I came across this very awesome, very large illustration by Jeff Carlisle named Another Night at the Warp Core Cafe. It features a vast amount of characters from a vast amount of franchises. I was hoping our community would rise to the challenge and help identify as many as possible!
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1@Stormblessed Nice work on the key. I did not think to do a grid and was assigning a unique number to each person/thing.... IMO you found a much better/easier way.– SkoobaCommented Feb 11, 2019 at 21:00
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9To those voting to close as too broad, we already have several questions set in this format, so there is precedent.– Mwr247Commented Feb 11, 2019 at 21:37
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Is Harrison Ford the only actor on there twice (as Rick Deckard and Han Solo)? For instance there are a few people from Dune, is Sean Young somewhere as Chani as well as Rachel?– Daniel RosemanCommented Feb 13, 2019 at 9:52
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Or for that matter, Ben Browder as both John Crichton (Farscape) and Cameron Mitchell (Stargate SG1)?– Zeiss IkonCommented Mar 4, 2019 at 20:17
1 Answer
A1:
A2:
- USS Defiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Hammerhead fighter (Space: Above and Beyond)
A3:
- Borg Cube (Star Trek)
- X-Wing (Star Wars)
A4:
- The Death Star II (Star Wars)
A5:
A6:
- Babylon 5 (in the background, spanning a large area from A6 to D3)
- Klingon D7-class battlecruiser (Star Trek) (Also A7)
- Space Vampire Mothership (Lifeforce)
A7:
- Romulan Warbird [behind D7 and White Star] (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager) (slightly green, Also A6, A8, B6, B7)
- White Star (Babylon 5) (also B7)
A8:
- Romulan Bird of Prey (Star Trek: TOS)
A9:
- Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963)
A10:
- Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963)
A11:
A12:
- Space Herpes (Ice Pirates)
B1:
- Colonial Viper (Battlestar Galactica)
- "Nell" ship (Battle Beyond the Stars (1980))
B2:
- Imperial Star Destroyer (Star Wars)
- Ghost (Star Wars Rebels)
B3:
- UD-4L Cheyenne Dropship, Sulaco (Aliens, 1986) (top middle half of tile)
B4:
- USS Enterprise-D (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
B5:
- Star Fury (Babylon 5) [Also B6, C5, C6]
B6:
- Warp core [Trough B6:K7]
- Eagle Transporter, Space: 1999 (1975)
- Fighter (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
B7:
- Eagle 5 (Spaceballs)
B8:
- Battlestar Galactica (Battlestar Galactica)
- Moya (Farscape) (Also B9)
- Jetfire (Transformers) (Also B9)
B9:
- Moya (Farscape) continued.
B10:
- Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963)
B11:
- Gremlin (Gremlins)
B12:
- Ceti Eel, a parasitic arthropod from Ceti Alpha V (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982) (also C12)
- Crystal Bat (The Dark Crystal)
C1:
- The Millennium Falcon (Star Wars)
C2:
- USS Palomino (The Black Hole, 1979)
C3:
- Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) (also D3)
- Paranoid battlesuit (Gall Force: Eternal Story) (also at C4, D4)
C4:
- Planet Express Ship (Futurama)
- Ravager M-ship, The Milano (Guardians of the Galaxy) (also at C3, D4)
C5:
- Radiant VII (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
- USS Enterprise (Star Trek: The Original Series)
C6:
- Narcissus, Nostromo Lifeboat (Alien 1979, Aliens 1986)
C7:
C8:
- Engineer Ship (Alien 1979, Prometheus 2012)
- Nebulon-B Frigate (hospital ship, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
C9:
- USS Discovery One (2001: A Space Odyssey)
C10:
C11:
- Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963)
C12:
- Ceti Eel, a parasitic arthropod from Ceti Alpha V (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982) (continued from B12)
D1:
- Insignia: Cylon Empire (Battlestar Galactica)
- Insignia: Colonial Warrior (Battlestar Galactica)
D2:
- Insignia: Rebel Alliance (Star Wars, continues D1)
D3:
- Imperial Probe Droid (Star Wars)
D4:
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind mothership (also D5)
- Viper (BSG)
D5:
- Rodger Young (Starship Troopers)
D6:
- USS Voyager (Star Trek: Voyager)
- Serenity (Firefly)
D7:
- USS Swinetrek (The Muppet Show: "Pigs in Space")
- Giant dragonfly "insect", Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
D8:
D9:
- Insignia: Klingon Empire (Star Trek)
D10:
- Max (Flight of the Navigator, 1986)
D11:
- Pit Droid folded up (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
D12:
- Impossible Man (Marvel Comics)
E1:
- Bioraptor (Riddick)
E2:
E3:
E4:
- Insignia: Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
- Insignia: Robotech Defense Force (Robotech)
E5:
- Insignia: ThunderCats
E6:
- Insignia: Tron's chest symbol (Tron)
E7:
- Urskeks mandala of The Great Conjunction (The Dark Crystal)
E8:
- Lazerbeak (Transformers)
E9:
E10:
E11:
- Wall-E and Eve from Wall-E
E12:
- Egg and Facehugger (Alien franchise)
F1:
- Atari logo
- Kilroy from the Mr. Roboto music video by Styx
F2:
- Maximilian, The Black Hole (1979)
F3:
- Robot Jox mech fight: Achilles (left) vs Alexander (right)
F4:
- V.I.N.CENT, The Black Hole
F5:
- Spider-Man, in alien symbiote suit (Marvel Comics)
F6:
F7: -Optimus Prime (Transformers) (also F8)
F8:
- Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (left hand appears in G9 and H9)
F9:
- Thunder Road, modified Tilt-A-Whirl car (Explorer's 1985)
F10:
- C-57D Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Jupiter 2, Lost in Space (1965)
F11:
F12:
- Huey, Dewey, and Louie from Silent Running (1972)
G1:
- "They Live We Sleep" tag from They Live (1988) (continued in G2)
- Stargate Ring (Stargate)
G2:
- Pan Am logo and Orion III Space Clipper (2001: A Space Odyssey)
G3:
- Kuato Lives tag from Total Recall (1990)
- Weyland-Yutani symbol, Alien franchise
G4:
- V.I.N.CENT, The Black Hole (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Hole) (1979)
- Logo: Buy'N Large (Wall-E)
G5:
- Robocop
- Logo: Omni Consumer Products (Robocop)
- Diva, The Fifth Element
- Zorg Industries Logo, The Fifth Element
- Gypsy, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also G6)
- Omar & Angel (Rock & Rule, 1983)
G6:
G7:
- Flynn's Arcade sign (Tron, 1982)
G8:
- Weebo (Flubber)
- crystals from Lifeforce
G9:
- Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Visitors' poster, defaced by the Resistance (V)
G10:
- Rocket Cycle (Flash Gordon, 1980)
- Nomad (Star Trek: TOS, episode "The Changeling")
G11:
- Tripod, The War of the Worlds (1953)
- Endor Shield Generator (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- StarChaser (StarChaser: The Legend of Orin, 1985)
G12:
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (Star Wars)
G13:
- Breetai, a Zentraedi commander (Robotech: The Macross Saga)
H1:
- Bo (Mighty Orbots)
- Barbarella (Barbarella)
- Ted Theodore Logan & Bill S. Preston Esq. of the 'Wyld Stallyns' (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989)
H2:
- Blue Sun advertisement (Firefly)
- A female Vulcan [maybe a specific character?] (Star Trek)
- Maria from Metropolis (android form)
- Feyd Rautha (Dune, 1984)
- Silica (Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, 1985)
H3:
- TARDIS (Doctor Who)
- Oola, a Twi'lek dancer at Jabba's palace (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- Leeloo (The Fifth Element)
- Rystáll Sant (Star Wars) (also G3, G4, H4)
H4:
- Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars)
- A Skeksis (from The Dark Crystal) (source
- Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars)
H5:
- Sy Snootles (Star Wars)
H6:
- Data (Star Trek: the Next Generation)
- Wak Wak (Explorers, 1985)
H7:
- Klaatu (hand raised), The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
- Barquin D'an (Max Rebo Band) (Star Wars: A New Hope (1977))
- Monolith (2001: A Space Odyssey)
- Tall alien (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
H8:
- (rear) Gort, (The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951)
- Robot (Lost in Space, 1965-1968)
- Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet)
- Johnny 5 (Short Circuit, 1986)
H9:
- Marvin, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)
- Cheetara, ThunderCats
- Lion-O, ThunderCats
- Statue of The Lawgiver (Planet of the Apes)
H10:
- Nomad - ST:TOS "The Changeling"
- Atreides Transport (Dune)
- Starfleet shuttlecraft (Star Trek)
- Luke Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder (Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope)
H11:
- Starbug (Red Dwarf)
- Jake’s ship from The Cat from Outer Space
H12:
- Superman
- Mooncake (Final Space)
- Rick, Morty, Mrs Meeseeks, and Rick's UFO (Rick & Morty)
- Korben Dallas's flying Taxi (The Fifth Element, H13 - I12)
I1:
- Ohno, (Mighty Orbots)
- Skeletor (HeMan and the Masters of the Universe)
I2:
I3:
- "Marta" Orion Girl (Star Trek:TOS "Whom Gods Destroy") [Also J3]
- Twiki, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
I4:
- Lirin Car'n of the Modal Nodes (Star Wars)
I5:
I6:
- Dominar Rygel XVI (Farscape)
I7:
I8:
- Dalek (Doctor Who)
- Cyberman (Doctor Who)
- Bender (Futurama)
- Alien, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Cylon - Battlestar Galactica (original series)
- Kryton, Cat, Lister & Rimmer (I9) (Red Dwarf)
- Two Andorians (Star Trek)
- Ka D'Argo - Farscape
I9:
- Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)
- Mac, Zeebo, and Wiploc (Earth Girls Are Easy)
- Aviana & Mizzo (Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, continues I10)
- Lumpy (A guess, but all of Chewbacca's family are sitting there, the other two in I11. Just can't tell them apart. The Star Wars Holiday Special)
- Zozo (The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers)
- The Moon (Le Voyage Dans la Lun / A Trip to the Moon)
I10:
- Borg (Star Trek)
- Thark (John Carter of Mars)
- Martians from Mars Attacks
- Martian from The War of the Worlds
- Itchy & Malla (A guess, but all of Chewbacca's family are sitting there, the third in I10. Just can't tell them apart. The Star Wars Holiday Special)
- 7-90 (Lexx)
- Dark Helmet (Spaceballs)
- Harry (Harry and the Hendersons)
- Gamorrean guard (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- A Thermian male (Mathesar?) in human form (Galaxy Quest)
- Gwen Demarco / Tawny Madison (Galaxy Quest)
I11:
- Waldo Zeptic (The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers)
- Gamorrean guard (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- Martian Girl (Lisa Marie), Mars Attacks (1996) (Also J11)
I12:
- Chig in space suit (Space: Above and Beyond) (bordering I11)
- Predator
- Xenomorph from the Alien franchise
- Kang and Kodos (behind window) (The Simpsons)
- Korben Dallas (The Fifth Element)
- Sil, in alien form (Species)
I13:
- Zorak (Space Ghost, Coast to Coast)
J1: Micronauts, Repto (Mego Micronauts Series 4/5, http://micronauts.wikia.com/wiki/Repto)
J2:
- A Porg (Star Wars)
- A Tribble (Star Trek)
J3:
J4:
J5:
J6:
- (?) Horta (Star Trek)
- Morn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
J7:
- A Quarren (Star Wars)
- Alien clown from Killers Klowns from Outer Space
- Jem'Hadar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Scorpious (Farscape)
J8:
- Agents K and J (Men in Black)
- Jar-Jar Binks (Star Wars)
- Ruby Rhod (The Fifth Element) (also in JK8/9)
- Kai Opaka (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)
J9:
- Vina as an Orion slave girl (Star Trek: TOS)
- R2-KT (Star Wars)
- Gorn (Star Trek: TOS)
- Det. George Francisco (Alien Nation) (Either that's him, or he's the man in the blue suit over in J12. It could be either one. But I think it's this one.)
J10:
- Ewoks (Star Wars)
- Mugato (Star Trek: TOS)
- Excalbian (Star Trek: TOS, episode "The Savage Curtain")
- Talosians (Star Trek: TOS)
- Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- William T. Riker (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
J11:
- Nog and Rom (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Two Breen soldiers
- Q in his Judge costume (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars)
- Spock (Star Trek: The Original Series)
- Leonard McCoy (Star Trek: The Original Series)
- Nien Nunb (Star Wars)
J12:
- Darth Talon (Star Wars (Legends))
- Mace Windu (Star Wars)
- BB-8 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
- A Vorvon (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, "Space Vampire")
- A Red Lectroid (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
- (?) Michael (The Good Place)
K1:
K2:
- Darth Vader (Star Wars) (only right arm and buttons of the suit visible)
K3:
- Wuher, the bartender from Mos Eisley cantina (Star Wars)
K4:
- Kuato (Total Recall, 1990)
- He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, 1983-1985) (continued in K5)
K5:
- Dragon noodle parlor neon sign (Blade Runner) [also in K4]
- Lightsaber (Star Wars)
K6:
- Salacious B. Crumb (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, 1983)
- Ackmena (The Star Wars Holiday Special)
K7:
- Damar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Garak wasn't usually seen in a Cardassian military uniform, and Damar was more known for drinking than Dukat
- Roth'h'ar Sarris, main antagonist of Galaxy Quest (also in L7)
- Kabe (Star Wars)
K8:
- Tarfful (Star Wars)
- Ripley and Jonesy (cat) from Alien
K9:
- Alien from Mars Attacks (being strangled)
- Stormtroopers, Star Wars
- Paul Atreides from Dune, pre-Muad'Dib attire
K10:
- Stormtroopers (Star Wars)
- James T. Kirk (Star Trek: TOS)
- Drac Jeriba and Zammis (Enemy Mine)
- Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars) (also L10)
K11:
- Han (Star Wars)
- Leia (Star Wars)
- Greedo (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope)
- C3-PO (Star Wars)
K12:
- Momaw Nadon (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope)
- Ewok, possibly Chief Chirpa? (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- Col. Wilma Deering (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, 1979)
- Senator Padmé Amidala (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) - No, she's not in this version. She is visible here in an older, less populated version of Jeff Carlisle's artwork that was posted on Reddit in late July, 2018, however.
- Scout Trooper (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
L1:
- Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon, 1980) — chest and arms
- Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot (MST3K) (continued in M1)
L2:
- Simon game
- Dancing Alien (Spaceballs)
L3:
- Max Headroom (on TV screen)
- Saurian brandy bottle (Star Trek)
- Kanar bottle (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Flag of the United Citizen Federation / Terran Federation (Starship Troopers)
L4:
- Aviana's riding helmet (StarChaser: The Legend of Orin - For an obscure 80's cartoon, this has been showing up a lot here, this is the 5th reference I've found)
- Glaive from Krull
L5:
- Guinan (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- H.A.L. 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
- Zik-Zak Corp. logo (Max Headroom series) (also L4)
- Sword of Omens (Thunder Cats, continued in L6)
L6:
- Gigolo Joe (A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001) (continued in M6)
- Facehugger as seen in Ash's lab (Alien)
L7:
- Princess Aura (Flash Gordon, 1980, source)
L8:
- Pampy, Twi'lek aide to Senator Orn Free Taa (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones)
L9:
- Jessica Atreides (Dune)
- Communicator from Star Trek (on the floor) (?)
- Nyota Uhura, Star Trek: TOS (?)
L10:
- Rose (Star Wars)
- Finn (Star Wars)
- Aeryn Sun (Farscape) (also M10)
- John Crichton (Farscape) (also M10)
- Mara Jade (Star Wars)
L11:
- R2-D2 (Star Wars)
- Thrawn (Star Wars)
- Waldo (robot-version) (Where's Waldo?) (continued in L12,M11,M12)
L12:
- Scout trooper (Star Wars)
- (Possibly) Luke Skywalker's Hands (Star Wars) (continued M12)
- Schwartz Ring (Spaceballs)
- Erin "Dart" Bia O'Rourke-Singh, white-haired woman, from the 2nd Atari Force team
M1:
- Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot (MST3K) (continued from L1)
M2:
- "Obey and Conform" sign (They Live)
M3:
- Quark (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- RYLOS license plate (The Last Starfighter) (also M2/N2/N3)
M4:
M5:
- Rick Dekard and Rachael, Blade Runner
M6:
- Inara Serra, Firefly
M7:
- Krite (Critters)
M8:
- Cover of Starlog Number 1, featuring Kirk, Spock, and the USS Enterprise from Star Trek
M9:
M10:
- Mutant, This Island Earth (1955)
M11:
M12:
N1:
- Thermian (Galaxy Quest)
- Bucket of Popplers from Fishy Joe's (Futurama) (bucket visible in W1)
N2:
- Donald Kessler and Barbra Land, Mars Attacks
N3:
- Gizmo, Gremlins
- Londo Mollari, Babylon 5
- Jrrr of the planet Omicron Persei 8 (Futurama)
N4:
- Baby Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2)
N5:
N6:
- Christopher Johnson, the alien from District 9 (continued in N7)
N7:
- Teddy Bear from AI
Ted, or SuperTed?
N8:
- Rocket Raccoon (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- E.T.
- Rick's portal gun (Rick and Morty)
N9:
- Alien from Invasion of the Saucer-Men
- Saurian brandy bottle (Star Trek)
- Mac (Mac and Me), with Big Mac and fries from McDonald's
N10:
N11:
N12:
- The Great Gazoo, The Flintstones (1965)
- Gaff's unicorn origami, Blade Runner
- Tribbles (Star Trek)
W1:
- A Horga'hn from Planet Risa (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
W2:
- G'Kar (Babylon 5)
W3:
W4:
- Annelids/worm coffee aliens (Men In Black)
W5:
- Chiana, also X5 (Farscape)
- MSE-6-series repair droid (Star Wars)
W6:
W7:
- Arthur Dent, (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy film)
W8:
- Yoda (Star Wars)
W9:
- Maz Kanata, Star Wars
- Auryn Talisman (The Neverending Story)
W10:
W11:
- Father "Fix-It", Batteries Not Included (1987)
W12:
- Tribbles (Star Trek)
X1:
- Merlin game
- Possibly a bottle of Romulan Ale
X2:
- Mork, Mork and Mindy
X3:
- Susan Ivanova and Delenn, Babylon 5
X4:
- Annelids/worm coffee aliens from Men In Black
X5:
X6:
- Bib Fortuna (Star Wars)
X7:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
X8:
- A Towel. "... the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have."
- Kira and Jen, continued in X9 (The Dark Crystal)
- Dathon (Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Darmok")
X9:
- Jake (The Cat from Outer Space) [Also X10]
- Fizgig (The Dark Crystal)
X10:
- Barf (Spaceballs)
X11:
- Mother "Fix-It", Batteries Not Included (1987)
X12:
A Porg (Star Wars)
Puckmaren, Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Y1:
- K-9, Doctor Who
Y2:
Y3:
Y4:
- A little golden fuzzy, Little Fuzzy and subsequent works by H. Beam Piper (1962)
Y5:
Y6:
Y7:
Y8:
Y9:
- Centauri, The Last Starfighter (1984)
Y10:
- Acroyear, Micronauts
- Bug, Micronauts (continued in Z10)
Y11:
- Wheems & Jetsam "Fix-It" (x2), Batteries Not Included (1987)
- Alien from They Live, seen through the special sunglasses
Y12:
Z1:
- Frank the Pug, Men In Black
Z2:
Z3:
- Dr Zira, Planet of the Apes (1968)
Z4:
Z5:
- Robot Monster, Robot Monster (1953)
Z6:
Z7:
- Norris-Thing, The Thing
Z8:
- Dalgoda, comic book, Jan Strnad and Dennis Fujitake from Fantagraphics
Z9:
Z10:
- Bug, from Micronauts (also in Y10)
- Jeff Carlisle logo
Z11:
Z12:
- Flotsam "Fix-It", (Batteries Not Included, 1987)
- Shrunken Kids, (Honey I Shrunk The Kids, 1989)
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