History NightmareFuel / Homeworld

** You gain control of all lost ships once you disable it, but you've got to wonder how those crews felt [[AndIMustScream watching their guns turn against their friends and family.]]

*** The worst part is that, in a twisted way, ''they are right.'' The Taiidan Empire's collapse happened because the Hiigarans took back their homeworld, which had been rebuilt into their empire's capital. Hell, the Taiidan Empire in the state it was before Riesstiu IV The Second burned Kharak to the ground was because the Hiigarans used to be their [[ArchEnemy Arch-enemies]] and did the same thing to ''their'' homeworld, which drove the future Emperor Riesstiu I, at the time an admiral, into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that led to most of the Hiigarans being wiped out by them.

*** "Something's come aboard!! [[http://youtu.be/I5YgLvju_2A?t=13m10s Help us! HELP UUUSSS!!!]]." This said when too late.

*** That's to say nothing of their final death cry:

-->'''Bentusi''': There is something wrong here. A presence... we sense its hunger. Not infant race. Not [[WetwareCPU Unbound]]. Something [[StarfishAliens other]]. Something [[TimeAbyss older]]... Something from [[EldritchAbomination Outside]]!

*** Speaking of the Bentusi, when you are sent to aide one in the middle of being attacked by a Beast convoy, you arrive basically too late. Rather than let themselves be subverted, the Bentusi ship instead vaporizes itself. An eerie chanting and mumbling is left echoing afterwards that is left unexplained.

-->'''Bentusi''': ''We will not''...''be''...''BOOOOOOOUUUUUUND!!!''

** The credits show the nature of how the beast infects regular victims through concept art. It literally strips all flesh and tissue from the body, leaving nothing but the skeleton of the victims if there is nothing mechanical to attach itself to.

** The [[TheRemnant Taiidan Empire]] is so desperate to reclaim their old empire that they're willingly working with [[TheVirus The Beast]], despite the very real possibility that [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they'll get screwed over in the end]]. Their justification for this is chilling, and says a lot about the [[RevengeBeforeReason Imperial]] [[OmnicidalManiac Taiidani]]:

-->''You are what '''all''' life is to us! Food!''

* A major one happens to the Hiigarans at the end of the game, when the Vaygr unleash their final trump card, the 3 T-Mat Planet Killers. Other than looking completely different than anything else the Hiigarans have ever encountered, they are also NighInvulnerable to anything except the WaveMotionGun of the ''Sajuuk''. Their sole method of attack is firing [[HistoryRepeats the same weapon the Taiidans used to kill everyone on Kharak]], which must've certainly sent shivers down Karan's spine.

* A major one happens to the Hiigarans at the end of the game, when the Vaygr unleash their final TrumpCard, the 3 T-Mat Planet Killers. Other than looking completely different than anything else the Hiigarans have ever encountered, they are also NighInvulnerable to anything except the WaveMotionGun of the ''Sajuuk''. Their sole method of attack is firing [[HistoryRepeats the same weapon the Taiidans used to kill everyone on Kharak]], which must've certainly sent shivers down Karan's spine.

* Present in the first game as well, but far more prevalent in the second. Consider, for a moment, just what kind of beings had the power to make those structures you're seeing in Tanis and the Karos Graveyard. [[CosmicHorrorStory If these are the tombstones of the gods, it begs the question: Just what was it that killed them?]]

-->'''Bentusi Trader''': The Bentusi wish only to trade and make contact. Your attack is unwarranted and ill-advised. [[DontMakeMeDestroyYou Stop '''now''']].

* Also there is the [[SarcasmMode pleasant]] moment that occurs if you elect to [[TooDumbToLive fire upon the Bentusi]] during your fist contact with this group of otherwise peaceful spacefaring traders. Turns out that attacking these otherwise friendly nomads is a '''very''' bad idea, and if you do not heed their warnings to stop firing their tradeship will unleash a beam attack that utterly decimates everything you throw at them. Then then focus their fire on the Mothership, ''destroying it in a matter of seconds''. [[FridgeHorror That's right; your greatest allies possess the power to do in ten seconds what an entire Taiidan strike fleet cannot]], effectively wiping the last of your kind out of existence if you should seek war rather than peace.

** It's probably justified PayEvilUntoEvil because the captain of the captured ship [[spoiler:has taken part in the destruction of Kharak and was slaughtering the last of your people]], but it can still be pretty unnerving to hear that casually from Fleet Intelligence.

** A galaxy-spanning evil empire you've ''never heard before'' decided to [[spoiler:kaboom ''your entire civilization'' to oblivion]] just because [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution your kind set foot into space...]]]] Shocking is too mild a word.

* The GhostShip in ''Sea of Lost Souls'', or more specifically its ability to [[spoiler:take control of any capital ship entering its range]].
** You gain control of all lost ships once you disable it, but you've got to wonder how those crews felt [[spoiler: [[AndIMustScream watching their guns turn against their friends and family.]] ]]

Mostly provided by the antagonist, who is flat-out ''terrifying''.

-->[[spoiler: '''We live....''']]

*** Hell, the [[BigBad Nagga]][[MonsterProgenitor rok]] itself. It's the source of the Beast, having launched the infected pod that the Kuun-Lan found. It's also far more intelligent than its "children"; while the [[TheDragon Beast Mothership]] can only speak in [[YouNoTakeCandle broken Hiigaran]], the Naggarok can hold a conversation in VoiceOfTheLegion. Oh, and it [[spoiler: struck a deal with the Taiidani Imperialists to repair its engines]].
*** If only it was the source... Naggarok ''contracted'' the Beast virus while traversing the Hyperspace. No specifics of its infection or the true origin of the Beast are revealed, so as far as you know, this is just something that can happen to a starship. Apparently, some precautions are implemented in the wake of the incident, but there's no way to know for sure or if they cover everyone. That's some Warhammer4000-level ParanoiaFuel.
** The [[TheRemnant Taiidan Empire]] is so desperate to reclaim their old empire that [[spoiler: they're willingly working with [[TheVirus The Beast]], despite the very real possibility that [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they'll get screwed over in the end]] ]]. Their justification for this is chilling, and says a lot about the [[RevengeBeforeReason Imperial]] [[OmnicidalManiac Taiidani]]:

* When the Beast drops the pretence of supporting the Imperials in the last mission.

*** The credits show the nature of how the beast infects regular victims through concept art. It literally strips all flesh and tissue from the body, leaving nothing but the skeleton of the victims if there is nothing mechanical to attach itself to.

*** The credit sshows the nature of how the beast infects regular victims through concept art. It literally strips all flesh and tissue from the body, leaving nothing but the skeleton of the victims if there is nothing mechanical to attach itself to.

* Let's just say that the Beast IS NightmareFuel and EldritchAbomination in a convenient package.

* Let's just say that the Beast IS NightmareFuel and CosmicHorrorStory in a convenient package.

** An evil empire you've ''never heard before'' decided to [[spoiler:kaboom ''your entire civilization'' to oblivion]] just because [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution your kind set foot into space...]]]] Shocking is too mild a word.

** An evil empire you've ''never heard before'' decided to [[spoiler:kaboom ''your entire civilization'' to oblivion]] just because [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution your kind set foot into space]]]]...

** An evil empire you've ''never heard before'' decided to kaboom ''your entire civilization'' to oblivion just because [[spoiler:[[DisproportionateRetribution your kind set foot into space]]]]...

** "It's gotten into the ores!" Which is also something of a [[tearjerker]]

*** Even worse is that the refugees on board are then converted into more warheads to use against the other ships. That is GrievousHarmWithABody done in an absolutely ''horrifying'' manner.

** It's probably justified PayEvilUntoEvil because the [[CompleteMonster captain]] of the captured ship [[spoiler:has taken part in the destruction of Kharak and was slaughtering the last of your people]], but it can still be pretty unnerving to hear that casually from Fleet Intelligence.