How was Rico saved?

He was specifically listed as killed-in-action rather than missing-in-action. Yet Rico was still alive. We later see him being treated in a medical facility. According to this question, he was saved from the battle by Lieutenant Rasczak.

What’s the moral difference between a civilian and a citizen?

A “citizen” legally belongs to a nation, and is entitled to protections and privileges such as the right to vote. A “civilian” is someone who is not in the armed forces. In the United States, almost all people serving in the armed forces are citizens.

Who are the bad guys in Starship Troopers?

Starship Troopers: Miniatures Game & Starship Troopers: The Role Playing Game. The Arachnids are the main antagonists and main symbolic insectoid species of Starship Troopers series. They are very dangerous and absolutely hostile to all other life.

Did the humans start the war in Starship Troopers?

After several Human-Arachnid conflicts on colony worlds like Port Joe Smith, the war officially began when a meteor came out from the Arachnid Quarantine Zone and struck the town of Buenos Aires.

Are the bugs in Starship Troopers intelligent?

The Bugs from the Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles combines aspects of their novel and film incarnation. Like the former, they are extraterrestrial invaders, but as within film, they are neither “tool-makers” nor technologically advanced civilization.

Are the bugs bad in Starship Troopers?

No the bugs are not good guys. In every piece of Starship Troopers media they can’t be considered good guys or really bad guys. They are however consistently considered very alien and aggressive.

Why did the bugs attack Starship Troopers?

Per the book, because the movie was originally a project called “Bug Hunt” that had nothing to do with the book and the screenwriter claimed never to have even heard of the book much less read it, the bugs attacked Earth because it was the center of Terran strength.

What is the plot of Starship Troopers?

Starship Troopers tells the story of an interplanetary war between Earth and colonies of large insect-like aliens in the twenty-third century. It focuses on the experiences of Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien), one of three friends who sign up to the military one year before Earth declares war on the Arachnids.