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[[File:x3_trope_7723.jpg|frame|~~Windows/Macintosh [[4X]] [[Simulation Game|Space Simulator]]~~]]

Long before the events of the games, Earth built the first jump gate and launched it towards Alpha Centauri. However, in a midflight test, the Earth jump gate locked onto a random gate not built by humans - they had discovered the ''X-Universe'' [[Portal Network|gate system]]. All the planets discovered were totally [[Absent Aliens|absent of intelligent life]] <ref> due to the [[Precursors]] modifying the gate system to keep the Terrans isolated</ref>. Earth built a fleet of self-replicating and self-evolving [[Terraform|Terraformer]]er ships to make the worlds habitable for humanity. About a hundred years later, after the mission was complete, Earth sent out a command for the Terraformers to self-destruct. Not long after, the Terraformers show up in force, and begin terraforming ''everything'' in sight. Nathan R.Gunne, a Terran commander, lured the Terraformers past Earth's jump gate into the X-Universe, then destroyed the jump gate behind him to isolate the Terraformers (now dubbed the Xenon) and to save Earth. Gunne crash lands his frigate on Sonra-4, an earth-like world, and begins restarting civilization with his crew. They name themselves the "Argon" after R. Gunne. [[Future Imperfect|Earth has become a fairytale legend]]. The Argon begin exploring the X-Universe, and discover the peaceful [[Fish People|Boron]], the [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens|Paranid]], the [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|Split]], and the [[Proud Merchant Race|Teladi]]. They also rediscover the [[AI Is a Crapshoot|Xenon]]. The Terrans, completely isolated from the X-Universe, build a ship with the first Jump Drive, to try and reach Alpha Centauri. However, the Jump Drive locks onto the X-Universe and promptly breaks down, stranding the pilot (and protagonist) in the X-Universe and indebted to the Teladi, who helped repair his ship. The Earth pilot, Kyle Brennan, helped prevent the Xenon from blowing up a planet with their M0 Planet Killer in the first game, ''Beyond The Frontier''. A few decades later in ''The Threat'', the [[Horde of Alien Locusts|Kha'ak]] show up and their first act in the universe is to destroy everything in the sector President's End and nearly destroying the planet in Omicron Lyrae. After the Kha'ak planet killer is destroyed, a [[Precursor]] shows up and begins secretly aiding the Paranid in building a jump gate. The Paranid activate their jump gate in Heretic's End -- which links to Earth, right as the Kha'ak are jumping into the sector to try and destroy the Paranid jump gate. The entire Terran Fleet, completely forgotten by the rest of the universe, streams out of the jump gate and [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb stomps the Kha'ak]]. The Terrans establish tentative relations with the other races, but try to remain isolated -- hence the game being named ''Reunion''. ''Terran Conflict'' reunites the long lost {{spoiler|Aldrin}} colony with Earth, destroys the Kha'ak Hive Queen, and sees a [[Space Cold War|rise in tensions between the Argon and the Terrans]]. In ''Albion Prelude'', the cold war [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|goes hot with the destruction]] of Earth's orbital defense station.