The ships listed here spread from the original Kushani and Taiidan i vessels to the Vaygr and Hiigaran s in '' Homeworld 2'', or even to vessels which never made it into the games like the Turret Frigate or ships made as a joke on the fans, like the Goat-Thrower .
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In '''', the situation was further complicated by the fact that Barking Dog Studios continued to use the names as "code-names", similar in use to names like "''Typhoon''" or "''Foxtrot''" used to describe Soviet vessels in the Cold War .
Many fans of the '' Homeworld '' series believe that the Taiidan were the original Exile s and that it was later changed to the Kushan at a later date. Relic continues to deny this for the most part but it is still a popular theory amongst many gamers of the original '' Homeworld '', especially those who were fans of the sleek design of Taiidani vessels (particularly Starfighters ).
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In '''' the Beast are the main antagonist and are a species of deadly biomechanic Virus that can colonize and hence " Infect " both machines and organic matter. Unlike a regular virus the Beast does not destroy its targets, enslaving its host to create genetic copies of itself in a self-destructive manner, but instead ''literally'' enslaves them, acting as a sentient being and using their memories and knowledge against their allies. For this reason, almost all Beast vessels are copies of designs used earlier by other races. For this reason the section devoted to the Beast contains few ships and merely mentions some used by the Beast alone (such as the Beast modification of the lower half of the '' Kuun-Lan '' Command Ship ).
For more information on the world of Homeworld, see Homeworld Universe .
''All other ships used by the Beast are either just infected versions of other ships or ships with only a few small modifications (i.e. the Beast Heavy Cruiser . For these ships look under their respective species of origin.)''
