Battletech Lore - Comstar, Who are They?

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In this episode of Battletech lore, I give another overview, this time to the history of Comstar and what this organization is all about. Enjoy!!!
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[@gregdomenico1891]

#blametoyama Space AT&T, and their bastard step child, Space Verizon ( Word of Blake), are to blame for most of the Inner Spheres problems. Once Blake died, and Toyama took control, that's when Com Star came up with the brilliant idea that the only way Humanity could reach enlightenment, was through Com Stars Ultimate Leadership. And they really didn't care how many had to die to do it.

[@smokestriker1258]

Huh, if it wasn't for you referring to the Word of Blake and Comstar, I could have sworn you were talking about the various houses of the Inner Sphere.

[@gregdomenico1891]

@@smokestriker1258 The houses did the killing, but it was Comstar that set up most of it. The only free pass that they get is for the First Succession war; they helped to start the other's. The Word of Blake on the other hand, they took it to a whole nother level.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Gotta love the idea that you'll reach enlightenment by not understanding anything related to enlightenment to begin with :D

[@dr.strangelove9815]

The Word of Blake (Verizon) has been good to me, they gave me a pretty good deal on my data plan!

[@Shadow-Kalbo1]

Remember pay your bills or space AT&T will come knocking

[@jekubfimbulwing5370]

With giant stompy robots, technologically advanced giant stompy robots!

[@Shadow-Kalbo1]

@@jekubfimbulwing5370 That is if they don't just decide to nuke you from orbit

[@jekubfimbulwing5370]

@@Shadow-Kalbo1 That's Space Verizon. Space AT&T will just destroy your research facilities, while under a False Flag Mission.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

AKA THE TRADE FEDERATION, INTERGALACTIC BANKING CLAN, TECHNO UNION

[@poodlescone9700]

But Space AT&T improved its customer service support. Just saying...

[@JeanLucCaptain]

the guys every other factions hates for collaborating with the clans and not helping until they found out they were the ultimate target of the invasion.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Gotta look out for number 1 :D

[@JeanLucCaptain]

@@GrimDarkNarrator so basically the US😂

[@philips.5563]

Space At&t is peak science fiction.

[@dire_apophis3037]

The Battletech Universe's version of the Admech.

[@Lightman0359]

And the Amaris Coup / Kerensky Exodus is almost a reversal of the Horus Heresy, where Horus [Amaris] wins but is taken out by Guilliman [Kerensky] who fucks off to Ultramar [Pentagon Worlds] to create the Imperium Secundus [Great Clans] while the Traitor Legions trash the Segmentum Solar [Inner Sphere Succession Wars]

[@traviscochran6280]

Intergalactic Ma Bell! The "Flakey Blakeies" are an interesting opponent too. Reading the flavor text where Comstar transmissions have Blakist propaganda in them is always amusing.

[@frankg2790]

Same here.

[@monkeghthirtyfour2845]

Oh a video on space AT&T!

[@BoisegangGaming]

Space + AT&T + Scientology = Comstar

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

The scary thing is, it could actually happen. Given enough time, power, and Kool-Aid, organisations like ComStar are not beyond the realms of possibility.

[@dr.strangelove9815]

@@TheAngrySaxon1 Oh yeah, absolutely. I think if people are to reach such an advanced state, the flow of data and communication from star system to star system would be a massive piece of leverage for organizations, just as logistics would be. If enough time were to pass, strife came and passed, and people revered the power of technology, which had the ability to maintain civilization, and the technology were to be beautiful in its complexity, I could see some quasi-technology-cargo cult appearing, funded by the massive business side of the organization.

[@klonoa450]

Just remember. When in doubt, comstar did it.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

That's a healthy mindset.

[@georgesulea]

The Adeptus Comstarius?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

They're more akin to the Adeptus Astra Telepathica.

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

ComStar: the real villians of Battletech.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

of the real world too.

[@Lightman0359]

GDN, do the Wolf's Dragoons/Kell Hounds link with Clan Wolf and later Jade Wolf/Wolf in Exile. They may be on the far side of the Warp and claim descent from Kerensky, but truer scions of Russ there not be!

[@mbarker_lng]

Comcast = Comstar. In smaller towns like mine, they are the only ISP option.

[@Echowhiskeyone]

How about an in depth look at the Explorer Corps?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

I'll add that to possible topics.

[@Shadow-Kalbo1]

Thanks for another great BT video

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

You're welcome!

[@AfroChef]

Thumbs up if you use parts from heavy mechs to repair your scout mechs

[@lelouche25]

Jesus christ, freaking Comstar instigated the succession wars? That I did not know.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Just assume they did 90% of all bad things :D

[@Peter_Morris]

Maybe I should read some of the novels or something but I never understood how you mystify a machine. I realize operators can be ignorant of the various mechanisms, but surely the mechanics and engineers that maintained the HPG network weren’t swayed by the mysticism, were they?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

The principle would be that, if you do something for long enough without questioning it, then the dogma becomes fact, even if it ignores common sense. Maybe not the greatest example, but think of any other religion at the time of its inception. Whether you're christian or muslim or whatnot, if you're reasonably devout, you just do the rituals nowadays, despite how nonsensical they may be from an empiric point of view. This generation might understand how a microwave works for instance. But if civilization starts to regress and fewer and fewer people actually understand how the microwave works, the masses will be left 10 generations later ONLY knowing that this magical machine warms food up. The warmth is the power of the gods as far as they know.

[@dr.strangelove9815]

I could be wrong, but, I think the quote: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" resonates with Comstar. There are engineers, technologists and mechanics, but the sheer amounts of super advanced technology would be nearly impossible to master for one engineer, and the wonderous power of such technology would awe most, especially if reemerging from a lot of war where conflicts redirect time from study/research to war. On one side, there is a more practical aspect to engineering: established mechanics, equations which govern machine design and actual fabrication done by technicians. Then, there is the theoretical: creativity, invention, theory and inspiration. I think it would be hard to not be swayed, in some form, at the amazing potential of FTL communication/travel, the "lostech" and distant myths of the Star League, a golden age. Comstar may not have been "religious", they were more of a cult based around ideals and potentials, at least believed by the laypeople.

[@Seriona1]

Plus don't forget that the common era of Battletech which takes place after the fall of the Star League is a massive technological regress with them trying to catch back up to the tech level of the Star League. Comstar taking control of communications lead them to be arrogant enough to believe they were top dog regardless. That kind of arrogant can lead to zealotry regardless if a deity is involved or not. Like Alexander the Great, he was told by a lot of people over his years he was the son of Zeus even though he didn't believe it at first, he eventually believed it and thought he was a God until an arrow to the chest showed him otherwise. Comstar is the same with their HPG's.

[@Ouium]

Generally speaking, most of the equipment/documentation/engineers who knew how those things could produced and maintain was nuked during succession wars. Repeatedly. As well as big chunk of infrastructure supporting them (universities, libraries, data centers etc) And after people who tried to pick up theirs scrap was nuked as well. And some nukes on top. So IS ended up in a state where a big chunk of knowledge either lost or could not be applied properly, because nobody have a proper equipment to do so, and only now kind of sort of trying to rebuild itself.

[@allones3078]

Thanks! Glad to see fluff videos!

[@coalcloset8108]

Your videos are awesome

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Thank you.

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

the biggest thing that can take down comster if army start using old school was of getting info, like say paper, word of moth and last using data drones that can hide fro mthe comstar network but so far no one is willing to do this

[@jamesricker3997]

Unfortunately that is much slower and would give your opponent an advantage

[@zsewqthewolf1194]

@@jamesricker3997 well that is true but in doing so you can deny your opponent info of your plans and more hell in the civil war of the usa ended becasue of one man drop a letter and thats it. having info is something huge.

[@roby.3428]

Yo! Hooooold the fuck up! Is that an alien at 9:20!? If not, who the hell is it?

[@roby.3428]

Just realised it's a guy in a funny mask. Carry on.

[@israelgallegos6810]

I'm with the emperor and the true imperial truth I'll pick technology and science over faith any day 🙌🙏🙌 #science and technology isn't heresy

[@Hardbass2021]

Pay your HPG bills, or else ComStar will come to your door.

[@TheRulerSupreme]

ComStar did nothing wrong.

[@armoredmike8740]

Capitalist space Stalin ehm Comstar :)

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

So basically,everything is their fault?

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

No, but actually yes.

[@TheAngrySaxon1]

Not everything, but almost everything. Humanity is worse off for their continued existence, put it that way.