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Talk:Alpha Cerenkov I

2010-06-27T04:22:03Z

Guizot:

If we include the details of this story in every entry where it belongs -- ZEX, the Beast, the Shofixti Maidens, and the planet -- there will be six times too much space used for it. Information on the *planet itself* does not need to contain details about why ZEX died; people who want to know that can click right on it.

Keeping info separate between articles is the key to a hyperlinked encyclopedia and is the only way to prevent article sprawl.

Reverting.

:I felt the need to include some speculation, feel free to eviscerate this addition. As a side note, the hyperlink was included as to properly attribute the theories. [[User:Guizot|Guizot]]

: Sorry, Guizot, but I'll have to go for the 'evisceration'. While I appreciate your enthusiasm, and hope you stick around to further improve the Ultronomicon, I'm afraid this addition is just too far into fan fiction territory for this wiki. — [[User:Svdb|SvdB]] 16:18, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

:Guizot: The relevant SCDB thread will probably be included in the thread catalogue I'm working on. --[[User:Zeracles|Zeracles]] 08:08, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

:Understood Svdb, I will strive not to make the same mistake again. Zeracles, if you do include that thread, I apologize for the tangents in it. --[[User:Guizot|Guizot]] 04:22, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Alpha Cerenkov I

2010-06-11T06:46:03Z

Guizot:

Alpha Cerenkov I

2010-06-11T06:41:27Z

Guizot:

{{PlanetBox|name=Alpha Cerenkov I|image=alphacerenkovi3D.jpg|caption=Admiral ZEX's planet|orbit=2.12|mass=0.88|atmo=0.22 atm|radius=0.96|temp=39|gravity=0.86|weather=Class 3|day=1.20|tectonics=Class 1|tilt=20|type=[[List of planet types#Redux (Reduction)|Redux World]]|sat=No satellites|map=alphacerenkoviMap.jpg}}
'''Alpha Cerenkov I''', one of the two [[List of planet types#Redux (Reduction)|Redux Worlds]] in [[VUX]] space — the other being their [[Beta Luyten I|homeworld]], was awarded to former VUX war hero [[Admiral ZEX]] by the VUX High Council as his personal planet in recognition of his achievements in battle and in an attempt to give him a space to pursue his unusual hobbies without disturbing the VUX populace at large. ZEX resided here in the [[Alpha Cerenkov]] star system with his personal servants and subordinates, building his menagerie of what anyone but him would have considered to be grotesque creatures, acquired from all known space — as far away as [[Procyon]] and [[Vega]], by his own words — including sixteen [[Shofixti Maidens]] in cryogenic suspension.

Unfortunately, ZEX's confinement technology was not adequate to his last acquisition, a [[VUX Beast|legendary beast]] that broke free of its restraints and went on a rampage, killing all personnel before vanishing into the wilderness. Since the death of ZEX and the destruction of his compound, the planet has remained deserted.

==Speculation==

The exact nature of Alpha Cerenkov I is the topic of some debate. The limited dialog concerning the planet makes most analyses pure guesswork. In spite of this, some players have attempted to elaborate on the true purpose of Alpha Cerenkov I. Much of this discussion can be found [http://www.star-control.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=171 here].

===“Deviant Haven” Theory===

Proponents of this conjecture believe that Alpha Cerenkov I is not simply ZEX’s pleasure palace, as it also acts to isolate other VUX eccentrics. Adherents claim that ZEX’s servants, even his personal navy, share (or at the very least sympathize with) ZEX’s ideals. Some find the planet to be comparable to Australia, in that the planet was a convenient place for the VUX government to send abnormal, criminal, or otherwise rebellious individuals. Most people who take on this idea deem the presence of Alpha Cerenkov’s defenders and inhabitants as more or less voluntary.

===“Divide and Conquer” Theory===

This theory states that Alpha Cerenkov I is analogous to the frontiers of the Roman Empire. That is, the VUX High Council gave ZEX Alpha Cerenkov I in an attempt to ensure their greatest military commander has continued use as a defender of VUX space. In this case, the planet is out of the High Council’s jurisdiction. It is a separate nation of sorts, but little more than a military installation that also puts ZEX in luxury. The theory emphasizes the fact that ZEX’s fleet is completely loyal to him.

===“Versailles” Theory===

Others believe that Alpha Cerenkov I is nothing but a lavish prison facility designed to contain only ZEX. Followers of the Versailles Theory doubt the theorized settlement proposed by the Deviant Haven Theory and question Alpha Cerenkov’s importance as a military outpost. The theory suggests that ZEX’s exile was a power play on the part of the VUX High Council, which was perturbed by ZEX’s behavior but unwilling to kill or depose him because they feared political dissonance. As a result, the High Council used Alpha Cerenkov I to keep ZEX happy while keeping him culturally, politically, and militarily impotent. A few partisans of this theory go on to question the loyalty of ZEX’s assistants and protectors, asserting that they were simply assigned to ZEX and did not volunteer for the duty.

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