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==The Mighty Shivans==
The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point The [[Shivan Manifesto]]. The [[Shivan]]s however have shown themselves in [[Freespace 2]] to be an incredibley powerful force. The [[Shivans]] are always the same [[Shivans]] in both games, with the same level of technology. They do not care as to how many losses they take, they are there to prevent anyone from gaining too much power through exploitation of the galaxy and its inhabitants, such as the [[Ancients]].
===Shivans in Freespace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in Freespace 2:===
Since the [[Shivan]]s orininally arrived in [[Terran]]/[[Vasudan]] systems through unstable jump nodes in the [[Ross 128]] and [[Ikeya]], their ships had to be as subspace-worthy as possible. Certain designs, such as the [[SC Cain]], [[SF Scorpion]], and [[SD Demon]] were much more subspace capable than other, seemingly more advanced designs such as the [[SC Rakshasa]], [[SF Mara]], and the [[SD Ravana]], and even the [[SJ Sathanas]]. Beam-cannons also tend to interfere with a vessels subspace transit, therefore the only vessel in the first Shivan fleet to attack the [[GTA]] and [[PVN]] was the [[SD Lucifer]]. In fact, there has been no progress of [[Shivan]] technology since the [[Ancients]] were wiped out.
===Shivan Intentions===
[[Admiral Bosch]] veiwed the conflict with the [[Shivans]] as the outcome of a terrible misunderstanding, and [[GTVA|Allied Command]] does seem to go out of its way to make sure Bosch has a chance to try making contact with the Shivans with [[ETAK]] by protecting him and the [[NTF Iceni]] in [[The Romans Blunder]], [[Rebels & Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterperated somthing the [[Terran]]s and / or [[Vasudan]]s did prior to [[Freespace 1]]. It seems the [[GTI]] may have know of the existance of the Shivans even before the attack on [[Ross 128]] and Rivera Station. Rivera Station was the site of development for early shield prototypes [[GTM MX-50]], which makes one question where exactly this technology was coming from. Potentially the [[GTI]] conducted expiriments on [[Shivan]]s very early, possible triggering the attack, seeming like imperial attackers (like they were). When Bosch explained the [[GTI]] in no way represented humanity, the [[Shivans]] destroyed [[Capella]]'s sun as a  warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict with the between the [[Shivans]] and [[Terrans]].
===Breakdown===
*The Shivans are there to prevent the exploitation of, and species in, the galaxy.
*The Shivans encountered the GTI before the [[Great War]], resulting in the [[GTI]] stealing technology and expirimenting on Shivans, apearing as an imperial race.
*The Shivans have had the of the same technology since the [[Ancients]]
**The Shivans were unable to use their most powerful ships and most beam-cannons because both interfere with subspace, making the trip through the unstable nodes of [[Ross 128]] and [[Ikeya]] impossible with such technology.
*[[Admiral Bosch]] set out to clear up the misunderstanding with the [[Shivans]] (the [[GTI]] did not represent the [[Terran]] race when it expirimented on them, and took over their space.) and the [[GTVA]] High Council allowed him to, while trying to look like they were attempting to capture them.
*The [[NTF]] was Bosch's attempt to attract the Shivans attention, with imperialism and genocide. While in [[Deneb]] he discovered the [[Knossos]] technology, a way of going to the [[Shivans]] rather than having them come to him.