Fiction:Universal Stage

"If one is to escape the Galaxy and explore the open black chasm known as the "Universe", One will need the ability to believe in hope, dreams and wisdom. And as it appears, you have these abilities." -Steve


 * Overview

The "Universal Stage" in Spore is a bonus stage that is only unlockable by defeating the Grox or using the cheat, "unlock -bonusLevel" cheat.


 * Trivia

Universal Stage is a rather long stage seeing as it is a bonus level. Most people believed it was a false stage made by Maxis to get peoples hopes up, but proven the fact that it is real, poeple have regressed on that fact.


 * Story

When you are spoken to by Steve after defeating the last of the Grox, he tells you about how there is more out there to explore. When he finishes, he zaps your spaceship with a mysterious beam and you are then sent hurtling into deep space. When you slow down, another beam pushes you from behind, and you are then exiting what seems to be a "Galactic Atmosphere", as if you are burning up when you enter a normal planet. When you pass through the atmosphere, the camera shows the front of your spaceship, and slowly revolves to view all of the galaxies, playing uplifting music, and then you shoot of into the distance, just as the Universal Stage loading screen appears.


 * The Beginning

At the beginning of Universal Stage, you start off above a galaxy, and it then shows you a tutorial. You can fly between galaxies and enter them, just like you could fly between solar systems or stars in Space Stage, and enter them.


 * The Ouzi

There are lots of things to find in Universal Stage, especially the Universal Core, just like the Galactic Core. The Universal Core is protected by a race known as the "Ouzi", robotic looking lifeforms, relevant to the Grox. They speak a tormenting and rather scary language. These Ouzi are much, much more powerful than the Grox, and are extremely difficult to ally, or even befriend for that matter. They start off with a -120 relationship. -100 for "We distrust strangers", and -20 for "You reached our Empire", which is a rare dislike.


 * The Universal Core

The Core of the Universe is a dense, black hole that makes odd and weird sounds, like people whispering. Upon entrance, you will be sucked down a vortex, similiar to the Galactic Core vortex, and when you reach the end, you will be launched into a deep, crimson field of supernovas, and it will then abruplty end, Then shoiwng the words, "To Be Continued".


 * The Red Eyed Galaxy

The Red Eyed Galaxy is a galaxy in Universal Stage. it is a galaxy that looks like a red eye in the middle of a galaxy. Upon entrance of it, you begin to get sucked in to it's core, and if you reach the core, your ship gets destroyed. All of the stars in the galaxy are either red dwarfs or supernovas.