The protagonist of the previous two games is at last given a name: Colonel Christopher Blair. The story opens as Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Crown Prince of the hostile Kilrathi Empire, presides over the execution by disintegration of a group of Terran Confederation prisoners of war. One is spared — Blair's lover, Colonel Jeannette "Angel" Devereaux, kept alive thanks to the Kilrathi's respect for her as a warrior. On the planet Vespus, Blair and Brigadier General James "Paladin" Taggart inspect the downed wreckage of the TCS Concordia, a total loss.
The year is 2669, and the Terran-Kilrathi War has dragged on for over thirty years with no end in sight. On Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn's orders, Blair transfers as Wing Commander to the TCS Victory, a Ranger-class carrier twice his own age. Her captain, William Eisen, has served aboard her for years and takes pride in his ship. A few familiar faces remain — Colonel Ralgha nar "Hobbes" Hhallas and Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall — but the rest of the crew are strangers, among them Lieutenant Robin "Flint" Peters and Chief Fighter Technician Rachel Coriolis.
Cast: Mark Hamill as Col. Christopher "Maverick" Blair; Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Tolwyn; John Rhys-Davies as the voice of Thrakhath nar Kiranka and as James "Paladin" Taggart; Jason Bernard as Capt. William Eisen; Tom Wilson as Maj. Todd "Maniac" Marshall; and Ginger Lynn Allen as Rachel Coriolis.