| “ | A desert planet prone to unpredictable and dangerous sand twisters. | „ |
| ~ Official Description |
Ustotu is one of the five planets that reside within the Trigon Sector.
Topography[]
Ustotu is similar to Erata Prime, being a sandy desert with unstable tectonic activity.
History[]
Special Military Operations[]
Automaton Expedition[]
During the month of February 2184, a surprise attack by a large Automaton Force would see the planets on the Western Galactic Rim under attack by a massive robot force. As the defenses in Mantes and Draupnir fell and the Automatons encroached further and further into the Galactic Rim, they eventually advanced onto Ustotu.
It would be here where their advances would be stopped, as the Helldivers began to gain momentum and forced the Automatons to divert their resources towards Tien Kwan, a fruitless endeavor that ultimately paved the way for the robot's demise. Ustotu would be caught in the crossfire between the Helldivers and the Automatons, being stuck in a liberation campaign for months.
Operation Swift Disassembly[]
As the bots began losing ground and the Helldivers approached the Xzar and Severin Sectors, the Automatons withdrew. With the liberation of Troost, their offensive in Ustotu would be crippled, as they had lost the FTL Line that allowed them to stay supplied. Ustotu and Vandalon IV would be liberated shortly after.
Ustotu would remain under the stewardship of Super Earth for the remainder of the operation, with its colonists joyously celebrating the victory at Malevelon Creek and the righteous eradication of the Automatons at Malevelon Creek.
But peace was to be short-lived. A mere 3 days after their grandiose victory, the Automatons returned, taking over the Valdis Sector and rapidly advancing through the neighboring Andromeda Sector.
The Second Galactic War had begun
Second Galactic War[]
As the bots were contained in the Menkent Line, they would withdraw into defensive positions, consolidating their defenses around the planets immediately adjacent to the Valdis Sector, with neighboring Varylia 5 and Choepessa IV falling into the enemies' mechanical hands. However, as the war progressed and the Helldivers encircled them, the bots would begin making attempts to break out of the Valdis sector and expand their territories, by making daring raids throughout the Trigon Sector. In early May, they attempted to jump out of Charbal-VII and into the Xzar Sector through Mort but were successfully repelled, leading them to concentrate their advance on the planets connected to Choepessa IV.
While seeing some initial success, with their advances into Varylia 5 and into the Ymir Sector being mostly successful, they would be quickly halted and their successes reversed after Operation Emancipator returned Varylia 5 to the Helldivers, which then forced the bots to attack the only other planet that was connected to Choepessa IV: Ustotu
Defense of Ustotu (June 9th - June 10th)[]
The Automatons would return to Ustotu on evening of June 9th, 2184. Due to Major Orders from High Command enforicing the focus on Vega Bay, the planet would end up falling by the next day, getting trapped in a deadlock.
Shortly after, as the Helldivers were ordered back into the Terminid Front and then focused on defending the Xzar Sector, the Automatons launched an assault onto Troost. Once Troost's defenses collapsed, both it and Ustotu would be lost for good, as the bots would shortly recover Varylia 5 after a successful assault from Choepessa IV overwhelmed its defenses.
Operation Liberty Crush[]
Ustotu remained under Automaton occupation throughout the month of June and into July. However, its chance at liberation would appear from an unlikely source. After securing the plans for the intergalactic battle station at X-45, the Automaton Front would be split in half after the success of Operation Righteous Expunge. With Ustotu now cut away from its supply lines to Cyberstan, the order was issued for the liberation of all planets within the encirclement zone. Once Choepessa was liberated on July 28th, some Helldivers would divert towards Ustotu to assist local resistance efforts in order to thwart possible counteroffensives.
Then, on July 31st, shortly after victory at Varylia 5, the main force of the Helldivers began to arrive at Ustotu. The battle would be fierce and lengthy, which would buy the Automaton garrison at Wezen time to fortify its defenses. Victory would be achieved at the late hours of August 1st after almost a full day of fighting, which ultimately made Operation Liberty Crush fail.
FTL Lines[]
- Choepessa IV
- Troost (Established on April 20, 2184)
- Vandalon IV
- Varylia 5
FTL Timeline[]
- February 8th, 2184: Ustotu is connected by FTL to Choepessa IV, Vandalon IV and Varylia 5.
- April 20th, 2184: New FTL line to Troost is established.