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'''GTVA Colossus''' is a spacecraft from the video game [[Freespace 2]]. 

The result of a joint Terran-Vasudan venture, with the goal of protecting the GTVA from a renewed [[Shivan]] threat.

Following the destruction of the SD [[Lucifer]] as it was en-route to destroy the Earth, the Vasudan Emperor Khonsu II proposed to the GTVA General Assembly the construction of the Colossus. Taking over 20 years to construct, the Colossus is over 6km long and holds a crew complement in excess of 30,000. It is the largest spacefaring vessel ever to be constructed. The vessel is destroyed in during the course of the game - though the player is able to affect how and when it is destroyed.

The Colossus is armed with Twelve (12) Heavy Beam Cannons, Forty-Five (45) Laser Turrets, Twelve (12) Missile Towers, and Fifteen (15) Flak Cannons.  It can carry up to Sixty (60) fighter and bomber wings within its docking bays, and this translates to (approximately) 240 craft.  Estimates place the total ability of the Colossus as equal to five (5) Orion class Destroyers, one of the primary vessels of the GTVA.

The Colossus was the pride of the GTVA alliance. With its completed construction, the GTVA felt confident they could handle any threat, but they would be too confident.

The SJ Sathanas would be the downfall of the Colossus. It was first discovered in 2367 in a Shivan-controlled nebula. A Vasudan fleet had just finished eliminating a Shivan mining operation when the Sathanas came into play. A full retreat was issued and the GTVA was in a [[state of emergency]].

Depending on how the game is played, a successful Vasudan bombing campaign eliminates the 4 primary beam cannons of the Sathanas, allowing the Colossus to eliminate the Juggernaught while taking little damage. The Colossus will also be able to destroy the Sathanos if only 2 beam cannons are destroyed. 14 days later, the GTVA Colossus is destroyed by Sathanas 17 while defending the Capella-Gamma Draconis node. This strikes a devastating blow to the GTVA, both physically and morally.

After the Destruction of the Colossus, the GTVA was forced to execute its plan to seal the Capella system.

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