Liberator

The ***Liberator*** was a powerful spacecraft built by the Altas under the command of the System. The ship's systems were almost entirely able to be automated by the onboard artificial intelligence, called Zen.

## History

The ship was initially designated **Deep Space Vehicle 2**by the System. After its creation, it was abandoned in space -- evacuated in the midst of some sort of battle, presumably with another space faring species. Zen was able to repair the damage and initiate defensive protocols, and left the ship adrift in space until it was discovered by the *London* -- a prison transport ship loyal to the Terran Federation.

The ship was initially boarded by two Federation personnel -- Wallace and Teague. After the *London* lost contact with them, Krell was sent to investigate. After he failed to report in, expendable prisoners were sent to investigate the ship. Roj Blake, Kerr Avon, and Jenna Stannis were selected.

The prisoners quickly encountered the ship's defensive measures, which accessed the memories of those who boarded in order to lure them into deadly traps. Roj Blake, less susceptible to this due to his own altered memories, was able to destroy the trap. Afterwards, he decided to use the ship as an opportunity to free himself and his fellow prisoners. A brief struggle ensued in which Raiker was killed, and then Blake was able to disconnect from the *London*.

Under Blake's command, the alien ship followed the *London* to Cygnus Alpha. During the journey, the new crew investigated and explored the vessel. During this time, Zen picked up on unspoken signals from Jenna's brain and dubbed the ship the *Liberator*. The crew complement was filled out during their visits to Cygnus Alpha and then Saurian Major.

The ship, due to its incredible speed and power, became highly sought after by the Terran Federation in its own right. The fact that Roj Blake was mounting an increasingly successful rebellion while in command of the vessel only made it a bigger target. Although the ship was successful in eluding capture, its destruction was predicted by Orac.

After leaving the planet Aristo, the ship itself began to become hostile against its crew and fell under attack by unknown alien vessels. It soon became evident that the original creators of the ship were attempting to reclaim it. Orac was able to interfere in the System's programming, ultimately allowing the *Liberator* and its crew to escape -- and destroying the DSV-class ship that was sent in pursuit.

After this, Blake took the ship on a search across Federation space for the enigmatic Star One. When that mission succeeded, however, it inadvertently allowed for the beginning of the Intergalactic War. The *Liberator* was the first ship to combat the invaders from the Andromeda Galaxy, and was severely damaged. The crew was forced to abandon while automated repairs commenced. The Federation attempted to take this opportunity to claim the ship for themselves, however they were prevented from doing so by Kerr Avon and Del Tarrant. When Blake failed to return to the ship, Avon took command and began looking for a permanent base for the crew's actions against the Federation.

Avon was eventually lured to Terminal. The route to the planet took the *Liberator* through a patch of fluidic particles in space, which coated the hull and began to eat away at it. The automated self-repair systems were unable to keep up with the damage, and the *Liberator* began rapidly deteriorating shortly after arriving at the planet. With the ship abandoned, Servalan and Federation operatives took control of it -- however as she tried to accelerate the ship, it exploded. She was narrowly able to escape, but the other invaders were not so fortunate.

## Technology

The ship itself had a hull comprised of herculaneum. Inside it had a wardrobe section, a strongroom that -- at the time it was discovered by Jenna Stannis -- contained roughly 300 million credits, both a surgical unit and a medical unit, and many escape pods. It had a recycling system, and was able to provide food for one human for roughly 1,000 cycles. The *Liberator* was able to travel at a maxiumum speed of Standard by 12 -- the fastest ship without a photonic drive. The crew of the *Liberator* never learned what kind of engine or FTL system the *Liberator* used.

The technology of the ship far outstripped the technology of the Terran Federation, to the point that the crew never truly understood much of its capabilities. Every system was controlled by computers, all under the control of the main computer -- Zen. Every system was self-regenerating.

The ship was powered by energy stored in seven energy banks. Although these banks could be depleted, they did regenerate. The ship's power output was larger than the regeneration of these banks, meaning that it did sometimes need to stop and allow for them to regenerate.

The ship had the technology to produce a powerful and virtually impenetrable force wall -- this shielding put significant strain on the vessel's energy reserves however. The ship also was equipped with much less powerful flare shielding, which was necessary to prevent the crew from experiencing radiation damage from the neutron blasters that made up the primary weapons system. The ship was also equipped with plasma weapons and seeker missiles.

The ship also contained the first teleportation system encountered by humans since the United Federation of Planets had outlawed transporters. This teleportation system, the mechanics of which were largely unknown to the crew, used the element of aquitar in teleportation bracelets that also served as communication devices.

## Crew of the Liberator

At various times, the crew of the *Liberator* included:

* Roj Blake
* Kerr Avon
* Jenna Stannis
* Vila Restal
* Olag Gan
* Cally
* Dayna Mellanby
* Del Tarrant

## Source

The *Liberator* is derived from *Blake's 7*. For canon information, please visit the Blake's 7 Wiki.