Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/Ur-Quan/archive1

Blurb

Creators Reich (left) and Ford (middle)

The Ur-Quan are a fictional race of predatory alien caterpillars in the Star Control series of video games, created by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford. They are the primary antagonist of the 1990 first game, leading a galactic empire that seeks to enslave Earth. They reappear in Star Control II, which expands on their history as former slaves. In the game they embark on a civil war, giving Earth a chance to defeat them. In Star Control 3, from a different team, the Ur-Quan ally with Earth against a different antagonist. They appear again in The Ur-Quan Masters, the 2002 open source remake of Star Control II. They were developedn based on the ideas for unique spaceships in Star Control, and their appearance was inspired by a photo of a caterpillar. Their role in Star Control II has earned acclaim as among the best game villains of all time and their surprising depth and humanity. They have influenced other game studios, inspiring concepts in games such as Mass Effect and Stellaris. (Full article...)

Source review stuff

• "Star Control 3 was developed and written by a different team" --> checks out
• "but are ultimately undermined by another civil war with the Kohr-Ah --> looks decent enough; source describes an alliance with the Ur-Quan broken after the Kohr-Ah start a civil war, which leads to rebellion against the alliance.
• "The first Star Control's story was mainly written in the instruction manual" --> checks out
• "When Reiche saw a National Geographic image of a predatory caterpillar dangling over its prey, this became the basis for the Ur-Quan's appearance" --> checks out, based on what I can get from snippet view
• "GameSpot mentions the Ur-Quan for their role in one of the best video game endings" --> checks out

This looks fine from a source-text integrity and copyright perspective. Hog Farm _Talk 05:33, 28 May 2021 (UTC)