In Star Trek Online, the "extending neck" function is actually a "battle mode." It could just as well be an intimidation tactic, like a cobra opening its hood in order to appear more threatening.
I kinda associated the battle mode with the Dyson Science Destroyers, which have a science mode and a destroyer mode, so a Ferengi ship might utilize its ressources differently as well, and only gets fully dangerous in the battle mode.
Earwig? I'd say it has more design in common with a horseshoe crab, including the "surrender posture" as they can actually flex their "tails" almost all the way around. This is how their blood is harvested by the way, they are pretty much the only aquatic species that humans try to draw large quantities of blood from without killing them. Because their blood is used in specialized biomedical testing, and is literally worth its weight in Latinum.
For most of history, there wasn't really much difference between pirates and merchants: English kings, for example, would occasionally allow a merchant who was a victim of a pirate attack to themselves rob merchants from the same port/state to recoup losses, even when England wasn't a war, hence, no letters of marque. The obvious "cycle of robbery" problems this could create made treaties for resolving such issues increasingly important as the Medieval era went on.
@@zacharythomas8617 Not often as Knights are a land unit and normally from Nobility. Most combat would be with normal Sea Hands (or later Royal Marines by the last 1600s).
It always bugged me that we never saw the Grand Negus flying around in one of these. In fact, I think the only Ferengi vessel we ever saw in DS9 was the Ferengi shuttle.
I so agree with this. The Grand Nagus is the richest, most powerful of all the Ferengi, and he should, if anything, be flying around in a Latinum Plated version of this vessel, To someone who is supposedly as rich and powerful as him, money is not an object or any worry for him, and this also helps in promoting the image of the Ferengi being rich powerful traders. I've always felt that Zek was seriously underplayed. For the Head of State of the Ferengi, and the richest and most powerful of them all, he should be flying in his own mobile palace, and when he appeared at DS9 it should be alongside a huge entourage of Ferengi Commercial advisors, slave girls, and an army of bodyguards.....but he just has 1 butler with him. So sorry, I'm not buying the excuse of him being cheap, to fly a simple shuttle, nope, he should be flying one of these, if anything the grandest and most opulent of them all.
@SkepticalChris Maybe. Maybe it's a "Money talks, wealth whispers", sort of thing. Or maybe high level Ferengi just don't do that, or it's to much of a target.
This is still one of the cooler ship designs in TNG. I like to imagine they are built by a rather well-run shipyard company owned by some Ferengi family of major wealth/influence. I personally think that with the Ferengi joining the UFP, it is a tipping point that sets the Federation up to completely dominate half the galaxy. The Ferengi have been in space a long time, have a huge economy, and their integration would add considerable weight to the Federation's ability to build ships, supply worlds, and manage logistics.
You'd think there would be at least a few other them with mercenary crews that could have been hired for some missions, after all we know that Ferengi Liquidators exist.
I wonder what class was encountered at Maxia. It must have very unlike a Marauder class otherwise Picard would have recognised the design style in The Last Outpost.
My favorite ship design in Star Trek. I even made an Imperial Clipper and named it "Marauder" after this vessel. I often wonder why the Paramount folks extended the lore on the Ferengi with ships like this and not the Orion race?
from what I gathered through Interviews, the extending neck and pivoting weapons was meant to be a "surrender" or "Peace" mode. You would know visually when the Ferengi were done fighting because it would retract its armor plating and (theoretically) disconnect its weapons from ammo and power feeds. It also made the ship easier to repair or maintain. The reason it was only seen once was because this motion was built into the model itself, and it apparently broke after filming The Last Outpost. Which is a shame. I liked the idea that the Marauder would cover up with windows and alter its profile for combat. It was a neat idea we sadly never saw again.
They buy the best they can get. even if they don't know how to use it. they will hire people that can use it. Cause a ferengi will do everything they can to make sure they survive. Also I imagine that as time has gone one they sell these to other races. Want a few ships that are as strong as a Galaxy class....how about a few used ships they had kicking around
I remember Ferengi ships and especially the Marauder being great options for building fleets in FlashTrek: Broken Mirror as they were fairly affordable but still potent.
I like to think that even though many ship owners may not have been pirates they had no qualms doing business with them and needed to make sure they could carry out their transactions, peacefully, with such a rough crowd.
Just as merchants during the middle ages carried swords and even had hired guards, the Ferengi are quite aware that they need to protect their cargo as well. Especially since they do business with Nausicaans and Orians, both that have a large percentage of their populations that are pirates.
Incidentally, I notice you have not yet done a full lore video on Latinum. And especially importantly, would it be safe to swim in a pool filled with it?
They probably purchased schematics for all the best technology they can get their hands on, then hired contractors to integrate everything. Similar to Starfleet's 'tech from everywhere,' but benefiting one species with an emphasis on trade.
The Marauder class was designed when they planned to have the Ferengi as a major rival power to the Federation. It makes sense that it's a very powerful and over-engineered ship.
Idk why but this ship always looked like a casino to me. I bet a bunch of ferengi landed these bad boys on far out planets and gutted them sold the innards and replaced them with games and rides bam instant frontier casino
HI. CLEARLY ITS A VOLKSWAGEN. COLOR IT YELLOW. ITS BUMBLEBEE FROM TRANSFORMERS. THIS WAS AN UNIMAGINATIVE DESIGN. MY SHIP IS EPIC. YOU SHOULD SEE IT. IM AN ENGINEER BUILT A 5 FOOT MODEL OF IT. THE VOLKSWAGEN WAS A RELIABLE CAR. THANK YOU...A.H.
It's a bit like when Data (Day-tah) got called Data (Dah-tah) and he objected. Then, when asked what the difference was, Data said "One is my name. The other is not".
Gonna to do my best to build all the ships here in Space Engineers. Including a dry dock to make it easier. Not sure if I want to do it in Survival, or Creative.
I love the videos, and will always watch no matter how you butcher the names.... That said, my guy they literally say the word "DAY-MON" in all the 90s era trek. Honestly I'm starting to think you do it on purpose to bait comments correcting you, and the inevitable arguments that pop up saying it doesn't matter how it's pronounced... It so, we'll done. You are a Master Baiter.
Rick they remind me of the many kinds of Caravanners through the wastelands in all of FALLOUT saga, some are overpowering some just going to trade, and thanks to milepost 0 you can even have your own and buy upgrades i even seen some with a gunner small one on top of thee items of a pack brahmin, and sometimes Gunners the commonwealths second hard core gang ka pirates use one as a cover as well as the synth's, but as for the heavily armed ship they could have done some good damage to the dominion hope that is what they have done or try to stand toe to toe with something like the S.S. Vengeance the black death ship from the kelvin verse the Vengeance would have made a killer pirate ship hehe Jack Sparrows Black pearl just got a big upgrade hehe, but for that d'kora id love to have one the back aft has an illusion cause of the nacelle lights looks like thee front and that could be the trick to use the weapon to drain all of the energy out of the ship and store it hmmm im thinking up something hehe love these videos m8.
Or during all of DS9 in general? We only ever saw their shuttles never this ship, given how close they are to Bajor you'd think they'd get at least a few visits.
@@zerrodefex nope, not once. Quark tried trading with The Dominion. Then he tried to make contact on behalf of The Federation, to The Founders. Other than that, they got radicalized, and rained on. Eating Grubs, too.
To me, they will always be the annoying scavengers from Activision's Star Trek Armada that would try to tractor away disabled ships lol. Keep them toggled off
In Star Trek Online, the "extending neck" function is actually a "battle mode." It could just as well be an intimidation tactic, like a cobra opening its hood in order to appear more threatening.
I kinda associated the battle mode with the Dyson Science Destroyers, which have a science mode and a destroyer mode, so a Ferengi ship might utilize its ressources differently as well, and only gets fully dangerous in the battle mode.
I've always liked the design of this one.
As a famous Ferengi saying goes: "Rule of acquisition number 286: "When Morn leaves, its all over"."
"that's not a rule of acquisition"
@@qhu3878 No but it should be.
It is now
@@qhu3878 just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
@zacharythomas8617 pretty sure grand Negas Rom made it so.
Earwig? I'd say it has more design in common with a horseshoe crab, including the "surrender posture" as they can actually flex their "tails" almost all the way around. This is how their blood is harvested by the way, they are pretty much the only aquatic species that humans try to draw large quantities of blood from without killing them.
Because their blood is used in specialized biomedical testing, and is literally worth its weight in Latinum.
It does look like a wrath of khan earwig
For most of history, there wasn't really much difference between pirates and merchants: English kings, for example, would occasionally allow a merchant who was a victim of a pirate attack to themselves rob merchants from the same port/state to recoup losses, even when England wasn't a war, hence, no letters of marque.
The obvious "cycle of robbery" problems this could create made treaties for resolving such issues increasingly important as the Medieval era went on.
[Side Topic:] You seem knowledgeable enough about such matters. Just wondering, how often did Knights, and Pirates fight throughout History?
@@zacharythomas8617 Not often as Knights are a land unit and normally from Nobility. Most combat would be with normal Sea Hands (or later Royal Marines by the last 1600s).
It always bugged me that we never saw the Grand Negus flying around in one of these. In fact, I think the only Ferengi vessel we ever saw in DS9 was the Ferengi shuttle.
He was too cheap?
@@norm3380 Absolute waste of fuel to use a freighter/Pirate ship for personal transport.
@DIEGhostfish He is a head of state though. But cost always a factor for a Ferengi. There is something to be said about traveling incognito for a VIP.
I so agree with this. The Grand Nagus is the richest, most powerful of all the Ferengi, and he should, if anything, be flying around in a Latinum Plated version of this vessel, To someone who is supposedly as rich and powerful as him, money is not an object or any worry for him, and this also helps in promoting the image of the Ferengi being rich powerful traders.
I've always felt that Zek was seriously underplayed. For the Head of State of the Ferengi, and the richest and most powerful of them all, he should be flying in his own mobile palace, and when he appeared at DS9 it should be alongside a huge entourage of Ferengi Commercial advisors, slave girls, and an army of bodyguards.....but he just has 1 butler with him.
So sorry, I'm not buying the excuse of him being cheap, to fly a simple shuttle, nope, he should be flying one of these, if anything the grandest and most opulent of them all.
@SkepticalChris Maybe. Maybe it's a "Money talks, wealth whispers", sort of thing. Or maybe high level Ferengi just don't do that, or it's to much of a target.
This is still one of the cooler ship designs in TNG. I like to imagine they are built by a rather well-run shipyard company owned by some Ferengi family of major wealth/influence.
I personally think that with the Ferengi joining the UFP, it is a tipping point that sets the Federation up to completely dominate half the galaxy. The Ferengi have been in space a long time, have a huge economy, and their integration would add considerable weight to the Federation's ability to build ships, supply worlds, and manage logistics.
I’m actually kinda sad we never really got any good interior shots of this absolutely incredible vessel
"Immobilised by the damm Ferengi"-Worf
"Once you have their money, you never give it back".
Not sure which rule this is but it's a good one 😂.
I think that might be rule number one.
@@Sstucash IT IS!
It is the Samsung "rule" here in Europe, ~ Colin.
And yes, I am still traumatised by the wretched experience.
i really wanted to see these as part of the alliance against the Dominion.
You'd think there would be at least a few other them with mercenary crews that could have been hired for some missions, after all we know that Ferengi Liquidators exist.
@zerrodefex Could have been fun tl see Ferengi mercenaries on both sides in different paintschemes
I wonder what class was encountered at Maxia. It must have very unlike a Marauder class otherwise Picard would have recognised the design style in The Last Outpost.
Finally! My favorite ship. But why did it never appear in DS9 ??
Too expensive?
Lovethe slow turn reveal. Very menacing.
I mean it was flat out said to be on par with a Galaxy-class.
Loved using this thing in STO, it's the shape of the Rebel insignia from Star Wars and it fires anime missile swarms.
Thanks for the video! This ship always intrigued me with its unique shape and design--as well as its usage in the show.
My favorite ship design in Star Trek. I even made an Imperial Clipper and named it "Marauder" after this vessel. I often wonder why the Paramount folks extended the lore on the Ferengi with ships like this and not the Orion race?
Rule of Acquisition N-239:Never be afraid to mislabel a product!
Thats how i can define this ship in...Ferengi terms!
The old trope. Nacelles must see eachother.
Classic Roddenberry.
Sorry my dude. My Great Bird. We had to throw that out.
...if I wrote Lore in a particular way on TNG. You might see something you're never ever going to witness. I don't know you, either.
its actually a pretty cool design.
sortoff the same principle as the Ktinga D7 or Vorcha, but put together with different shapes.
from what I gathered through Interviews, the extending neck and pivoting weapons was meant to be a "surrender" or "Peace" mode. You would know visually when the Ferengi were done fighting because it would retract its armor plating and (theoretically) disconnect its weapons from ammo and power feeds. It also made the ship easier to repair or maintain.
The reason it was only seen once was because this motion was built into the model itself, and it apparently broke after filming The Last Outpost. Which is a shame. I liked the idea that the Marauder would cover up with windows and alter its profile for combat. It was a neat idea we sadly never saw again.
They buy the best they can get. even if they don't know how to use it. they will hire people that can use it. Cause a ferengi will do everything they can to make sure they survive. Also I imagine that as time has gone one they sell these to other races. Want a few ships that are as strong as a Galaxy class....how about a few used ships they had kicking around
I always just look at the windows. The thing is BIG. That should tell you that it’s no pushover
you always have the best videos frfr as a long time trekkie, i love these videos and learning new things. thank you
Never really enjoyed the ferengi in star trek but the Marauder was always interesting.
They are hilaroius in ST Armada
Borg: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!
Ferengi : I'll be taking this, yoink!
* puts bridge in center of ship *
Best designed ship in Star Trek! 🥳
I remember Ferengi ships and especially the Marauder being great options for building fleets in FlashTrek: Broken Mirror as they were fairly affordable but still potent.
I like to think that even though many ship owners may not have been pirates they had no qualms doing business with them and needed to make sure they could carry out their transactions, peacefully, with such a rough crowd.
Regarding the crew and interiors, I like to imagine the Daimon of the ship rents out the cabins AND furniture to his crew, and charges for meals lol
As much as I love what DS9 did with the Ferengi, I always felt they forgot how powerful the Ferengi really are.
Just as merchants during the middle ages carried swords and even had hired guards, the Ferengi are quite aware that they need to protect their cargo as well. Especially since they do business with Nausicaans and Orians, both that have a large percentage of their populations that are pirates.
This was always my favorite alien ship design from the franchise
The silouette always reminded me of the Ilwrath Avenger from the pc games Star Control & Star Control 2 (yes, I know TNG predates the games).
Incidentally, I notice you have not yet done a full lore video on Latinum. And especially importantly, would it be safe to swim in a pool filled with it?
They probably purchased schematics for all the best technology they can get their hands on, then hired contractors to integrate everything.
Similar to Starfleet's 'tech from everywhere,' but benefiting one species with an emphasis on trade.
The Marauder class was designed when they planned to have the Ferengi as a major rival power to the Federation. It makes sense that it's a very powerful and over-engineered ship.
It's always reminded me of a Flying Croissant!
You know, one of these could be modified to be one heck of a carrier.
Single-seat fighters are obsolete upon the accuracy and projectile speed of phasers.
@@Mark-in8ju Yet they keep making them for some reason.
Idk why but this ship always looked like a casino to me. I bet a bunch of ferengi landed these bad boys on far out planets and gutted them sold the innards and replaced them with games and rides bam instant frontier casino
HI.
CLEARLY ITS A VOLKSWAGEN.
COLOR IT YELLOW.
ITS BUMBLEBEE FROM TRANSFORMERS.
THIS WAS AN UNIMAGINATIVE DESIGN.
MY SHIP IS EPIC. YOU SHOULD SEE IT. IM AN ENGINEER BUILT A 5 FOOT MODEL OF IT.
THE VOLKSWAGEN WAS A RELIABLE CAR.
THANK YOU...A.H.
I always thought Ferengi ships looked super cool.
It's rich for the Federation to assume was ONLYL a warship given how they build science and exploration ships.
But remember, they're worth more if you keep them in the original packaging, complete with the Marauder Mo action figure!
For such a early 'new ship' in tng... they really side lined this thing. I can think of maybe two episodes where it appears?
I wonder what would happen if a Ferengi Dai'Mon ever met a Rouge Trader of the Imperium of Man.
wold not mind a video of the aldorian battlecruiser from enterprise one of my favorite non human designs
It is pronounced ‘DAYmon’, not DIE-mon.
In that birth of federation pc game, it was a torpedo monster
Heavy armament is just asset protection. I'm sure there's a RoA stating exactly that.
It's the Star Trek version of the Millennium Falcon.
The stats I know for this ship are very much different: 366m long, 308m wide, 88m high.
DIAMOND 😅
Why do you keep pronouncing Daimon like that…
Yeah I always thought it was spelled "dai'mon".
Yeah I've been wondering the same thing. I've never heard anyone call it diamond before
Definitely pronounced more (Day•Mon)
I wish we got another Star trek armada game, i want to play as the ferengi faction
The thing's virtually circular...so if it's 630m long, there's no way it's only 210m wide...
Riker would still total one of these out if he was in command.
Daaymon not diamond
ok Hermione Granger
@@jamthegreat3185ok, but it was really annoying…
It's a bit like when Data (Day-tah) got called Data (Dah-tah) and he objected. Then, when asked what the difference was, Data said "One is my name. The other is not".
@@jamthegreat3185 I’m seriously laughing out loud 😂
Touché well played lol
Yeah, I cringed a little each time he said “diamond”
Gonna to do my best to build all the ships here in Space Engineers. Including a dry dock to make it easier. Not sure if I want to do it in Survival, or Creative.
I am a newbie at the game though, so it will take time..
Love you Rick, but it's pronounced "Day·man". 🤓
I love the videos, and will always watch no matter how you butcher the names....
That said, my guy they literally say the word "DAY-MON" in all the 90s era trek.
Honestly I'm starting to think you do it on purpose to bait comments correcting you, and the inevitable arguments that pop up saying it doesn't matter how it's pronounced... It so, we'll done.
You are a Master Baiter.
Battle Module 3000…. if you know, you know.
The Ferengi, I love em.
So the Marauder is a warship because of it's firepower? Does that mean it was more powerfull than *any* Starfleet vessel before the Defiant?
Nice mtg rivals of ixalan angrath marouders card
and those awesomes rules of aquisition rule 34 and 35, war is good for business, and peace is good for business hehe.
Rick they remind me of the many kinds of Caravanners through the wastelands in all of FALLOUT saga, some are overpowering some just going to trade, and thanks to milepost 0 you can even have your own and buy upgrades i even seen some with a gunner small one on top of thee items of a pack brahmin, and sometimes Gunners the commonwealths second hard core gang ka pirates use one as a cover as well as the synth's, but as for the heavily armed ship they could have done some good damage to the dominion hope that is what they have done or try to stand toe to toe with something like the S.S. Vengeance the black death ship from the kelvin verse the Vengeance would have made a killer pirate ship hehe Jack Sparrows Black pearl just got a big upgrade hehe, but for that d'kora id love to have one the back aft has an illusion cause of the nacelle lights looks like thee front and that could be the trick to use the weapon to drain all of the energy out of the ship and store it hmmm im thinking up something hehe love these videos m8.
So where were the Ferengi during the Dominion War?
🌧️
Or during all of DS9 in general? We only ever saw their shuttles never this ship, given how close they are to Bajor you'd think they'd get at least a few visits.
@@zerrodefex nope, not once. Quark tried trading with The Dominion. Then he tried to make contact on behalf of The Federation, to The Founders. Other than that, they got radicalized, and rained on. Eating Grubs, too.
Selling stuff to both sides...?
The Ferengi would not actively side with either the Starfleet/Klingon/Romulan alliance or the Dominion/Cardassian one.
Rule of Acquisition #34. War is good for business. The Ferengi probably sold both sides materials for war.
If it was for scientific purpose, you could call it "D'Kora the Explora".
What is the difference between torpedoes and missile launcher? Thy look the same
thing antimatter warhead?
Th neck is probably for extra cargo
Oh wow I was here within a minute!
3 for me!
Oh wow, good for you?
@@LadyAndreaRose1701yay?
Daimon pronounced "Day-mon-d" not "Die-min"
I have always like the look of the ship not the colour
ship still looks like croissants to me
Day-mun, not diamond.
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To me, they will always be the annoying scavengers from Activision's Star Trek Armada that would try to tractor away disabled ships lol. Keep them toggled off
When I was a Kid I thought this ship's for and aft were reversed, with the curved bit at the front. 😓
All the Federation ships look bad.
Wait, Ferenginar never joined the United Federation of Planets. Where are you getting this 🐮💩?
This ship has a massive hole in its firing arc. Stay above or below it and slightly behind and there's very little the ship can do about you
DaiMon is not pronounced diamond it's Day-mon
Every time you said it i cringed.
what a pitty...
and I thought that I could catch one...
📱 👀
It can be even better, for a price.....
There has to be more then a few of these in private hands or independent planetary systems by now.
Given how the Ferengi didn't seem to have an actual navy probably every ship we saw was a private owner.