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NAME ORIGIN According to the Daktaklakpak , the Eternal Ones' name comes from their the DNA formulae that start 'Eternal1'. Their complete name is their complete DNA formulae, something so complex that any sentience that tries to learn it all, organic or machine, becomes insane. The wordplay involved name works in every single language in the galaxy. According to the Precursors , this might or might not be meaningful. ORIGIN The Eternal Ones evolved from sentient organic beings, just like any other race. They evolved until they lost their material bodies and became pure energy, and then until they reached the verge of transforming into "something else". The Eternal Ones grew worried and afraid to evolve and lose their last physical vestige, and made a plan to stop their evolution. That plan required consuming incredible quantities of sentient energy. HARVEST OF SENTIENCE To harvest sentience in great quantity, the Eternal Ones planted "seeds" throughout the universe. This created all the other races in the Star Control universe. So the cycle began: plant, spread, and consume. For various cycles sentient life spread the universe, just to be wiped out by the Eternal Ones, until an incredibly intelligent race developed: The Precursors . DECEIVING THE ETERNAL ONES The Precursors became aware of The Eternal Ones' plans. So they made a plan themselves to be spared from the sentient harvest. They devolved themselves to non-sentient animals, and created semi-sentient machines called Daktaklakpak to re-evolve themselves when the harvest is over. Unfortunately, it went wrong. The Precursors devolved to cow-like creatures called Ortogs, and got spared by the harvest, but the Daktaklakpak forgot their main objective and started to wander the galaxy collecting and protecting all Precursor tecnologies. HARVEST OPTIMIZATION The long-term purpose for the Precursors was to develop an artifact to optimize the harvest for the Eternal Ones. The Precursors had noticed that sentient harvest was incredibly inefficient, and theorized that by optimizing the harvest, there wouldn't be a need for such genocide. The device wasn't finished in time for the next harvest, so they tried to survive the harvest, and became stranded as Ortogs. In Star Control 3, the player, as the human leader of the sentient races, foresees the harvest, and unites all (well... most) races to find a solution for it. He is able to find the unfinished artifact (it is actually the useless Ultron the Utwig praise as a God) and re-evolves a Precursor. The Precursor gives hints to finish the device, and the player is able to finish it just in time for the next harvest. The Eternal Ones consume a vast quality of sentient energy instead of quantity, without the need for harm or slaughter, and everyone goes home happy. SEE ALSO
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