A raptor, painted on a Romulan Bird-of-Prey
"Is there something we can do to keep us from showing up on their sensors?"
"I could paint a bird-of-prey on the hull."
"I could paint a bird-of-prey on the hull."
"After a whole century, what will a Romulan ship look like, Mister Stiles? I doubt they'll radio and identify themselves."
"You'll know, sir. They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey."
"You'll know, sir. They're painted like a giant bird-of-prey."
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A hawk
A raptor was a type of predatory bird, also referred to as a bird-of-prey. Raptor can also refer to the Velociraptor.
Imagery of the raptor was present on ancient Vulcan, where a huge faction of the population "marched beneath the raptor's wings." They were against the teachings of Surak, and killed him using atomic weaponry. (ENT: "The Forge")
The Romulans and Klingons both used spacecraft classified as "Birds-of-Prey." (TOS: "Balance of Terror"; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
The Klingons also had Raptor-class starships in the 22nd century. (ENT: "Sleeping Dogs")
In the original script to "United", the prototype Romulan drone ship was called the Raptor.
Raptor species[]
- Buzzard (Earth)
- Eagle (Earth)
- Hawk (Earth)
- Norpin falcon
- Owl
- Cyclops owl (Alcor IV)
- Great Horned Owl (Earth)
- Tarkalean condor
- Sinoraptor (Bajor)
- Velociraptor (Earth)
- Vulture (Earth)
External links[]
- Raptor at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Raptor at Wikipedia