View source for Mysteries left by Star Control II

This is a list of mysteries that are still open at the end of [[Star Control II]].

==Major mysteries==
Mysteries referenced by more than two [[canon]] sources.

===What happened to the [[Precursors]]?===
From the [[Slylandro]]:
:Joyous Lifting, who has a better memory than I recalls that the Shaggy Ones were described as being... worried.
:They were always hurrying from place to place, seeking knowledge as though they were in a desperate search for some important secret some answer to a question that they never shared with us.
:Sullen Plummet remembers that the last time the Shaggy Ones visited our world they came aboard a great circular starship, one even larger than your own.
:They had discovered their Answer and were leaving to go somewhere and they didn't tell us exactly where 'somewhere' was.

From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
:<Fwiffo> In our rambling thoughts about SC3 we did seriously consider having the [[Orz]] assume a much larger and more ominous role, opposed to the return of the [[Precursors]].

=====What is the purpose of the [[Rainbow World]]s?=====
From the [[Slylandro]]:
:We were told the planets were... again this is confusing... organized (?) in some pattern which in some way alluded to the Shaggy Ones' ultimate fate.


===Who are [[They|They/Them]]?===

=====What happened to the [[Androsynth]]? Are any still alive?=====
From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
<LordR-man> Fwiffo- What really happened to the Androsynth in sc2?
<Fwiffo> In regards to the Androsynth: They were snagged by the entity who/which projected its fingers into our dimension (which looked to us as the Orz.)

From a fan email with Fred Ford:
:> Were ALL the Androsynth destroyed when the [[Orz]] came?
:Perceptive lad. This was a leading plot candidate for our theoretical sequel.


==Lore mysteries==
Minor mysteries (mysteries referenced by only one or two [[canon]] sources) with an eventual impact on the plot.

===[[Arilou]]===
=====What are the [[Arilou]]'s motives for messing with [[humans]]?=====


=====Were the Humans and the [[Syreen]] the same species initially?=====
Were the Syreen some sort of control group for the Arilou experiments on the human race?


=====Did the [[Arilou]] interfere in the development of other races besides the [[Humans]]?=====
Commander [[Hayes]] mentions that the Arilou intimated that they "had some fun" with "an alien race in Draconis" (the [[Thraddash]]).


=====Who or what are the [[Nnngn]] that the [[Arilou]] are chasing?=====


===[[Orz]]===
=====Do the Orz have a special purpose for the [[Humans]], as the [[Arilou]] have?=====


=====Where did the [[Orz]] come from?=====
They name their dimension "[[*below*]]", so apparently [[HyperSpace]] and [[TrueSpace]] have [[reality phase]]s between the phases of *below* and [[QuasiSpace]] (*above*). What is *below* exactly like and why did the Orz leave it?


=====What is the history of the [[Arilou]] with the [[Orz]]?=====
From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
:<Mephisto_> Fwiffo: What exactly did the Arilou *quickbabies* do to piss off the Orz so much?
:<Fwiffo> The Arilou always *jumped in front*, which was both a physical taunt as well as a political one. They got to the humans first.


=====Are there still [[Taalo]] alive?=====
From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
:<_Stilgar> <che`z`puf> Are the Taalo really dead, and when the [[Pkunk]] spoke of rocks that were awakened, did they mean the Taaolo?
:<Fwiffo> The Taalo LIVE!

===Post-SC2===
=====How will the Ultron change the [[Druuge]]?=====
How did it change the Supox?


=====What happened to the [[Talking Pet|neo-Dnyarri]]?=====
Did he survive as it is said in the out-takes?


=====Is the [[Ultron]] still in working order?=====
Are the events in the outtakes with respect to the Ultron to be taken seriously?


=====How did [[The Captain]] find the Mark II?=====
How did he use it?


===Pre-SC2===
=====Who created the [[Mother Ark]] that built the [[Mmrnmhrm]] and with what purpose?=====


=====How did the Pkunk and the [[Yehat]] get separated?=====


===Additional===
=====Who are the [[Keel-Verezy]]?=====


=====Does the [[Black Spathi Squadron]] really exist?=====


=====Why did the [[Melnorme]]'s bridge turn purple?=====
The Melnorme offer to tell you this piece of information for 120,000 credits (on the PC version) or 12,000,000 credits (on the [[3DO]] version and [[UQM]]), but it is impossible to gather this many credits, and their conversation tree doesn't include a response for this.

From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
:"<Fwiffo> I promise here and now, that in our next SC project, we'll answer that Purple Bridge question to your ultimate satisfaction."


=====Does the [[Spathi]]'s [[Ultimate Evil]] really exist?=====
From the #StarControl Efnet IRC chat of 1998-10-18 (Fwiffo is both [[Paul Reiche III|Paul]] and [[Fred Ford|Fred]] here):
:<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "How does an "Ultimate Evil" -race in an SC2 -style game behave when meeting the player?"
:<Fwiffo> You mean the big carnivorous teddy bears on [[Spathiwa]]?
:<Xxyl> I believe those were those "[[Evil Ones]]"
:<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "No, I mean the main enemy in the game. ;)"
:<Fwiffo> Oh yeah. Well, I rarely paint someone as absolutely "evil" -- it's all a matter of perspective. What is interesting is why people (aliens) do things that seem evil to you or me, and what prevents us from doing the same.

The fact that Paul/Fred didn't recall the Ultimate Evil suggests that this is not an important plot point, but merely a product of the Spathi's paranoia. [[Fwiffo]]'s description "[...] it lurks just outside the range of even the most sensitive, long-range detectors [...]" supports this idea.

==Other mysteries==
Minor mysteries resulting from extrapolation or critical analysis of the [[canon]] lore.

===Post-SC2===
=====What does the rest of the galaxy look like?=====


=====How were the alien societies affected by the fall of the [[Ur-Quan]]?=====
*The [[Battle Thralls]]
*The [[Fallow Slave]]s
*Other races


===Trivial===
Mysteries not related to any elements of the plot.

=====How can ships reach half the speed of light in [[TrueSpace]] without side effects?=====


=====What does the face of an [[Utwig]] look like?=====


=====What is the relevance of ground warfare in the Star Control Universe?=====
What ground weaponry is used by the various alien races?


=====How can [[slave shield]]s be shut down?=====
Can they decay, as it may have happened with the Faz's planet?<br>How did the [[Chmmr]] shut down the slave shield from withing?

Note that one method of cracking slave shields is known: in the ending video of the 3DO version of Star Control II, the Chmmr insert a network of satellites in [[Earth]]'s slave shield, the resulting disruptions causing its collapse.


===Additional===
=====Why didn't the [[Mycon]] [[Sphere of Influence]] expand more during the years?=====
Their primary goal is expansion; why, then, do they progress so slowly?


=====Why is the [[VUX Beast]] the only one left of its species?=====
Is it really a superorganism? Is it the same Beast documented by [[ZEX]]'s ancient alien handbook or a descendant of it? What alien species wrote the handbook? What did the Beast after killing ZEX?


=====Are there [[Spathi]] still out there not under the [[Spathiwa]] [[slave shield]]?=====


=====Are there any [[Ilwrath]] and/or Thraddash left after [[Ilwrath-Thraddash war|their war]]?=====


=====Where are the new [[Shofixti]] settling?=====


=====What happened to the [[Tobermoon]] and its crew in the Vela Oort Cloud?=====
The Star Control II manual states that The Captain finds the drifting, battle-damaged ship, "Strangely, there were no bodies at all on board." Who attacked it, and why take the bodies but leave the ship?


=====Why did a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] only disable the Tobermoon?=====


=====How does the [[MetaChron]] work?=====


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