Fiction:Grox Grand Dominion

"Do not resist. Organics resist so much. Law, order, logic. These things should be the bedrock of any society, yet most of you disregard them. However, we will make you regard them. Opposition to these tenants is Irrelevant."

- An Alpha Drone

The Alpha Cyber Collective is a massive horde of cybernetic monstrosities, genetically engineered mutations, and various other races and species brought together under the command of a Council of Overseers known as the Advocacy, and united in one goal; to drain the universe entirely of it's resources and matter in order to stabilize their rampant technology and keep themselves from a massive extinction event, as well as assimilating those deemed worthy of "perfection".

The Collective, however, is not entirely focused on destruction and the harvesting and reaping of individuals. Their empire is divided among a number of dynasties, kingdoms and small empires, answering to various Lords, including Necrox Overlords, Grox Underseers, and the highest authorities, the Overseers, who command the entire Collective in the name of their leader, the Eternal-Mind, and his mad plans.

Populations that find themselves under occupation are not actually assimilated, unless they prove openly hostile, and, in fact, are allowed to live within their planets, as resources are slowly extracted. In times of war, these free populations force bands of militia and troops to support their masters in battle.

Formation
The Cyber collective is a descendent of a rogue Grox cell, having split from the main empire after the Cyber rabies plague, and during the Chaos that followed. Moving out onto the galaxy, several members began to mutate themselves into various new forms to suit their needs and to adapt to different environments and planets. Arriving in Mirus, the Alpha Collective, at this point was dying out due to a lack of resources and losing several members to radiation poisoning. Found by the, the Collective was saved, their bodies adapted to the radiation by their saviors. Lead by the scientist Kashiin'Rishass, the Multus began to prepare the Collective to fill a role in the galaxy, much like their other creations. Used as a template, the Multus then created the from the Collective's own genetic material, tweaking it slightly to fill a different role.

In order to survive alongside the Multus, several members of the Collective where chosen to receive heightened telepathic abilities and powers focused on improving and strengthening their minds. However, all was not right. While Kashiin supported the idea of giving the Grox the Multus technology and allowing them to fill a role within the galaxy as protectors, the Council that ruled the Multus did not support it, saying the Grox could not understand the gifts of the Multus yet, and the Prophets who advised them received visions of the Grox rebelling against them. Resolving not to let this happen, the Multus tried to put the Collective down, however, the Grox instead rebelled, joined by the Leviathan Hive-mind. After a massive war that nearly tore apart the galaxy, and a schism between the Ne'kron, the Multus took to massive Habitat Ships, and, taking advantage of the staggering loses the Collective and Hive-mind had taken, the Multus fled, diving beneath the oceans of various worlds, and deactivating everything apart from their life-support systems.

Knowing they where weakened from the fight, the Alpha and Leviathan raided the artifacts of the Multus, intent on harvesting their technology, before coming across the Tezi'kar super Computers built by the Multus long before the Collective had ever arrived.

Seeing them as important artifacts, and not knowing their insanity, the ancient Grox assimilated the beings into their hive-mind. However, the Evermind, leader of the of the Grox, found out about their plans, and attempted to destroy the Tezi'kar. The immortals, however, where amused by the Evermind's attempts, who, while powerful, could not match the psychic power of all of them, and afflicted him with the same disease they suffered. However, this did not stop him from weakening them severely, leading to the Tezi'kar forced to retreat from activity. Due to this, the Grox began modifying their weapons, developing them more to cause pain, so as to strengthen their Lord, and their new masters. With every conquest, the Grox left mutilated bodies and tortured foes in their wake, assimilating and absorbing organic and synthetic alike.

Then, feeling safe in their borders, the Alpha retreated into vast tombs, their cube and other monolithic vessels, which constantly scanned the galaxy for activity of other sentient. Once there was enough, the Grox would awaken to assimilate and destroy their enemies.

Millennia later, The Grox would reawaken. Old colonies fired up again, their radioactive cauldrons churning out new drones for work, war, and other tasks, as their Evermind also reawaked, and began planning a new body for himself. Before he did that though, his forces began spreading out, awakening other Grox colonies and their allies, the Leviathan Hive-mind, and soon, their old brothers-in-arms, the Meeno Grox. After the New Grox Wars, the Collective would even absorb their Meeno Brothers, who where left weakened from the defeat of their emperor.

Milky Way colozation and War
The Cyber collective has plenty of Colonies in the Milky way, used to monitor the Various empires. When patroling one day, Commandant Ghorie came across a Phradox Grox Ship, and attemtped to attack it. The Phradox Grox ended up assimilating data pointing to the exsistence of the Cyber Collective, and decalred war on them. After a pinched battle between Ghorie's forces and a strike team of Marinox Commadandos and Conqrix, they escaped, but left one Dronox behind.

The Dronox had all the knowlege of the Phradox Grox Empire, and Ghorie had him assimilated. Dronox 9 now serves Ghorie, giving the Alpha Cyber Collective information.

Infectant War
During the Infectant War, the Alpha Cyber Collective, with their Bio-Morphling allies, arrived to assist the Infectants against the Federation and Waptoria Alliance. During this war, the Meeno Grox created a kind of drone, called the Infectors.

Against their enemies, the Cyber Collective fought hard, but, after a long battle, lead by the Meeno Grox, the Collective, and their allies, where pushed back. Eternal-Mind was quite angry at this loss of resources, and telepathically assaulted Mortox for his failure. Lord Mortox swore not to fail again, and was sent back to Meeno Atzerry.

Enlightenment War
The Alpha also fought in the Enlightenment War. Facing off against their enemies again, they also found betrayal from Underseer Trodaka, and the Dark's ones servants. All out war took place on Ugandalore, until a massive mothership broke the surface of the water.

The Mothership, was that of Multus, the precursors who had created the Alpha. Enraged their ancestors still lived, they sent Lorka Gredyc to kill them. However, Rogue Enlightened Ones interceded and turned Lorka and his allies for their cause.

Other allies, like the Bio-Morphlings, Cult of Atterry, Grox Followers, and the Bachyeon Hive-mind, joined the fight, all to exterminate the Enlightened Ones and their creations, along with the Volver, Antroth, and Lavatuffs.

Post-Conflicts
Though no one really knew it, the Alpha Cyber Collective had been harmed as much by the Imperium of War as the other empires of the Mirus Galaxy. The attempt of them and the Bachyeon to assimilate the Iron Skull and Steelroller Olympians into their ranks had ended in total failure. The bold War-Imperial attack into the core regions had destroyed most of the Alpha's many precarious black hole foundries, robbing them of their tool which had allowed them to pump out their vast fleets. Worse, though the suicidal assault of the Imperium onto the Evermind itself had been warded off with minimal casualties, the Rakar onboard had wreaked havoc upon the Evermind's systems, temporarily shutting him down.

The Alpha Cyber Collective responded to this in the way they had always done: by launching an assimilation campaign against western Mirus. Yet, where the Alliance had largely neglected such matters, the newfound Covenant of Mirus had set up an effective system of border control, which intercepted the fleets before they could strike. In the months that followed, this scenario was repeated over and over again, and without adequate repacement fleets, the Alpha actually began to feel their losses for once. Whatever assimilation fleet was not destroyed by the Covenant would mysteriously fall prey Darkling incursions. For whatever reason, it became clear to the Alpha that their Brotherhood rivals did not want the Covenant destroyed. Embittered, the Overseers had to admit defeat, and focus fist of all on re-activating the Evermind and rebuilding the black hole foundries, tasks given to Overseer Mortox. Then, one day, when the Evermind was back online but the foundries not yet repaired, Overseer Terrox picked up a signal, from the eastern rim of Mirus, of another Grox splinter, and the extra-universal AI that led them. A splinter in a region that was weak and undefended. A splinter which, once assimilated, would give the Alpha just the recources they needed to repair the foundries and get back on track. Ever better, there were barely any Darkling incursions in eastern Mirus, and no unified government to stop them. Thus Terrox set off at the head of the last large Collective fleet, and, though he failed to locate the slinter in question, gained much success in assimilating and strip-mining.

The Alpha had found new hunting grounds.

And these, they would not give up.

Society
The Grox of the Collective are surprisingly independent, all members having their own personalities, mostly centered around ambition, personal glory and advancing themselves in rank above their comrades. While extremely aggressive, the Collective is not above diplomacy, allowing other races to surrender and join them. Surprisingly, the Collective does not deem assimilation needed if the population willing surrenders. Instead, some cybernetic and biologic upgrades are used to help them survive in radioactive, and other hazardous environments, but assimilation is only needed if the population continues to be a problem.

The Collective is divided into a number of kingdoms, the smallest answering the minor Necrox lords, larger territories answering to Necrox Overlords, these answering to Grox Underseers and, finally, large chunks of the empire ruled by the enigmatic Overseers, who rule the empire in the name of their father/creator, the Eternal Mind.

The Collective is divided between various Castes, including the ruling Underseers and Overseers, the Flesh-Alchemists who tailor new weapons and bio-engineered horrors for the Collective, often from captured victims, the soldiers and military leaders, and then the workers, servants, and assimilated.

Religion
The Collective allows it's members to worship whoever they like, so long as they remain loyal to the Grox. The Grox themselves seem to believe the Multus Esse are or where gods, and, indeed some do worship them to some extent. However, must see the masters of the Collective, the various Grox sub-species, as gods, for casting down the ever-powerful Multus Esse, something few others would have the strength to do.

Military
"Your troops serve but one master; Expansion of the Collective! If they die for that cause, then they fulfill their purpose!"
 * Military Forces

- Unknown Alpha Overseer

Military is highly important to the Collective. To them, to expand is to live, and as such, constantly need to be on the move and capture more planets to mine, extract and power their forces and navies. These forces act as the vanguard for their mining forces, protecting their forces as they strip mine the planet, and suppress military forces so their forces can gather resources for their fleet.

Servants
Dronox - The Dronox are cybernetic synth species used by most Grox factions. They are the main soldiers of the Cyber Collective on most battlefields. The Small weak Dronox make up the bulk of these attacks, and are lead by the stronger,larger Commanders.

Insectrox - Another Cybernetic Synth Species used by most Grox Factions, Insectrox act as melee combatants, acting at close range while Dronox attack at long range. Another Version is the mite, which attack in hordes and will unsleash swarms of Grox nanonites, or carry bombs to the enemy.

Assimilated Races - Various races, either wandering into Alpha territory or being beaten by them, are assimilated by them, and are their slaves and grunts. Mostly used for manual labor, assimilated races often are used to support Dronox.

Battle Drones - These Drones are like the assimilated races, except they have had their brains implanted into Battle Armour to give the the Alpha Cyber Collective full access to their memories and intelligence, as Drones have the ability to hide some memories away from the Alpha.

Necrox - The Necrox are the Meeno's ultimate weapon, skeletons of living metal with magma-like blood. They are extremely durable, easy to rebuild and resurrect, and can fit various roles. As such, they are seen as commanders of the Meeno's forces.

Kashriinox - The Kashriinox were an experiment created by the Alpha, the Meeno and the Bachyeon to recreate Kashii'Rishas, the creator of the Alpha and the Bachyeon. After the Kashriinox Collective was destroyed at the end of the Enlightenment War, the Kashriinox became part of the Cyber Collective, the Bachyeon Hivemind and the Meta Empire.

Alpha Goorkiens - Goorkiens where powerfull beasts who where very honuorable. Hunted by many races for slaves, Alpha Grox wanted an effective unit to be heavy soldiers. They mutated the Goorkiens into vicious shock troopers of pure rage and hate. Alpha Goorkiens are still in use today, acting as their vicous shock troopers.

Alpha Marinox - Most Marinox are descendants of the Marinar, a vile group of amphibians native to Draka. However, these brutes share only 2% biologic similarity. The reason? These creatures are a totally new creation, only share some resemblance of the original Marinox, and being totally un-related to them. They have much more personality, though this means they are more determined to prove themselves to their masters, and not show weakness. Cybernetically enhanced, their already impressive strength makes them almost un-matched in ruthlessness and power. They are ingenious, designing new weapons and drone-types for the Alpha.

Alpha Grox Followers - Lead by the Alpha Prophet and the High prophet of Perfection, these Followers worship the Alpha Grox and want to make the universe perfect. They feel that only service to the Alpha Grox can make the universe perfect.

Navy
Fleet of Perfection

Unlike most races, the Collective's military doctrine centers less on star-fleet domination, and more on simply getting their fleet above a planet, and landing as many forces as they can, while special walkers beam up materials and resources to the ships for processing. Despite focusing on swarming the enemy, they can be quite dangerous, as they are not only near-numberless, but can be quite powerful on their own.

Collective fleets seemingly gain more power as they process and absorb new technologies and materials in their quest to consume everything.

Species
Alpha Grox=
 * Name - 
 * Government - Monarchy (Ruled by Evermind)
 * Class - Type 2D (Class 6)
 * Alignment - Chaotic Evil

Beta Grox=
 * Name - Beta Grox
 * Government - Collective Mine
 * Class - Unknown
 * Alignment - True Neutral

Gamma Grox= The Gamma Grox where Meeno Grox, mutated by radiation. Even more warlike than the others, they are always up to reduse a new empire into ashes. The Gamma Grox believe that the only way to pefection is the extermination of all non-Groxic races.
 * Name - Gamma grox
 * Government - Monarcy (Previousely anarchy)
 * Class - Type 4D (Class 4)
 * Alignment - Chaotic Evil

Episolon Grox= The Episolon Grox are a mutated Insectiod race, with the ability to use a dead Creature skin to disguise themselfs. They also seek perfection, Which the called "The Peace". Enemies of the pease will be exterminated.
 * Name - 
 * Government - Monarcy (Ruled by Episolon Queen)
 * Class - Type 4D (Class 4)
 * Alignment - Lawful Evil

Zeta Grox= The Zeta Grox are the first grox to join and extremely sneaky and deceptive. Dedicated toward defeating and taking the Nice, hsotpitable Ugandalore for themselfs, they are an angry people indeed.
 * Name - 
 * Government - Xenocracy
 * Class - Type 4D (Class 4)
 * Alignment - Lawful Evil

Iota Grox= The Iota Grox Mutated into Ape like Creatures on their planet. They retain many Grox Weapons. Their most important feature is they have constructed a massive machine Called simply, "The Mecha". Armed with several Missles,Eye lasers, a Chest Electrco Curret, and Thermo-Nuclear Shields. With this Machine they have created a small but effective Empire, and are ruled by their king, Emperor BotacCarsis.
 * Name - 
 * Goverment - Monarchy
 * Class - Type 5D (Class 4)
 * Alignment - Neutral Evil

Theta Grox= The Theta Grox are cousins of the Omega Grox, and are their failed experiments. Put on a planet called the asylum, they created a small empire, that while it did do good thing at times, also destroyed many empires for small reasons. They joined the collective, because their leader, "was bored with other races." Lambda Grox= The Lambda are a unique Grox, being all female. they are power hungry and where the second largest of the grox Variations, not counting The Alpha Groxand the Meeno Grox, and where second to the Zeta Grox. Instead of Asimilating creatures, they turn them into Slug-like Creatures and putting their brains into robotic suits of armour. Omicron Grox= Rho Grox= Sigma Grox= Viscous, savage, and animalistic the Sigma Grox are one of the most foul species of Grox in the Collective. These flexible, reptilian beings crawl low along the ground with a smooth, slithering pace. They have a mechanical skeleton and patch work mechanical exoskeleton form which their blackened, flayed, partially rotted skin and flesh shows through. They are divided into a hierarchy of three types. Type one can have four extra, three meter arms from their back that can connect to their foes nervous system to turn them into meat puppets that the Grox controls and can kill if they wish. Type two also have the extra arms, but can send out a long range scan to seize control, however this can be more easily disrupted. Type three have all the abilities of the other two but can transfer their conscious into another upon death. They have a hierarchy from which Type Three are at the top with Type Two at the bottom. They can replicated themselves via a grey goo that is actually a mass of nano bots that they regurgitate into their enemies mouth, the nano bots then begin to consume their host as they replicate eventually devouring it completely and forming a new Sigma Grox. The Sigma Grox are mentally enslaved to the Collective, but instead of being resentful, they love it actually almost worshiping their masters. Tau Grox= Meeno Grox= The Meeno Grox were once the Meta Grox of the Mirus galaxy. They are longtime allies of the Alpha. After some of them were send from Mirus to Ramvelkys, with the order to colonize it, they learned to control Lava and Heat.
 * Name - ''
 * Goverment - Unknown
 * class - Class 3
 * Alignment - Chaotic Neutral
 * Name - ''
 * Goverment - Monarchy
 * Class - Type 5D (Class 4)
 * Alignment - Lawfull Evil
 * Name - Sigma Grox
 * Government - Hierarchy
 * Class - Unknown
 * Alignment - Chaotic Evil
 * Name - Meeno Grox
 * Government - Monarcy
 * Class - Type 2D (Class 6)
 * Alignment - Chaotic Evil

Meta and Other Grox= Meta and various other Grox have joined the Cyber Collective in hopes of regaining their lost glory. While mostly Meta and Rebel Grox, various others have joined, as well as their Conqrix and Marinox and Followers. These beings have a small role, but still help support the Alpha Military. They are slowly growing in number.
 * Name - Varies
 * Goverment - Varies
 * class - varies
 * Alignment - Neutral Evil

Individuals
"My extensions...Will Conqouer all in my path!"

- The Alpha Grox Eternal-mind

The Advocacy
The Advocacy The Advocacy is a council of Overseers, Underseers, Reapers, Harbingers, and various others who control the Collective in the Eternal Mind's name. They guide the fields of military, science, religion (at times), and expansion of the Collective.

Captains
Captains The Collective has thousands of Captains, hundreds of Underseers, and an elite council of Overseers to command Alpha Forces in combat, and rule the Collective outside of war.

The Endless
The Endless are specially designed champions and warriors, bred from superior Dronox specimens and created to be more intelligent, strong, and independent in battle. The result are Dronox Commanders considered "Endless" in their life and devotion. In fact, even when killed, the Collective still hotwires their brains onto a mobile siege platform to continue their service.
 * The Endless

Tezi'kar
The Tezi'kar

Tech
Collective is an extremely advanaced Race, always assimilating races and imporving their technology. Combining their tech they created an Artifical Galaxy, aritifcal worlds, and have captured as much Technology as they could.

assimilation is painfull and infamous among even empires that the Alpha have yet to make.

Collective Space

 * Astrology

The Collective's main base is a mid-sized, artifial galaxy near Mirus, but they also hold large regions of space in the outer-rim of the Milky Way and Mirus, and, through the Meeno, the Core of Mirus. They also are setting up start-up bases in the Phradox, to prepare it for another glorious Apocalypse.

They seek to expand into other galaxies, and even are extending their reach into other dimensions.

No universe can escape the purification.

Relations
See here for a look at their relations. The Collective, while it may seem violent and aggressive towards Non-Mechanicals, they do enjoy a vast sphere of influence, whether good or bad, with other races.

Allies
Join us in eternal perfection.
 * Bachyeon Empire - Brothers. Strong and worthy.
 * New Grox Empire - The blood of our foes will be the life-giving fluid that leads our race to victory.
 * Meeno Grox Empire - Do not forget your place.
 * Necrox - Impressive. Our prized warriors.
 * New Dead Watch - Pawns.
 * Lavatuft Assimilants - Pawns.
 * Hermicee Assimilants - Usefulness ranges between pawns and cannon fodder.
 * Bio-Morphlings - Brothers. Twisted and amusing.
 * Iron Skulls - Your legion obeys us, and in return, we will make you one with the steel.
 * Other Traitor Chapters - All Olympians will fall before the abyss.

Neutral
Surrender or run!
 * Grox Meta Empire - If only...
 * Andromedan Grox Empire - You where superior at dying.
 * Borealis Grox Empire - You succumbed, and did not ascend.
 * Nexus Grox Empire - Perfection in nothing? How foolish.
 * Kraw Grox - Democracy is weak. Collective is strong.
 * Rebel Grox - You're defective. Bow before us.
 * Grox Followers - We'll see how useful you really are.
 * Criii - Make deep, wide gnaws into the flesh of our foes, were our cybernetics can be added.
 * Attzerry Cultists - Cannon fodder.
 * - Oh, we shall see.

Enemies
Opposition is irrelevant.
 * Unified Alliance of Enlightenment - We are the only true enlightened.
 * Enlightened Ones - We have cast down the gods.
 * Waptoria Alliance of Species - In the Core of our galaxy, your greatest fears and horrors will come true...
 * Unified Federation of Glory - You shall fall. All falls in the end.
 * Volver Empire - Yes, fear us, fools.
 * Mirusian Church of Spode - Like us, you unite, unlike us, you remain weak.
 * Phradox Grox Empire - To the processors with you!
 * Phradox Grox Followers - More rebels? More resources.
 * Zarbania Powers - You are powerful. But you fall like any other.
 * Omega Grox - Any remnants will be welcomed back.
 * Scythe of Glory - Adorable.

Afriad of
''Enemy to strong to destroy! Must make tactical withdraws!''


 * Neraida gigmatrix - The Emperor....is ours. OURS!

Quotes from others

 * Add your own

"Analysis: Powerfull Grox fraction. Threat Level: Considerable, but unlikely to attack due to same goals. Conclusion: Shelter, ally."

- Goxis

"As if they wheren't hard enough to deal with. Now they have friends. We should defiantly form A unified nations type thing to deal with this."

- Barda Clett

"Now they seek to restore the Grox power?"

- W'tze of the Waptoria Alliance of Species

"Analysis: Grox copies. Threat Level: Considerale. Conclusion: Assimilation is insufficient. Exterminate."

- Phradox Grox

"I will tell you why we are enemies. We are physically fit beings who use cybernetics to stay fit, stay superior. You are weak, decrepit creatures who foolishly believe that you can make yourselves superior with cybernetics. You are wrong, and you will find that out in time."

- Dread of the Scythe of Glory

"While we may both be allies of the Saucerian Singularity, my kind still does not trust you. Stay out of our way if you don't want another Pseudopath-given asskicking again."

- Krill of Níl An Tsíocháin Inghlactha

Trivia

 * The Alpha Cyber Collective was mainly based off The Hierarchy from Universe at War.
 * This is their theme
 * Other Theme