Mars

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'''Mars''' is the reddish-brown planet upon which the events of ''[[Red Faction (Game)|Red Faction]]'' and ''[[Red Faction: Guerrilla]]'' take place.

== History ==
The exact history of Mars prior to 2075 is largely unknown. It is known that as early as the 2000s, a company called the [[Ultor Corporation]] may have had plans to start a mining operation on the planet.

A shortage of usable minerals on [[Earth]] gave Ultor the perfect opportunity to create mining colonies on Mars without any interference, regulation, or oversight.

=== ''Red Faction'' ===
By 2075, the [[Ultor Corporation]] had established a large number of mining camps on the planet. It was in these camps that Ultor brutally forced miners to work under extremely poor conditions; an Ultor employee known as Dr. [[Capek]] also performed [[nanotechnology]] experimentation (known as "the [[Plague]]") upon miners -- without their consent, and with no provisions taken to ensure their well-being.

In 2078, a miner-led rebellion called the [[Red Faction (Rebellion)|Red Faction]] fought back. Led by [[Eos]] and assisted by [[Parker]], the miners managed to kill Capek, cure the Plague, and create an opportunity for the [[Earth Defense Force]] (EDF) to liberate the planet.

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During the next fifty years, the EDF restructured the Ultor Corporation. Terra forming of Mars took place, and the planet was reorganized into sectors. Two sectors, [[Parker (Settlement)|Parker]] and [[Eos (City)|Eos]], were named after the greatest heroes of the miner rebellion.

Though they originally came to Mars in order to free the miners, the EDF eventually become tyrannical, taking complete control over the planet, ruling it with an iron fist, and suppressing all dissent. They used their control over the media to constantly air propaganda.

Meanwhile, a mysterious and very violent group of people called the [[Marauders]] would form tribal settlements on Mars. They may have descended from the [[Mutants]], part of Capek's legacy. It is also believed they are the descendants of the Ultor Corporation, upon the EDF storming the facility many of the science team hid in the mines, fearful of the EDF. As EDF go room to room gunning people down in the complex, these people fear for their lives and cut off all contact. It is believed the Marauders are the children of those people.

=== ''Red Faction: Guerrilla'' ===
By 2120, Mars had changed drastically. At least one fairly large area of the planet -- [[Tharsis]] -- had been terraformed, albeit unevenly -- some sectors, such as [[Parker (Settlement)|Parker]], were less terraformed than [[Oasis|others]].

A small group of people banded together to revive the Red Faction, with a new goal of defeating the EDF and once again liberating Mars. Led by [[Hugo Davies]] and assisted by [[Dan Mason]], [[Samanya]], and [[Alec Mason]], the Red Faction eventually liberated Tharsis one sector at a time, starting with Parker.

== Terraforming Mars ==
The planet's polar icecaps have led some scientists to believe that Mars may have had water; however, others speculate that water cannot exist on the surface due to lack of atmospheric pressure. Many scientists believe it is possible to terraform Mars. The atmosphere of the planet is made of 95% carbon dioxide.

Terraforming mars would be possible, though the planet has a very low average surface temperature. The entire temperature of the planet would have to be raised by several degrees for any plant life to exist.

Alec Mason

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[[Image:Rfg alecmason beta.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Alec Mason wielding his trusty [[Sledgehammer]] and [[Remote Mining Charges|Remote Charge Detonator]].]]
'''Alec "Hammer" Mason''' is the main character in ''[[Red Faction: Guerrilla]]'', the third game in the ''Red Faction'' series. He is an [[Earth]]-born miner whose involvement in the second [[Red Faction (Rebellion)|Red Faction]] led to the liberation of [[Mars]].

==Backstory==
Alec Mason was born, presumably on Earth, on July 10, 2086; he immigrated to [[Mars]] in 2125, hoping that his brother, [[Dan Mason]], could get him a mining job on the planet. As Dan drove his brother to his trailer, he bitterly described the oppression and brutality practiced by the [[Earth Defense Force]]; after liberating Mars in 2075, the EDF perpetrated various injustices.

Dan Mason's warnings about the EDF proved prophetic when an EDF [[gunship]] killed him. As a grieving Alec returned to his trailer, he found an EDF patrol waiting for him. The patrol had searched and ransacked the trailer and found explosives -- a legitimate tool of Alec's trade. Branding him a terrorist and a member of the revived Red Faction, an EDF officer ordered the squad to execute him. The execution was interrupted by a Red Faction squad, who gunned down most of the squad -- Mason used his [[sledgehammer]] to finish off the last officer.

The new Red Faction's leader, [[Hugo Davies]], approached Alec Mason and, without bothering to introduce himself, grimly informed Mason that, like it or not, he just joined the rebellion.

==Trivia==
*Alec Mason is voiced by Troy Baker.
*Alec once served eighteen months in prison for fighting at a rally.
*There seems to be a certain amount of irony attached to the name of this character, since a mason is a profession that involves construction with bricks and concrete, in contrast to Alec Mason's role of destruction in the game.

==Attributes==
*Height: 6' 1"
*Weight: 175lb

*Date of Birth: 07/10/2086 (July 10, 2086)

==Related Pages==
*[[Parker]]
*[[Alias]]

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