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| ==Pop Culture==
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| Through-out the Orion Spur, there are various elements that allow people to bond over their shared hatred or liking over a specific topic. There are hundreds of shows, musical bands and games out there - but the following are some of the most well-known.
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| ==Shows==
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| ===Qrioki===
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| A Skrell medical series, with swabs of propaganda thrown in, revolving around a singular (female) Skrell who is psionically deaf.
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| Protagonist: Kii-Lu Ooo (Played by Qoql Tuxx)
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| The show would be characterized by attempting to show Skrell what it would be like without Srom or Nlom - and how it should be seen as a gift.
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| ===Beyond Sol===
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| [[File:BeyondSol.png|thumb|alt=Beyond Sol.| A notorious image that is recognised as the introduction to the 'Beyond Sol' series.]]
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| A Human political drama, set in an alternative universe, where a species called Ul’iks invaded Earth in the late 22nd Century but were repelled. It would revolve around the President of Sol, Jiang Shi, who is attempting to return Earth to its former glory.
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| Protagonist: Jiang Shi (Played by Hunter Nguyen)
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| The show would be shown following political events and how President Jiang Shi deals with them.
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| ===Adhomai’s Uprising===
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| A NanoTrasen sponsored show, mostly revolving around the events that occurred during the first uprising on Adhomai. It follows a rebel Hharar Tajaran Soldier fighting against the loyalists, mixed with intrigue, betrayal and murder, the show has seen a recent jump in views due to the District Six Riots.
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| Protagonist: Rostov El-Shafari (Played by Yurik Al-Fadel)
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| The show would be likely characterised as a military drama, but also a form of propaganda for the People’s Republic of Adhomai. It is said to have various events from the Uprising featured and also portrays the Hadii Dynasty as a key element in the Rebellion.
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| ===I / 0===
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| Tau Ceti’s most favoured series, according to statistics. It features numerous species working with a Detective Baseline called Integer Zero, nicknamed Zero. The show would follow the daily life of the Baseline and the crimes they solve but also the issues that are commonly presented to Synthetics.
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| Protagonist: Integer Zero, or Zero (Played by N3-M0, more commonly known as Nemo)
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| The show would likely be characterised as a crime drama, also showing how laborious efforts a Synthetic must go through in order to actually achieve anything. Favoured by fans.
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| ===Camp Integrity===
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| A show produced by Humans, however, starring Unathi. The show takes place in Camp Integrity, designed with a very ‘Wild West’ approach - some Unathi go as far as to call it a Hyperbole. The show follows the last surviving members of Clan Kal, and how they deal with the impact of the Contact War. Camp Integrity takes place two years after the bombs have fallen.
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| Protagonists: Zsi Kal (Played by Zsi Husso), Oko’Sos Kal (Played by Oko’Sos Husso) Z’Ksis Kal (Played by Z’Ksis Husso)
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| The show would likely be characterised as a ‘Soap Opera’. It would follow the rebuilding of Clan Kal and how the Wasteland has affected the Unathi.
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| ==Music==
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| ===Xoipra===
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| Xoipra is a small musical group composed of a Skrell, Fuu Quqa, and a Dionae, Withering Bushes of Great Heights. Xoipra is popular amongst the younger Skrell within the Federation, as the band combines both Rootsong and musical variations of Nral’Malik.
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| [[File:SuitedDregs.png|thumb|alt=The Suited Dregs.| The cover art for a well-known band within the Eridani Federation.]]
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| ===Yasmin Piaf===
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| Yasmina Burokov, a well-known artist within the People’s Republic of Adhomai. Her music is said to be innocent and angelic.
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| ===The Bloodstorm===
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| Bloodstorm is a famous and infamous DPRA Heavy Metal Band which has surged in popularity with the younger “denier” generation. Those in this generation are categorized by their refusal of modern Tajara convictions but also human influences, instead of turning to their roots.
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| ===The Ancestral Drum of Clan Ski===
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| The Ancestral Drum are a group of several dozen Unathi that have travelled from Ouerea to Tau Ceti, where they have performed many traditional Th’akh hymns with deep tones, drum beats, and traditional Unathi women's blade dancing. The group of Unathi often tell stories of great ancestors that ruled the plains of Moghes, spirits that haunt the lands they meet, and songs of hunting wild animals on alien planets. Sometimes, the group is known for doing comedy satire making fun of Not’zar Izweski and the Hegemony, and for this, they are disallowed from returning to Moghes.
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| ===Serenity===
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| This Orchestra hails from The Serene Republic of Elyra. Considered well-known amongst Humans, mostly sold-out in various locations in the Serene Republic, Empire of Dominia and the Coalition of Colonies. The Lead Orchestrator is Jabali Kalejaiye.
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| ===The Suited Dregs===
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| The Suited Dregs are, ironically, a group of quite wealthy Eridanians. It is unsure how they rose from their dreg status to the stars they are now, but it is agreed their music is one of the most popular across the Eridani Federation. Typically, the Suited Dregs are scheduled for a concert every month for the thousands of tourists visiting Akhet.
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| ==Games==
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| ===Lifefront===
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| Lifefront is a VRMMO that stretches across multiple systems and features a Sci-Fi galaxy - Neptune's Crown - which allows a variety of different racial options for players to choose from. Lifefront has accumulated a large number of roleplayers, who have claimed entire solar systems within the game world for themselves, leading to a very developed and complex system of internal politics that generate extraordinary stories that draw outsiders. However, one might find that they're more likely to just end up hitting rocks with pickaxes most of the time.
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| ===Borderrage===
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| [[File:Borderrage (1).png|thumb|alt=Borderrage.| The main artwork for the most realistic action game in the Orion Spur.]]
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| Borderrage is considered the largest, as well as the most realistic, action game on the market currently, averaging at roughly thirteen thousand players per server. Borderrage focuses on efforts between two warring states - New Kryser and Lucondor. Players are given the option to choose whic h state to fight for - and will gain experience and ranks as they progress. Borderrage has begun to appeal to the Unathi, as they are capable of fighting without the typical risks, so many have used it for training. Borderrage is shipped with a skinsuit that allows the user to feel pain - which many have hailed as its best feature.
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| ===Kelo’Rek===
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| Kelo’Rek is a roleplaying, strategy board game popular amongst Skrell. Kelo’Rek is centred around being the leader of a Nation, and the goal is to advance your Nation in terms of the economy, military and scientific areas. It is considered to be beneficial for teaching children the necessity of leaders, as well as technology. Kelo’Rek is considered to far surpass most other games similar.
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| ===Dataworks===
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| Dataworks was created with one concept in mind; that the player must care for their avatar. The game progresses and resets itself every six months, and within this period of time players are encouraged to walk, feed and teach their avatar thus earning points - where at the end, the points can be exchanged for advantages in the avatar’s next life.
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| ===Others===
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| There are still numerous games and sports played in the 25th century that are not inside! Wrestling, Thunderdoming and many others are still a common occurrence - it is up to the player to decide how interested their characters are in a topic.
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