A stunning piece of artwork by Jeff Carlisle that brings together hundreds of characters from across science fiction universes, all gathered at the Warp Core Cafe. The level of detail and number of references packed into this single image is astounding.

About the Artist

Born in Shelby, OH (Birthplace of the seamless tube industry in America), Jeff Carlisle grew up in Columbus, OH. He attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, and his career in sci-fi art began when he submitted work to TheForce.Net in the early 2000s. A chance meeting with fantasy artist Tony DiTerlizzi led to his first industry job - drawing starships, droids and aliens for Star Wars Gamer magazine.

After a brief stint in San Diego working on video games, Jeff returned to Columbus where he lives with his wife, Lisa. You can find more of his work at jeffcarlisle.com.

The Artwork

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Another Night at the Warp Core Cafe - Full Image

Another Night at the Warp Core Cafe - Character Grid

This masterpiece features an incredible array of science fiction characters and ships from across movies, TV shows, comics and more. From Star Wars to Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica to Babylon 5, The Fifth Element to Doctor Who - the amount of detail and number of references is staggering.

The scene is set in the Warp Core Cafe, with the titular warp core running through the center of the establishment. Characters from countless sci-fi universes mingle, drink, and socialize. You'll spot familiar faces like Darth Vader, Captain Picard, and Rick & Morty alongside more obscure references like characters from Batteries Not Included and Ice Pirates.

In the windows, you can see various iconic spacecraft including the USS Enterprise, Millennium Falcon, and Battlestar Galactica. The artist has managed to seamlessly blend all these different universes together in a way that feels natural and cohesive.

The artwork rewards careful study - the longer you look, the more details and characters you discover. It's a loving tribute to decades of science fiction that will have fans spending hours picking out all the references.

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Character Guide

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A1: A2: - USS Defiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Hammerhead fighter (Space: Above and Beyond) A3: - Borg Cube (Star Trek) - X-Wing (Star Wars) A4: - The Death Star II (Star Wars) A5: A6: - Babylon 5 (in the background, spanning a large area from A6 to D3) - Klingon D7-class battlecruiser (Star Trek) (Also A7) - Space Vampire Mothership (Lifeforce) A7: - Romulan Warbird [behind D7 and White Star] (Star Trek: TNG, DS9, VOY) (Also A6, A8, B6, B7) - White Star (Babylon 5) (also B7) A8: - Romulan Bird of Prey (Star Trek: TOS) A9: - Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963) A10: - Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963) A11: A12: - Space Herpes (Ice Pirates) B1: - Colonial Viper (Battlestar Galactica) - "Nell" ship (Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)) B2: - Imperial Star Destroyer (Star Wars) - Ghost (Star Wars Rebels) B3: - UD-4L Cheyenne Dropship, Sulaco (Aliens, 1986) B4: - USS Enterprise-D (Star Trek: The Next Generation) B5: - Star Fury (Babylon 5) [Also B6, C5, C6] B6: - Warp core [Through B6:K7] - Eagle Transporter, Space: 1999 (1975) - Fighter (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century) B7: - Eagle 5 (Spaceballs) B8: - Battlestar Galactica (Battlestar Galactica) - Moya (Farscape) (Also B9) - Jetfire (Transformers) (Also B9) B9: - Moya (Farscape) continued B10: - Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963) B11: - Gremlin (Gremlins) B12: - Ceti Eel, a parasitic arthropod from Ceti Alpha V (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982) (also C12) - Crystal Bat (The Dark Crystal) C1: - The Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) C2: - USS Palomino (The Black Hole, 1979) C3: - Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) (also D3) - Paranoid battlesuit (Gall Force: Eternal Story) (also at C4, D4) C4: - Planet Express Ship (Futurama) - Ravager M-ship, The Milano (Guardians of the Galaxy) (also at C3, D4) C5: - Radiant VII (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) - USS Enterprise (Star Trek: The Original Series) C6: - Narcissus, Nostromo Lifeboat (Alien 1979, Aliens 1986) C7: C8: - Engineer Ship (Alien 1979, Prometheus 2012) - Nebulon-B Frigate (hospital ship, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) C9: - USS Discovery One (2001: A Space Odyssey) C10: C11: - Zanti, The Zanti Misfits (Outer Limits 1963) C12: - Ceti Eel, a parasitic arthropod from Ceti Alpha V (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982) (continued from B12) D1: - Insignia: Cylon Empire (Battlestar Galactica) - Insignia: Colonial Warrior (Battlestar Galactica) D2: - Insignia: Rebel Alliance (Star Wars, continues D1) D3: - Imperial Probe Droid (Star Wars) D4: - Close Encounters of the Third Kind mothership (also D5) - Viper (BSG) D5: - Rodger Young (Starship Troopers) D6: - USS Voyager (Star Trek: Voyager) - Serenity (Firefly) D7: - USS Swinetrek (The Muppet Show: "Pigs in Space") - Giant dragonfly "insect", Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) D8: D9: - Insignia: Klingon Empire (Star Trek) D10: - Max (Flight of the Navigator, 1986) D11: - Pit Droid folded up (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) D12: - Impossible Man (Marvel Comics) E1: - Bioraptor (Riddick) E2: E3: E4: - Insignia: Galactic Empire (Star Wars) - Insignia: Robotech Defense Force (Robotech) E5: - Insignia: ThunderCats E6: - Insignia: Tron's chest symbol (Tron) E7: - Urskeks mandala of The Great Conjunction (The Dark Crystal) E8: - Lazerbeak (Transformers) E9: E10: E11: - Wall-E and Eve from Wall-E E12: - Egg and Facehugger (Alien franchise) F1: - Atari logo - Kilroy from the Mr. Roboto music video by Styx F2: - Maximilian, The Black Hole (1979) F3: - Robot Jox mech fight: Achilles (left) vs Alexander (right) F4: - V.I.N.CENT, The Black Hole F5: - Spider-Man, in alien symbiote suit (Marvel Comics) F6: F7: - Optimus Prime (Transformers) (also F8) F8: - Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (left hand appears in G9 and H9) F9: - Thunder Road, modified Tilt-A-Whirl car (Explorer's 1985) F10: - C-57D Forbidden Planet (1956) - Jupiter 2, Lost in Space (1965) F11: F12: - Huey, Dewey, and Louie from Silent Running (1972) G1: - "They Live We Sleep" tag from They Live (1988) (continued in G2) - Stargate Ring (Stargate) G2: - Pan Am logo and Orion III Space Clipper (2001: A Space Odyssey) G3: - Kuato Lives tag from Total Recall (1990) - Weyland-Yutani symbol, Alien franchise G4: - V.I.N.CENT, The Black Hole - Logo: Buy'N Large (Wall-E) G5: - Robocop - Logo: Omni Consumer Products (Robocop) - Diva, The Fifth Element - Zorg Industries Logo, The Fifth Element - Gypsy, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also G6) - Omar & Angel (Rock & Rule, 1983) G6: G7: - Flynn's Arcade sign (Tron, 1982) G8: - Weebo (Flubber) - crystals from Lifeforce G9: - Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact) - Visitors' poster, defaced by the Resistance (V) G10: - Rocket Cycle (Flash Gordon, 1980) - Nomad (Star Trek: TOS, episode "The Changeling") G11: - Tripod, The War of the Worlds (1953) - Endor Shield Generator (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - StarChaser (StarChaser: The Legend of Orin, 1985) G12: - Lambda-class T-4a shuttle (Star Wars) G13: - Breetai, a Zentraedi commander (Robotech: The Macross Saga) H1: - Bo (Mighty Orbots) - Barbarella (Barbarella) - Ted Theodore Logan & Bill S. Preston Esq. of the 'Wyld Stallyns' (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989) H2: - Blue Sun advertisement (Firefly) - A female Vulcan [maybe a specific character?] (Star Trek) - Maria from Metropolis (android form) - Feyd Rautha (Dune, 1984) - Silica (Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, 1985) H3: - TARDIS (Doctor Who) - Oola, a Twi'lek dancer at Jabba's palace (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - Leeloo (The Fifth Element) - Rystáll Sant (Star Wars) (also G3, G4, H4) H4: - Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars) - A Skeksis (from The Dark Crystal) - Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars) H5: - Sy Snootles (Star Wars) H6: - Data (Star Trek: the Next Generation) - Wak Wak (Explorers, 1985) H7: - Klaatu (hand raised), The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) - Barquin D'an (Max Rebo Band) (Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)) - Monolith (2001: A Space Odyssey) - Tall alien (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) H8: - (rear) Gort, (The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951) - Robot (Lost in Space, 1965-1968) - Robby the Robot (Forbidden Planet) - Johnny 5 (Short Circuit, 1986) H9: - Marvin, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film) - Cheetara, ThunderCats - Lion-O, ThunderCats - Statue of The Lawgiver (Planet of the Apes) H10: - Nomad - ST:TOS "The Changeling" - Atreides Transport (Dune) - Starfleet shuttlecraft (Star Trek) - Luke Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder (Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope) H11: - Starbug (Red Dwarf) - Jake's ship from The Cat from Outer Space H12: - Superman - Mooncake (Final Space) - Rick, Morty, Mrs Meeseeks, and Rick's UFO (Rick & Morty) - Korben Dallas's flying Taxi (The Fifth Element, H13 - I12) I1: - Ohno, (Mighty Orbots) - Skeletor (HeMan and the Masters of the Universe) I2: I3: - "Marta" Orion Girl (Star Trek:TOS "Whom Gods Destroy") [Also J3] - Twiki, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century I4: - Lirin Car'n of the Modal Nodes (Star Wars) I5: I6: - Dominar Rygel XVI (Farscape) I7: I8: - Dalek (Doctor Who) - Cyberman (Doctor Who) - Bender (Futurama) - Alien, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) - Cylon - Battlestar Galactica (original series) - Kryton, Cat, Lister & Rimmer (I9) (Red Dwarf) - Two Andorians (Star Trek) - Ka D'Argo - Farscape I9: - Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager) - Mac, Zeebo, and Wiploc (Earth Girls Are Easy) - Aviana & Mizzo (Starchaser: The Legend of Orin, continues I10) - Lumpy (A guess, but all of Chewbacca's family are sitting there, the other two in I11. Just can't tell them apart. The Star Wars Holiday Special) - Zozo (The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers) - The Moon (Le Voyage Dans la Lun / A Trip to the Moon) I10: - Borg (Star Trek) - Thark (John Carter of Mars) - Martians from Mars Attacks - Martian from The War of the Worlds - Itchy & Malla (A guess, but all of Chewbacca's family are sitting there, the third in I10. Just can't tell them apart. The Star Wars Holiday Special) - 7-90 (Lexx) - Dark Helmet (Spaceballs) - Harry (Harry and the Hendersons) - Gamorrean guard (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - A Thermian male (Mathesar?) in human form (Galaxy Quest) - Gwen Demarco / Tawny Madison (Galaxy Quest) I11: - Waldo Zeptic (The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers) - Gamorrean guard (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - Martian Girl (Lisa Marie), Mars Attacks (1996) (Also J11) I12: - Chig in space suit (Space: Above and Beyond) (bordering I11) - Predator - Xenomorph from the Alien franchise - Kang and Kodos (behind window) (The Simpsons) - Korben Dallas (The Fifth Element) - Sil, in alien form (Species) I13: - Zorak (Space Ghost, Coast to Coast) J1: - Micronauts, Repto (Mego Micronauts Series 4/5) J2: - A Porg (Star Wars) - A Tribble (Star Trek) J3: J4: J5: J6: - (?) Horta (Star Trek) - Morn (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) J7: - A Quarren (Star Wars) - Alien clown from Killers Klowns from Outer Space - Jem'Hadar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Scorpious (Farscape) J8: - Agents K and J (Men in Black) - Jar-Jar Binks (Star Wars) - Ruby Rhod (The Fifth Element) (also in JK8/9) - Kai Opaka (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who) J9: - Vina as an Orion slave girl (Star Trek: TOS) - R2-KT (Star Wars) - Gorn (Star Trek: TOS) - Det. George Francisco (Alien Nation) J10: - Ewoks (Star Wars) - Mugato (Star Trek: TOS) - Excalbian (Star Trek: TOS, episode "The Savage Curtain") - Talosians (Star Trek: TOS) - Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - William T. Riker (Star Trek: The Next Generation) J11: - Nog and Rom (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Two Breen soldiers - Q in his Judge costume (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Lore (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - Boba Fett (Star Wars) - Spock (Star Trek: The Original Series) - Leonard McCoy (Star Trek: The Original Series) - Nien Nunb (Star Wars) J12: - Darth Talon (Star Wars (Legends)) - Mace Windu (Star Wars) - BB-8 (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) - A Vorvon (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, "Space Vampire") - A Red Lectroid (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension) - (?) Michael (The Good Place) K1: K2: - Darth Vader (Star Wars) (only right arm and buttons of the suit visible) K3: - Wuher, the bartender from Mos Eisley cantina (Star Wars) K4: - Kuato (Total Recall, 1990) - He-Man (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, 1983-1985) (continued in K5) K5: - Dragon noodle parlor neon sign (Blade Runner) [also in K4] - Lightsaber (Star Wars) K6: - Salacious B. Crumb (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, 1983) - Ackmena (The Star Wars Holiday Special) K7: - Damar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Roth'h'ar Sarris, main antagonist of Galaxy Quest (also in L7) - Kabe (Star Wars) K8: - Tarfful (Star Wars) - Ripley and Jonesy (cat) from Alien K9: - Alien from Mars Attacks (being strangled) - Stormtroopers, Star Wars - Paul Atreides from Dune, pre-Muad'Dib attire K10: - Stormtroopers (Star Wars) - James T. Kirk (Star Trek: TOS) - Drac Jeriba and Zammis (Enemy Mine) - Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars) (also L10) K11: - Han (Star Wars) - Leia (Star Wars) - Greedo (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) - C3-PO (Star Wars) K12: - Momaw Nadon (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) - Ewok, possibly Chief Chirpa? (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - Admiral Ackbar (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) - Col. Wilma Deering (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, 1979) - Scout Trooper (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) L1: - Ming the Merciless (Flash Gordon, 1980) — chest and arms - Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot (MST3K) (continued in M1) L2: - Simon game - Dancing Alien (Spaceballs) L3: - Max Headroom (on TV screen) - Saurian brandy bottle (Star Trek) - Kanar bottle (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - Flag of the United Citizen Federation / Terran Federation (Starship Troopers) L4: - Aviana's riding helmet (StarChaser: The Legend of Orin) - Glaive from Krull L5: - Guinan (Star Trek: The Next Generation) - H.A.L. 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey) - Zik-Zak Corp. logo (Max Headroom series) (also L4) - Sword of Omens (Thunder Cats, continued in L6) L6: - Gigolo Joe (A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001) (continued in M6) - Facehugger as seen in Ash's lab (Alien) L7: - Princess Aura (Flash Gordon, 1980) L8: - Pampy, Twi'lek aide to Senator Orn Free Taa (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones) L9: - Jessica Atreides (Dune) - Communicator from Star Trek (on the floor) - Nyota Uhura, Star Trek: TOS L10: - Rose (Star Wars) - Finn (Star Wars) - Aeryn Sun (Farscape) (also M10) - John Crichton (Farscape) (also M10) - Mara Jade (Star Wars) L11: - R2-D2 (Star Wars) - Thrawn (Star Wars) - Waldo (robot-version) (Where's Waldo?) (continued in L12,M11,M12) L12: - Scout trooper (Star Wars) - (Possibly) Luke Skywalker's Hands (Star Wars) (continued M12) - Schwartz Ring (Spaceballs) - Erin "Dart" Bia O'Rourke-Singh, white-haired woman, from the 2nd Atari Force team M1: - Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot (MST3K) (continued from L1) M2: - "Obey and Conform" sign (They Live) M3: - Quark (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) - RYLOS license plate (The Last Starfighter) (also M2/N2/N3) M4: M5: - Rick Dekard and Rachael, Blade Runner M6: - Inara Serra, Firefly M7: - Krite (Critters) M8: - Cover of Starlog Number 1, featuring Kirk, Spock, and the USS Enterprise from Star Trek M9: M10: - Mutant, This Island Earth (1955) M11: M12: N1: - Thermian (Galaxy Quest) - Bucket of Popplers from Fishy Joe's (Futurama) (bucket visible in W1) N2: - Donald Kessler and Barbra Land, Mars Attacks N3: - Gizmo, Gremlins - Londo Mollari, Babylon 5 - Jrrr of the planet Omicron Persei 8 (Futurama) N4: - Baby Groot (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2) N5: N6: - Christopher Johnson, the alien from District 9 (continued in N7) N7: - Teddy Bear from AI Ted, or SuperTed? N8: - Rocket Raccoon (Guardians of the Galaxy) - E.T. - Rick's portal gun (Rick and Morty) N9: - Alien from Invasion of the Saucer-Men - Saurian brandy bottle (Star Trek) - Mac (Mac and Me), with Big Mac and fries from McDonald's N10: - Howard the Duck (Marvel Comics) - Paul (Paul) - Alf (Alf) N11: N12: - The Great Gazoo, The Flintstones (1965) - Gaff's unicorn origami, Blade Runner - Tribbles (Star Trek) W1: - A Horga'hn from Planet Risa (Star Trek: The Next Generation) W2: - G'Kar (Babylon 5) W3: W4: - Annelids/worm coffee aliens (Men In Black) W5: - Chiana, also X5 (Farscape) - MSE-6-series repair droid (Star Wars) W6: W7: - Arthur Dent, (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy film) W8: - Yoda (Star Wars) W9: - Maz Kanata, Star Wars - Auryn Talisman (The Neverending Story) W10: W11: - Father "Fix-It", Batteries Not Included (1987) W12: - Tribbles (Star Trek) X1: - Merlin game - Possibly a bottle of Romulan Ale X2: - Mork, Mork and Mindy X3: - Susan Ivanova and Delenn, Babylon 5 X4: - Annelids/worm coffee aliens from Men In Black X5: X6: - Bib Fortuna (Star Wars) X7: - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy X8: - A Towel. "... the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have." - Kira and Jen, continued in X9 (The Dark Crystal) - Dathon (Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Darmok") X9: - Jake (The Cat from Outer Space) [Also X10] - Fizgig (The Dark Crystal) X10: - Barf (Spaceballs) X11: - Mother "Fix-It", Batteries Not Included (1987) X12: - A Porg (Star Wars) - Puckmaren, Flight of the Navigator (1986) Y1: - K-9, Doctor Who Y2: Y3: Y4: - A little golden fuzzy, Little Fuzzy and subsequent works by H. Beam Piper (1962) Y5: Y6: Y7: Y8: Y9: - Centauri, The Last Starfighter (1984) Y10: - Acroyear, Micronauts - Bug, Micronauts (continued in Z10) Y11: - Wheems & Jetsam "Fix-It" (x2), Batteries Not Included (1987) - Alien from They Live, seen through the special sunglasses Y12: Z1: - Frank the Pug, Men In Black Z2: Z3: - Dr Zira, Planet of the Apes (1968) Z4: Z5: - Robot Monster, Robot Monster (1953) Z6: Z7: - Norris-Thing, The Thing Z8: - Dalgoda, comic book, Jan Strnad and Dennis Fujitake from Fantagraphics Z9: Z10: - Bug, from Micronauts (also in Y10) - Jeff Carlisle logo Z11: Z12: - Flotsam "Fix-It", (Batteries Not Included, 1987) - Shrunken Kids, (Honey I Shrunk The Kids, 1989)

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