WINGMAN ASSESMENT

For everyone except Mishka Shaw, the subjective ranking is my opinion of them as compared to the other wingmen available at that time.

Name:Pixie Kerral
Availability:Both
Cost:500 cr.; 5%
Weapons:EMP Projector; Hvy. Mining Laser
Letzer:??
Ship:Dart
Subjective Ranking: OK pilot, but you get what you pay for. Either defending you or capships, she keeps enemies on the defensive, but she doesn't know how to attack.

Name:Mishka Shaw
Availability:Both
Cost:1350 cr.; 7%
Weapons:Deimos Hvy. Laser, Hvy. Mining Laser, Tiger Missiles
Letzer:79
Ship:Piranha
Subjective Ranking:In order to get her as a wingman, you have to save her life in the "GalSpan Escort" mission. It's more than worth the trouble. She's got the second-best attack (Next to Bernardo). The only thing that stops me from keeping her until the end of the game is that she flies a lower class ship, and her defense skills suck. (This is the only exception to the comparison rule I gave above.)

Name:Cathy Keels
Availability:Bora
Cost:1100 cr.; 7%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Spire Rockets, Railgun
Letzer:??
Ship:Cutlass
Subjective Ranking:Pretty good pilot overall. She has excellent weaponry, and she's available at a good price.

Name:Dorwin Kincaid
Availability:Both
Cost:2650 cr.; 12%
Weapons:Boron Med. Laser, Hvy. Mining Laser
Letzer:73
Ship:Dart
Subjective Ranking:He's not great for defense, because he's bad at maneuvering, but he's good at destroying enemies. He's also funny.... of course, I might just think that because his science and sci-fi trivia and puns remind me of me.

Name:JASPer
Availability:Both
Cost:1100 cr.; 10%
Weapons:Flare Med. Laser, Pulsar Laser, Spire Rockets
Letzer:80
Ship:Piranha
Subjective Ranking:A machine. The great thing about it is if its destroyed, its available for hire again. Aside from that, I don't really like it.

Name:Lakita Ramos
Availability:GalSpan
Cost:4675cr.; 17%
Weapons:Deimos Hvy. Laser, Tiger Missiles
Letzer:89
Ship:Pegasus
Subjective Ranking:She's a decent pilot, but she's horribly expensive. She also carries bad weaponry.

Name:A.J. Freesh
Availability:GalSpan
Cost:1600 cr.; 7%
Weapons:Deimos Hvy Laser x2, Swarm Missiles, Tiger Missiles
Letzer:78
Ship:Poseidon
Subjective Ranking:What's grosser than gross? A hickey on a hemmorhoid. And this guy would do it. Personally, I think the only use for him is the Demeter mission where he butters up Captain Martez, saving you from fighting a wing of Orions. To be honest, I haven't used him much aside from that mission, so take that into account.

Name:Jasper 500
Availability:Both
Cost:2200 cr.; 10%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, EMP Projector, Spire Rockets
Letzer:92
Ship:Piranha
Subjective Ranking:Much better than the original in every way. Good value for the price, and like the original, replaceable.

Name:Tora Embers
Availability:GalSpan
Cost:3125 cr.; 15%
Weapons:Deimos Hvy. Laser, Swarm Missiles x2, Tesla EMP Missiles
Letzer:86
Ship:Orion
Subjective Ranking:Pretty good at what she does, although a bit pricey. Lots of missiles.

Name:Nolt Lieber
Availability:Bora
Cost:3350 cr.; 12%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Spire Rockets, Inertia Sappers, Phase Sappers
Letzer:??
Ship:Mace
Subjective Ranking:You'd think all he's good for is the one mission, "Sour Colony", but he's an excellent wingman. Fairly good weaponry, excellent attack and defense.

Name:Captain Jond Rand
Availability:Both
Cost:3550 cr.; 12%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Hunter Torpedo, Disruptor Torpedo, Spire Rockets
Letzer:??
Ship:Gar
Subjective Ranking:His description has a lot of caveats, but I've never had a problem with him. In fact, he's one of my favorite wingmen, and I'd say he's as good as - if not better than - Bradford Brixx. Rand occasionally forgets orders if you don't talk to him for 5 minutes, and goes and attacks whatever he wants.

Name:Bradford Brixx
Availability:Both
Cost:3750 cr.; 15%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Hunter Torpedo, Spire Rockets x2
Letzer:??
Ship:Gar
Subjective Ranking:Good attack, good defense, average weapons, and good overall value.

Name:Ryan Saril
Availability:Bora
Cost:4100 cr.; 21%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Spire Rockets x2, Plasma Rockets, Helios Rockets
Letzer:90
Ship:Claymore
Subjective Ranking:I really don't like this guy. Weapons out the wazoo, excellent fighter, OK defense.... but he's always hitting me with weapons because he doesn't care if I die. I don't ever bother with him because The Demon is available a couple missions later.

Name:Jasper 1000
Availability:Both
Cost:4400 cr.; 17%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Hunter Torpedo, Swarm Missiles, Spire Rockets
Letzer:??
Ship:Gar
Subjective Ranking:The last in the Jasper series. Good thing, in my opinion. They're starting to get annoying. Decent weapons, (as compared to other wingmen now available) average fighting and defensive skills, and yet again, replaceable. Good for the pilot who cant keep wingmen alive, useless otherwise.

I must say I like part of the description: "Impervious to combat damage! * "
" * Actual ship used by JASPer 1000 may or may not be impervious to combat damage. Consult ship manufacturer for details."
Ah, fine print! Good to know SOME things will never change!

Name:Bernardo
Availability:GalSpan
Cost:6125 cr.; 20%
Weapons:Deimos Hvy. Laser x2, Hunter Torpedo, Solaris Torpedo, Blast Torpedo
Letzer:99
Ship:Phoenix
Subjective Ranking:In my opinion, simply The Best Wingman Available. His odd messages don't interfere with his ability to be the best. Excellent attack and defense, and value to the credit is amazing. The ONLY wingman I've NEVER seen die. (I once killed him myself, just to be sure that he didn't have God mode, but my ENEMIES have never killed him.)

Name:The Demon
Availability:Bora
Cost:6625 cr.; 22%
Weapons:Pulsar Laser, Spire Rockets x2, Helios Rockets x2
Letzer:??
Ship:Warhammer
Subjective Ranking:She's very good, but she is single-minded, and sometimes gets shot because she's focusing on one target exclusively.