Editing Braxis

{{Quote|Hell's supposed to be some kind of torture chamber filled with fire and brimstone, right? Well, after serving a tour of duty in the ice and snow of Braxis, the only difference I see is that at least Hell would be a lot warmer...|Corporal [[Max Redimus]]|url=http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/1299.shtml}}
{{WorldBox
|name=Braxis
|bgcolor={{Black}}
|fgcolor={{White}}
|image=Braxis SC2 Art1.jpg
|region=[[Dominion Space]]
|sector=[[Koprulu sector]]
|system=
|suns=1 star<ref name="SC:LostVikingsStory">Forbeck, Matt. "[[Lost Vikings]]." (May 16, 2013). [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. [https://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/lore/short-stories/lost-vikings/1 StarCraft Lore: LostVikings] Accessed 2013-05-16.</ref>
|primary=
|moons=1 {{-}} [[Edis]]<ref name="KSSBraxis">Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/braxis Koprulu Sector Systems: Braxis]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2010-07-24.</ref>
|orbital=
|lengthday=
|lengthyear=
|diameter=9,480 km<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|climate=+/- -60º Centigrade (-76 Fº), very low humidity<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|tilt=24.3 degrees<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|gravity=0.82 standard<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|terrain=
|tileset=*Ice
|geography=*3 continental glaciers
*43 mountain chains (4 volcanic)
*4 oceans (3 frozen)<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>

'''Named locations'''
*{{Link|Blizzard|map}} landform
*[[Ursadon Flats]]
|interest=
|species=*[[Protoss]] (formerly)
*[[Terrans]] (formerly)
*[[Zerg]] (formerly?)
|originalspecies=*[[Ursadon]] (reintroduced)<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|otherspecies=
|language=
|faction=[[Protoss Empire]] (?{{-}}[[Discord]])<br/>
{{FlagConfederacy}} [[Terran Confederacy]] (?{{-}}[[2500]])<br/>
{{FlagDominion}} [[Terran Dominion]] (2500{{-}}September, [[2504]])<br/>
{{FlagUED}} [[United Earth Directorate]] (September, 2500)<br/>
[[New Swarm]]<br/>
{{FlagDominion}} [[Terran Dominion]] (?{{-}}late [[2504]]/early [[2505]])<br/>
{{FlagKerrigan}} [[Zerg Swarm]] (2504/early 2505{{-}})
|population=*24,000+ terrans ([[2504]])
|capital=[[Boralis]] (formerly?)
|settlements=*1 major terran settlement
*3 minor terran settlements
*10 minor protoss settlements (destroyed)
*2 ancient protoss temples (destroyed)<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>

'''Named locations'''
*[[Glacier Bay]]
*[[Mountain Stronghold]]
*[[Psi Disrupter]] (destroyed)
|platforms=*Yes (formerly?)
|imports=*Food
*Military equipment
*Personnel<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|exports=*Refined [[minerals]]
*[[Vespene gas]]<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
|status=
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'''Braxis''' is an ice world in the [[Koprulu sector]].

==Overview==
Braxis is considered one of the most inhospitable worlds in the sector. Over sixty percent of the rocky planet is covered in ice sheets, some of which are over two miles thick. Glacial erosion has created a network of steep, jagged mountain ranges and valleys over the millennia. Violent gusts of gravity-induced [[wikipedia:Katabatic wind|katabatic winds]] can reach speeds of up to one hundred and fifty miles per hour in these areas.<ref name="KSSBraxis"/> After the planet was [[purified]] by the protoss, the planet refroze, and became a jagged landscape of mountain sized ice formations.<ref name="SC:LostVikingsStory"/>

The permafrost allows little in the way of plant life and winter storms constantly sweep across its plains. The planet was home to the [[ursadon]] before its purification.<ref name="Flats">2000-04-07. [http://classic.battle.net/scc/OS/0400.shtml Ursadon Flats]. ''StarCraft Compendium Map Archive''. Accessed 2007-09-08.</ref>

Like [[Earth]], Braxis has an easterly rotation.<ref name="SC:LostVikingsStory"/>

==History==
===Khyrador===
{{Quote|Long ago, this world was a [[Protoss]] colony called Khyrador. When the [[Discord|strife]] between our [[Protoss tribes|tribes]] escalated, this planet and the [[Uraj]] Crystal were abandoned. These [[Terran]]s have come here only recently.|[[Nerazim|Dark]] [[Prelate]] [[Zeratul]] tells [[Sarah Kerrigan]] about Braxis|The Quest for Uraj}}
During the [[Golden Age of Expansion]], the [[protoss]] claimed the planet as one of their first colonies and named it Khyrador. Because it was regarded as a symbol of the species' spacefaring achievements, Khyrador became home to the [[Uraj]] crystal. The protoss settlers were later driven away when a series of violent [[psionic storm]]s rocked the planet. It remained deserted for centuries until it fell into the hands of the [[Terran Confederacy]] and was renamed Braxis. When the Confederacy collapsed in [[2500]], the [[Terran Dominion]] seized control of Braxis.<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>

===The Brood War===
:''Main article: {{Link|Brood War|conflict}}''
[[File:Braxis SC1 Art1.jpg|thumb|Braxis in [[2500]]|left]]
During the {{Link|Brood War|conflict}}, a protoss army assisted by [[Sarah Kerrigan]] overcame the Dominion defenses and retrieved the Uraj. During the assault, planetside [[UED]] [[Atlas Wing|forces]] were wiped out by the protoss.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Quest for Uraj]] (in [[English]]). 1998.</ref>

Viewing Braxis as a vital step toward dominating the sector, the United Earth Directorate surrounded it with an orbital blockade using [[space platform]]s and [[missile turret]]s. [[Praetor]] [[Artanis]] scouted ahead and found a way through the blockade. The protoss disabled a number of [[power generator]]s, shutting down the platform defenses, and opening a way for the protoss to slip through unscathed.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[The Battle of Braxis]] (in English). 1998.</ref>
[[File:FirstStrike SC1 Map2.png|thumb|left|[[Boralis]] before the UED attack]]
The UED assaulted [[Boralis]] so as to secure Braxis as a staging point. Their landing site lacked [[vespene gas]] and Boralis was well defended. Progress was slow until UED forces made contact with the [[Confederate Resistance Forces]], who became new recruits of the UED after Lieutenant [[Samir Duran]] explained that they had sworn to overthrow [[Emperor of the Terran Dominion|Emperor]] [[Arcturus Mengsk]].<ref>'''[[Samir Duran]]:''' "{{Link|Captain|Episode V}}, I am Lieutenant Samir Duran of the [[Confederate Resistance Forces]]. I've been monitoring your attack against the [[Terran Dominion|Dominion]], and I'd like to offer you my services and skills in return for amnesty."<br>'''[[Alexei Stukov]]:''' "Intriguing. Lieutenant, you have absolutely no idea as to who we are or what we have come here to do. Why do you wish to side with us?"<br>'''Duran:''' "Because my men and I have sworn to fight against the Dominion and its [[Arcturus Mengsk|Emperor]]. Seeing as how your forces have been laying into [[Boralis|this Dominion base]], I figured we were on the same side."<br>'''Stukov:''' "I see. How exactly do you propose to be of service to us, Lieutenant?"<br>'''Duran:''' "Well, I possess intimate knowledge of the surrounding area. I can show you an alternate route that leads to the rear of the main Dominion base."<br>'''Stukov:''' "Very well, Lieutenant. Consider yourself and your men the first colonial conscripts of the [[United Earth Directorate]]. Captain, see that the Lieutenant is given our full cooperation. We shall see if he's worth the effort." ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link|First Strike|Episode V}} (in English). 1998.</ref> Duran showed the UED forces an alternate route that led to the rear of Boralis, allowing them to destroy the [[command center]] and cripple Braxis' primary defenses.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: {{Link|First Strike|Episode V}} (in English). 1998.</ref>

The UED transformed Braxis into a heavily fortified stronghold.<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>

During the UED occupation, [[Schezar's Scavengers]] took shelter on the planet, including [[Alan Schezar]] himself and powerful [[EMP Generator|anti-protoss technology]], along with a number of [[zerg]] [[Ulrezaj's Slave Brood|enslaved]] by the [[Dark Templar]] terrorist, [[Ulrezaj]].<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Enslavers: Dark Vengeance]] bonus campaign, episode IVB: "[[StarCraft Enslavers II#Turnabout|Turnabout]]" (in English). 1999-05-28.</ref>

Vice Admiral [[Alexei Stukov]] had the [[psi disrupter]] reconstructed on Braxis.<ref>'''[[Adjutant]]:''' "[[Gerard DuGalle|Admiral]], our sensors have detected a fully functional [[Psi Disrupter]] on the planet's surface directly below our position. It would appear that the Vice Admiral did not destroy the Psi Disrupter on [[Tarsonis]] as was ordered." ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref> He went there to activate it but was killed by Duran,<ref>'''Duran:''' "Vice Admiral Stukov, I am here under orders to terminate your command."<br>'''Stukov:''' "Lieutenant Duran. I'm not surprised. We both know exactly what it is that you're here to terminate. Get on with it."<br>'''Duran:''' "Say goodnight, Stukov."<br>'''Stukov:''' "To hell with y- !"<br>'''Gerard DuGalle:''' "Lieutenant Duran, report your situation immediately!"<br>'''Stukov:''' "Gerard... old friend. You do indeed have a traitor in your midst... but it's not me. Duran. He has been playing us both from the start... He convinced you to destroy the Psi Disrupter... even though it was our best chance at defeating the Zerg. And then, on [[Aiur]], ...he allowed the Zerg to overrun us even as we had the fugitives in our grasp. I came here... to activate the one hope we have of defeating them... And you killed me for it. Heh, heh... Duran is your enemy Gerard. I suspect... that he may even be infested as well... Use the Disrupter, Gerard... Finish our operation... Let my death have at least some meaning."<br>'''DuGalle:''' "Alexei! No! What have I done? What have I done? Computer, where the hell is Lieutenant Duran?"<br>'''Adjutant:''' "The Lieutenant no longer registers on my sensors, Admiral. He appears to have vanished."<br>'''DuGalle:''' "No." ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref> who then set the disrupter's power core to overload. The [[zerg]] unsuccessfully attempted to keep the UED troops from reaching the manual override terminal and shutting the reactor core down. Admiral [[Gerard DuGalle]] left a garrison to protect the disrupter.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Patriot's Blood]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

[[Raynor's Raiders]] disabled the disrupter's primary power generator, allowing Kerrigan to gather up nearby zerg with the help of a [[psi emitter]] loaned by Mengsk. They tore down the disrupter.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft: Brood War]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Reign of Fire]] (in English). 1998.</ref>

{{AmbigCanon|Heroes of the Storm}}
After the disrupter's destruction, [[Omega Swarm|one of the UED's slave broods]] turned on their former masters. A group of soldiers were forced to fight their way to an extraction point.<ref name="HeroesoftheStorm">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[Heroes of the Storm]]''. Blizzard Entertainment (in English). June 2, 2015.</ref>

===Purification===
{{main|Resurrection IV}}
[[File:ResurrectionIV Map1.jpg|thumb|Stukov's base]]
The [[cerebrate]] [[Kaloth]] "resurrected" and infested [[Alexei Stukov]]. Stukov made his base on Braxis after the Brood War with a combined [[terran]] and [[zerg]] force. This was noticed by [[Artanis]], who assembled a force to stop the zerg ad rescue Stukov. The [[protoss]] and [[Raynor's Raiders]], led by [[dragoon]] [[Praetor]] [[Taldarin]] and [[Jim Raynor]], assaulted Braxis and captured Stukov. They used protoss-devised [[anti-zerg nanite|nanotech]] technology on Stukov and successfully reversed the infestation, albeit temporarily. The terran and protoss forces were able to evacuate, and [[purification]] from Artanis's fleet destroyed all life on the planet surface.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment, Mass Media Inc. ''[[StarCraft 64]]''. (Nintendo of America, Inc.) Mission: [[Resurrection IV]] (in English). 2000.</ref> This also destroyed the previous terran and protoss structures.

The renegade terrans and zerg had only held Braxis for a brief period, and with its purification, the fighting came to an end.<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>

===Reconstruction===
{{Quote|Have you seen pictures of how it looked before? Mostly flat and round as a marble, with a mountain range here and there. Pretty standard stuff. Not now, though."<br/>"Yeah. It feels alien, but its beautiful.|[[Erik Snabb]] and [[Drake]] discussing a post-purified Braxis|Lost Vikings}}
[[File:NovaBraxis SC-G Game1.jpg|thumb|The ruins of Braxis]]
Because of the protoss's purification of the world, every drop of water on Braxis evaporated. Eventually, the planet cooled, and the excessive vapor in its atmosphere precipitated en masse in the form of snow and hail. Entire oceans' worth of water in solid form was dumped upon the surface, scouring the exposed surface below. Gigantic crystalline structures formed due to the weathering processes.<ref name="SC:LostVikingsStory"/> The planet froze over and returned to its original state in the following years, though the ice was more solid in some areas, and weaker in others. The Dominion returned and rebuilt its fortifications. Despite the fact that there was no opposition, the [[Universal News Network]] reported that the retaking of Braxis was a "valiant" military action.<ref name="KSSBraxis"/>
{{AmbigCanon|StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm}}
The planet acted as a hub for training members of the [[Dominion Armed Forces]].<ref name="UnusedStory">2014-08-20, [http://sclegacy.com/forums/showthread.php?16072-Unused-HoTS-Story-Elements&p=194815&viewfull=1#post194815 Unused HoTS Story Elements]. ''StarCraft Legacy'', accessed on 2014-08-29.</ref>

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===Second Great War===
[[File:VikingZergling SC2-HotS Art1.jpg|thumb|Zerg and Dominion forces engage]]
During the [[Second Great War]], the zerg made an attempt to take control of Braxis in order to secure its ores. The Dominion arranged for an evacuation and sent [[viking]]s to distract the zerg and allow for a counterattack or a retreat. The action was successful.<ref name="SC:LostVikingsStory"/>

==Known Locations==
{{Quote|Compared to Braxis, [[Char]] is paradise.|A [[marine]] veteran of the Brood War|url=http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/braxis}}

===Landforms===
[[File:Braxis SC-G Cncpt1.jpg|thumb|An abandoned base on Braxis]]
*{{Link|Blizzard|map}} landform
*[[Glacier Bay]]
*[[Grendel Mountains]]
*[[Mountain Stronghold]]

===Other===
*[[Ursadon Flats]]
*[[Boralis]] (capital, destroyed)
*[[Psi Disrupter]] (destroyed)

==Notes==
[[File:NovaBraxis SC-G Game2.jpg|thumb|[[Nova]] on Braxis]]
*Braxis was set to feature in ''[[StarCraft: Ghost]]'' as a multiplayer environment and seemingly in singleplayer as well.<ref>[http://www.digitalenvi.com/STGGM/ The Art of Johnnie H. Estill II], ''Digital Paintings''. Accessed on 2009-06-03.</ref>

*There is another similarly named planet called [[Braxis Alpha]], but its relationship to Braxis is unclear.

*Braxis was going to feature in ''[[Heart of the Swarm]]'' as part of the Destruction of Worlds mechanic. The player could send [[Ryloth]] to conquer the planet as an alternative to the [[Dylarian Shipyards]].<ref name="UnusedStory"/> It would be the used to train Dominion forces.<ref name="HotSEditor">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm]] [[Galaxy Map Editor|Map Editor]]''. Activision Blizzard (in English). March 12, 2013.</ref>

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