History Webcomic / Terra

''[[http://www.terra-comic.com Terra]]'' is a science fiction webcomic by Holly Laing and Drew Dailey telling the story of guerrillas working to put an end to a war between [[TheFederation Earth]] and the [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Azatoth]] that has pretty much every other spacefaring race in the galaxy caught in the middle. The comic generally updates on Wednesdays and Fridays, though it's had to go on hiatus several times due to RealLife interference.

* BoomHeadshot: Seen repeatedly, first early in chapter one when Grey puts a sniper rifle round through the faceplate of an Azatoth soldier flanking a member of his platoon.

* RubberForeheadAliens: [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/species From here.]] The Azatoth would be HumanAliens but for a heavier brow ridge and a couple nodules on the sides of their noses, and average a foot taller than humans. The Vareliens look like [[Franchise/MassEffect asari]] with longer, more flexible head-tentacles. The Shintari have swept-back conical heads and orange skin. There's also the Krull, a race of humanoid LizardFolk with horned heads and green skin.

* RubberForeheadAliens: [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/species From here.]] The Azatoth would be HumanAliens but for a heavier brow ridge and a couple nodules on the sides of their noses, and average a foot taller than humans. The Vareliens look like [[Franchise/MassEffect asari]] with longer, more flexible head-tentacles. The Shintari have swept-back conical heads and orange skin.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Protip to any aspiring {{Mooks}} out there: When you capture a dangerous {{badass}} like Agrippa Varus, [[spoiler:[[make sure to search him thoroughly in case [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/archives/677 he's hiding something like, oh, a hand grenade]]]].

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Protip to any aspiring {{Mooks}} out there: When you capture a dangerous {{badass}} like Agrippa Varus, [[spoiler:make sure to search him thoroughly in case he's hiding something like, oh, a hand grenade]].

''[[http://www.terra-comic.com Terra]]'' is a science fiction webcomic by Holly Laing and Drew Dailey telling the story of guerrillas working to put an end to a war between Earth and the Azatoth that has pretty much every other spacefaring race in the galaxy caught in the middle. The comic generally updates on Wednesdays and Fridays, though it's had to go on hiatus several times due to RealLife interference.

* RubberForeheadAliens: [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/species From here.]] The Azatoth would be HumanAliens but for a heavier brow ridge and a couple nodules on the sides of their noses. The Vareliens look like [[Franchise/MassEffect asari]] with longer, more flexible head-tentacles. The Shintari have swept-back conical heads and orange skin.

* BulletproofHumanShield: On [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/archives/1120 page 243]] a {{mook}} grabs the corpse of one Alex already shot and killed and uses him to block her fire while he returns it. This set off a brief bout of WildMassGuessing in the comments. Eventually Holly put her foot down and pointed out that Alex never actually shot at the body because the mook holding the BHS was quicker on the draw.

'''Agrippa:''' ''([[CoupDeGrace slashes [[spoiler:Kaleb's]] throat with his combat knife]])'' Then their fate will be the same as yours.

* BulletproofHumanShield: On [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/archives/1120 page 243]] a {{mook}} grabs the corpse of one Alex already shot and killed and uses him to block her fire while he returns it. This set off a brief bout of WildMassGuessing in the comments.

--> '''Simmons:''' ''(referring to Grey's rescue of Alex and Rick)'' C'mon, I saw that one of the officers was female, and a cute one at that--I know you, Grey.
--> '''Grey:''' Her?! Please, she's way too uptight. I don't have time for girls like that.
--> '''Simmons:''' What, you think you even stand a chance?
--> '''Grey:''' Give me a break. She may have an attitude, but if I wanted her, I could have her by the end of the night.
--> '''Alex:''' Hm, I'll take that bet.

* FictionalUnitedNations: According to the codex getting one set up is a long-term goal of the Resistance

* LaResistance: Unusually the Resistance opposes ''both'' sides. They want to stop the war because the unaligned races and civilians are getting it in the shorts, and because factions on both sides (the military-industrial complex in the UEC, and the Shadow Cabal in the Asurian Empire) have ulterior motives for continuing it.

* RubberForeheadAliens: [[http://www.terra-comic.com/wordpress/species From here.]] The Azatoth would be HumanAliens but for a heavier brow ridge and a couple nodules on the sides of their noses. The Vareliens look like green [[Franchise/MassEffect asari]] with longer and more flexible head-tentacles. The Shintari have swept-back conical heads and orange skin.

** The Asurian Empire's military uses a Roman-inspired version. A Recruit is NewMeat. After three years' satisfactory service they're promoted to Marshal and command a small unit. A Veteran (5 years' satisfactory service) commands small sections generally comprised of 8 Recruits and 3 Marshals (roughly equivalent to a platoon). The Centurian is second-in-command to the Sentinel, who commands four sections. Paladins command full companies. The Consuls advise the Sovereign and are appointed from the Paladins.