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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: While "Reginaldo" is a real Brazilian first name, "Rejinaldo" isn't. The developers have explained this as a result of Brasilia being the result of a merge between Brazil and its Spanish speaking neighbors.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: While "Reginaldo" is a real Brazilian first name, "Rejinaldo" isn't. The developers have explained this as a result of Brasilia being the result of a merge between Brazil and its Spanish speaking neighbors.
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When Franco-Iberia announced its plans to launch a "Seeding," Élodie used her considerable influence and family connections to get her name on the short list for command. Using her media savvy, she managed to get the mass media's backing, making her a popular choice among the citizenry of the Union despite her age. Beyond the operational matters (and Élodie had a knack for choosing able lieutenants), she also personally oversaw the construction of the Canon, the definitive collection of Western art, letters, and music, which became the template for inclusion in the cultural banks of other Seeding projects. Hence, when the colony ship set out, it not only carried people and technology from Franco-Iberia, but some of old Europe's great artworks and schematics for duplicating many of Europe's great architectural wonders. Élodie’s new colony was not only to prosper, but look good doing so.
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When Franco-Iberia announced its plans to launch a "Seeding," Élodie used her considerable influence and family connections to get her name on the short list for command. Using her media savvy, she managed to get the mass media's backing, making her a popular choice among the citizenry of the Union despite her age. Beyond the operational matters (and Élodie had a knack for choosing able lieutenants), she also personally oversaw the construction of the Canon, the definitive collection of Western art, letters, and music, which became the template for inclusion in the cultural banks of other Seeding projects. Hence, when the colony ship set out, it not only carried people and technology from Franco-Iberia, but some of old Europe's great artworks and schematics for duplicating many of Europe's great architectural wonders. Élodie’s Élodie's new colony was not only to prosper, but look good doing so.
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* GeniusesHaveMultiplePhDs: She is a ChildProdigy who completed four Ph.Ds in engineering and physics by the age of 30.
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Spiritual Successor is a trope about a work generally being seen as resembling another work. Specific elements should go to Shout Out, Expy or other tropes.
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** Of [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Prokhor Zakharov]], the [[SpiritualSuccessor previous]] Russian scientist character. Now much LighterAndSofter and with satellites!
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** Of [[VideoGame/SidMeiersAlphaCentauri Prokhor Zakharov]], the [[SpiritualSuccessor previous]] previous Russian scientist character. Now much LighterAndSofter and with satellites!
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** It also applies to her diplomatic approval quotes: Things like over-industrialization is considered a positive thing for Al Farah as they do not know the ramifications of over industrialization had on Earth.
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** It also applies to her diplomatic approval quotes: Things like over-industrialization is considered a positive thing for Al Farah Falah as they do not know the ramifications of over industrialization impact that over-industrialization had on Earth.
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** Ard, the default capital name for Al-Falah, is Arabic for "I respond".
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** Ard, the default capital name for Al-Falah, is Arabic for "I respond"."earth" in both the "ground; soil" and "planet Earth" senses.
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** Hutama himself can be described as what [[Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes Yang Wenli]] would be like had he taken up politics and business instead of the military.
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** Hutama himself can be described as what [[Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes [[Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes Yang Wenli]] would be like had he taken up politics and business instead of the military.
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** Of UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin, apparently both visually and in character, although he looks about a decade older. Even Gagarin's finer biographical details, such as the fact that he worked as an apprentice foundry-man before the military, are reflected. [[ExploitedTrope Kozlov milks it for all its worth]], even [[http://www.civilization.com/en/news/the-slavic-federations-kozlov-speaks-to-the-masses/ ending his speech]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQ1ZAQJzY8&t=59s Gagarin's legendary quip at blast-off]]. The achievement for winning a game as Kozlov is even named after Gagarin!
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** Of UsefulNotes/YuriGagarin, apparently both visually and in character, although he looks about a decade older. Even Gagarin's finer biographical details, such as the fact that he worked as an apprentice foundry-man before the military, are reflected. [[ExploitedTrope Kozlov milks it for all its worth]], even [[http://www.civilization.com/en/news/the-slavic-federations-kozlov-speaks-to-the-masses/ [[https://civilization.com/civilization-beyond-earth/news/entries/the-slavic-federation-s-kozlov-speaks-to-the-masses/ ending his speech]] with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQ1ZAQJzY8&t=59s Gagarin's legendary quip at blast-off]]. The achievement for winning a game as Kozlov is even named after Gagarin!
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Bringing these entries in line with the Original Eight ones, which take the characters' descriptions from the Civilopedia entries.
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Born in the depths of space between worlds aboard a generation ship, Arisha Kishk never knew Earth or experienced life outside the metal confines of the ship. Now she is determined to lead her people to greatness on the new world.
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Arshia Kishk rose to both infamy and acclaim at the age of 23 for having wrested control of this powerful syndicate from the Director’s Council. Unlike her predecessors, Arshia used the syndicate’s resources to redistribute goods and services to the under recognized lower wards of her home ship. Her restraint and calculating demeanor left some uneasy, unsure of her true motivations, yet her popularity soared as word of her generosity spread. Although she had every opportunity to accumulate vast personal holdings, she instead used her power to ensure the ongoing stability of the Al Falah communities spread throughout the fleet. In this way, her authority grew directly from the will of the people, a rare feat in governance.
Arshia Kishk was not born a part of that life, although she grew up surrounded by it, deep in the
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A former dock worker, naval engineer and construction foreman Duncan Hughes ramrodded the Seeding Expedition through the North Sea Alliance's parliament eight decades after they had initially declined to participate in the project.
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Schooled at the Sturgeon Naval College and given an otherwise comfortable upbringing, biographers have long since attributed the quirks of Hughes’ personality to his time spent as a teenager working at his father’s docks. His father had insisted he work as an apprentice longshoreman to instill a strong work ethic, and yet, the experience seems to have jaded Hughes, as the other dockhands had little regard for “a soft-handed boy underfoot” and paid him only as much attention as required. Still, some might say his father was right — in the present day, Hughes is known as a remarkably tireless man with little fear of difficult confrontations.
Hughes is recognized as one of the first to publicly acknowledge the growing gap between the North Sea
Many of the earliest NSA colony prototypes were actually thought to have been land-based, before Hughes himself is said to have offered up technology and expertise acquired through his years in the shipping industry. By insisting on somehow leveraging the knowledge and experience of the North Sea Alliance’s original member states, all known for their mastery of the seas, Hughes directly steered the development of the uniquely NSA waterborne colonial habitations.
When the time came to actually leave Earth and set out for a new beginning, Duncan Hughes was among the first to step forward, a move that instilled great confidence in the shaken masses now facing a great migration from the only planet they had
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A populist West German politician and political rival to Élodie.
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Upon graduating, Lena spent years volunteering in disaster stricken and war-torn areas. She learned about global climate change accommodation from the North Sea Alliance, and saw first-hand the crises facing middle-eastern governments isolated by the Great Mistake. When she finally returned to Germany, it was to effect the change she wanted to see, beginning at home. After helping renegotiate failing contracts between hard-hit administrations and insulated European countries, Lena fought fearlessly for refugee rights throughout central and eastern Europe. Her early work at the Braungart-Wissel Foundation for Environmental Law garnered her acclaim, and she was soon seen as an emerging leader of sustainability and the environmental policymaking. The Balkan Resettlement Commission was her landmark case, wherein she fought for and won the right for European refugees displaced by global warming to emigrate throughout Europe despite strong opposition from Franco-Iberian lawyers. For Lena’s tireless dedication, she was the first recipient of both the Malala Merit Award and the Mandela Peace Prize.
When Lena was visiting relatives in Warsaw, she had a chance encounter with leading members of the minority European party, INTEGR, who instantly fell in love with Lena’s forward-thinking humanism. Lena was recruited to be at the forefront of their operations in Frankfurt. Her involvement in the political
As she became a prominent lawyer-activist in post-Mistake Europe, Lena was an increasingly easy target for Franco-Iberian politicians. Painted as a desperate anarchist, Lena’s non-traditional lifestyle and worldview was frequently highlighted in order to
It wasn’t until Lena’s most vocal and harshest critic (and cousin), Élodie, began her campaign for the Seeding that Lena’s vision for a Transmodern society crystallized. A public feud with Élodie was a much publicized affair, coming to a head when Lena took out an hour of talk-show hologramming channel The West to decry what she called the “bad faith politics” of the “aristocratic spirit of seriousness.” Transmodern meant xenophily, globalism, and a place for both tradition and modernity. The INTEGR party would not shirk its responsibility to Earth for the sake of the future.
In the next elections, Lena became leader of INTEGR by a landslide. She immediately formed a Seeding exploratory panel and established an exoscience committee. Espousing the ideals of sustainability, innovation, and diversity that comprise INTEGR’s motto, Lena would ensure the irresponsible and extravagant excesses of human history remained in the past, while remaining accountable to its legacy. She would lead INTEGR’s Seeding mission in the biggest relocation of her life.
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The last son of rich aristocrat family in Neo-Busan, Han loved learning and his parents spent generously for his education. Already known as prodigy at the age of six, the government recommended him to go Chungsu's Sesokogye Institute. Educated as a leader in the Institute, he showed excellent political cunning.
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To his enemies, Han Jae Moon is the enigmatic leader of a dangerous organization. To his friends, he is a stoic and deliberate ally who treats his position in the Chungsu with the utmost respect. Of all colony leaders, Han Jae Moon is the most introspective and reserved. He never rushes to judgment, preferring to consider the possible consequences of a decision before settling upon what is almost always the wisest course. His conservative methods and careful administration have earned him the title of “the Young Sage.”
Han Jae Moon was born in Neo-Busan as the youngest son of
While the
The Hareubang Tsunami proved to be a pivotal moment in the life of the young recruit. The disaster allowed Han Jae Moon to showcase his resourcefulness as he took control of the isolated Sky Station and saved the lives of hundreds. Regarded as a hero, his bravery and composure in the face of overwhelming odds ensured the elite youth of the Academy wouldn’t meet their collective end in a watery grave. Moon was commended and awarded the 1st Il Kub Grade, being among the youngest to complete Se Sok O-Gye training, but even then Moon was considered a frontrunner to lead the new Chungsu colony. Instructors knew that navigating a political minefield would be a crucial element of success for the Seeding.
As part of the Chungsu Seeding protocol, colonists aboard the Seedships awoke early from their cryogenic stasis. While the details were kept classified, it is known that the entire populace underwent rigorous testing and a series of evaluations for exospheric accommodation and leadership viability. Seedship AI employed complex algorithms to narrow down the colonists to three candidates for Chungsu leadership. These three finalists then participated in an impromptu election campaign. With his quiet tact and commanding charisma, Moon was the overwhelming favorite. After the other two finalists withdrew their candidacy, Moon consolidated his power by establishing and relying upon an advisory council of differing opinions in all policymaking decisions. With the unanimous support of his people, and a wisdom beyond his years, the soft-spoken Moon needed only a planet to lead his people into an auspicious future.
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The most celebrated cosmonaut since Yuri Gagarin, Vadim Kozlov came from a working-class family but rose to heroic stature in the years before the Seeding. Eldest son of parents who labored as itinerant steelworkers and welders, Vadim acquired his limited formal education in industrial cities scattered across the Federation: Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Minsk, Vitebsk, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk. Vadim answered the call for construction volunteers issued by Roscosmos, the resurgent Federation space agency.Minimally trained in zero-G construction methods, Kozlov was sent to work on building the second Federation Earth-orbit station. He was soon promoted to foreman of his shift due to his aptitude for weightless labor combined with practical experience in heavy construction.
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The most celebrated cosmonaut since Yuri Gagarin, Vadim Kozlov came from a working-class family but rose to heroic stature in the years before the Seeding. Eldest son of parents who labored as itinerant steelworkers and welders, Vadim acquired his limited formal education in industrial cities scattered across the Federation: Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Minsk, Vitebsk, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk. Vadim answered the call for construction volunteers issued by Roscosmos, the resurgent Federation space agency. Minimally trained in zero-G construction methods, Kozlov was sent to work on building the second Federation Earth-orbit station. He was soon promoted to foreman of his shift due to his aptitude for weightless labor combined with practical experience in heavy construction.
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Incredibly popular among the working class, a devoted family man, and fiercely loyal to the Slavic state that had rewarded his hard work, Kozlov eschewed offers to enter politics or move into the civilian realm. At the age of 35, he was overseeing Roscosmos construction projects on Earth, Mars, and in space. He was not reticent in pitching in personally to do manual labor during inspections of construction sites on Earth, elevating his reputation even more as a self-effacing, self-made, successful servant of the people.Both professionally and personally, Vadim Kozlov appeared content.
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Incredibly popular among the working class, a devoted family man, and fiercely loyal to the Slavic state that had rewarded his hard work, Kozlov eschewed offers to enter politics or move into the civilian realm. At the age of 35, he was overseeing Roscosmos construction projects on Earth, Mars, and in space. He was not reticent in pitching in personally to do manual labor during inspections of construction sites on Earth, elevating his reputation even more as a self-effacing, self-made, successful servant of the people. Both professionally and personally, Vadim Kozlov appeared content.
