Shih-huang-ti

The Shih-huang-ti was a Chinese submarine that crashed in San Francisco during the Great War.Shi Emperor: "{105}{}{CSPDMSHR-Shih-huang-ti-X9372}"(Shi Emperor's dialogue) 
==Background==
The ancestors of the present-day Shi were the crewmen of a Chinese submarine, the Shih-huang-ti, that was beached in San Francisco shortly after the Great War. Despite the extreme levels of radiation persisting in the burning ruins of the city, they managed to establish a foothold in the city (in the former Chinatown, no less). Gradually, the submarine was stripped of its subsystems, as they found a new purpose serving the Shi, as the group of survivors came to call themselves. Eventually, even the Emperor, the submarine's mainframe, was moved to the mainland and installed in the newly built Steel Palace, created from metal salvaged from the submarine.The Chosen One: "Tell me about this place."Dr. Fung: "You have come to the right person. Would you like long history or short?"The Chosen One: "Short."Dr. Fung: "Our people landed here on the submarine Shih-huang-ti, when the missiles exploded over the world. With the aid of a cult, we, the Shi, rebuilt San Francisco. That is the short version."The Chosen One: "How about the long version?"Dr. Fung: "The long version is this: We are here because our people are the descendants of the crew of a nuclear submarine, called the Shih-huang-ti. When the missiles fell in the Great Deluge, the systems aboard the submarine failed and we drifted in the dark for many days."Dr. Fung: "At last, we drifted ashore. We found ourselves near the ruins of San Francisco. Most of the city was devastated in the war. We had to recreate society based on the few survivors who had crept back to the city."Dr. Fung: "We rebuilt with what we could find, and we have scientists and technology the world must envy. We are rebuilding civilization, but not as that horrid Master creature did."(Fung's dialogue)The Chosen One: "What's the history of the place?"Ken Lee: "We were the survivors from the wreck of a submarine. When we ran aground, we stripped the metal from the submarine to create the Palace. Some do not believe this."The Chosen One: "Hm. It sounds almost as if you're berating someone."Ken Lee: "Berating someone? Any fool who had done their research can see that the very basis of Shi-town is the wreckage of this submarine. It seems fruitless to argue with those who would say there is no submarine."The Chosen One: "That's very even-tempered of you."Ken Lee: "It certainly is. And I deal with these people on a daily basis. Alas!"(Ken Lee's dialogue)
==Appearances==
The Shi-Huang-Ti was originally meant to appear in Fallout 2, but was eventually cut from the final version of the game, and is only mentioned by name by the Shi Emperor.Shi Emperor: "{105}{}{CSPDMSHR-Shih-huang-ti-X9372}"(Shi Emperor's dialogue)
==Behind the scenes==
* The name of the submarine, Shi-Huang-Ti, is an alternative Romanized spelling of "Shǐ Huángdì" (始皇帝), the first emperor of a unified China and founder of the Qin dynasty.
* The name of the submarine is misspelled as "Shih-huang-ti".
==See also==
* SSN-37-1A
* Yangtze-31 nuclear submarine
* USS Democracy
==References==
Category:Fallout 2 vehicles
Category:Fallout 2 cut locations
Category:Fallout Bible locations
Category:San Francisco
Category:Shi
Category:People's Liberation Army vehicles
Category:People's Liberation Army locations
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