Project Hexapod was a scientific endeavor funded by the Imperial Science Bureau that took place during the era known as the Cold War. The project's inception coincided with the Sith Empire's assault upon the world of Balmorra. It was Doctor [Revis], a member of the Science Bureau, who was tasked with bringing the project to fruition; the goal was to investigate the consequences of the experiments that resulted in the creation of weapons using the mutant Colicoids.