Welcome to the fourth part in our Dark Forces lore telling play through, or Lore Play.
Last time we captured Moff Rebus, the man who created the weapons for the Dark Trooper
Project.
Well he mentioned some weapons tests conducted on the planet Fest, so that’s where we’re
heading next.
Located in the Outer Rim, it was covered in ice with steep ridged mountains and deep valleys.
The textures of Dark Forces leave a little to be desired, so here’s what it should
actually look like, courtesy of the Rogue Squadron game.
Fest actually recently joined the canon thanks to the Rogue One Visual Guide, which revealed
that it was the home planet of none other than Cassian Andor.
The planet first rose to prominence during the Clone Wars when the Separatists began
researching the metal known as phrik there.
The lab was eventually shut down by Omega Squadron.
From that point forward Fest had a pretty rough go of it.
They couldn’t stop fighting.
They had a civil war, and then when that was over they began fighting with the nearby planet
Mantooine.
Which by the way, who keeps naming planets with tooine in them?
Tatooine, Dantooine, Mantooine, Deltooine, Klatooine, Minntooine, Reltooine, Sestooine,
Vactooine, Ventooine, I mean what in the world??
Some galactic starmapper got really lazy.
So if you ever need a Star Wars planet for your fan fictions just add a syllable to the
front of Tooine.
But don’t take Altooine, I’m claiming that.
Where was I?
Right, Fest fighting with Mantooine.
With the rise of the Empire, the two planets put aside their differences, but it was a
little late.
The landscape was ravaged by the wars.
I don’t see much to ravage where we’re at, but I’m sure there are other flat cliffs
that really took a beating.
Well when the Empire invaded Mantooine, the two former enemies joined together to create
the Atrivis Resistance Group, that would eventually become part of the Rebel Alliance.
The Empire took up residence on Fest as well, and began running their own tests on the phrik
metal.
This is unconfirmed, but it would be kind of cool if this were the same base the Separatists
originally put up.
That’s ultimately why we’re here, is to look into those tests and find another lead
on the Dark Troopers.
It’s all about the phrik.
So while I navigate this absolute maze of a base I’ll be covering what we know about
phrik, but seriously, this place is a chore to get through.
Remember the first level on Danuta where I walked into a base, opened a couple of doors
and had the plans to the Death Star in like three minutes flat?
Well when I make these videos I actually play the levels a good three or four times to get
a feel for them.
So this recording is my best run through and I still get lost on multiple occasions.
It’s a nightmare (gandalf i have no memory).
My only comfort comes from knowing I can blow it up in the game Rogue Squadron.
But let’s get back to lore.
Phrik was a rare metallic compound, and one of the few materials in the galaxy that was
resistant to lightsabers.
It was actually the combination of two ores called phrikite and tydyrium.
Phrikite was mined on the sixteenth moon of the planet Gromas, and spoilers, that’s
where the next level takes place.
When the two ores were combined, they produced a very strong yet lightweight metal that was
perfect for use in battle armor.
Its rarity also made it a valuable commodity, which meant the Dark Troopers were not a cheap
unit to produce.
Actually you’ve probably seen phrik before and not even realized it!
It’s a canon material referenced in the book Tarkin and visibly seen onscreen in Revenge
of the Sith.
Palpatine’s lightsabers were made of phrik and finished with electrum.
Which is genius.
Anakin probably could have used some of it.
But it wouldn’t have been affordable on a slave’s wages.
Phrik is also mentioned in the Darth Vader comics, one mining baron claiming that they
have hardened phrik for bones.
Even Gromas, phrik’s Legends planet of origin is still canon.
Well after we get through the winding halls of this facility, and solve this strange puzzle
of platforms above a trash dump, Kyle is finally able to get his phrik on, providing us with
our next clue on the Dark Trooper.
So now we have to get out of the base, which isn’t really any easier except everybody
is already dead.
Was it a left or a right here?
Haven’t I already gone up these stairs?
How does this coded door even work??
I might play Rogue Squadron next just to blow this place to Mustafar.
Back outside, it’s pretty simple making it back to Jan and the Moldy Crew.
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