- "The Great Harbor Ship of Bentus, the last of the Bentusi." — Karan S'jet
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Bentus
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Flagship
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Mothership
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5312 metres
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Speed
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50 m/s
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Bentus, also known as The Great Harbour Ship of Bentus, was the last Bentusi flagship, before it was self-destructed to aid the Hiigarans in awakening Sajuuk.
History[]
The exact date of construction of Bentus is unclear, but the ship is known to have existed prior to the year 6000 GSY.
When the Bentusi created the Outer Rim Trade Routes and began to sell short jump technology to various races, conflicts arose between different worlds, however they were always pacified by the Bentusi Flagship and its fleet. That is until circa 6010 GSY, when a massive orchestration of conflicts erupted across the known galaxy which resulted in the formation of several empires and the election of the Galactic Council, by which the Bentusi found themselves under the domain of the very races they helped bring to the stars.
Around year 6510 GSY, Bentus was dispatched to recover the Second Hyperspace Core from the Hiigaran Flagship, Sajuuk's Wrath, only to be attacked by the entirety of the supposedly disbanded Hiigaran Navy, who sought to destroy the Bentusi hyperspace core. The Bentus, however, shook off the attack and raised its defense fields while using its core to jump a whole Bentusi fleet from a nearby nebula to aid in the battle. It then created a powerful artificial Gravity well around itself to prevent the Hiigaran vessels from using their hyperdrives to retreat.
After a long battle, only Sajuuk's Wrath remained of the Hiigaran navy. The Bentusi offered to let the Hiigarans surrender, but the Wrath's captain declined and, following the Daiamid's contingency plan, jumped the ship out of the 30 light year exclusion zone where the battle took place and drove the ship into the surface of the Angel Moon.
Background[]
The Bentus was not seen again until it jumped out of Hyperspace at Sarum, contacting the Hiigarans to share with them the knowledge of the Oracle.
When the Keepers of Abassid attacked the Pride of Hiigara, Bentus acted for one last time. Shielded by the Hiigaran Fleet, the Bentusi repaired the inoperative Phased Cannon Array of the Progenitor Dreadnaught, while the Keepers sought to destroy both ships. Finally, the Bentus sacrificed itself by overloading its core in a massive detonation, destroying the Keepers nearby and leaving behind the Bentusi's Hyperspace Core for the Hiigarans.
- "Our time has ended. Sajuuk awaits beyond the Gate of Balcora. The Dreadnought will open the way. There, you must end what has begun. You must take our core and unite the three. This is our legacy to you. Farewell." — Last words from Bentus
Trivia[]
- Bentus' design went through several iterations before its final version. Originally, it was known as the Port of Nalthor in the Dust Wars incarnation of Homeworld 2, which explains its harbor-like shape. When it was refitted into a Bentusi design, the First Core was originally much bigger and was held in the more circular inner section of the ship.