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{{Quote|Priority alert! Backwater station under attack by unknown alien organisms. Distress beacon activated at 0658.|[[Terran]] [[Adjutant]]|Backwater Station (mission)}} |
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| − | On the morning of December 9, 2499, [[zerg]] forces of the [[Garm Brood]] attacked Backwater Station, a distress beacon being activated. The initial [[terran]] response, or at least that of [[Alpha Squadron]] commander [[Edmund Duke]], was initially lackluster,<ref name="Duke">'''Duke:''' "We've already received the distress beacon from Backwater, and we'll take care of it. You just sit tight. You'll be notified if there's anything we think you need to know."''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)]] (in English). 1998.</ref> much to Marshal [[Jim Raynor]]'s frustration. |
+ | On the morning of December 9, 2499, [[zerg]] forces of the [[Garm Brood]] attacked Backwater Station, a distress beacon being activated. The initial [[terran]] response, or at least that of [[Alpha Squadron]] commander [[Edmund Duke]], was initially lackluster,<ref name="Duke">'''Duke:''' "We've already received the distress beacon from Backwater, and we'll take care of it. You just sit tight. You'll be notified if there's anything we think you need to know."''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)]] (in English). 1998.</ref> much to Marshal [[Jim Raynor]]'s frustration.<ref name="Raynor">'''Raynor:''' "Damn! Listen, if we wait for Confederate reinforcements, that station's dust. I'll head out there now, do what I can. You send in some militia, and we'll save those folks. Trust me."''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)]] (in English). 1998.</ref> He made a deal with the colonial magistrate. He'd head out on his own and do what he could, while the magistrate sent in a force of militia. |
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{{Quote|Glad to see you, boys. Time to kick some serious butt.|[[Jim Raynor]]|Backwater Station (mission)}} |
{{Quote|Glad to see you, boys. Time to kick some serious butt.|[[Jim Raynor]]|Backwater Station (mission)}} |
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| − | + | By the time the [[Mar Sara Colonial Militia]] arrived, Backwater Station personnel had been holed up in [[bunker]]s for days.<ref name="SCV">'''SCV:'''"Thanks for the rescue. We've been holed up in these bunkers for days hiding from the Zerg! |
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."''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)]] (in English). 1998.</ref> It appears that a stalemate had developed between those in the station and the zerg, the latter having established [[creep colonies]] to Backwater Station's south and east. Regardless, Raynor and his forces pushed forward, liberating the station. |
."''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)]] (in English). 1998.</ref> It appears that a stalemate had developed between those in the station and the zerg, the latter having established [[creep colonies]] to Backwater Station's south and east. Regardless, Raynor and his forces pushed forward, liberating the station. |
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+ | {{Quote|Guess [[Edmund Duke|you]] wouldn't be a Confederate if you weren't a complete pain in the ass.|[[Jim Raynor]]|Backwater Station (mission)}} |
| − | The militia remained in the area for a day, only being interrupted with the arrival of [[Alpha Squadron]]. For reasons unknown to them, they were arrested for |
+ | The militia remained in the area for a day, only being interrupted with the arrival of [[Alpha Squadron]]. For reasons unknown to them, they were arrested for "destroying a vital [[Confederate]] installation." As Raynor saw it, it was "typical Confed thinking. We do their jobs for them so naturally they get peeved at the competition." Regardless, the militia, Liberty excluded, were taken prisoner and hauled to the prison ship ''[[Merrimack]]''.<ref name="Liberty"/> |
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''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Level/area: [[Backwater Station (mission)|Backwater Station]] (in English). 1998. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 26 November 2019
The Battle of Backwater Station was one of the first, if not the first military engagements of the zerg invasion of Mar Sara, occurring in and around the military base of Backwater Station.
Timeline
December 9
"Priority alert! Backwater station under attack by unknown alien organisms. Distress beacon activated at 0658."
On the morning of December 9, 2499, zerg forces of the Garm Brood attacked Backwater Station, a distress beacon being activated. The initial terran response, or at least that of Alpha Squadron commander Edmund Duke, was initially lackluster,[2] much to Marshal Jim Raynor's frustration.[3] He made a deal with the colonial magistrate. He'd head out on his own and do what he could, while the magistrate sent in a force of militia.
December 10-16
"Glad to see you, boys. Time to kick some serious butt."
- Jim Raynor(src)
By the time the Mar Sara Colonial Militia arrived, Backwater Station personnel had been holed up in bunkers for days.[4] It appears that a stalemate had developed between those in the station and the zerg, the latter having established creep colonies to Backwater Station's south and east. Regardless, Raynor and his forces pushed forward, liberating the station.
It was in the aftermath that Raynor made a detour to Anthem Base, saving UNN journalist Michael Liberty from the zerg. They made their way to a command center that had been infested. Although a group of zerglings emerged from the ground to defend it, they were no match against the heavy terran firepower and were quickly eradicated, the command center following suit. The zerg threat had been neutralized.[1]
Aftermath
"Guess you wouldn't be a Confederate if you weren't a complete pain in the ass."
- Jim Raynor(src)
The militia remained in the area for a day, only being interrupted with the arrival of Alpha Squadron. For reasons unknown to them, they were arrested for "destroying a vital Confederate installation." As Raynor saw it, it was "typical Confed thinking. We do their jobs for them so naturally they get peeved at the competition." Regardless, the militia, Liberty excluded, were taken prisoner and hauled to the prison ship Merrimack.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grubb, Jeff. StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Pocket Books, February 27, 2001. ISBN 0-671-04148-7.
- ↑ Duke: "We've already received the distress beacon from Backwater, and we'll take care of it. You just sit tight. You'll be notified if there's anything we think you need to know."StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Level/area: Backwater Station (mission) (in English). 1998.
- ↑ Raynor: "Damn! Listen, if we wait for Confederate reinforcements, that station's dust. I'll head out there now, do what I can. You send in some militia, and we'll save those folks. Trust me."StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Level/area: Backwater Station (mission) (in English). 1998.
- ↑ SCV:"Thanks for the rescue. We've been holed up in these bunkers for days hiding from the Zerg! ."StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Level/area: Backwater Station (mission) (in English). 1998.
StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Level/area: Backwater Station (in English). 1998.