This article describes the White Comet Empire from Space Battleship Yamato 2 and Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato. For its counterpart in Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and its sequels, see Gatlantis Empire.
The home of the White Comet Empire, Gatlantis
The White Comet Empire headed by Emperor Zwordar out of Gatlantis, this Empire has conquered the entire Andromeda Galaxy and is heading for the Milky Way.
History[]
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (Alternate Timeline)[]
The Empire in its conquest of the entire Universe heads toward Earth after conquering planet Telezart. The Yamato heads out to stop this new threat, but she has to deal in many a battle with the Comet Empire. Emperor Zwordar eventually employs Dessler to hunt down the Yamato, but after he fails, the Comet Empire decides to launch an all out assault of the Sol System and fight with the EDF Fleet during the Battle of Saturn. Both forces are decimated. The capital Gatlantis is eventually destroyed by the Yamato, in a successful, yet costly battle. However, a new warship emerges from the ruins,and Zwordar turns his wrath towards Earth in a Giant Menacing Battleship. White Comet empire is finally destroyed for good when Emperor Zwordar’s Flagship is destroyed by a suicide attack from the Yamato, while guided by the spirit of Teresa, finally Zwordar in the process and bring and end to the greatest threat ever known.
Space Battleship Yamato II[]
It is the Year 2201, and a mysterious new enemy, the White Comet Empire has already begun it’s widespread conquest of the Universe, destroying many planets in it’s path, while the Comet Empire’s fleets lay waste and begin subjugating countless worlds that are unable to defend themselves, including Telezart itself. Gatlantis, the mobile homeworld speeds towards Earth at frightening speed, while crushing many obstacles in it’s path.
Be Forever Yamato[]
During the Dark Nebula Empire’s temporarily invasion and occupation of Earth. It is heavily implied that the White Comet Empire is still out there.
Technology[]
The Comet Empire is technologically superior to both Earth and Gamilas, in terms of superior ships and weapons technology.
Homeworld[]
It is unknown if the Comet Empire civilization has a true homeworld or not, as the only evidence we see is the artificial city Gatlantis, which served as a mobile base of operations, suggesting that their civilization is most likely a spacefaring race.
Fleet[]
The Comet Empire’s fleet is vastly superior to both Earth and Gamilas in both terms of technology, firepower, and fleet building. The Comet Empire has a vast and powerful interstellar navy that is used to attack and conquer the planets that aren’t pulverize by Gatlantis which can be used for building bases. Their warships range from destroyers, space submarines, cruisers, carriers, and even powerful battleships, as well as massive dreadnoughts.
Plus, their fighters are used very effectively in forcing the local natives submit and later be used as slave labor by force through acts of sheer murder, terror, and genocide in order to keep those worlds in line.
Known Ship Types[]
Dreadnoughts/Super Battleships
- Zwordar's Giant Battleship (the only known vessel of it’s kind. The massive and extremely well armed vessel served as Emperor Zwordar’s primarily flagship until it’s destruction, during The Battle of Earth.)
- Medaluza (served as fleet admiral Valsey’s personal flagship, until it’s destruction at the Battle of Saturn. The vessel’s main armament includes shock cannons and it’s main weapon called The Magma Flamestrike Gun.)
Standard Battleships
- Great Battleship (this is the most common battleship type fielded and used by the Comet Empire, and are usually deployed in groups of six or more. They are used as the mainstay backbone of most Comet Empire fleets, and were heavily armed.)
Carriers
- Super-large Carrier (this massive carrier had a rotating section that can launch multiple fighters into combat and were very big targets, which is why they were very rarely seen.)
- Middle-Size Carrier (one of these carriers served as Admiral Nazca’s personal flagship, which tested Earth’s outermost colony outpost planets defenses with probing attacks.)
Cruisers
- Missile Ship (these deadly missile cruisers are armed only with both many standard missiles launchers and two front mounted heavy Anti-Matter Missiles, which can wipe out all life on a planet when used in large numbers. Fleet commander Gorand had a fleet of these at his command, until his defeat at the hands of the Yamato.)
Destroyers
- Destroyer (this is the most common escort ship class in use by the Comet Empire. These small, yet heavily armed vessels were mostly used for escorting larger vessels, as well as being deployed for hit and run tactics.)
Submarines
- Space Submarine Ship (these vessels existed in both the main and alternate timelines, and were equipped with advanced stealth technology, as well as being armed with torpedoes. It is known that these ships are used in small packs and are often deployed in hit and run tactics.)
Shuttles/Assault-craft
- Tank Transporter Landing Ship (these unarmed vessels were used to deploy tanks and possibly troops onto the battlefield.)
- Strider-type Shuttle
Fighters
- Scorpion-type Strike Fighter (there are two variants of this fast, agile, and deadly little fighter. There’s the more common Scorpion-type Strike Fighter variant, and then there’s the less common Scorpian-type Long Range Stealth Recon variant. These fighters served as the vanguards for both fleet assault and for planetary invasions of worlds that the Comet Empire seeks to conquer.)
- Eater II (Dessler and Talan used one of these fighters to escape the Gatlantis until Zwordar found out that the treacherous Sabera was trying to frame Dessler, and he allowed Dessler to continue his hunt for the Yamato.)
- Large Long-Range Carrier-Based Strategic Reconnaissance Aircraft
- Paranoia
- Goland Flight Boat
- T-2 (these fighters were one of the few atmospheric capable only fighter-craft used by the Comet Empire.)
Ground Vehicles/Tanks
- Command Tank (General Zurvival’s personal command tank had three heavy gun barrels, and was armed with one laser machine gun. The Tank was also surprisenly fast and agile despite it’s size.)
- Battle Tank (the standard heavy tank was armed with two cannons and was very fast and agile. Many of these tanks were encountered and were destroyed by the Space Marines led by captain Saito, who was able to successfully capture and use one of these Comet Empire Tanks against the enemy and was able successfully turn the tide of the battle during The Battle of Terezart.)
- Armored Infantry Combat Tank (these unmanned tanks were used in cleanup operations, mainly for attacking poorly defended outposts and were armed with deadly weapons, such as 2 anti-air cannons (which are used against both enemy infantry and even enemy fighters) mounted on the side of the turret, and even a single front mounted cannon used for taking out enemy gun batteries as well as enemy infantry.)
Trivia[]
Japanese language information[]
白色彗星帝国 Hakushoku Suisei Teikoku