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The '''Antares Quadrant''' lies in the [[Epsilon Sector]] and consists of the [[Antares]], [[Bistangio]], [[Charon]], [[Circe]], [[Corsair]], [[D'vd Tang]], [[Firekka (planet)|Firekka]], [[Granita]], [[K'k-Tahn]], [[K'ta Mek]], [[Khar Takh]], [[Khar-Sa]], [[Midgard (Epsilon Sector)|Midgard]], [[N'Tanya]], [[S'thran-Pak]], [[Shariha]], [[T'kirsa]], [[Trafalgar]], [[Tv'x Aq]], and [[Veronica]]  systems.

The Antares Quadrant is best-known for hosting [[Firekka (planet)|Firekka]], the homeworld of the bird-like [[Firekkan]]s. They became a formal ally of the [[Terran Confederation]] in 2655. 

The Antares Quadrant saw extensive action during the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]]. From 2655 to 2656, the Terran Confederation fought the [[Kilrathi Empire]] when the later invaded Firekka. The siege eventually ended in a Terran-Firekkan victory, and it severely weakened the Kilrathi's claim on the quadrant. During this campaign the Terrans, led by the ''[[TCS Tiger's Claw]]'' fought off the invaders at [[Charon]] before being forced to retreat, inflicting heavy losses on the Kilrathi and ensuring victory on Firekka. 

Since the failure of the Firekka invasion, the [[Kilrathi]] planets of [[Shariha]] and [[N'Tanya]] have seceded from the Empire and joined the Terrans. In 2669, [[Trafalgar]] was wiped out with biological weapons, and [[Bistangio]] was left in ruins in a surprise attack. Facing near-defeat, the Terran colony at [[Granita]] attempted to broker peace with the Kilrathi, an effort eventually rendered moot by the Confederation's victory that same year. After the war ended, [[Circe]] saw itself in the midst of a brutal civil war in 2673. The devastated Trafalgar System repopulated, its citizens primarily stationed in deep space outposts. Finally, in 2678, the [[Firekkan Planetary Alliance]] was formed, and now consists of both [[Firekka]] and [[T'kirsa]]. 

==Notes==
In the ''Wing Commander I'' video game, the Antares Quadrant is erroneously referred to as the "Antares Sector" in the ending scene of "Secret Missions II".

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