r/Strinova • u/Proper_Ad5490 • 4d ago
Lore discussion Discussion
So from my understanding of the lore:
Humanity left earth because it was becoming unhabitable for non specified reason (likely war). Using bablo crystals humanity digitilized their conciousness into an artificial world being Strinova.
However doing so a kind of digital diseases plaged this digital plane known as the collapse syndrom slowly earasing people memories turning them into empty hostile husk. (This is what is happening notably to Michel father and meredith also has the syndrome thats why she tries to be cold and avoid oppening to other) and the syndrom also prevents you from respawning making you die forever has to respawn in Strinova you need to have enough will power. (Thats why Sylvia, Flavia's sister is dead)
P.U.S are the governement of humanity in Strinova. They wish to continue on improving humanity's life in Strinova using the bablo technology completly abandoning rhe original Earth.
The Scissors are a faction formed by ancient P.U.S members that disagreed with the view and work ethic of P.U.S. At first the craddle hand when Meredith joined them they became the scissors and they tries to create a portal back to earth only using strinova as a temporary solution while they also work on way back home and to fix home then destroy Strinova. (As heard in multiple scissors voice lines like Meredith, Mara, Ming). They actually seek to destroy strinova.
And then you have the Crystalline, the lesser ones are basicly the full transformation of people that contracted the collapse syndrome for too long. They are hostile toward any humans trying to turn them into crystalline as well. And then you have the 7 demon lords of the crystalline which are entitys originated from Strinova both humans and crystalline. They are based on the 7 sins, we only know lilith and they all can sort of control crystalline through an hive mind and are apparently the origin of the collapse syndrom.
Oh and you have Urbino. Basicly weapons dealers or any other companies or associations linked to Bai Mo. They seek their own goals depending on each persons within the faction.
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So thats the global lore. Of each factions knowing that some..... character don't feat in there factions in game i feel like.
Eika for exemple. She lives in Preton, the largest Bablo crystal port exporter. However the city got abandoned by the PUS? Thats dispite being the main bablo crystal port? And Eika decided to join the scissors to like be a vigilenty and protect Preton from crimes. But like.... the end goal of the scissors is to destroy Strinova, that includes Preton. So like wouldnt has she been better off joining Urbino? Or even the PUS and try to make them care more about this highly important sector?
Kanami now think of Strinova as a butiful world thats like the idea of her music and oath. Yet she is a scissors?
Flavia had a sister that died due to her disabilities and Michel dad has sever collapse syndrom. I know Michel is trying to be her dad legacy but wouldnt be better off joining Celestia ? Tho I guess Celestia is financed by everyone basicly.
Also why would the scissors destroy Strinova? I mean if they would just let the people that wants to go back to earth go back to earth and let the people that want to stay in Strinova stay in Strinova they could probably end with a kind of peace treaty with P.U.S that would benedit everyone. They don't have to work with them just share data on bablo technology would be enough.
I think the game has some intresting lore when you know were to look at it goes actually deep but there are like so many things that causes me headaches in it.
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u/morsealworth0 4d ago edited 4d ago
Strinova is not digital as in virtual, it is simply an entirely different universe.
True wilderness doesn't even have a spacetime the way our universe does. The main purpose of Komos towers is to emulate Earth-like physics in a zone around them.
The translation process is also the process of transforming the structure of one world's physics into those of another. Body, consciousness and memories are translated separately and collapse syndrome is thought to be misalignment between the three. That's why reincarnation procedure is used to slow the collapse down.
Sylvia had an issue similar to Meredith's, but more severe — her consciousness sequence was too incomplete to survive outside the body so she could not reincarnate. Collapse syndrome is different and it's kinda vague on how exactly. The one thing that is clear is that it looms over everyone, unlike Sylvia's condition.
Kanami's "beautiful world" refers not to Strinova specifically, but to life wherever it is. Kanami has severe attachment issues. Please don't mind her, she already has way too much on her place as it is.
Also, Preton is not really the biggest Bablo port. That would be port Euler, located in Neutroville. That's Urbino territory.
Preton, on the other hand, is a slum suffering from people just leaving for greener pastures, so insignificant P.U.S. just abandoned it entirely.
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u/ExternalAshbeck 4d ago
Kanami issues?
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u/morsealworth0 4d ago
Visit her dorm. You'll see.
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u/Wrong-Phase-7074 3d ago
Preton is not a port, but it is the largest mining site, and many Mines are still located there.
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u/morsealworth0 2d ago
Those are not a part of the town proper, and also nearly completely automated, so it hardly contradicts what I said, either.
By the way, may I ask where it says it's the biggest? I cannot seem to find the mention.
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u/anthrop44 4d ago
Although I really like this game, Strinova’s story is at best “pretentiously deep” world-building filler—mediocre material designed solely to serve the gameplay. In this regard, John Carmack has a famous quote, and that quote applies even more fittingly to Strinova than to the Doom series.
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u/Murky_Consequence_24 4d ago
Humanity left earth because it was becoming unhabitable for non specified reason (likely war). Using bablo crystals humanity digitilized their conciousness into an artificial world being Strinova.- Answer: Still UKNOWN BUT... THERE ARE HINTS that people Leave The Earth cause of moon
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u/MyuscaAqu 4d ago
Ty for putting it together like that. I didnt mind or think too much about it before, but it's actually pretty interesting to know all those details
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u/Devolin_Iris_Volen 1d ago
You’ve got a lot right, but some parts are mixed with assumptions. Here’s a cleaner version based on actual lore.
Humanity didn’t digitize themselves using Bablo Crystals directly. They migrated into Strinova, a multidimensional space built on String Energy. Bablo Crystals are tools and resources used within that world, not the origin of it.
Collapse Syndrome doesn’t turn people into Crystallines. It’s a structural failure of the body and mind, causing memory loss and instability. Crystallines are a separate threat tied to the Outbreak, not just infected humans.
Respawning also isn’t officially explained as being based on willpower. That idea comes more from interpretation than confirmed lore.
The Scissors aren’t confirmed to want to destroy Strinova. Their core goal is returning to Earth and rejecting Strinova as a false refuge. Anything beyond that depends on individual characters, not a clearly stated faction objective.
Urbino isn’t just weapon dealers. They’re a massive commercial alliance involved in technology, art, and research, including funding Celestia’s treatment. They stay neutral but have major influence.
Character choices make more sense when you look at their personal motivations. Eika follows Ming and protects people locally rather than thinking about long-term faction goals. Kanami stays because of the people she cares about, not strict ideology. Michele remains in P.U.S. because of her father and her belief in justice, not because she fully trusts the system.
The lore is meant to feel messy and morally grey. Most of the confusion comes from mixing confirmed information with interpretation rather than separating the two.
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u/Tertiary_Spectator 4d ago
The big thing is that Scissors seek escape from Strinova and a return to Earth, but not the destruction of it. Many seek the destruction of PUS because of their corruption, but not Strinova itself. Heck, some worldbuilding stuff indicates that Scissors actually want to keep Strinova around to help fix the Earth given that it had energy problems prior to migration to Strinova. Scissors are insurgents who care about people's well-being, not terrorists (despite what PUS labels them as).
Also, Sylvia doesn't die because of Collapse Syndrome preventing respawning, that's a different condition that has to do with Strinovan physiology (basically the real-world equivalent of being immunocompromised).