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Earth is the human homeworld planet and the primary planetary setting of F-Zero: Seppuku and Shrouded Piety. Considered an ocean planet, both stories feature humanity as being mainly land based and organized into tribes or nations. This planet features a wide collection of species in the water, land, and air, with humanity positioning themselves as the apex species. In F-Zero: Seppuku, Earth goes on to be centralized by the United Powers, and above that, the Galactic Space Federation, from which humanity would begin a space colonization program. In Shrouded Piety, history is severely altered around the 20th century when Suri Yaktosh and Selina Osiris meddle with the intended timeline, thus leading to a dystopian future.

## History

### F-Zero: Seppuku

*“I want to wipe every living being off the planet, then I will implement a new living being—a superior living being—onto Earth. Unlike the human race, this spectacular work of Dark Million science will be unable to comprehend the concept of 'immorality'. All of Earth's inhabitants will operate in the same rational manner all the while obeying me. Just like the humans, they will develop and expand throughout the planet, only this time, the population will obey me—view me as God, and offer their gratitude for the new life I've created.” ―Black Shadow, Part 2/3, Lap 13*

The timeline of Earth in F-Zero: Seppuku follows a historical canon leading into the 23rd century, but with some minor additions inserted into the 20th century as it pertains to Black Shadow.

Originating in secrecy within the Ottoman Empire, a cult of magic and sciences existed that would go on to be called Dark Million, existing with the ambitious goal of finding a way to make a more perfect humanity. Although righteous in its pursuit, a male member of the cult known as Black Shadow would become disenchanted in the cult's central aim of helping humanity improve; instead, he would raise his own philosophy that humanity is inherently immoral, and that it should be entirely replaced with a perfectly moral species. Come the 1930s, an undercover operation handled by Nazi Germany would have the cult wiped out, save for Black Shadow, who would cooperate with the Nazis and assume direct control of Dark Million in what was essentially a coup d'état.

For the entirety of World War II, Black Shadow would serve the Nazi government as the top scientist of occultism and medicine. In exchange for a lab, funding, and a high ranking position, Black Shadow promised the creation of Waffen SS super soldiers that would possess supernatural strength and the ability to withstand extraordinary flesh wounds. To the dismay of Adolf Hitler and his cabinet, the very small quantity of super soldiers would have no noticeable effect on the war, and secretly, although Black Shadow had discovered and invented a way to achieve immortality, he did not share it with him. With Berlin eventually surrounded by the Soviet Union, Black Shadow took leave in the direction of Korea, and from there, history would unravel the same as the historical timeline.

Sometime in the 22nd century, radical technological and societal advancements would see the Earth changing rapidly. With the world by this time aligning more closely together in values and ideology, centralization would see entire continents united into singular entities, and from this point on soon came the rise of the United Powers—the ambitious attempt to unite Earth into one planetary nation. Following decades of discussion on what policies the United Powers would need to adopt in order to tempt all nations to join this union, it was decided that the new nation would be a democratic republic with high autonomy for regions that met a certain level of GDP—this was a measure taken mostly to convince China and the United States to join. Most of the world would agree to join the United Powers, however, two notable nations refusing to do so were Korea and Japan, along with large portions of China. Korea and Japan, suffering from an exchange of greater tensions in the 22nd century, simply refused to co-exist in a union, and therefore maintained their independence. With Chinese riots over United Powers annexation becoming overwhelming, China conceded a final defeat by drafting a generous independence declaration for an independent Manchuria. Before Manchuria's independence was complete, Korea made a substantial offer of wealth to the Chinese government in exchange for Manchuria; controversially, the Chinese accepted, and so Korea annexed Manchuria.

Going forward, the United Powers would take shape with only an enlarged Korea and Japan standing independent still. Over time, demands by the Catholic Church for the restoration of Vatican authority and independence would surface, and in an astounding and unprecedented outcome, the people living in the Italian region of Latium would vote to grant the entire region to the pope. With this arrangement, Vatican City would rebrand into New Vatican and gradually develop into one of the most significant Catholic holy sites. In Japan, growing paranoia of the United Powers and Korea would have the government rolling back many reforms, essentially flirting with the olden ways of the Meiji era. In this time, the Emperor of Japan was reintroduced to many powers that had been lost in the aftermath of World War II, and yet for as paranoid as the Japanese were of their neighbors, Japan maintained a cordial relationship with the United Powers. A significant event of this era was Japan's ambitious goal to turn Tokyo into the urban marble of the universe through unmatched development and opportunities. During these decades, The people of Tokyo would become bizarrely silent due to the constant construction of housing, infrastructure, and businesses, and for a long time would become what the city was known for, rather than the impressive expansions. Playing into this, Tokyo was renamed to 'Myūtoshiti,' or 'Mute City.'

Continued advancements in technology would eventually lead to humanity's inevitable escape from Earth, giving birth to a new era of space colonization. As humanity began to settle down on habitable new planets, Korea, Japan, New Vatican, and the United Powers all agreed that Earth should fund the creation of a factional entity that would be responsible for keeping these colonies stable. The Galactic Space Federation was founded in New York City and with a secondary headquarters established in Mute City. The Galactic Space Federation, although often misunderstood to be a product of the United Powers, was in actuality an entity belonging to the entire planet of Earth. The Federation's initial purpose was simply to ensure that human colonies would remain safe, funded, and fed where needed; over the course of a few years, it would develop into something more controversial. As colonies became bigger and technology expanded, the Federation gradually turned into a corrupt entity that expected the colonists to serve its needs, rather than vice versa. The most renowned example of colony exploitation was with the Anglo-German planet of Mysteria, whom the Federation exploited heavily for its rich plasma energy so much so that a war for independence would result. Additional controversy was raised from the contradictory difference in the Federation appointing its leaders vs. the United Powers, who elected them. With the Federation unofficially positioning itself as the primary representatives of humanity, a point of view emerged that saw humanity essentially led by a supreme commander with designated heirs. The Federation, although promoting democracy in colonies and even on Earth, is very much a military junta in practice.

Starting in 2199 CE, the oversized Korea would continue tempering their Manchurian lands by ignoring their calls for greater autonomy, and the result of this would be the secession of Manchuria in what was projected to be Earth's final war of independence. The Manchu Independence War—or Korean Civil War—was a straightforward yet very bloody conflict between Korea and Manchuria that saw most of the battles occurring in the far north of Korea. Over time, the Korean war machine would perform a series of counter-offensives that would finally kick Manchu forces out of Korea. The Korean Offensive would begin with an emphasis on their superior armored warfare tactics. During the Korean Offensive, several important figures in Manchurian politics gathered in the tower of a village they thought to be safe in; in reality, the Korean *Angels of Korea* had gained intelligence on this meeting and were in position to intervene. The tank battalion was, in a surprising move, ordered to withdraw from the village, but an impatient and patriotic tank commander ordered all tanks to fire heavy explosive shells at the tower in question, which would kill all of the Manchurian rebel leaders, but also kill countless innocent Manchu in the ensuing tower collapse. This inhumane decision would help bring the war to an end with a Korean victory, but at a great cost of Korean prestige and relations with the Manchu people.

By the year 2204 CE, Earth exists as the human capital planet and also the capital of the Galactic Space Federation. Korea, New Vatican, and Japan still exist as independent nations, but the United Powers by this time is facing an identity crisis that has many seeing the United Powers and Galactic Space Federation as one and the same. Rivalry between the Federation—and therefore Earth—and the Mysterian Empire would become iconic in the universe, as well as Black Shadow proclaiming Earth as the target for his genocidal ambitions. In this new era, Mute City is the largest metropolis in the Federation and is especially popular for being the birthplace of F-Zero.

### Shrouded Piety

Earth acts as the primary setting of Shrouded Piety and covers a long range of historical eras as early as ancient times and as late as the 20th century CE. The history of the world mostly remains true to reality, except altered through the immortal presence of Suri Yaktosh and Selina Osiris as they interact with an otherwise mortal world. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) play a key role in the story and thus attracts a heavier focus due to this being the time that Suri and Selina's lives intersect for the first time.

The earliest period of Earth history relevant to Shrouded Piety takes place in ancient Egypt, where Selina—then known as SAt-Wsjr—serves an important role of being the top magician of every pharaoh. In many ways, Selina acted as vital infrastructure for the stability of the entire realm, as she would promote legitimacy for the pharaoh through her immortality and great works of magic; furthermore, when that stability was threatened by internal threats, Selina was performed inquisitor duties, effectively executing all who would oppose the pharaoh. Due to Selina's irreplaceable place in the Egyptian court, Egypt would prosper with gold, might, and technological advancements. A time after Selina was trapped in a pharaoh's tomb as a sacrifice to the dead, the days of pharaoh would come to an end, and a seemingly endless history of hardship would ensue for the people of Egypt that Selina could do nothing about.

Some time around the 3rd century CE, East Germanic Goths would migrate to the Crimean peninsula with their Baphometic faith. Coming along with the Goths was the immortal Suri—later named Suri Yaktosh, referencing her village of Yaktovus—who served the Goths as a magic healer and orator of Gothic lore. Suri's impact on the world during this time mostly went without notice, but through her magic healing, the Goths could boast a mortality rate that eclipsed the rest of the world at the time, allowing for them to grow in population and development at an impressive rate. Due to Suri's reputation, she would unintentionally inspire a cult of personality to form around her. Come the spread of Christianity, Suri would defiantly refuse a full conversion, preferring to to be a 'half-convert' that mixes Christianity and Baphometism together; consequently, her cult of personality would mostly follow suit, creating great instability. Suri's magic healing would play a key role in preventing the Huns from conquering the Goths, however, her refusal to fully convert to Christianity would ultimately lead to her expulsion down a well, and subsequently, the bloody collapse of the Crimean Goths, presumably due to her cult of personality becoming violent in response.

Eventually, Suri would be saved by the Knights Templar and made an ally of their order, and then eventually a direct servant to the pope himself in an arrangement that would last for centuries. Selina would be rescued far later with the French occupation of Egypt in 1798 CE, and without a pharaoh to go back to, she reluctantly agreed to make a master out of Napoleon Bonaparte, who had manipulated her into believing he would restore the role of pharaoh to an independent Egypt. From this time onward, Suri would play a primary role in the affairs of the Papal State, while Selina would do so for Napoleonic France, both using their powers to give their respective country an advantage in the world.

## EngelReise

From 2013-2019, the world of EngelReise took place on Earth but with the fictional cultures, faiths, and states present in the current story. Despite this fact, the name 'Earth' was never mentioned in the story; however, geographical similarities to Earth, along with the existence of a singular moon and star (respectively called the 'Moon' and 'Sun') would all serve as in-story hints that the story takes place on Earth. Outside of the story, the world map—or 'roadmap'—for the story transparently portrayed Earth. While 'Earth' was never mentioned in the story, continents such as 'Europe' and 'Africa' would be commonly spoken by the characters, not so subtly placing the story on Earth.

Beginning in 2019, EngelReise underwent a radical transformation that had the world's geography changed in a way that references Earth's geography at best. Along with this, the planet the story takes place on was given the name 'Suve' along with a change in continent names (ex. 'Europe' became 'Svatpa'). With this great retcon, EngelReise was officially divorced from Earth, with the implication being that Suve does not exist in the same dimension as Earth.