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{{For|the original [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]] model|Blade}}
{{Vehicle
| uuid = 0d4c5000-ffdb-41f5-9de1-d64252dfef21
| name = Blade (replica)
| image = Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
| size = small
| manufacturer = ESPR
| career = Combat
| productionstate = Flight ready
| productionstatedesc = Since [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0|Alpha 3.2.0]]. Rework in progress
| maxcrew = 1
| pledgecost = 275
| originalpledgecost = 250
| warbondcost = 250
| originalwarbondcost = 250
| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RegdeBENkw-blade
| pledgeavailability = Time-limited sales
| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/vanduul-blade/Blade
| qandaurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/15263-Q-A-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Part-I
| qandaurl2 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/15265-Q-A-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Part-II
| mincrew = 1
| smwqueryname = Blade (replica)
}}

The [[StarCitizen:Esperia]] '''Blade''' is a [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]] light fighter replica produced by [[StarCitizen:Esperia]] for military use. They are often used for training for the UEE pilots.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15248-Important-Announcement-From-Esperia-Inc|text=Important Announcement from Esperia, Inc.}}</ref> The maneuverability of the Blade is beyond anything else out there which makes up for its lacking armor.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/15263-Esperia-Vanduul-Blade-Q-A-Part-1|text=Esperia Vanduul Blade Q&A Part 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=pledge/ships/vanduul-blade/Blade|text=The Esperia Blade - Ship page}}</ref>

==Features==
{{List item
|Versatile Fighter
|The vehicle can serve multiple fighter roles from an advance scout to an escort fighter, as an interceptor or even an independent skirmisher.
}}
{{List item
|Trainer
|The spacecraft for ideal for aggressor training operations.
}}
{{List item
|Weapons
|The replica has a pair of size 3 "Warlord" plasma cannons, a pair of size 2 "Wasp" laser cannons as well as a pair of size 3 missile hard-points (each holding a rack of four size 1 missiles) installed.
}}

== Specifications ==
{{Vehicle hardpoints}}

== Model ==

===Ship profile===
'''Currently, only the version 2 (V2) model is available in-game.'''

<tabber>
In space=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
!Below
|-
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Isometric.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Port.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Front.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Rear.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_game_-_Below.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
|-|
Landed=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
|-
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Port.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade_in_SelfLand_-_Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
</tabber>

===Version 3===
The following images are screenshots of the [[StarCitizen:Inside Star Citizen]] episode "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hoEbs4krE Enemy Mine]", which showed a work-in-progress third version model. This version will not be made available until [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]] is released.

{| class="wikitable"
!Images
|-
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Above.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit Front Left.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Cockpit starboard.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Below.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Blade - V3 rework WIP - Starboard close.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

===Paints===
{{Note|As of [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.4|3.17.4]], there are '''NO PAINTS''' available for the Blade.}}

== Acquisition ==
{{Vehicle availability}}

==Lore==
For some decades, [[StarCitizen:UEE|United Empire of Earth]] aggressor squadrons have operated replica Blade fighters produced under exclusive contract by [[StarCitizen:Esperia Inc.]] These spacecraft, produced in great quantity, have been used to train generations of fighter pilots for [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]] engagements. Today, [[StarCitizen:Esperia]] manufactures [[StarCitizen:Scythe (replica)|Scythe]] and [[StarCitizen:Glaive (replica)|Glaive]] clones for training and testing purposes, with most former Blades having been returned to the manufacturer for storage and disassembly. The so-called "[[StarCitizen:Esperia Boneyard]]" (location classified) contains hundreds upon hundreds of used examples in varying states of disassembly. In the wake of the recent attack on [[StarCitizen:Uriel]], many of the Blade trade-ins produced in the past decade are being outfitted for frontier defense use, part of an extremely controversial program aimed at better-arming those threatened by alien attack.

The current crop of Blade spacecraft available was manufactured between [[StarCitizen:2930]] and [[StarCitizen:2940]] under a lease agreement with the [[StarCitizen:UEE|United Empire of Earth]]'s military. Per Esperia's [[StarCitizen:UEE Navy|Naval]] contract, Blades have been returned to Esperia's care as more advanced aggressor designs are manufactured at a 1:1 basis. While each of these Blades is already a veteran of [[StarCitizen:Human]]ity's [[StarCitizen:Vanduul War|war on the Vanduul]], each has been restored to factory settings and features a full manufacturer's guarantee.<ref name="ReferenceA" />

== Gallery ==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:Blade images}}

<tabber>
Official (V2)=
{{gallery
|Blade-Left-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Front-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Rear-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Right-Squashed.jpg
|Blade-Cockpit-Squashed.jpg
|Blade 01.jpg
}}
|-|
In-game (V2)=
{{gallery
|Blaade_and_Stone.png
|IAE2954-day4-blade.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-01.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-02.jpg
|IAE2951-day4-alien-showfloor-blade-top.jpg
|Vanduul Blade 3.5.0 landed.png
}}
|-|
Original design (V1)=
{{gallery
|Blade.jpg
|Light_Fighter_Blade.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Whitebox 01.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Whitebox 02.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Whitebox 03.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Whitebox 04.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Whitebox 05.jpg
|Vanduul Blade Document 01.jpg
}}
</tabber>

== Development ==
In 2018-06-30, with the release of [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0]], the ship became Flight Ready.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/16639-Star-Citizen-Alpha-32-Available|text=Star Citizen Alpha 3.2.0 Available!}}</ref>

In [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2023]], CIG announced that the owners of the Vanduul ships will get the reworked version without an unspecified date.<ref name="citcon2023">[https://youtu.be/2otksAGrCOc?si=BlNYB07praj8qftd&t=2043 CitizenCon 2953: Talking Ship] on YouTube</ref>

== See also ==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcEsq9k9UAQ Star Citizen: Alpha 3.2 - Vanduul Blade]
*[https://youtu.be/J8hoEbs4krE Inside Star Citizen: Enemy Mine - Spring 2020]

== References ==
<references />

{{Navplate manufacturers|ESPR}}
{{Navplate vehicles}}
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[[Category:Light fighters]]

StarCitizen:Blade (replica) - Revision history

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