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| location = Multiversal Lattice | | location = Multiversal Lattice | ||
| inhabitants = [[Goddess]], Ramrod | | inhabitants = [[Goddess]], Ramrod | ||
| web serial = | | web serial = [[Speck 30.4]] (glimpsed) | ||
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'''Supreme Earth''' is an [[alternate reality]] in close parallel with [[Earth Aleph]] and [[Earth Bet]], and the setting for an early draft of Worm. | '''Supreme Earth''' is an [[alternate reality]] in close parallel with [[Earth Aleph]] and [[Earth Bet]], and the setting for an early draft of Worm.<ref name="14.8c1"/> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Supreme Earth was an alternate reality that featured villains operating like terrorist cells, destabilizing society to make people dependent on superhumans to get energy, food and safety. Basically put, a world with superhumans that had no superheroes. Takeover on a global level, with non-superhumans as second class citizens. | Supreme Earth was an alternate reality that featured villains operating like terrorist cells, destabilizing society to make people dependent on superhumans to get energy, food and safety. Basically put, a world with superhumans that had no superheroes. Takeover on a global level, with non-superhumans as second class citizens.<ref name="14.8c1"/> | ||
At some point after Goddess' takeover, [[Professor Haywire]] discovered Supreme Earth, naming it "Earth Shin" or "Earth S". The [[PRT]] is aware of its existence, and the potential threat represented by [[Goddess]]' mind control is one of the reasons they are now extremely cautious of contact with other [[Earths]]. Its existence is heavily classified.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5KFMIh0jK_W3-JPJMDr08-nA6UTS06MFMqVga5tPPg/edit Lausanne RP]</ref> | At some point after Goddess' takeover, [[Professor Haywire]] discovered Supreme Earth, naming it "Earth Shin" or "Earth S". The [[PRT]] is aware of its existence, and the potential threat represented by [[Goddess]]' mind control is one of the reasons they are now extremely cautious of contact with other [[Earths]]. Its existence is heavily classified within the PRT and government.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5KFMIh0jK_W3-JPJMDr08-nA6UTS06MFMqVga5tPPg/edit Lausanne RP]</ref> | ||
During [[Golden Morning]], [[Khepri]] breached this Earth and defeated its occupants, [[Rise of Khepri|seizing control]].<ref name-"30.4">[[Speck 30.4]]</ref> The fate of the occupants afterwards is unclear. | During [[Golden Morning]], [[Khepri]] breached this Earth and defeated its occupants, [[Rise of Khepri|seizing control]].<ref name-"30.4">[[Speck 30.4]]</ref> The fate of the occupants afterwards is unclear. | ||
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== Inhabitants == | == Inhabitants == | ||
*[[Goddess]] | *[[Goddess]] | ||
*Ramrod (possibly known under a different alias) had a personality similar to Taylor, willing to do bad things for good reasons. For Ramrod this entailed keeping her family safe. She ascended the ranks of Goddess organization and struggled while finding out Goddess secrets. | *Ramrod (possibly known under a different alias) had a personality similar to Taylor, willing to do bad things for good reasons. For Ramrod this entailed keeping her family safe. She ascended the ranks of Goddess organization and struggled while finding out Goddess secrets.<ref name="14.8c1"/> | ||
<!--Not a lot to say. It was fairly early into my stint of writing for the genre, and I was mainly exploring things. Supreme Earth was an alternate reality that featured villains operating like terrorist cells, destablizing society in ways that were both major and minor (from offing world leaders to destroying city power grids), and putting the world in a situation where they were dependent on superhumans to get energy, food and safety. Basically put, a world with superhumans that had no superheroes. Takeover on a global level, with non-superhumans as second class citizens. | <!--Not a lot to say. It was fairly early into my stint of writing for the genre, and I was mainly exploring things. Supreme Earth was an alternate reality that featured villains operating like terrorist cells, destablizing society in ways that were both major and minor (from offing world leaders to destroying city power grids), and putting the world in a situation where they were dependent on superhumans to get energy, food and safety. Basically put, a world with superhumans that had no superheroes. Takeover on a global level, with non-superhumans as second class citizens. | ||
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Ramrod was kind of similar to Skitter in that she was an (arguably) good person in a cynical – she was new to her powers, entering the Supreme’s organization from the ground level, but her priorities were mainly ensuring that her family was taken care of. As she ascended in the ranks, keeping that perspective would have been the main challenge. In terms of the greater plot, there was the question of why the villains were so organized and why Goddess, the leader of the superhumans, was able to keep every superhuman in line.--> | Ramrod was kind of similar to Skitter in that she was an (arguably) good person in a cynical – she was new to her powers, entering the Supreme’s organization from the ground level, but her priorities were mainly ensuring that her family was taken care of. As she ascended in the ranks, keeping that perspective would have been the main challenge. In terms of the greater plot, there was the question of why the villains were so organized and why Goddess, the leader of the superhumans, was able to keep every superhuman in line.--> | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*In early drafts of Worm, the question of how [[Goddess]] controlled the superhumans so effectively and totally was a central mystery as the protagonist (Ramrod) ascended through the ranks. [[Wildbow]] has stated that he still considers the story canon.<ref name="14. | *In early drafts of Worm, the question of how [[Goddess]] controlled the superhumans so effectively and totally was a central mystery as the protagonist (Ramrod) ascended through the ranks. [[Wildbow]] has stated that he still considers the story canon.<ref name="14.8c1">[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/29/prey-14-8/#comment-4589 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.8]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 19:28, September 22, 2016
<infobox> <title source="name"><default>Earth Shin</default></title>
<image source="image"><default>File:Placeholder location.png</default></image> <header>Basic Information</header> <image source="map"></image> <label>Type</label> <label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Inhabitants</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label> </infobox> Supreme Earth is an alternate reality in close parallel with Earth Aleph and Earth Bet, and the setting for an early draft of Worm.<ref name="14.8c1"/>
History
Supreme Earth was an alternate reality that featured villains operating like terrorist cells, destabilizing society to make people dependent on superhumans to get energy, food and safety. Basically put, a world with superhumans that had no superheroes. Takeover on a global level, with non-superhumans as second class citizens.<ref name="14.8c1"/>
At some point after Goddess' takeover, Professor Haywire discovered Supreme Earth, naming it "Earth Shin" or "Earth S". The PRT is aware of its existence, and the potential threat represented by Goddess' mind control is one of the reasons they are now extremely cautious of contact with other Earths. Its existence is heavily classified within the PRT and government.<ref>Lausanne RP</ref>
During Golden Morning, Khepri breached this Earth and defeated its occupants, seizing control.<ref name-"30.4">Speck 30.4</ref> The fate of the occupants afterwards is unclear.
Inhabitants
- Goddess
- Ramrod (possibly known under a different alias) had a personality similar to Taylor, willing to do bad things for good reasons. For Ramrod this entailed keeping her family safe. She ascended the ranks of Goddess organization and struggled while finding out Goddess secrets.<ref name="14.8c1"/>
Trivia
- In early drafts of Worm, the question of how Goddess controlled the superhumans so effectively and totally was a central mystery as the protagonist (Ramrod) ascended through the ranks. Wildbow has stated that he still considers the story canon.<ref name="14.8c1">Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.8</ref>
References
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