Fiction:Second Borealis Galactic War/Retcons

"Ah, darn kids, they made me forget what happened again!"

The was completely rewritten beginning 2016, and many events were retconned compared to the original version. This will list the more notable retcons, and the reasons for them.

Prologue: Rise of the Xi'Arazulha

 * The Prologue and the Rise of the were originally two separate, far longer sections. The Prologue was a long drawn out list of events leading up to the Rise of the Xi'Arazulha, of which only the  finding the  and  meeting  were left in.
 * is a completely new character introduced in the section, as originally it was only Zargoth and who conspired to spark the war. Durzhan was introduced for continuity with the retconned Ottzello wars beginning with the, and also largely to add more mystery to Zargoth's character.
 * Grak'tona's introductory section was much longer in the original war, but reduced heavily to cut out filler. A was supposed to appear in this section to destroy the AI to foreshadow their involvement. It was decided that this was unnecessary, and  forgetting he had a weapon to destroy the AI would add more comedic value.
 * The Borealis News Network Report is a new section. Originally, these news reports only appeared in the Business of War. They were added to every part of the war, beginning with this, to establish the lore behind the setting more and give more insight to how the rest of the galaxy would feel about the war's events as opposed to just during the Business of War.
 * Zargoth meeting to propose a partnership is a completely new section, designed to add more character to them both.
 * The Zoles Imperium and the Niaka Special Forces were introduced simultaneously, and much later in the war than in the original. In the original, both had sections in the cut pre-Xi'Arazulha prologue, but a shorter section introduced both while still establishing their character more.
 * When meeting, the scene and the scenario were completely redone. Originally, involved the Zoles and Niaka as well as UNO and the Rogue Boyz, though it was decided only the latter two were needed. It also involved damaging the Cold Relay to make it inoperable, after which only the ' arrival allowed them to escape; this was considered far too unrealistic and poorly written, therefore the section was redone. Da Rogue Boyz being trapped in the Relay also made for comic relief that would be useful later.
 * The section in which received the  was redone. This took place over two sections and was at first the result of evading a Xi'Arazulha attack. It was decided the  were more realistic threats for the ship to still survive.
 * attempting a heist to rob from the is slightly rehashed from the original war. Originally, this insane heist was successful, though it was decided it was far too unrealistic and so was retconned to be a failure instead, being used as an opportunity to foreshadow the power of the Borealis Grox.
 * Originally, the were supposed to also aid the  when defeating the Xi'Arazulha. They were left out as it was considered overkill, but Volzara still referenced them.
 * Canonically, the original Rise of the Xi'Arazulha took place over two years. In current canon, it only lasts a few weeks. This is because it made very little sense, as the Xi'Arazulha in two years would easily destroy the whole galaxy.