StarCitizen:Retaliator
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The Retaliator is a large modular gunship developed by StarCitizen:Aegis Dynamics. It is designed with modular capabilities that allow for customization tailored to either combat or utility purposes. For centuries, this vessel has been employed by the UEE Military as a long-range bomber. It plays a crucial role in the UEE's power projection strategy, with Retaliator squadrons having distinguished themselves in engagements against outlaws, the StarCitizen:Vanduul, and in various other theaters of operation.<ref name="TaliStore">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="TaliGoldStd">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Modules
In-universe, the Retaliator was first introduced as a heavy StarCitizen:UEE bomber, with the option to swap out various modules to replace functionality. The modules can be mixed and matched with each other. But only the Unladen, Torpedo, and Cargo modules are currently available in the game.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="robertsspaceindustries.com">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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| Cargo (Front - Rear) | *Transform your ship into a secure transporter. Each module has lift platforms that lower to the ground for easy loading/off-loading. The forward bay has a capacity of 38 SCU while the aft bay has a capacity of 36 SCU. | ||
| [[StarCitizen::Category:Dropships|Dropship]] | With seating for up to twelve troopers that can be easily lowered to the surface, it also comes with easy access to an array of weapon & ammunition storage units. | ||
| Personnel | With these personnel modules you can turn your 'Tali' into a home away from home, supporting long-term deployments with food facilities and crew comforts. | ||
| Torpedo (Front - Rear) | The original modules of the Retaliators, the forward bay carries four torpedoes while the rear bay adds two more. |
Future Modules
CIG have stated that they hope to have more modules types in the future. These include Bomb Bays,<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> Bounty Hunting, Medical, Salvaging and even recharging stations for the Titan armor.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Acquisition
Pledge price history
| Date | Pledge cost (USD) | Insurance | Availability | Sale |
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| 2020-05-26 | 150 | 120 months | Time-limited | Invictus 2950 <ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> |
Lore
"I had never seen something as devastating or as beautiful as a fleet of Talis lighting up the Tevs.
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- Since its introduction in 2544<ref name="ReferenceA">Template:Cite RSI</ref> at the height of the StarCitizen:First Tevarin War, the Retaliator has had a distinguished, if conflicted, history. Before Aegis started designing the bomber, researchers performed extensive interviews with military pilots to understand what was lacking in the contemporary bombers of the time. This pilot-centric approach drove the design decisions of what became the Retaliator; a heavy ordnance weapons platform capable of handling both fighters and ground targets. The ship's introduction coincided with the creation of the R27HE "Hull-Shredder" torpedo, which had been rushed to production by the StarCitizen:UPE Military's R&D Dept. During the StarCitizen:Battle of Idris IV on 30 September 2544, the new torpedoes began to fail, either exploding in their tubes or failing to arm when fired.
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Ivar Messer & The First Tevarin War=
- Following the deaths of Colonel StarCitizen:Tio Koshi and Major StarCitizen:Michael Colorry of the StarCitizen:Army's StarCitizen:112th Infantry Batallion on the surface, a young, ambitious officer Captain StarCitizen:Ivar Messer, then assumed command of the company. He began calling danger-close bombing runs from the fleet's Retaliator bombers while he organized ambush points with the surviving soldiers. For hours, the bombers dumped payload after payload of high-explosive ordnance on the converging Tevarin ground forces, giving Messer the needed opening to turn the tide against the planetary defence system - capturing it for use against the Tevarin fleet<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> and galvanizing his rise to power.
- During the First Tevarin War, the StarCitizen:999th Test Squadron were the first to test variants of the Retaliator. Some in command demanded a rush on the needed ships going into active service immediately, but (thanks to his heroics at the Battle of Idris IV) a then Colonel Ivar Messer had enough clout to advise that the variants' deployment be held until the 999 had signed off on them. Historians credit this move with saving hundreds of pilots’ lives. A fatally flawed power transfer unit was discovered and fixed during the testing process.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Propaganda=
- After the Battle of Idris IV, Retaliators became common in recruitment messages for the First Tevarin War. Images were created to help maintain the momentum of that landmark victory, cited by many historians as the turning point in the war. One such image was that of "The Bombing Run", depicding StarCitizen:391st Squadron opening fire against a Tevarin planetary defense system, captured by United Times reporter StarCitizen:Renzo Oui on 11 November.<ref name="brochure">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Second Tevarin War=
- During the StarCitizen:Second Tevarin War, the StarCitizen:78th Squadron's CO Captain StarCitizen:Jaso Iger commissioned pilots to fly luxury foodstuffs and other contraband aboard StarCitizen:Retaliator-As from StarCitizen:Terra's southern regions to the squadron's remote base in StarCitizen:Ankorum. This frivolity came to a halt when the Retaliator transporting contraband suffered a flame-out during a landing approach. The tower quickly ordered the crew to dump their fuel and dummy munitions in preparation for a crash landing. The order was followed, sending the illicit goods stored in the bomb bay falling around the airbase: two tons of fresh Thorshu crab legs, earning the squadron the nickname "Thundering Thorshu".<ref name="ReferenceB">Template:Cite RSI</ref>
- The StarCitizen:42nd Squadron came to fame during the StarCitizen:Battle of Centauri in 2610, at the culmination of the Second Tevarin War. They used ambush tactics against StarCitizen:Corath'thal's fleet by floating dead in their Retaliators near the StarCitizen:Jump Point to StarCitizen:Elysium, using it as a bottleneck. Captain StarCitizen:Alexandra Dunlevy then ordered all ships to take out the enemy's StarCitizen:Phalanx Shields. The Tevarin were quick to send out fighters to deal with the foe suddenly in their midst, but the damage was already done. With a significant portion of the Tevarin defensive capabilities then disabled, the UEE carriers renewed their attack, cementing a UEE victory.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Redesign=
- The coveted 2783 Retaliator's redesign was led by StarCitizen:Juliet Maupin, catching the eye of the UEE Military. She was thus enlisted in creating next generation weaponry for StarCitizen:Linton Messer that would later form the basis of StarCitizen:Apocalypse Arms.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Controversies=
- The Retaliator was at the center of many controversies during the later Messer years, when the Navy decided to use Cluster Missiles against a political activist group hiding in what is now StarCitizen:Haven, sparking debate throughout the StarCitizen:UEE.<ref name="brochure"/>
- During the later Messer years, the Navy’s decision to use Cluster Missiles against a political activist group hiding in what is now StarCitizen:Haven sparked debate throughout the UEE.<ref name="brochure"/>
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- In 2791 at the height of Messer Era tyranny, the 78th Squadron were ordered to equip double-loads of antimatter torpedoes to their Retaliators and destroy an inhabited moon in the Ferron System believed to be the hiding place of a cadre of radicalized rebels. In truth, the residents were tens of thousands of unarmed civilians. Commanding officer StarCitizen:Lisa Cahillier defied mission protocol, contacting the base directly, ordering them to surrender their weapons. The residents responded with pleas.
- Cahillier held her ground on comms to superiors, refusing to give the order to fire. The commander of the battle group, Admiral StarCitizen:Lorna Gestala intervened, giving a final declaration for the 78th to annihilate the target. Cahillier ordered her group to fire, but targeted an asteroid beyond the agro center. The moon’s inhabitants watched the torpedoes sail harmlessly overhead and obliterate the distant target. The bombers made the long, silent flight home to face certain court martial and inevitable execution. On landing, officers were taken away in restraints and enlisted men were confined to quarters on base. The squadron spent roughly 18 months in the stockade and then were freed as heroes by the incoming government under StarCitizen:Erin Toi. Squadron 78 was re-established, presented as a symbol of enduring humanity in the face of the most tyrannical orders from the fallen Imperator.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
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Resurgence=
- Although the ship was almost synonymous with the reign of Messers and began to see decreased usage as the military distanced itself from that era, the ship began a surprising resurgence in the private sector.<ref name="brochure"/> Today, Civilians are known to extensively customize surplus Retaliators for non-wartime roles.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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Avenging Angels=
- In 2944, a mid-air collision between a Retaliator and a StarCitizen:Freelancer above StarCitizen:New Junction, StarCitizen:Lo resulted in the two ships crashing into the StarCitizen:Waldren Towers housing development, causing devastation.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> In 2945, the Mōhio Museum in StarCitizen:Kevric City, StarCitizen:Angeli hosted the "Avenging Angels" exhibition of the Retaliator through history, featuring the only remaining original model Retaliator, assembled in 2567 and no longer flyable.<ref name="brochure"/> StarCitizen:PopuNation activists protested outside over the installation's depiction of Tevarin culture and "jingoistic" celebration of the Retaliator bomber.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref> The ship won StarCitizen:Galactic Tour's "Bomber of the Year" award in 2946.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
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Development
| 2017-01-03 | The Retaliator Bomber became flight ready in Alpha 2.6.0.<ref name="patch260">Template:Cite RSI</ref> |
| 2024-09 | The "Base" and "Bomber" variants were consolidated into a singular model with the introduction of the "Gold Standard." This update also incorporated a new modular room system into the game.<ref name="robertsspaceindustries.com"/> |
Trivia
- A scale model of the Retaliator is displayed at the CIG offices in Manchester.<ref>"[...]the second ship we made at Mangostone for Cloud Imperium Games. The Retaliator [...]", Laurens Nockels, Sci Fi/Fantasy Scratchbuild and kitbash modeler, Facebook, March 7, 2025</ref>
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