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{{quote
|We are the people who disobeyed. We are the humans who '''would not''' go to war… A wise soldier chooses her battlefield, and we did not want this one. We '''rejected''' the call to arms, and so the first people we disobeyed were our own leaders. That is the soul of the '''Defiant'''.
|We were nomads among the stars then... We were a community made up of communities, traveling the stars together. Part mercenary fleet, part trade fleet. Our own people.▼
|[[Gran-Gran]] telling [[Spensa]]DDF’s ofallies about the ''Defiant's'' fleet{{book ref|sky1sky4|4517}}
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The '''Defiant''' is a battle cruiser{{book ref|sky1|1}} and the biggest spaceship in a small, independent, nomad fleet of humans,.{{book thatref|sky1|45}} It crashed on [[Detritus]] after being targeted by the [[Superiority]] and attacked by the [[varvax|Krell]],{{book ref|sky1|45}} eightyat yearsthe beforeconclusion Spensaof joinsthe Flightthird School[[Human War]].{{book ref|sky1sky2|1729}} It is said to be larger than [[Igneous Cavern]].{{book ref|sky1|1}}
 
== Fleet ==
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The fleet is comprised of one main ship, the ''Defiant,'' four smaller ships, the ''Yeong-Gwang'',{{book ref|sky1|8}} the ''Antioch'',{{book ref|sky1|7}}, and two others, as well as thirty starfighters.{{book ref|sky1|45}} These ships are made up of a combination of trade and mercenary vessels.{{book ref|sky1|45}} One of the gunships that accompanies the ''Defiant'' is the [[Antioch]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The ''Defiant'' is the only ship capable of faster than light travel using a [[cytonic]] controlled hyperdrive, with the other ships attaching to the ''Defiant'' before the jump occurs.{{book ref|sky1|45}} ▼
▲|We were nomads among the stars then... We were a community made up of communities, traveling the stars together. Part mercenary fleet, part trade fleet. Our own people.
|[[Gran-Gran]] telling [[Spensa]] of the ''Defiant's'' fleet{{book ref|sky1|45}}
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▲The fleet is comprised of one main ship, the ''Defiant,'' four smaller ships, the ''[[Yeong-Gwang]]'',{{book ref|sky1|8}} the gunship ''[[Antioch]]'',{{book ref|sky1|7}}, and two others, as well as thirty starfighters[[starfighter]]s.{{book ref|sky1|45}} These ships are made up of a combination of trade and mercenary vessels.{{book ref|sky1|45}} One of the gunships that accompanies the ''Defiant'' is the [[Antioch]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The ''Defiant'' is the only ship capablein ofthe fasterfleet thanthat lightis travelcapable using aof [[cytonics|cytonic]] controlled hyperdrivehyperjumps, with the other ships attaching themselves to the ''Defiant'' before the jump occurs.{{book ref|sky1|45}}
The ships hyperdrive and engines are controlled by a cytonic. The ship can move without a cytonic, however, its FTL capabilities are inaccessible.{{book ref|sky1|45}}▼
 
▲The shipsship's hyperdrive and engines are controlled by a cytonic. The ship can move without a cytonic, however, its FTL capabilities arewould be inaccessible.{{book ref|sky1|45}}
The fleets crews are multicultural{{book ref|sky1|14}} and made up of many divisions including; command, scientists, engineers, marines, and gunners. It is unclear whether the many cultures that can be found within the fleet are dispersed across the ships or whether different ships originated from different countries on Old Earth. The engineers of the ''Defiant'' are treated as outsiders by the rest of the fleet's crew due to their ability to control the engines. As this group was also the first to be able to explore space, this distrust may also stem from jealousy.{{book ref|sky1|45}} ▼
 
▲The fleets crews are multicultural{{book ref|sky1|14}} and made up of many divisions including; command, scientists, engineers, marines, and gunners. It is unclear whether the many cultures that can be found within the fleet are dispersed across the ships or whether different ships originated from different countries on Old[[Earth (Skyward)|Earth]]. The engineers of the ''Defiant'' are treated as outsiders by the rest of the fleet's crew due to their abilitycytonic toabilities. controlAs it was known by members of the engines.fleet Asthat the Superiority also possessed such abilities, this groupsimilarity waslikely alsofurther alienated the engineering crew.{{book ref|sky1|27}} As the engineers were the first to be able to explore space, this distrust may also stem from jealousy.{{book ref|sky1|45}} It was rumored that the engineers were in collusion with the Krell, which may have further fueled tensions between the engine crew and other sectors of the fleet.{{book ref|sky1|44}}
Some technology, such as light-lines{{book ref|sky1|3}} and holographic projectors,{{book ref|sky1|9}} survived the crash, as well as subsequent destruction of the fleets electronic archive, and were passed down through the generations.{{book ref|sky1|3}} Before the crash, light-lines were used by the engineers while they worked on ship machinery in zero gravity.{{book ref|sky1|14}} Schematics of starships also survived the ships destruction.{{book ref|sky1|6}} ▼
 
== History ==
The ''Defiant's'' fleet avoidedwere thenot warinvolved within the Krell,third beingHuman neitherWar, thehowever, peoplewere totargeted beginby the warSuperiority ornone propagatethe itless.{{book Asref|sky2|28}} During the war continued, the ''Defiant'' found it increasingly more difficult, as well as dangerous, to contact space stations and planets, and as such did not know whoof the KrellSuperiority wereor the Krell at the time that they were attacked.{{book ref|sky1|45}} AlthoughWhen the peoplewar ofended, the ''Defiant''Superiority considereddeemed themselves seperatehumanity to thebe humanstoo involvedbrutal, inuncivilized, theand war,aggressive theand opposingordered forcethat stillall requiredhuman forfleets themsurrender to surrendertheir authority.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}} WhenThe people of the ''Defiant'' considered themselves separate to the humans involved in the war, and when they refused to surrender, the Krell were sent after the ''Defiant'' and its fleet to capture and contain the group.{{book ref|sky1|epilogue}}
 
{{sidequote
|I was terrified, in my little heart, because the ship kept shaking from their fire. We were in chaos... I stood in the alcove, watching the red lances of light, and could hear the stars screaming. A little frightened girl by a bubble of glass.
|[[Gran-Gran]] describing the day of the crash{{book ref|sky1|45}}
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The day the ''Defiant'' crashed, the engineers, along with theand scientists, mutinied against the command and military staff aboard the ship, after the Krell had surrounded the fleet and begun to attack the vessels. At some point during the battle, an explosion occurred on the bridge. The captain called down to the engine room, giving [[Spensa's great-grandmother]] her commands, however, she disobeyed,. insteadShe bringingbrought the fleet to Detritus, using her cytonic abilities, toin performthe fasterhope thanthat lightthe fleet could use the planet's defense system as travelprotection.{{book ref|sky1|45}} However, the jump sheSpensa's great-grandmother made proved to be beyond her capabilities and she died.{{book Theref|sky1|45}} shipsFired wereupon damaged and crashed ontoby the surfaceplanet's oforbital thedefense planetplatforms, with the enginesfleet inbarely themade ''Defiant''it beingthrough broken.Detritus's Itouter isshell unclearbefore whether the shipsit crashed dueonto tothe damagesurface they had sustained before, or duringof the jumpplanet, ordestroying whetherits they was fired upon by the active guns found in the planets shieldingengines. {{book ref|sky1|4527}}▼
 
The electronic archive of the ''Defiant'' survived the crash, however, was destroyed, along with a majority of the senior leadership and professionals of the fleet killed, when the Krell dropped the first [[Lifebuster]] bomb, not long after the humans arrival at Detritus.{{book ref|sky1|17}} Following this event, the people of the ''Defiant's'' fleet formed seperateseparate colonies based on the duties they performed in the fleet, living in groups of less than one hundred people to avoid detection, until they were unified during the [[Battle of Alta]].{{book ref|sky1|1}}{{book ref|sky1|17}} Different populations settled in different caverns with the marines colonizing [[Vici Cavern]]{{book ref|sky1|8}} and the crew from the ''Antioch'' settling in [[Bountiful Cavern]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The distinctive lifestyle features of these different caverns may extend back to the original groups aboard the ''Defiant''.▼
 
== TriviaLegacy ==▼
{{quote
|We are the people of the engines. Clan Motorskaps. Once, we moved the Defiant — the ship that was our home. Now we live here, but our duty is the same. To keep them safe. To be the engines.
|[[Gran-Gran]] talking to [[Spensa]] about their families legacy{{book ref|sky4|12}}
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▲Some technology, such as [[light-linesline]]s{{book ref|sky1|3}} and holographic projectors,{{book ref|sky1|9}} survived the crash, as well as the subsequent destruction of the fleets electronic archive, andhowever, weremuch passedof downthe throughknowledge possessed by the generationsfleet was lost.{{book ref|sky1|3}}{{book ref|sky1|27}} Some information of [[Earth (Skyward)|Old Earth]] survived, including histories and philosophical writings, and is stored in the archive building at [[Alta Base]].{{book ref|sky1|37}} Before the crash, light-lines were used by the engineers while they worked on ship machinery in zero gravity.{{book ref|sky1|14}} Schematics of starships also survived the ships destruction.{{book ref|sky1|6}}
 
Knowledge of cytonics, both human and Superiority usages, has faded as time has passed, however, rumors of such abilities have persisted through to present day.{{book ref|sky1|27}} While the humans of the ''Defiant'' were aware of artificial intelligence, it is unclear if they themselves possessed this technology or the knowledge of how to create AIs.{{book ref|sky1|27}} If this was technological knowledge that the crew of the ''Defiant'' once possessed, it has since been lost to time.{{book ref|sky1|27}}
▲The day the ''Defiant'' crashed, the engineers, along with the scientists, mutinied against the command and military staff aboard the ship, after the Krell had surrounded the fleet and begun to attack the vessels. At some point during the battle, an explosion occurred on the bridge. The captain called down to the engine room, giving [[Spensa's great-grandmother]] her commands, however, she disobeyed, instead bringing the fleet to Detritus, using abilities to perform faster than light travel. However, the jump she made proved to be beyond her capabilities and she died. The ships were damaged and crashed onto the surface of the planet, with the engines in the ''Defiant'' being broken. It is unclear whether the ships crashed due to damage they had sustained before, or during the jump, or whether they was fired upon by the active guns found in the planets shielding. {{book ref|sky1|45}}
 
Knowledge of the mutiny is suppressed, where possible, by modern day officials, who believe that it would cause division if it became wildly known.{{book ref|sky1|44}}
▲The electronic archive of the ''Defiant'' survived the crash, however, was destroyed, along with a majority of the senior leadership and professionals of the fleet killed, when the Krell dropped the first Lifebuster bomb, not long after the humans arrival at Detritus.{{book ref|sky1|17}} Following this event, the people of the ''Defiant's'' fleet formed seperate colonies based on the duties they performed in the fleet, living in groups of less than one hundred people to avoid detection, until they were unified during the [[Battle of Alta]].{{book ref|sky1|1}}{{book ref|sky1|17}} Different populations settled in different caverns with the marines colonizing Vici Cavern{{book ref|sky1|8}} and the crew from the Antioch settling in [[Bountiful Cavern]].{{book ref|sky1|7}} The distinctive lifestyle features of these different caverns may extend back to the original groups aboard the ''Defiant''.
 
*The people on Detritus call themselves [[Defiant League|Defiants]], after the flagship of the fleet.{{book ref|sky1|1}} Descendants of the engineers are known as the '''Motorskaps''', based off the old words for engine crew.;{{book ref|sky1|1}} Itit is unknown if the original engine crew of the Defiant were also known by this name.▼
▲== Trivia ==
▲*Descendants of the engineers are known as the Motorskaps, based off the old words for engine crew.{{book ref|sky1|1}} It is unknown if the original engine crew of the Defiant were also known by this name.
*The people on Detritus call themselves Defiants after the flagship of the fleet.{{book ref|sky1|1}}
 
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