The Apocalypse was a global cataclysmic event that resulted in severe damage to the planet of Palaedonia, extinction of over ten thousand species, including supposedly the Varietii, and nearly the Palaedonii themselves. It was the Apocalypse that split the suriving Palaedonii into the Six Segments. It was caused by the simultaneous nuclear weapons fire of twelve different nations. It took place in 27 218 Vici and rendered the planet inhospitable to all life.