ISV Striker was a ship piloted by the Mysterious Man and co-piloted by integrated artificial intelligence V-0009817. The ship originally made its debut in the scene "The Arrival in Latium" from the 20s A Difficult Age album.
Characteristics[]
The ISV Striker is a rusty, worn but effective star fighter vehicle. The cockpit is rather large and on top of the vehicle and along the spine of the vehicle are three electrical "towers" that can "catch" thunder or electrical power that may travel over the ship when coming in and out of travel. On the side of the ship are gunners for space combat and on the front of the Striker are metal rods, that conduct electricity and "lift" the pilot on the inside to the outside. The ship is also able to camouflage itself.
Electrical Lift Platform
Inside of the ship is an "electrical lift platform" that "lifts" or teleports the crew from the inside to the outside, the two rods on the front of the ship conduct electricity, "shooting" whomever out in the form of electricity to the surface where they materialize. The ship does not contain doors.
Creation and concept[]
Concept art depicting the ISV Striker in the Black Forest
The ISV Striker made it's debut as early as 2017 in a batch of concept art that was released with the 20s A Difficult Age album. Although at the time the ship was nameless, it can be seen towering behind the Mysterious Man. Illustrated by Chris Bonura, its design is strikingly different than the final design of the ship. The major differences being that the wings of the Striker possess small electrical conduits that "catch" the electricity that travels all over the ship. Also the electrical rods on the front of the ship that zap the Mysterious Man from inside the ship to the outside of the ship (as heard in the scene) in the final model are in fact different.