Core the new Gallia?

[Croft]

Any faction that isn't simply "there" but has itself a history and a sense of purpose that is established by consistant motives, shaped by experiences and aware of its dependences. Both the Core and Gallia share a solid goal and the potential to be interesting in their own right but they both share the same downfall, lack of character, this is clearly shown in each respective "backstory".

Gallia spends several hundred years forming around the entire premise of "revenge", seven hundred years worth of grudge to attack the distant decedants of those who abandoned their own decendants. Now they're out of resources because they built up a revenge fleet and used up their own, so they're taking the rest to continue the cycle.
The Core went from Hunters looking for alien tech and an excuse to use caps to "OMICRON EMPIRE!" Wheres the bit inbetween that shows WHY the Core wants to set up an empire in empty space, how they manged to overcome the adversities that plague others in the region? Lack of food? Funding? Or how they've survived and actually managed to gain a foothold on the Order's/Corsairs doorstep without being murdered on sight?

Instead we get cartoon villians whose sole purpose is to be threatening and blustery without any reason to be feared other than "We say so."

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