| rdfs:comment | - A space battle was a battle that took place above a planet or a space port, or even out in open space. These kind of battles featured prominently in the Star Wars saga, and thus were a focal point of the games. Several were devoted only to flight, such as Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance and TIE Fighter. Others, like Star Wars: Battlefront II, integrated it with other parts of the game.
- The space battles available are listed below. The fuel cost (credits) for each mission changes depending on where the player currently is. Each space battle has a primary and three secondary objectives. While the primary objective is visible from the start of the battle, secondar objectives are first shown upon starting completion. Secondary objectives usually involve:
* Destroy a large amount of enemy fighters and or turrets
* Destroy a large amount of enemy turrets and or shield generators
* Destroy one or more large enemy ships
- One of the cornerstones of a Space Opera is for there to be a Space Battle somewhere along the line, where the heroes take part in an event which will change the fate of the everything, then stop for a Victory Dance and a Spot of Tea if the battle is won. Typically Space Battles involve the following: Examples of Space Battle include:
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| abstract | - One of the cornerstones of a Space Opera is for there to be a Space Battle somewhere along the line, where the heroes take part in an event which will change the fate of the everything, then stop for a Victory Dance and a Spot of Tea if the battle is won. Well, it's not exactly as simple as that, almost. It is meant to be the occasion in a movie, game or TV series where it can show off where most of the budget probably went and why it took as much time as it did. It provides jaw dropping visuals, tons of Frickin' Laser Beams, a lot of tense edge-of-your-seat action, advanced iconic vehicles or weapons, and a totally awesome end sequence. It's supposed to blow your brains out and leave you slack jawed at the awesomeness on display. Essentially, it is an opportunity to show off the special effects and a ton of ideas that the creator has come up with, to try and blow the audience away and use the potential awesome to lobotomize them into drooling masses as they enjoy the spectacle of it all. Of course making such battles have become easier as special effects have become simpler to make and have become much more advanced. The first film to really push the envelope in terms of this was Star Wars, during the battle against the Death Star. Virtually every battle will stick to the rule of Space Is Noisy, because of Rule of Cool. Now however films with huge battles are commonplace thanks to the advancement of technology. Typically Space Battles involve the following:
* The enemy will usually have some giant, unstoppable killing machine that the heroes need to destroy before it kills them
* The good guys will be hopelessly outnumbered or simply overpowered.
* There will be hundreds of soldiers or vehicles running amok to show the scale of it (in most productions made after the late 1990s they will all be computer generated).
* They will involve some, or all of the main characters at once alongside many others for whom they are fighting with to show the unified cause.
* The enemy will either be overconfident to the point they see no need in a backup plan or to send everything at the good guys, or they will charge everything in knowing they will win.
* When it looks like the enemy will crush the last pockets of resistance, reinforcements show up to help the good guys.
* The heroes will have a time limit in which they have to win, they will always achieve this with a second to spare.
* Someone will make a Heroic Sacrifice or perform a Heel Face Turn or Face Heel Turn. This trope has extended into fantasy or historical movies as well as they have become more popular, this is because use several of the same methods and cliches to bring about the same effect. The Lord of the Rings for example required creative use of CGI and minitures to portray and do epic battles described in the books justice. The Space Battle can also be the Final Battle depending on when it starts in the show. Can also overlap with Decisive Battle depending on if it takes place before the Final Battle. Space Battles often involve Standard Starship Scuffles. Not to be confused with Space Battles, although they do like a good Space Battle at Space Battles. Examples of Space Battle include:
- A space battle was a battle that took place above a planet or a space port, or even out in open space. These kind of battles featured prominently in the Star Wars saga, and thus were a focal point of the games. Several were devoted only to flight, such as Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance and TIE Fighter. Others, like Star Wars: Battlefront II, integrated it with other parts of the game.
- The space battles available are listed below. The fuel cost (credits) for each mission changes depending on where the player currently is. Each space battle has a primary and three secondary objectives. While the primary objective is visible from the start of the battle, secondar objectives are first shown upon starting completion. Secondary objectives usually involve:
* Destroy a large amount of enemy fighters and or turrets
* Destroy a large amount of enemy turrets and or shield generators
* Destroy one or more large enemy ships
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