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[[File:The_2023_Marathon.jpg|thumb|The Marathon's redesign from the 2023 trailer]] | [[File:The_2023_Marathon.jpg|thumb|The Marathon's redesign from the 2023 trailer]] | ||
The Marathon was a colony ship, built by the [[Unifed Earth Space Council]] using Deimos as its frame <ref name="CRISTTERM">Marathon, Couch Fishing, Terminal 2, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#4</ref>. Politically controversial at the time of its construction, the Marathon would take over 60 years to complete. Officially, the vessel was sent to the [[Tau Ceti System|Tau Ceti]] system in the hopes of establishing a colony. | The Marathon was a colony ship, built by the [[Unifed Earth Space Council|Unified Earth Space Council]] using Deimos as its frame <ref name="CRISTTERM">Marathon, Couch Fishing, Terminal 2, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#4</ref>. Politically controversial at the time of its construction, the Marathon would take over 60 years to complete. Officially, the vessel was sent to the [[Tau Ceti System|Tau Ceti]] system in the hopes of establishing a colony. | ||
The ship was launched in 2472 and arrived in the Tau Ceti system in 2773.<ref name="Lostpacket"> Marathon Lost Network Packets, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bungie.html</ref>. | The ship was launched in 2472 and arrived in the Tau Ceti system in 2773.<ref name="Lostpacket"> Marathon Lost Network Packets, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bungie.html</ref>. | ||
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Construction continued without issue as the planet below continued to fall onto harder and harder times. Martian citizens began to see the ship as a symbol of oppression by the UESC. They called for the ship to be made into a CRIST, but the concept was never seriously considered by the UESC. | Construction continued without issue as the planet below continued to fall onto harder and harder times. Martian citizens began to see the ship as a symbol of oppression by the UESC. They called for the ship to be made into a CRIST, but the concept was never seriously considered by the UESC. | ||
The exact details of the Marathon's status are unknown during the Third Martian War. MIDA never took a serious effort to weaponize the ship. However, this would be known historically as one of their greatest missed | The exact details of the Marathon's status are unknown during the Third Martian War. MIDA never took a serious effort to weaponize the ship. However, this would be known historically as one of their greatest missed opportunities. <ref =="" "rosemida"="">Marathon, The Rose, Terminal 2, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#5</ref> | ||
Afterwards, construction continued seemingly without issue until the ship's maiden voyage in 2472. <ref name="Lostpacket" /> | Afterwards, construction continued seemingly without issue until the ship's maiden voyage in 2472. <ref name="Lostpacket" /> | ||
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On July 25, 2794, the Marathon came under attack by elements of the Pfhor Empire thanks to the plotting of the ship's rampant AI, Durandal. | On July 25, 2794, the Marathon came under attack by elements of the Pfhor Empire thanks to the plotting of the ship's rampant AI, Durandal. | ||
In the initial attack, a lone Pfhor scout ship dropped out of FTL above the colony and deployed forces to seize the colony and the Marathon itself. Tycho was taken offline by S'pht compilers and Leela came under relentless cyber attacks. | In the initial attack, a lone Pfhor scout ship dropped out of FTL above the colony and deployed forces to seize the colony and the Marathon itself. Tycho was taken offline by [[S'pht]] compilers and Leela came under relentless cyber attacks. | ||
All personnel were ordered to arm themselves and fight for their lives. | All personnel were ordered to arm themselves and fight for their lives. | ||
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In his communications with the aliens, he'd grown sympathetic with one of their client races, the S'pht, and had resolved to help free them from Pfhor captivity. | In his communications with the aliens, he'd grown sympathetic with one of their client races, the S'pht, and had resolved to help free them from Pfhor captivity. | ||
The player character managed to destroy the Pfhor control system holding the S'pht in line, and the newly freed slaves aided the humans in repelling the Pfhor. | The player character managed to destroy the [[Pfhor Cyborg|Pfhor control system]] holding the S'pht in line, and the newly freed slaves aided the humans in repelling the Pfhor. | ||
With the S'pht no longer attacking the Marathon's systems, Leela came back online. She quickly regains control of the situation and sends the player character to secure the last few holdouts of Pfhor aboard the ship. | With the S'pht no longer attacking the Marathon's systems, Leela came back online. She quickly regains control of the situation and sends the player character to secure the last few holdouts of Pfhor aboard the ship. | ||
On the colony below, the 9 | On the colony below, the 9 Battleroids who'd been living among the populace managed to repel the Pfhor onslaught with minimal damage to the colony itself. The surviving Pfhor surrendered to any human they came across, even the unarmed ones. | ||
In the chaos, Durandal seized the Pfhor scout ship for himself. Before leaving with his new S'pht allies, he teleports the player character and an unknown number of colonists into stasis chambers for later usage. | In the chaos, Durandal seized the Pfhor scout ship for himself. Before leaving with his new S'pht allies, he teleports the player character and an unknown number of colonists into stasis chambers for later usage. | ||
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The Pfhor managed to drop a distress beacon before being completely overtaken by the humans. Reinforcements soon arrived, and the colony was unable to repel the much larger battlegroup. Even with 9 Battleroids, there was nothing they could do. | The Pfhor managed to drop a distress beacon before being completely overtaken by the humans. Reinforcements soon arrived, and the colony was unable to repel the much larger battlegroup. Even with 9 Battleroids, there was nothing they could do. | ||
Leela | Leela and Tycho were seized by the Pfhor, and the colony was glassed from orbit. The only known survivors were the colonists in stasis aboard Durandal's ship. <ref>Marathon 2 Durandal, Endscreen, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/final2.html</ref> | ||
== Aftermath == | == Aftermath == | ||