List of fictional military ranks
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This is a List of fictional military ranks. They appear in various media, particularly books, films, and television. As a rule, they are more common in science fiction than in other genres.
The ranks are arranged according to the fictional universe that they belong to and, where available, a current military equivalent.
This list is incomplete.
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[edit] Battlestar Galactica
[edit] 1978 series
- Commander - Various grades, equivalent to United States Air Force Major Generals, Lieutenant Generals, and Generals
[edit] 2004 series
- Admiral
- Commander - Reduced to being equivalent to just Brigadier General or Commodore/Rear Admiral lower half
- Colonel
- Major
- Captain
- Lieutenant
[edit] Dune
- Supreme Bashar - Field Marshal
- Bashar - between Colonel and Brigadier General
[edit] Stargate
All Tau'ri ranks yet seen are those of the United States Air Force or Russian Air Force, depending on the nationality of the person.
[edit] Goa'uld
[edit] Star Trek
[edit] Starfleet
Starfleet's ranks are mostly the same as those of the modern United States Navy, with some exceptions.
- Fleet Captain - between Captain and Commodore
[edit] Bajoran
Commander General - Fleet Admiral or Field Marshal
[edit] Cardassian Union
Legate - All ranks above Commodore/Rear Admiral lower half/Brigadier General
[edit] Klingon Empire
- la'quv - Fleet Admiral or Field Marshal
- 'aj - Admiral or General
- Sa' - Vice Admiral or Lieutenant General
- totlh - Rear Admiral (upper half) or or Major General
- 'ech - Commodore/Rear Admiral lower half or Brigadier General
[edit] Star Wars
[edit] Galactic Empire
- Moff - several degrees, all above Field Marshal
- Line Captain - between Captain and Commodore
- High Colonel - between Colonel and Brigadier General