In the history of the Nation of Tyrus, there are stories and legends of creatures stealing disobedient children, which are likely based on some truthful aspects. The origins of the Locust are a mystery, although they existed long before the Pendulum Wars. Locust troops will use nearly any weapon, whether it is one of their own design or human-made. It appears to be at around the same level as that of humans with similar firearms, although the Locusts' arsenal seems to be more biological based with the use of Tickers, Nemacyst, Brumaks etc. The majority of the Horde's technology was stolen or salvaged from what the Humans dumped. Under Mount Kadar is the Locust capital Nexus. The Locust consist of a common race of drones and all manner of other animals that are indigenous to the underground tunnels known as the Hollow, which is a short term used to describe the hollow portions of planet Sera which is mainly controlled by the Locust Horde. The Locust wage a tactically beneficial war of genocide against the Humans due to the existence of a civil war between the Locust Horde and the "Lambent Locust." This civil war has been going on for an undetermined amount of time, and is gradually forcing the Locust out of the Hollow and into a war with humanity over who controls the surface world.Īll known attempts at negotiating with the Locust Horde have ended in violence (although Adam Fenix believed he could end the war peacefully). The Locust Horde's primary goal is to populate the surface of Sera. The Locust Horde has decided that its secondary goal is the extermination of the human race down to every man, woman, and child. The Locust Horde was a race of reptilian humanoids that until Emergence Day, appears to have remained in the subterranean regions of Sera. Aside from that, I'm afraid." - Human Scientist dubbing the name of the Locust Horde We've tagged them Locusts since this degree of death has only been seen in times of plague. " Frankly, other than the fact that they want to kill every man, woman and child out there, we know nothing about them.