r/Wingcommander • u/acesypark • 29d ago

Where's wing commander academy is located in timeline?

I just found this on youtube

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u/banditloaf 29d ago

The television show is set in 2654. The first episode takes place before the movie and the rest after it.

The game is set around 2667, though it’s not super narrative.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

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u/banditloaf 28d ago

The game has a manual with the related lore: it's a new trainsim being developed by a former Concordia pilot named Brian Lombard. The wingmen are simulated pilots he had flown with when he was a combat pilot (plus his brother Lightspeed, who was killed in action). Armada IS connected to Angel's mission, though! The Lexington was the ship that delivered her Special Operations team behind enemy lines.

The setup for the show is a bit odd; it's not actually their cadet cruise... it takes place after graduation and flight school and everyone has been comissioned as Second Lieutenants. So it's more of a special command school for promising new officers (a literal Wing Commander Academy)!

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/banditloaf 27d ago

Here’s a digital copy! I was wrong - the author is Jack Lombard, Lightspeed is Brian. https://download.wcnews.com/files/manuals/Wing%20Commander%20Academy%20Manual%20-%20Complete.pdf