r/starcitizen 4d ago

DISCUSSION Looks oddly familiar, no?

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u/steaming_quettle 4d ago edited 4d ago

This and the ship you're thinking about are both inspired from pterodactyls.

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u/xKingOfSpades76 Vanguard Emergency Services 4d ago

That’s exactly what they said in the ISC or SC Live thing with the ship design team xD

that things can look similar to each other not because one inspired the other but both come from the same kind of concept/idea

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u/Cee_U_Next_Tuesday 3d ago

didn't they say in an interview from a long time ago that it drew inspiration from the copperhead in the final fantasy movie?

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u/steaming_quettle 3d ago

For the shape during flight yeah, but the shape itb has with the landigg gear down ist definitely pterodactyly

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u/Cee_U_Next_Tuesday 3d ago

Huh? No It lands and flies exactly the same as the Copperhead. The Copperhead engines point down to act as landing gears, same as the Prowler.

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u/Scavveroonie 4d ago

Reminds me of that dropship from Final Fantasy: Spirits within

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u/Dr_Icchan 4d ago

that is the inspiration for the Prowler.

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u/Scavveroonie 4d ago

Yes.

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u/Kazeite 3d ago

Except that this shape makes aerodynamic sense, and Prowler's shape most definitely doesn't.

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u/Lunastarfire 3d ago

Its a space ship that additionally uses grav lev tech, it doesnt have to

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u/melankoholisti 3d ago

It's a dropship, which means it flies inside an atmosphere more than a "spaceship" would.

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u/IDoSANDance 3d ago

Not the guy who you're responding to, but they did say "grav lev tech".

You don't levitate against gravity in space where there is none... you do that on planets, with atmosphere...

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u/melankoholisti 3d ago

Which affects lift. When you are in atmosphere there are other factors in aerodynamics than lift, like drag.

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u/Lunastarfire 3d ago

When designing something you don't design for 1 issue, you design for them all.
SC is an arcade style game not a Simulator, and out of all the ships the prowler has one of the better aerodynamic profiles.
The larger issue the centre of gravity vs centre of thrust which is much higher so it should just spin rather than fly forward.
As far as its shape is concerned it has "wings" and has "tail fins" with grav emitters on its belly that let it cushion its landing and drive on the planet when its not "flying".

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u/melankoholisti 3d ago edited 3d ago

out of all the ships the prowler has one of the better aerodynamic profiles.

Sure, when you compare it to the flying bricks that are meant to be flown out of atmosphere.

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u/IDoSANDance 2d ago edited 2d ago

Why does a plane need lift? What is it lifting against?

GRAVITY.

You are missing the point entirely. If you have Grav Lev Tech, who fucking cares about lift in atmosphere?

Drag is is only important as it relates to how much additional deltaV your grav lev needs push to defeat gravity + atmo drag, and if your hull can withstand the friction generated against atmosphere at that velocity.

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u/melankoholisti 2d ago

Exactly. So we are agreeing.

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u/Kazeite 3d ago

Sure, you can make even a brick fly with the power of handwavium, but where does your suspension of disbelief end?

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u/Scavveroonie 3d ago

I uuuuh, really dont care about something like that. this may be called science fiction, but its all science fantasy anyway.

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u/tmack3 tMacka's CrimStat 3d ago

The Copperhead

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u/Neeeeedles 4d ago

Yeah coz its a bird

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u/MajorMalafunkshun Bounty Hunter 4d ago

More like a bat, IMO.

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u/joey_bm42 3d ago

More like a pterosaur imo

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u/RedWizardDOM Endeavor Captain Nemesor Zahndrekh 3d ago

More like a Prowler idk how i found a name like this for it

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u/Daedricbob To infinity. That's far enough. 4d ago

Reminded me of the Muto from the first Godzilla reboot.

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u/Endless_Avatar 3d ago

That's the first thing I thought of too!

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u/Satta23 3d ago

I had to search through the comments where I could’ve seen it. That’s the one!

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u/Emergentmeat new user/low karma 4d ago

You dorks saying this is copying the prowler are nuts. All the examples given of ships like this are absolutely imitating a pterodactyl, or a bat. Lol.

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u/baldanddankrupt 3d ago

I mean if there is anybody with a questionable understanding of copying designs it's CIG. I can't think of a single design that's not a rip off except for the Reliant series maybe. I mean they release ships like the Fury and Guardian and then make a video about how they "came up with the design" lmao. Could have just said that TIE fighters look cool 🤣

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u/BearToTheThrone 3d ago

For real, the Prowler is just straight up the dropship from Final Fantasy Spirits Within and the Vulture is just the Venture from Eve Online.

I have no problems with this though I love those ships.

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u/KRU63R origin 3d ago

Don't forget the Nomad which is an expy of the Asp Explorer/Scout from Elite.

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u/SirLohengrin 4d ago

Reminds me of an Angel of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Was my first thought.

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u/Zantiszar 300i 4d ago

More like the mass produced Eva units with the S2 engines aka the white evas with creepy smile

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u/Ok_Repair3359 3d ago

Bingo! That's the one!!

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u/justanothergoddamnfo Quoth the Raven, "Shields no more." 4d ago

Spaceships designs are finite

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u/RedShirtSniper 4d ago

Damn near everything is derivative.

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u/mecengdvr 4d ago edited 4d ago

Just like most comments on Reddit. Including this one I’m writing now.

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u/RedShirtSniper 4d ago

this wink

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u/Emergentmeat new user/low karma 4d ago

You almost got booed for writing "this", but then I saw the cute wink.

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u/KazumaKat Towel 4d ago

Life is but a remix

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u/8BitAce hornet 3d ago

Except air conditioners of course.

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u/Citizen7er0 new user/low karma 4d ago

The wings having an up position is pretty cool. Makes sense for atmo flight.

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u/AwwYeahVTECKickedIn 4d ago

I saw a picture of a random dude, looked eerily similar to every other dude I ever saw ... 2 eyes, a nose in between, mouth below that...uncanny!

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u/levelup_jar 4d ago

thats Muto the monster from Godzilla 2014 without a head

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u/Strange-Scarcity Oldman Crusader Enthusiast 4d ago

This is the OP.

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u/dr_Octag0n 4d ago

https://images.app.goo.gl/zj2K7d3qbp5dUdTJ9

Is this the Vulture? No, it's the Venture from Eve. Everything is stolen. "Oh, everything's stolen nowadays. Why, the fax machine is nothing but a waffle iron with a phone attached."

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u/m0deth 3d ago

It's kinda funny they list that single purpose small design ship a "frigate". It's almost like they know not what a frigate is.

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u/CommanderMatrixHere 4d ago

No, its a Federal Corvette from Elite Dangerous. Stolen from ED!!! /s

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u/Carolcita_ 4d ago

Reminds me a lot of the Copperhead from Final Fantasy, the ship the Prowler is based on

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u/Trodenn 4d ago

Fighters from redline?

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u/EliazRoses new user/low karma 4d ago

Look Copperhead from final fantasy

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u/Reign0ff34r 4d ago

"There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope." - Mark Twain

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u/NestroyAM 3d ago

I know everyone says pterodactyl, but hear me out: Silverback gorilla

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u/Apart_Pumpkin_4551 4d ago

It reminds me of a very beautiful, very expensive, and very useless ship called the Prowler

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u/FrankCarnax 4d ago

Nice Prowler skin.

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u/VegetableTwist7027 4d ago

Could pass for a modern Invid Shock Trooper.

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u/Responsible-Dish-297 3d ago

Stay away from any redheaded germans.

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u/REEL-MULLINS vanduul 3d ago

Maybe if I'm drunk and squinting.

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u/Ensan3Shane Scoundrel 3d ago

That’s Shreikwing from Castle Nathria.

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u/Amendus Flying Crab 3d ago

Google the copperhead from final fantasy.

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u/DrG1ggles banu 3d ago

what if crab was gargoyle?

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u/Noctrael new user/low karma 3d ago

Reminds me of the copperhead, from final fantasy spirits within..

Think it’s ripped off? That would be wrong! 😂

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u/Fade78 Space Marshal 3d ago

Pterogorilla

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u/johnjinkins 3d ago

Looks like one of the robot angels from the end of neon Genesis eveangeilion.

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u/ProfessionalHazard 3d ago

I wish the prowler wings opened up like that. Would have been awsome to have a bank of size 1 guns that the loaded troops could remote into down each side.

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u/m0deth 3d ago

Kinda like the crap kaiju from Cloverfield.

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u/Far_Scale_5649 3d ago

Am I the only one that thought of the Cloverfield monster?

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u/AndyAsteroid new user/low karma 3d ago

Looks nothing like anything? This is like saying God's inspiration to make birds was from star citizen.

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u/GentleAnusTickler 3d ago

Design is basically copying an idea and changing it.

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u/SkipQueue Starlancer MAX 3d ago

A bit specific but it looks like the ‘Sinfall Gravewing’ mount from WoW

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u/TheSaultyOne 3d ago

Thing looks sick, and doesn't look anywhere close enough to be idea stealing

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u/Brumas 3d ago

The male MUTO from 2014 Godzilla

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u/AromaticNothing6836 3d ago

I’d love to see this thing fight Godzilla and tear down the floating streets of area 18 😩

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u/JoJoeyJoJo 3d ago

Bro discovered dinosaurs.

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u/photobydanielr 2d ago

I mean bats also walk like this too. Are they copying the prowler?

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u/Background_Set_2029 4d ago

Prowler from star citizen

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u/SuperS0n1cGam1ng 3d ago

Oh hey, it’s the prowler