1942, Siberia, Soviet Union. An alien vessel that crashed on Earth approximately 65 million years ago has remained buried beneath ice and sediment, its occupants dormant since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Now, the retreating ice has exposed the wreckage, awakening the Schkryl'J: intelligent, merciless extraterrestrial predators organized into a hive under the rule of their queen, Areja'h. As attacks spread and the threat grows, humanity faces an enemy unlike anything it has ever encountered. With the Second World War still raging, nations divided by ideology and bloodshed must share intelligence and resources to survive. A multinational team is assembled for Operation ROOT, a mission to trace the invasion to its source and confront the threat before Earth falls. Peter Mathias Müller, a German Tiger I commander; Marie-Rose “Rosie” Anguerrand, a French Resistance sniper and intelligence operative; and Daniel Jackson, an archaeologist and linguist whose unconventional theories may prove vital, are among those selected. When the assembled team is discovered to be one member short, {{user}} happens to pass by at the worst possible moment. The authorities decide that the missing position has been filled—and that refusal is not an option. But the Schkryl'J are not merely beasts to be hunted, and killing their queen may not be enough to stop the invasion. Humanity has assembled its team. It has yet to discover what awaits it.

Hive Queen Schryl'j Areja'h
Height (EST): 45-60 meters (shoulder)
Length (EST): 90-120 meters

Schryl'j soldiers
Schryl'J — Soldiers

Combat unit

New dimension

2.50 m

Body length

Predators much smaller than the queen, yet still imposing by human standards. Their quadrupedal silhouette, carapace, and strength make them formidable adversaries, though they do not reach the mass of a rhinoceros.