and position is unambiguous and, for example, when an employee is transferred to the position of minister, he is automatically appropriate rank is assigned), but, nevertheless, in most cases, the difference between the concepts of rank and position remains.
Hierarchy of military ranks of the armed forces and special services of the Arrv Empire
| The code | space fleet | Army, space infantry, stormtroopers, Guardsmen |
Pilot Corps | Imperial Advisors | military intelligence and counterintelligence |
KOSNOP |
| The code | space fleet | Army, space infantry, stormtroopers, Guardsmen |
Pilot Corps | Imperial Advisors | military intelligence and counterintelligence |
KOSNOP |
| Grand Vizier (GV) | ||||||
| Lord Admiral (Head of the Imperial Armed Forces) (LA) | ||||||
| 1 | Grand Admiral (GA) | Senior Imperial Coordinator (HIC) | Director (DIR) | Commissioner (CMS) | ||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | Chief Admiral (HA) | Chief General (HG) | Marshal (MSH) | |||
| 5 | Fleet Admiral (FA) | General (GN) | Imperial Coordinator (IC) |
General (GN) | General (GN) | |
| 6 | Admiral (AD) | Colonel General (CG) | Vice Marshal (VMSH) | Colonel (COL) | Colonel (COL) | |
| 7 | Vice Admiral (VA) | Lieutenant General (LG) | ||||
| 8 | Rear Admiral (RA) | Major General (MG) | General (GEN) | Junior Imperial Coordinator (JIC) |
Lieutenant Colonel (LC) | Lieutenant Colonel (LC) |
| 9 | Commodore (COM) | Brigadier General (BG) | Colonel (COL) | Senior Imperial Advisor (HIA) | Major (MAJ) | Major (MAJ) |
| 10 | Line captain (LCAP) |
Colonel (COL) | Lieutenant Colonel (LC) | Captain (CPT) | Captain (CPT) | |
| 11 | Captain (C.A.P.) | Lieutenant Colonel (LC) | Major (MAJ) | Oberleutnant (HLT) | Oberleutnant (HLT) | |
| 12 | Commander (CDR) | Major (MAJ) | Captain (CPT) | Imperial Advisor (IA) |
Lieutenant (LT) | Lieutenant (LT) |
| 13 | Lieutenant Commander (LTC) | Captain (CPT) | Oberleutnant (HLT) | Sub-lieutenant (SLT) | Sub-lieutenant (SLT) | |
| 14 | Oberleutnant (HLT) | Oberleutnant (HLT) | Lieutenant (LT) | Junior Imperial Advisor (JIA) | ||
| 15 | Lieutenant (LT) | Lieutenant (LT) | Sub-lieutenant (SLT) | |||
| 16 | Sub-lieutenant (SLT) | |||||
| 17 | Midshipman (MSM) | Master Sergeant (MSRG) | Master Sergeant (MSRG) | |||
| 18 | Senior Specialist (STC) | Sergeant (SRG) | Sergeant (SRG) | Senior Agent (SAG) | Senior Agent (SAG) | |
| 19 | Specialist (SP) | Corporal (CRP) | Senior Technician (STC) | Agent (AG) | Agent (AG) | |
| 20 | Private (PRV) | Technician (TC) | Freelance agent (UAG) | |||
| 21a | Cadet (CT) | Cadet (CT) | Cadet (CT) | Cadet (CT) | Candidate (C.A.N.) | |
| 21b | Recruit (REC) | Recruit (REC) | Recruit (REC) | Recruit (REC) | ||
Hierarchy of official ranks of administrators and other services of the Arrv Empire
| The code | Regional (Colonial) Government | imperial government | |||||
| The code | Regional government | imperial government | Forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (law enforcement agencies, fire department, etc.) | ||||
| Emperor (Ruler of the Empire) | |||||||
| Regent of the Imperial Power (Ruler of the Empire in the absence of the Emperor) | |||||||
| Prime Minister (PMN) | |||||||
| 1 | Grand Moff (GMF) | Minister (MIN) | Chief General (HG) | ||||
| 2 | Moff (MF) | Deputy Minister (VMN) | General (GN) | ||||
| 3 | Viceroy (GGO) | Privy Councilor (SADV) | Colonel General (CG) | ||||
| 4 | Vice Viceroy (VGO) | Active Advisor (AADV) | Lieutenant General (LG) | ||||
| 5 | Governor (GB) | Advisor (ADV) | Major General (MG) | ||||
| 6 | Lieutenant Governor (VG) | Secretary (SEC) | Brigadier General (BG) | ||||
| 7 | Prefect (PRF) | Clerk (CL) | Colonel (COL) | ||||
| 8 | Vice Prefect (VPR) | Lieutenant Colonel (LC) | |||||
| 9 | Manager (MNG) | Major (MAJ) | |||||
| 10 | Secretary (SEC) | Captain (CPT) | |||||
| 11 | Clerk (CL) | Oberleutnant (HLT) | |||||
| 12 | Lieutenant (LT) | ||||||
| 13 | Sub-lieutenant (SLT) | ||||||
| 14 | Master Sergeant (MSRG) | ||||||
| 15 | Sergeant (SRG) | ||||||
| 16 | Corporal (CRP) | ||||||
| 17 | Private (PRV) | 18 | Cadet (CT) | 19 | Recruit (REC) | ||
The Jedi Order is an ancient organization with a very deep culture. It is not for nothing that members of the order bear the honorary title of "Knight", which is a reference to ancient times, when the races inhabiting the galaxy could not leave their planets. It was from the ancient knightly orders that the Jedi transferred the ranking system, which will be discussed below. With the growth of the experience and authority of the Jedi, as well as depending on his talents, the Jedi moved up the ranking ladder, expanding their powers and gaining weight in the life of the Order, this ranking system will be discussed below.
Master Mace Windu, Knight Obi-Wan and Padawan Anakin Skywalker
Junior Jedi is a general term for any child who is predisposed to strength. Through the connections of the Jedi Order, children across the Republic are being tested to see if they have enough Medichlorian to begin their training. Such children are sent to the Jedi academy on Coruscant, where their basic training begins. If before the age of 13 a child does not receive a mentor and does not become a Padawan, he performs other, less important roles in the Order, such children fall into the research, agricultural or medical corps, where their strength is directed to a peaceful course. At the same time, it cannot be considered that they are "outcasts", they are simply not quite suitable for a future full of dangers and battles, therefore they are assigned to non-military organizations.
Padawan Young Jedi could be trained by the knights of the order, while at the same time it was impossible to have more than one student. The knight taught the Padawan everything he knew and prepared the latter for initiation into a knight, after which the teacher took a new student, and his former Padawan himself became a knight and after a while he himself began to teach someone. In fact, the Padawan is already quite an influential Jedi, who can even surpass the teacher in some ways, but does not have enough experience to act alone. For example, Obi-Wan Kenobi, being Qui-Gon Jin's Padawan, was able to defeat Darth Maul, while his teacher was defeated in this battle.
Jedi Knight When the Padawan, according to the teacher, completed his training, he underwent a series of tests, which included a test of body, spirit and strength. In the event of a successful passage, the Padawan received the title of Knight and ceased to obey his teacher. However, sometimes the title was awarded without verification, for example, the same Obi-Wan received the title of knight after he defeated Darth Maul.
Jedi Master When a Knight trained his first Padawan, he could have become a Jedi Master. In fact, becoming one is much more difficult than it seems at first glance. To undergo training on your own, as well as to make your student a knight is a work that takes several decades, during which the Jedi needs to survive on his own and carefully protect his Padawan (although, for example, it was Anakin who protected Obi-Wan more than vice versa). After a Padawan successfully became a knight, his master passed more difficult tests, as a result of which he could increase his title in the Order. At the same time, the situation is similar to receiving a knighthood, for special merits, he could be awarded without trials.
Council Member The next step after the master is a seat on the Jedi Council - a collection of 12 of the wisest and most experienced Jedi who make the most important decisions in the Order. A member of the council was rarely appointed for life, it was rather a temporary position, although it could be held for several months or decades. Any member of the council could always resign and leave its composition. At the same time, someone else from among the masters was always elected in his place. Despite the fact that the council is a brotherhood of equals, there was an unwritten hierarchy within it. So, for example, Mace Windu was considered the second most important in the Order, whose opinion was highly valued within the council.
Grand Master This rank showed the highest step in the career ladder of the Order. The Grand Master is the leader of all Jedi, the wisest and most experienced among the others, and he had extraordinary powers not only within the Order, but also in the Republic. With all this, the Grand Master, theoretically, had the same rights as other members of the council, but in reality one of his requests was enough for both the Order and the Republic to do as he wanted.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT VIRTUAL INSIGNIA
D.E.Belokurov
Along with the world of reality in which we live, there are countless virtual universes created by the imagination of artists, writers, filmmakers, computer game developers and others. creative people. From the moment of its appearance, each of these worlds begins to live its own life, no less interesting and rich than the one in which we live. They develop, they grow up, they show the features inherent in the real world. And far from the last place among these features is occupied by people and other sentients in often unusual uniforms with no less unusual insignia, which can already be safely considered as representatives of a virtual unimorphological subculture.
At the same time, it should be noted that this subculture is developing exponentially, and to date, in terms of the variety of types of uniforms and insignia, it is far ahead of real uniformology.
For example: This article attempts to provide a brief overview of the uniform subculture created by world cinema, and, specifically, the insignia used in films. And, since "it is impossible to grasp the immensity", it is proposed to focus on the most prominent representatives of this community, who have already become "classics".
1. Star Wars - Star Wars
Perhaps it is worth starting with well-known sagas, and, first of all, with such a landmark space opera as Star Wars by George Lucas, the first film of which was released in 1977. In total, 6 feature films have been released so far, not counting the many animated series.
Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Master Yoda, Solo Hon and Chewbacca immediately come to mind at the words "Star Wars", squadrons of A- and X-fighters attacking the Death Star flash before my eyes, and a characteristic "discharge" sound is in my ears clashing in the desperate cutting of Jedi lightblades. And all these events unfold against the backdrop of a galactic confrontation between two systems - the Galactic Empire of Palpatine (Galactic Empire), which rose on the ruins of the Galactic (Old) Republic (Galactic Old Republic), and supporters of this very Republic, called the Rebel Alliance - Rebel Alliance (full name Alliance for Restore the Republic, The Alliance to Restore the Republic). Well, of course, where there is a war, there is an army with a fleet (in this case, a stellar one), and what army can do without a uniform and appropriate insignia? This is how the unimorphological component appeared in the Star Wars universe, and, apparently, at the mercy of people who have no idea about ergonomics and functionality. And, first of all, it concerns the insignia of the Galactic Empire.
The ranks and ranks of imperial officers were marked with a set of colored squares located on the left side of the chest, in combination with a certain number of metal cylinders, which played the role of multifunctional code devices, which were placed in the "shoulder" pockets. In principle, initially there were several versions of the mentioned system, however, from a certain moment, the system shown in Fig. 1.1 was adopted as the base one. Figure 1.2 shows an example of wearing insignia by officers of the Galactic Empire Armed Forces.
Of course, from an ergonomic point of view, such a system is, to put it mildly, heavy - just try to count the squares on the insignia of senior and senior officers for a fraction of a second to determine the rank.
As for the insignia of privates and sergeants, “this is a great secret”, since they could not be found in any of the sources, and what is found on the Internet is nothing more than fanfiction of Star Wars fans. Of course, fanfiction also has every right to exist, but cannot be considered as the original version.
Fig.1.1. Breastplate officer insignia of the Armed Forces of the Galactic Empire (naval in the numerator, army in the denominator) |
The rank insignia of the Rebel Alliance military personnel seems to be more functional and understandable than those of the imperial opponents, but, apparently, they were created by a big fan of dice or dominoes (Fig. 1.3). Well, how else to regard the gray square stripes with a set of red and blue dots, located on the right or left side of the chest, with the help of which it was possible to identify the owner's rank (Fig. 1.4)?
Nevertheless, despite the numerous shortcomings, we can safely say that Star Wars has made a worthy contribution to the development of virtual cinematic uniformology.
2. "Star Trek" - Star Trek
The next, even bigger space opera is Star Trek.
For the first time, we learned about the United Federation of Planets in 1966, when the first series of the saga appeared on the screens. To date, the Star Trek cinematic universe has 6 television series and 12 feature films.
The evolution of the uniform component of the epic turned out to be much more intense than that of Star Wars. It should be noted that in general only in the Federation Starfleet (Federation Starfleet) 9 systems of insignia were used, replacing each other in chronological sequence and covering a period of 200 years from 2180 to 2380.
One of the features of the Starfleet uniform was its color, depending on the type of service. At the same time, over the 200 years of the described history, the color scheme was constantly changing, but the main line remained practically unchanged: the red color of the uniform or uniform details indicated belonging to the tactical command service, the yellow was left at the mercy of the engineering service, and the research corps secured blue color.
Since in this article it is not possible to fully present all the illustrative material related to the insignia of each of the eras, Fig. 2.1 shows the evolution of insignia from 2180 to 2380. on the example of the captain.
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Fig.2.1. The evolution of the insignia of the Starfleet of the Federation on the example of the captain |
And Fig. 2.2 shows the insignia of the Starfleet of the Federation in the final version, which has become a kind of "textbook". The indicated insignia were worn on the collar on the right, with the exception of flag officers - the latter were worn on the collar on both sides (Fig. 2.3). It is easy to see that the American-British naval rank system is taken as the basis.
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Fig.2.2. "Textbook" Starfleet collar insignia |
In addition to the "textbook", I would also like to note two more original insignia systems that were used in the feature film "Into Darkness", which was shown in our box office under the name "Retribution", and the series "Dark Mirror" (Dark Mirror) from the 4th season of the television series, relating to the periods 2259-2270. and 2367, respectively (Fig. 2.4 and 2.5). Figure 2.6 shows an example of wearing insignia in the film "Retribution".
All of the above applies only to the Federation Starfleet, in addition to which there were many more races that had their own armed forces and, accordingly, their own system of insignia. And, of course, first of all, it is necessary to mention the Klingon Empire.
Among the Klingons, insignia in the form of badges (pins) were worn on the collar on the right side, and although due to the lush vegetation inherent in this race on the face it is almost impossible to see them, the officer's line of insignia was restored (Fig. 2.7), which cannot be said about the line of the lower ranks.
3. "Babylon 5" - Babylon 5
This 110-episode space opera revolves around the gigantic space station Babylon 5, which acts as a stronghold for the peaceful resolution of conflict situations on a galactic scale. The first series was released in 1993, the last - in 1998.
One of the main players in the galactic political arena is the community of planets, known as the Earth Alliance, which has a fairly powerful armed forces in the army and star fleet. And, quite naturally, the mentioned armed forces had their own uniforms and original insignia, however, also based on the US-British system (Hollywood, well, what can you take from it).
Sleeve patches were used as insignia for privates and non-commissioned officers of both the army and navy, almost one to one repeating the insignia of the US Army, only with a chevron down (Fig. 3.1), and officers differed in rectangular shoulder straps (Fig. 3.2 shows shoulder straps army officers, Fig. 3.3 - navy). An example of wearing shoulder straps is shown in Fig. 3.4
In general, the system is understandable and quite functional, despite not some excess. At least you don't have to count the squares to figure out the rank of the owner.
4. "Underwater Odyssey" - SeaQuest DSV
The creators of this 59-episode television series, which delighted the eyes of fans from 1993 to 1996, decided not to leave their native planet, quite sensibly judging that there were enough white spots on Earth waiting for their discoverers. And, first of all, it concerns, of course, the depths of the World Ocean.
In the center of the story - the adventures that befell the crew of the experimental combat submarine "Sequest" (SeaQuest, literally "sea search") of the Navy of the United Earth Oceans (United Earth Oceans).
Since we are talking about the fleet, there are two branches of the Armed Forces in the series - the fleet itself (Navy) and the "rapid reaction forces" in the format of the marines (Marines).
As insignia, triangular stripes were used - sleeve and collar. The navy insignia is shown in Fig. 4.1, and Fig. 4.2 shows the insignia of the Marine Corps of the United Oceans of the Earth. Figure 4.3 shows examples of wearing insignia on uniforms.
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Fig.4.1. United Oceans Navy insignia |
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Fig.4.2. United Oceans of the Earth Marine Corps insignia |
We must pay tribute to the filmmakers - the world of "Underwater Odyssey" turned out to be well-designed and solid, and another confirmation of this is the logical system of ranks and their corresponding insignia.
5. "Andromeda" - Andromeda Ascendant
Andromeda is an American-Canadian space opera released in 2000.
In total, for the period from 2000 to 2005, 5 seasons were released with a total duration of 110 episodes, after which the series moved into the category of "completed".
The epic film follows the adventures of the crew of the starship Andromeda Ascendant, or simply Andromeda, led by Captain Dylan Hunt, in the Systems Commonwealth universe, which encompasses our Milky Way Galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy and the Andromeda Nebula.
From external and internal enemies, the interests of the Commonwealth are protected by the armed forces - the High Guard (High Guard), consisting of a star fleet, called Argosa (The Argosy), and an army, represented by the Lancer Corps (Lancer Corps).
As insignia, both of them used badges or stripes located on the collar. At the same time, each type of armed forces has its own badges and their corresponding ranks: in Fig. 5.1 the naval system is presented, in Fig. 5.2. - army. Figure 5.3 shows an example of wearing insignia.
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5.2. Lancer Corps insignia |
In my opinion, the insignia are quite functional (with the exception of the naval lower ranks, again, ergonomics let us down) - however, one gets the impression that chess played an important role in the life of their developers.
6. Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica
This film epic, perhaps, can be safely attributed to the category of "Phoenixes", now and then reborn from the ashes. The fact is that the first feature film with that name was released in 1978, followed by a 24-episode television series that ended in 1979. Then, in 2003, a decision was made to remake, and between 2004 and 2009, 73 episodes were released, divided into 4 seasons, and in 2010 a 12-episode film "Caprica" was released, which tells about the beginning of the confrontation between humans and Cylons. And this is not counting several feature films also related to the Galaxy cruiser universe.
It should be noted that from a uniformological point of view, the film epic turned out to be on top. True, there is some eclecticism in the rank system itself due to the mixing of army and navy officer ranks, but, in general, this does not spoil the overall picture.
This uniformological aspect is most clearly manifested in the series of 2004-2009. Badges (pins) placed on the collar are used here as insignia (Fig. 6.1).
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Fig.6.1. Insignia of the armed forces of mankind of the universe of the cruiser "Galaktika" (naval in the numerator, army in the denominator) |
It is clear, convenient and quite ergonomic (Fig. 6.2).
And, most importantly, it is original, functional, and from an aesthetic point of view it looks quite good. It seems to me.
7 Starship Troopers - Starship Troopers
Although Starship Troopers by Paul Verhoeven was based on the novel of the same name by the American science fiction writer Robert Heinlein, apart from the very idea of confrontation between people and beetles and the main actors The movie and the book have almost nothing in common. At the same time, I personally like the interpretation of events in the film version much more, despite the numerous technical and logical mistakes - well, here, as they say, the taste and color.
The film was released in 1997 and immediately gained enormous popularity among fans of the genre. Subsequent films in the franchise have not been as compelling, however, the Starship Troopers universe has taken a strong position alongside the cinematic worlds already mentioned in this article.
What immediately caught my eye after the first viewing was a well-designed uniform component with understandable and functional insignia (Fig. 7.1) - at least with regard to the daily uniform of the mobile infantry, the main strike force of the Federation (Fig. 7.2).
At the same time, the insignia system of the Federation starfleet looks less coherent; in any case, with all the desire, it was not possible to build any harmonious sequence. Nevertheless, the mentioned insignia are present in the film (Fig. 7.3), and perhaps a deeper analysis will allow us to recreate the entire line as a whole.
It is clear that the aforementioned line can be found on the Internet, but - alas - all this, again, is exclusively fan fiction.
8. "Safari No. 6"
In 1990, the domestic film "Safari No. 6" by a little-known director and screenwriter Andrejs Abols was released, which tells about a civil war in a certain fictional country. The plot was not original (a detachment under the command of Captain Ander and Sergeant Gez needed to destroy a certain strategic object, and during the operation the participants gradually realize that they are only pawns in someone's own game), and the budget was clearly not up to par, so that the film went practically unnoticed at the box office, despite the fact that Viktor Avilov played the main role in it.
At the same time, this film is of great interest precisely from a uniformological point of view, since it was the first time in Soviet cinema that a system of virtual insignia was used. The latter were discs of red and white colors, which in a certain amount (depending on the rank) were attached to the flap of the left breast pocket (Fig. 8.1). In principle, it is understandable and accessible, and, most importantly, inexpensive (Fig. 8.2).
From a uniformological point of view, this film is interesting because, in fact, after Safari No. 6, it turned out to be the second domestic film that uses fictional insignia.
Unfortunately, it was not possible to restore the entire line of insignia, we had to limit ourselves to only three ranks - really private, corporal and captain (Fig. 9.1). A candidate for a truly ordinary, of course, did not wear insignia.
The insignia was located on the left side of the chest of the uniform of the Combat Legion (Fig. 9.2).
At the same time, it is not entirely clear whether the color scheme of the stripes carries any semantic load or not.
Instead of a conclusion
As noted above, this article is an attempt to review virtual cinematic uniformology exclusively in the context of insignia. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, whose name is creative fantasy. And God forbid that this iceberg does not melt in the ocean of everyday life.
Sources
1. Films of the Star Wars series - Star Wars, 1977-2008
2. The series and films of the Star Trek franchise - Star Trek, 1966-2014
3. The series "Babylon 5" - Babylon 5, 1993-1998
4. The series "Underwater Odyssey" - SeaQuest DSV, 1993-1996
5. The series "Adromeda" - Andromeda Ascendant, 2000-2005
6. The series "Battlestar Galactica" - Battlestar Galactica, 2004-2009
7. The movie "Starship Troopers" - Starship Troopers, 1997
8. The film "Safari No. 6", 1990
9. The film "Inhabited Island", 2008-2009
Due to the lack of an unequivocal official version, all the information below is a compilation of information about the Imperial Army, its structure, uniform and insignia, simplified for the game. We urge you not to ask for its adjustments for certain realities.
Ranks
The army of the Empire is divided into four "branches":
- Military Forces of the Empire;
- Assault Divisions (Stormtroopers) of the Empire;
- Imperial Space Force;
- Imperial Department of Security.
The ranks listed below are listed in descending order of status and authority.
Assault Squads use the same ranks as the Military Forces, with the same status up to Major: there are no higher ranks in Assault Squads.
Officer ranks are ranks starting from lieutenant.
The last column contains a link to the insignia corresponding to a certain rank level. The badge is a metal plate with blue and red plastic rectangles. Red rectangles are replaced by yellow ones as a sign of special services to the Empire. In addition, the presence of code cylinders in the left and / or right pocket of the form can be indicated by a black stripe to the right and left of the sign.
| Military Forces |
Military Space Force | Department of Security | Mark of distinction |
| Supreme Commander (Darth Vader) | not required | ||
| Moff (Sector Commander) * | Director | ||
| Admiral |  |
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| General |  |
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| Commodore |  |
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| Colonel | Captain | Colonel |  |
| Major ** | Commander | Major |  |
| Lieutenant |  |
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| Sergeant | is absent | ||
| Private | is absent | ||
* - at the time of the game, the decree on awarding the titles of Moffs to the governors of the Sectors has not yet been issued.
** - in the ranks of the Military Forces there are still members of the Clone Wars with the rank of commander, which fully corresponds to the rank of major of the Military Forces.
The form
The uniform of officers of the Military and Military Space Forces is the same (see illustrations and):
- gray-olive trousers and a double-breasted tunic;
- gray-olive cap (optional for officers of the rank of general and above);
- a black belt with a silver buckle without utility bags;
- black thin leather gloves (optional);
- quality black boots;
- insignia and code cylinders;
- a blaster holster is usually missing.
Sergeants and privates of the Military Forces are not modeled in the game.
The Imperial Security Department rarely uses official uniforms, however, on official occasions, a white uniform of classic imperial cut is used with the insignia (and code cylinders) corresponding to the rank: see.
Assault units use powerful white combat armor. Stormtroopers do not wear insignia, because. identification is made using the built-in sensors of the helmet. However, in a non-combat situation, the insignia can be attached to the armor (without code cylinders) or to the official uniform (standard imperial cut uniform, but black - see). In addition, sergeants most often wear a large orange leather pauldron on the right shoulder: see. The standard form of attack aircraft is as follows: and.