| “ | The lifeless grey of this planet is interrupted only by the violet flowers that grow from strange, parasitic outcroppings. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Mort is one of the five planets that reside within the Xzar Sector.
Topography[]
A swamp planet, Mort is largely covered in dense, tree-lined wetlands. Its terrain is a grayish-crimson color, and its flora consists mainly of large, vine-covered trees, tentacle-like plants, as well as underlying brush. Its geography is largely rocky and hilly, though it is spaced out with large open patches of wet sandy lowlands, often with small lakes and inlets. The planet is covered in a very thick, crimson-orange fog, which significantly reduces visibility.
History[]
Special Military Operations[]
First Battle of Mort (February 25 - 27th, 2184)[]
Mort was one of the first planets to be attacked by the Automatons during the initial Automaton Expeditions of February 2184. As the Helldivers came out victorious over the Terminids and liberated both Heeth and Angel's Venture, the Automatons began a surprise offensive into the Xzar Sector. During the offensive, Mort was the primary theater of fighting, being attacked on February 25th, 2184, and gaining notoriety by how close and brutal the fighting was.
The Helldivers would valiantly battle across the surface for 46 hours against the Automaton Invaders, as the new self-actuated belligerents posed a formidable challenge to this new generation of heroes. However, just as the battle reached its final hour, the GWWs servers would undergo an unscheduled maintenance, leaving the Helldiver Fleet severed in half due to this near-treacherous miscalculation. As the planet entered its final hour before planetary defenses collapsed, the Helldivers that had been left stranded on the surface would valiantly stand their ground long enough for the GWW maintenance to be completed and allowing the rest of the fleet to rejoin the fight just in time to save Mort from the robotic invaders, with a measly 3 minutes left before the planet fell.
This event is the closest save of any defensive operation of the Second Galactic War to date, with the next closest contenders being the Defense of Achird III with 5 minutes and the Battle of Calypso with 8 minutes.
Operation Enduring Bulwark[]
Mort would return to the forefront of the galactic campaign two months later, following the sinister syncronicity of the Terminids and Automatons launched large-scale assaults. Whilst the bugs were held at bay, the bots had broken the containment of the Menkent line, causing the galactic west to fall into chaos. The Automatons had reached Mort on the April 25th and after days of chaos, the Helldivers would finally rally, choosing the planet as the place that they would make their stand against the socialist toasters.
Second Galactic War[]
Second Battle of Mort[]
Holding the planet would be vital, as Mort's fall would give the Automatons a foothold in yet another sector. Fortunately thanks to the tenacity of the Helldivers (and the Automaton offensive overstretching itself) Mort would hold, preventing this breakout and delivering Super Earth it's first successful defense on the Automaton in over a week.
Operation Xzar Lockdown[]
Mort would have spent the month of May and the first 3 weeks of June in relative peace, as it sat right next to the deadlocked Charbal-VII, which the Automatons would promptly use to spread their socialism into Mort on the late hours of June 21st, attacking while the Helldivers were busy with Operation Hive Breaker in the Eastern Sectors. Underdefended, Mort would fall and allow the Automatons to launch a dual assault on Ingmar and Vandalon IV, in a pincer attack. Mort would be quickly defended and saved, however it would remain under potential attack due to an open FTL Supply Line between Mort and the enemy controlled Charbal-VII.
However, once Operation Andromeda severed the Automaton territories in half, the Helldivers would slowly expunge the Automatons out of their encirclement, with Charbal-VII being liberated on July 20th and with Mort being secured for good.
FTL Lines[]
- Charbal-VII - Andromeda Sector (Established on April 20, 2184)
- Ingmar
- Pöpli IX
FTL Timeline[]
- February 8th, 2184: Mort is connected by FTL to Ingmar and Pöpli IX.
- April 20th, 2184: New FTL line to Charbal-VII is established.
Trivia[]
- The Latin root word mort means “death.” This Latin root is the word origin of a good number of English vocabulary words, including mortgage, mortuary, and immortal. The Latin root word mort is easily recalled through the word mortal, for a “mortal” is someone whom “death” will claim one day. Mort is also a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed.