Cyberstan

"Everyone knows Cyberstan has been a rehabilitation facility for the Cyborgs since the First Galactic War. What a lot of People don't realize is just how many patriotic citizens it takes to keep an operation like that afloat. We will avenge every last one of them." Cyberstan is one of the five planets that reside within the Valdis Sector. Cyberstan is an ice world, as well the former home world of the Cyborgs during the first galactic war, before they were defeated and locked up safely in the mines of the planet, where they remained until the invasion in the Second Galactic War by the Automatons.

Topography
A planet slightly too far from its sun, with temperatures constantly cold creating deep layers of snow and ice. Prominent geographic features faced by Helldivers in the first Galactic War included vast open snowfields and frozen lake beds, as well as scattered mountain ranges and open pools of exposed arctic water that could freeze a careless Helldiver in seconds. Despite its inhospitable environment, this barren snow-covered wasteland on the galactic fringe was once the homeworld of the abominations of humanity, known as the Cyborgs.

Events of the First Galactic War
"Cyberstan is a place with a long history treachery. The stronghold of the Cyborgs, and later, their prison. Perhaps it is no accident that this world has become our target once again." Cyberstan was the homeworld and capital of the Cyborg Nation during the events of the first galactic war. Though their origins are unclear, what is known is that the human colonists of the planet had (possibly due to the harsh conditions of the planet) become obsessed with the manipulation of their bodies, replacing their skin with machines that according to them, gave them a higher meaning in life.

Whenever the planet was conquered by Super Earth, the Cyborgs would be then "democratized" by force, coerced into the voting booths by the threat of losing their civil rights. Super Earth's Army Tactical Command stationed troops on the planet for a period of 5 years to "keep the peace and run government positions", after which period the Cyborgs' culture is supposed to have transitioned to a "fully democratic" one (by Super Earth standards). Meanwhile, the Super Earth Construction Company (SECC), a government contractor, takes over the massive forges and industrial complexes of Cyberstan.

After several cycles of occupation, the Cyborg Nation was finally broken in both body and spirit. Cyberstan was conquered by Super Earth for the last time, with the Cyborgs themselves being secured away in the mines of Cyberstan, their homeworld becoming their prison for the next 100 years...

Events of the Second Galactic War
"Here's what I don't get. why invade cyberstan? Nothing there besides a bunch of mines and Cyborgs. You ask me... the Cyborgs are behind this whole thing. Or Maybe the Automatons just want to use the Cyborgs. Or Maybe this is another distraction, and the real real attack is still coming... yeah... I bet that's it. Watch your back." On April 9, 2024, a large force of Automatons invaded Cyberstan and all planets connected by FTL Lines to it. The Automatons were thought to have been eradicated from the Galaxy after their harsh defeats at the hands of Humanity's champions in the Severin Sector during operation Swift Disassembly. Unfortunately, the bulk of their forces were lurking in the darkness, waiting to strike at the Super Earth domains while the Helldivers were occupied on the Terminid front.

Investigations into what happened are currently ongoing. What is known is that the Automaton Invasion Fleet, comprised of tens of thousands of warships, arrived from FTL jump to the Valdis Sector and overran nearly every planet in just hours, with attacks on communications networks delaying the SEAF response. The Federation of Super Earth initiated Libcon 1, with SEAF reserves being hastily scrambled whilst all Helldivers were called to deploy immediately to the defense of the sector.

Currently the Ministry of Truth refutes the claim that the Automatons have an emotional drive to retake Cyberstan, as Automatons are unfeeling machines. The correct reason for their coward attack is their vile hatred towards freedom and managed democracy. Where the Automatons hid their invasion fleet and what their true objectives could be, are questions that must be asked later.

Cyberstan currently serves as the main base of operations for the Automatons, the Children of the Cyborgs as known based on a decoded data intercept. The level of overall Cyborg involvement is unknown and whether the Automatons are merely the servants of some unknown Cyborg survivor group which evaded capture and are hellbent on revenge, or the Cyborgs as a whole is unknown.

FTL Lines
Super Earth and its adversaries traverse the cosmos via FTL Lines, also known as Supply Lines, an interplanetary network.


 * Mekbuda

Trivia

 * The suffix -stan has the meaning of "a place abounding in" or "a place where anything abounds" in Persian. Cyberstan would roughly translate as "The Place of the Cyborgs" in Persian.


 * FS-38 ERADICATOR armor was First deployed in the mines of Cyberstan, where it offered protection against explosions in the hydrogen-rich caverns. Hydrogen can be used to power vehicles, generate electricity, power industry and heat homes, possibly explaining why the planet was colonized despite it's rough conditions.


 * Coretta Kelly Broadcast - Cyberstan Invasion - Strohmann News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrwvtwnoQw