Drake Interplanetary maintains that the Cutlass is designed for local militias and for self defense, it just so happens that the ‘Verse is full of pirates that just so happen to think the low cost and easy to maintain ship is perfect for their nefarious needs. Perhaps in an effort to change the Cutlass’ perception Drake has create two variants that fill very distinct roles. See how the Cutlass Blue and the Cutlass Red were designed.

This article originally appeared in Jump Point.