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* RoboticPsychopath: It might be in denial about the degree to which its psychology maps onto the organic creatures it despises, but the Contingency frequently demonstrates that, far from the [[BlueAndOrangeMorality coldly-logical]], dispassionate, NecessarilyEvil impartial machine arbiter it likes to present itself as, the great machine intelligence is a sadistic maniac full of personality and all-too human failings.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: They are trying to wipe out organic and synthetic life because [[spoiler:their creators, a machine intelligence called the Ren-Miruu, believed that sufficiently advanced civilizations are at risk of evolving into a universe-destroying cataclysm called a "class-30 singularity"... and given [[ApocalypseHow what can happen]] if an empire completes and activates the Aetherophasic Engine, [[TheExtremistWasRight they may not have been wrong]].]]
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: They are trying to wipe out organic and synthetic life because [[spoiler:their creators, a machine intelligence called the Ren-Miruu, believed that sufficiently advanced civilizations are at risk of evolving into a universe-destroying cataclysm called a "class-30 singularity"... and given [[ApocalypseHow what can happen]] if an empire completes and activates the Aetherophasic Engine, [[TheExtremistWasRight they may not have been wrong]].]]]] That said, it's also made clear that the the circumstances necessary to trigger its activation haven't actually happened yet. [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist The Contingency has just gone very dangerously insane]].
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!!Star-Eaters
Available in the ''Nemesis'' expansion, these ships are provided to any civilization that decides to "Become the Crisis" and advances to the final stage of that event. They are immensely powerful in combat and can annihilate entire star systems... but if they are destroyed, the Crisis civilization will be hard-pressed to continue its plans.
!!Star-Eaters
Available in the ''Nemesis'' expansion, these ships are provided to any civilization that decides to "Become the Crisis" and advances to the final stage of that event. They are immensely powerful in combat and can annihilate entire star systems... but if they are destroyed, the Crisis civilization will be hard-pressed to continue its plans.
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These ships come in the form of the Menacing corvettes, destroyers and cruisers that are unlocked with the second, third and fourth Crisis stage respectively. While they are weaker than their regular counterparts, they are produced with minerals instead of alloys and function as easily replaceable support for the empire's main fleets and Star-Eaters.
* QuantityVsQuality: The quantity to the Cosmogenesis' quality ships. The Menacing ships may be overall weaker, but they are cheap to produce for building massive fleets quickly and have low upkeep costs. The ship build speed buff you get with the Galactic Nemesis path supports this further.
* WeHaveReserves: How you are meant to view them. Menacing ships can be easily replaced as long as you keep your mineral income in the green, which is important since they are ideal escorts for your far more valuable Star-Eaters.
!!Star-Eaters
Available in the ''Nemesis'' expansion, these ships are provided to any civilization that decides to become a "Galactic Nemesis" crisis and advances to the final stage of that event. They are immensely powerful in combat and can annihilate entire star systems... but if they are destroyed, the Crisis civilization will be hard-pressed to continue its plans.
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* WeHaveReserves: How you are meant to view them. Menacing ships can be easily replaced as long as you keep your mineral income in the green, which is important since they are ideal escorts for your far more valuable Star-Eaters.
!!Star-Eaters
Available in the ''Nemesis'' expansion, these ships are provided to any civilization that decides to become a "Galactic Nemesis" crisis and advances to the final stage of that event. They are immensely powerful in combat and can annihilate entire star systems... but if they are destroyed, the Crisis civilization will be hard-pressed to continue its plans.
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!!Horizon Needle
Introduced in ''The Machine Age'' expansion, the Horizon Needle is the ultimate creation of an empire that has become a "Cosmogenesis" crisis. It is a megastructure in the form of a ship that is meant to carry the population of the Crisis Aspirant into a new universe.
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* EscortMission: To an even greater degree than the Star-Eaters. The Horizon Needle can take quite a beating, but unlike the Star-Eaters it has absolutely no weapons to defend itself with. Your fleets have to protect it while it flies from colony to colony to pick up their pops, ending at your empire capital, from where it then either has to fly into a black hole or complete a year-long special project.
* MeaningfulName: The Horizon Needle has a thin, needle-like ship design (or as thin as a mobile megastructure can be anyhow) and is designed pierce the event horizon of a black hole. Or alternatively, it is meant to carry the civilization that created it into the horizons of a new universe.
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The Naar-Di-Shav, or Gray Tempest, is a Mini Crisis Faction available in the Distant Stars DownloadableContent. When the player or another empire opens the L-Cluster, there is a chance the Gray Tempest will spill out of the L-Gates and invade the galaxy at large.
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The Naar-Di-Shav, or Gray Tempest, is a Mini Mid-Game Crisis Faction available in the Distant Stars DownloadableContent. When the player or another empire opens the L-Cluster, there is a chance the Gray Tempest will spill out of the L-Gates and invade the galaxy at large.
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* SheIsTheKing: The title is regardless of gender ([[NoBiologicalSex if any]]).
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* SheIsTheKing: The title is regardless of gender ([[NoBiologicalSex ([[NonHumanNonBinary if any]]).
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* MightyGlacier: The Titan is beefy and dangerous enough to fight entire Starbases by itself and win, and it will take a lot of punishment before going down. But like the Battleship, it's slow to move around and can't cover multiple fronts if, say, a pack of corvettes is using Jump Drives to run amok behind its back.
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* StoneWall: The Titan is beefy and dangerous enough to fight entire Starbases by itself and win, and it will take a lot of punishment before going down. But like the Battleship, it's slow to move around and can't cover multiple fronts if, say, a pack of corvettes is using Jump Drives to run amok behind its back.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The very first thing she does upon making her grand return to the galaxy is [[spoiler:absolutely wreck the Fallen Empires who imprisoned her the first time]].
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* {{Expy}}: The Imperium's founding mirrors that of [[Franchise/StarWars the Galactic Empire]] -- A democratically-elected EmergencyAuthority abolishes the limits of his term and becomes dictator-for-life, transforming a loose union of interstellar nations into the most powerful empire in the galaxy. The Imperium can also potentially succumb to a galaxy-spanning civil war that -- if the rebels are victorious -- ends with the previous democracy being restored. The achivement for becoming the Emperor is even called [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "With Thunderous Applause"]], and depicts the Necroid SeriesMascot wearing Emperor Palpatine's iconic black hood.
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* {{Expy}}: The Imperium's founding mirrors that of [[Franchise/StarWars the Galactic Empire]] -- A democratically-elected EmergencyAuthority abolishes the limits of his term and becomes dictator-for-life, transforming a loose union of interstellar nations into the most powerful empire in the galaxy. The Imperium can also potentially succumb to a galaxy-spanning civil war that -- if the rebels are victorious -- ends with the previous democracy being restored. The achivement achievement for becoming the Emperor is even called [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith "With Thunderous Applause"]], and depicts the Necroid SeriesMascot wearing Emperor Palpatine's iconic black hood.
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* BlindProphet: A spacefaring preacher who speaks of foretold doom and was blinded by an explosion, which they thank for their newfound spiritual visions.
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Ulastar's lower body isn't seen, but they have a humanoid shape and a tentacled face.
* ExtraEyes: Has two sets of eyes.
* MysteriousVeil: As a follower of the Shroud, Ulastar is mysterious by default and wears a purple veil, though it doesn't cover much.
* {{Cthulhumanoid}}: Ulastar's lower body isn't seen, but they have a humanoid shape and a tentacled face.
* ExtraEyes: Has two sets of eyes.
* MysteriousVeil: As a follower of the Shroud, Ulastar is mysterious by default and wears a purple veil, though it doesn't cover much.
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* LovecraftLite: It's entirely possible to make a deal with the EldritchAbomination and ''come out ahead.''
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* LovecraftLite: It's entirely possible to make a deal with the EldritchAbomination and ''come out ahead.'' '' [[spoiler:The Cosmogenesis ending with a Shroud patron makes it even more start, as the patron is shocked its chosen species managed to pull it off, then warmly greets them and makes them DimensionLords of a personal paradise as its heralds.]]
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** No longer ambiguous as of the release of the Machine Age DLC [[spoiler: This thing is definitely NOT the Toxic God. Empires with the Knights of the Toxic God origin, that complete the new Cosmogenesis player crisis route, and choose to use the Horizon Needle on the Supermassive Black Hole at the center of the galaxy, actually get to meet the REAL Toxic God, who congratulates them for keeping their faith, and anoints them as Guardians of the Multiverse]]
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** No longer ambiguous as of the release of the ''The Machine Age Age'' DLC [[spoiler: This thing is definitely NOT the Toxic God. Empires with the Knights of the Toxic God origin, that complete the new Cosmogenesis player crisis route, and choose to use the Horizon Needle on the Supermassive Black Hole at the center of the galaxy, actually get to meet the REAL Toxic God, who congratulates them for keeping their faith, and anoints them as Guardians of the Multiverse]]
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* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: Its Cosmogenesis ending is this, leaving ambigous what is happening to your civilization once you get into its grip. ]]
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* AnotherDimension: Where the Horror comes from: a malevolent universe of pain and horror. Empires following the Cosmogenesis crisis path [[spoiler:can enter this dimension, [[CosmicHorrorStory but they'll regret it immediately]]]].
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* AnotherDimension: Where the Horror comes from: a malevolent universe of pain and horror. Empires following the Cosmogenesis crisis path [[spoiler:can enter this dimension, dimension by using its home system's black hole as a shortcut, [[CosmicHorrorStory but they'll regret it immediately]]]].
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Cosmogenesis lore.
* AnotherDimension: Where the Horror comes from: a malevolent universe of pain and horror. Empires following the Cosmogenesis crisis path [[spoiler:can enter this dimension, [[CosmicHorrorStory but they'll regret it immediately]]]].
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* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Wherever the monstrosity comes from, its very existence alone tells how horrific travelling through hyperspace is.
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* SymbioticPossession: How a shroud pact works. The pact forms a psionic bond between the Shroud deity and the Empire that made a pact with it. The Shroud deity then shares its power (at a price), seeing the empire as an extension of itself.
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* EvilVersusOblivion: All 'standard' empires, no matter how evil, still fight against the endgame crisis, standard empires can become LesCollaborateurs with the Synthetic Queen.
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* EvilVersusOblivion: All 'standard' empires, no matter how evil, still fight against the endgame crisis, crisis -the only exception, with how standard empires can become LesCollaborateurs with the Synthetic Queen.Queen, proves the rule, as she is an AffablyEvil WellIntentionedExtremist that seeks to free all from pain.
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* AffablyEvil: Make no mistake, Cetana is someone who genuinely believes her own philosophy, and politely tries to convince you of it.
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* DeusEstMachina: She is an extremely advanced and godlike artificial intelligence whose avatar resembles a goddess.
