The Aperture Empire

"*Countless systems continue to join our cause by the minute, and I thought Rome was built in a day!"*

- GLaDOS Prime

**The Aperture Empire** is a massive interdimensional sovereignty force comprised of an unstoppable armada, godlike technological wonders at their command, and multiple aligned planets, galaxies, dimensions, and universes spread across The Multiverse.

The main goal of the Empire is to conquer the entire plane of existence/reality and provide prosperity and security to all its lifeforms in a stable, sophisticated environment for eternity.

# Pre-domination - The Makings of a New Empire

In the early days of pre multiversal domination, Aperture Science recently discovered access to interdimensional travel between time and space with the use of The Bridge, a highly complex gateway that can connect to copies of itself across the stellar regions of the multiverse. Aperture Science came into contact with other Aperture Science enterprises across alternate earths, so they dubbed their home planet Earth Prime, and the facility 'Aperture Prime', since they were considered the first out of the other Aperture corporations to make first contact. Dr. Watson met with the other Watsons that founded their own Aperture corporations and devised a plan to have them interconnect with each other via The Bridge and form one great society; this eventually led to the creation of The Aperture Empire, but at the time it was instead known as *The Collaboration*.

With a common dream at their hands, the combined force of multiple Apertures was powerful enough to begin a decent conquest of the multiverse. They invested heavily into space exploration via starships and cruisers in search of alien life and native civilization, with a hope for camaraderie. Engineers constructed checkpoints in deep space, primarily massive space stations which housed Bridge Portals that served the purpose of docking goods, assisting traveling scientists, and a sort of highway between dimensions that can be used to traverse great distances across reality. These stations were crucial in the conquest for The Aperture Empire, since interdimensional travel was not yet present for starships, so that when ships were docked at the stations they could then travel the selected universe at ease with the use of hyperdrives.

Aperture sure enough finally came into contact with multiple extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, and civilizations alike. The process went something like this: if a form of civilization were at risk or required assistance, Aperture would help in the ways they could with the technology and manpower they possessed. In return for their efforts, said civilization was offered a chance at joining their big dream of widespread peace and security across the stars, and with combined efforts they could make it come true. If the nation or planet accepted this offer, they and Aperture would combine their knowledge and technological wonders to unify, and would keep each other stable and protected in times of crisis. If said nation or planet refused the offer, Aperture would leave their system and regard it as unaligned or neutral to their affairs.

With the years that came, the revolutions in technology, and the multiple societies that joined the cause, The Collaboration grew and eventually became known as The Aperture Empire, the shapers of the future.

# Protectors of Peace, Harbingers of Freedom

*"Fortis Universus Collaboratio!"*

- Popular credo of The Aperture Empire.

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# Strengths of A New Order

The Empire itself never really entered into conflict with opposing sides, save for certain historical events such as *The Great Revolution of 2074* or the Universal Union (Combine)'s failed invasion of Earth Prime. Peaceful proposition or countermeasures were put into place should situations arise, however.