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The Nexus is a space station designed as the central support hub and temporary housing in Andromeda. Inspired by the Citadel, it is smaller and more streamlined than its Milky Way counterpart. While the Nexus will be largely functional at launch, many elements of its construction are only scheduled for completion upon arrival in Andromeda. Docked to the Nexus, the arks will provide additional power and storage to the station.

Codex

Intended as a safe anchorage, embassy, and financial center, the Nexus is a vast space station sent ahead of the main ark fleet. It traveled to Andromeda in an incomplete state to reduce fuel demands, with construction planned to be completed within a standard year after arrival. However, syncing with Nexus databases reveals that damage from the Scourge has set the timetable back significantly.

Returning arks anchor at the Nexus' central wheel, integrating their power grid and off-loading colonists for orientation and temporary housing before deployment to outposts. The Nexus collates and manages the resources which form the basis of the Initiative's economy, coordinates scientific research and defense, and acts as headquarters for Pathfinder teams. Once outposts are established, the Nexus will become the permanent seat of government for the Initiative.

Statistics:

Length: 15.47km
Vane Width (Widest Point): 4.9km
Anchorage Wheel Diameter: 5.3km
Gross Weight: 2.2 billion metric tons
Max. population (when complete): 2.7 million

Locations

Common Area
- Cultural Center - Houses the archives of the combined history of the many Milky Way species and will assist new races encountered in learning about the Milky Way and its past.
- Docking Area
- Hydroponics - Available for a quiet escape.
- The Vortex - An area for socializing and off-duty indulgences.
- Tech Lab - State of the art labs used to investigate discoveries.
Operations - Oversees security and management of the station.
- Addison's Office
- Colonial Affairs
- Kesh's Office
- Militia Office
- Pathfinder HQ - A location where Pathfinders can share information and discuss progress.
- Tann's Office

Leadership

Andromeda Initiative Director: Jarun Tann, a male salarian, is the acting director, overseeing Initiative operations and strategy and supervising the Pathfinder teams.
Director of Colonial Affairs: Foster Addison, a female human, oversees all colonization logistics for the Andromeda Initiative, making sure all settlements are up and running and colonists have a place to live.
Nexus Superintendent: Nakmor Kesh, a female krogan, is the station superintendent, overseeing station maintenance and continuing construction.
Nexus Security: Tiran Kandros, a male turian, is currently responsible for Nexus security.

Missions

The following missions take place or are acquired on the Nexus:

Priority Ops

Allies and Relationships

Heleus Assignments

Additional Tasks

Tram station

The tram station is the main transportation mode between areas on the Nexus and the Hyperion.

There are four tram stations located on the Nexus and the Hyperion. Interacting with a tram station terminal allows travel to any of the other three areas.

Common Area² - Nexus
Cryo Bay - Hyperion
Habitation Deck - Hyperion
Operations - Nexus

Available choices to travel to will show up as an interaction points that have to be actively selected before travel will be initiated to the destination.

During Prologue: Hyperion and Nexus Reunion, the tram terminal will display Hyperion Nav Directory. After Nexus Reunion, the tram station terminal will only display the Nexus Nav Directory terminal.

The Hyperion Nav Directory and the Nexus Nav Directory display the same images and maps no matter which terminal is accessed. The images and maps displayed are also static and do not change throughout the course of the game.

Hyperion Nav Directory
Nexus Nav Directory
Tram Interior

After events in Meridian: The Way Home, the Hyperion choices will no longer be available to use on the tram station.

Lore

Datapads

Heleus News Service (HNS) entries

Plaques

Terminal entries

Notes

¹ Monkeys in Space is exclusive to Deluxe and Super Deluxe Editions.
² Despite what the tram station terminal says, the tram doesn't connect to the "Docking Bay" but instead connects the Common Area. The Docking Area can be found in the Common Area and there is no such location as the Docking Bay.

Gallery

Nexus Vestibule
View From Operations
Hyperion Arrival
Hyperion Docking

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+[[File:Nexus - post-Meridian mission.png|right|400px]]
-{{stub}}
+The '''Nexus''' is a [[space station]] designed as the central support hub and temporary housing in [[Andromeda]]. Inspired by the [[Glossary of Terms#Codex|Citadel]], it is smaller and more streamlined than its Milky Way counterpart. While the Nexus will be largely functional at launch, many elements of its construction are only scheduled for completion upon arrival in Andromeda. Docked to the Nexus, the [[ark]]s will provide additional power and storage to the station.
+==Codex==
 [[File:Codex Card The Nexus.png|right|200px]]
+Intended as a safe anchorage, embassy, and financial center, the Nexus is a vast space station sent ahead of the main ark fleet. It traveled to Andromeda in an incomplete state to reduce fuel demands, with construction planned to be completed within a standard year after arrival. However, syncing with Nexus databases reveals that damage from the [[Scourge]] has set the timetable back significantly.
+Returning arks anchor at the Nexus' central wheel, integrating their power grid and off-loading colonists for orientation and temporary housing before deployment to [[outpost]]s. The Nexus collates and manages the resources which form the basis of the [[Andromeda Initiative|Initiative]]'s economy, coordinates scientific research and defense, and acts as headquarters for [[Pathfinder]] teams. Once outposts are established, the Nexus will become the permanent seat of government for the Initiative.
-The '''Nexus''' is a [[space station]] designed as the central support hub and temporary housing in Andromeda. Inspired by the [[Citadel]], it is smaller and more streamlined than its Milky Way counterpart. While the Nexus will be largely functional at launch, many elements of its construction are only scheduled for completion upon arrival in Andromeda. Docked to the Nexus, the arks will provide additional power and storage to the station.
+Statistics:
+*Length: 15.47km
+*Vane Width (Widest Point): 4.9km
+*Anchorage Wheel Diameter: 5.3km
+*Gross Weight: 2.2 billion metric tons
+*Max. population (when complete): 2.7 million
+{{clear}}
+==Locations==
-==Areas==
-[[File:Nexus.jpg|right|250px]]
-*[[Colonial Affairs]]
 * [[Common Area]]
-** [[Residential Blocks]] - Temporary housing for colonists until they choose a new homeworld.
 ** [[Cultural Center]] - Houses the archives of the combined history of the many Milky Way [[species]] and will assist new races encountered in learning about the Milky Way and its past.
+** [[Docking Area]]
 ** [[Hydroponics]] - Available for a quiet escape.
 ** [[The Vortex]] - An area for socializing and off-duty indulgences.
 ** [[Tech Lab]] - State of the art labs used to investigate discoveries.
+* [[Operations]] - Oversees security and management of the station.
-* [[Docking Area]]
-* [[Operations]] - Oversees security and management of the station. Houses colonization efforts and Pathfinder HQ.
-** [[Pathfinder HQ]] - A location where [[Pathfinder]]s can share information and discuss progress.
 ** [[Addison's Office]]
+** [[Colonial Affairs]]
 ** [[Kesh's Office]]
 ** [[Militia Office]]
+** [[Pathfinder HQ]] - A location where [[Pathfinder]]s can share information and discuss progress.
+** [[Tann's Office]]
 ==Leadership==
+*'''Andromeda Initiative Director:''' [[Jarun Tann]], a male [[salarian]], is the acting director, overseeing Initiative operations and strategy and supervising the Pathfinder teams.
-* '''Director of Colonial Affairs:''' [[Foster Addison]] - Foster Addison oversees all colonization logistics for the Andromeda Initiative, making sure all settlements are up and running and colonists have a place to live.
+* '''Director of Colonial Affairs:''' [[Foster Addison]], a female [[human]], oversees all colonization logistics for the Andromeda Initiative, making sure all settlements are up and running and colonists have a place to live.
-* '''Nexus Superintendent:''' [[Nakmor Kesh]] - Nakmor Kesh, is a female Krogan and part of the core team of station engineers who built the Nexus. Her contributions during the mission include station upkeep and ensuring all facilities remain in working order.
+* '''Nexus Superintendent:''' [[Nakmor Kesh]], a female [[krogan]], is the station superintendent, overseeing station maintenance and continuing construction.
-* '''Nexus Security:''' [[Sloane Kelly]] - Sloane Kelly is an Alliance-trained soldier, and responsible for all security initiatives aboard the Nexus upon arrival in Andromeda.
+* '''Nexus Security:''' [[Tiran Kandros]], a male [[turian]], is currently responsible for Nexus security.
 == Missions ==
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 {{cols|3|
 *[[A Better Beginning]]
+*[[A Trail of Hope]]
 *[[AVP Cryo Deployment Perks]]
 *[[First Strike]]
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 {{cols|3|
 *[[Gil Brodie: A Game of Poker]]
-*[[Missing Arks]]
 *[[Lexi T'Perro: Bottom of a Bottle]]
+*[[Missing Arks]]
 *[[Nakmor Drack: A Future for Our People]]
 *[[Nakmor Drack: Clutch Moment]]
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 *[[Peebee: Secret Project]]
 *[[Ryder Family Secrets]]
-*[[Suvi Anwar: New Discoveries]]}}
+*[[Suvi Anwar: New Discoveries]]
+*[[Truth and Trespass]]}}
 ;[[Mission#Heleus assignments|Heleus Assignments]]
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 *[[First Murderer]]
 *[[Life on the Frontier]]
-*[[Monkeys in Space]]
+*[[Monkeys in Space]]<sup>[[#monkey|1]]</sup>
 *[[Movie Night: Getting Started]]
 *[[Movie Night: Raise a Glass]]
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 *[[Task: Earn Your Badge]]
 *[[Task: Getting to Know the Nexus]]
-*[[Task: Hitting Rocks for Science]]
+*[[Task: Hitting Rocks For Science]]
 *[[Task: Investigating Embezzlement]]
 *[[Task: Missing Scientists]]
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 *[[Task: Traitor or Victim?]]
 *[[Task: Waking up to the Future]]}}
+==Tram station==
+The tram station is the main transportation mode between areas on the Nexus and the [[Hyperion]].
+There are four tram stations located on the Nexus and the Hyperion. Interacting with a tram station terminal allows travel to any of the other three areas.
+*[[Common Area]]<sup>[[#tram|2]]</sup> - Nexus
+*[[Cryo Bay]] - Hyperion
+*[[Habitation Deck]] - Hyperion
+*[[Operations]] - Nexus
+Available choices to travel to will show up as an interaction points that have to be actively selected before travel will be initiated to the destination.
+During [[Prologue: Hyperion]] and [[Nexus Reunion]], the tram terminal will display '''Hyperion Nav Directory'''. After Nexus Reunion, the tram station terminal will only display the '''Nexus Nav Directory''' terminal.
+The Hyperion Nav Directory and the Nexus Nav Directory display the same images and maps no matter which terminal is accessed. The images and maps displayed are also static and do not change throughout the course of the game.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
+File:Hyperion Tram Terminal - Hyperion Nav Directory.png|Hyperion Nav Directory
+File:Tram Map.png|Nexus Nav Directory
+File:The Tram.png|Tram Interior
+</gallery>
+After events in [[Meridian: The Way Home]], the Hyperion choices will no longer be available to use on the tram station.
 ==Lore==
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 * [[Notable European Interplanetary Missions]]
 * [[Same shit, different day]]
-* [[Supplies Ready for Shipment]]
+* [[Supplies Ready for Shipment]]}}
-* [[Time Estimate]]}}
-===Terminal entries===
+===[[Heleus News Service|Heleus News Service (HNS) entries]]===
 {{cols|3|
-*[[Air Filters]]
 *[[AYA (HNS) - Embassy Established]]
 *[[CIVKI (HNS) - Remnant "City" Uncovered]]
-*[[Cluster Model: Dr. Leynomi Aridana]]
-*[[Cost-Benefit Assessment]]
-*[[Damage Control]]
 *[[ELAADEN (HNS) - Elaaden Outpost Founded]]
 *[[ELAADEN (HNS) - Krogan Colony Built to Last]]
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 *[[EOS (HNS) - Prodromos Founded]]
 *[[EOS (HNS) - Vault Uncovered]]
-*[[Final Proposal: Prof. N Hereik et al]]
-*[[Garson investigation (Closed)]]
-*[[Geophysics VI: Beta Build]]
 *[[H-047C (HNS) - Fuel Source Found]]
 *[[H-047C (HNS) - Turian Ark Recovered]]
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 *[[KADARA (HNS) - Kadara Vault Activated]]
 *[[KADARA (HNS) - Mining Outpost Established]]
+*[[KADARA (HNS) - Oblivion on the Rise]]
 *[[KADARA (HNS) - Rival Gangs Face off]]
 *[[MERIDIAN (HNS) - Habitat 7 Renamed Ryder-1]]
 *[[MERIDIAN (HNS) - Kett Routed, Meridian Found]]
-*[[Missing persons resport (J. Garson)]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Angaran Delegation on Nexus]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Clement Vindicated]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Condition Upgraded]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Contact Attempts Ongoing]]
-*[[NEXUS (HNS) - Hacker "Night" Killed]]
+*[[NEXUS (HNS) - Hacker "Knight" Killed]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Illness Baffles Experts]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Initiative Arms Outlaws]]
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 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Uprising Investigation Ongoing]]
 *[[NEXUS (HNS) - Worker Lost To Space]]
+*[[TAFENO (HNS) - Salarian Ark Located]]
+*[[VALAY (HNS) - Asari Ark Found]]
+*[[VOELD (HNS) - Ancient AI Rumored]]
+*[[VOELD (HNS) - Contact Made with Angaran Resistance]]
+*[[VOELD (HNS) - Outpost on Voeld]]
+*[[VOELD (HNS) - Victory on Voeld]]
+|}}
+===Plaques===
+{{cols|3|
+*[[ESAV Majriti]]
+*[[Memorial]]
+*[[SSV Normandy SR-2 (plaque)‎‎|SSV Normandy SR-2]]
+*[[THV Ravuna]]}}
+===[[Terminal entries]]===
+{{cols|3|
+*[[Air Filters]]
+*[[Cluster Model: Dr. Leynomi Aridana]]
+*[[Cost-Benefit Assessment]]
+*[[Damage Control]]
+*[[Final Proposal: Prof. N. Herik et al]]
+*[[Garson investigation (Closed)]]
+*[[Geophysics VI: Beta Build]]
+*[[Missing persons report (J. Garson)]]
 *[[Prescription Refill Reminder]]
 *[[RE: Advice for Aspiring Community Leader]]
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 *[[Security Footage 2]]
 *[[Security Footage 3]]
-*[[TAFENO (HNS) - Salarian Ark Located]]
 *[[Unscrambled Exchange]]
-*[[VALAY (HNS) - Asari Ark Found]]
-*[[VOELD (HNS) - Ancient AI Rumored]]
-*[[VOELD (HNS) - Contact Made with Angaran Resistance]]
-*[[VOELD (HNS) - Outpost on Voeld]]
-*[[VOELD (HNS) - Victory on Voeld]]
 |}}
+==Notes==
+<span id="monkey"></span><sup>1</sup> [[Monkeys in Space]] is exclusive to [[Deluxe Edition|Deluxe]] and [[Super Deluxe Edition|Super Deluxe]] Editions.<br>
+<span id="tram"></span><sup>2</sup> Despite what the [[Nexus#Tram station|tram station]] terminal says, the tram doesn't connect to the "Docking Bay" but instead connects the [[Common Area]]. The [[Docking Area]] can be found in the Common Area and there is no such location as the Docking Bay.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery>
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="150px">
+File:Arks and Nexus - Andromeda Initiative Training Hub 2.png
-Nexus 1.jpg
+File:Nexus Wallpaper 5.png
+File:Nexus Vestibule.png|Nexus Vestibule
+File:The Nexus - view from Ops.png|View From Operations
+File:Nexus - Hyperion Arrival.png|Hyperion Arrival
+File:Nexus - Hyperion Docking.png|Hyperion Docking
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Nexus| ]]
 [[Category:Space stations]]
+[[Category:Codex]]
+[[Category:The Nexus (Codex)]]