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Arknights Lore Summary: Essential Info Before Endfield
This video summarizes the key elements of the Arknights world that you should know before starting Arknights: Endfield. It covers the origin of Originium, the legacy of the Precursor civilization, and the connection to Endfield.
1. ☢️ Originium: The Core Resource and Danger of the Terra World
- ✅ Originium is a major resource in the Arknights world 'Terra', contributing to civilization development similarly to uranium in reality.
- ⚠️ However, exposure to Originium carries the risk of contracting Oripathy, an incurable and infectious disease that causes conflict and war among the Terrans.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Major Resource | Driving force of civilization development |
| Risk Factor | Causes Oripathy, exacerbates social conflict |
00:01 - 00:38
1. ☢️ Originium: The Core Resource and Danger of the Terra World
- ✅ Originium is a major resource in the Arknights world 'Terra', contributing to civilization development similarly to uranium in reality.
- ⚠️ However, exposure to Originium carries the risk of contracting Oripathy, an incurable and infectious disease that causes conflict and war among the Terrans.
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Major Resource | Driving force of civilization development |
| Risk Factor | Causes Oripathy, exacerbates social conflict |
00:39 - 02:49
2. ⏳ Precursor Civilization: The Origin of Originium and Their Legacy
- ✅ Originium is a legacy left by the Precursor civilization that perished before Terra.
- ✅ The Precursors were a highly advanced civilization with planet-destroying weapons and ships spanning galaxies.
- ⚠️ Their civilization was ended by a being called 'Observer', and they created Originium hoping that future civilizations would overcome the fate of destruction.
- ✅ Originium is a crystal that converts matter into information and stores it in a fusion universe, containing the knowledge and truth of the Precursors.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Precursor Civilization | A highly developed civilization that met its end |
| Originium | Legacy of the Precursors, medium for storing and transmitting information |
| Observer | The being that destroyed the Precursor civilization |
02:50 - 03:43
3. 🚪 The Prophet and Talos-II: Connection to Endfield
- ✅ The Prophet (Doctor) brought life forms from other planets to execute the Originium Project and promote the birth of a new civilization on Terra.
- ✅ That planet is Talos-II, the setting of Arknights: Endfield.
- ✅ The Stargate connecting Talos-II and Terra will become a passage for Terrans to move to Talos in the distant future.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| The Prophet (Doctor) | Executor of the Originium Project, connects Talos-II and Terra |
| Talos-II | The planet that is the setting of Arknights: Endfield |
| Stargate | Passage connecting Terra and Talos-II |
03:44 - 04:53
4. 🔄 Pristis's Betrayal: Changing the Purpose of Originium
- ⚠️ Pristis, a linguist who completed the Originium Project with the Doctor, did not follow the will of the Precursors and changed the purpose of Originium.
- ⚠️ She wanted to make Originium a disaster that assimilates all civilizations into the fusion universe, rather than a hope to save new civilizations from destruction.
| Person | Description |
|---|---|
| Pristis | Co-completer of the Originium Project, attempted to change the purpose of Originium |
| Changed Purpose | Fusion universe assimilation instead of civilization salvation |
04:54 - 06:03
5. 🧬 Fusion Universe and Civilite Eterna: Possibility of Materializing Information
- ✅ If Originium converts matter into information and stores it in the fusion universe, it may be possible to convert information from the fusion universe into matter in reverse.
- ✅ Civilite Eterna, who appears in Episode 14, is an entity born based on the memories and personality of the deceased Theresa.
- ⚠️ However, Civilite Eterna is aware that she is not a resurrection or clone of Theresa, but a different entity from Theresa.
| Concept | Description |
|---|---|
| Fusion Universe | Space where information is stored |
| Civilite Eterna | Entity born based on Theresa's information |
06:04 - 07:27
6. 🌌 Solaris and Recombiner: The Mystery of Endfield
- ✅ Arknights can be associated with the SF work Solaris, and there is a setting that materializes human memories like the sea of Solaris.
- ✅ Characters from the previous game appear in Endfield, and there will be settings and stories about how they appear, whether they are cloned entities, and what the Recombiner is.
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Solaris | SF work that can be associated with Arknights |
| Recombiner | Mystery related to the characters from the previous game appearing in Endfield |
07:28 - 08:02
7. 🚀 Expect Independent Story of Endfield
- ✅ Since Endfield has a significant gap from Arknights, it is expected to develop its own story without being greatly bound by the story of Arknights.