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This is a list of mysteries that are still open at the end of [[Star Control II]].
 
This is a list of mysteries that are still open at the end of [[Star Control II]].
  
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==Central mysteries==
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==Precursors==
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Mysteries that have (had) a drastic effect on the [[Star Control Universe]]. These could be a major story-line in a possible sequel.
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Mysteries related to the [[Precursor]]s.
  
 
===What happened to the [[Precursors]]?===
 
===What happened to the [[Precursors]]?===
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::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.
 
::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.
  
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===Who are [[They|They/Them]]?===
  
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===Who are [[They|They/Them]]?===
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==IDF races==
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Mysteries related to [[IDF]] races.
  
 
===What happened to the [[Androsynth]]? Are any still alive?===
 
===What happened to the [[Androsynth]]? Are any still alive?===
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::> Were ALL the Androsynth destroyed when the [[Orz]] came?
 
::> Were ALL the Androsynth destroyed when the [[Orz]] came?
 
::Perceptive lad. This was a leading plot candidate for our theoretical sequel.
 
::Perceptive lad. This was a leading plot candidate for our theoretical sequel.
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==Major mysteries==
 
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Mysteries with a possible impact on a future plot.
 
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===What are the [[Arilou]]'s motives for messing with [[Humans]]?===
 
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===Do the Orz have a special purpose for the [[Humans]], as the [[Arilou]] have?===
 
  
 
===Are there still [[Taalo]] alive?===
 
===Are there still [[Taalo]] alive?===
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::<Fwiffo> The Taalo LIVE!
 
::<Fwiffo> The Taalo LIVE!
  
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===How did [[The Captain]] find the Mark II?===
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===What are the [[Arilou]]'s motives for messing with [[Humans]]?===
  
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===How were the alien societies affected by the fall of the [[Ur-Quan]]?===
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===Do the Orz have a special purpose for the [[Humans]], as the [[Arilou]] have?===
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*The [[Battle Thralls]]
 
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*The [[Fallow Slave]]s
 
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*Other races
 
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==Minor mysteries==
 
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Mysteries that are possible to affect the plot, although only slightly.
 
  
 
===Did the [[Arilou]] interfere in the development of other races besides the [[Humans]]?===
 
===Did the [[Arilou]] interfere in the development of other races besides the [[Humans]]?===
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::<Mephisto_> Fwiffo: What exactly did the Arilou *quickbabies* do to piss off the Orz so much?<br>
 
::<Mephisto_> Fwiffo: What exactly did the Arilou *quickbabies* do to piss off the Orz so much?<br>
 
::<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.
 
::<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.
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===Is the [[VUX Beast]] the only one left of its species?===
 
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===Where did the [[Orz]] come from?===
 
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===What happened to the [[Tobermoon]] and its crew in the Vela Oort Cloud?===
 
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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?
 
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===Why did a [[Slylandro]] [[Probe]] only disable the Tobermoon?===
 
  
 
===Who or what are the [[*Nnngn*]] that the [[Arilou]] are chasing?===
 
===Who or what are the [[*Nnngn*]] that the [[Arilou]] are chasing?===
  
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===Who created the [[Mother-Ark]] that built the [[Mmrnmhrm]] and with what purpose?===
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==Other known races==
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Mysteries related to non-IDF races that have been contacted by the Alliance or are amongst its members.
  
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===How did the Pkunk and the [[Yehat]] get separated?===
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===How did [[The Captain]] find the Mark II?===
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===Who are the [[Keel-Verezy]]?===
 
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===Does the [[Spathi]]'s [[Ultimate Evil]] really exist?===
 
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:{{IRC1998}}
 
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::<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "How does an "Ultimate Evil" -race in an SC2 -style game behave when meeting the player?"<br>
 
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::<Fwiffo> You mean the big carnivorous teddy bears on [[Spathiwa]]?<br>
 
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::<Xxyl> I believe those were those "[[Evil Ones]]"<br>
 
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::<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "No, I mean the main enemy in the game. ;)"<br>
 
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::<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.
 
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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.
 
  
 
===Does the [[Black Spathi Squadron]] really exist?===
 
===Does the [[Black Spathi Squadron]] really exist?===
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::The Supox too received many benefits from our use of the Ultron.
 
::The Supox too received many benefits from our use of the Ultron.
 
::They can testify to its power!
 
::They can testify to its power!
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===What is the nature of the [[Chimt]]?===
 
  
 
===What is the connection between the Humans and the Syreen?===
 
===What is the connection between the Humans and the Syreen?===
 
They seem to be physically compatible, at least to a certain extent.
 
They seem to be physically compatible, at least to a certain extent.
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===Where are the new [[Shofixti]] settling?===
 
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===Are there any [[Ilwrath]] and/or Thraddash left after [[Ilwrath-Thraddash war|their war]]?===
 
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===Are there [[Spathi]] still out there not under the [[Spathiwa]] [[slave shield]]?===
 
  
 
===Is the [[Ultron]] still in working order?===
 
===Is the [[Ultron]] still in working order?===
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Did he survive as it is said in the out-takes?
 
Did he survive as it is said in the out-takes?
  
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==Unknown races==
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Mysteries related to non-IDF races which the Alliance has never contacted, as far as the Humans know. These races may or may not be real races.
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===Who created the [[Mother-Ark]] that built the [[Mmrnmhrm]] and with what purpose?===
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===Who are the [[Keel-Verezy]]?===
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:{{IRC2007}}
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::00:28 <+Valaggar> Who are the Keel-Verezy? (At least give us a hint)
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::00:29 <+PR3> Keel-Verezy seem like some kind of horrible evil spirit that are invisible and can fly spaceships.
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::00:30 <+PR3> (furiously checking uqm.stack) But they are friendly... and evil.  And invisible.
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===Who were the [[Dramya]] and how did the [[Melnorme]] destroy them?===
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===Does the [[Spathi]]'s [[Ultimate Evil]] really exist?===
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:{{IRC1998}}
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::<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "How does an "Ultimate Evil" -race in an SC2 -style game behave when meeting the player?"<br>
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::<Fwiffo> You mean the big carnivorous teddy bears on [[Spathiwa]]?<br>
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::<Xxyl> I believe those were those "[[Evil Ones]]"<br>
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::<_Stilgar> <Spyhunter> Fwiffo: "No, I mean the main enemy in the game. ;)"<br>
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::<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.
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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.
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===What is the nature of the [[Chimt]]?===
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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Things (presented as mysteries in the game) that may leave you wondering when you first find out about them, but which are not important in the big picture.
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Things (presented as mysteries in the game) that may leave you wondering when you first find out about them, but which are likely not to be important ''per se'' in the big picture.
  
 
===Why did the [[Melnorme]]'s bridge turn purple?===
 
===Why did the [[Melnorme]]'s bridge turn purple?===
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::<ORZ> 120,000 credits<br>
 
::<ORZ> 120,000 credits<br>
 
::<Fwiffo> I promise here and now, that in our next SC project, we'll answer that Purple Bridge question to your ultimate satisfaction.
 
::<Fwiffo> I promise here and now, that in our next SC project, we'll answer that Purple Bridge question to your ultimate satisfaction.
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===What does the face of an [[Utwig]] look like?===
 
  
 
===How is [[Frungy]] played?===
 
===How is [[Frungy]] played?===

Revision as of 18:06, 28 September 2007

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

Precursors

Mysteries related to the Precursors.

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 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III here):
<_Stilgar> Fwiffo- was it your intention to make the Orz the "bad guys" in StarControl 3?
<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 Worlds?

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/Them?

IDF races

Mysteries related to IDF races.

What happened to the Androsynth? Are any still alive?

From the 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III 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.

Are there still Taalo alive?

From the 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III 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!

What are the Arilou's motives for messing with Humans?

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

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).

What is the history of the Arilou with the Orz?

From the 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III 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.

Who or what are the *Nnngn* that the Arilou are chasing?

Other known races

Mysteries related to non-IDF races that have been contacted by the Alliance or are amongst its members.

How did The Captain find the Mark II?

Does the Black Spathi Squadron really exist?

How will the Ultron affect the Druuge and how did it affect the Supox?

From the Utwig:
The Druuge were only one of the few to benefit in this way.
Even now, they are puzzled by the way we rewarded them for the delivery of the Ultron to its correct place.
In twenty-four years, two months and three days they will all dance the dance of Jubilation.
Indeed, the Ultron has allowed us to fundamentally change the Druuge forever!
The Supox too received many benefits from our use of the Ultron.
They can testify to its power!

What is the connection between the Humans and the Syreen?

They seem to be physically compatible, at least to a certain extent.

Is the Ultron still in working order?

Are the events in the outtakes with respect to the Ultron to be taken seriously?

What happened to the neo-Dnyarri?

Did he survive as it is said in the out-takes?

Unknown races

Mysteries related to non-IDF races which the Alliance has never contacted, as far as the Humans know. These races may or may not be real races.

Who created the Mother-Ark that built the Mmrnmhrm and with what purpose?

Who are the Keel-Verezy?

From the 2007 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (robot is Fred Ford, PR3 is Paul Reiche III):
00:28 <+Valaggar> Who are the Keel-Verezy? (At least give us a hint)
00:29 <+PR3> Keel-Verezy seem like some kind of horrible evil spirit that are invisible and can fly spaceships.
00:30 <+PR3> (furiously checking uqm.stack) But they are friendly... and evil. And invisible.

Who were the Dramya and how did the Melnorme destroy them?

Does the Spathi's Ultimate Evil really exist?

From the 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III 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.

What is the nature of the Chimt?

Trivia

Things (presented as mysteries in the game) that may leave you wondering when you first find out about them, but which are likely not to be important per se in the big picture.

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 1998 IRC chat with Toys for Bob (Fwiffo is both Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III here):
<Fwiffo> The Purple Bridge question, eh? How much is it worth to you?
<Deep-Reep> 120,000 credits
<ORZ> 120,000 credits
<Fwiffo> I promise here and now, that in our next SC project, we'll answer that Purple Bridge question to your ultimate satisfaction.

How is Frungy played?

Why doesn't the Fot say anything?

What do the Orz best-fits mean?

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