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		<title>TopAce at 09:56, 23 July 2011</title>
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		<updated>2011-07-23T09:56:23Z</updated>

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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 09:56, 23 July 2011&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&amp;#039;s attempt to attract the Shivan&amp;#039;s 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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&amp;#039;s attempt to attract the Shivan&amp;#039;s 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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>TopAce</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.hard-light.org/index.php?title=Mars%27s_theory&amp;diff=35690&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>TopAce: moved Mars&#039;s Theory to Mars&#039;s theory</title>
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		<updated>2011-07-23T09:50:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;moved &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Mars%27s_Theory&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Mars&amp;#039;s Theory&quot;&gt;Mars&amp;#039;s Theory&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Mars%27s_theory&quot; title=&quot;Mars&amp;#039;s theory&quot;&gt;Mars&amp;#039;s theory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 09:50, 23 July 2011&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-notice&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;mw-diff-empty&quot;&gt;(No difference)&lt;/div&gt;
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		<author><name>TopAce</name></author>
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		<title>SypheDMar at 23:45, 27 May 2009</title>
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		<updated>2009-05-27T23:45:06Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l4&quot;&gt;Line 4:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in FreeSpace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in FreeSpace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in FreeSpace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in FreeSpace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since the Shivans &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;orininally &lt;/del&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since the Shivans &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;originally &lt;/ins&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Monitor: better?</title>
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		<updated>2009-03-16T22:02:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;better?&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed the conflict with the Shivans as the outcome of a terrible misunderstanding, and [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted something the Terrans and / or Vasudans had done prior to [[FreeSpace 1]]. It seems the [[GTI]] may have know of the existence 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 experiments on Shivans very early, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/del&gt;triggering the attack, seeming like imperial attackers (like they were). When Bosch explained the GTI in no way represented humanity, the Shivans destroyed [[Capella]]&#039;s sun as a warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the Shivans and Terrans.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed the conflict with the Shivans as the outcome of a terrible misunderstanding, and [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted something the Terrans and / or Vasudans had done prior to [[FreeSpace 1]]. It seems the [[GTI]] may have know of the existence of the Shivans even before the attack on [[Ross 128]] and Rivera Station. Rivera Station was the site of development for early shield prototypes &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;as per the tech description of the &lt;/ins&gt;[[GTM MX-50]], which makes one question where exactly this &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;shield &lt;/ins&gt;technology was coming from&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Since Shivans are the only race in the game at that point to possess mature shield technology, it seems likely the Rivera experiments were derived from Shivan technology&lt;/ins&gt;. Potentially, the GTI conducted experiments on Shivans very early, triggering the attack, seeming like imperial attackers (like they were). When Bosch explained the GTI in no way represented humanity, the Shivans destroyed [[Capella]]&#039;s sun as a warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the Shivans and Terrans.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Monitor</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>TopAce: spellcheck and a lot of redundant links removed</title>
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		<updated>2009-03-16T20:46:19Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;spellcheck and a lot of redundant links removed&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;[[Shivan Manifesto]]. The [[Shivan]]s however have shown themselves in [[FreeSpace 2]] to be an &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;incredibley &lt;/del&gt;powerful force. The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;are always the same &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;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]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;[[Shivan Manifesto]]. The [[Shivan]]s&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;however&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;have shown themselves in [[FreeSpace 2]] to be an &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;incredibly &lt;/ins&gt;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]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in FreeSpace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in FreeSpace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in FreeSpace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in FreeSpace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Shivan]]s &lt;/del&gt;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&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/del&gt;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&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;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 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivan&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;technology since the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Ancients&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;were wiped out.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shivans &lt;/ins&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed the conflict with the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;as the outcome of a terrible misunderstanding, and [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;GTVA&lt;/del&gt;|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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;somthing &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Terran]]s &lt;/del&gt;and / or &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Vasudan]]s did &lt;/del&gt;prior to [[FreeSpace 1]]. It seems the [[GTI]] may have know of the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;existance &lt;/del&gt;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 &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;GTI&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;conducted &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;expiriments &lt;/del&gt;on &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Shivan]]s &lt;/del&gt;very early, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;possible &lt;/del&gt;triggering the attack, seeming like imperial attackers (like they were). When Bosch explained the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;GTI&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;in no way represented humanity, the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;destroyed [[Capella]]&#039;s sun as a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Terrans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]]&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed the conflict with the Shivans as the outcome of a terrible misunderstanding, and [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance&lt;/ins&gt;|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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;something &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Terrans &lt;/ins&gt;and / or &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Vasudans had done &lt;/ins&gt;prior to [[FreeSpace 1]]. It seems the [[GTI]] may have know of the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;existence &lt;/ins&gt;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&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;the GTI conducted &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;experiments &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shivans &lt;/ins&gt;very early, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;possibly &lt;/ins&gt;triggering the attack, seeming like imperial attackers (like they were). When Bosch explained the GTI in no way represented humanity, the Shivans destroyed [[Capella]]&#039;s sun as a warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the Shivans and Terrans.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans are there to prevent the exploitation of, and species in, the galaxy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans are there to prevent the exploitation of, and species in, the galaxy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans encountered the GTI before the [[Great War]], resulting in the [[GTI]] stealing technology and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;expirimenting &lt;/del&gt;on Shivans, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;apearing &lt;/del&gt;as an imperial race.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans encountered the GTI before the [[Great War]], resulting in the [[GTI]] stealing technology and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;experimenting &lt;/ins&gt;on Shivans, &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;appearing &lt;/ins&gt;as an imperial race.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans have had &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the of &lt;/del&gt;the same technology since the [[Ancients]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans have had the same technology since the [[Ancients]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**The Shivans were unable to use their most powerful ships and most beam&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;-&lt;/del&gt;cannons because both interfere with subspace, making the trip through the unstable nodes of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Ross 128&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Ikeya&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;impossible with such technology.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;**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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Admiral Bosch&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;set out to clear up the misunderstanding with the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;(the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;GTI&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;did not represent the [[Terran]] race when it &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;expirimented &lt;/del&gt;on them, and took over their space.) and the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;GTVA&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;High Council allowed him to, while trying to look like they were attempting to capture them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*Admiral Bosch set out to clear up the misunderstanding with the Shivans (the GTI did not represent the [[Terran]] race when it &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;experimented &lt;/ins&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&#039;s attempt to attract the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shivans &lt;/del&gt;attention, with imperialism and genocide. While in [[Deneb]] he discovered the [[Knossos]] technology, a way of going to the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[&lt;/del&gt;Shivans&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;]] &lt;/del&gt;rather than having them come to him.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&#039;s attempt to attract the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Shivan&#039;s &lt;/ins&gt;attention, with imperialism and genocide. While in [[Deneb]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;he discovered the [[Knossos]] technology, a way of going to the Shivans rather than having them come to him.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category: Shivan Theories]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category: Shivan Theories]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Snail: fixored</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;fixored&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point The [[Shivan Manifesto]]. The [[Shivan]]s however have shown themselves in [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Freespace &lt;/del&gt;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]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point The [[Shivan Manifesto]]. The [[Shivan]]s however have shown themselves in [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;FreeSpace &lt;/ins&gt;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]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Freespace &lt;/del&gt;1 are just as powerful as Shivans in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Freespace &lt;/del&gt;2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;FreeSpace &lt;/ins&gt;1 are just as powerful as Shivans in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;FreeSpace &lt;/ins&gt;2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed 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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted somthing the [[Terran]]s and / or [[Vasudan]]s did prior to [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Freespace &lt;/del&gt;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]]&#039;s sun as a  warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the [[Shivans]] and [[Terrans]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] viewed 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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans misinterpreted somthing the [[Terran]]s and / or [[Vasudan]]s did prior to [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;FreeSpace &lt;/ins&gt;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]]&#039;s sun as a  warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the [[Shivans]] and [[Terrans]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Snail</name></author>
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		<title>Ks07: /* Shivan Intentions */ Fixed some typos.</title>
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		<updated>2008-08-20T20:32:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Shivan Intentions: &lt;/span&gt; Fixed some typos.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivan Intentions===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;veiwed &lt;/del&gt;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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;misinterperated &lt;/del&gt;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]]&#039;s sun as a  warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;with the &lt;/del&gt;between the [[Shivans]] and [[Terrans]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Admiral Bosch]] &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;viewed &lt;/ins&gt;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 &amp;amp; Renegades]]. This suggests that the Shivans &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;misinterpreted &lt;/ins&gt;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]]&#039;s sun as a  warning of their power, and a message to leave them be, to prevent future conflict between the [[Shivans]] and [[Terrans]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Breakdown===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans are there to prevent the exploitation of, and species in, the galaxy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The Shivans are there to prevent the exploitation of, and species in, the galaxy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Ks07</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Moniter at 01:35, 2 October 2006</title>
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		<updated>2006-10-02T01:35:24Z</updated>

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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l13&quot;&gt;Line 13:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*[[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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&amp;#039;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*The [[NTF]] was Bosch&amp;#039;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category: Shivan Theories]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moniter</name></author>
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		<title>Moniter at 23:39, 11 April 2006</title>
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		<updated>2006-04-11T23:39:59Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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. 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, such as the [[Ancients]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, with the same level of technology&lt;/ins&gt;. 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 &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;and its inhabitants&lt;/ins&gt;, such as the [[Ancients]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in Freespace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in Freespace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in Freespace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in Freespace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Moniter</name></author>
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		<title>Moniter: /* The Mighty Shivans */</title>
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		<updated>2006-04-11T23:38:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;The Mighty Shivans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{non-canon}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==The Mighty Shivans==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/del&gt;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. 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, such as the [[Ancients]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Shivans are often underestemated by many people, case and point &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The &lt;/ins&gt;[[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. 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, such as the [[Ancients]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in Freespace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in Freespace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;===Shivans in Freespace 1 are just as powerful as Shivans in Freespace 2:===&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;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.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Moniter</name></author>
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