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The Red Faction Timeline:

Pre–2050:

The Earth Resource Crisis begins. Earth is nearly depleted of all natural resources, with an impending economic crisis on the horizon threatening the stability of the Earth's nations.

2050:

Mars is colonized by the Ultor Corporation and mining operations begin. Noachite is mined and sent back to the resource stripped Earth to aid the failing economy as the resource crisis grows.

2065:

Victor Sopot is elected Chancellor of the Republic of the Commonwealth.

The Earth Unity Act is formed, with nearly all nations on Earth uniting under the Earth Defense Council banner. The Republic of the Commonwealth remains an isolationist state and does not sign the act. Fueling political tension between it and its EDC neighbors.

2067:

Dr. Axel Capek leads the ill-fated MASTers expedition down an ancient shaft. The MASTers discover an alien race hibernating underneath the Martian surface and spend months in the tunnels studying the dormant creatures and taking samples, until the creatures awaken. Only a handful of scientists survive, and those who returned went mad. Including Capek. Capek has the shaft sealed with a special seal and its location obscured to prevent the species from unleashing an armageddon upon the rest of Mars. He uses his discoveries from the expedition for many of his future scientific breakthroughs.

2073:

Human rights abuses on Mars begin to grow. The miners living in poor conditions as a mysterious plague begins sweeping the barracks.

Eos and Orion begin plans to form a rebellion. Carefully recruiting fellow miners and even some technician staff.

The former Administrator is killed by Dr. Axel Capek, becoming a test subject in his experiments as a result of interfering with his plans. Deputy Administrator Davis is promoted to Administrator and cooperates with Capek.

Richard Gryphon arrives on Mars as replacement Deputy Administrator.

Gryphon, out of boredom, begins investigating the discrepancies in the summary reports of miners, noticing they never seem to leave Mars. Gryphon discovers many are pulled off shift due to a mysterious illness and never seen again. Further digging led Gryphon to confront Dr. Axel Capek, who revealed his plans in an attempt to intimidate him. Gryphon decides to divulge info to the first person who will listen and plans an escape.

Eos and Orion submit a proposal to Richard Gryphon for a regular inter-barracks olympics event as a smokescreen to form a rebellion. It is enthusiastically approved by Gryphon, who insists Admin run the league.

The still growing Red Faction rebellion is formed under the guise of a miner olympics team. They train using sports terms as code.

An Ultor weapons depot is raided by Red Faction rebels Angus Brute and Kava Xarel to prepare for the upcoming revolt. Angus Brute is mortally wounded. Kava is the only survivor and escapes Mars with the help of Sekt, Cremant, and Beluga, fellow Red Faction members.

2075:

Parker arrives on Mars 6 months before the revolt. He becomes a probationary recruit under Orion and has regular training exercises. He passes his final probationary training exercise and becomes a full member.

Dr. Axel Capek begins setting plans in motion to set up a miner revolt as a smokescreen for procuring new test subjects.

Masako's Mercenary Regiment arrives on Mars 3 months before the revolt as backup

Masako begins to suspect Capek is behind the missing miners. She meets with Deputy Administrator Richard Gryphon in an attempt to pass complaints about Capek to Administrator Davis. Gryphon avoids the topic and does not pass her complaints.

Orion and Eos set off a bomb outside of the guard barracks, killing 6 Ultor security guards. The First Martian Revolution begins after a miner and security guard get into a violent confrontation in Mine M-4. Parker takes up arms and fights his way through Mine-M4 to the barracks. Eos tasks Sekt with sabotaging mine generators to allow the first strike of the revolt to begin. Ending with a Red Faction victory against Ultor Security Forces and the Ultor Mercenary Regiment with support from the Earth Defense Force. The Plague is cured, Mars is liberated and a sector is named after Parker and Eos. A hall in built in Hendrix's name in Eos to serve as the seat of the newly formed Martian Council.

2078:

The Nano Cell is stolen from Mars, passed around by various Guerrilla and Terrorist groups on Earth.

Chancellor Victor Sopot sends a strike team of elite soldiers to an unidentified military base on Earth to steal the Nano Cell for the Commonwealth. Alias is the only survivor of the ground team and successfully steals the Nano Cell, destroying the base in the process.

Sopot begins processing of nano-enhanced super soldiers to augment his military forces.

The Republic of the Commonwealth attempts to annex the neighboring nation of the United Republic under the command of Chancellor Victor Sopot. The attempted annexation begins a war with the Earth Defense Council and sparks civil unrest within the Commonwealth.

2080:

The Earth Defense Force supplies and encourages a revolution in the Commonwealth. Forming the Commonwealth Red Faction and beginning the Commonwealth Civil War.

Chancellor Victor Sopot begins fearing his creations and orders all nano-enhanced soldiers to be executed. A small group survive and form The Squad. Allying themselves with the Red Faction to eliminate Sopot.

Pre-2125:

The Venezuelan Oil Wars begin on Earth. Hugo Davies serves and, after the end of his service, leaves for Mars.

2125:

The Second Martian Revolution begins. Ending with a Red Faction victory over the Earth Defense Force and driving them off the planet.

2150:

The White Faction Crisis begins. Jake Mason defeats Adam Hale and the White Faction.

2170:

The Cultist War begins.

The Battle for The Terraformer begins. Ending with a Cultist victory and the terraformer destroyed. Forcing the entire Martian populace underground to survive the harsh weather conditions.

2175:

The Plague Armageddon begins.