Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Starship TroopersHero of the Federation is the 2004 directtovideo sequel to the 1997 feature film Starship Troopers. It had amillion budget as opposed to the 105 million of the original. Even though the film was released direct to video in the United States, it had a theatrical release in Japan and Spain. It has almost no relationship to the novel Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein even less than the first Starship Troopers film, which was based on an original screenplay that was revised to coopt character names and story elements of the Heinlein book. None of the characters from the original film appear in this sequel except for in recycled footage, although the actress Brenda Strong appears in both films as different characters. The film was directed by Phil Tippett, who is also the founder of Tippett Studio, the visual effects company that created the creature and miniature effects for the original film. Further sequels, Starship TroopersMarauder and Starship Troopers Invasion, have since been released.
The remaining refugees find themselves sheltering within Hotel Delta 185, an old and abandoned structure containing Captain V. J. Dax Richard Burgi, a disgraced soldier who killed his commanding officer and was sealed in a furnace. As a deadly dust storm kicks up, they find themselves without communications or backup for a lengthy period of time and protect themselves with an electric pulse fences. Dax takes command, to the annoyance of Dill, and the two develop a grudge. Dax sees Dill as an incompetent commander, while Dill sees Dax as a traitor to the Federation.Soon after defenses for Hotel Delta are set up, General Shepherd and three soldiers return. While the troops there first think that all but one of their comrades has reached safety, it becomes clear that all their comrades but Shepherd have died, and Shepherd has been rescued by three soldiers including the comatose private, Charlie Soda Kelly Carlson the strangely behaving technical sergeant Ari Peck J. P. Manoux and the medic, corporal Joe Griff Ed Quinn. With the help of the newcomers they solve their technical issues, including lack of communication, and wait for a Fleet dropship to rescue them. At the base, Soda strips naked and uses her nudity to seduce Horton, and Sandee finds a new significant other in Griff causing tempers to flare however, both Horton and Sandee soon act strangely, as do many other survivors. Sahara seems to have become ill as she has nightmares and wakes up vomiting. Sahara accidentally brushes Griffs hand and she has a psychic vision. She goes to Rake for advice and tells her what has happened. Rake suggests that Sahara is simply pregnant, which can cause visions, make girls temperamental, and make them think that they know it all. Eventually private Sahara and Dax, the male exhero of the federation, find themselves facing a new breed of Arachnida bug that infests the human body by entering through the mouth and propagating inside the brain. They go to Dill with their news and
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