Galador

For centuries the planet of Galador was a paradise, its vast armada soaring through the Golden Galaxy trading technology and philosophy with other worlds. Ruled by the Prime Director, Galador and its colonies enjoyed a golden age; war was unknown. Then, approximately 200 years ago, the Galadorian Armada entered the Dark Nebula, home of the sorcerous, Dire Wraiths. Without provocation the Wraiths destroyed the Armada, then turned their attention to Galador itself. The Prime Director asked for volunteers to sacrifice their humanity in order to save Galador. Despite his lover Ray-Na's misgivings, Rom, a poet whose name meant "Before All Others", was the first of millions to volunteer. Only a thousand were compatible of bounding into the cyborg armor to become living weapons: Spaceknights.