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* EarthThatWas: Earth has been forgotten by the Empire. Few people have even heard of it, and few still believe it ever existed. [[spoiler:Oberon cut Earth off from the rest of the Empire because its people rejected the [=OMNIs=] and tried to live without them. He believes that the people of Earth must surely have died out since then, but one of the endings shows that Earth is still inhabited.]]
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* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Oberon claims to be Idaho's god when the latter finally encounters him, as both the original Idaho and all of his clones owe their existence to Oberon's schemes.]]
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* FasterThanLightTravel: Some squadrons have "bender drives" which let them teleport to any spot on the map during space combat. The player’s battleship can jump to nearby systems by following HyperspaceLanes, provided it has enough fuel to make the jump.
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* Disproportionate Retribution: [[spoiler:When the original Idaho defied orders to nuke Ganyma, Oberon didn't just put him to death. He forced Idaho's lover Rebecca to watch the execution, and then threw her into an icy prison on Lazarus IX. He did all this purely out of spite, as he admits to the clone Idaho during their confrontation.]]

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* Disproportionate Retribution: DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:When the original Idaho defied orders to nuke Ganyma, Oberon didn't just put him to death. He forced Idaho's lover Rebecca to watch the execution, and then threw her into an icy prison on Lazarus IX. He did all this purely out of spite, as he admits to the clone Idaho during their confrontation.]]
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* Disproportionate Retribution: [[spoiler:When the original Idaho defied orders to nuke Ganyma, Oberon didn't just put him to death. He forced Idaho's lover Rebecca to watch the execution, and then threw her into an icy prison on Lazarus IX. He did all this purely out of spite, as he admits to the clone Idaho during their confrontation.]]
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* AwesomeButImpractical: The Juggernaut Frigate can inflict enough damage to take out an entire hull bar with one attack. It’s also the slowest unit in the game bar none and cannot be sped up in any way, so good luck getting it to the enemy battleship in one piece. And if it manages to reach the battleship and execute that one attack, [[SuicideAttack it explodes]].
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* DeflectorShields: Shields will negate a set amount of damage before collapsing. They can be applied to squadrons or to individual components of a battleship through various means.

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* DeflectorShields: There are two distinct types of shields in the game, both of which are represented as a bubble surrounding the protected squadron or battleship component. Absorb Shields are blue and will negate block a set amount of damage before collapsing. They can be applied to squadrons or to individual components of collapsing, while Force Fields are golden and will make the shielded unit completely invincible for a battleship through various means.set duration.
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* MultipleEndings: The game's ending depends on the choices you make during [[spoiler:the final confrontation with Oberon]].
** [[spoiler:If you choose to kill Oberon, you take his place as Emperor, but the ending narration reveals that you become a cruel despot who rules the remnants of the galaxy with an iron fist.]]
** [[spoiler:If you spare Oberon, you can either choose to spend the rest of your days with Rebecca if you previously rescued her, or [[AndTheAdventureContinues set out to find Earth]].]]
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* {{Cooldown}}: Battleship have cooldown timers which range from 10 seconds to two minutes, depending on the weapon in question.
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* MultipleLifeBars: Battleships can have multiple "hull" bars. Some have extra hull bars by default, while others start with one and must be upgraded to have more. If a hull bar is depleted, you’ll need to spend scrap to repair it at a shipyard.

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* MultipleLifeBars: Battleships can have multiple Most battleships start with at least two "hull" bars. Some have extra bars, and you can spend Scrap on additional hull bars by default, while others start with one and must be upgraded structures to have get more. If a hull bar is depleted, runs out of hit points, you’ll need to spend scrap to repair it by spending Scrap at a shipyard.shipyard.
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* DeflectorShields: Shields will negate a set amount of damage before collapsing. They can be applied to squadrons or to individual components of a battleship through various means.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: If you complete the optional quest to kill Dr. Landa during Chapter IV, the people he terrorized will be so overjoyed that they flock to join your cause, netting you nine commandos as a reward.
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* WetwareCPU: [[spoiler:The depraved Kosh scientist Dr. Landa has wired the brains of children into battle robots and plugged another child’s brain into the controls of a battleship.]]
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* PortalNetwork: The Empire used megastructures called Folders to bridge the vast interstellar distances between star clusters. When the [=OMNIs=] shut down, so did the Folder network, and the Empire collapsed as interstellar travel became impossible. Kaliban has a limited ability to turn them back on, allowing Idaho to traverse the clusters in his search for the truth.
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* SecretCharacter: There are thirteen special officers which the player can recruit during their runs. These special officers are distinguished from generic ones by having more health and an extra skill. Recruiting a special officer unlocks them for all future runs, but if a special officer dies, you’ll need to wait five runs before that officer can be used again. Your starting crew can only have one special officer, no matter how many you’ve unlocked.
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* AndImTheQueenOfSheba: If Idaho encounters another Imperial battleship and tells them who he is, the battleship’s captain might believe him, or they might sarcastically claim to be Pope Zenon.
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* ChurchMilitant: Like every major faction in the galaxy, the Church of Singularity has its own battleships. They can mount more guns than any other battleship class, and their commanders will eagerly use those guns against sinners.
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* WhamEpisode: The end of Chapter IV shakes up the plot significantly. [[spoiler:After killing General Vivar, Idaho’s ship is suddenly approached by an identical ship, captained by a much older Idaho clone. The elder Idaho says a few cryptic words before ramming the younger’s ship, killing them both. Kaliban cannot separate the two clones’ memories because they died so close to each other and is forced to combine them, causing the player’s Idaho to learn many things that Kaliban did not want him to know.]]
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** Several [=NPCs=] will tell you that this is how the original Ellys Idaho defeated the Survivalists: he loaded a battleship with nukes and piloted it into he crust of Ganyma, killing everyone on the planet at the cost of his own life. [[spoiler:This is a lie. Idaho was ordered to nuke Ganyma but refused to do so on moral grounds, so Oberon killed him and had Okonkwo nuke the planet instead.]]

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** Several [=NPCs=] will tell you that this is how the original Ellys Idaho defeated the Survivalists: he loaded a battleship with nukes and piloted it into he the crust of Ganyma, killing everyone on the planet at the cost of his own life. [[spoiler:This is a lie. Idaho was ordered to nuke Ganyma but refused to do so on moral grounds, so Oberon killed him and had Okonkwo nuke the planet instead.]]

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* SuicideAttack: If a Juggernaut Frigate reaches the opponent’s battleship, it will bore into the hull before exploding in spectacular fashion. The Juggernaut does not become patched from doing this, and you can send another squadron out to replace it immediately.

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If a Juggernaut Frigate reaches the opponent’s battleship, it will bore into the hull before exploding in spectacular fashion. The Juggernaut does not become patched from doing this, and you can send another squadron out to replace it immediately.
** Several [=NPCs=] will tell you that this is how the original Ellys Idaho defeated the Survivalists: he loaded a battleship with nukes and piloted it into he crust of Ganyma, killing everyone on the planet at the cost of his own life. [[spoiler:This is a lie. Idaho was ordered to nuke Ganyma but refused to do so on moral grounds, so Oberon killed him and had Okonkwo nuke the planet instead.]]
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* DeathOfAChild: If you encounter the Church battleship full of children and one of your officers exposes the kids’ true intentions, there’s no option to try DefusingTheTykebomb. You will have to kill them.


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* DefusingTheTykebomb: One of the Kosh sector bosses is a child’s BrainInAJar, wired into the controls of a battleship and given doses of Special-H for winning battles. Idaho is horrified and offers his help in finding a way to return the child to normal. Unfortunately, the child has come to ''like'' its new existence and rejects his offer, attacking him.
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** One officer skill inflicts 2 damage per second to any enemy squadron that is adjacent to your battleship.

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** One The Defensive Tactics officer skill ability inflicts 2 damage per second to any enemy squadron that is adjacent to your battleship.



* InfantImmortality: Averted. See {{Tykebomb}} entry below.

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* InfantImmortality: Averted. See {{Tykebomb}} entry below.InvincibilityPowerUp: The boss of Chapter 5, [[spoiler:Admiral Okonkwo]], can make his squadrons temporarily invincible at regular intervals.
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* ProtectionRacket: [[spoiler:The Imperial fleet is extorting the worlds of the Empire’s heartlands in this manner, forcing their ruling lords and ladies to pay a monthly tribute in exchange for protection from… "threats".]]
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* LongLived: Emperor Oberon has ruled the galaxy for 700 years, using immortality technology to extend his lifespan. Most of the Empire’s nobles refer to him as "the Old Man" because of this.
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* MacrossMissileMassacre: General Vivar’s boss ability launches dozens of missiles at your squadrons’ current positions. The missiles take a few seconds to reach the targeted cells, so you can move your squadrons out of harm’s way if Vivar’s own squadrons aren’t bogging them down.
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* TheUsurper: House Kosh-Buendia was originally ruled by a group called the Seven. When the Shutdown occurred, General Vivar took advantage of the chaos by killing them all and seizing power for himself. He also plans to overthrow Oberon and become the undisputed ruler of the Empire.
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* SuicideAttack: If a Juggernaut Frigate reaches the opponent’s battleship, it will bore into the hull before exploding in spectacular fashion. The Juggernaut does not become patched from doing this, and you can send another squadron out to replace it immediately.

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* MightyGlacier: The Hammer-class battleship’s core system reduces your squadrons’ speed, but also makes them FriendlyFireproof and gives them a temporary 100% damage boost whenever they get hit by friendly fire.

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** Frigates are the slowest of the four squadron types, but they have lots of health and reasonably high DPS.
The Hammer-class battleship’s core system reduces your squadrons’ speed, but also makes them FriendlyFireproof Juggernaut Frigate is the epitome of this, being an incredibly slow ship with more health than most unmodified ''battleships'' and gives them a temporary 100% the ability to inflict tremendous damage boost whenever they get hit to the enemy mothership.
** The Hammer class battleship starts with three levels of hull hardening, can increase this to seven levels with maximized stats, and can have up to five hull bars. It is
by friendly fire. far the beefiest of the battleships available to the player, and its core systems make its squadrons slower while also rendering them FriendlyFireproof.

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* CooldownManipulation: There are officer abilities and auxiliary systems which reduce the cooldown of your battleship’s weapons. Most of these reduce the cooldowns by a fixed percentage.



* DamageReduction: The Armoured Hull auxiliary system halves all damage your battleship takes while its first hull bar is intact.



* StealthInSpace: Stealth Fighters will turn invisible if nothing attacks them for a few seconds and will remain invisible until they attack something. House Akibara-Sung loves these things: their Geno-class battleships have core systems that let Stealth Fighter squadrons enter stealth immediately at the start of a battle, and give the first attack they make after leaving stealth [[BackStab a hefty damage bonus]].

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* StealthInSpace: Stealth Fighters will turn invisible if nothing attacks them for a few seconds and will remain invisible until they attack something. House Akibara-Sung loves these things: their Geno-class battleships have core systems that let Stealth Fighter squadrons enter stealth immediately at the start of a battle, upon being deployed, and give the first attack they make after leaving stealth [[BackStab a hefty damage bonus]].
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* {{2D Space}}: Space combat takes place on a two-dimensional hex grid. Your squadrons can fly around obstacles and enemy units, but cannot fly over or under them.

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* {{2D Space}}: TwoDSpace: Space combat takes place on a two-dimensional hex grid. Your squadrons can fly around obstacles and enemy units, but cannot fly over or under them.

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