Editing Terminid Control System (section)

== Failure of the Terminid Control System ==
{{Quote|1=New updates on the backfiring on the TCS in the Meridia system. Here's the latest: A preliminary investigation by the {{Ministry of Science}} reveals that the Termicide initially worked, quote: "as intended," eliminating 99.6% of the Terminid population on all Barrier Planets. However, on [[Meridia]], some of the remaining Terminids not only survived, but actually began reproducing up to 20 times faster than before. Scientists are now calling the planet a Terminid, quote: "Supercolony." The mutations caused by the Termicide appear to be random, but according to the report, it is only a matter of time before the same reaction appears on the rest of the Barrier Planets. The Helldivers may be in a race against time to deactivate the TCS before this occurs.|2= Coretta Kelly - TCS Failure - News Broadcast }}
[[File:TCS Scientists.png|thumb|275x275px|The scientists who developed the TCS are arrested by the {{Ministry of Unity}}.]]For around two months, the Terminid Control System worked as intended, even proving key during Operation Enduring Bulwark by providing a solid barrier against further {{Terminids|Terminid}} advances into {{Super Earth|Federation}} space.
However, after two months, the TCS started to no longer function as intended as {{Terminids|Terminid}} outbreaks erupted on all [[Umlaut Sector|Barrier Planets]]. Most shockingly of all, however, was that the bugs were displaying resistance to Termicide, something top {{Super Earth}} scientists previously believed impossible. On [[Meridia]], Terminid reproduction exploded overnight and continued to increase exponentially, with the planet almost fully infested within hours.

While the exact mechanism for this hyper-reproductive adaptation was unknown, it appeared to be linked to continued Termicide Exposure. While this effect was still limited to [[Meridia]], it could not be allowed to spread. With the situation on [[Meridia]] unsalvagable, High Command placed Operation Legitimate Undertaking on indefinite hiatus, while the {{Helldivers}} were ordered to immediately deactivate the Terminid Control System on the remaining Barrier Planets.