Othertropes

Here are some recurring thematic elements that have shown up on OtherSpace since the game first came online in 1998:

Alien Invaders

• Kretonians
• Lem'ing

Ally Becomes Villain

• Kamir who helped in the past launch a war against the races of normalspace.
• Nall who had worked with OATO in the past began a war of aggression.
• Mars broke away from the Earth-centric Solar Consortium.
• Vampire became a hacker employed by the evil Volari.

Civil War

• Collapse of the Parallax and Montevedo's reign on Sivad during original Arc II
• Martian rebellion in 3001

Interstellar War

• Sivad vs. the Solar Republic in the 31st Century
• OATO vs. the Nall in the 31st Century
• Earth-aligned worlds vs. the Nall in the 41st Century

Multiverse Rift Crises

• Original rift crisis that began on Sivad in the 27th Century
• Moebius Effect in 31st Century
• Kip Caspar'kamir rift crisis in 3008

Resurrected Heroes

• David Ransom Porter
• Jeff Ryan

Resurrected Villains

• Colin Neidermeyer
• Dimitri Volstov
• Grim
• Volari

Time Travel

• Jeff Allen (killed during original Arc IV)
• Sanctuary (traveled from 2651 to the year 3000)
• Hiverspace refugees (traveled from 3008, 4008, and the realm of Fastheld to the year 2650 in Hiverspace)

Villain Becomes Ally

• Il'ri Kamm Hive Mind became ally of normalspace races to stop the first multiverse rift crisis.