[pecenipicek]

Herc I for the overall FS. No contest.




and the Deimos for FS2

[CommanderDJ]

It's a toss up between the Apollo and the Herc 1. I voted Apollo because I'm nostalgic.

[Hades]

I voted Typhon. Why? Because it's an immediately recognizably FreeSpace ship, not to mention it being all over the FS1 box art.

[Nohiki]

Definitely orion. Don't ask me why, but the Orion is the first thing i remember when i hear or read "FreeSpace"

[Darius]

Ankh. It looks like the GTVA logo.

[Titan]

Apollo, Orion, and Sathanas, together.

[PeterX]

For me it´s the Orion,the Herc I for both FS and Sathanas in FS II
Peter

[Sushi]

Voted Orion. Herc I comes in second.

[Spoon]

For me, nostaliga wise its the horus. Because It's the only ship I recall seeing in game magazines back in the day.
But I voted the navbouy. because I can

[Rodo]

Deimos.

[Topgun]

Orion and Ulysses.

[Scourge of Ages]

Voted Lucifer. It beat out the Herc 1 and Orion by merit of not being able to be confused for a box from far away.
EDIT: Plus, it was the central focus of the first game from the opening cutscene to the final mission, and the fear of the Lucifer specifically and the Shivans it represented was the driving force behind Terran and Vasudan science and culture up until the discovery of the Knossos.

[MatthTheGeek]

Depends how far. LODs happen.

[FreeSpaceFreak]

I'm voting Lucifer - IMHO it's a standoff with the Orion, but I suspect the Orion is getting plenty of votes already.

No, the Lucifer is this really fearsome, unstoppable ship; it captures the essence of trying to battle the Shivans rather well.

[castor]

For me its the Herc II due to its familiarity (flight hours).

[Mongoose]

Voted Lucifer. It beat out the Herc 1 and Orion by merit of not being able to be confused for a box from far away.

One of the best things about The Great Hunt was looking back just before you reached the Sol node and seeing the Bastion looking like a small blue square.

[jr2]

Apollo.

[Drogoth]

I find the Orion captures the series because let's face it, the series is about Humanities triumph in the face of juggernaut. That despite the power of the Shivans, we survived.

The Orion is a pure projection of Terran power and ingenuity. It showed our intelligence, we did it on our own, without the collaboration of the Vasudans like the Deimos or the Hecate. And even when our pride is struck down (The Galatea) it was another Orion that picked up the torch and carried on the fight, driving the victory home, And it was that SAME orion ship, the Bastion, that sealed Epsilon Pegasi off and secured our victory the second time around. Or survival at least.

The Orion was there every step of the way, protecting humanity and blowing shivans out of the sky.

[Dragon]

Orion.

[General Battuta]

I find the Orion captures the series because let's face it, the series is about Humanities triumph in the face of juggernaut. That despite the power of the Shivans, we survived.

FS1 was about this, FS2 was about subverting it.