The TWISTED First War | Operation: Counter-Strike | FULL Quake Lore

The events before, during and after Operation: Counter-Strike changed Earth forever. Humanity discovered The Dreamlands, also known as the realms of Quake. An Old One resided inside and under her influence, many minds were corrupted and twisted into new soldiers in her army. Up until the operation began, she planned to send through her armies to conquer Earth. Yet, there was one marine, Ranger, who would give everything he could to save his family and planet.
What were the objectives of Operation: Counter-Strike? What did humanity learn from it, and how did this operation affect the rest of the Quake series? In this video, we explore the lore and story behind the Operation: Counter-Strike in the Quake series.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Before
03:38 Earth & Discovery of Quake Realms
08:40 Operation: Counter-Strike
10:54 Traversal of The Dimensions
16:26 The Fall of Shub-Niggurath
19:08 Legacy
20:27 Closing Thoughts
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[@Skyrionn]

What is the best Quake operation? All praise Shub-Niggurath with a like, comment and share. Become one of The Dark Young!

[@ramiams862]

Did you take a look at Chasm: The rift ?

[@bellatorpopo430]

The nega chin

[@RantingThespian]

Definitely counterstrike ... that's if you don't count Arcane Dimensions.

[@mythicpeyote]

You said that name a criminal amount of times throughout the video

[@glenngriffon8032]

Hail Shub-Glitturath and her thousand young!

[@uniquehandle1]

Quake1's intro narrative is worth reimagining cinematic. They couldn't afford it at the time

[@megacide84]

In my head-canon... Long ago, Shub-Niggurath attempted an invasion of Stroggos. After years if not decades of fighting, The Strogg defeated her army and forced them off Stroggos and back into the Dreamlands. That would explain how the Strogg turned into a cybernetic warlike species and why their home world became a desolate wasteland. The Strogg then followed and continued the fight on her terf. Going full scorched Earth and decimating the Dreamlands, but eventually forced to retreat as their forces were stretched too thin. Hence why there are Strogg supply crates scattered about in the first Quake. That could be a major reason why they invaded Earth. To replenish their troop numbers and return to the Dreamlands to finish the job once and for all.

[@ragingraven7915]

Take a shot every time Skyrionn says Shub-Niggurath

[@FireOutOfMonkeysHead]

😂

[@Skyrionn]

I don't recommend.

[@novatheboss2]

29 shots

[@soramatoi4638]

Ill just say shrub for short

[@Vinsoniguess]

I did not know that Quake had roots in lovecraftian/eldritch entities until this video. Thank you!

[@Skyrionn]

It runs so deep. I'm going to try and explore the other Gods of Quake too.

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

I'm loving the start for more Quake lore videos! Can't wait for more, specially exploring the Stroggos.

[@Skyrionn]

I did cover Stroggos about a month ago. I will explore the Strogg soon too!

[@INFILTR8US]

I had no idea Quake lore went this hard and deep. Great video 😮

[@Skyrionn]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marlutteyestrelt3441]

Fantastic narrative dramatization of the macabre journey that the Ranger underwent in Quake one, with your signature style of tense narration perfectly fitting for Quake's exaggerated brief story interludes in the style of a Dungeon Mastering describing in diabolic detail his doom. Hope to see more into the Quake universe!

[@ShooterQ]

As a person who was enamored with Quake storyline as a kid (however little there was at times), I really appreciate your lore videos.

[@CherylOfficial2000]

Never played Quake before . But I gotta give it to you . Never failed once to make me fall asleep with your voice .

[@SlimeBlueMS]

That sounds insulting lol

[@CherylOfficial2000]

@@SlimeBlueMS What ? It isn't . It's a compliment . If you are able to put people to sleep while they play your video , hey , it's good . We are suppose to sleep in silence ?

[@newcastleman86]

I had Quake 64 but never got to play it. Probably because I was scared lol. Great video John. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@Skyrionn]

Maybe revisit it. The story is brilliant. Sadly not a lot of the story is in the actual game

[@ukraine_supporter_777]

A modern version of the quake series would be very good

[@Skyrionn]

That'd be great.

[@CryptToneMusic]

Always was fascinated by Quake 1 lore, the later games with the Strogg never interested me that much. I always loved the Eldritch and otherworldly nature of the first game. I hope one day Quake 1 gets a doom 2016 style reboot with fleshed out lore and more detailed worlds. Even if gameplay wise it's basically like doom 2016 with different weapons I'd still be happy, the atmosphere is what makes it for me

[@MonkeySponge]

Everytime I hear "triage at dawn" i think of your channel and videos. You do really great work, thank you for all the content you make!

[@Skyrionn]

Thanks for watching the content! I have some big projects planned for this year.

[@everstray7482]

18:00 It's a damn good thing that teleporter was there! Ain't no surviving a telefrag. 😂

[@doomwinterxglitchgamer]

I see how I've played Quake more times and how the mission pack changed everything after the first

[@E5rael]

I love Quake 1. Even got around to making levels for it. Thanks for covering it; really looking forward to seeing more! P.S. I like how you used the same walking animations and poses for Ranger as you did for Gordon. xD

[@codymcgrath2.3bviews3secon7]

Thought it was going to be counter strike lore for a moment. Love the video

[@jess648]

im surprised he hasn’t covered csgo yet

[@Skyrionn]

Hey Cody! I can't say I've ever played Counter-Strike. It could be one for the future maybe.

[@chrishughes3405]

Lol short video that'll be. CS is all about great game mechanics and the power of modding. Maybe we should count games with the same engine as being in the same lore multiverses.

[@plasmatic3223]

Thank you so much for this! I've actually been wondering when or if you'd cover Q1. I started the Quake series on Q1 and have been looking for other lore explained videos that cover Q1 but unfortunately there is none that go over stuff as coherently and in-depth as you do all at the same time.

[@Skyrionn]

Glad I could help! I have more Q1 planned :)

[@red.psycho02]

I love Quake and I love this channel so I see this as an absolute win.

[@phantomhurricane666]

really hope you cover the quake expansion packs.

[@the.coyote.king.]

I've never played quake, but I absolutely LOVE the lore. I'm a sucker for anything cosmic horror and this video is scratching that itch. Hopefully this will be an on going series of videos 😩🙏

[@LordofBright]

I been lookin for a channel like yers, Bub!

[@dxfan18]

Quake I has always been my favourite, the Netherworld always looked so cool to me. I didn't know the lore went this deep, but then I've never played Quake Champions cos it's got no single player. I need to check this out

[@Skyrionn]

Oh man the lore runs so deep. I highly recommend the Quake Champions comic. The game also has lore scrolls that tells of other ancient Gods.

[@DanielPerez-hh5sy]

I would love a careful dissection of the Doom and Quake lore, just like the videos about the Half-life lore.

[@Skyrionn]

I do have a ton of Doom videos already :) I believe this is my third Quake video. There's more to come too

[@SwebHat]

can you please make a video on the black mesa aftermath video? would love to hear it from you so bad. i use your content for sleeping every night

[@mysteryY2K]

i agree!

[@thebreadbringer9522]

Quake has a lot of good lore potential. Hope they'll come along with a Quake reboot some time.

[@dxcSOUL]

What do gamers really want? They complain about no originality in games anymore. People are moaning about how there are no original IPs for the PS5. But it seems like gamers just want remakes and reboots lol. Which is it?

[@tristanh4809]

​@@dxcSOULIf only I knew...

[@thebreadbringer9522]

@dxcSOUL One does not preclude the other. Quake 1s style never really got anywhere, and folks wanna see life breathed into it.

[@DONG-502]

​@dxcSOUL mindless Synthetic Man fanboy

[@WAFFENFABRIK]

YESSS, MORE QUAKE LORE

[@Skyrionn]

more to come!

[@zaptainkuboom5520]

Well done, cant wait for the ranger episode 👍

[@Skyrionn]

Hopefully coming soon!

[@Mic936]

Oh goody been waiting on another vid abt this

[@tristanh4809]

Oh, boy! This video was very enjoyable. Hopefully there will be more of this eventually. Or heck, maybe even a full Quake timeline?

[@Skyrionn]

I'm working up to a timeline :)

[@tristanh4809]

@@Skyrionn Very good.

[@thegamingguy3416]

I never thought that quake had H.P love craft elements in it

[@juliusss34]

love it

[@daydude4649]

Quake 1 lore lets gooooo

[@calebbowen6406]

quake lore lets go

[@paranoiia8]

Even if I loved playing Q1 I was never fan of it story, but when you put it like in this video... it have more appeal and you start to see it was not that bad.

[@Skyrionn]

I'm happy to have changed your perspective on that. There is more Quake lore to come :)

[@gmradio2436]

There is a fair amount of good Lovecraft, but for a quick read, it might be The Color Out of Space. Recently read The Ghost Pirates, and I understand how that inspired Lovecraft. Might be the earliest Cosmic Horror story.

[@syriypaplays4856]

It would be cool if youd do a diablo timeline video❤

[@JuliusKrieger]

I never played quake but the lore seems quite interesting.

[@Skyrionn]

It really is

[@RantingThespian]

#1- The Shadow Out of Time #2- At the Mountains of Madness

[@bryanm498]

I missread the title and came thinking about the Counter Strike: Condition Zero campaing.

[@pearljaime2]

We need a real sequel to Q1

[@DirtRider999]

Greqt video l! I bet the Unreal series would be a good one for thia channel i bet

[@Skyrionn]

I'll check it out

[@mythicpeyote]

Bro said Shubniggarath every chance he got 😂

[@Skyrionn]

I mentioned the creature that had caused all this chaos.

[@bloodysimile4893]

I would like to see Quake have a combination of techology horror, like the Strogg and mystery comic horror. Said for a Doom 2016 and Eternal, You the Ranger (for example) fight the Strogg invasion of earth to access the slip gates to access the dream realm of Quake, now fighting nightmare horror, needing to defeat them to stop Strogg slip gates for their fleet to get to earth.

[@Skyrionn]

That'd be a lot of action. Quake Champions takes place solely in The Dreamlands in which Ranger fights against the other people that have been trapped there and have not become Dreamers. Quake Wars is also a shooter in which you play human or Strogg.

[@danius_huganius]

so this is practically Combine... before Combine

[@ScarlettTheRav]

the videos really good but please turn off texture filtering for the next time you make a quake video or whatever. the game looks a lot better without filtering

[@Skyrionn]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll have to see what the texture filtering actually is haha

[@chandlerly3291]

For a moment i thiought this was about conuter strike

[@thesmilingman7576]

Where did you get this info sorry

[@CatEnthusiast-gr3cv]

How does shub relate to quake 2?

[@MatthewBester]

What about Dank & Scuz?

[@amazinglynoone]

Good video, I'd love to see one on Ultrakill's enemy lore such as Filth

[@mattc7420]

You might be the only one.

[@DONG-502]

​@@mattc7420can't you just respect his opinion?

[@FleshWizard69420]

Shub Africanrath

[@backstab86]

its nothing to quake 2, but its a good game

[@Skyrionn]

Having explored this deeper, I think Quake 1 may have even deeper lore!

[@thesinfultictac5704]

And thats why they call it a Zoo!

[@AC20sAkimbo]

Because Quake is mostly multiplayer I ignored the franchise. Good to have some lore though.

[@SirYodaJedi]

Multiplayer is only a subset of the franchise; Quake I, Quake II, and Quake 4 are singleplayer-focused, just happening to have good multiplayer modes.

[@Skyrionn]

The single player games are absolutely worth playing!

[@zelious8618]

Ah. So one could say... Quake is all about the backrooms. Lol

[@C.A._Old]

*imagen. Everythings start from Quake.*

[@chrishughes3405]

So much brown!!! Ummm nostalgia.

[@Kj16V]

Hey. That's OUR word. You can call her Shub Personofcolourrath.

[@thekilmister3854]

I don't want to be THAT guy but "The Statement of Rudolph Carter" is slightly not correct

[@Skyrionn]

It appears you are in fact, that guy.

[@AC20sAkimbo]

1st

[@Skyrionn]

almost... second is great though

[@nmspy]

Was it a global offensive? 😂

[@Skyrionn]

haha.

[@biz117]

csgo reference

[@onutrof1157]

Too bad Bethesda seem to not really care about reviving the Quake series :/

[@Non-Fungible-Gangsta]

trepang2

[@b3ead]

Is it just the or did the name shub-niggurath go from just fine and just a name too in recent time a bit too close to a racist remark

[@humanwithoutborders]

Not gonna lie, the word makes me feel a bit uneasy. haha same deal here. xD

[@JohnMacbeth]

The name didn't change did it? Just how hypersensitive people of today are to anything that sounds remotely like it.