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| + | The '''Core Worlds''' are a group of planets within the [[Koprulu sector]]. |
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| − | The '''Core Worlds''' were originally thirteen planets ruled over by the [[Terran Confederacy]].<ref name = "SC2_Char">2008-6-17. [http://starcraft2.com/features/planets/char.xml Char]. ''Official StarCraft II Website.'' Accessed 2008-6-17.</ref> Their architecture was rather uniform.<ref name="SC:IMengsk">McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). ''[[StarCraft: I, Mengsk]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1-4165-5083-9.</ref> |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | Unlike the [[Fringe World]]s, the Core Worlds were not characterized by location, but simply by their importance.<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> Under the Confederacy, the Core Worlds often relied on exports to remain viable.<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> By the time of the Confederacy's fall however, nine of these worlds had been laid to waste by the [[zerg]].<ref name="SC1_E2_M1">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Among the Ruins]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
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| + | The core worlds were originally thirteen planets ruled over by the [[Terran Confederacy]].<ref>[[Blizzard Entertainment]]. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/korhal Koprulu Sector Systems: Korhal]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2010-07-24.</ref><ref name="KSSMarSara">Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/mar-sara Koprulu Sector Systems: Mar Sara]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2010-07-24.</ref><ref name="KSSChar">Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/char Koprulu Sector Systems: Char]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2010-07-24.</ref> Their architecture was rather uniform.<ref name="SC:IMengsk">McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). ''[[StarCraft: I, Mengsk]]''. [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1-4165-5083-9.</ref> An increasingly hectic urban lifestyle was predominant on most of them.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. 2010-07-24. [http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/planet/shiloh Koprulu Sector Systems: Shiloh]. ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Accessed 2010-07-24.</ref> |
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| − | + | Unlike the [[fringe world]]s, the core worlds were not characterized by location, but simply by their importance. (e.g. [[Mar Sara]] was both a fringe world<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Desperate Alliance]] (in [[English]]). 1998.</ref> and core world).<ref name="KSSMarSara"/> Under the Confederacy, the Core Worlds often relied on exports to remain viable.<ref name="SC:IMengsk"/> By the time of the Confederacy's fall however, nine of these worlds had been laid waste to by the [[zerg]].<ref name="SC1_E2_M1">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft]]''. Vivendi Games. Mission: [[Among the Ruins]] (in English). 1998.</ref> |
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| + | Under the rule of the [[Terran Dominion]], the term "core worlds" is still in use. With the zerg invasion that began the [[Second Great War]], Emperor [[Arcturus Mengsk]] pulled the [[Dominion Fleet]] back to protect these worlds.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryHorner">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. ([[Activision Blizzard]]). PC. [[Matt Horner]] (in English). 2010.</ref><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Conversations after [[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Mar Sara Missions#Zero Hour|Zero Hour]] (in English). 2010</ref> They were fortified<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. UNN newscast after "[[Outbreak]]." (in English). 2010.</ref> and the [[First Fleet|First]] and [[Second Fleet]]s combined to protect them.<ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. UNN newscast after "[[The Great Train Robbery]]." (in English). 2010.</ref> Conscription stations opened across them after the defeat of the [[Kel-Morian Combine]].<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryUNNShadowWar">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. UNN newscast after "[[The Devil's Playground]]." (in English). 2010.</ref> |
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| + | {{PlotBranchBrack|desc=[[Raynor's Raiders]] purify [[Haven]] ([[B canon]])}} |
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| + | Refugees from the fringe came to be turned away from core world systems.<ref name="SC2-WoL_StoryUNNRejectRefugee">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. UNN newscast after "[[Haven's Fall]]." (in English). 2010.</ref> |
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| + | Sometime after the [[End War]], taxes were raised on the Core Worlds. Magistrate [[Grayson]] questioned the action.<ref name = "LockwellTwitter">[https://twitter.com/UNNKateLockwell Kate Lockwell Twitter]. ''Kate Lockwell's Twitter'', accessed on 2016-03-22</ref> |
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==Known Worlds== |
==Known Worlds== |
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| − | + | ===Confederate=== |
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*[[Char]] (invaded) |
*[[Char]] (invaded) |
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| − | *[[Chau Sara]] (invaded, |
+ | *[[Chau Sara]] (also viewed as a fringe world, invaded, [[purification|purified]] and later became a [[Kel-Morian Combine]] world; was the subject of a Dominion vs zerg battle during the [[Second Great War]]) |
| − | *[[Dylar IV]] (invaded |
+ | *[[Dylar IV]] (invaded) |
| − | *[[Korhal IV]] ( |
+ | *[[Korhal IV]] (decimated through [[Destruction of Korhal|nuclear bombardment]]) |
| − | *[[Mar Sara]] ( |
+ | *[[Mar Sara]] (also viewed as a fringe world, invaded and then purified) |
| − | *[[Tarsonis]] (invaded) |
+ | *[[Tarsonis]] (capital world, invaded) |
*[[Tyrador IX]] (survived) |
*[[Tyrador IX]] (survived) |
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| + | *[[Vardona]] (survived) |
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| + | ===Dominion=== |
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| − | With the rise of the Dominion, Korhal became its capital,<ref>''[[StarCraft]].'' Vivendi Games. Cinematic: [[StarCraft Episode I#The Inauguration|The Inauguration]] (in English). 1998.</ref> Mar Sara (formerly the eighth [[Confederate]] core colony world) was resettled by the [[Kel-Morian Combine]]<ref name = "SC2_Mar Sara">2008-7-24. [http://starcraft2.com/features/planets/marsara.xml Mar Sara]. ''Official StarCraft II Website.'' Accessed 2008-7-24.</ref> and [[Tyrador IX]] came under Dominion rule.<ref name="SC:FrntLn_V1_WWF">Elder, Josh and Ramanda Kamarga. "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Why We Fight|Why We Fight]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1]],'' pp. 6–47. Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.</ref> |
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| + | *[[Brontes]] |
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| + | *[[Dylar IV]] |
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| − | The Dominion Core Worlds were assaulted by the zerg in [[2504]].<ref name = "BlizzConP3">Dustin Browder, Rob Pardo. 2008-10-11. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9JOKhoI9nY Blizzcon 2008: StarCraft II Gameplay Discussion Panel (Part 3)]. ''Youtube.com'' Accessed 2008-10-11.</ref> |
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| + | *[[Korhal IV]] (capital world) |
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| + | **[[Canis]] |
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| + | **[[Ursa]] |
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| + | *[[Nephor II]] |
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| + | *[[Tarsonis]] (largely depopulated and independent; Dominion and zerg presence) |
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| + | *[[Tyrador IX]] |
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| + | *[[Vardona]] |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| ⚫ | According to the manual of the [[StarCraft|original game]] and ''[[Episode II|Overmind]]'', the Confederacy consisted of "nearly a dozen" and "thirteen worlds" as a whole respectively. With the revealing of numerous other Confederate colonies, it appears that this number refers to the worlds of Confederacy itself, i.e. Core Worlds, since there were distinctions made in the original StarCraft between fringe colonies and main planets. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category: Planetary regions]] |
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Revision as of 03:42, 12 June 2019
The Core Worlds are a group of planets within the Koprulu sector.
History
The core worlds were originally thirteen planets ruled over by the Terran Confederacy.[1][2][3] Their architecture was rather uniform.[4] An increasingly hectic urban lifestyle was predominant on most of them.[5]
Unlike the fringe worlds, the core worlds were not characterized by location, but simply by their importance. (e.g. Mar Sara was both a fringe world[6] and core world).[2] Under the Confederacy, the Core Worlds often relied on exports to remain viable.[4] By the time of the Confederacy's fall however, nine of these worlds had been laid waste to by the zerg.[7]
Under the rule of the Terran Dominion, the term "core worlds" is still in use. With the zerg invasion that began the Second Great War, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk pulled the Dominion Fleet back to protect these worlds.[8][9] They were fortified[10] and the First and Second Fleets combined to protect them.[11] Conscription stations opened across them after the defeat of the Kel-Morian Combine.[12]
Refugees from the fringe came to be turned away from core world systems.[13]
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Sometime after the End War, taxes were raised on the Core Worlds. Magistrate Grayson questioned the action.[14]
Known Worlds
Confederate
- Brontes (invaded by the zerg)
- Char (invaded)
- Chau Sara (also viewed as a fringe world, invaded, purified and later became a Kel-Morian Combine world; was the subject of a Dominion vs zerg battle during the Second Great War)
- Dylar IV (invaded)
- Korhal IV (decimated through nuclear bombardment)
- Mar Sara (also viewed as a fringe world, invaded and then purified)
- Tarsonis (capital world, invaded)
- Tyrador IX (survived)
- Vardona (survived)
Dominion
- Brontes
- Dylar IV
- Korhal IV (capital world)
- Nephor II
- Tarsonis (largely depopulated and independent; Dominion and zerg presence)
- Tyrador IX
- Vardona
Notes
According to the manual of the original game and Overmind, the Confederacy consisted of "nearly a dozen" and "thirteen worlds" as a whole respectively. With the revealing of numerous other Confederate colonies, it appears that this number refers to the worlds of Confederacy itself, i.e. Core Worlds, since there were distinctions made in the original StarCraft between fringe colonies and main planets.
References
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