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This video is brilliant. It tells us so much about the Skrek and makes them a much better species than what we see purely in your streams. Also nice reference to the UTP.
I LOVE THE PLOT STWISTS, I like how the skrek clearly observed the GTU frrom season one and saught out humanity specifically and tried to mold them into the GTU that defeated the Unbidden...
Skrek: "Man, alternate realities sound so cool! Let's explore the multiverse and see what kind of cool things there are! :D" GTU: *"TERRA INVICTA!"* Skrek: "FUCK!"
Imagine being a skrek archivist, checking thousands of realities on a daily basis. Until one opens up with a massive choir of voices, screaming a single word in an undying fury against the very fabric of factual reality. A word so filled with an unquenchable rage and hatred that the core of a thousand stars couldn´t shine brighter. For only one species could stand against the terrors of the multiverse, stare into the void of the neverending night and yell "NEVER" in the face of existencial horror. Now imagine you find THAT VERY SPECIES as a hatchling in your own reality. No wonder their species went mad with hope to survive the Unbidden.
On July 11th, 2756 Union citizens from dozens of species assembled aboard Triumph Station, in orbit over what had once been the heart of the Tyrum. For centuries, this station and its predecessors had been at the centre of a solemn pilgrimage, a place where Terran citizens would congregate to pay their respects to the past and to the fallen. But on the 600th anniversary of the Greater Terran Union, it bore witness to something new. Tryjan, daughter of Enim, the first Wessari High Marshall, proclaimed that while the values of the nation she served were rooted in humanity, they were not humanity’s alone. To be Terran was not the privilege of a single species, something granted simply by birthright, it had to be earned through sacrifice, through loyal service, through the steadfast belief that every citizen had the duty to contribute to the good of the Union and lay down their lives in its defence. To deny any that chance was to betray the tenets the nation had been founded on. A Wessari serving aboard a cruiser of Fleet Command, a Polenian working to root out corruption in the bureaucracy, a Rixian who donated a portion of his stipend to the national reserve, these citizens and countless others were no less worthy of citizenship, and no less worthy of the title; Terran.
So wait, the miasma was where the Unbidden were initially defeated? And the wormhole technology pre-skreck humans used malfunctioned just as the Skreck's had before the hyperlanes reformed? That's why the Earheart floatilla was pulled there, and why the reality of the GTU is being pulled into there. The Antares System is both the heart of the Antares Confederacy, and some interstellar rift, genius writing, outdone yourself Marc.
probably the very same reason why the cortez went missing in the first place , GTU its some thing wrong with the warp engines , but in truth there was something happening on the other dimension as well at the same time just a fan theory
Also that the community lead us here and the events of the game... which must be modded to heck and back or Stellaris has really good custom games settings! And the mad man did it made an believable decaying old empire!
Just another entirely random thought I had, in creating the UTP the Skreck had tried to imitate the GTU, limiting water and rations despite the Skreck's abundance of resources. They also gave certain technologies to the UTP presumably similar to the ones the GTU found on destroyed Tyrum battleships in Earth's orbit but restricted the ones the GTU did not have access to after the battle of earth. Just a thought, but could the Tyrum and Skreck be connected? The ruins found on Byrum included designs identical to those found after the Tyrum invasion, and if the Skreck had possession of the same technologies the Tyrum had (as evident by them giving some to the UTP to replicate the GTU) couldn't that mean that the ruins of an ancient civilisation on Byrum could be somehow connected with the Skreck? sorry if this is entirely incoherent my mind just started running lol.
So, the Screk feared humanity after witnessing the GTU absolutely kick the Unbidden's spectral shit in, and attempted to curb that, only for a power different enough, yet similar in might to kick them in the head? Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. Still, nice to see the GTU referenced.
Perhaps. Another part of their motivation was wanting to create a GTU-esque power that could outright defeat the unbiddened in decades rather than centuries that was also loyal to the screk
@@rakaisjwara9856 apparently that's what happened , the screk arent wholly evil , infact they wanted to save the galaxy BUT THEY SUCK ON SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS hehehe social science dropouts hehehe
It definitely makes sense why the skrek designed UTP society the way they did in this universe because they thought it was the solution to the coming war with the unbidden. But the main issue is that the GTU is not some formula for a galactic human super power. The GTU worked in season 1 because it was a response to the particular situation humanity found itself, just as the Antares Confederacy was formed based off the specific problems the colonists faced and adopted to over time.
Have to hive them credit tho, the UTP and its successor state the Terran Empire are tough bastards. I did not expect the empire to force Confederacy & friends & other enemies to all peace out even after their overlords were effectively cut off from resupply.
@@deliriousdavies7552 then why was there the mention of the GTU before Antares? Wait they are trying to hide the fact they found out why humanity was chosen, and why they aren’t trying to colonize Nakiska
@@oracle8192 Right back in the Antares intro: Nakiska was one of the first planets that Antares tried to colonise, inside the Miasma. The colony supposedly failed, and the planet was placed into quarantine for unknown reasons.
_And so to understand the end; we go back to the beginning. Millennia of fear, tragedy, loss; such led to to an attempt at deliverance but instead led to the burning down of the galaxy's great chance. Yet in the ashes of distant stars, a grand phoenix arose. A new hope has emerge and with it the opportunity of not only victory, but redemption. Every wonder shall be utilized. Every terror overcome. The sky and stars have always been viewed as a place of freedom. Let of keep them free; together. Onwards. Upwards. Forwards Antares._ I hope that we can finally colonize Nakiska now.
Let’s show them that Destiny is not a cage one can shape for others, but is an open path chosen to walk. Earned by never giving up, and always moving forward!
@@CountObvious its a season 2 thing, its a planet in the Antares system which is uncolonized and no one has ever returned from with lights coming off its surface almost certainly artificial in nature.
The Templin Institute is an Organization that exists outside the realm of Time and Space. Their technology is far more advanced than the Precursors, the Forerunners, and the Ancients. Only a few Universes have the technology to detect or even observe the agents for the Templin Institute, like the Imperium of Man and The Forerunners.
Meanwhile in a void dweller empire nearby... mwahahaha get past my systems each with 6 ftl inhibtors, my 24 500k fleets in 2300, my huge economy, and our federation that spans half the galaxy. See you in 2400, mwhahahaha
On July 11th, 2756 Union citizens from dozens of species assembled aboard Triumph Station, in orbit over what had once been the heart of the Tyrum. For centuries, this station and its predecessors had been at the centre of a solemn pilgrimage, a place where Terran citizens would congregate to pay their respects to the past and to the fallen. But on the 600th anniversary of the Greater Terran Union, it bore witness to something new. Tryjan, daughter of Enim, the first Wessari High Marshall, proclaimed that while the values of the nation she served were rooted in humanity, they were not humanity’s alone. To be Terran was not the privilege of a single species, something granted simply by birthright, it had to be earned through sacrifice, through loyal service, through the steadfast belief that every citizen had the duty to contribute to the good of the Union and lay down their lives in its defence. To deny any that chance was to betray the tenets the nation had been founded on. A Wessari serving aboard a cruiser of Fleet Command, a Polenian working to root out corruption in the bureaucracy, a Rixian who donated a portion of his stipend to the national reserve, these citizens and countless others were no less worthy of citizenship, and no less worthy of the title; Terran.
*Inhales* Alright: so I think that this has implications on multiple levels. First I think the GTU is on Nakiska, which is why in the video about the Antares system they referenced lights on it’s surface but also that there had never been any colonization attempt officially: my thinking is that the confederacy and GTU made a deal after a dimensional breach or some such, possibly involved in the universes coming closer together. Second I think that this set up future stellaris invicta seasons (duh). Third and most importantly though: I think it ties into the mystery of the Mist Man, the Tyrum, and the background strangeness of the institute. In the Tyranid video and Necron video, we have interruptions in the “transmission” the first being the inquisition and the second being Trazyn. Then we got the event horizon incident video, which talked about how the institute uses mysterious gates to reach and study alternate worlds, and that said gates are becoming unstable. Now we get a reference to how all of these universes are coming closer together? And we have to keep in mind two lore drops from season 1: the Tyrum spores in the Styx system are alive and the Mist Man using some form of engine nearly or perfectly identical to that of the unbidden’s. I don’t think it’s a coincidence, I think that something big is coming, and it’s not gonna be good. Also; feel free to add your own thoughts to the theory, and I will likely be updating this comment as I think of more stuff. Bit late on the update but: The Epilogue's post credit sequence seems to confirm some of this with the "they look just like us" phrase we hear, hinting that the GTU, or some other human nation from an alternate dimension, exists on Nakiska.
This also explains why Stellaris invicta series are always human, it’s basically the story of the same group of people across several different dimensions and how they come into contact with the unbidden and must fight for their survival. The choices they make leading up to the meeting will decide if that final struggle is victorious or doomed.
@@Mankorra_Gomorrah I like that idea, but at the same time I think that feels a bit reductive. If it’s a threat that’s building it can’t be just the unbidden, it has to be some bigger. And there is something that I can’t remember right now, but it’s another part of the theory.
@@maxfieldjoyner5244 with the nemesis expansion it will be possible to say that the true crisis is the empire in a universe who became the crisis, destroyed their galaxy and transformed into the unbidden. The prethoryn scourge fled that galaxy and the Contingency exist to prevent another empire from becoming a full on “crisis aspirant.”
So the GTU is on Nakiska, and also Antares were able to survive in a part of the galaxy that was believed to be uninhabitable, and then go on the conquer half the galaxy... has the GTU been feeding Antares support all this time?
Can't wait to see how The GTU Antares Confederacy Holy Solar Empire Eternal Kreventum United Federation of Nations Soviet Union all interact (or even fight) .
That feeling when a bunch of sci-fi nerds write far better scripts than well-paid Star Wars and Star Trek writers. It's beyond humiliating for the "professionals" of the movie industry. Well done, Templin - you've driven the point home.
Crazy how it works lol. People who actually care versus people who wanna push an agenda or make money. I say let the nerds run stuff, we do it way better anyways and this is exactly how.
Stop picking on Star Trek Discovery. The only season of the show I like is season two (Captain Pike!), but the hatred the Canon Extremists give the show is getting ridiculous. You don't like Discovery and Picard, DON'T WATCH THEM! You're welcome.
They earned my respect. I don't blamed George Lucas but I blamed his deals upon letting Disney buy his stuff. To me Star Wars now is an obsolete sci-fi as the previous movies ruined the entire lore and concepts. Stellar is a hidden gem for any true sci-fi lovers out there!
Basically. Just tried to make a lesser version of it under their control. But Stellaris Invicta seems to operate under the humanity-fuck-yeah philosophy so what the narrator is implying that no matter what happens in any given timeline Humanity is eventually going to be the superior species of any given reality. The Screk sought to control this and ended up creating another version of the GTU (whom they seem to absolutely fear) but with their own technology implemented into that concept, teaching them everything they needed to know about to use, develop, repair, and improve said tech. And doing all of that for what they hoped to be their martial slave race thinking "what could possibly go wrong?". So basically, they fucked themselves.
"Late have we come here. Late have we each realized the truth that was before us, all along. Late have we realized that it is not armies or fleets that will save us from the endless night. Late have we realized that conquest and imperium and national pride bring about only suffering. Late have we realized that we are not, in the final judgement, enemies. "But, by a strange and unknowable grace, not *too* late. For now we see the light that was kindled here on Nakiska. We see that there lies before us a deeper galaxy yet to be explored. We see that it is our compassion for one another, our willingness to share burdens and triumphs that preserves us. We see a future not of empires and subjects, but of bretheren. And by this light we see that we - *all* of us, Human, Screk, Vrul, Anthorian, Beldross, Baanthurian, Tavurite, Uthonian, Kiir, Bruggan, Pneuma, Awoken, Synthetic, Anoran, Kelarr, Bruvan, Thembolian, Polif, Kal'teh - been judged worthy of a second chance. "This light shines in the darkness, and it has overcome the darkness. And should we ever think ourselves lost and without hope, let us remember that we have a beacon, a beacon which shines for all, a beacon by which we may always find our way home."
Ah, the GTU, a nation of such unfathomably great power that even the Screk Archivists and the Unbidden feared them. Also, the notion that the GTU is the Reason why Antares exists is cool
@@philippmaurer5722 Screk learned that in the universe of GTU, this very superpower defeated their mortal enemies the Unbidden without being mortally wounded in the process and ultimately rises to become sole government of their galaxy. And that GTU started with same species that existed universe of Antares and Screk= The Humanity. Screk invaded Earth and toke over shortly after. Screk hoped to use that what created GTU in alternate universe against the Unbidden by creating GTU 2.0 under their control. By harnessing our fierce determination to never surrender, strong will to fight no matter the odds to bitter end and win against all odds. Only problem was that before Screk acted humans were able to launch a colonization fleet before they conquered Earth. They were thought dead by everyone on Earth until centuries later through galactic community as very strong military superpower like GTU yet very different in many aspects. Like they were welcoming to alien races and co-operated with them as equals. Antares was above all free nation of many races with humanity as founding species like GTU were in their universe. And Screk saw what GTU did in their own universe. GTU and Antares were both created by extreme hardship. By near extinction of humanity by alien invasion and surviving in hostile planets without any change of rescue respectably. Both were molded by those experiences and grew to become strongest nations in their own universes over the centuries. Neither were conquered or enslaved by aliens and grew more powerful through war and peace. And in the end both faced the Unbidden and not only survived but grew to new heights in power and reputation. I hope this clears things up a little.
At last! Ever since reunification, Nakiska has remained one of the Confederacy's most closely guarded secret. But now, we shall finally see the truth, we shall finally learn what transpired on Nakiska. And in the distance a faint warcry can be heard and it says: *"Glory to the GTU!"*
Wait isn't the unbidden running away from something worse? Wasn't that the reason why they are going to different dimensions? In like base Stellaris lore?
The parallels to the GTU and the UTP are evident especially when they gained independence from the Screk and proclaimed themselves as the Greater Terran Empire. GTE to the GTU
Thats what I call quality universe building. Just a single, vague reference to the GTU and the game has already changed! I put my money on the GTU being this multi-verses Big Bad and I am 100% on board with it cause Im an unapologetic GTU fanboy.
I don't think they are the big bad. Probably more like on the scale of being the opposite of the Unbidden. Remember to the Screk they were evil and the devil as they saw a race very much like thier own attack Earth and watched as the Terrans formed into a intergalactic multi-species empire that sought and destroyed the very people that attacked it. To them that was evil. Yet the Unbidden are a unknown energy race hell bent on outright genocide of the galaxy. The GTU is not. The Scek likely in the end figured instead of dealing with the devil they knew (humans) or fight the Unbidden along (worse devil) They decided on a 3rd option to control the devil they knew and lost. Now the GTE is on the rampage and likely is very much against the views both the Confederacy and the GTU shares.
It looks like the Skrek invaded Earth because they saw how the Greater Terran Union was able to beat the Unbidden in their universe Edit: ok, even though I was kinda expecting it, the GTU music hit me like a truck, I guess this means the GTU and AC will eventually meet
11:20-11:24: Oh snap. When the GTU music began, I got chills. Now I'm hoping for a crossover between these two seasons: The Greater Terran Union meeting the Greater Terran Empire and the Antares Confederacy!
I like how the Flag can be a Skull, a Brain, and two Skrek hands clasped together which can in of itself mean two very different things all at once. This flag has surprising amount of Symbology.
ok let me guess this straight . Basically humanity was targeted from the very beggining on some alternate youtube video that the screk saw on thier interdimensional tv ., Basically inspired , from the brutal success of GTU ., Screk made a science project and searched the galaxy for humans and molded them in a poor xenos imitation of GTU in hopes that they will kick unbidden ass . Screk came in , earhart flottila came out and made a community in the other side of the galaxy . In the meantime screk is doing great on the science project of social engineering , even threw out some of the tech for the humans to use . In the end the humans (AC) party poop on the science experiment , so we ran hard going to UTP only to expect that our creations would turns against us . Honestly the screk wasnt totally bad - or wholly evil ., they just suck at science experiments , specifically on social sciences hehehe
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough yeah indeed, lorewise the screk wasnt wholly evil but was actually running a proxy war , and figured humanity was a good “clone army” , without the clones . well the screk could have just asked GTU nicely for some tips hehehe
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough scriptwise i like how it was written and basically hinting subtly the seasons two connection on season one ., Its indirect but strongly implied its GTU. I like subtleness on the story craft , better than those disney Slugs who dont know script writing
This entire story is like watching many reflections of real history unfold in a sci-fi universe setting with different timelines coming together to form one giant sci-fi retelling of human history. It's glorious.
"They want to forgive us. After all we've done, after all we've taken from them, they want to forgive us. If they can forgive us then they will be the greatest nation in all of reality!" - The Screk Emperor after reading the terms of his species surrender.
I don't know if you did it on purpose, but the George III quote "The greatest man in the world" when talking about Washington referenced by the Screk saying "The greatest nation in reality" when talking about the Confederacy is pure genius. Bravo
A new Stellaris vid on my birthday?! THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT EVER! But being serious though, great work on the vid as always and also congrats on the completion Invicta season two! Excited for the next season and excited for the next coming vids.
What's on Nakiska...? We already know what's on and in Orbit of Nakiska. "Unbeknownst to all but the highest tiers of citizenship, the first trials have exceeded expectations and the first campaigns are already being drafted. Targets are being identified and objectives are being pronounced. Soon the order will be given and the first banners of the Greater Terran Union to be raised in another galaxy will be carried aboard the warships of VVS-989; Ryan’s Raiders."
I love the reconciliation part Crushing your opponent militarily and killing them is cool and all but it's a shortlived satisfaction and gets stale pretty quickly While crushing your opponent in terms of morality is something that last for a life time, to watch you in awe as you forgive them after all the sh*t they've done to you, the realization of how much of a piece of sh*t they've been, that's what bring me satisfaction
I get what they're doing, but it seems a shame to give up the idea that human wormholes drew the Screk's attention. After all, if they're worried about the Unbidden, and suddenly a minor race starts messing around with wormholes, it makes sense that they're going to go intervene.
Seems to me that both could be true. Maybe the Screk Military noticed that humanity was using wormholes and was about to go sicko mode on them, but then the Screk Archivists gave the order to conquer them rather than eradicate. Seems likely to me that the Screk one of the things that the Screk would want to do in conquering humanity and forging them into a version of the GTU would be to stop the from messing with wormholes.
The GTU. So powerful as to break the law of entropy itself. To make the screk themselves fear humanity. Sheer raw power, and great glory as to never be rivaled ever again. Not even the unbidden could defeat them. Their legacy spreading across all existence, going between universes and through all time. The GTU, the most power empire ever conceived.
For the glory of humanity, of life itself, we shall take our swords, and stand in battle. For those who come to us with the sword, by the sword, will perish.
I like how the GTU exemplified the Terran martial spirit, and that the CRA exemplifies Terran compassionate ideals. Makes me wonder of the GTU and CRA could coexist or if they’re be at one another’s throats?
This is my favorite chapter in the story of SI so far. I love how so much of this section is about discovery and forgiveness. You guys did a great job.
From 17:05 I start feeling gosebumps even watching it for a fourth time, you guys really are highly capable in composing narration in order to make it appealing and powerfull.
The Screk Archivists serve as a cautionary tale to the Antares Confederacy. In desperation, the partners of the Screk became slaves as the times and struggle against the unbidden became more and more brutal. The confederacy could very well walk the same path if not careful.
This crossover with Stellaris Invicta season 1 was incredibly well written. I'm not a fan of crossovers myself but this was beautifully made, it almost felt like it was anticipated since the very beginning. Well done Marc, well done.
Listening to some of the rules the Screk introduced on Earth, I was thinking why did they introduce water rationing? Then it all became clear. I guess Humans turn into monsters if they don't have adequate shower time. Glory to the GTU and Forward Antares! Might listen to The Road to War for a couple of hours. EDIT: Can we expect a Stellaris Season 2 Mod with a Custom advisor? Maybe with the occasional Tavurite noise and Marc telling us how much he hates them?
Granted reference to the two realities coming closer to one another than either side realizes, it would be super fascinating to see/hear the two sides of the Unbidden conflict as narrated by both our current narrator for the Confederacy, as well as season one’s narrator for the UTP. This season has just been so cool.
First of all, Im in shock. I dont watch the stream due to time constrains so this came to me as a huge surprise! This has been some absolutely phenomenal storytelling so far, everything from the buildup to the revelation has been am absolute joyride, and I await the final entry with eagerness ^^ That being said, I have a question, what is the title for the music that plays after 16:55? Its neither of the two titles noted in the description box.
Oh this is going to be awesome!! The GTU reference and had been observed by the Screk. In trying to control, they lost grip of the power they should to reign. And possible appearance of the GTU in Season 2
