The Lair of the Mantis - Starfield Lore

[@haaris.r]

i can’t tell you how happy i am that you’re doing starfield lore

[@nickbriggs8059]

Same here. I’ve been watching Ox for years for the FO lore and just realized most my favorite content creators were prolly doing SF also and tho it may seem so obvious it slipped my mind. And all this new content truly makes my day. Like I will be playing SF for lit years to come. It’s like FO in space not Skyrim in space. The content is mind boggling. My mission log is packed and sometimes don’t even know where to start.

[@FadingVitals]

Happy Happy Happy!!! Me too

[@jamescook4881]

I can't tell him how much I wish he would just go away.

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

@@jamescook4881 dont watch his content then, genius

[@pegasusu1094]

This quest is such a sad story....he never got to see those words of pride from his mom. She was so hopeful too

[@GreyOne13]

From the timing of everything and her last words of "don't come looking for me" She May still be alive somewhere to.

[@bruticus1496]

What is with the blood in the living room/ kitchen area?

[@judge00]

@@bruticus1496 the shower is full of blood too

[@mcgibs]

tbqh if I were a quest writer I would have had Leon succeed and slowly change his life priorities around. By the time the spacers and the player arrives, he was already defeated and lamented his lack of an heir. It's rather corny, but the way it's currently written is a tad more brutal than it needed to be, imo.

[@sorenkarna2619]

What is up with all that blood, you know no one else was in there but her

[@HD2OTR]

"You're almost there my son! I am so proud!" *Proceeds to lure her son into a trap full of Machine Gun Turrets*

[@happy_fecker]

In her defense, her son did have some skills. He just never used them.

[@ActiveSufi]

Guess she believed in him too much

[@WarNvrChanges]

@@ActiveSufi “See mom, this is what happens when you try to force me into being something I’m not!” (The son still living in his mothers basement at the age of 40)

[@TheCaesarion]

The Turrets were Biometric so they wouldn’t shoot him. Only the Tyrannis Trap killed him and he was able to get out but at the cost of his life.

[@travisgames6608]

​@@TheCaesarionso... The statement stands

[@Cespar997]

This quest had Bethesda prestige written all over it. Mysterious, tragic and so fun to play through.

[@dylanherron3963]

It's a shame that it's one of few experiences like this. It's what I was looking forward to the most in Starfield. I've played too much to refund. I'm glad other people are enjoying it.

[@pmpowalisz]

You clearly hadn’t been looking hard enough.

[@dylanherron3963]

@@pmpowalisz I've been playing Creation Engine games since 2006. It is, without a doubt, unmistakably a Creation Engine game. For how many promises this game had to be "groundbreaking" and "never before seen," It's basically Fallout 4.5 in a different skin, with heavily reused assets and a shitload of barren wastelands, and none of the compelling exploration that gave any previous Creation Engine game before it merit. I decided when I was 13 that "Bethesda was the company I'd die for" and uh, welp, I'm 31, and I want my lives back.

[@yarp1246]

@@dylanherron3963 Bethesda did not begin using Creation Engine until Skyrim (2011). You have been playing Gamebryo games since 2006.

[@jacklemoormana8647]

God I couldn't do this quest without the thought "Oxhorn is gonna make a video about this" love it

[@Shandael]

Another fun fact about the Razorleaf ship is that it comes with a shielded cargo hold in order to sneak contraband into cities.

[@Duffman3005]

Does i!?! Been using it for days now and haven't realized that, time to poke around more lol.

[@sharfaraznewaz5496]

​@Duffman3005 yea, all you need to do is move any contraband into your cargo hold and it will automatically move into shielded cargo, be warned though that it doesn't guarantee that you'll sneak in contraband just gives you a chance.

[@thebarnessquad117]

I'm not really a big fan of the razor leaf find it's not really the best ship I've created better ships. And plus the gear you could actually sell it you can get some good money out of it

[@TheOnefalcon07]

​@sharfaraznewaz5496 it actually is one of the highest dps ships in the game. U have to basically rebuild it, but from the video I watched on how to build it. It's not hard. I prefer my kinda fast and powerful class c ship that can tank everything. But particle turrets.. those suck

[@thebarnessquad117]

The reason probably your particle Torrance suck is you have to have somebody on your crew on your ship that has particle weapons has a skill that's higher than one skill point

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

Every time I hear the word "Spacer" I always think about the Moon hat guy from The Outer Worlds and the way he said "Make a choice, Spacers choice"

[@Complexfearsoftheworld]

It's not the best choice, it's spacers choice!

[@happy_fecker]

@@Complexfearsoftheworld As much as I'm loving this game and will always be pretty loyal to Bethesda (despite bugs because I play on PC), I keep mentally comparing this game to The Outer Worlds.

[@Invrexs]

The Outer Worlds was so good too

[@crazymammoth]

when you eventually remake this video be sure to include that the Razorleaf Ship has a special tag on it that has a chance of causing Spacers and Pirates to Flee in Terror from you this is only on the ship and not the armor sadly

[@lxvxsxck]

I can't wait for you to learn more about Terrormorphs! Highly recommend doing the UC questline if you're interested in them. I didn't realize how scary they were until completing that quest.

[@chadharger9323]

You can discover quite a bit if you throughly explore the outpost you have to go to at the start of the game.

[@levirosenlieb7798]

Just ran into this mission last night. Was so enthralled. I just expected another base with some loot, and turns out I get a intriguing story and some sick items.

[@DJMarcO138]

Sic Semper Tyrannous is what Boothe shouted on stage after killing Lincoln. It means "thus always to tyrants".

[@liammacconn2744]

Also what Brutus reportedly said (but probably did not actually say) before killing Julius Caesar... which is what Boothe was referencing.

[@blackhawks81H]

It's also on the Virginia state flag.

[@FosterMcLane]

Also on the shirt Timothy Mcvay was wearing when he was caught

[@drakenred6908]

That slate that starts the quest appears randomly in the galaxy. Mine was in a science outpost on Kreet near the Crimson outpost.

[@LetsPlayAceCraft]

Mine was in the ruined casino

[@turtlemasteralpha119]

⁠​⁠@@LetsPlayAceCraft found mine in a abandoned cryolab on a moon called frost.

[@Shoevibechat]

Found mines in a bathroom stall in a neon city nightclub swimming in aurora induced vomit.

[@Whazzupie]

Found on a Spacer I killed during the Groundpounder mission

[@mrsleep0000]

Glad you're doing lore for this game, there are some CRAZY stories in this universe, really need to do one on the history of grav drives 😁 And Barrett is why I fly solo now...

[@MattXShaver]

This has been my favorite mission of the game so far. It was fun, difficult, eerie, and reminiscent of something you’d expect in Fallout. A lot of these other quests just feel like fast travel missions with weak stories around them. This was great. And I still wear the suit!

[@primarchstar2087]

Me too!

[@primarchstar2087]

Me too!

[@TrKz_m]

Me too!

[@TrKz_m]

Me too!

[@j0eblden342]

the accepted translation of sic semper tyrannis is "thus always to tyrants", used commonly in modern conversation to suggest tyrants will always be overthrown.

[@GokuBlackRose978]

And let’s be honest they always will, at least until it won’t, then we are doomed.

[@RichardCarter-em3rn]

Also appears on the flag of my dear homeland, Virginia....around the image of an avatar curb-checking a uh, little person meant to represent avarice.

[@Ben_dillon]

OXHORN!!!Jesus I used to binge watch ur fallout videos back in year 7, I’ve since left school and Im an adult. Time flies man, good to see ur back

[@LeifurHakonarson]

Took me a while to figure out so I thought I'd share. When a fleet of enemies discover that you are flying the Razorleaf they (sometimes - not always) panic and try to leave. Instead of using their gravdrives they turn blue i.e. the colour of friendly ships. The names of their ships stay the same though ("Spacer Hyena" etc.) and act as giveaways. Easy pickings.

[@jimbeaux89]

No way! I found myself thinking of Oxhorn last night as I was playing Starfield. I watched all of his fallout videos and wondered if he was making any for Starfield. So happy to find this video!

[@Mr_Cognito]

I've been watching your channel ever since I first got fallout 4 when I was a kid, you've no idea how glad I am to see you covering starfields lore as well.

[@Mr_Case_Time]

I wish the game had a lot more stories to unravel like this. Completely unrelated to the main story, but worth the work.

[@SecretlySeven]

This whole times I just felt like I was doing the Mechanist. From the name to the apparel to the vibe of the story.

[@Westen_Haus]

I thought that too. I was looking for a rival.

[@jamesaustralian9829]

Although the suit is good, go to the basement in the Lodge, and look for the large locked case in a corner. Slowly move around it and you can interact with the mannequin and remove all suit pieces despite the lock. That there is one of the best suits you can get by far, very early in the game.

[@LeifurHakonarson]

The quality of the armour in the Lair varies - it gets determined when you open the display case. If you quick save just before opening it you can then re-roll until you are happy. I didn't know this until late - but I was lucky, my armour outclassed everything (including the stuff in the basement) until level 91 when I replaced the helmet. By level 95 I had replaced all the items. A different character I started before finding out about the re-roll possibility wasn't so lucky, his armour was practically garbage.

[@DaRatier]

A neat thing is if you fight Spacers with the Razorleaf, they may recognize it and freak out. Was neat seeing them hurrying to grav jump away.

[@rafengamer6296]

Amen to that. There's something really satisfying about listening to a bunch of pirates and killers panicking over comms.

[@LuvMachine707]

I actually kept the helmet and pack, but opted for the Constellation space suit. The ship turned into my favorite star fighter.

[@msxbrc]

I find it hilarious that Dorian would think it's okay to bring her Oblivious son with no training to a literal minefield expecting him to survive it like it would be easy.

[@taylororourke2525]

The fact that the *OTHER* chest was a Furious Microgun kinda made the empty one worth it. 😂

[@alishalopez2153]

Please do not stop making Starfield lore! I was waiting for the day you started making these!

[@STORMSC0UT]

Cannot WAIT for the future Starfield videos. One of my fav channels, binged all fallout lore vids and now... FRESH CONTENT YESS

[@rizkyantoni3948]

The design of the space suit is like combination of hazmat suit underneath lab coat. The suit looks futuristic, smart, and techy. Also looks very expensive.

[@GJWhite66]

I kept the Razorleaf as my main ship, and just built it up. It has a very cool passive ability. Not only will Spacers and Pirates freak out when they see you, most of them will outright stop trying to fight you. They'll only engage you if you attack them after they've "surrendered"

[@isntyournamebacon]

Just knew Ox would do a lore video on this quest. I have found many that would make good videos. Good stuff.

[@steveeymann6374]

Been catching up on your bgs videos for years especially fallout 4. I cant believe i get to watch a series that i play from the beginning. As a fellow Washingtonian, im glad i got you to back me up for all the tjings ive missed. Ive found more secrets because of your videos than any deep dive video. Thank you for the info and all the hours of entertainment that I've enjoyed.

[@tobischmitz4372]

I really enjoy listening to your voice acting and I‘m happy that I can dive deep into the Starfield lore with your videos 😊

[@calebcarroll4638]

I used the Razerleaf for several in game hours, like around 20+ in game hours or something like that. Until I got the Star Eagle for completing the Freestar Collective's storyline. It is the best ship I have had so far, and I have 4. It is amazing, like 950+ lbs of hull capacity, the lazers take out shields in meer seconds, and the missles are just OP. Favorite ship by far, it also has about 5 crew space on it. It feels like a star wars ship.

[@rexpjesky23]

This is a rare exception to otherwise boring, shallow and disjoint quests in this game. Love your videos, sir.

[@OmegaUberDeathbot]

"I...will fight you!" And "I will hold back here." Not I'll fight you or I'll hold back here. Enunciate, every, word. Never shorten anything. You are paid by the word after all. Just...*sigh* top voice acting. Bravo.

[@chellwil6150]

This is most certainly one of the more interesting quests I've come across in this game. Figured out what the code for the letter turret room is but it was simpler to use my boost pack to jump over the letters. It cracks me up that none of the spacers thought to just go over them.

[@TheTrueEmrys]

Was having some trouble getting into the game, thought it was a little slow an nothing grabbed me yet! This quest was awesome an put me into the mood of finishing the entire game, really got me hooked.

[@zelouskight24]

Can’t tell how disappointed I am that you did not know the translation of ‘Sic semper Tyrannus’. The line was infamously said by John Wilks Booth after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. “Thus always to Tyrants” To the glory of the union the assassin was found and killed.

[@rolln8ths]

Lore videos have been great so far

[@blackkun0202]

after hearing the 1st audio log, I was amazed that I found the equivalent of a Bat Cave.

[@garthmarenghi4628]

I absolutely love your work. So cool to be able to play a game concurrently with your uploads

[@Omilogic]

This is one thing I have been looking forward to with the release of Starfield, Oxhorn lore videos about locations and factions and people etc.

[@chilledphoenix4853]

Gotta do more Starfield when ya get the chance. Been playing it recently and it's a killer game.

[@313Martin]

It’s an epic game‼️

[@shanewoosley8303]

I am so glad your doing starfield lore. Hope you keep making starfield videos. Several of the other channels i follow quit making starfield videos already

[@Reason4Termination]

I like how awkward the audio messages were, and how it was still addressing you as Leonard even at the end lmao

[@varcit9341]

watching lore vids like this makes me wish that I didn't rush through the game but then again, my school's semester was starting so at least I have a lot more motivation to play though the game again during our winter vacation.

[@Spoopball]

I'm very glad you are doing the lore in starfield, I have been grinding nothing but EXP, in anticipation to do "the NG+10 marathon" to have a maxed out character, at which point I will do all the sidequest/lore enjoyment in final NG+ file. Thank unto you

[@kalonem5719]

Fam I'm glad you're here, I followed you in fallout 4 I'm glad you're in Starfield we're here

[@HattaTHEZulZILLA86]

Yeah, companions in Bethesda games are a LIABILITY in a firefight since they are OBSESSED with blocking your line of fire. Not really suited for sneaking missions too since they like to alert EVERY . ENEMY . IN . THE . VICINITY . Just like in Fallout 4 and EVERY games made by Bethesda. They are handy during planetary explorations though. This will remind me to NEVER bring companions when you want to be stealthy exploring a dungeon.

[@joshuagoslee]

I've blackened the backside of Sarah's pants or spacesuit countless times with Heller's cutter every engagement due to this very thing 😂

[@bruticus1496]

I bounced a grenade off the back of sera’s head right back to my feet

[@HattaTHEZulZILLA86]

@@bruticus1496 I feel your pain. I'm pretty sure Oxhorn can too, judging from this video.

[@_MetalPhantom]

The emergency doors can be opened with cutters just fyi. 👍🏼 Great lore video OX been watching for years love to see you doing Starfield lore.

[@ripriv]

The combat and physics in this game are just so damn nice. Really loving it so far.

[@Rafrob77]

I love the fact I can play the game and just do the missions and then I come here to get the full story 😂

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

Here's a question left unanswered, where are the Spacer's ships? They're clearly from several crews, thete should be multiple ships up on the surface we can steal.

[@kevklatman]

This quest was so brilliant and well written. Wish there were more like it in this game

[@oriolesBraw]

LETS GOOOOOO!! Ochorn is the only lore master i want for starfield

[@Michael-xc9jn]

Love these! Keep up the starfield lore OX!

[@jxw457]

They missed a great chance to extend the story and maybe give the base as a player home

[@deademcee]

Just went through this. Thanks for the lore video. Always clutch bro!

[@ssmallwood127]

Thank you, Oxhorn, for allowing me to see that Starfield is a fun game, regardless of the negativity that comes in droves nowadays.

[@scottdevnull5778]

fun note, while flying the ship you get, when facing spacer vessels they will actually recognize the ship and flee

[@BigJMC]

Damn bro, his mom was more concerned about her legacy then her son’s legacy 💀

[@WhitneyCutthroat]

I’m beyond happy to see another brilliant series from you! ❤ 😊

[@TheZenaxa]

There is a note in the room you meet Livvy in. I think I found it on a crate to the left of the corridor door. It lists the words/phrases he had his "volunteers" try, the last listed being AMMANTIS. He theorized what the last letters would be.

[@PoeticDeath]

My favorite lore hound is making starfield lore ❤ BGS did pretty well with starfield only a handful of complaints I have is that is the base building and starship building on console

[@Zul_H]

i love just how they counting 5 to 1 without shoot first ask question later , and if you sell the slate of secret outpost you will be not able to going to secret out post, not sure if it a bug or not

[@med5674]

The only modification I can see myself making to this beaut of a ship is replacing the cockpit for a bigger one probably a Stout-Ecklund bridge because it simply looks cool but I might just leave it as it is because of the ship’s legacy

[@pkdroid8644]

The lore videos are back!

[@thejman12305]

Basically Batman nightfall protocol and you get a space bagsuit and space batmobile

[@purpledevilr7463]

I’m going to make a build and RP as Leon. It was some random corpse the Spacers found.

[@jakeegarris]

You know cases will have a lit green light on them to let you know there are items inside? Took me forever to figure that out

[@AverageTeller-p6l]

13:10 Barrett got in the way 1000 times.

[@dirtybird2202]

Great Job Oxhorn, love how you can bring the Lore to life makes a game much much more. Thank You can hardly wait to get this game myself.

[@bekahreece2018]

Barrett: I've done this a thousand times! (steps directly in your line of fire)

[@MrSasori117]

I'm so happy you're doing Lore for Starfield!! Haha and glad to see Barrett gets in your way as much as he does me lmao haha also the bounty hunter suit is rare to find! Really good stats but just is too heavy.

[@Recoil1808]

"Sic Semper Tyrannis" means "Thus always to tyrants". It is not a phrase saying that tyrants tend towards things (as "with" would imply), so much as prescribing the owed fate of all tyrants (which is to say: death).

[@pyramidsimmer5133]

It’s funny I did this side quest and was gonna read and listen to the lore and like after the first tape I was like “oxhorn will have a lore video on this I’ll watch that” and here it is 😂

[@xxtapout12xx43]

Please keep doing these💜 great to sleep too. I love the lore of bethesda’s games

[@Dokdiamant]

Starfield - Fallout 4 Spacers - Raiders Crimson Fleet - Gunners (Edit: Nuka World Raiders) Freestar Rangers - Minute Man? Vanguard - Brotherhood of Steel? UC - somewhat of the Enclave of old Times Constillation - Institute or Railroad (But with different Agendas =) ) House Va’ruun - Church of the Atom The others Factions I havn't found yet in Starfield.

[@cinnamoon423]

Ecliptic are the gunners of the game????? The crimson fleet are more akin to the nuka world raiders

[@Dokdiamant]

@@cinnamoon423 Hi, yes this is right. Ecliptic are Mercenaries in Starfield, Gunners also can be hired as such. But they also act like Pirates / Raiders and if you start your Starfield Chara with the Quirk "Wanted", you will often get a Visit from Ecliptic Merc that try to get your Headmoney. xD But that with the Crimson fleet, after I played the game longer, I must say your right. ^^

[@ServantOfOdin]

Sic semper tyrannis is a famous latin phrase, meaning "thus always the tyrants". It commonly means that tyrants will inescapably be overthrown due to their actions.

[@ghettod7]

Great video! Would love it if you did a video on the lore about the Red Devils or even Nova Galactic.

[@christianarroyo2056]

LETS FUCKING GO. OXHORN IS MAKING STARFIELD CONTENT

[@luukgamerlovepizza]

Thanks alot in that little puzzel took me few hours i did not pick up every thing because dont want to get full and slow down but it did help me alot keep doing what you are doing :)😁

[@adammurdoch1708]

love this questline rewards are great would be nice if they scaled with level doing at level 50 makes gear kinda meh the random encounters that occur when flying the razorleaf are a nice touch

[@andrewwitham8493]

Jeez Oxhon is already over here covering Starfield lore! Still can't get over the fact that Ox is the same guy that used to make those goofy WoW videos. Oxhorn's Shorts. All that was before most even knew what he looked like as he wasn't streaming quite yet.

[@LordStencil]

Felt like a big batman reference, loved the quest

[@harrisongood7342]

I remember in fallout 4 I'd play through the areas you were going through at the same time, now I can do that same for starfield

[@DonnieReno]

The problem I had was I’d get to the last 2 rows of letters and Sam walked on the wrong letters while I was looking for the I and the S. The first time he did that I died because I couldn’t find the way through the door fast enough. The 2nd time he set of the turrets again but I ran and hit the button before the turrets could kill me again. What a nightmare that room was!

[@The_Retro_Futurist_76]

I love this story so much, a space phantom, with the lineage being not only father to son, but parent to child...but why does that suit have to look so bad 😭

[@maximaldinotrap]

Sic Semper Tyrannis is a phrase famously uttered by John Wilkes Booth as he assassinated Lincoln. It has been used before that though. One example is it being Virginia's motto since 1776. Another usage of the phrase is supposedly Brutus during the assassination of Julius Caesar. The second example is debated though.

[@GrievousReborn]

You can get this Quest from random places I got it while exploring a helium-3 extraction facility

[@Animaniac0451]

In my run that empty case had a rivet gun in it.. but I never got any miniguns

[@stevekempsyninja3292]

I was whooping butt on this side quest at level 10 and beating level 30 characters... I think the level system is a little broken, but the end of the game, this game is super fun and enjoyable. This is my new skyrim! ❤🎉😊

[@MrPsramos]

30:28 I think they change this. I got coachman and shells. Sad! 😢

[@MrGrantEaston]

It’s randomized

[@kelanjames8429]

Honestly missed Leon's body though that's probably because it likely got moved since one of the spacers had a grenade launcher and was just throwing them everywhere even ended up killing livvey with it so I thought he was already dead when I got there, really should have made sure every slate had a marker the one that mentioned Leon's corpse and the one on Leon's body weren't marked for me so I didn't see em

[@gregwiggins6990]

Super Thanks!! Great content!

[@genchar692]

Ah yes I was requesting you to cover this mission in the last stream

[@EccentricGentelman]

I would take up the mantle but if I'm going to be a hero I'm not going with an insect theme. This isn't the first time in a Bethesda game where you can take on the mantle of of a legendary crimefighter. "Death has come for you evil doer and I am it's SHROUD!"

[@Revan-N7.]

Would think we could claim the Lair as a base and like...use the landing pad so on

[@Tyche-Love]

Small plothole, leon should not have had his cred stick on him as there is a recording that directly states that a spacer took that one item.