Shawn Farrell's definitions

Praetorian Guard

An elite force of bodyguards used by Roman emperors.

Augustus created the Praetorian Guard in 27 BCE.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

Skynet

A military AI computer network created by Cyberdyne Systems that gains sentience and begins a genocidal war against humanity when US military officials try to pull the plug on the project. Sends two Terminators back in time, one to destroy opposition leader John Connor's mother before Connor is born, and one to eliminate Connor ten years later.

Skynet's undoing was its use of humans to dispose of bodies in its death camps.

by Shawn Farrell November 15, 2004

GTVA Colossus

The largest vessel ever created. This dreadnought was first designed during the infancy of the GTVA, by the Emperor Khonsu II. Its construction took over twenty years, ending with the unveiling of the twelve kilometer starship during a minor skirmish. The Colossus and its 10,000 member crew all perished while valiantly distracting the first Sathanas juggernaut.

Jump, Colossus.

We can't, we've been disabled.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

praetor

Officially, a designation that made a consul into a leader of the armies of the state.

Title of certain warlords. (before the Roman Empire)

Praetors combined the roles of judges, generals, and governers.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

planet smasher

Enormous interstellar warships designed for one purpose: destroying worlds. They must be escorted by literal fleets, for they lack their own strong defensive systems. The energy one planet smasher uses could run a system for several years.

Planet smashers are the ultimate weapon.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

clockworks

Artificial soldiers created by the Nazi Empire in the 1990s. The name derives from the managerie of gears located at the joins of the clockworks. Look like rusty skeletons, with haunting, emerald green eyes.

Thousands of clockworks stormed the Reichspalace in Berlin in order to overthrown the Fuhrer.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004

AT-AT

Acronym for All Terrain Armored Transport.

AT-ATs are one of the most effective ground weapons ever created.

by Shawn Farrell May 5, 2004