Choepessa IV

"Ice and moss-covered rock can be found across most of the surface of this planet."

- Official Descripton, Helldivers 2 Choepessa IV is one of the four planets that reside within the Trigon Sector.

Topography
"Lush vegetation and bodies of water cover the planet surface. This planet is located in the area of space currently controlled by the Bugs. This planet is completely overrun. Make sure to bring a full team when assaulting it."

- Official Descripton, Helldivers 1

Choepessa IV is a cold, desolate graveyard of colossal bones and moss-covered rock which covers most of the surface of this planet. However, geological and historical record indicates that the climate of this world was not always so bleak and that one hundred years ago during the first galactic war, Choepessa IV was a humid jungle world covered in lush vegetation, with large bodies of water covering the planet.

During the first war, the planet was overrun by the Terminids, but thanks to the valiant efforts of the Helldivers the planet was not only liberated but also blessed with large deposits of element E-710 which can still be found buried under its surface to this day.

However in the century between the first Galactic War and the second, the Ministry of Science has noted a rapid shift in the planet's climate from tropical humidity to sub arctic. This has been caused by a chain reaction of positive feedback triggered by periodic changes in the planets orbit around the systems star, which has rapidly changed the planets climate. Less sunlight reaches the northern latitudes. Temperatures dropped and more water freeze into ice, expanding the polar glaciers which reflected more sunlight which cooled the planet even further. The whole planet — including it's oceans — froze over, killing off 98.7% of native plant and animal life.

In layman's terms, Choepessa IV is going through a completely natural ice age, one which is totally unrelated to resource extraction and manufacturing operations by the human colonies on the planet.

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