Starship Troopers: Invasion

Starship Troopers: Invasion

Year: 2012

Runtime: 89 mins

Language: English

Director: Shinji Aramaki

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The troopers of two starships unite to combat a large-scale bug attack at a Federation outpost. When one ship unexpectedly departs and loses contact, the remaining soldiers launch a rescue mission. They soon realize the danger is far greater than initially believed, and the bugs are about to strike closer to home than anyone anticipated.

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1

A-1 drops to Fort Casey to seize the hangar

Federation exoskeleton troops are deployed and Alpha Team lands on the asteroid Fort Casey. They immediately engage the Arachnids, pushing through the bug swarm to rendezvous with the surviving Fort Casey troopers.

Fort Casey asteroid hangar
2

Explosives planted and evacuation attempt begins

The troopers plant charges to breach the hangar and create an exit route. They then push toward the starship John A. Warden for evacuation, hoping to extract the survivors before the base collapses under attack.

Fort Casey; John A. Warden
3

Jenkins hijacks the Warden

Minister of Paranormal Warfare Carl Jenkins seizes control of the Warden from Captain Carmen Ibanez, refusing to reveal his mission but claiming it could turn the war's tide.

John A. Warden
4

Varro arrested and taken to Alesia

Major Henry Varro is escorted to Alesia as a prisoner on Jenkins' orders, while his unit's fate mirrors the larger struggle against the bug on Fort Casey.

Fort Casey
5

Fort Casey comes under a brutal bug assault

The Fort Casey defenses are overwhelmed by a relentless bug attack. Sniper Trig uses precision shots to thin the swarm and keep the troopers alive long enough to retreat.

Fort Casey asteroid
6

Alesia evacuates the Fort Casey troopers

Alesia docks for emergency evacuation and the surviving troopers are boarded. Trig is pulled into the ship just as Casey's asteroid is destroyed by the bug horde.

Alesia; Fort Casey asteroid
7

Rico orders a Warden search via High Command

General Johnny Rico at L-6 Base orders Alesia to search for the missing John A. Warden, with the Fort Casey troopers insisting Varro lead the mission.

L-6 Base / Alesia
8

Warden goes dark and the Queen seizes control

While en route, the Warden is hacked by the Queen inside its systems. Jenkins uses mind control to trigger a dangerous new capability, opening bulkheads and letting bugs swarm the boarding party.

John A. Warden
9

Warden destroys Alesia and enters a wormhole

The Queen manipulates the Warden to destroy Alesia and then pilots the ship into a wormhole that leads toward near-Earth space.

Space near Earth
10

Trig hunts the Queen from inside the Warden

Trig navigates the ship's ventilation system, hunting the Queen as the parasite's control tightens its grip over the Warden's crew.

Warden interior
11

Rico's defense at L-6 fails to stop the Warden

Rico deploys three Marauder-assisted ships to neutralize the Warden, but the Queen's control over its weapons defeats the assault and forces the defense base to reconsider its strategy.

L-6 defense base / space near Earth
12

Ibanez redirects Warden away from Paris

The Queen attempts to crash the Warden into Paris, but Trig shoots the wires connecting the Queen to the ship, enabling Ibanez to steer the Warden toward a crash in a mountain range.

Mountain range near Paris
13

Final push to stop the Queen on the Warden

Rico leads a ground assault on the crash site while Mech and Ratzass blow the Warden's engine. Varro, rescued by Bugspray, reunites with the team as Jenkins reveals he can mind-control bugs to help capture the Queen alive.

Warden bridge and engine room; crash site
14

Rico sacrifices to stop the Queen; Warden destroyed

Rico detonates a decisive strike, and in a frantic sprint, Varro is wounded; Rico uses a combat knife to cripple the Queen and buys Ibanez time to escape as the Warden is destroyed by the detonation.

Warden interior / crash site
15

Aftermath: Jenkins' promise and one bug survives

In the aftermath, the surviving troopers pay respects to their fallen comrades. Jenkins proclaims that his research will someday save the galaxy, while one lone warrior bug crawls through the sewers, hinting the war may continue.

Warden wreckage; sewer system

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