Alright, this information comes from the press release for "The Dogs of War". First off, I can tell you now it is NOT USS DEFIANT-A! In fact, it's not even USS Defiant! Its... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USS Sao Paolo NCC-75633, Defiant class
Note, this is the highest registry we have ever seen, which means this ship must be pretty darned new
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Ooh...I really hope this is true.
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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :
Gracias a Deus! I'm half Brazilian, you see. . . 8)
Posted by Brown_supahero (Member # 83) on :
Can the guy's at Anteres do it again?
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Posted by The_Tom (Member # 38) on :
I think Sisko does an unofficial renaming on the spot, but I do hope the number is kept...
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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :
I'd have to agree with Tom on this one, but it would be a jab at Brazil if they did that...
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
I may be wrong, but isn't it technically spelled S�o Paolo? I'm not complaining; I just want to know if I'm imagining things...
And how did they come up w/ that? Why couldn't they have kept the adjectives-ending-in-"iant" theme going? USS Brilliant, USS Radiant, USS Reliant... Just a thought...
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Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :
*hopes its the Defiant-A*
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Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Actually, the spelling I got from Microsoft Bookshelf was S�o Paulo...
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Posted by Curry Monster (Member # 12) on :
Sao Paulo? Look, no insult to any nation (hell I wouldn't even applaud if they named it the new Dehli) but the name Defiant defines the ship. (excuse the pun). I sincerely hope they keep the name.
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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Okay, well, the "Paolo/Paulo" part wasn't what I was talking about. I was more worried about the tilde over the 'a' in "S�o"... :-)
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Posted by Bernd (Member # 6) on :
Is the tilde also used for capital (hull) letters?
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
USS S�O PAULO? I guess maybe we'll find out... *thinks, if they do show the name on the hull, they'll leave out the tilde*
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Posted by Jim Phelps (Member # 102) on :
I don't think the writers would want to rehash the old Enterprise story over again - going where other shows have already been seems to be a no-no with the producers, given the need to establish a unique identity to the show.
Also the Defiant always seemed like an anonymous fighting ship which does its duty and goes under, so a Defiant-A would be like picking up an old ground pounder and promoting him to an officer - the ship is simply not made for such a call.
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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :
Isn't it odd how for years after it should have become NCC rather than NX, they wouldn't change the model because it would invalidate their stock footage. . . and yet since then we've had the Valiant and now a new one as well. . .
Still, looked at another way - no Defiant stock footage in the last few epsiodes! 8)
Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on :
Well, they could just rework it so it has a different name. Or they may try to fool us. No, that doesn't say Defiant!
And is it "allowed" to leave out the tilde-like accent over the A on capital letters?
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