BETA (Muv-Luv)
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The Beings of the Extra Terrestrial origin which is Adversary of human race or BETA are a fictional extraterrestrial lifeform in the Muv-Luv computer games.
Muv-Luv Unlimited and Alternative take place in alternate worlds where the BETA invaded Earth in 1973 after arriving on the Moon in 1967 and being spotted on Mars in 1958. By 2001, the world population is down to 1 billion people. When they first arrived in Japan in 1988, 36 million people were dead within a week. They vary greatly in size, the smallest kinds (soldier-class) being around three metres tall, and the largest kinds (fortress-class) being around fifty metres tall. They cannot fly, and so shoot down anything that does, rendering aircraft useless and making evacuation a lot more difficult.
Their very existence is shrouded in mystery. All that mankind knows of them is that they are (obviously) hostile, are carbon-based lifeforms (this was discovered when specimens were examined in Alternative 2), and don't consider humans to be living beings (this was found out through Soviet psychics' readings in Alternative 3).
We find out more about the BETA from Takeru's conversation with the Superior (上位存在, Jouisonzai) at the end of Alternative. They do not consider humans to be life-forms because we are carbon-based- They do not consider themselves to be life-forms, as they are actually biological weapons created by a being known only as the "Creator" (創造主 Souzoushu), a silicon-based life-form, and so only consider silicon-based entities to be life-forms. They consider humans to be resources to be recycled. Also, there are at least 1037 BETA scattered throughout the universe.
They have been likened to the space monsters of Top wo Nerae! (and to a lesser extent, the Buff Clan of Ideon)- Their biggest strength is in their numbers.
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[edit] Types of BETA
[edit] Identified Strains
Mankind has identified seven strains of BETA. Ultimately, these are only what have been identified, and there are many more.
- Laser-class BETA Luxcius: Duo oculus "Lux"
- Heavy laser-class BETA Magnus Luxcius: Unioculus "Magnus Lux"
- Grappler-class BETA Rrabidusius: Bracchium acutas "Medium"
- Destroyer-class BETA Impestusis: Arma duras "Ruitare"
- Fort-class BETA Pergrandium: tria corpus "Gravis"
- Tank-class BETA Manderium: Ungulam crus "Equus pedis"
- Warrior-class BETA Agilisis: Naris prolix "Barrus naris"
- Soldier-class BETA Venarius: Caput grande "Venator"
[edit] Unidentified Strains
- The Superior ("上位存在", what it called itself when talking through Sumika/Kasumi)
- Reactor ("反応炉"; The hive reactors, actually another strain of BETA)
- Carrier-type (As it is an unconfirmed strain, no official name)
- Barrier ("隔壁"; Like the hive reactors, also actually another strain of BETA)
[edit] BETA hives
The BETA's bases are called "hives". The parts above ground are called "monuments", while the massive underground parts (which include sprawling tunnels spreading around in all directions) are called "stabs".
Hives are classified into different phases according to their size. The largest hive on Earth is the Original Hive, a phase six hive, while the largest hive confirmed by mankind is a phase nine hive on Mars. There are no hives below phase six on Mars. There are also numerous hives on the moon.
- Phase 1
- Gates and the main shaft are constructed.
- Phase 2
- The main hall and drifts are constructed, and the monument is made bigger.
- Phase 3
- The monument is at 100 metres. The main shaft reaches 700 metres, and the drifts extend for 4 kilometres.
- Phase 4
- The monument is at 300 metres. The main shaft reaches 1200 metres, and the drifts extend for 10 kilometres.
- Phase 5
- The monument is at 600 metres. The main shaft reaches 2000 metres, and the drifts extend for 30 kilometres. Once a hive reaches phase 5, it can launch shuttle-like objects up into space. Mankind has been unable to determine just what those objects are, and can only tell from the trajectory that their destination is outside the solar system. It is revealed by the Superior that said objects contain resources.
- Phase 6
- The monument is at 1000 metres. The main shaft reaches 4000 metres, and the drifts extend for 100 kilometres.
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(All links are in Japanese)
