Stahl Moment

Stahl Moment

During the opening month of the United Earth vs Xunx war. (Called the "War-Prep phase or period " by historians) United Earth Marine Gunnery Sergeant Burt Brannon captured several special operation missions on his personal comm device. During shore leave he lost this device.

It was found by Avarti Beneditto, who uploaded the video footage onto a video streaming service. The videos went viral and were seen by billions.

Especially a video showing a United Earth General (Former US Marine Stahl ) leading a speacial mission operation to place a bomb underneath the Xunx Queen. The courage and fighting skills of this man (among other deeds using an old KA-Bar knife to silently kill Xunx warrior guards) went viral.

At this point Stahl was virtually unknown to the general public.

While Gunny Reynolds only escaped Court Martial because he was KIA during a raid on a Xunx brood world ; and Mr. Beneditto was charged with theft, the general public had a new hero and Stahl became a household name.

Scholars often call this the "Stahl Moment" and consider it a major event in histroy.

While both Stahl and McElligott were picked by the Guardian. Stahl remained in obscurity at the beginning, while McElligott became the public face of the new United Earth military.

But it didn't take long and after the "Stahl Moment" with mre and more stories leaking, mostly by soldiers that served with Stahl.

Also Stahl's plan of a decisive all out blow against the Xunx and its success added to his growing legend early on.