LBX-7683

In the Unreal universe, LBX-7683 is a metallic asteroid in the Erican Cluster. It is mostly known for the AI uprising that took place in the year 2283. It was one of the few events in the history of the Unreal universe that resulted in a massive loss of human life. The first official champion of the Liandri Tournament, Xan Kriegor, lead the revolt.

The AI Uprising

The robotic miners on LBX-7683, equipped with the most advanced AI of their time and growing tired of their abusive human creators, made an attempt to take total control of the entire asteroid. Their attempt succeeded, with minimal robot losses, yet massive human deaths. The robots began to replicate themselves and named the colony their own sovereign world.

Liandri's Intervention

Shortly after, the former owners of the asteroid decided to take back LBX-7683. A small squad of Liandri commandos were sent to perform this mission. Fighting off swarms of robots, the commandos managed to destroy the main AI generators, which rendered the robots unable to replicate themselves. Many of them were put into a stasis matrix afterwards. Xan Kriegor resists attempts at memory wipes, but eventually Liandri succeeds in wiping his memory.

Aftermath

The sentient machines placed in a stasis matrix were reprogrammed for corporate purposes about 8 years afterwards, when "consensual murder" had been legalized, and the Tournament, a previously underground event, went mainstream. They joined the team that represented Liandri Corporation itself, "The Corrupt." Xan Kriegor was placed at the head of this team, and named the Tournament's first official Champion.

See also

*Unreal Tournament 2004; the map AS-RobotFactory "recreates" Liandri Corporation's reclaimation of the asteroid.
*Fictional timeline of the 23rd century, the period of time in which the AI uprising as well as most of the Unreal series takes place.

External links

* [http://www.unrealtournament.com/general/timeline.php Unreal series timeline]