{"data":{"id":15668,"title":"This Day in History: The Walzer Massacre","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15668-This-Day-In-History-The-Walzer-Massacre","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15668","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15668","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":5515,"name":"ThisDayinHistoryCLEAN.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/dc4tqfc6xj7u4r\/source\/ThisDayinHistoryCLEAN.jpg","alt":"","size":553274,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2017-01-11T01:10:45+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5515","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5515\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"January 10, 2935 SET\n\nDespite its discovery over five centuries ago, the Nexus System has maintained a reputation for being untamed territory, a distinction that has persisted to this day. The two most notable events to occur in the system this century not only have criminal connotations but are also connected.\n\nThe first incident was Kellar\u2019s Run in 2931. Dean Kellar\u2019s multi-system tussle with UEE law enforcement famously ended in the Nexus System. What had started as a simple dogfight had spiraled across multiple systems and involved dozens of ships of criminals, police and even civilians. The government\u2019s inability to contain the incident brought into focus just how little control the Empire had over the Nexus System. Within months, the UEE Senate approved a measure to bring law and order back to the system.\n\nOne of the UEE\u2019s first orders of business was reclaiming Nexus III. Across the naturally habitable planet, outlaw factions had moved into facilities abandoned by the Hathor Group. When the UEE assault began, feuding outlaw crews put their differences aside to defend their planet. The Horizon Crew became the de facto ringleaders and led this patchwork defense force in a spirited fight. Eventually, they were overmatched by the UEE military. Outlaws that didn\u2019t flee were either captured or killed resisting.\n\nThe criminal diaspora spread to the dark corners of the Nexus System or slipped into one of the neighboring unclaimed systems. The Horizon Crew attempted to set up operations elsewhere but were rebuffed by larger syndicates controlling those sectors of space. That left them with only one acceptable option: fight to reclaim their turf in Nexus. Three years after Kellar\u2019s run, on January 10, 2935, Nexus\u2019s second notable event of the 30th century occurred: the Horizon Crew perpetrated the infamous Walzer Massacre.\n\nOperation (OP) Station Demien was built in the 25th century to be an operations hub, transfer point and temporary housing location for government workers trying to terraform the smog planet of Nexus II. After the experimental terraforming techniques failed, the UEE eventually sold the entire system to the Hathor Group, which then used the station as a security outpost. Beginning in 2672, when the Hathor Group abandoned the system, various squatters and outlaw packs rotated through the station for the next few centuries. After the UEE pushed into the system, OP Station Demien became one of the first \u2018secure\u2019 stations in the extended police action. The station housed supplies and military families waiting for an official residence on Lago (Nexus IV). Yet, the station\u2019s remote location and soft security made it an ideal target for the Horizon Crew\u2019s ruthless plan.\n\nJanuary 10, 2935, started like any other day for those aboard OP Station Demien. Security personnel conducted their routine patrols around the station, but (based on security accounts), everything was quiet. Haulers offloaded supplies and stayed to enjoy a hot meal outside of their ship. Station staff restocked vending machines and reshuffled cargo containers for pick up. Little did they know, a stealth dropship silently drew nearer.\n\nMeanwhile, in the temporary housing habs, the family of Advocacy Agent Emily Walzer received good news. A permanent residence on Lago had been secured for them, and a military transport on a supply run would bring them in the following day. Francis Walzer and his three children had been waiting at OP Station Demien for days. Though they knew the system was still dangerous, sweetheart land deals on Lago offered to government officials and their families were too good to pass up. Now that their lot had been secured, the family could all be together for the first time since Agent Emily Walzer transferred to Lago the previous year.\n\nFollowing the call with his wife, Francis Walzer sent his son, Arjun, to grab a few bottles of Pips while he read to twins Joyce and Joanne. Arjun rushed out of the hab, as if going faster also accelerated time. Though only fourteen, Arjun wanted to join the Advocacy like his mother. Friends and family described him as observant and endless inquisitive, so the fact that he was the first civilian aboard the station to notice that things weren\u2019t quite right seems fitting. At some point in his journey to the Pips machine, he became aware that the hallways were eerily quiet and that select security doors had been closed and elevators deactivated. Not long after, Arjun spotted the now-famous bloody handprint.\n\nTen minutes earlier, the station\u2019s security officers had stepped away from their posts for a shift change. It was during that vulnerable window that a small squad of well-armed outlaws took the security team by surprise. Security footage showed that the speed and precision of the attack was such that none of the security officers even had a chance to raise their weapon.\n\nWith the station\u2019s security apparatus under their control, additional Horizon Crew ships landed. Assault teams spread across the station, systematically moving from room to room and killing anyone they encountered. Many victims were found executed, a single shot in the back of the head, never knowing what hit them.\n\nSupposedly, the Horizon Crew\u2019s plan was to secretly take over OP Station Demien, fortify and secure it and then use it at a new center for their operations in the Nexus System. Essential to the plan\u2019s success was ensuring that word of their assault didn\u2019t leave the station. It would afford them the time to entrench and notify others that the station was now under their control. It almost happened too, if it hadn\u2019t been for Arjun Walzer and that bloody handprint.\n\nOver 20 different retellings of the Walzer massacre have appeared on the spectrum since this fateful day. Each one uses the iconic image of the bloody handprint that reportedly begins Arjun\u2019s comm to his mother. Incredibly, Arjun stayed on the comm with his mother for nearly 50 minutes. With her guidance, he documented the horrors the Horizon Crew inflicted on the station and evaded the assailants. Arjun\u2019s brave efforts continued until an outlaw noticed an unknown signal coming from the station and decided to hunt it down. Although the final moments of that fateful comm are known only by those who have seen it, there is one word consistently used to describe it: devastating.\n\nSadly, Arjun\u2019s tragic demise was far from unique, as no one on OP Station Demien during the assault would survive it. Yet, thanks to Arjun\u2019s bravery, local law enforcement officials received word of the assault and launched their counterattack before the Horizon Crew could fully enact their security plan for the entire station. A local militia was first on the scene but had little warning of what awaited them. Within moments of exiting their ships, most militia members found themselves caught in a kill zone. The outlaws\u2019 strategically advantageous position proved to be too much for inexperienced local law enforcement to overcome, making it apparent that the UEE Marines were needed.\n\nThe Marine assault to retake OP Station Demien lasted six hours. The battle-hardened Horizon Crew fought for every last inch of space and surface. With nowhere else to go, the Crew knew their plan would either work or be their ultimate demise. Thanks to the Marines, it proved to be the latter. After three years of perceived progress against outlaw elements in the Nexus System, the Walzer Massacre, as it came to be called, was a stark reminder that there was much work still to be done.\n\nDespite its impact on the UEE at the time, the Walzer Massacre is now only the second most famous thing associated with OP Station Demien. Today, it\u2019s better known as a location in the popular video game Star Marine and the recent vid Star Marine 2: BloodLock. This distinction isn\u2019t without controversy, as some believe InterDimension Software intentionally chose to base their game level on the station to stir controversy and receive free publicity for the title.\n\nRegardless of its portrayal in popular culture, OP Station Demien still stands as a symbol of the battle to tame the Nexus System, and the events of January 10th, 2935, will remain an important chapter in the history of the system.","de_DE":"10. Januar 2935 SET\n\nTrotz seiner Entdeckung vor mehr als f\u00fcnf Jahrhunderten hat sich das Nexus-System den Ruf eines ungez\u00e4hmten Territoriums erhalten, eine Unterscheidung, die bis heute Bestand hat. Die beiden bemerkenswertesten Ereignisse, die in diesem Jahrhundert im System auftreten, haben nicht nur kriminelle Konnotationen, sondern sind auch miteinander verbunden.\n\nDer erste Vorfall war Kellar's Run im Jahr 2931. Dean Kellars system\u00fcbergreifendes Gerangel mit der UEE-Polizei endete bekanntlich im Nexus-System. Was als einfacher Luftkampf begonnen hatte, hatte sich \u00fcber mehrere Systeme hinweg entwickelt und umfasste Dutzende von Schiffen von Kriminellen, Polizisten und sogar Zivilisten. Die Unf\u00e4higkeit der Regierung, den Vorfall einzud\u00e4mmen, r\u00fcckte in den Fokus, wie wenig Kontrolle das Imperium \u00fcber das Nexus-System hatte. Innerhalb weniger Monate genehmigte der UEE-Senat eine Ma\u00dfnahme, um Recht und Ordnung in das System zur\u00fcckzubringen.\n\nEiner der ersten Auftr\u00e4ge der UEE war die R\u00fcckforderung von Nexus III. \u00dcberall auf dem nat\u00fcrlich bewohnbaren Planeten waren verbotene Fraktionen in Einrichtungen eingezogen, die von der Hathor-Gruppe verlassen wurden. Als der UEE-Angriff begann, legten feudale, ge\u00e4chtete Besatzungen ihre Differenzen beiseite, um ihren Planeten zu verteidigen. Die Horizon Crew wurde de facto zu den Anf\u00fchrern und f\u00fchrte diese Patchwork-Verteidigungseinheit in einem temperamentvollen Kampf an. Schlie\u00dflich wurden sie vom UEE-Milit\u00e4r \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigt. Gesetzlose, die nicht fliehen konnten, wurden entweder gefangen genommen oder get\u00f6tet, indem sie sich wehrten.\n\nDie kriminelle Diaspora breitete sich bis in die dunklen Ecken des Nexus-Systems aus oder schl\u00fcpfte in eines der benachbarten nicht beanspruchten Systeme. Die Horizon Crew versuchte, an anderer Stelle Operationen einzurichten, wurde aber von gr\u00f6\u00dferen Syndikaten, die diese Sektoren des Weltraums kontrollieren, zur\u00fcckgewiesen. Das lie\u00df ihnen nur eine akzeptable Option: den Kampf um die Wiederherstellung ihres Territoriums in Nexus. Drei Jahre nach Kellars Lauf, am 10. Januar 2935, ereignete sich Nexus' zweites bemerkenswertes Ereignis des 30. Jahrhunderts: Die Horizont-Crew ver\u00fcbte das ber\u00fcchtigte Walzer-Massaker.\n\nDie Operation (OP) Station Demien wurde im 25. Jahrhundert als Betriebszentrale, Umschlagplatz und tempor\u00e4rer Wohnort f\u00fcr Regierungsarbeiter gebaut, die versuchen, den Smogplaneten von Nexus II zu terraformen. Nachdem die experimentellen Terraformtechniken fehlgeschlagen waren, verkaufte die UEE schlie\u00dflich das gesamte System an die Hathor-Gruppe, die die Station dann als Sicherheitsau\u00dfenposten nutzte. Ab 2672, als die Hathor-Gruppe das System aufgab, durchquerten verschiedene Besetzer und Verbrecherpakete die Station f\u00fcr die n\u00e4chsten Jahrhunderte. Nachdem die UEE in das System eingedrungen war, wurde die OP Station Demien zu einer der ersten \"sicheren\" Stationen der erweiterten Polizeiaktion. Die Station beherbergte Vorr\u00e4te und Milit\u00e4rfamilien, die auf eine offizielle Residenz am Lago (Nexus IV) warteten. Die abgelegene Lage und die geringe Sicherheit der Station machten sie jedoch zu einem idealen Ziel f\u00fcr den r\u00fccksichtslosen Plan der Horizon Crew.\n\nDer 10. Januar 2935 begann wie jeder andere Tag f\u00fcr die an Bord der OP Station Demien. Das Sicherheitspersonal f\u00fchrte seine Routinepatrouillen durch die Station, aber (basierend auf den Sicherheitskonten) war alles ruhig. Schlepper luden Vorr\u00e4te ab und blieben, um eine warme Mahlzeit au\u00dferhalb ihres Schiffes zu genie\u00dfen. Das Stationspersonal f\u00fcllte die Verkaufsautomaten wieder auf und mischte die Frachtcontainer zur Abholung um. Sie wussten nicht, dass ein heimliches Dropship schweigend n\u00e4her kam.\n\nUnterdessen erhielt die Familie der Advocacy-Agentin Emily Walzer in den tempor\u00e4ren Unterk\u00fcnften gute Nachrichten. Ein st\u00e4ndiger Wohnsitz am Lago war f\u00fcr sie gesichert, und ein Milit\u00e4rtransport auf einem Versorgungsweg w\u00fcrde sie am n\u00e4chsten Tag einbringen. Francis Walzer und seine drei Kinder warteten schon seit Tagen in der OP-Station Demien. Obwohl sie wussten, dass das System immer noch gef\u00e4hrlich war, boten s\u00fc\u00dfe Landabkommen am Lago Regierungsbeamten an, und ihre Familien waren zu gut, um sie abzulehnen. Nachdem ihr Los gesichert war, konnte die Familie zum ersten Mal seit dem Wechsel von Agent Emily Walzer nach Lago im Vorjahr wieder zusammenkommen.\n\nNach dem Anruf mit seiner Frau schickte Francis Walzer seinen Sohn Arjun, um ein paar Flaschen Pips zu holen, w\u00e4hrend er den Zwillingen Joyce und Joanne vorlas. Arjun eilte aus dem Gewand, als ob er schneller werden w\u00fcrde, beschleunigte auch die Zeit. Mit nur vierzehn Jahren wollte Arjun wie seine Mutter in die Advocacy eintreten. Freunde und Familie beschrieben ihn als aufmerksam und endlos neugierig, so dass die Tatsache, dass er der erste Zivilist an Bord der Station war, der bemerkte, dass die Dinge nicht ganz richtig waren, passend erscheint. Irgendwann auf seiner Reise zur Pips-Maschine wurde ihm klar, dass die G\u00e4nge unheimlich ruhig waren und dass ausgew\u00e4hlte Sicherheitst\u00fcren geschlossen und Aufz\u00fcge deaktiviert wurden. Kurz darauf entdeckte Arjun den heute ber\u00fchmten blutigen Handabdruck.\n\nZehn Minuten zuvor waren die Sicherheitskr\u00e4fte der Station f\u00fcr einen Schichtwechsel von ihren Posten zur\u00fcckgetreten. W\u00e4hrend dieses anf\u00e4lligen Fensters \u00fcberraschte eine kleine Gruppe gut bewaffneter Gesetzloser das Sicherheitsteam. Sicherheitsmaterial zeigte, dass die Geschwindigkeit und Pr\u00e4zision des Angriffs so gro\u00df war, dass keiner der Sicherheitsoffiziere \u00fcberhaupt die Chance hatte, seine Waffe zu erheben.\n\nUnter der Kontrolle des Sicherheitsapparates der Station landeten weitere Horizon Crew-Schiffe. Angriffsteams verteilten sich \u00fcber die gesamte Station, bewegten sich systematisch von Raum zu Raum und t\u00f6teten jeden, dem sie begegneten. Viele Opfer wurden hingerichtet aufgefunden, ein einziger Schuss in den Hinterkopf, ohne zu wissen, was sie getroffen hat.\n\nAngeblich war der Plan der Horizon Crew, die OP Station Demien heimlich zu \u00fcbernehmen, zu befestigen und zu sichern und sie dann in einem neuen Zentrum f\u00fcr ihren Betrieb im Nexus-System zu nutzen. Wesentlich f\u00fcr den Erfolg des Plans war es, sicherzustellen, dass die Nachricht von ihrem Angriff die Station nicht verlie\u00df. Es w\u00fcrde ihnen die Zeit geben, sich zu etablieren und andere dar\u00fcber zu informieren, dass die Station nun unter ihrer Kontrolle steht. Es w\u00e4re auch fast passiert, wenn es nicht Arjun Walzer und den blutigen Handabdruck gegeben h\u00e4tte.\n\nSeit diesem schicksalhaften Tag sind \u00fcber 20 verschiedene Nacherz\u00e4hlungen des Walzer-Massakers auf dem Spektrum erschienen. Jeder von ihnen verwendet das ikonische Bild des blutigen Handabdrucks, der angeblich Arjuns Beziehung zu seiner Mutter beginnt. Unglaublicherweise blieb Arjun fast 50 Minuten lang mit seiner Mutter auf der Leitung. Unter ihrer F\u00fchrung dokumentierte er die Schrecken, die die Horizont-Crew der Station zugef\u00fcgt hatte, und entkam den Angreifern. Arjuns mutige Bem\u00fchungen gingen weiter, bis ein Gesetzloser ein unbekanntes Signal von der Station bemerkte und beschloss, sie zu jagen. Obwohl die letzten Momente dieser schicksalhaften Kommunikation nur denen bekannt sind, die sie gesehen haben, gibt es ein Wort, mit dem sie immer wieder beschrieben wird: verheerend.\n\nLeider war Arjuns tragischer Untergang keineswegs einzigartig, da niemand auf der OP-Station Demien w\u00e4hrend des Angriffs ihn \u00fcberleben w\u00fcrde. Doch dank Arjuns Mut erhielten die lokalen Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden die Nachricht vom Angriff und starteten ihren Gegenangriff, bevor die Horizon-Crew ihren Sicherheitsplan f\u00fcr die gesamte Station vollst\u00e4ndig umsetzen konnte. Eine lokale Miliz war zuerst vor Ort, warnte aber wenig vor dem, was sie erwartete. Innerhalb weniger Augenblicke nach dem Verlassen ihrer Schiffe befanden sich die meisten Milizangeh\u00f6rigen in einer Todeszone. Die strategisch vorteilhafte Position der Gesetzlosen erwies sich als zu viel, als dass unerfahrene lokale Strafverfolgungsbeh\u00f6rden sie \u00fcberwinden k\u00f6nnten, was deutlich machte, dass die UEE Marines gebraucht wurden.\n\nDer Marineangriff auf die OP-Station Demien dauerte sechs Stunden. Die kampferprobte Horizon Crew k\u00e4mpfte um jeden Zentimeter Raum und Oberfl\u00e4che. Nirgendwo sonst konnte die Crew wissen, dass ihr Plan entweder funktionieren oder ihr endg\u00fcltiges Ende sein w\u00fcrde. Dank der Marines erwies es sich als letzteres. Nach drei Jahren wahrgenommener Fortschritte gegen gesetzwidrige Elemente im Nexus-System war das Walzer-Massaker, wie es genannt wurde, eine deutliche Erinnerung daran, dass noch viel zu tun war.\n\nTrotz seiner Auswirkungen auf die damalige UEE ist das Walzer-Massaker heute nur noch das zweitber\u00fchmteste, was mit der OP-Station Demien verbunden ist. Heute ist es besser bekannt als Ort im beliebten Videospiel Star Marine und im aktuellen Videospiel Star Marine 2: BloodLock. Diese Unterscheidung ist nicht unumstritten, da einige glauben, dass InterDimension Software absichtlich ihr Spielniveau auf den Sender ausgerichtet hat, um Kontroversen anzuregen und kostenlose Werbung f\u00fcr den Titel zu erhalten.\n\nUngeachtet ihrer Darstellung in der Popul\u00e4rkultur gilt die OP Station Demien nach wie vor als Symbol f\u00fcr den Kampf um die Z\u00e4hmung des Nexus-Systems, und die Ereignisse vom 10. Januar 2935 werden ein wichtiges Kapitel in der Geschichte des Systems bleiben.","zh_CN":"January 10, 2935 SET\n\nDespite its discovery over five centuries ago, the Nexus System has maintained a reputation for being untamed territory, a distinction that has persisted to this day. The two most notable events to occur in the system this century not only have criminal connotations but are also connected.\n\nThe first incident was Kellar\u2019s Run in 2931. Dean Kellar\u2019s multi-system tussle with UEE law enforcement famously ended in the Nexus System. What had started as a simple dogfight had spiraled across multiple systems and involved dozens of ships of criminals, police and even civilians. The government\u2019s inability to contain the incident brought into focus just how little control the Empire had over the Nexus System. Within months, the UEE Senate approved a measure to bring law and order back to the system.\n\nOne of the UEE\u2019s first orders of business was reclaiming Nexus III. Across the naturally habitable planet, outlaw factions had moved into facilities abandoned by the Hathor Group. When the UEE assault began, feuding outlaw crews put their differences aside to defend their planet. The Horizon Crew became the de facto ringleaders and led this patchwork defense force in a spirited fight. Eventually, they were overmatched by the UEE military. Outlaws that didn\u2019t flee were either captured or killed resisting.\n\nThe criminal diaspora spread to the dark corners of the Nexus System or slipped into one of the neighboring unclaimed systems. The Horizon Crew attempted to set up operations elsewhere but were rebuffed by larger syndicates controlling those sectors of space. That left them with only one acceptable option: fight to reclaim their turf in Nexus. Three years after Kellar\u2019s run, on January 10, 2935, Nexus\u2019s second notable event of the 30th century occurred: the Horizon Crew perpetrated the infamous Walzer Massacre.\n\nOperation (OP) Station Demien was built in the 25th century to be an operations hub, transfer point and temporary housing location for government workers trying to terraform the smog planet of Nexus II. After the experimental terraforming techniques failed, the UEE eventually sold the entire system to the Hathor Group, which then used the station as a security outpost. Beginning in 2672, when the Hathor Group abandoned the system, various squatters and outlaw packs rotated through the station for the next few centuries. After the UEE pushed into the system, OP Station Demien became one of the first \u2018secure\u2019 stations in the extended police action. The station housed supplies and military families waiting for an official residence on Lago (Nexus IV). Yet, the station\u2019s remote location and soft security made it an ideal target for the Horizon Crew\u2019s ruthless plan.\n\nJanuary 10, 2935, started like any other day for those aboard OP Station Demien. Security personnel conducted their routine patrols around the station, but (based on security accounts), everything was quiet. Haulers offloaded supplies and stayed to enjoy a hot meal outside of their ship. Station staff restocked vending machines and reshuffled cargo containers for pick up. Little did they know, a stealth dropship silently drew nearer.\n\nMeanwhile, in the temporary housing habs, the family of Advocacy Agent Emily Walzer received good news. A permanent residence on Lago had been secured for them, and a military transport on a supply run would bring them in the following day. Francis Walzer and his three children had been waiting at OP Station Demien for days. Though they knew the system was still dangerous, sweetheart land deals on Lago offered to government officials and their families were too good to pass up. Now that their lot had been secured, the family could all be together for the first time since Agent Emily Walzer transferred to Lago the previous year.\n\nFollowing the call with his wife, Francis Walzer sent his son, Arjun, to grab a few bottles of Pips while he read to twins Joyce and Joanne. Arjun rushed out of the hab, as if going faster also accelerated time. Though only fourteen, Arjun wanted to join the Advocacy like his mother. Friends and family described him as observant and endless inquisitive, so the fact that he was the first civilian aboard the station to notice that things weren\u2019t quite right seems fitting. At some point in his journey to the Pips machine, he became aware that the hallways were eerily quiet and that select security doors had been closed and elevators deactivated. Not long after, Arjun spotted the now-famous bloody handprint.\n\nTen minutes earlier, the station\u2019s security officers had stepped away from their posts for a shift change. It was during that vulnerable window that a small squad of well-armed outlaws took the security team by surprise. Security footage showed that the speed and precision of the attack was such that none of the security officers even had a chance to raise their weapon.\n\nWith the station\u2019s security apparatus under their control, additional Horizon Crew ships landed. Assault teams spread across the station, systematically moving from room to room and killing anyone they encountered. Many victims were found executed, a single shot in the back of the head, never knowing what hit them.\n\nSupposedly, the Horizon Crew\u2019s plan was to secretly take over OP Station Demien, fortify and secure it and then use it at a new center for their operations in the Nexus System. Essential to the plan\u2019s success was ensuring that word of their assault didn\u2019t leave the station. It would afford them the time to entrench and notify others that the station was now under their control. It almost happened too, if it hadn\u2019t been for Arjun Walzer and that bloody handprint.\n\nOver 20 different retellings of the Walzer massacre have appeared on the spectrum since this fateful day. Each one uses the iconic image of the bloody handprint that reportedly begins Arjun\u2019s comm to his mother. Incredibly, Arjun stayed on the comm with his mother for nearly 50 minutes. With her guidance, he documented the horrors the Horizon Crew inflicted on the station and evaded the assailants. Arjun\u2019s brave efforts continued until an outlaw noticed an unknown signal coming from the station and decided to hunt it down. Although the final moments of that fateful comm are known only by those who have seen it, there is one word consistently used to describe it: devastating.\n\nSadly, Arjun\u2019s tragic demise was far from unique, as no one on OP Station Demien during the assault would survive it. Yet, thanks to Arjun\u2019s bravery, local law enforcement officials received word of the assault and launched their counterattack before the Horizon Crew could fully enact their security plan for the entire station. A local militia was first on the scene but had little warning of what awaited them. Within moments of exiting their ships, most militia members found themselves caught in a kill zone. The outlaws\u2019 strategically advantageous position proved to be too much for inexperienced local law enforcement to overcome, making it apparent that the UEE Marines were needed.\n\nThe Marine assault to retake OP Station Demien lasted six hours. The battle-hardened Horizon Crew fought for every last inch of space and surface. With nowhere else to go, the Crew knew their plan would either work or be their ultimate demise. Thanks to the Marines, it proved to be the latter. After three years of perceived progress against outlaw elements in the Nexus System, the Walzer Massacre, as it came to be called, was a stark reminder that there was much work still to be done.\n\nDespite its impact on the UEE at the time, the Walzer Massacre is now only the second most famous thing associated with OP Station Demien. Today, it\u2019s better known as a location in the popular video game Star Marine and the recent vid Star Marine 2: BloodLock. This distinction isn\u2019t without controversy, as some believe InterDimension Software intentionally chose to base their game level on the station to stir controversy and receive free publicity for the title.\n\nRegardless of its portrayal in popular culture, OP Station Demien still stands as a symbol of the battle to tame the Nexus System, and the events of January 10th, 2935, will remain an important chapter in the history of the system."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":49,"created_at":"2017-01-11T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 23:11:29","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15667,"next_id":15669}}