The Early War
The Insect Civilization's first forays into the Brunnen-G war are sketchy at best, but it seems as though through this war, they gained an instinctive hate for humans in general and the Brunnen-G in particular. The war lasted for many years, and the Insects' renowned cunning was not enough. Although it is never clear exactly how the Brunnen-G actually defeated the Insects, when faced with the task of destroying Mantrid, Kai remarked that the Brunnen-G were able to defeat the insects because they were methodical, and therefore predictable.
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