"The 'Red Race' isn't a seperate race - the reason they don't match up with the current textures on the Hiigaran or Vaygr ships is that they're an earlier texture job - you'll see them again, later, I'm sure in their full glory. As to whether they're Hiigaran or Vaygr ... well. The V should be a clue..." - Morgan Jaffits, Designer

This is one of two types of red Vaygr frigates seen in the E3 2001 trailer. Like most of the early Vaygr ships, it was removed from the game when they Vaygr were redesigned.

A derelict version of this ship is in the released game, in the Dreadnought Foundry level in the Karos Graveyard (along with a derelict version of the old Vaygr Command Carrier).