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One of my many projects I do for my upcoming site, is compiling a list with the origins of the more obscure starship names. I have most of them figured out by now. However, I still need to know where the name of the USS Archon comes from. Does anybody know that?
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An "archon" was a type of leader in ancient Greece, apparently.
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An Archon is a powerful Protoss unit formed by the merger of two Protoss high Templars. A Dark Archon is formed by merging two dark-tenplars. Oh wait, wrong franchise,
actually an Archon was the most important of the nine chief adminstrative officials of Ancient Athens. After 638BC, each archon held office for 1 year. They were usually wealthy aristocrats and were elected to office. After 497 BC, they were chosen by lot. Other Athenian oficials were King, Polemarch, and 6 Thesmothetae.
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quote:USS Vanguard An Archon is a powerful Protoss unit formed by the merger of two Protoss high Templars. A Dark Archon is formed by merging two dark-tenplars.
LOL Vanguard. I never did care much about them though. The Protoss carriers, now there's a powerful unit. Especially in a full fleet, they're almost unstoppable.
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Well nyah to y'all! Tiberian Sun all the way! I bet you a couple of Banshees could whip the carrier's ass...
And I'd know - I've played Starcraft
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I have both StarCraft: Brood War and Tiberium Sun. I never did like TS. But I still play SC:BW. And I'm a Terran player myself, Battlecruisers all the way!
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Tiberian Sun is much much better. I just played a single skirmish for 4:59:45. Anyone here played a single SC level/scenario for tha tlong?
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