| “ | Squelching mud, twisting roots; the odor of rot and anarchy. A teeming, endless morass. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Bashyr is one of the six planets that reside within the Gallux Sector.
Topography[]
The ministry of Science's galactic topography database previously listed Bashyr as a lifeless grey rock, who's surface was interrupted only by the violet flowers that grow from strange, parasitic outcroppings. However this has recently been discovered to be a mischaracterization, with the planet iactually being a "Foggy Swamp" planet similar to Socorro III. This error has since been fixed.
History[]
Second Galactic War[]
Return of the Illuminate[]
Bashyr had been, for most of its democratically recorded history, a peaceful planet colony of Super Earth. Having been settled after the First Galactic War, Bashyr was a planet that was notoriously difficult to inhabit, as there was little fertile, stable land and too much bog and swamp to traverse.
A Helldiver engages a horde of Voteless in the outskirts of an urban settlement. December 20th, 2184
Yet despite all of the difficulties, the colonists of Bashyr got to work, which eventually bore fruit in the form of pristine urbanized colonies that now cover Bashyr's surfaces. However, a race filled with envy stared from the depths of the endless abyss.
The 
Illuminate, a race of aliens that had once tried and failed to defy humanity, had returned from their exile and was now waging war against Managed Democracy once more. On December 20th, Bashyr would fall prey to an Illuminate raid, being attacked alongside Skaash. After the Helldivers had defeated these aliens at Achernar Secundus, they were decided to deliver another defeat onto them. As such, they immediately deployed onto Bashyr, determined to break these Illuminate invaders.
A Helldiver searches for survivors in the desolate ruins of an urban colony in Bashyr. December 20th, 2184.
However, the Helldivers at Bashyr could not fully repel the Illuminate invaders, as the force was split between Bashyr and Skaash. As the hours passed, Bashyr would be sidelined in favor of rescuing the front at Skaash in hopes of ending the Illuminate offensive as quickly as possible. While the defenses at Bashyr caved in, the Illuminate would be forced to retreat after the Helldivers destroyed their forces on Skaash, granting them victory.
Despite this, the invaders wouldn't have had enough and, on January 12th, 2185, the Illuminate would send a second invasion force onto Bashyr. This time, however, the Helldivers had to concentrate on holding back Terminid assaults in the Farsight Sector, which only allowed for a small contingent of Helldivers to be diverted towards Bashyr, ultimately giving the Illuminate a second victory once their invasion force withdrew 12 hours later.
FTL Timeline[]
- February 8th, 2184: Bashyr is connected by FTL to Acubens Prime, Kharst and Rasp.
- June 13th, 2184: FTL line to Acubens Prime, Kharst and Rasp are destroyed.
Environmental Change History[]
| Patch | Changes |
|---|---|
| 1.000.000 | Bashyr is a Ashland Biome. |
| 1.001.002 | Bashyr is change to a Foggy Swamp Biome. |
Trivia[]
- The name of Bashyr is similar to Bashir, a male given name derived from Arabic. It means "the one who brings good news". It is also a surname.