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5. The Maquis: When Star Trek decided to weave a thinly veiled holocaust allusion into their main next generation plots we were all a little skeptical, but these Cardassian fighting space rebels went on to dominate many of the political subplots of three Star Trek series for more than four years. |
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4. The Kingdoms of Mongo: Having been under the thumb of Ming the Merciless in incarnations ranging from comic strips to serial theater to big screen adaptations The Kingdoms of Mongo have earned a place among the most recognizable of space rebels. Prince Barin of Arboria, Vultan of the Hawkmen, for over seventy years they’ve battled Ming’s oppression and won. |
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3. The Agents of Goldstein: You never know if you’re an agent until it’s too late. Goldstein lives in your thoughts… your desires… Goldstein represents your basic human needs and acting on those impulses can bring you into direct confrontation with party members of Oceania in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. |
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2. The Rebel Alliance: After the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the first Galactic Empire, a group of star systems banded together to fight Sith oppression. The rise and ultimate victory of the rebel alliance is chronicled in George Lucas’s Star Wars films. |
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1. The Fremen: The desert people of Arrakis openly disregard the politics of the Dune universe until the seat of human political power is thrust upon them. Those who control the worm control the spice. Fremen rule ultimately dominates Frank Herbert’s Dune universe for over 3,500 years. |
