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• Ra: Egyptian god of the sun and a Goa’uld killed by Col. Jack O’Neill when he sent a tactical nuclear weapon, coupled with naquadah, up to Ra’s mothership over Abydos. Ra had used the stargate near Giza, Egypt, to establish his power base on Earth. Later, the Egyptians rebelled and burried the stargate. [SG]
• Raider: See Cylon Raider and Cylon Raider, classic. [BG, CBG]
• Raptor, Colonial: This surveillance and reconnaissance ship is 29 feet long. It’s affiliated with the Colonial military, is capable of hyperlight jumps, and is operational in atmosphere or in space. Its crew is a pilot and an Electronic Countermeasures Officer (ECO). The rugged and versatile workhorse of the Colonial military, this adaptable ship has proven to be invaluable in the fleet’s struggle for survival. Originally intended as a medium-range recon vehicle, the Raptor has been used as everything from a boarding vessel to an ordinance delivery platform. Though not as fast as the Colonial Viper Mark VII, it is also an effective combat platform, sporting electronic countermeasures capable of thwarting many Cylon weapons. [BG]
• Red Ninja, Cobra: Their identities unknown, these forces of Cobra are code name: The Enemy. Their primary military speciality is vehicle operations and secondary military speciality is ninja. They are ruthless mercenaries who work mainly for Cobra Commander. They earn top dollar in battle because they are one of the most-feared ninja warrior clans of all time. When Red Ninjas enter a fight, they’re in it until the bitter end (or until they get paid more money to fight someone else). G.I.Joe is the only force that has ever defeated them, but they had to call upon every tactic and weapon in their arsenal before they were able to subdue them. Red Ninjas possess advanced ninjitsu skills that are hard to find, and they fight like razor-toothed sharks in a feeding frenzy. "We spin and chop with sword and battle axe so quickly that you never see the blades coming." [GIJ]
• Reverend Mother: Originally, a leader of the Bene Gesserit, one who has transformed an "illuminating poison" within her body, raising herself to a higher state of awareness. Title adopted by Fremen for their own religious leaders who accomplished a similar illumination. [DUNE]
• Rygel XVI: The former dominar of the Hynerian Empire and a member of the crew of Moya, living starship. He was ousted from his throne by his cousin and hoped to oneday return to his Empire while commanding a massive force to retake it. Though greedy and not completely trustworthy, he eventually became a friend to the rest of Moya’s crew. [FAR]

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