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About Andromeda
Intro Screen to Andromeda
Andromeda was conceived by Gene Roddenberry in the early 1970s and posthumously produced on his behalf by his widow Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. Captain Dylan Hunt is a member of the Systems Commonwealth'sHigh Guard; he and his ship the Andromeda Ascendant are frozen in time. They awaken 300 years in the future, where Hunt discovers that the Commonwealth has fallen and the universe has fallen into chaos, with the strong preying on the weak. Deciding to change all of this, Hunt sets out with a new crew to create a new Commonwealth and bring order to a chaotic galaxy. With this impossible task in front of him, Dylan must come up with a way to convince races to sign up while fighting off some of the galaxy's most fearsome enemies, including the Magog (and their god the Spirit of the Abyss) and the Nietzscheans - whilst also dealing with the problems and betrayals of the members of his new crew.
“The long night has come. The Systems Commonwealth the greatest civilization in history has fallen. Now, one ship, one crew have vowed to drive back the night and rekindle the light of civilization. On the starship Andromeda hope lives again”
— Intro to Season One
“He is the last guardian of a fallen civilization, a hero from another time. Faced with a universe in chaos, Dylan Hunt recruits an unlikely crew and sets out to reunite the galaxies. On the starship Andromeda hope lives again ”
— Intro to Season Two
“The Universe is a dangerous place. But in our future my crew and I fight to make it safe. I am Dylan Hunt, Captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, and these are our adventures.”
— Intro to Seasons Three, Four and Five
Featured Article
The Battle of Samsarra was a battle between the Commonwealth and the Pyrians over the territorial ownership of the planet of Samsarra.
Prelude
The Andromeda had gone to Samsarra because the Commonwealth colonists had sent a distress call. The Pyrians had dropped 24 atmosphere generators that were spewing Carbon dioxide, Methane, and Carbon Sulfides into their atmosphere and left without speaking a word to the colonists. If the generators where left in place, then the planet would not have been able to support oxygen breathing life within a month. The Andromeda destroyed all of the generators, and Captain Hunt called for combined Commonwealth fleet to blockade Samsarra. But, several hours after he sent the call for backup, Rommie detected Pyrian ships entering the system.
The Battle
The Pyrian fleet was a huge battle group made of several dozen Torchships, 2 Dropships, and other escort craft. The Andromeda was badly...Read More
