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The '''Taiidan''' are the antagonist faction in the original [[Homeworld]] game and are the opponents to the [[The_Kushan|Kushan]] exiles, returning from their banishment. They are one of the more popular races in the game and are in fact divided themselves in to two distinct factions.

The '''Taiidan''' Empire was founded several thousand years ago and after their homeworld was destroyed by the [[Hiigarans]] (otherwise known as the Kushan), they went into a frenzy and destroyed the Kushan Empire, exiling its inhabitants to the Outer Rim of the galaxy. The use of [[Hyperspace]] technology is forbidden for the Exiles.

However, over time the '''Taiidan''' have become very corrupt and their own Emperor, Riesstiu IV., has ruled for four centuries, keeping himself alive through the use of [[cloning]] facilities. When they discover the Kushan [[Mothership]] conducting its Hyperspace test, a fleet is deployed to [[Kharak]] and destroys the planet.

This act of genocide inflamed an already present rebellion and one of the key figures, Captain Elson of the destroyer ''Kapella'' joined forces with the Kushan and helped them reach their home. After the final battle in orbit of Hiigara the Empire collapsed and was replaced by the '''Taiidan''' Republic though Imperialist fragments remained and later joined the [[Vaygr]] warlord Makaan.

There are rumors that the Taiidan was the race intended to be played through the singleplayer campaigAt its peak, the '''Taiidan Empire''' controlled 150 star systems 

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==Prehistory==

The '''Taiidan Empire''' was founded more than three thousand years prior to the events in the game Homeworld, after a large galactic conflict caused hundreds of smaller governments, who had achieved interstellar travel through contact with the [[Bentusi]], to consolidate into several large empires. Although they were historically a founding member of the Galactic Council, the Taiidan were locked in a border conflict with the rival [[Hiigaran Empire]]. The conflict was eventually brought before the Galactic Council, and decided in favor of the Taiidan Empire. 

Fearing that the Taiidan would eventually come to dominate the Hiigaran Empire, and dissatisfied with the decision made by the Council, the Hiigaran Empire launched a military strike against the Taiidan homeworld. After primary military and governmental facilities had been devastated by orbital strikes, the Hiigaran fleet returned to Hiigaran space.

The Council condemned the attack and ordered the Hiigaran Empire to turn over the [[Hyperspace_core|hyperspace core]] they had utilized to carry out the attack. The Hiigarans refused to comply with the order, and attempted to disable the Bentusi Harbor Ship that had arrived to take custody of the core. The Bentusi quickly defeated the Hiigaran fleet.

Capitalizing upon the chaos that the Hiigaran worlds had been thrown into, the remnants of the Taiidan fleet moved into Hiigaran space under the leadership of Admiral Riesstiu, capturing many planets and purging others of all life. Eventually, Riesstiu was convinced by the Bentusi to negotiate with the Hiigaran ruling council, the Diamid.

Riesstiu was uncompromising as to his demands: all Hiigarans were to become slaves, the planet Hiigara itself was to become the site for the new Taiidan Imperial Palace, and the former worlds belonging to the Hiigaran Empire would now be part of the Taiidan Empire. A few Hiigarans were allowed to be exiled to the desert planet Kharak, where they would be forbidden to develop hyperspace technology again.

==Homeworld Era==

Over three thousand years, the '''Taiidan''' became very corrupt, suffering from internal decay, and their Emperor, Riesstiu IV, at the time of the events of Homeworld, had been alive for four centuries. The Taiidan House of Lords, a parlimentary body roughly equivalent to the old Hiigaran Diamid, served only to approve the Emperor's mandates. Shortly before the events of Homeworld, the Bentusi cut off contact with the Taiidan Empire.

At this time, the Emperor commanded a significant starfleet as well as the services of the pirate Turanic Raiders. After discovering the Kushan [[Mothership]] conducting its hyperspace test, a fleet was deployed to [[Kharak]] and destroyed the planet.

This act of genocide inflamed an existing rebellion that had been recently crippled by a high-level traitor; civilians were also disgusted by the genocide and suffered from Imperial reprisals against perceived dissidents. One of the key figures, Captain Elson of the destroyer ''Kapella'' joined forces with the Kushan and helped them reach their home. After the final battle in orbit of Hiigara the Empire collapsed and was replaced by the '''Taiidan''' Republic, although there were many splinter factions claiming Imperial legitimacy. The Emperor himself commanded his forces over the world of Hiigara, and was destroyed along with his flagship.

There are rumors that the Taiidan was the race intended to be played through the single-player campaign.

==Homeworld 2 Era==

After the Hiigarans re-establish their Empire, the remnants of the Hiigaran Empire and the Hiigaran Republic are assimilated into the forces of the [[Vagyr]] warlord Makaan.

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