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The year is NC 0145<ref>somewhere around AD 2375</ref>. The war between the Terrans and the Cyrva ended 62 years ago, and the two species are on friendly terms, though not integrated. In an effort to improve interspecies relations, a joint military academy is founded in the Abyss system, where cadets of both species would study alongside each other, and form the mixed-species Joint Guardian Angels Strike Force upon graduating. Now, the first class of the academy is graduating, and Misuzu Stella, Crystal Is'va Dertanya, and their classmates are looking forward to some routine peace-time assignments on board their new command ship, the LSF ''Guardian Angel''. However, they soon find themselves fighting on the front lines against a sudden invasion by not one but several alien species.

* [[Alternate Calendar]]: The NC calendar starts somewhere in the vicinity of 2230, coinciding with the UEU taking power on Earth.

* [[Airstrike Impossible]]: Several Cordi motherships and {{spoiler|the Hertak Flagship}} are destroyed in this manner.

* [[Apocalypse How]]: Class 6 on the previously-inhabitable planets of the Abyss system, as a result of the Terran-Cyrvan war. Rather than repair or terraform the ruined worlds, both species let them stand as they are, to serve as bleak and permanent reminders of the war.

* [[Attack Its Weak Point]]: ''Adasyas'' have incredibly powerful [[Deflector Shields]], and are tough for capital ships to take down... unless a sneaky fighter pilot flies under the shields and shoots the core (this is pretty dangerous, as the ''Adasya'' still has numerous point defense turrets, and its homing lasers ''will'' hit you on the way in).

* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: {{spoiler|Infi reveals several neat tricks in its final run that it was never shown to have before, such as jamming its enemies' targeting systems, and hacking into their capital ships to overload their jump drives, instantly destroying them.}}

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: The UEU, or "United Earth Union", the government that ruled humanity before the League of Terran Worlds overthrew it.

* [[Fandom Nod]]: During an intense battle, Tempest mentions a "BoE-3" simulator with similar situations. "BoE" refers to "[[Fan Nickname|Battle of Endor]]", a term used by the fans to describe huge battles involving many capital ships.

** In addition, one of the squadrons are known as the 42nd Hard Light squadron, featuring many cameos of various forumites.

* [[No Kill Like Overkill]]: Seems to be standard Hertak design philosophy. {{spoiler|The Aleyurians as well: the uber-powerful Prometheus Frame was their idea of a "light" fighter.}}

** Speaking of overkill, just what the hell did the Zy ''put'' in those {{spoiler|Anti-Fura'ngle}} missiles? They easily make the largest explosion seen in the game.

* [[No Transhumanism Allowed|No Transcyrvanism Allowed]]: The Cyrvans absolutely forbid genetic research of any kind, for any reason. (Strangely, [[Interspecies Romance|interbreeding with Terrans]] is permitted, though not encouraged.) Terrans aren't quite as strict about this, but view genetic engineering somewhat unfavorably, since the oppressive UEU used it heavily, and often on unwilling subjects.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Crystal is 42. Still very young by Cyrvan standards, as they often live to be [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]].

* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|What was the information Infi imprinted onto Dawn's mind? Who are the Fir'kyr? What was their relation to the Aleyurians, and why were the Hertak so interested in this?}}

* [[Shiny-Looking Spaceships]]: If Terran ships were any shinier, they'd be emitting light themselves. Possibly justified by the tech room because the ships have reflective armor to protect against energy weapons.

== Lots of these ==

** ''[[Star Control]]'':