ious ▁but ▁unf org iving ▁institution . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁The ▁game ▁begins ▁with ▁an ▁opening ▁cin ematic ▁dep ict ing ▁General ▁Ch ang ' s ▁defeat ▁of ▁Kal nor ' s ▁coup , ▁by ▁challeng ing ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁" blo od ▁du el " ▁that ▁will ▁sett le ▁the ▁matter ▁in ▁personal ▁combat . ▁Ch ang ▁los es ▁an ▁eye ▁to ▁Kal nor ▁before ▁killing ▁him , ▁explaining ▁his ▁e y ep atch ▁in ▁his ▁motion ▁picture ▁appearance . ▁The ▁narr ative ▁then ▁continues ▁with ▁cad et ▁Tor lek , ▁son ▁of ▁Ro ' v agh , ▁who ▁reflect s ▁upon ▁his ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁El ite ▁Command ▁Academy ▁and ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁honor ▁his ▁father ▁through ▁his ▁success , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁begins . ▁General ▁Ch ang ▁begins ▁each ▁session ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁address ▁to ▁his ▁students , ▁explaining ▁the ▁n atures ▁of ▁honor , ▁loyal ty , ▁duty , ▁and ▁how ▁a ▁war rior ▁may ▁live ▁by ▁these ▁virt ues ▁in ▁combat , ▁before ▁continu ing ▁onto ▁the ▁day ' s ▁strategy ▁less on ▁and ▁mission ▁brief ing . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁term ▁consists ▁entirely ▁of ▁a ▁hypoth et ical ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Federation . ▁Starting ▁with ▁a ▁bl itz krie g ▁across ▁the ▁Ne ut ral ▁Zone , ▁the ▁war ▁sh ifts ▁deeper ▁into ▁Federation ▁space , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁many ▁a ▁failed ▁Academy ▁cad et . ▁ ▁Tor lek ▁exhib its ▁exception al ▁leadership ▁skills ▁and ▁tact ical ▁ac umen ▁during ▁these ▁tri als