Star Trek: 10 Secrets About The Romulan Warbird You Need To Know

The D'deridex-class Romulan warbird: Star Trek's not-so-jolly green giant.
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[@andromidius]

Eeeeeeeeeeh... slight correction. Dilithium doesn't power warp drive. It regulates the matter-antimatter reaction.

[@philly83]

Beat me to it

[@reecedrury4145]

Yeeeah, came here to say that. Billy basics. Used for focusing the energy. Why low speed warp is possible without dilithium

[@kenwaid8239]

And while Romulans used an artificial singularity for their power source they still use dilithium to focus that power hence they got blowed up just like everybody else

[@vic5015]

Yup.

[@Sephiroth144]

Another "wait, lemme pause the video, cuz he done messed up" / "you beat me to it" here...

[@flaxseedoil1000]

Was impressive to see it on the small screen for the first time back in the 80's Back then 27" tube tvs were considered big

[@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617]

27" is still big for most people these days seeing how so many use their phones for things like that now..i don't even have a tv right now just my phone and a laptop

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

And weighed around 100+ pounds. You need a helper just to move or carry something like that.

[@massmike11]

You think a 27 is heavy. I have a 35 in one room that I still only have because I really don’t want to even try and move it.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

@@massmike11 Then do not try to move it yourself. Get somebody to help you. Also, it is worth it to own a dolly, hand truck, sliders, to help you move certain heavy stuff. I even own a cart with the big wheels on it. Too big to use indoors though.

[@trulahn]

D'Deridex is still my all time favorite Star Trek ship design.

[@GabePuratekuta]

Mine is the Jarok-class.

[@JustAJinx-ci6hg]

Same. Romulan Warbirds are smexy and scary.

[@Deltaflot1701]

D’Deridex, spoken correctly as Romulan Battle Bagel

[@darth-imperius]

🤭🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@oneloveal]

Ahhh yes, the good ol RBB!

[@DarthFritter1]

Omg that’s hilarious! I’m totally stealing this!!! 😆😆😆😆

[@kalvorax]

shit...now i need to call my D'Deridex the RBB now XD

[@seancondon5572]

Mmmm... baaaaaaaaageeeelll

[@ussvoyager8650]

The D'deridex class Warbird is most definitely my favourite Romulan Ship

[@GabePuratekuta]

Was your second favorite the T'varo?

[@ussvoyager8650]

@@GabePuratekuta Yes which is your favourite

[@Thechezbailey]

Love it, also like the Mogai Warbird and the Scimitar. I'm just a sucker for Romulan design in general I guess haha

[@minicle426]

There was a time when I was convinced the Warbird could separate (like the Galaxy Class) it's top and bottom half. Or carry a smaller craft inside it.

[@Dinoyipi]

Star Trek Online introduced a warbird design that could split, called the Haakona. In a fun bit of lore, it was developed based on data that the Romulans gleaned from the USS Prometheus while they had control of her.

[@bryanabbott6169]

To be honest, they didn't call the Warbird by it's Romulan name very often in the shows on purpose. It can be a tongue-twister for actors.

[@vic5015]

I remember Data saying the class name in the Tin Man episode.

[@Eucep]

Yep, STO classifies all Romulan ships as warbirds. Even the Scimitar is a warbird. My fav version is the Valkis Dreadnaught Warbird.

[@Eleglas]

I'm partial to the Malem warbird using the T'liss Refit nacelles.

[@DrakeAurum]

Don't feel bad about your pronunciation. I remember there was an old video on the warbird, and the narrator said (correctly pronounced) "The Romulan D'Deridex Class", but Google's auto-generated captions interpreted that as "the lung and the dairy dicks class".

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

😂 that's hilarious!

[@blakestone75]

thr dairy dicks class warbird. that's close enough to actually use in conversation and for most people to not pick up on it lol!!!

[@TwinTn]

1:32 says shuttlecraft, shows a runabout: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

A "Runabout" is a shuttle mated to a warp sled and mission pod (on top).

[@AbsentCoffee]

"duh-dare-ah-dex" or "really big fracking green thing"

[@ExUSSailor]

Dilithium does not power warp drive. It regulates the matter/anti-matter reaction, that provides the power for the drive.

[@angelnichols5408]

Thank you for pointing this out.

[@baronvg]

Love the Romulan Warbird. Whenever I doodled in class, I always drew the Warbird.

[@LordMelbury1953]

My favourite Warbird the first one from TOS, completely different but the most awesome.

[@GabePuratekuta]

The T'liss does have an iconic design. Plus a bird on its underbelly.

[@stream_gene]

My favourite non-Starfleet design. It is genuinely timeless, still looks as good today as it did back in the day.

[@julianaylor4351]

Interesting thing about the Star Trek ships, is that they are all aerodynamic. I know that because when you accidentally drop a Micro Machines ship, it glides to the ground. That's happened to me several times.

[@UltimatePerfection]

How do you think Voyager was able to fully land on several occasions?

[@chrisdufresne9359]

I miss the Micro Machine ships

[@Olkv3D]

Aww, man. Micro-Machines were the sh t.

[@KatraMoo]

I agree about 95% of that. I still have a couple sets of Star Trek micro machine spaceships, as well as a number of the playmates ships. The part I disagree with is the both cube is definitely not aerodynamic, especially with all the exterior grids, grates, pipes, and other structures. But that's about it.

[@jolan_tru]

That "bright vibrant green" is the same colour as Romulan blood. Also, spelled foe-net-ick-lee, the class D'Deridex is pronounced Dee Derry Dex.

[@tim1652]

not Duh Derry Dex?

[@jolan_tru]

@@tim1652 I will allow it.

[@eatpoopoo]

Ah, yes, Romulus. How well I remember it. You'll find the predominant colour to be grey. The buildings, the clothes, the people. Did you know that the Romulan heart itself is grey? It's true.

[@lokisgodhi]

Nope. Dee Der (as in derrick) Rid Decks.

[@keirfarnum6811]

@@eatpoopoo And Romulan blood is grey too. Or is that gray?

[@jedewitz]

I've always loved the Derideriduladiridew class. It just looks mean.

[@johnbockelie3899]

" We will give our newest war ship a hard name to say." Romulan high command.

[@cupcakemedia1143]

I really love Romulans as a people, and their ships are fantastic.

[@HighISOPhotography]

Not gonna- I had no idea I wasn’t subscribed to you guys! Love your stuff

[@MSmith-Photography]

...and now I'm wondering what a Romulan Big Bird (from Sesame Street) what would look like. 🤣

[@kenwaid8239]

Four words - hooked beak dripping blood.

[@darklordofsword]

Just Big Bird, painted green and stuffed into a Tal Shiar uniform.

[@Irishdrivingbloopers]

12:26 "picking their rings", LOL!!!

[@Garshaw]

To add a comment from the STO Community, Yes romulan ships have for quite some time now been classified as Warbirds.

[@arrjay2410]

your attempts to pronounce "D'deridex" sounds like you're channeling Porky Pig. Have done anything similar on the Klingon Bird of Prey. It is my favourite non-federation ship.

[@boss-anova]

Qapla'!

[@dragonmaster613]

Qapla'!

[@minicle426]

I'd say it was closer to Arkwright from 'Open all Hours'.

[@julianaylor4351]

That's all folks!!!😁

[@vic5015]

@@dragonmaster613 funny. Google translates Qapla! As "Cover!" That's why you need the ' in Q'apla!

[@llynellyn]

The reason the Valdore class look like Klingon bird's of prey from the ToS movie/TNG era is because those ships were originally supposed to be Romulan (hence why they look like an evolution of the Romulan bird of prey ships from ToS). The villains of ST3 were changed from Romulans to Klingons during a script rewrite but the ship model had already been built and so was simply made to look dirtier (but the distinctive Romulan bird of prey feathers under the wings are still clearly visible).

[@j0hnl0cker]

Mostly, Trek Culture appears on my feed views as I do watch trek videos but have now subscribed to your channel. 🖖

[@eddieschwab864]

The Romulan ctrl-c ctrl-v Fleet at the end of season 1 of Picard also appeared to have a few old school Romulan bird-of-prey meaning as in TOs balance of Terror.

[@Sgt_Glory]

Guess they rolled out the museum peices to pad out their fleet 😁

[@Adroit1911]

Been waiting for this one!!!!

[@professorkatze1123]

holy shed. a forced quantum singularity is far above and beyond what a warpcore would be. like a modern nuclear reactor compared to a steam engine. both fulfill the same purpose but they are on entirely different levels.

[@OldUKAds]

And they make excellent nests.

[@keirfarnum6811]

It’s too bad the Romulans couldn’t seem to do more with it.

[@Linerunner99]

They probably can't harness its full potential so it ends up being roughly equivalent to a standard matter/anti-matter warp core.

[@Deltaflot1701]

Would it be bad form to mention that most nuclear reactors power steam engines ? :D

[@leemiah3583]

I think the romulan war bird is the most iconic ship in star trek next generation

[@boss-anova]

When I clicked the vid and I had to wait for a premier I almost flipped my lid. I need to know!

[@SkyraHope]

Subscribed👍 and loving♥️ your channel! Great video and keep up up great work!😊

[@nickcap7355]

There she was just walking down the street singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy D'Deridex

[@JoeJoeCastillo]

derrier dex is my favorite attempt. I'm going to use that from now on

[@starclone4]

Love This Ship !!!!

[@Johnnyboi0001]

I absolutely love this ship! So damn cool. And I've only just realized I'm not subscribed so now I am.

[@johnbockelie3899]

" The Dddd,dddddderi, Oh, the Romulan ship !!". Porky pig style talk.

[@mjc4942]

Here's my geek. I'm wondering if they used rose quartz for all that dilithium.

[@lotstodo]

Didn't aliens use the Romulan engines as a breeding ground?

[@Thechezbailey]

They sure did!

[@bdr32965]

From my understanding doesn't the Romulan's forced quantum singularity have to remain powered up at all times and cannot be powered down like a warp core can be.

[@kenwaid8239]

Absolutely true

[@bdr32965]

@@kenwaid8239 thanks for verifying that, I thought that was said about the Romulan ships

[@bradt.3555]

And the warp drive is powered by matter, anti-matter. The crystals are used to regulate it.

[@repomanzilla]

Great video!

[@GuyPrice]

Not like they ever actually read the comments but for comedy value its spoken as Dee-Dera-Dex. Also on the power source issue I was surprise in Discovery that after "The Burn" this was not used/developed more as a power source.

[@matthewjay660]

The Romulans are my favorite villains and their ships are my favorite to command. Jolan Tru. 🤲🏻 Engage Cloak...

[@DMSProduktions]

VERRUUL!

[@matthewjay660]

@@DMSProduktions But, as a Romulan might say, only a veruul would use such language in public. 🖖🏻😉

[@JaredLS10]

The warbird isnt the only ship they forgot to put impulse engines on. Take a look the nebula in TNG The Wounded, no impulse drives on the saucer which always made me insane considering its the exact same saucer type as the galaxy.

[@Timberwolf69]

Just wondering... Was there any romulan ship in TV/movie that had visible impulse ports?

[@mancubwwa]

​@@Timberwolf69 yes, the Bird of Prey from ENT second season episode "minefield" has visible impulse ports at the very back.

[@OldUKAds]

Oh you reminded me Discovery blew up all ships with a magic space beam or something. *shivers*

[@stevea8875]

3:10, you mean Horizontal???👍🏻 D’Deridex and Orientations not your strong suit, Adam?😆👍🏻

[@ralfhtg1056]

The length that the D'deridex was designed with by Andrew Probert is 1353 m in length, taking this and the given schematics this results in a calculated beam of 988 m and a hight of 430 m.

[@Daehawk]

I'd hate to be on a Rombird bottom, and need to get to the top part. Or back to front. The Valdore is the coolest warbird.

[@timroemer1]

Love this

[@thomashill6347]

Wonderful JOB TrekCulture TEAM, I do have a model of a green warbird that has four sounds COOL

[@SPARTAN_Cayde-26]

It would be cool to see a D’Deridex WarBird against Star Wars’s Venator Star Destroyer!

[@dgatsby6495]

You just made my Monday

[@Euripides_Panz]

The Duhduhdairy-lax Warbird is 32 years old? Holy bejesus, I'm getting up there.

[@undergroundfro9653]

Hey everyone, hey Trek Culture!!! 🙌🏽😎

[@Max_Flashheart]

Best looking ship in my opinion

[@gkelly34]

The warbird thrilled my young heart beyond compare ❤️

[@brickbunny9686]

15:11 Given that most military ships in real life are warrantied for 50+ years and most ships in Star trek lore have similar or longer intended life spans... *shrug*

[@rayeasom]

The enterprise was already 50 years old by the time Kirk took over; having already had at least two captain prior to Kirk. Namely Robert Apil and Christopher Pike.

[@jasonarthurs3885]

An mentioned, the D'Deridex class was almost double the size of the Galaxy class; Enterprise D: Length - 641m; Beam - 470m; Height - 145m. D'Deridex: Length - 1041m; Beam - 772m; Height - 258m.

[@billiesastard2596]

The real warbirds were the friends you made along the way 😂😂☠️

[@marcel_max]

thanks for the video. that was 8 for me.

[@BerrymanMovies]

One cool fact. In star trek the return. The enterprise e is a difient class ship. It flues in between the 2 hull's and then twists to destroy it.

[@darklordofsword]

I remember that novel. The one where *somehow* The Romulans and Borg are allied and resurrect Kirk from his grave on Viridian III, and Spock can't be assimilated because his contact with V'ger makes the collective think he already IS a Borg, right?

[@johnshowinc]

This was always my favourite ship in scifi. This one and the Whitestar

[@stu212]

I thought NOG was the first Ferengi in starfleet but theres one at the bridge at 4:42, am i missing something?

[@samuellawrencesbookclub8250]

If I remember rightly that bit was a simulation. In one of the early TNG episodes some alien kidnapped Riker, and put him through a simulated future in which he was captain of the Enterprise, and Picard was working on alliance negotiations with the Romulan Star Empire. One background thing in this simulation was that Cardassians, and Ferengi, had apparently joined the Federation, and were serving in StarFleet

[@llynellyn]

That scene is from the episode "Future Imperfect", the scene is supposedly set 16 years in the future (It's a Romulan trick to extract information from a captured Riker).

[@stu212]

@@llynellyn ah thanks I was trying to work out what episode it was to give it a watch thanks.

[@matthewjay660]

Yes, to politely answer your question. That was in a mind-game with advanced holographics cooked up by a lonely alien child trying to keep Riker around as a playmate. It’s TNG. “Future Imperfect”, Season 4, Episode 8. 🖖🏻

[@ThomasMHead]

That scene was from the episode where the Romulans had Riker in their holodeck, or something (I forget--it's been too long). It was a fake.

[@bonusbaby801]

I didn't notice the TV turning off either😂😂

[@locatedcoder9483]

Guys, I started a trek culture binge. I know more about Star Trek than I know school. My nerdom is beyond high. I need serious help. Great video tho

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

You don't need help just embrace the Nerdom 😂

[@boss-anova]

Temba, his arms wide open!

[@danielHL824]

You're gonna be okay, trust me :)

[@BodyMusicification]

Here's a nerdy question: is it nerdom or nerddom? 🤓

[@locatedcoder9483]

@@BodyMusicification I may have wrote “nerdom” but “nerddom” looks better

[@jamesfoster9613]

They did get around the bird of prey problem by saying that before the Vor'cha class they used a K'Vort class cruiser in TNG (specifically in Defector, Redemption, etc.) They then occasionally used the B'rel class smaller version which is then the staple in DS9.

[@pappaslivery]

Ok, fine, I subscribed!

[@Nfronczek0504]

i am subscribed to this channel long live Star Trek

[@foregonereality]

Ah good old Discovery - plot holus maximus.

[@josephl6896]

D'D'd'dD'''D'deridex... yeah that issue plagued my preteen years. Glad I wasn't the only one!

[@Interitus1]

With the warbird thing, you should have probably mentioned how Klingons have them too. Just the name for most alien ships in the Alpha Quadrant apparently.

[@jarosawkorczynski4746]

9:02 Correction: It's a Klingon Vor'Cha attack cruiser nacelle

[@tobiasmarchant9956]

This question about why the Romulan Warp Drive system wasn't addressed in Disco has bugged me forever... I turned into THAT guy.

[@CtrlOptDel]

It’s never explicitly stated, but implied that even Romulan warp drives still use dilithium to moderate the power coming out of the singularity core for use in the warp nacelles. The power might be usable for all other systems without that moderation, but the warp coils need far more finely tuned & consistent power.

[@UnnameableGreviance]

I enjoy the Paul Stock footage.MP4

[@vic5015]

I still wanna know how the artificial quantum singularity works! I can't even fathom having the technology to create a micro-black hole!

[@adamcroft80]

‘They used new or re-cast sets’ isn’t that the only 2 options?? New or reused lol.

[@RollDeBonz2112]

My all time favorite ST ship.

[@gordonwallin2368]

The front, nose?, bow?, bridge?, looks similar to the Alien. You know, Sigourney Weaver, Ridely Scott.

[@zachpaterson2585]

I mean it’s possible that the romulans had stoped using micro-singularities by discovery, given their re-unification with Vulcan. But that does raise the question why didn’t everyone else start using singularity drives after the burn?

[@sherryojeda9178]

I want your space jacket!!

[@yourgodismean4526]

D’Deridex: Deh dare ee dex. (Used to be an English/phonetics tutor) ❤️

[@9-5-VictorVictor-2]

I never noticed the D"deridex class ship didn't have impulse engines or a shuttle bay.

[@HITMANPegas]

@10:13 It could have been a K'vort as the B'rel are smaller.

[@benwillis5840]

1:31 That's a DS9 runabout surely

[@its_A_me_Njobe]

I'm much content with the "stuff" you guys do now, so I'm good 😉

[@Alphasiera1701]

You can just call it a B- type warbird. That is also correct.

[@SmartVideosJarkaWatched]

They could probably explain that dilithium switch by mentioning that when they reunited with the Vulcans they switched back to dilithium and had been using it for hundreds of years before The Burn.

[@JasonGroom]

What episode is that @4:41 ?

[@KebaRPG]

I speculate War Bird is like Earth Ships are called Ships because "Sea of Stars"; Ergo Romulans may imply "Sky of Stars" so all Interplanetary Machines are "Birds" instead of "Ships"... Therefore "War" designations are for "Space Birds" capable of Interplanetary Combat.

[@michaelkellys3906]

@sean I've subscribed, selected ALL for notifications... yet, it's very infrequent that I even get notified of your most recent video?! Typically I have to go digging through KZbin to find the most recent video - like I did today. Is that a KZbin issue ? Or something on TrekCulture?

[@ProtoKun7]

Yeah, Warbird is a general term, D'Deridex is the class. Almost like a Galaxy class being a heavy cruiser or something. Then of course there are the smaller Birds of Prey, mainly shown in the 22nd and 23rd centuries (and Lower Decks).

[@stephenbland2111]

to be fair, i definitely believe that the Klingon D7 is the other iconic starship outside of the Federation/Starfleet you failed to mention.

[@willvgo2950]

"Schemes and plots are the same thing." - Tyrion Lannister

[@stephenramsey5585]

"No, scheming looks different. They're definitely plotting." - Agent Allison "Tex" Texas

[@Musicita]

"I swear to God... Okay, for clarity's sake, from now on we'll call it the wedding plan, the evil plot, and the color scheme. Got it?"

[@aquarius8708]

14:22 I love and hate that scene because it gave us the inquiry which is my favorite ship but now everybody hates the inquiry so it probably wont turn up ever again

[@knitcrochettiger361]

it was so funny when Adam said, "Da Derriere" Class

[@Pangolin-Mandolin]

The god! You're back again!!!! Nothing against Sean but,...it's just a Tv show.....and yeah, cool looking ship!

[@tim1652]

at 6:18 there's a bolian and other randoms on what looks like an intrepid bridge. what series/ episode is this please?

[@MazeThePlaya]

asked myself the same thing...

[@chrisedwards1523]

Thats from Voyager episode called Learning curve :)

[@tim1652]

@@chrisedwards1523 Brilliant cheers mate, will be checking that one out on netflix before they pull all the treks :)

[@HumanBiped]

That's a simulation with Tuvok training Maquis crewmen.... Chell at the helm with Dalby in command and Henley at the aux panel behind him

[@TheGibbo247]

I didn't know Adam could do an Arkwright impression

[@cthulhu626]

So what did the Romulans and the Borg do after the burn?

[@quicksilver2140]

Anyone guess my main ship for my Romulan in Star Trek Online? Yes...that ship.