Braxis

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"Hell's supposed to be some kind of torture chamber filled with fire and brimstone, right? Well, after serving a tour of duty in the ice and snow of Braxis, the only difference I see is that at least Hell would be a lot warmer..."

―Corporal Max Redimus^src

Braxis
Astrographical
Region	Galactic fringe
Sector	Koprulu Sector
Physical
Dominant Terrain Classification	Ice
Tileset(s)	Ice
Points of interest	Blizzard landform Glacier Bay Mountain Stronghold Ursadon Flats Psi Disrupter (destroyed)
Species
Dominant	Terrans (formerly?)
Indigenous	Ursadons (formerly)
Societal
Affiliation	Protoss (formerly) Terran Dominion (formerly?) New Swarm (formerly)
Capital	Boralis (?—?)
Major space platforms/stations	Yes
Status	Ruined world (refrozen)

Braxis, an ice planet,^[1] was a Terran Dominion stronghold by the time the United Earth Directorate's Expeditionary Fleet reached the Koprulu Sector.^[2] Much earlier, it had been a protoss colony, by the name of Khyrador.^[1] It was abandoned when protoss strife escalated^[1] and mysterious storms struck.^[3]

A harsh, unforgiving world, it's mostly covered in a thick layer of permafrost that allows little in the way of plant life and winter storms constantly sweep across its plains. It was inhabited by ursadons.^[4]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Khyrador 1.2 The Quest for Uraj 1.3 UED Assault 1.4 Dark Vengeance 1.5 The Psi Disrupter 1.6 Purification 1.7 Braxis in StarCraft: Ghost 2 Locations 2.1 Regions 2.2 Settlements 2.3 Structures 3 Trivia 4 References

[edit] History

[edit] Khyrador

"Long ago, this world was a protoss colony called Khyrador. When the strife between our tribes escalated, this planet and the Uraj Crystal were abandoned."

―Zeratul tells Infested Kerrigan about Braxis^[src]

Khyrador was one of the first colony worlds established by the protoss after the Aeon of Strife. The protoss carried the Uraj crystal with them and installed it in a place of honor on Braxis. During the conflict with the Rogue Tribes, mysterious psionic storms broke out on Aiur and colonies such as Khyrador. The protoss hastily fled the strife, abandoning the Uraj and other treasured items.^[3] The world was more recently settled by the Terran Dominion.^[1]

[edit] The Quest for Uraj

During the early part of the Brood War the protoss, assisted by Infested Kerrigan, returned to Braxis to retrieve the Uraj crystal. They fought through local Dominion forces and successfully retrieved the crystal.^[1]

[edit] UED Assault

The protoss were unable to leave immediately as elements of the UED Expeditionary Fleet threw up a blockade of the planet using space platforms and missile turrets. Executor Artanis led the way to force a way through the blockade. The protoss disabled a number of power generators, shutting down the platform defenses, and opening a way for the protoss to escape.^[5]

The UED launched a ground assault on Braxis. The attack on Boralis, the capital city, ran into initial difficulties due to the city's heavy fortifications and a lack of vespene gas at the landing site. Samir Duran and the Confederate Resistance Forces provided a source of gas and an alternative route to circumvent the defenses and the city was taken. Based on Dominion data captured at Boralis the Confederate Resistance Forces launched an assassination attempt on Arcturus Mengsk at Umoja^[6] and the UED launched an attack on the Dylarian Shipyards.^[2]

[edit] Dark Vengeance

During the UED occupation, Schezar's Scavengers took shelter on the planet, including Alan Schezar himself and powerful anti-protoss technology, along with a number of zerg enslaved by the Dark Templar terrorist, Ulrezaj.^[7]

[edit] The Psi Disrupter

When the Psi Disrupter was recovered on Tarsonis UED Admiral Gerard DuGalle, on the advice of Duran, ordered it destroyed. UED Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov disobeyed orders and had the Disrupter secretly saved and taken to Braxis. When this was discovered DuGalle ordered Duran to destroy the Disrupter and execute Stukov. However, the Disrupter was saved when it was discovered Duran was a zerg agent. The Disrupter would prove crucial to the UED's plans to subjugate the second Overmind and the zerg.^[8]

As a key factor in the UED's dominance, the Psi Disrupter became a target of the UED's enemies. The garrison left to guard the Disrupter was unable to prevent an unlikely alliance of protoss, terran, and zerg, led by Infested Kerrigan, from striking and destroying the Psi Disrupter. This allowed Kerrigan to regain full control over her forces and, ultimately, gain control over the entire Swarm as well as beginning the steady doom of the UED fleet.^[9]

[edit] Purification

Main article: Resurrection IV

The cerebrate Kaloth "resurrected" and infested Alexei Stukov. Stukov made his base on Braxis after the Brood War with a combined terran and zerg force. The protoss and Raynor's Raiders, led by dragoon Praetor Taldarin and Jim Raynor, assaulted Braxis and captured Stukov. They used protoss-devised nanotech technology on Stukov and successfully reversed the infestation. The cost was high; most of the attacking troops perished and the subsequent protoss purification destroyed all life on the planet surface.^[10]

Since then, the planet has frozen back over.^[3][11]

[edit] Braxis in StarCraft: Ghost

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Braxis was set to feature in StarCraft: Ghost as a multiplayer environment and seemingly in singleplayer as well.^[12]

[edit] Locations

[edit] Regions

• Blizzard landform
• Glacier Bay
• Mountain Stronghold
• Ursadon Flats

[edit] Settlements

• Boralis

[edit] Structures

• Psi Disrupter (destroyed)

[edit] Trivia

Main article: Blizzard (map)

A university team discovered a giant two-mile wide "Blizzard" logo on Braxis.

[edit] References

Important Worlds in the StarCraft universe
Frequently Visited	Aiur · Antiga Prime · Braxis · Char · Korhal · Mar Sara · Shakuras · Tarsonis
Other	Moria · Umoja