Star League
The Star League is a major interstellar government from the movie, The Last Starfighter.
Attributes
The Star League appears to be a democratic government with government offices on the planet Rylos. Only one government official (the Star League President) was seen, but representatives of several different races were seen in the League's starfighter base on Rylos.
Military
Defenses
The Star League is defended by a massive structure that is one of the most impressive interstellar structures in science fiction history. Based on the electronic monitoring displays, The Frontier covers the entirety of Star League territory, blocking all access to it by the hostile forces of the Kodan Armada. The Frontier is so powerful that without inside information, it is impossible for the Kodan to penetrate the massive mega-structure.
Organization
The Star League's only known military organization is Starfighter Command. Starfighter Command consists of a fleet of Gunstar heavy starfighters used to maintain order in the league. The entire force is based at a large hanger facility on the planet Rylos, which is the closest Star League planet to the Kodan and the Frontier.
The Star League makes use of automation in the operation of their facilities, most likely to keep personnel demands low, making them vulnerable to internal sabotage. It is clear that because the Frontier stood for generations, worries about infiltration and the need for reserve control systems were forgotten. Once their computer control system was disabled, their point defense batteries stopped functioning. This resulted in the loss of most of the starfighter base, numerous personnel, and all of the active Gunstar crews.
Recruitment
- "You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Kodan Armada."
- —Centauri
The Star League uses an electronic test, referred to as the "Excalibur test", to determine if potential recruits would make good gunners for their Gunstars. These tests are used by independent recruiting agents. These agents seem to have a large degree of freedom in their actions, though there are laws regulating their activities (such as not administering the Excalibur test on planets that are not yet League members). No matter how new gunners are recruited, there appears to be a financial bounty paid to the agent for every recruit they bring in to Starfighter Command.
At least one of their agents, Centauri, is known for his less then honest methods in recruiting new "starfighters". He is known to have used the Excalibur test with dubious legality. Most recently he "invented" a new test (possibly just a modified Excalibur test) for use on worlds not yet inducted into the Star League, an Earth-technology video game.
Threat Assessment
Star League territory is protected by an energy barrier known as the Frontier. Internal threats are handled by the League's fleet of Gunstars. There is no evidence of any other major League military assets. The League does not appear to be interested in expansion, and worlds within its territory that are relatively undeveloped are left alone until they "mature".
Gallery
The Star League and a display of The Frontier
The Star League's mighty Frontier
The Frontier is huge!
Starfighter Command HQ.
Star League's Starfighter Base on Rylos.
A Star League Gunstar
Gunstars in the main hanger.
Starfighter recruitment agent, Centauri. He'll steal your shirt if you give him a chance.
Starfighter Command personnel at work.
Star League President Ambassador Enduran.
New starfighter recruits at a briefing.
Activating the point defenses.
Xur's spy as he plants the bomb.
Activating the bomb that disables the control computer.
Don't put your defenses in only one consol.
The Starfighter Base being destroyed.
The remains of the base after the attack.
