Miniknog

The Miniknog is the oppressive government of the Apex and the main antagonist in the quest to Fetch the Apex Artifact.

The player will encounter the Miniknog as the dominant power at Apex Test Facilities, Apex Miniknog Bases, Apex City Apartments, and at the Miniknog Stronghold as well as the Miniknog Space Base encounter. The Miniknog “leader”, Big Ape, is supposedly an all-powerful, godlike Apex-ish being who is constantly lionized by Miniknog propaganda. Despite what most Apex have been lead to belive all their lives, Big Ape is actually a fake. It is unknown to the player who is truly at the top of the Apex hierarchical pyramid, other than that it is (likely) an oligarchy, a ruling council. In the Miniknog Stronghold mission, the player must fight a holographic projection of Big Ape as a boss. The Miniknog is out-of-power at the Apex Rebel Camps, though. The Apex are the only race in the game with a full blown internal conflict.

Quests

Players must fight the Miniknog in a mission assigned by Esther in order to complete the main storyline of Starbound. To complete this quest, the player must defeat Big Ape.

Randomly generated quests will sometimes have Miniknog scouts as an enemy they can generate with.

Opposition

As the Miniknog is a brutal government that is truly based upon an immense fog of lies and propaganda, there is a universal movement, the Apex Rebellion, that is bent upon overthrowing Miniknog rule. Anti-Miniknog rebels can be found in Apex Rebel Camps. Compared to the Miniknog’s highly advanced weaponry and tactics, arguably the best in the known universe, the rebel arsenal seems a bit low-tech. Despite this disadvantage, the resistance is still holding up. Lana Blake is one of the most important figures in the resistance movement.

Themed Decoratives

Anti-Miniknog Decoratives

A number of anti-Miniknog-themed decorative objects are available.

Disobey Sign Headless Big Ape Statue

Pro-Miniknog Decoratives

A number of Miniknog-themed decorative objects are available.

Apex Male Bust Apex Poet Portrait Apex Scientist Statue Big Ape Bust Big Ape Cross-Stitch Big Ape Doll Big Ape Monument Big Ape Poster Big Ape Record Glorious Leader Painting Ministry of Knowledge Sign Obey Sign Reassignment Sign

Lore

The Miniknog are the subject of a number of the codex entries discovered by the player.

Apex Rebel Camp

The Silly Miniknog La Resistance Rebel Dispatch Apex An Identity Lost

Apex Miniknog Base

'Project: De-Ape' Lab Report RE: Selection bias! Side Effects of VEP

Apex Test Facility

10 Years On Side Effects of VEP Rebel Dispatch

Miniknog Stronghold

Contents Page Defensive Systems Miniknog R and D Report Report on Rebel Bases

Miniknog Space Base

Internal Report

Trivia

• "Big Ape" is a reference to "Big Brother," the term given for the government's figurehead in George Orwell's 1984. Likewise, the name "Ministry of Knowledge" (the original name of the Miniknog) is inspired by the various ministries mentioned in the book (Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv, and Miniplenty). Just like said ministries, the Miniknog promotes the opposite of what it supposedly represents, sowing ignorance and misinformation while hoarding knowledge to itself. Perhaps before it became the totalitarian regime it is now, it did genuinely promote the advancement of the Apex's collective knowledge however.