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[Korbac]

I kind of like how the game is progressing. We are actually getting pretty powerful.

Which may sound silly... but trust me... Games where the progress in game matches the progress in story are somewhat uncommon.

What do you mean?

"Oh cool, I can kill Bin Weevils now! OMG FIRST BOSS A GIANT TANK WITH LASER NUKES AND 10hp."

[Karkov]

There's a lot of games out there where you're destroying the laser tanks while the story basically says you get wrecked by some really easy monster you moved on from grinding ages ago. 

"Oh no!  It's a troll!  Whatever will we do?!"
"You realize I've been killing Goliaths since five levels ago, right?"
"Aaaaaah!  Troll so strong!  We all ded!"
MC sighs uncontrollably.

I think a lot of the story strength to actual strength match up in this is because most of our ships and whatnot are pretty static up until this point.  They haven't given us anything game-breaking, and all the good ships have been attached to an NPC that flies off on a whim.

[Korbac]

Oh, I see! So you mean a situation where you the plot uncontrollably makes you lose to something you'd have the chance to beat?

[Karkov]

Oh, I see! So you mean a situation where you the plot uncontrollably makes you lose to something you'd have the chance to beat?

Pretty much, yeah.  Hanzoku has been telling us that most of the ships we've been fighting have been pretty tough at this point, and they're supposed to be by story standards.  We've also gotten a lot stronger than the tiny little ship we had in the very beginning, and the story acknowledges that.  It's a pretty cool feeling all around.

[C-SH4M4N]

I'm sure it can't be that bad.

It's a classic case of "it's so bad, it's actually good". YMMV, though.
I wish I could post some screens, but that would be spoiling the surprise. And trust me, you WANT the surprise; the reveal is gonna be fun and funny.

Oh, I see! So you mean a situation where you the plot uncontrollably makes you lose to something you'd have the chance to beat?

Pretty much, yeah.  Hanzoku has been telling us that most of the ships we've been fighting have been pretty tough at this point, and they're supposed to be by story standards.

We just ran a flank attack against Elgavan ships before attacking the enemy flagship head-on; Nia's comment makes little sense and Hanzoku did call it out.
Remember the Spider Web back in Kalymnos? I could squat those pirate ships all day long, but the game still forced me (and all of us) to go through the loops.

The "0-g Dog" list will soon particularly shift that situation in our favor, although Hanzoku won't take the advantage .... Celina's ship? It's one of the prizes. Laser Accelerator and all.

It's a good game. I had a good time playing it. I started a replay, but my workload prevents me from doing a LP right now ... royally pissed about that.

[Hanzoku]

The game does a good job of pointing out when enemies should be far tougher then you, and why. I've complained about the tech disparity between the SMC and LMC, but you know when you come across an LMC warship that it's an order of magnitude stronger then your ship. Lugovalian ships are even worse, though the LMC ships can at least do some damage.

The Spider's Web section was pretty egrarious, I agree. Assuming the enemy is forced to come at me five at a time, I could have shot my own way through. Outside the battle mechanics, they do make it clear attacking would (normally) be suicide, since it would have been two ships versus fifty or so.

I might eventually show off the top-tier prizes from the Fame rewards, but not until near the end game, based on ship prizes. Starting with Rank 40, we start receiving ship designs as well as the modules. For those who are curious...

Spoiler: Fame Rewards (click to show/hide)

Rank 40 - Kreusser-class Battleship (From reviewing the stats, it's an OK design, but it has two fixed weapons, which I'm not fond of.)
Rank 37 - Evstafi-class Battleship (Hard to get, but it has a full set of fixed weapons. I might use one for a little bit anyway, because it has three triggers you need to trip to get the design.)
Rank 30 - Lykourgos-class Battleship. (Yes, you get to copy Celina's ride... though I have to say, I don't think any of the specials are that awesome. It's a very solid late-game battleship.)
Rank 20 - Eleganta-class Carrier (A carrier with some battleship potential. Probably the best carrier design because it still has the capability to be an excellent carrier, even without the weapon systems.)
Rank 10 - Picaroon-class Battleship (This thing is neck and neck with the Corsair. It has the most module space available of any ship in the game.)
Rank 1 - Corsair-class Battleship. (Yes, if you can beat Valentin in the rankings, he lets you fly a copy of the Corsair. Sadly, the High-Stream Blaster you have access to doesn't blow away 15% of the enemy fleet in one shot.)

[Karkov]

If I remember right, there were some mech-ships that you could get in NG+?  If I read that right earlier anyway.  How do they compare to what we have now and Valentin's ship?  And how much harder are they to get?

[Hanzoku]

They're actually strike craft. Their big deal is they're two or three times the size of a regular fighter, so you need a lot more hanger space to field the maximum possible number of strike craft in battle (120 total).

They're awesome monsters though, according to the stats I can find. Slightly more then twice as powerful as non-mobile weapons of the same type, and there's (supposedly) another version after your second New Game + that is multirole and three times as powerful.

Despite all that, they're not Gundum powerful, so a single one won't be able to one-shot our battleship. (Luckily).

[C-SH4M4N]

Spoiler: Fame Rewards (click to show/hide)

Rank 10 - Picaroon-class Battleship (This thing is neck and neck with the Corsair. It has the most module space available of any ship in the game.)

Ah, that one ... I have pictures of it. It's downright silly, but still an impressive and respectable module capacity. Cost to build it is prohibitive and it actually slowed down the emulator, just to give people an idea of the number of polygons it packs.

[Hanzoku]

Clipped Wings
New Characters:  Taranis, Lennox, Brian, Dodungo, Franny, Glaucus
New Ships:
New Equipment:
New Fighters:

Spoiler: Setting the Stage (click to show/hide)

We're allowed to save as we transit, and the view changes to a Lugovalian ship, moving across the camera field. It approaches a mind-boggling large ship.

It’s large enough to allow even battleships to dock easily.

Priest: Through an unbroken line of 117 emperors, our great empire dates back to our hallowed progenitor, Dis Pater Lugus. And on this auspicious day, we gather here to anoint the 118th Imperial Crown Prince. May he lead the Lugovalian Empire and its people to ever-greater glory.

Now, Imperial Prince and future Emperor, come before His Imperial Majesty... Emperor Taranis Mogons Lugus, 117th Emperor of Lugovalos.

Good Grus, what do you eat for breakfast? A battleship?

Taranis: ... My son... Through five years of trials and tribulations, here you stand before me once more. It is with great pride I say that you have proven a worthy heir to the imperial throne, solely through your own efforts.

Priest: The Crown Prince, heir to the Lugovalian Throne, he who was chosen from among his 46 imperial siblings!
...Busy man, that Taranis.

Priest: I present to you, Imperial Crown Prince Cicolluis Maponos Lugus!
...Cico?

Vassals: Praised be his name! Imperial Crown Prince Cicolluis! Praised be our empire! Lugovalos! Praised be his name! His Royal Majesty, Emperor Taranis! Praised be our empire! Lugovalos!

Citizens: Hail, Prince Cicolluis! Long live His Imperial Highness! Hail, Emperor Taranis! Long live His Imperial Majesty!

I see you took the time to grow an asshole moustache. It really does help him look like a smug bastard.
Desmond: Well, isn't this a pleasant surprise? I didn't expect to see you at the ceremony, Commander Eremon.

And you’re… less crispy then I expected.
Eremon: Desmond...

Desmond: Oh, you must forgive me. You're no longer a commander, are you? What was it you do now? Oh, yes, you're some sort of an official on one of those remote resource planets, aren't you? As for me, I now serve as Deputy Viceroy. But it's such demanding work, what with the sheer size of the Small Magellanic Cloud and all. Heh heh heh...

Eremon: ...

Desmond: It took ten years, but at last the SMC is completely under our control. Now, watch as I succeed where you failed--the complete conquest of the Large Magellanic Cloud! Hee hee hee!

Eremon: ...

The Planet Merylgild,
Libertas Sector,
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Capital planet of the Federation, ruler of two thirds of the LMC.

Galactic Federation Home Planet, Merylgild
President's Office

Lennox: You wanted to see me, President Brian?

Brian: yes. I'm bored out of my skull and I wanted someone to talk to.

Lennox: You're bored? Is this some kind of j--

Brian: No, this is not a joke. Who'd have thought that the presidency of such a large federation would be mostly symbolic?

Lennox: Symbolic? Heh heh. You mean "symbolic" as in "symbolizing great purpose"?

Brian: Great purpose? Is that really what you think?

Lennox: Am I wrong?

Brian: You overestimate my position.

Lennox: ...

Brian: I have no great purpose or anything else of the sort. But that is exactly the kind of man I seek.

Lennox: Someone “special”?

Brian: That’s right. The one who’s going to plunge the Large Magellanic Cloud into war.
…You… must be our new political idiot. Nice to meet you. I hope we get to kill you later.

Spoiler: It’s a Small Universe (click to show/hide)

The scene changes to a bar.

Bar Patron: Ha ha ha ha ha! Fight! Get him!

Bar Patron: C’mon, Dodungo! What’s wrong? Finally met your match?

Dodungo: (pants) Grrrrrr!

Dodungo’s mighty fist shoots through the air, but his wild swing leaves him unbalanced, allowing his opponent to land a tremendous body blow.

Dodungo: Umph! Ack… Why you…! This ain’t over yet! I’ve already beat you 83 outta 112 bouts! The odds are way in my favor!

Man: You don’t say. I guess this makes it… my thirtieth win!

Dodungo: Umph!

The screen fades white and fades in, panning upward from Dodungo, bloody on the floor, to…

…this guy.

Dodungo: Uuuh…

Bartender: We have a winner!

Bar Patron: Wow! You did it, Yuri! You’re the real deal now! Ha ha ha ha ha! And you made me a bundle, too! I had it all riding on ya!

Yuri: …

Dodungo: You’re… gonna pay… for this.
Sure he is.

Franny: All right! You did it, Yuri! And I hit the jackpot, too!

Yuri ignores her.
Yuri: Bartender, give me a shot of gin.

Bartender: You got it.

Franny: Hey, were you even listening to me? It’s, like, really rude to ignore a total babe when she congratulates you like that!

Yuri: …
Yuri doesn’t even twitch.

Franny: Tsk. Anyway… Your reward’s waiting over in my cell. Stop by when you’re ready.
Just because everyone is legal now, the gloves come off?!

Yuri: A reward? From you?

Franny: Mm hm. Remember that little request of yours? Well, I came through for ya!

Yuri: You really –

Slightly surprised, Yuri starts to speak when suddenly a harsh, gravelly voice rings out from the tavern’s entrance.

Glaucus: Hey! How long are you no-good slime gonna carry on like this?
You look familiar, somehow.

Franny: Tsk! It’s Warden Glaucus. The party’s over.
Warden?

Glaucus: You forget you’re prisoners or something? Lowlifes! Criminals! Nothin’ but a pack of vermin!
And those are our good qualities!

Glaucus: You’re hazardous to the Federation’s health! You’d better remember where you are, or I’m gonna give you a reminder you won’t forget!

Bar Patron: …

Glaucus: I’m warning you! I may be willin’ to overlook a little booze and a little fightin’. But if it ends up cuttin’ into your workload tomorrow, there’s gonna be Grus to pay, or my name ain’t Deimos Glaucus!

Franny: …

The tavern falls silent at Deimos Glaucus’s fury. Glaucus slowly walks towards the back of the tavern, looking down at the prisoners on either side of him. He stops when he reaches Yuri.

Glaucus: Hmph. I was hopin’ Dodungo had thrashed you to an inch of your life.
No such luck, I’m afraid.

Yuri: …

Glaucus: Makes me sick just seein’ your face!

He strikes Yuri.

Yuri: Ngh.

Glaucus: Heh heh. That hurt or somethin’? Being that you’re the so-called “Special Prisoner” here, lemme fill you in on what you have in store. You’re gonna pay for my brother’s humiliation back in the SMC. I’ve got orders from above to keep an extra-close eye on you. It’s gonna be a painful death, as we care reminders into every last inch of your body.
Oh yeah, that’s who you reminded me of. Another corrupt prison official.

Yuri: …
Yuri once again doesn’t react.

Glaucus: Heh heh heh… A ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Laughing at the top of his lungs, Glaucus strides out of the tavern. The place slowly empties as the dejected prisoners filter out behind him.

The skies over the prison asteroid Lari are covered in plasma storms and laced with fierce bolts of lightning.

We’re allowed to look around our home for the last ten years. Something very definitely went wrong – we were refugees, and instead of refuge, we were thrown in prison for the last ten years. This has definitely had an effect on Yuri – he’s grown up with a few more scars, a lot more muscle, and no sense of humor remaining.

As an aside, while the game never mentions it, if you calculate the number of bouts Yuri has had with Dodungo over the last ten years, it comes out to eleven times a year. You can bet Dodungo’s first 80 wins came while Yuri was still growing up and filling out, and only recently has Yuri been starting to win bouts in return.

Back to the menu, we can visit the Tavern we just left, the Jezelmite mine where we’re employed as slave labor, the Prison complex where the wardens and guards stay, and the Cell block where we sleep.

>>Tavern
>>Talk to the bartender.
Bartender: You’ve really grown into a big, strong man over these past few years, Yuri. I wonder if that feud between the easy and west prison wings will finally end now that you’re top dog around here.

>>Talk to your friends.
Some east-wing inmates see Yuri at the bar and come running over to him.

Prisoner A: Yuri, we sure hope ya give him another good trashing at the next fight!

Prisoner B: Yeah, but you better watch out! I heard Dodungo’s scheming with that slime-ball, Warden Glaucus!

Prisoner C: Yeah, word is he’s gonna slip Dodungo some kinda weapon before the fight! You’d better watch it, man.
Things are starting to come to a head here. After ten years of torturing Yuri, Glaucus is starting to lose it. Despite being told to keep an eye on Yuri, he’s starting to think he’d like to watch Yuri bleed to death.

>>Jezelmite mine.
Prisoners are forced to work here in the Jezelmite Mine for the duration of their incarceration. The intense magnetic fields generated by the jezelmite ore prevents the use of advanced mining equipment. All labor must be performed through the blood and seat of the prison inmates.
Cheery.

>>Prison complex
Yuri steps into the prison control building from which all inmate activities are continually monitored 24 hours a day.

Yuri: …

The nearby prison guards cast suspicious glares at Yuri.

Yuri: (I’d better not hang around here for too long.)

Spoiler: Catching Up With Our Friends (click to show/hide)

>>Cell block
This is the prison block where the inmates are housed. A deathly quiet has settled in, now that the inmates have returned to their own cells.

>>West prison wing.
This is the west prison block. Dodungo is top dog in this part of the prison. With lights-out time approaching, a deathly quiet has settled in.
We don’t stick around. Yuri isn’t well-liked here.

>>East prison wing
This is the eat prison wing, where Yuri is top dog. Inmates spend the short time before lights out in their private cells, deep in their own thoughts.

Yuri: (It looks like everyone’s back in their cells now.)

We have a few places we can go here. Yuri’s cell, of course, our acquaintance Fran, Semias (who was apparently locked up with us), and… Gen Nadiy? What?

>>Go to Gen Nadiy’s cell.
Entering Gen Nadiy’s cell, Yuri sees that his apprentice, Alik Kovalenko, is already there.

Gen: Shall we get started, then? (coughs violently)
Gen looks the same as before, but the past ten years haven’t been kind to him.

Yuri: Master Gen! Are you all right?

Alik has grown up a bit, but still hides behind his mop of hair

Alik: H-Here. D-Drink…

Gen: Ah, thank you, Alik. Sorry about that. I’ll be just fine.

Alik: …
Yuri: …
They don’t believe you.

>>Talk to Alik Kovalenko.
Alik Kovalenko is holding a strange-looking machine with fins built into it.

Yuri: What’s that?

Alik: Oh, uh… I-It’s an a-air purifier Franny built for me. She said ti would be good f-for Master Gen.

Yuri: Hey, that’s great!

Alik: yeah, heh heh.

Alik acts embarrassed for some reason and his face turns red as he nervously laughs.
I think he has a crush on Franny.

>>Talk to Gen Nadiy.
Gen: Now, then. (coughs) Today’s lesson is on the effects of battle formations when commanding a fleet. This will be my final lesson as far as tactics are concerned, so please pay close attention…

The screen fades out and back in while they have their lesson.

Gen: And that’s about it. I trust you understand the effects of battle formations now.

Alik: Y-Yes, Master Gen.
Yuri: Yes, sir.

Gen: Very well, then.

You acquired the Special Skill “Fleet Leader Lv. 4”! You can now have up to four ships in your fleet!
Assuming this won’t end up as a futuristic prison simulator, this is a good thing.

Gen: Yuri, Alik, you both are fine students. I feel blessed to have you two here in this forsaken place.

Yuri: No, Master Gen, I’m the one who should feel fortunate to have met you. I mean, this was the last place I would’ve expected to meet the great tactician, Gennadiy Alabyshev, again.

Gen: Yes, well, when I first learned of Lugovalos and its treat, I tried in vain to warn the nations of the LMC. Ending up imprisoned here was most certainly not part of my plan. You might say I’m a prime example of the old saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.”

Yuri: So you think the Galactic Federation is trying to cover up the existence of the Lugovalian Empire?
Because burying your head in the sand and going “La la la, I can’t see you!” works SO WELL.

Gen: Precisely. It seems they will spare no means to keep its people from learning what happened in the SMC. And I have no doubt they will continue to silence all who know the truth, just as they have done to us.

Yuri: …

Gen: But their ill-conceived cover-up will eventually come back to haunt them, for it does not deal with Lugovalos’s threat. The Empire will reach the LMC someday. It is not a matter of if but when. You must escape this place and find a way to oppose them, if only to avert the tragedy that befell the SMC.

Yuri: I’ll do my best, Master Gen!

Gen: Now, Alik, listen to me. When that day comes, you must give Yuri your full support. You must fight as comrades in arms. I truly believe that your ability will one day vastly surpass mine.

Alik: Y-Yes, Master Gen…
That info-dump neatly catches us up on why Yuri was thrown in prison. The local political assholes threw Yuri and Gen in prison to prevent them from telling everyone the truth about the events in the SMC and the looming invasion from the Lugovalian fleet.

Coincidentally, the Galactic Federation is Space America.

If we revisit Gen and Alik…
In an effort to make prison life more comfortable for his master, Alik Kovalenko is carefully making Gen Nadiy’s bed as Yuri walks in.

Yuri: Hey, he’s pretty good at that. I’ll best he could get a job at a five-star hotel when we get out of here.

Gen: Heh heh. He’s been stuck here with this old fossil for years. And he’s learned many things, some more mundane than others.

Yuri: Good for him. Since the only person a traveler through the sea of stars can ultimately rely on his himself.

Gen: True, indeed. A boy is not truly a man until he can fend for himself.

>>Go to Semias Alastar’s cell.

Semias looks much the same as before.

Semias: Yuri, my friend! You’re just the man I wanted to see!

Yuri: What’s up?

Semias: I met this fellow the other day. I found him rather interesting, in fact. He’s just been reassigned to the mine, you see. Would you care to meet him?

Yuri: Sure.

Semias: All right then, I’ll bring him over to my cell tomorrow night.

We talk with him again.

Semias: Well, are you all set?

Yuri: Yeah, let’s get to it.

Semias Alastar and Yuri each grab poles that have been leaning in the corner of the room. The moment they face each other poised and ready for battle, fierce war cries issue from their lips.

Semias: Yaaaaaah!!!
Yuri: Rah!!!

The screen fades out and in while they spar.

Yuri: (pants)

Semias: (pants) That was some fight. I’m practically out of breath. You’ve truly become a fine fighter, my friend.

Yuri: Thanks to you, Semias. I really appreciate it.

Semias: Oh, don’t mention it! I just want to make sure that you’re ready when it’s time to resume your journey across the sea of stars. Besides, it’s what Lady Nia would have wanted.

Yuri: …
Even after then years, that makes Yuri quiet and reflective.

Yuri’s Combat skill increased by 1!

Semias: After I lost Lady Nia, there was a time where I felt there was no point to living anymore. But you, my friend, are carrying on her legacy, her hopes and dreams. By working beside you, I feel like I can go on, as if these old bones have a purpose again.

Yuri: You’re way too young to be talking like that, Semias.
Who knows? With advanced medical technology, people might live a lot longer, but Semias is currently 59 or 60, and hasn’t had any access to decent medicine for at least a decade, so he might have some leeway.

Semias: Ha ha! Yes, perhaps you are right. We still have a long road ahead of us.

Yuri: That’s for sure.

>>Go to Franny Porolo’s cell.
Franny: It took you long enough! Well, go on, take a load off. Can I get you something to drink? And by drink, I mean all I have is water.

Yuri: Actually, I wanted to go on with that conversation we were having earlier.

Franny: Tsk. Mr. No-Nonsense Yuri. A girl’s god needs, too, ya know!

Yuri:
I honestly don’t know how to respond to that either.

Franny: Well, at least say something, won’t ya?

Yuri: …

Franny: Aw, whatever. If you’re gonna be like that, we might as well just get down to business. Hold on a sec.

Franny retrieves a rolled-up blanket from under her bed and spreads it out, revealing a flat electronic device about 10 cm square. It appears to be a geologic survey device for mining work that has been modified for use as a mobile terminal.

Franny: Feast your eyes on this! Look familiar?

Yuri: Hey, that’s… That’s a blueprint of the control building!

Franny: Bingo! And it’s all thanks to the nano-spy mole I sent down the surveillance camera cable six months ago! It was a real stroke of genius! And by genius, I mean me! It broke through all sorts of firewalls and security measures to reach the host computer! Aren’t I something? Go on, say it!

Yuri: …
I think Yuri uses silence as a defense mechanism against her barrage. It seems to work for him.

Franny: C’mon, Yuri. Throw me a bone here.

Yuri: Oh, yeah, right. You’ve definitely earned your reputation, Franny. You’re doing a great job.

Franny: Heh heh heh. Don’t I know it!
Oh, you definitely do.

Yuri: Have you finished analyzing all the data?

Franny: Whoa, slow down there, buddy! I mean, I just, like, finished hacking into the host computer this morning! I’ll tell you what. Gimme just three days and I’ll have the system totally naked and exposed—from the control building’s security system, right down to every last password. I guarantee it!

Yuri: Great. Keep up the good work, Franny.

Franny: Heh heh! Yes, sir! Oh, and Yuri… It’s almost time, isn’t it?

Yuri: Yeah, almost.

We leave her cell automatically. If we go back and talk to her, we get some more information on Franny’s background.

Yuri: Franny, where’d you learn how to do all that technical stuff, anyway?

Franny: Would you believe me if I told you I skipped a couple grades so I could get into Libertas University’s Engineering Department? Not only that, I was, like, a superstar with all the geeks over there!

Yuri: Huh. I would’ve never figured it, but I guess your skills speak for themselves.

Franny: Better quiet while you’re ahead, mister.

Yuri: Anyway, to go from an elite student to an inmate on a prison asteroid… The world sure is a funny place.

Franny: Yeah, ha ha. I mean, it was just a little sabotage on a Libertasian warship. I can’t stand how the government thinks they can just walk all over the smaller planets, you know? But whatever. There’s nothing I can do about it from here.
She hacked and scuttled a warship? We might want to stay on her good side…

Yuri: …
We’ve done everything possible today, so Yuri returns to his cell.

As Yuri returns to his cell, a siren blares throughout the prison, signaling that it is time for lights-out.

The siren is followed by the distant sound of the prison block’s doors slamming shut.

Yuri: …

After ten hard years of prison life, Yuri knows the drill all too well. But as he lies in bed staring at the dingy ceiling of his cell, his eyes are clear and full of purpose. They are not the eyes of a beaten man. Slowly, almost gently, he turns out the light.

[Neonivek]

Ok seeing Yuri is almost plot twist worthy given I honestly didn't see him leaving his old aesthetics.

Also... he somehow now looks like he is genetically related to Nia... I might have to check if that is true. It would certainly explain her willingness to just go along with whatever we say for little in return other then being the best character in the game.

[birdy51]

I would say your right. They do look similar.

Regardless, I would say they did a pretty good job at making the transition from Young Yuri to Prison Yuri pretty jarring. It's been 10 years, but it only really shows that fact by how different Yuri is. I wonder how Torlo and Kira are holding up...

[Hanzoku]

He's definitely not related to Nia. Yuri is albino, while Nia is more fantasy 'look at my white hair while I'm 24'.

Her willingness to let Yuri charge off and do silly things has always seemed to me to be a bit of a 'school of hard knocks' training. Either Yuri manages it, or he fails and learns from the experience. She does speak up when what he's doing is likely to be out and out fatal, like attacking a superior warship head on.

[C-SH4M4N]

Regardless, I would say they did a pretty good job at making the transition from Young Yuri to Prison Yuri pretty jarring. It's been 10 years, but it only really shows that fact by how different Yuri is. I wonder how Torlo and Kira are holding up...

HEHEHEHEH ... now wasn't that a shocker, huh? The slightly-psychotic teen Yuri who would slice off pirates' arms to get information out of them is now "Yuri the Man", a no-nonsense guy. What might he have picked up, with these last 10 years spent in prison? The world can only guess.

Wait, that bastard Eremon survived??? How COULD he? He was in a system whose sun went SUPER-FREAKIN'-NOVA!!! And he didn't even have a ship to escape! He was left shot and bleeding in a crippled ship. HOW IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE POSSIBLE?!?!?! Nia died in vain ... 

(For the sake of SCIENCE!, this is what a Supernova does and probably looks like ... probably, being the operative word. Spoilers for another game, be warned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qiWAgQeAVY)

Coincidentally, the Galactic Federation is Space America.

Actually ... you know what, I'll just keep my mouth shut.
But just you wait until we start reading ship classes.

I wonder how Torlo and Kira are holding up...

I don't know man. It's been 10 years and they were left abandoned back in the SMC, which Desmond states to have fully brought under Lugovalian control. If they tried to play Rebel Alliance, they might as well be dark matter by now...

[birdy51]

I wonder how Torlo and Kira are holding up...

I don't know man. It's been 10 years and they were left abandoned back in the SMC, which Desmond states to have fully brought under Lugovalian control. If they tried to play Rebel Alliance, they might as well be dark matter by now...

True. Kira may be a bright girl, but with considerations that Cico is on the Darkside, I don't think she stands/stood a chance. Torlo is another matter. I should hope that Torlo managed to stay low and out of trouble, as that would be rather embarrassing. He may not be the brightest tool in the shed sometimes, but Torlo is space-smart. If anyone is going to simultaneously cause and avoid trouble, it's him.

No idea about Ian though... He's by far and away the biggest wildcard character right now. When I think about it, he's the one I want to know about the most. His story could branch off in a multitude of ways due to how his character was built. It intrigues me!