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| − | [[Arcturus Station]] is a [[human]] [[space station]] located in the [[Arcturus|system of the same name]]. It is the capital of the [[Systems Alliance]], home to both its parliament and the headquarters of the [[Alliance Navy]], built before contact with the [[Citadel]]. It is where [[David Anderson]] is first introduced into the story, [[Mass Effect: Revelation]], after graduating from the [[N7]] program at the Academy there. |
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| ⚫ | Arcturus Station is a 5-kilometer diameter [[wikipedia:Stanford_torus|Stanford Torus]]-type space station, at the trailing [[wikipedia:Lagrange_point|Lagrange point]] (L<sub>5</sub>) of the gas giant [[Themis]]. Construction on Arcturus Station began in 2151 and concluded in 2162, utilising many metal-rich [[asteroids]] that remain nearby, housing transient populations. Arcturus Station was inaugurated in 2156, and has served as the military and political headquarters of the Systems Alliance since the [[First Contact War]]. Arcturus Station currently has a permanent population of 45,000, and is where [[Joker]] grew up before joining the Academy. |
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| + | [[File:Galaxy Map - Wreckage.png|300px|right|The wreckage of Arcturus Station]]Lying at the L5 Lagrangian point of [[Themis]] are the fused metal fragments of [[Arcturus Station]], [[Intel Terminal#Intel from the Battle of Arcturus|destroyed]] by [[Reaper]] capital ships. The station once housed the [[Systems Alliance]] parliament and the nerve center of their military armada. Now, it is a cold grave for 45,000 people. |
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| ⚫ | As the headquarters of the Alliance |
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| ⚫ | Arcturus Station is a 5-kilometer diameter [[wikipedia:Stanford_torus|Stanford Torus]]-type [[space station]], at the trailing [[wikipedia:Lagrange_point|Lagrange point]] (L<sub>5</sub>) of the gas giant [[Themis]]. Construction on Arcturus Station began in 2151 and concluded in 2162, utilising many metal-rich [[asteroids]] that remain nearby, housing transient populations. Arcturus Station was inaugurated in 2156, and has served as the military and political headquarters of the Systems Alliance since the [[First Contact War]]. Arcturus Station currently has a permanent population of 45,000, and is where [[Joker]] grew up before joining the Academy. |
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| + | === Function === |
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| − | [[Admiral Hackett]] commands the [[Fifth Fleet]] from Arcturus, and provides several missions to [[Commander Shepard]] throughout the course of the game. |
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| ⚫ | As the headquarters of the [[Alliance Navy]], Arcturus Station is the command center of the fleet, and is conveniently located at the nexus of several [[mass relays]]. Furthermore, it guards the mass relay leading to [[Earth]]. Arcturus' centralized location makes it an ideal choke point for defense as well as a jumping-off point for further exploration. It also serves as a shipyard, as the [[dreadnought]] SSV Aconcagua was constructed there. [[Admiral Hackett]] commands the [[Fifth Fleet]] from Arcturus. |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | [[File:Arcturus Station.jpg|240px|right|Arcturus Station in 2157]] |
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| + | After the conclusion of the [[First Contact War]], General [[Desolas Arterius]] arrives at Arcturus Station to exchange prisoners with [[General Williams]]. [[Jack Harper]] and [[Eva Coré]] are traded for a group of [[turian]] soldiers, and then examined in a medical bay. Williams gives Jack and Eva his personal shuttle to track down Desolas and learn more of his plans. |
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| − | After the conclusion of the [[First Contact War]], General [[Desolas]] Arterius arrives to exchange prisoners with [[General Williams]], with his brother [[Saren]]. After exchanging words with Williams, he releases Jack Harper and Eva, and is promptly tacked by the latter. Saren pulls Eva off, and Desolas mentions to Saren to be careful with her. He turns to his bodyguards and beings speaking in an unknown language. Harper overhears and appears to understand, which catches Desolas' attention. Desolas then turns his attention back to Williams mentions to him that under the circumstances, he says that it is only right to take the prisoners back. Williams says that he has had them long enough and tells the turians to get off the station. Desolas tries to get one last scan of Harper before leaving but is denied. |
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| + | === Mass Effect: He Who Laughs Best === |
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| − | After the turians leave, Williams and Harper talk in a medical bay about what happened. Williams mentions that a lot of people got left behind and that the Alliance now wants to play nice, even though they were on the edge of victory. Williams continues by telling Harper that he is resigning but tells him that he shouldn't. Jack says that after what he saw he can't resign. Williams then gives Jack and Eva his personal shuttle to find out more. While Eva and Jack are boarding the shuttle Jack collapses on the boarding ramp and after Eva helps him up, Jack admits to the vision he had before he woke on the turian ship. He and Eva then depart for [[Illium]]. |
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| + | [[File:HWLB Arcturus Station.png|240px|right|Arcturus Station in 2183]] |
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| + | In 2183, Arcturus Station is the site of the first test flight of the newly-completed [[SSV Normandy]], an Alliance stealth frigate designed in collaboration with the Turian Hierarchy. Alliance captains [[David Anderson]] and [[Dillard]] attend the test flight with Hierarchy official [[Invectus|General Invectus]]. The test flight takes an unexpected turn when pilot [[Jeff "Joker" Moreau]] traps the Normandy's [[Crooks|original pilot]] on the station, locks himself in the ship's cockpit, and hijacks it to prove that he can pilot it far more effectively. Although a patrol of fighters is scrambled to disable the Normandy, Joker evades them and returns the ship to its dock unscathed. Impressed by his skills, General Invectus pressures the Alliance to assign Joker as the Normandy's pilot. |
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| + | === Mass Effect 3 === |
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| + | Arcturus Station is the site of a battle between the Alliance's Second, Third, and Fifth Fleets and [[Reaper]] forces on their way to [[Sol]]. While the Alliance defends the station from a dozen Reaper capital ships, the bulk of the Reaper fleet rushes through the mass relay. Admiral [[Steven Hackett]] realizes he can not win, and is forced to abandon the station and sacrifice the Second Fleet to allow the Third and Fifth Fleets to escape. |
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| + | Sometime afterward, Arcturus Station is destroyed by the [[Reaper]]s. According to [[Donnel Udina]], the entire Alliance Parliament and Prime Minister [[Amul Shastri]] were on the station at the time of its destruction and were killed. |
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| + | [[Intel Terminal#Intel from the Battle of Arcturus|Intelligence]] from the Battle of Arcturus can be salvaged from the remains of the station. |
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== Trivia == |
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| − | *The fleet stationed at Arcturus was intended to be the First Fleet. Admiral Hackett and the Fifth Fleet were to be stationed out of the Citadel - this is why [[Rear Admiral Mikhailovich]] shows up there to annoy Shepard. Due to lack of coordination between the writers, this point was muddled in the final game. <!-- devconfirmed; not speculation --> |
+ | *The fleet stationed at Arcturus was intended to be the First Fleet. Admiral Hackett and the Fifth Fleet were to be stationed out of the [[Citadel]] - this is why [[Rear Admiral Mikhailovich]] shows up there to annoy Shepard. Due to lack of coordination between the writers, this point was muddled in the final game. <!-- devconfirmed; not speculation --> |
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Revision as of 13:20, 12 March 2020
Location: Milky Way / Arcturus Stream / Arcturus
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“There won't be an Earth left to save...” — Spoilers for Mass Effect 3 follow. |
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Description
Lying at the L5 Lagrangian point of Themis are the fused metal fragments of Arcturus Station, destroyed by Reaper capital ships. The station once housed the Systems Alliance parliament and the nerve center of their military armada. Now, it is a cold grave for 45,000 people.
Specifications
Structure
Arcturus Station is a 5-kilometer diameter Stanford Torus-type space station, at the trailing Lagrange point (L5) of the gas giant Themis. Construction on Arcturus Station began in 2151 and concluded in 2162, utilising many metal-rich asteroids that remain nearby, housing transient populations. Arcturus Station was inaugurated in 2156, and has served as the military and political headquarters of the Systems Alliance since the First Contact War. Arcturus Station currently has a permanent population of 45,000, and is where Joker grew up before joining the Academy.
Function
As the headquarters of the Alliance Navy, Arcturus Station is the command center of the fleet, and is conveniently located at the nexus of several mass relays. Furthermore, it guards the mass relay leading to Earth. Arcturus' centralized location makes it an ideal choke point for defense as well as a jumping-off point for further exploration. It also serves as a shipyard, as the dreadnought SSV Aconcagua was constructed there. Admiral Hackett commands the Fifth Fleet from Arcturus.
History
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“I doubt you could fathom it anyway.” — Spoilers for Mass Effect: Evolution follow. |
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Mass Effect: Evolution
After the conclusion of the First Contact War, General Desolas Arterius arrives at Arcturus Station to exchange prisoners with General Williams. Jack Harper and Eva Coré are traded for a group of turian soldiers, and then examined in a medical bay. Williams gives Jack and Eva his personal shuttle to track down Desolas and learn more of his plans.
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“Oh, come on -- You guys call that flying?” — Spoilers for Mass Effect: He Who Laughs Best follow. |
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Mass Effect: He Who Laughs Best
In 2183, Arcturus Station is the site of the first test flight of the newly-completed SSV Normandy, an Alliance stealth frigate designed in collaboration with the Turian Hierarchy. Alliance captains David Anderson and Dillard attend the test flight with Hierarchy official General Invectus. The test flight takes an unexpected turn when pilot Jeff "Joker" Moreau traps the Normandy's original pilot on the station, locks himself in the ship's cockpit, and hijacks it to prove that he can pilot it far more effectively. Although a patrol of fighters is scrambled to disable the Normandy, Joker evades them and returns the ship to its dock unscathed. Impressed by his skills, General Invectus pressures the Alliance to assign Joker as the Normandy's pilot.
Mass Effect 3
Arcturus Station is the site of a battle between the Alliance's Second, Third, and Fifth Fleets and Reaper forces on their way to Sol. While the Alliance defends the station from a dozen Reaper capital ships, the bulk of the Reaper fleet rushes through the mass relay. Admiral Steven Hackett realizes he can not win, and is forced to abandon the station and sacrifice the Second Fleet to allow the Third and Fifth Fleets to escape.
Sometime afterward, Arcturus Station is destroyed by the Reapers. According to Donnel Udina, the entire Alliance Parliament and Prime Minister Amul Shastri were on the station at the time of its destruction and were killed.
Intelligence from the Battle of Arcturus can be salvaged from the remains of the station.
Trivia
- The fleet stationed at Arcturus was intended to be the First Fleet. Admiral Hackett and the Fifth Fleet were to be stationed out of the Citadel - this is why Rear Admiral Mikhailovich shows up there to annoy Shepard. Due to lack of coordination between the writers, this point was muddled in the final game.