The Jjaro were an extremely advanced species that disappeared from the Milky Way galaxy millions of years before the battle of Tau Ceti.
Overview[edit]
The Jjaro possessed high-quality cyborg technology, such as that used to give the S'pht sentience,[1] a star-destroying weapon known as the trih xeem,[2] the ability to move entire planets by warping space around them, some form of time manipulation technology, and the power to imprison the W'rkncacnter.[3] [4]
It is possible that the S'pht mythical beings – Yrro and Pthia – were Jjaro.[3]
History[edit]
After their demise, much of their technology fell into the hands of the Pfhor, while the S'pht'Kr used Jjaro technology to fold Lh'owon's moon K'lia out of their home system.[1]
According to Durandal, the Nakh were the last extant client race of the Jjaro. They rebelled against the Pfhor 6,000 years before the end of Marathon 2.[2]
While it occurred long after their species supposedly disappeared from the Milky Way, the Jjaro were responsible for warning humanity (via hologram) about the sleeping god beneath a pyramid in the Yucatan Peninsula in 1994. Inside the pyramid, Sergeant Eddings discovered a number of artifacts of alien — presumably Jjaro — origin, showcasing some of their technological capabilities.
After Eddings stunned the dreaming god by detonating a nuclear weapon, the Jjaro apparently visited Earth in-person to ensure it remained dormant. The artifacts Eddings obtained from the pyramid disappeared shortly after, but are presumed to have been used to accelerate humanity's technological advancement.[5]
Years later, Durandal hinted that the creation of Battleroids was enabled thanks to humanity's possession of Jjaro technology.[6]
Artifacts[edit]
Yellow crystal
Blue crystal
- Alien Pipes - musical instrument which allowed Eddings to activate technology inside the pyramid
- Cedar Box - duplicates any item placed inside
- Crystals
- Black - turned enemies to stone
- Blue - caused freezing damage
- Green - caused ground tremors
- Orange - caused fire damage
- Violet - caused electrical damage
- Yellow - enabled communication with the dead
- Trih xeem - forces a star to undergo early supernova
Gallery[edit]
Sergeant Eddings approaches the Yucatan pyramid, presumed to have been constructed as a prison by the Jjaro to contain the dreaming god.
Eddings fighting a Nightmare inside the Yucatan pyramid.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Marathon 2: Durandal, For Carnage, Apply Within, Terminal 1
- ^ a b Marathon 2: Durandal, All Roads Lead To Sol... Terminal 1
- ^ a b Marathon 2: Durandal, Six Thousand Feet Under, Terminal 4
- ^ Marathon Infinity, Aye Mak Sicur, Terminal 0: 2nd Message
- ^ Pathways Into Darkness
- ^ Marathon: Infinity
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