Screk Empire | Stellaris Invicta Season 2

[@TemplinInstitute]

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[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

This video is brilliant. It tells us so much about the Skrek and makes them a much better species than what we see purely in your streams. Also nice reference to the UTP.

[@sonragnarokred9856]

Are you going to do videos about the other faction of the Antares series

[@sonragnarokred9856]

Here's a idea. The rise and fall of the Beldross empire and the of the Beldross Republic.

[@TemplinInstitute]

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[@Lord_Ivoundy_Creood]

I LOVE THE PLOT STWISTS, I like how the skrek clearly observed the GTU frrom season one and saught out humanity specifically and tried to mold them into the GTU that defeated the Unbidden...

[@TLhikan]

GTU: *exists* The Screk: Write that down, write that down!

[@milotura6828]

SO the GTU is going to become the Combine from half-life 2 ok

[@sadiqahmed4143]

G.T.U after finding this FIRES SWORD OF TERRA AT EVERY SINGLE SCRECK WORLD COMPLETELY DESTROYING IT

[@natzo89]

So the Screk watched season 1 and tried to roleplay as the GTU.

[@shaftoe195]

And they fucked up. Completely.

[@captainvalourous6668]

I guess they brought the Fanboying on the next level 😆

[@caad5258]

Damn LARPers

[@natzo89]

@@shaftoe195 I did say "tried"...

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

@@captainvalourous6668they try to write their own Stellaris Invicta Season 1 fanfiction

[@chaosfire321]

Skrek: "Man, alternate realities sound so cool! Let's explore the multiverse and see what kind of cool things there are! :D" GTU: *"TERRA INVICTA!"* Skrek: "FUCK!"

[@pythontf188]

Lol

[@lego007guym8]

Skrek: "Close the door, close the door!"

[@Saphintosh]

"HERE'S JOHNNY!"

[@Animefan1803]

Imagine being a skrek archivist, checking thousands of realities on a daily basis. Until one opens up with a massive choir of voices, screaming a single word in an undying fury against the very fabric of factual reality. A word so filled with an unquenchable rage and hatred that the core of a thousand stars couldn´t shine brighter. For only one species could stand against the terrors of the multiverse, stare into the void of the neverending night and yell "NEVER" in the face of existencial horror. Now imagine you find THAT VERY SPECIES as a hatchling in your own reality. No wonder their species went mad with hope to survive the Unbidden.

[@tronmaster5704]

So, the Screk feared humanity after witnessing the GTU absolutely kick the Unbidden's spectral shit in, and attempted to curb that, only for a power different enough, yet similar in might to kick them in the head? Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. Still, nice to see the GTU referenced.

[@mackenzieseib8943]

"One often meets their fate on the road one takes to avoid it" Master Oogway

[@acarrillo8277]

@@mackenzieseib8943 their*

[@rakaisjwara9856]

Perhaps. Another part of their motivation was wanting to create a GTU-esque power that could outright defeat the unbiddened in decades rather than centuries that was also loyal to the screk

[@danielramirez1529]

@@rakaisjwara9856 yes and because the Screk saw their other universe selves (the Tyrum) exterminated by the humans.

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

@@rakaisjwara9856 apparently that's what happened , the screk arent wholly evil , infact they wanted to save the galaxy BUT THEY SUCK ON SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS hehehe social science dropouts hehehe

[@arkantos-arkantos6092]

It definitely makes sense why the skrek designed UTP society the way they did in this universe because they thought it was the solution to the coming war with the unbidden. But the main issue is that the GTU is not some formula for a galactic human super power. The GTU worked in season 1 because it was a response to the particular situation humanity found itself, just as the Antares Confederacy was formed based off the specific problems the colonists faced and adopted to over time.

[@danielramirez1529]

Yep, one solution in one universe is not always the answer for the same problem in a different ‘verse.

[@fumarc4501]

@@Terranallias18 Or had another species attack earth, acting on their behalf, and then “allied” with them as equals in their “shared” enemy.

[@chaosfire321]

And then in trying to force the potential GTU to their own ends, they unleashed a far darker and more fanatic Terran Empire instead.

[@rakaisjwara9856]

Have to hive them credit tho, the UTP and its successor state the Terran Empire are tough bastards. I did not expect the empire to force Confederacy & friends & other enemies to all peace out even after their overlords were effectively cut off from resupply.

[@coolminecrafthdminecraft1627]

at first i read "skrek" as "shrek" in your comment and I was super confused

[@sigilumsanctum2105]

The moment the GTU music started playing I got chills.

[@TaeTy45]

Dude, me too.

[@spencersholden]

That’s why I got chills.

[@spencersholden]

What is that music called again?

[@robobama3298]

Greatest tie in ever

[@JoaoSoares-rs6ec]

Not the only one

[@radioactiveriver6718]

The most ambitious crossover event in history

[@501stClonePilot]

A crossover universe

[@caad5258]

noice

[@danielramirez1529]

All the save games you have in stellaris with a different empire is its own universe.

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

@@danielramirez1529 Some could have easily been different layers of the same galaxy.

[@spencersholden]

So that’s Nakiska. The first place the Unbidden arrived in the universe. That’s what created the Miasma.

[@oracle8192]

I'm out of the loop here, what's nakiska

[@Lashb1ade]

@@oracle8192 Right back in the Antares intro: Nakiska was one of the first planets that Antares tried to colonise, inside the Miasma. The colony supposedly failed, and the planet was placed into quarantine for unknown reasons.

[@fumarc4501]

Now we know why it was never recolonized.

[@peterk7428]

@@Lashb1ade *Not publicly disclosed reasons.

[@jacobdenness8659]

So the implementation being every confederate PM for centuries has known something about these dementional issues

[@deliriousdavies7552]

Hot take: The Templin Institute itself is an agency created by the Confederacy to study and report on alternate realities using Skrek technology.

[@camronloesel5243]

Bro wtf

[@pendragon0905]

You sure that Templin isn't a GTU agency?

[@theallies2007]

The Templin Institute is an Organization that exists outside the realm of Time and Space. Their technology is far more advanced than the Precursors, the Forerunners, and the Ancients. Only a few Universes have the technology to detect or even observe the agents for the Templin Institute, like the Imperium of Man and The Forerunners.

[@23AlexandreJ]

That single GTU reference has better worldbuilding than all Star Wars sequels.

[@giuliogiuliani4054]

wish I could upvote more than once

[@thewarlock539]

And better writing than the prequels

[@charlesford7887]

If it's even vaguely sci-fi related, there's at least one person complaining about the Star Wars sequels in the comments.

[@23AlexandreJ]

@@charlesford7887 guilty 😂

[@andrespereyraosores4829]

Amen

[@danielramirez1529]

Even now the GTU’s legacy is so great it haunts the stellaris multi verse.

[@TheDarkstormy]

On July 11th, 2756 Union citizens from dozens of species assembled aboard Triumph Station, in orbit over what had once been the heart of the Tyrum. For centuries, this station and its predecessors had been at the centre of a solemn pilgrimage, a place where Terran citizens would congregate to pay their respects to the past and to the fallen. But on the 600th anniversary of the Greater Terran Union, it bore witness to something new. Tryjan, daughter of Enim, the first Wessari High Marshall, proclaimed that while the values of the nation she served were rooted in humanity, they were not humanity’s alone. To be Terran was not the privilege of a single species, something granted simply by birthright, it had to be earned through sacrifice, through loyal service, through the steadfast belief that every citizen had the duty to contribute to the good of the Union and lay down their lives in its defence. To deny any that chance was to betray the tenets the nation had been founded on. A Wessari serving aboard a cruiser of Fleet Command, a Polenian working to root out corruption in the bureaucracy, a Rixian who donated a portion of his stipend to the national reserve, these citizens and countless others were no less worthy of citizenship, and no less worthy of the title; Terran.

[@vnr8247]

I hope they don't overuse it. It would ruin it's dramatic effect.

[@DanielSan1776]

That’s a good name I approve

[@logancollins585]

You know, I have an Empire in Stellaris that has the same emblem as the Screk do in game; ironically enough, they’re human Democratic Crusaders

[@e_x_c_u_b_i_t_o_r_ejiysb7169]

'Democratic' crusaders? Sounds suspicious as hell.

[@judaegekikamen4223]

@Jinx Vanderz resistance is futile, infidel!!!! 🤣

[@vincegalila7211]

@Jinx Vanderz basically Antares during the Anthorian Beldross and Cloister "Liberation wars".

[@zealousdoggo]

@Jinx Vanderz We have democracy and more guns than you!

[@sadiqahmed4143]

G.T.U+Antares=ABOMINATION HUMAN DEMOCRATIC CRUSADERS

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

_And so to understand the end; we go back to the beginning. Millennia of fear, tragedy, loss; such led to to an attempt at deliverance but instead led to the burning down of the galaxy's great chance. Yet in the ashes of distant stars, a grand phoenix arose. A new hope has emerge and with it the opportunity of not only victory, but redemption. Every wonder shall be utilized. Every terror overcome. The sky and stars have always been viewed as a place of freedom. Let of keep them free; together. Onwards. Upwards. Forwards Antares._ I hope that we can finally colonize Nakiska now.

[@fumarc4501]

Let’s show them that Destiny is not a cage one can shape for others, but is an open path chosen to walk. Earned by never giving up, and always moving forward!

[@ISAF_Ace]

Ad Astra see you out there in the future and the beginning, the question of when is hidden

[@CountObvious]

What is the significance of Nakiska? I saw.season 1 but don't recognize it

[@ISAF_Ace]

@@CountObvious its a season 2 thing, its a planet in the Antares system which is uncolonized and no one has ever returned from with lights coming off its surface almost certainly artificial in nature.

[@peterk7428]

I'm betting there's a very secure research facility on Nakiska studying what's left there.

[@shaftoe195]

That feeling when a bunch of sci-fi nerds write far better scripts than well-paid Star Wars and Star Trek writers. It's beyond humiliating for the "professionals" of the movie industry. Well done, Templin - you've driven the point home.

[@itstriplem2069]

Crazy how it works lol. People who actually care versus people who wanna push an agenda or make money. I say let the nerds run stuff, we do it way better anyways and this is exactly how.

[@vgmaster9]

It's exactly why the internet is such a special place.

[@mariakelly90210]

Stop picking on Star Trek Discovery. The only season of the show I like is season two (Captain Pike!), but the hatred the Canon Extremists give the show is getting ridiculous. You don't like Discovery and Picard, DON'T WATCH THEM! You're welcome.

[@rogueascendant6611]

They earned my respect. I don't blamed George Lucas but I blamed his deals upon letting Disney buy his stuff. To me Star Wars now is an obsolete sci-fi as the previous movies ruined the entire lore and concepts. Stellar is a hidden gem for any true sci-fi lovers out there!

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

​Let it be known that neither the younger species nor our foolish elder will determine the destiny of mankind for long.

[@jlassijlali290]

GTU appear me:A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one

[@Emanon...]

It's so cool that they managed to make a callback to season 1 GTU and an explanation for why humanity was chosen.

[@tyshingleton7005]

This is why I play Stellaris, you can take the origins and add your own explanation to them and boom. Basically your own 40k universe lol

[@danielramirez1529]

Each new game is its own canvass and therefore it’s own universe.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

They are sections in Stellaris forum dedicated to players writing stories based on their gameplay.

[@itstriplem2069]

@Dilet After i beat the teeth into the Crisis, I EXTERMINATUS everything I'm my path

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

*Inhales* Alright: so I think that this has implications on multiple levels. First I think the GTU is on Nakiska, which is why in the video about the Antares system they referenced lights on it’s surface but also that there had never been any colonization attempt officially: my thinking is that the confederacy and GTU made a deal after a dimensional breach or some such, possibly involved in the universes coming closer together. Second I think that this set up future stellaris invicta seasons (duh). Third and most importantly though: I think it ties into the mystery of the Mist Man, the Tyrum, and the background strangeness of the institute. In the Tyranid video and Necron video, we have interruptions in the “transmission” the first being the inquisition and the second being Trazyn. Then we got the event horizon incident video, which talked about how the institute uses mysterious gates to reach and study alternate worlds, and that said gates are becoming unstable. Now we get a reference to how all of these universes are coming closer together? And we have to keep in mind two lore drops from season 1: the Tyrum spores in the Styx system are alive and the Mist Man using some form of engine nearly or perfectly identical to that of the unbidden’s. I don’t think it’s a coincidence, I think that something big is coming, and it’s not gonna be good. Also; feel free to add your own thoughts to the theory, and I will likely be updating this comment as I think of more stuff. Bit late on the update but: The Epilogue's post credit sequence seems to confirm some of this with the "they look just like us" phrase we hear, hinting that the GTU, or some other human nation from an alternate dimension, exists on Nakiska.

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

This also explains why Stellaris invicta series are always human, it’s basically the story of the same group of people across several different dimensions and how they come into contact with the unbidden and must fight for their survival. The choices they make leading up to the meeting will decide if that final struggle is victorious or doomed.

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

@@Mankorra_Gomorrah I like that idea, but at the same time I think that feels a bit reductive. If it’s a threat that’s building it can’t be just the unbidden, it has to be some bigger. And there is something that I can’t remember right now, but it’s another part of the theory.

[@danielramirez1529]

@@maxfieldjoyner5244 with the nemesis expansion it will be possible to say that the true crisis is the empire in a universe who became the crisis, destroyed their galaxy and transformed into the unbidden. The prethoryn scourge fled that galaxy and the Contingency exist to prevent another empire from becoming a full on “crisis aspirant.”

[@Lashb1ade]

So the GTU is on Nakiska, and also Antares were able to survive in a part of the galaxy that was believed to be uninhabitable, and then go on the conquer half the galaxy... has the GTU been feeding Antares support all this time?

[@vnr8247]

Can't wait to see how The GTU Antares Confederacy Holy Solar Empire Eternal Kreventum United Federation of Nations Soviet Union all interact (or even fight) .

[@ISAF_Ace]

I shed a tear when the triumphant anthem of the glorious union rose over the cries of the multiverse. godspeed Terra invicta Onwards and upwards

[@C0deH0wler]

Meanwhile in a void dweller empire nearby... mwahahaha get past my systems each with 6 ftl inhibtors, my 24 500k fleets in 2300, my huge economy, and our federation that spans half the galaxy. See you in 2400, mwhahahaha

[@fumarc4501]

Forwards Antares!

[@TheDarkstormy]

On July 11th, 2756 Union citizens from dozens of species assembled aboard Triumph Station, in orbit over what had once been the heart of the Tyrum. For centuries, this station and its predecessors had been at the centre of a solemn pilgrimage, a place where Terran citizens would congregate to pay their respects to the past and to the fallen. But on the 600th anniversary of the Greater Terran Union, it bore witness to something new. Tryjan, daughter of Enim, the first Wessari High Marshall, proclaimed that while the values of the nation she served were rooted in humanity, they were not humanity’s alone. To be Terran was not the privilege of a single species, something granted simply by birthright, it had to be earned through sacrifice, through loyal service, through the steadfast belief that every citizen had the duty to contribute to the good of the Union and lay down their lives in its defence. To deny any that chance was to betray the tenets the nation had been founded on. A Wessari serving aboard a cruiser of Fleet Command, a Polenian working to root out corruption in the bureaucracy, a Rixian who donated a portion of his stipend to the national reserve, these citizens and countless others were no less worthy of citizenship, and no less worthy of the title; Terran.

[@lesliejoesanol6671]

Terra Invicta, Commander! o7

[@fgraysmi]

This was a genius reveal and a masterclass in writing science fiction. Well done Templin team.

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

Screk Is Love, Screk Is Life Antares Confederacy: get outta my earth!

[@superdrive986]

Shrek*

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

@@superdrive986 "some of you may die but that's a sacrifice i'm willing to make" the Screk probably sorry i mean the Shrek

[@Orthuzz]

:D

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

@Paul Gurango Antares : well SHIT

[@judaegekikamen4223]

@Paul Gurango reminds me of the day the earth stood still, nice reference!

[@masterthiefesq2440]

"Late have we come here. Late have we each realized the truth that was before us, all along. Late have we realized that it is not armies or fleets that will save us from the endless night. Late have we realized that conquest and imperium and national pride bring about only suffering. Late have we realized that we are not, in the final judgement, enemies. "But, by a strange and unknowable grace, not *too* late. For now we see the light that was kindled here on Nakiska. We see that there lies before us a deeper galaxy yet to be explored. We see that it is our compassion for one another, our willingness to share burdens and triumphs that preserves us. We see a future not of empires and subjects, but of bretheren. And by this light we see that we - *all* of us, Human, Screk, Vrul, Anthorian, Beldross, Baanthurian, Tavurite, Uthonian, Kiir, Bruggan, Pneuma, Awoken, Synthetic, Anoran, Kelarr, Bruvan, Thembolian, Polif, Kal'teh - been judged worthy of a second chance. "This light shines in the darkness, and it has overcome the darkness. And should we ever think ourselves lost and without hope, let us remember that we have a beacon, a beacon which shines for all, a beacon by which we may always find our way home."

[@ifrichardnixonwasgoodatfoo1470]

Guess there's so many Bruggans now they had to be listed twice

[@masterthiefesq2440]

@@ifrichardnixonwasgoodatfoo1470 I meant "Bruvan." Hard to tell them apart...

[@fumarc4501]

Regret… regret… regret.

[@obiwankenobi4252]

Ah, the GTU, a nation of such unfathomably great power that even the Screk Archivists and the Unbidden feared them. Also, the notion that the GTU is the Reason why Antares exists is cool

[@philippmaurer5722]

Idint get that part can you explain how the gtu is responsible for Antares I really didn't get it.

[@observer2484]

@@philippmaurer5722 Screk learned that in the universe of GTU, this very superpower defeated their mortal enemies the Unbidden without being mortally wounded in the process and ultimately rises to become sole government of their galaxy. And that GTU started with same species that existed universe of Antares and Screk= The Humanity. Screk invaded Earth and toke over shortly after. Screk hoped to use that what created GTU in alternate universe against the Unbidden by creating GTU 2.0 under their control. By harnessing our fierce determination to never surrender, strong will to fight no matter the odds to bitter end and win against all odds. Only problem was that before Screk acted humans were able to launch a colonization fleet before they conquered Earth. They were thought dead by everyone on Earth until centuries later through galactic community as very strong military superpower like GTU yet very different in many aspects. Like they were welcoming to alien races and co-operated with them as equals. Antares was above all free nation of many races with humanity as founding species like GTU were in their universe. And Screk saw what GTU did in their own universe. GTU and Antares were both created by extreme hardship. By near extinction of humanity by alien invasion and surviving in hostile planets without any change of rescue respectably. Both were molded by those experiences and grew to become strongest nations in their own universes over the centuries. Neither were conquered or enslaved by aliens and grew more powerful through war and peace. And in the end both faced the Unbidden and not only survived but grew to new heights in power and reputation. I hope this clears things up a little.

[@philippmaurer5722]

@@observer2484 thanks but I thought he meant something else but Tham that's a text

[@mariakelly90210]

Yes, that is rather ironic.

[@kilotun8316]

Everyone freaking out about the Unbidden. *Greater Terran Union has entered the chat*

[@janthion3590]

Wait isn't the unbidden running away from something worse? Wasn't that the reason why they are going to different dimensions? In like base Stellaris lore?

[@samza360]

@@janthion3590 Nah thats just the Prethoryn IIRC

[@amraniussilber5244]

That was the Pretoryn no? They are running from something called "the hunters" iirc.

[@Tomlar147]

18:36 "merely an inconvenience"... JUP that's the GTU folks

[@rhodes3983]

At last! Ever since reunification, Nakiska has remained one of the Confederacy's most closely guarded secret. But now, we shall finally see the truth, we shall finally learn what transpired on Nakiska. And in the distance a faint warcry can be heard and it says: *"Glory to the GTU!"*

[@xjdjaws]

This better give some answers to what’s going on with the lore

[@xjdjaws]

So they tried to copy the GTU’s homework?

[@r2coolforyou788]

@@xjdjaws pretty much

[@danielramirez1529]

Did you think the lore was being wonky? Just curious

[@xjdjaws]

@@danielramirez1529 Nah I’m just Dense sometimes

[@VengeanceN7]

@@xjdjaws I want them to have the war in heaven with the AC vs. the GTU.

[@FrostPDP]

This... ...Explains a *great* deal of Stellaris Invicta S2 lore. Fantastic!

[@TheDarkstormy]

What's on Nakiska...? We already know what's on and in Orbit of Nakiska. "Unbeknownst to all but the highest tiers of citizenship, the first trials have exceeded expectations and the first campaigns are already being drafted. Targets are being identified and objectives are being pronounced. Soon the order will be given and the first banners of the Greater Terran Union to be raised in another galaxy will be carried aboard the warships of VVS-989; Ryan’s Raiders."

[@geniemiki]

Damn This is the Invicta Cinematic Universe. It's amazing!!

[@SerialDesignationG3071]

Don't you mean, the Invicta Cinematic Multiverse?

[@milocontreras1535]

I don't know if you did it on purpose, but the George III quote "The greatest man in the world" when talking about Washington referenced by the Screk saying "The greatest nation in reality" when talking about the Confederacy is pure genius. Bravo

[@shawnradcliffe3514]

Thats what I call quality universe building. Just a single, vague reference to the GTU and the game has already changed! I put my money on the GTU being this multi-verses Big Bad and I am 100% on board with it cause Im an unapologetic GTU fanboy.

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

I don't think they are the big bad. Probably more like on the scale of being the opposite of the Unbidden. Remember to the Screk they were evil and the devil as they saw a race very much like thier own attack Earth and watched as the Terrans formed into a intergalactic multi-species empire that sought and destroyed the very people that attacked it. To them that was evil. Yet the Unbidden are a unknown energy race hell bent on outright genocide of the galaxy. The GTU is not. The Scek likely in the end figured instead of dealing with the devil they knew (humans) or fight the Unbidden along (worse devil) They decided on a 3rd option to control the devil they knew and lost. Now the GTE is on the rampage and likely is very much against the views both the Confederacy and the GTU shares.

[@janthion3590]

Imagine Nakiska opens like a door and the GTU see all this mess and decides to take over cause the kids are being pieces of shit.

[@vincegalila7211]

@@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent the GTE is basically identical to the GTU. Remember the GTU is a Facist Military Dictatorship.

[@danielanderson12321]

Fuck Antares, GTU are the true humans and fellow species

[@danielanderson12321]

@@vincegalila7211 not fascist 🤔, just a militant sole galactic multiverse state 🤏

[@vincegalila7211]

I like how the Flag can be a Skull, a Brain, and two Skrek hands clasped together which can in of itself mean two very different things all at once. This flag has surprising amount of Symbology.

[@ronin3381]

6:33 That must be what happened to the Earhart flotilla.

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

I'M SORRY MARC THAT I EVER DOUBT YOU! edit: ABOUT NAKISKA

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

ok let me guess this straight . Basically humanity was targeted from the very beggining on some alternate youtube video that the screk saw on thier interdimensional tv ., Basically inspired , from the brutal success of GTU ., Screk made a science project and searched the galaxy for humans and molded them in a poor xenos imitation of GTU in hopes that they will kick unbidden ass . Screk came in , earhart flottila came out and made a community in the other side of the galaxy . In the meantime screk is doing great on the science project of social engineering , even threw out some of the tech for the humans to use . In the end the humans (AC) party poop on the science experiment , so we ran hard going to UTP only to expect that our creations would turns against us . Honestly the screk wasnt totally bad - or wholly evil ., they just suck at science experiments , specifically on social sciences hehehe

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

Not to mention if their visions were true the GTU may come over a visit the AC.

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough yeah indeed, lorewise the screk wasnt wholly evil but was actually running a proxy war , and figured humanity was a good “clone army” , without the clones . well the screk could have just asked GTU nicely for some tips hehehe

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

@@GreenBlueWalkthrough scriptwise i like how it was written and basically hinting subtly the seasons two connection on season one ., Its indirect but strongly implied its GTU. I like subtleness on the story craft , better than those disney Slugs who dont know script writing

[@RandomYT05_01]

The GTU. So powerful as to break the law of entropy itself. To make the screk themselves fear humanity. Sheer raw power, and great glory as to never be rivaled ever again. Not even the unbidden could defeat them. Their legacy spreading across all existence, going between universes and through all time. The GTU, the most power empire ever conceived.

[@Sizdothyx]

I read this as the Shrek Empire. Shrek, after all, is _love._ Shrek is, in the end of all things, _life._

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

​THATS WHATS ON NAKISKA THE GTU WORMHOLES!

[@NGCAnderopolis]

Its th airheart flotilla from Season1

[@maxfieldjoyner5244]

@@NGCAnderopolis the Cortez colonization fleet.

[@rupertgarcia]

This brought me to tears. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! TERRA INVICTA! FORWARD ANTARES!

[@CucumberSadness]

By my water ration. The Screk watched Season 1.

[@thedoruk6324]

The realities part is directly from *the Owlman* of DC universe! The realities being undistinguishable to beyond comprehension! I remember that part!

[@thekaiser3815]

As do I. glade I,m not the only one.

[@thedoruk6324]

@@thekaiser3815 we are *the few!*

[@thekaiser3815]

@@thedoruk6324 We band of brothers

[@nebbus22]

Ooooohhhhhhh sh*#@#"#@#"t! So that explains why the Earhart flotilla ended up in the miasma! 🤯 Love it!

[@macfryling8421]

A new Stellaris vid on my birthday?! THIS IS THE BEST PRESENT EVER! But being serious though, great work on the vid as always and also congrats on the completion Invicta season two! Excited for the next season and excited for the next coming vids.

[@CocoanutVA]

One day, the GTU and Antares Confed are going to meet up... a-and hopefully become allies r-right?

[@amarjamakovic1222]

I love the way you tied in the GTU, that is God tier writting Mark.

[@justinowens2077]

You have no idea how happy it makes me that this episode officially established the Stellaris Invicta Universe is connected

[@05-6pangloss8]

By the heavens this is the greatest god damn series I have ever watched. Well fucking done, I am in awe

[@WVER-gc2fs]

Wait, so does this mean Antares had always had some vague idea about the dangers of Nakiska? Is that why information on that remains classified?

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

incidentally both GTU and AC have missing Colonist , and both were listed as “Classified”

[@Shiroya_Rumika]

@@Operator214MerchantMarine so Mama GTU and Papa AC lost colonists met together and formed a Nation

[@lupulul]

Talk about a full loop, geez! Epic!

[@Dan19870]

Listening to some of the rules the Screk introduced on Earth, I was thinking why did they introduce water rationing? Then it all became clear. I guess Humans turn into monsters if they don't have adequate shower time. Glory to the GTU and Forward Antares! Might listen to The Road to War for a couple of hours. EDIT: Can we expect a Stellaris Season 2 Mod with a Custom advisor? Maybe with the occasional Tavurite noise and Marc telling us how much he hates them?

[@bottasheimfe5750]

ok so GTU being alternate reality to Stellaris Invicta Season 2 is awesome

[@fumarc4501]

Chills. I have literal chills! What a twist! Onwards, Upwards, Forwards Antares!

[@ZearthGJL]

A round of applause to the Senate and to Marc. For we shall never do so again.

[@dwaugh2215]

This is ana awesome world building and connection to the previous season! Pity this season is nearly over

[@kyrerymmukk7446]

This is my favorite chapter in the story of SI so far. I love how so much of this section is about discovery and forgiveness. You guys did a great job.

[@firockfinion3326]

The reveals in this video... SO GOOD!

[@ZephLodwick]

Infinity War is the greatest crossover in film history. This video:

[@CommanderWolf888]

I am thoroughly in love with the Invicta Multiverse.

[@RathaShadar]

This made me cry. Damn that's good writing. This has been a good season.

[@samueltrusik3251]

For the glory of humanity, of life itself, we shall take our swords, and stand in battle. For those who come to us with the sword, by the sword, will perish.

[@C0deH0wler]

Void dweller elves... **Jaws music**

[@fumarc4501]

I like how the GTU exemplified the Terran martial spirit, and that the CRA exemplifies Terran compassionate ideals. Makes me wonder of the GTU and CRA could coexist or if they’re be at one another’s throats?

[@christophertryhorn784]

Love the fact that season 1 is mentioned in this as an alternate reality

[@korvatusklok4059]

Enrapturing, the institute really knows how to tell a good story.

[@marcelgrabowski5939]

From 17:05 I start feeling gosebumps even watching it for a fourth time, you guys really are highly capable in composing narration in order to make it appealing and powerfull.

[@qliphalpuzzle5453]

This lore just makes me want to read a short story of the last days of the Screk Empire

[@ulisesguzman8574]

This sounds as much like antares propaganda as the UTP video was screk pripaganda, and i love it.

[@cryo1246]

It fits with the astral rift DLC

[@heomji7216]

This crossover with Stellaris Invicta season 1 was incredibly well written. I'm not a fan of crossovers myself but this was beautifully made, it almost felt like it was anticipated since the very beginning. Well done Marc, well done.

[@theconnorwarman5138]

Absolutely incredible world building and writing. Thank you for continuing to develop this epic series!

[@idcgaming518]

Where can we find this version of the GTU theme?

[@LasertechStudios3142]

The story you’ve crafted here is something special.

[@demolition3612]

Season 3! Season 2 and season 1 was amazing, keep it up, cant wait for more just make sure you have fun making it too :)

[@calbarrie1735]

Brilliant honestly brilliant

[@jjvagnar1]

The Screk Empire? I'm new to the Stellaris universe, so can I assume these guys occupy swampy planets and are extremely hostile to any who intrude on said worlds?

[@gabrielaubry1334]

THE MIST MAN RETURNS!

[@Operator214MerchantMarine]

basically they can put the mist man as some sort of interdimensional prophet like Kane from command and conquer , although its stellaris season 03 or 04 hehehe (insert romulus chuck here) basically he's human although he's an anommaly kind of human like interdemensional traveller guy and repackage himself as the "messaih" gimmick

[@austinlukebenosa]

Stellaris Season 5 is now gonna be a multi-reality resistance against GTU invasions.

[@captainvalourous6668]

GTU=Unbidden 2.0

[@constantineceasar]

Well fuck. Just watched this video. Now I'm gonna spend the next 2 weeks playing stellaris. Everytime Templin Institue. 😂

[@e1123581321345589144]

That, was one of the greatest cross overs in sci-fy history.

[@alecnorton5490]

This is awesome I knew there would be a crossover I just wonder how it's going to play out I also wonder if Stellaris Invicta season 3 will include this as well.

[@C05597641]

The skrek didn't know about mass drivers I guess?

[@Tom-H1]

Dimension hopping is a pain in the head, man.

[@bipod3549]

I legit read it as Shrek Empire at first.

[@leoschvaa]

Did the Screk see the GTU in a different reality and try to emulate it in this one?

[@wargriffin5]

🙄✋ "Screk Technology" 😏👉 "Screknology"

[@jacob221100]

The Screk have walked into wrong neighborhood and knocked on the wrong door and in doing so they awoken the dragon .

[@gojrich9586]

I thought I read Shrek Empire at first... BUT DAMN THE CHILLS WHEN GTU WAS REVEALED

[@kokolekroko882]

Ok I might have dropped a tear when the GTU music started playing, but don't imagine stuff ok, it's just..... FOR THE GTU!

[@arkantos-arkantos6092]

When the narrator said that the Screk had created a new colossus, he was referring to the Antares Confederacy, not the UTP/GTE

[@The_Viscount]

In response to the demand from the Screk Imperium that the Antares Confederacy capitulate, In response to the demand that Antares swear loyalty to Screk masters, In response to the demand that the Confederacy retreat from the Galaxy, In response to the demand that Antares surrender our agency, We of the Antares Confederacy say, 'Hic manebimus optime!'

[@BierBart12]

I just randomly watched season 1 and now I find out that season 2 started TODAY Man, if that ain't a lucky day

[@BierBart12]

@@exilestudios9546 Oops, guess I mixed that up Either way, I watched through all of it.

[@marginbuu212]

So basically they invented inter-dimensional cable like Rick?

[@or_gluzman561Peace_IL_PS]

oh the Shrek Empire the horror the horror

[@heero75]

The Greater Terran Union vs The Antares Confederation, they are mirrors of each other and I am not sure would would win in a fight but I would love to see that fight.

[@heero75]

@Levi Kazama I am not so sure, the GTU is hyper militarized yes but just like the Promethean in Mass Effect they all follow the same playbook while Antares with multiple different cultures are more flexible in their thinking and therefor combat. The fact that the GTU is locked in one way of doing things could be their downfall.

[@black_prince0072]

@@heero75 well considering that the GTU United the entire galaxy under its rule and it’s been 600 years after where all the races are treated as equals. Theirs plenty of diversity in the GTU and plenty of time to improve and get new ideas and build up their military/ economic might even more. Also considering that their also now expanding to other galaxies. I think the GTU would win the war because of their huge experience in this filed and having plenty of time to recover and improve after the invasion and unification of the galaxy.

[@dingodongo3225]

At first I thought it said shrek empire and was gonna be about how shrek ruled his kingdom.

[@lancedeboer8220]

I like you guys were able to tie in the greater terran union into the naritive of this universe

[@achear5737]

"I am vengeance" - future earth

[@fritzkrieg7206]

I miss read the title as shrek empire. I love dislexia

[@scorpioninpink]

GTU anthem gave me goosebump.