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"Starship Troopers" is a Robert A. Heinlein novel published in 1959 and was made into a live action/CGI film in 1997.

"Starship Troopers" is a Robert A. Heinlein novel published in 1959 after being debuted earlier that same year in a serial format under the title of "Starship Soldier" in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It was made into a live action/CGI film in 1997 and since then, several sequel films have been released.

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Was this reference in Starship Troopers a real one?

In the book Starship Troopers, Colonel Nielssen is discussing the chain of command with Juan Rico and two other cadets: If you go back to the Second Global War, you can find a case in which a naval junior officer took command of a naval ship and…
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Do women have the same rights as men in "Starship Troopers"?

While watching "Starship Troopers" the other day I noticed that both men and women were taking showers together, training and fighting along side. Are the sexes equal in that world/universe? Could women become a "citizen" ? Or is the showering scene…
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Starship Troopers (Novel): Marauder Suit Armament

In the book direct mention is only made of Hand Flamers and Rocket Launchers which are occasionally loaded with nuclear warheads, but are we meant to assume that the ape suits do or do not have a "Primary" such as a rifle? Cover art from various…
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In Verhoeven's Starship Troopers, how did Lt. Zander Barcalow achieve his grade so fast?

Zanders states that he will go to the fleet academy, and at the same time that Ibañez was going to take the service. Then how did the lieutenant get the grade so fast? (Less than a year, I think).
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Why was Rico listed amongst the dead?

In Starship Troopers, when Carmen was scanning through the list of fallen soldiers Rico was clearly designated as deceased. He was specifically listed as killed-in-action rather than missing-in-action. Yet Rico was still alive. We later see him…
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What advantages did the Bugs have over the humans?

What advantages did the Bugs have over humans during the war that made them be so powerful and hard to beat?
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