Thank you everyone for supporting me in making the BattleTech Lore & History series. This is a compilation of the five Terran Alliance chapters. It has a few very minor additions, but they only amount to about a minute in total. I'll be playing MechWarrior 5: Clans this next week, so you'll see several videos from me on that, but I'll be working on the Third Succession War series in the evening. I'm hoping to get the next chapter finished before the end of the month. Hope to see you there for the premiere.
Have fun and good luck mechwarrior! look forward to what you have to say. ny usual policy is to wait a month or so, till they get the launch bugs out so i can better enjoy it. I hope there arent too many!
@@HereBeDragonsYT Gratsi. Seen a lot of creators cashing in on the uptick in BT popularity, so I wasn't sure if that one was legit or not. Sven, Big Red, Tex, Mechanical Frog... I will check this ome out, too.
It makes sense for writers from around 2010 to use him. He was still fairly well respected by most people at that point. and also definitely works even in the 2020s, because it immediately shows how different US history must’ve been .
Discovered BT a while back via the blackpants guys videos on it. Binged watched those and have hungered for more. You did nicely in this video, solid straight through without ever being boring. The images used were bloody nice and helped paint a picture in the mind. God I wish they would make a series (newer one) of this massive story. So much they could make if they tried.....and were willing to attempt it and keep true to it vs bs. Thanks for the enjoyable vid.
Thank you for this one! I really enjoyed the Terran Alliance Series and this has a nice length to watch it in one sitting. There's that base coated Jenner on my table waiting to be finished, so this might be an opportunity to watch the whole thing again😊
Thank you for your content and wealth of information on Battletech. For me it's super awesome getting back into it since I was a kid, and now playing with my son's on Mechwarrior Mercenaries and Clans is a lot of fun.
I'm am always amazed. This content is absolutely amazing. I was able to get so many miniatures painted by listening to this. This universe continues to amaze me.
Thank you for doing these videos, you have no idea how hekpful it is for someone like me that is new to the franchise to watch to be able to get a handle on the lore and the timeline of the universe, when otherwise its spread over near 4 decades worth of printed material.
This series is 3/4ths of the length of the entire Age of War series! I love the detail you can get out of the sources on these subjects, like actual historical research it is almost as extensible as you want to make it. I look forward to seeing more detail on these earlier periods!
One day I hope we get some Terran Hegemony content. For all the fuss about their rise and fall most people barely know anything about it beyond the Cameron family lore.
41:04 *Miller* _"My. God. What happened to your eyes?"_ *Dr. Weir:* _"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see."_ *Miller:* _"What are you talking about?"_ *Dr. Weir:* _"I created the Event Horizon to reach the stars, but she's gone much, much farther than that. She tore a hole in our universe, a gateway to another dimension. A dimension of pure chaos. Pure... evil. When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was alive! Look at her, Miller. Isn't she beautiful?"_ *Miller:* _"Your 'beautiful' ship killed its crew, Doctor."_ *Dr. Weir:* _"Well... now she has another crew. Now she has us."_ ~ _Event Horizon_
Just getting into the Battletech PC game from 2018. I played a little of the table top and PC game in the 90's and early 2000's but I had no idea how far back and detailed the lore was for Battletech. After 3-4hrs playing the 2018 strategy game, it's clear that this universe has a lot of lore but I didn't imagine it was this extensive. Is this all from Mechwarrior sourcebooks and novels?
At the 24 minute mark the car in that picture and the motorcycle.Look cool, but I wouldn't be caught dead in that truck.I'm a truck man.By the way and that truck is totally fugly.
One of the funnier aspect of the rise of the Terran Alliance was UK prime Minister Boris Johnson (now that is some peak forshadowing there Fasa!). But unlike reality he is described as a rather stern Character who talked about unification unlike Mr Brexit with the wild haircut
They're in the Star League sourcebook. There is another speech in the Kurita Housebook as well that McKenna gives when dissolving the Alliance and founding the Hegemony if you're interested.
"Wheel within wheels in a spiral array A pattern so grand and complex Time after time we lose sight of the way Our causes can't see their effects A quantum leap forward in time and space The universe learned to expand Mess and magic, triumphant and tragic A mechanized world out of hand." Rush. Permanent Waves " Natural science"
The fact that my, as a Gorbachev apologist, prefered timeline of Mikey leading a democratic Russia eventually leads to the hell that is the Succession Wars is wild, and I am okay with it.
Is it just me, or is it a bit wildly rich that Battletech’s premise of beginning is the Reagan administration being the “great start” of it all? Like, of all fkn presidents to pick… him? 🧐😒
You have to remember Battletech was originally written in the 80's. They didn't know how the world would develop and might also have certain biases. And it probably made for the best start considering the Space Defense projects Reagan had on the table. Though unlike reality those projects were at least partially realized in the lore
@SvenVanDerPlank will you do a review? I've been binge watching all your lore vids to get ready for Clans. I wanted to see if the game is pretty accurate to the actual lore
So, the timelines diverge somewhere in the 1990s. Rudy Ghouliani, is president? Well, considering what we had 2016-2021, I guess nothing could be seen as completely ridiculous.
@@SvenVanDerPlank ; So, SDI (Star Wars), something that was said to be the deterrent that brought down the Soviet Union, And it never even worked. I suppose that it's as good as any other thing to start a divergent timeline.
11:50 - As an Asian historian, I find it hilariously amusing and downright racist of the Battletech lore to think that ANY Asian nations would ally with Communist China, ESPECIALLY under the auspices of an "Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere," given the negative connotations associated with that VERY SPECIFIC phrasing (specifically the IRL history of systematic oppression and genocide of other Asian nations, in the name of "co-prosperity"), and the ChiCom history of human rights violations.
Much of this super early stuff was written in the 1980s and exhibits quite a bit of cultural ignorance. I'm sure those name references were accidental either, they were definitely going for that association. I've seen a few people point to the fact that the Asian dominated nations (Capellan Confederation and Draconis Combine) were often characterised as villains in the 1980s material as an example of Yellow Peril.
Early BT was FULL of that kind of stuff. From what ive read, a lot of the people that worked on early BT for FASA were the sons of the auto manufacturers that got ruined by Asian automakers like Toyota, or at least they blamed Toyota and other such companies. So the Yellow Peril thing + a bit of stolen jobs salt is probably correct.
I feel like an in-universe explanation that would make more sense would be that it was never really an alliance, but instead was conquest propagandized as though it were peaceful, and the people of hundreds of years later have just lost the true story of what really happened. This has already happened to various extents in countries now under their thumb that most of the world now just sees as part of China.
I not know about the rest of the community, but I really not like the new Mechwarrior 5 The Clans game, the only good new thing it have are the fancy graphics and the warships, and I hate the fancy graphics, going photo realistic killed all the style of previous games, I not need to be photo realistic to enjoy the game, I didn't need the game weight 80G of digital space to enjoy the game, when the original weight 50G, this is like Sin of the Solar Empire, all the emphasis on the flashy graphics not everyone forgot about the game a month after release.
Yeah I'm going to have to get another SSD for all these damn 100+ gigabyte games I've got wishlisted on Steam. I still play modded Sins tho, there are some fun total conversion mods for it.
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Thank you everyone for supporting me in making the BattleTech Lore & History series. This is a compilation of the five Terran Alliance chapters. It has a few very minor additions, but they only amount to about a minute in total.
I'll be playing MechWarrior 5: Clans this next week, so you'll see several videos from me on that, but I'll be working on the Third Succession War series in the evening. I'm hoping to get the next chapter finished before the end of the month. Hope to see you there for the premiere.
I think most of us will be playing MW5: Clans this week :)
Have fun and good luck mechwarrior!
look forward to what you have to say. ny usual policy is to wait a month or so, till they get the launch bugs out so i can better enjoy it. I hope there arent too many!
Looking forward to your thoughts on Clans, mate
I can't pick it up at launch, but will enjoy hearing about it before I join you in a few weeks
One of my favs my guy.
Sci, Sven & Tex in the same 2 week window. Battletech bros we're so unbelievably back.
They are all up to something, with MW 5: Clans being released tonight.
Sci?
@@Deridus Science Insanity. Btech content creator.
@@HereBeDragonsYT Gratsi. Seen a lot of creators cashing in on the uptick in BT popularity, so I wasn't sure if that one was legit or not. Sven, Big Red, Tex, Mechanical Frog... I will check this ome out, too.
@@Deridushe is good, but not purely a btech creator
This is audio-book length. My man, we thank you!
Nearly spit out my drink hearing "President Guliani". That's some real '01-'02 fan-fic.
From a 2010 sourcebook, believe it or not.
That’s literally what I was thinking
It makes sense for writers from around 2010 to use him. He was still fairly well respected by most people at that point.
and also definitely works even in the 2020s, because it immediately shows how different US history must’ve been .
@@AndrewJoyce86Before the leftards lost their minds 😂
@@richter6699both sides lost their minds, unfortunately.
Yay! More Sven!
Thanks for another lore video!!
It takes some real talent to go from military action summaries in one episode to economic/scientific actions in another. Very well done.
This video beginning with "Ronald Reagan launching missile satellites" was a trip for me personally. Idk about anyone else
Discovered BT a while back via the blackpants guys videos on it. Binged watched those and have hungered for more.
You did nicely in this video, solid straight through without ever being boring. The images used were bloody nice and helped paint a picture in the mind.
God I wish they would make a series (newer one) of this massive story. So much they could make if they tried.....and were willing to attempt it and keep true to it vs bs.
Thanks for the enjoyable vid.
Such a fantastic piece of the puzzle
Great to have a genuine "intro" to give people who are looking at Battletech for the first time
Thank you for this one! I really enjoyed the Terran Alliance Series and this has a nice length to watch it in one sitting. There's that base coated Jenner on my table waiting to be finished, so this might be an opportunity to watch the whole thing again😊
I love how complex the lore is here. :)
Thank you for your content and wealth of information on Battletech. For me it's super awesome getting back into it since I was a kid, and now playing with my son's on Mechwarrior Mercenaries and Clans is a lot of fun.
You're always the first channel i recommend to people getting started on battletech. I love the work you're doing!
President Juliani is wild
Like always: a pure joy to listen to BT history, presented by Sven!
Sven, strong work as usual
I'm am always amazed. This content is absolutely amazing. I was able to get so many miniatures painted by listening to this. This universe continues to amaze me.
Thank you for doing these videos, you have no idea how hekpful it is for someone like me that is new to the franchise to watch to be able to get a handle on the lore and the timeline of the universe, when otherwise its spread over near 4 decades worth of printed material.
This series is 3/4ths of the length of the entire Age of War series! I love the detail you can get out of the sources on these subjects, like actual historical research it is almost as extensible as you want to make it. I look forward to seeing more detail on these earlier periods!
Learned something every minute. Good telling of the history.
One day I hope we get some Terran Hegemony content. For all the fuss about their rise and fall most people barely know anything about it beyond the Cameron family lore.
Popcorn ready, headphones ready, big screen ready. Let’s goooooooo.
😎
😨"PRESIDENT GIULIANI"😳
And here I was thinking 40k is grimdark 😂😅
41:04
*Miller* _"My. God. What happened to your eyes?"_
*Dr. Weir:* _"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see."_
*Miller:* _"What are you talking about?"_
*Dr. Weir:* _"I created the Event Horizon to reach the stars, but she's gone much, much farther than that. She tore a hole in our universe, a gateway to another dimension. A dimension of pure chaos. Pure... evil. When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was alive! Look at her, Miller. Isn't she beautiful?"_
*Miller:* _"Your 'beautiful' ship killed its crew, Doctor."_
*Dr. Weir:* _"Well... now she has another crew. Now she has us."_
~ _Event Horizon_
I love that movie.
Wooo, let's go! 8 PM my time, Operation Revival will commence! Sven, hope you and everyone else is having a great day today, and our spirits are high.
What a trip. When do the battlemech come in?
The year 2439
I can't wait for the terran hegemony history!
Glorious!
Could you maybe make a playlist of all of your super cuts? That would be real convenient
You’re awesome. I love your stuff. Bless you brother!
Just getting into the Battletech PC game from 2018. I played a little of the table top and PC game in the 90's and early 2000's but I had no idea how far back and detailed the lore was for Battletech.
After 3-4hrs playing the 2018 strategy game, it's clear that this universe has a lot of lore but I didn't imagine it was this extensive. Is this all from Mechwarrior sourcebooks and novels?
Looking forward to watching this. Thanks.
I find the mechwarrior 4 music so perfect for the setting
Hope you add more maps, maybe some Terran Alliance ones.
I have been waiting for this
At the 24 minute mark the car in that picture and the motorcycle.Look cool, but I wouldn't be caught dead in that truck.I'm a truck man.By the way and that truck is totally fugly.
The side windows are so weird that they look AI generated.
Cool... After I watch this it will only be... About 2 more hours til Clans
Did you do the voice for Warcraft 2? Sounds so much like the dude. Might want to contact Blizzard for a remake.
One of the funnier aspect of the rise of the Terran Alliance was UK prime Minister Boris Johnson (now that is some peak forshadowing there Fasa!). But unlike reality he is described as a rather stern Character who talked about unification unlike Mr Brexit with the wild haircut
I'm amazed the Terran Alliance limped along for as long as it did after the Outer Reaches Rebellion.
Ok gotta ask what book had Rudy become president in 2019
This AMAZING video aged very well. 😂
bit late but can i ask for the source for McKenna's speeches?
or rather, what im looking for in your sources?
They're in the Star League sourcebook. There is another speech in the Kurita Housebook as well that McKenna gives when dissolving the Alliance and founding the Hegemony if you're interested.
@@SvenVanDerPlank thank you! i cant buy the entire list at once, so ya saved me some time and money haha
Comment for the algorithm
CoDominium *hand grip* Battletech
Scifi series where the USSR and America unite in the near future.
"Wheel within wheels in a spiral array
A pattern so grand and complex
Time after time we lose sight of the way
Our causes can't see their effects
A quantum leap forward in time and space
The universe learned to expand
Mess and magic, triumphant and tragic
A mechanized world out of hand." Rush. Permanent Waves " Natural science"
"President Rudy Giuliani" 🤣🤣
The fact that my, as a Gorbachev apologist, prefered timeline of Mikey leading a democratic Russia eventually leads to the hell that is the Succession Wars is wild, and I am okay with it.
Who comes from Mechwarrior 5 Mercenarys?
Well... Let's just say, I love my Jenner Oxide with YAML upgrades.
That Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister should have done something constructive is pure Sci-Fi.
This is Ken Burns level of documentarianship.
Oohhhhhhhh!!!!!
Is it just me, or is it a bit wildly rich that Battletech’s premise of beginning is the Reagan administration being the “great start” of it all?
Like, of all fkn presidents to pick… him? 🧐😒
You have to remember Battletech was originally written in the 80's. They didn't know how the world would develop and might also have certain biases. And it probably made for the best start considering the Space Defense projects Reagan had on the table. Though unlike reality those projects were at least partially realized in the lore
He was also the first president to seriously push for the militarization of space in addition to the previous comment’s point.
🧠🧠🚀🚀🚀😎👍👍👍👍👍
The Rise and Fall of the Dreams of Boris Johnson.
how many months till you get up to the word of blake?
Many. Haven't even reached the year 3000 yet.
Are you going to play MW5 Clans?
Yes. I just built myself a new PC for that purpose.
@SvenVanDerPlank will you do a review? I've been binge watching all your lore vids to get ready for Clans. I wanted to see if the game is pretty accurate to the actual lore
what's next?
English guy: BORIS JOHNSON!?!?!
So, the timelines diverge somewhere in the 1990s. Rudy Ghouliani, is president? Well, considering what we had 2016-2021, I guess nothing could be seen as completely ridiculous.
They diverge in 1985 when the first laser satellite is launched. The project was cancelled in real-life (because it never worked).
@@SvenVanDerPlank ; So, SDI (Star Wars), something that was said to be the deterrent that brought down the Soviet Union, And it never even worked. I suppose that it's as good as any other thing to start a divergent timeline.
11:50 - As an Asian historian, I find it hilariously amusing and downright racist of the Battletech lore to think that ANY Asian nations would ally with Communist China, ESPECIALLY under the auspices of an "Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere," given the negative connotations associated with that VERY SPECIFIC phrasing (specifically the IRL history of systematic oppression and genocide of other Asian nations, in the name of "co-prosperity"), and the ChiCom history of human rights violations.
Much of this super early stuff was written in the 1980s and exhibits quite a bit of cultural ignorance. I'm sure those name references were accidental either, they were definitely going for that association. I've seen a few people point to the fact that the Asian dominated nations (Capellan Confederation and Draconis Combine) were often characterised as villains in the 1980s material as an example of Yellow Peril.
Early BT was FULL of that kind of stuff. From what ive read, a lot of the people that worked on early BT for FASA were the sons of the auto manufacturers that got ruined by Asian automakers like Toyota, or at least they blamed Toyota and other such companies. So the Yellow Peril thing + a bit of stolen jobs salt is probably correct.
I feel like an in-universe explanation that would make more sense would be that it was never really an alliance, but instead was conquest propagandized as though it were peaceful, and the people of hundreds of years later have just lost the true story of what really happened. This has already happened to various extents in countries now under their thumb that most of the world now just sees as part of China.
@@AAX11111 I always wondered what the explanation was for in-universe "legacy" US auto companies, but not Toyota, Volkswagen, etc. It stuck out.
Bro is not a historian lmao
I not know about the rest of the community, but I really not like the new Mechwarrior 5 The Clans game, the only good new thing it have are the fancy graphics and the warships, and I hate the fancy graphics, going photo realistic killed all the style of previous games, I not need to be photo realistic to enjoy the game, I didn't need the game weight 80G of digital space to enjoy the game, when the original weight 50G, this is like Sin of the Solar Empire, all the emphasis on the flashy graphics not everyone forgot about the game a month after release.
Yeah I'm going to have to get another SSD for all these damn 100+ gigabyte games I've got wishlisted on Steam. I still play modded Sins tho, there are some fun total conversion mods for it.