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Shofixti

Tanaka, one of the last male Shofixti

Homeworld:	None, formerly Delta Gorno I (Kyabetsu)
Coordinates:	290.8 : 026.9
Member of:	Alliance of Free Stars, New Alliance of Free Stars (optional)
Ship:	Scout

The Shofixti are a marsupial race of honorable mammals whose homeworld, Kyabetsu, was at Delta Gorno I.

Their technology, culture and religion (referred to as "Yehat Ancestor Worship"¹) are greatly influenced by the Yehat, who uplifted them.

Biology[edit]

The Shofixti are described by the Melnorme as "meta-marsupial". They typically have brown fur, and have an extremely short gestation period. Because of this, the Shofixti can reproduce rapidly and age into adulthood within a few months.

History[edit]

Early history[edit]

The Shofixti were uplifted to the stars just a few decades before the Ur-Quan Slave War, in 2075,² by the Yehat, who took on the role of an adoptive guardian over the Shofixti. Before the Yehat discovered them, the Shofixti had a feudal culture that closely resembled that of Earth's medieval Japan, centered around warlords living in mud castles. The warlike Yehat admired the Shofixti's courage and sense of honor, and the Shofixti felt the same of their Yehat brethren.

Ur-Quan Slave War[edit]

During the Ur-Quan Slave War, the Shofixti formed the backbone of the Alliance of Free Stars. Their rapid reproduction rates made them valuable to the Alliance by providing enough personnel to keep the Alliance ships fully-manned, even during the bleakest periods of the War. Their fast Scout ships also provided much of the reconnaissance for the Alliance.

After the fall of the Human fleet, the Shofixti and Yehat forces withdrew to the Gorno system but did not permit the Syreen to follow. As the Ur-Quan Dreadnought force bore down upon Delta Gorno, the Yehat Queen suddenly ordered a withdrawal of every Terminator back to the Serpentis stars. Without the support of the Yehat fleet, the Shofixti ships were no match for the Ur-Quan fleet, but the Shofixti still fought bravely, even as the last of their ships were destroyed. With the Ur-Quan fleet advancing on their homeworld, the Shofixti used a Precursor bomb device to remove the surface layers of their sun, causing a miniature nova that incinerated all of the Shofixti-inhabited inner worlds.

This final act of courage and defiance destroyed all Dreadnoughts in the system, but at the cost of nearly the entire Shofixti race. The description of the losses suffered by Ur-Quan fleet varies from source to source: the Yehat assert that nearly thirty percent of the entire Ur-Quan war fleet had been destroyed, the Melnorme say that over a hundred Dreadnoughts had been caught in the miniature nova and the Shofixti allege that there were hundreds of Dreadnoughts destroyed. According to the Chmmr, this act also resulted in the Kohr-Ah fleet vastly outnumbering the Ur-Quan, which gave them a very significant advantage in the Doctrinal Conflict. Fwiffo, on the other hand, states that the blast only destroyed "dozens of Dreadnoughts", implying that a relatively small number of ships were lost.

Star Control II[edit]

While the Shofixti were nearly wiped out in the Ur-Quan Slave War, there are some who survived:

Captain Tanaka (and possibly his brother Katana), whose ship was damaged by a VUX Intruder, was unable to travel to Kyabetsu in time to take part in its defense.
Sixteen Shofixti Maidens were captured and kept under cryogenic suspension by Admiral ZEX.

Optional events[edit]

During Star Control II The Captain can make contact with Tanaka or Katana guarding the remnants of the Delta Gorno system. He can also recover the Shofixti Maidens and unite them with Tanaka or Katana.

The subsequent "duties" faithfully carried out by the last surviving Shofixti revive the race and help the New Alliance of Free Stars two months later by providing numerous reinforcements to supplement the limited number of human personnel available from the Earth Starbase.

Notes and references[edit]

¹Star Control manual, pg. 30.

²Star Control II manual, pg. 63. (PC)

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-The Shofixti are marsupial race of honorable mammals whose homeworld was at Delta Gorno.  The Shofixti were elevated to the stars by the [[Yehat]] who traditionally have taken the adoptive guardian role over the Shofixti.
+{{RaceBoxWhite|name=Shofixti|image=[[File:ShofixtiComm.png]]|caption=Tanaka, one of the last male Shofixti|homeworld=None, formerly Delta Gorno I ([[Kyabetsu]])|coordinates=290.8 : 026.9|organizations=[[Alliance of Free Stars]],<br> [[New Alliance of Free Stars]] (optional)|ship=[[Scout]]}}
+The '''Shofixti''' are a marsupial race of honorable mammals whose homeworld, [[Kyabetsu]], was at Delta Gorno I.
-Shofixti are typically brown in color but can vary.  They have extremely high gestation rates, can reproduce rapidly and age into adulthood within a few months.  During the war, the shofixti provided the backbone for personel.  Even during the bleakest periods of the war, the shofixti always provided enough crew to keep the starships of the [[Alliance of Free Stars]] full.
+Their technology, culture and religion (referred to as "Yehat Ancestor Worship"{{ref|1}}) are greatly influenced by the [[Yehat]], who uplifted them.
-During the later stages of the war, their [[Scout]] ships provided much of the recon for the alliance.  After the conquest of the [[Humans]], the Shofixti and Yehat forces withdrew to the Gorno stars but did not permit the [[Syreen]] to follow.  As the Ur-Quan [[Dreadnought]] force bore down upon Delta Gorno, The Yehat Queen suddenly ordered a withdraw of every [[Terminator]] back to the Serpentis stars.  The Shofixti ships were no match for the Ur-Quan fleet.  When the last of their ships had been destroyed and the Ur-Quan fleet began to advance in system, the Shofixti in a final act of courage and defiance used a [[Precursor]] bomb device to open a whole in their sun to cause a mini-supernova that destroyed everything in the inner system of Delta Gorno, including a third of the combined Ur-Quan fleet.
+==Biology==
+The Shofixti are described by the [[Melnorme]] as "meta-marsupial".
+They typically have brown fur, and have an extremely short gestation period. Because of this, the Shofixti can reproduce rapidly and age into adulthood within a few months.
+==History==
+===Early history===
+The Shofixti were uplifted to the stars just a few decades before the [[Ur-Quan Slave War]], in 2075,{{ref|2}} by the Yehat, who took on the role of an adoptive guardian over the Shofixti. Before the Yehat discovered them, the Shofixti had a feudal culture that closely resembled that of [[Earth]]'s medieval Japan, centered around warlords living in mud castles. The warlike Yehat admired the Shofixti's courage and sense of honor, and the Shofixti felt the same of their Yehat brethren.
+===Ur-Quan Slave War===
+During the Ur-Quan Slave War, the Shofixti formed the backbone of the [[Alliance of Free Stars]]. Their rapid reproduction rates made them valuable to the Alliance by providing enough personnel to keep the Alliance ships fully-manned, even during the bleakest periods of the War. Their fast [[Scout]] ships also provided much of the reconnaissance for the Alliance.
+After the fall of the [[Human]] fleet, the Shofixti and Yehat forces withdrew to the Gorno system but did not permit the [[Syreen]] to follow. As the [[Ur-Quan Kzer-Za|Ur-Quan]] [[Dreadnought]] force bore down upon Delta Gorno, the [[Veep-Neep Queen|Yehat Queen]] suddenly ordered a withdrawal of every [[Terminator]] back to the Serpentis stars. Without the support of the Yehat fleet, the Shofixti ships were no match for the Ur-Quan fleet, but the Shofixti still fought bravely, even as the last of their ships were destroyed. With the Ur-Quan fleet advancing on their homeworld, the Shofixti used a [[Precursor]] bomb device to remove the surface layers of their sun, causing a miniature nova that incinerated all of the Shofixti-inhabited inner worlds.
+This final act of courage and defiance destroyed all Dreadnoughts in the system, but at the cost of nearly the entire Shofixti race. The description of the losses suffered by Ur-Quan fleet varies from source to source: the Yehat assert that nearly thirty percent of the entire Ur-Quan war fleet had been destroyed, the [[Melnorme]] say that over a hundred Dreadnoughts had been caught in the miniature nova and the Shofixti allege that there were hundreds of Dreadnoughts destroyed. According to the Chmmr, this act also resulted in the [[Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah|Kohr-Ah]] fleet vastly outnumbering the Ur-Quan, which gave them a very significant advantage in the [[Doctrinal Conflict]]. [[Fwiffo]], on the other hand, states that the blast only destroyed "dozens of Dreadnoughts", implying that a relatively small number of ships were lost.
+===Star Control II===
+While the Shofixti were nearly wiped out in the Ur-Quan Slave War, there are some who survived:
+* Captain [[Tanaka]] (and possibly his brother [[Katana]]), whose ship was damaged by a [[VUX]] [[Intruder]], was unable to travel to Kyabetsu in time to take part in its defense.
+* Sixteen [[Shofixti Maidens]] were captured and kept under cryogenic suspension by [[Admiral ZEX]].
+==Optional events==
+During [[Star Control II]] [[The Captain]] can make contact with [[Tanaka]] or [[Katana]] guarding the remnants of the [[Delta Gorno]] system. He can also recover the [[Shofixti Maidens]] and unite them with Tanaka or Katana.
+The subsequent "duties" faithfully carried out by the last surviving Shofixti revive the race and help the [[New Alliance of Free Stars]] two months later by providing numerous reinforcements to supplement the limited number of human personnel available from the [[Earth Starbase]].
+==Notes and references==
+{{note|1}}''[[Star Control]] manual, pg. 30.''
+{{note|2}}''[[Star Control II]] manual, pg. 63. (PC)''
+[[Category:Races]]
+[[Category:Shofixti| ]]