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* DavidAndGoliath: Although Mars and Earth never came to blows, Mars was very much David in the SpaceColdWar, and it's a mindset they've never quite grown out of.
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* DavidAndGoliath: DavidVersusGoliath: Although Mars and Earth never came to blows, Mars was very much David in the SpaceColdWar, and it's a mindset they've never quite grown out of.
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** About fifty years after Hell Day, Mars has a second civil war, the Fed War. This was fought between the Alliance and the "Feds," a rebel faction who wanted Mars to unite with Luna. The Feds were few in number, but made extensive use of [[RobotSoldier combat robots]]. In the end, the Feds lost. Most rejoined the Alliance and accepted amnesty when it was offered them, but the largest hardline faction, the Coalition of Duty, refused. The "Cods" were instead allowed to [[TheExile evacuate their forces off Mars entirely]]. They subsequently fought for the Lunar Union in the Solar Wars.
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** About fifty years after Hell Day, Mars has a second civil war, the Fed War. This was fought between the Alliance and the "Feds," a rebel faction who wanted Mars to unite with Luna. The Feds were few in number, but made extensive use of [[RobotSoldier combat robots]]. In the end, the Feds lost. Most rejoined the Alliance and accepted amnesty when it was offered them, but the largest hardline faction, the Coalition of Duty, refused. The "Cods" were instead allowed to [[TheExile evacuate their forces off Mars entirely]]. They subsequently fought for the Lunar Union on Luna's side in the Solar Wars.
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* CrazyPrepared: ''All'' [=MarsCom=] personnel receive training with knife, staff, pistol and unarmed combat. Yes, even the Weather Corps. The Alliance takes military preparedness ''very'' seriously.
* DavidAndGoliath: Although Mars and Earth never came to blows, Mars was very much David in the SpaceColdWar, and it's a mindset they've never quite grown out of.
* DavidAndGoliath: Although Mars and Earth never came to blows, Mars was very much David in the SpaceColdWar, and it's a mindset they've never quite grown out of.
* FullConversionCyborg: Most Martian special forces, and all Martian SpaceMarines, are these.
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* SpaceNavy: The Space Corps is [=DefCom=]'s most important branch now.
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* SpaceNavy: The Space Corps is [=DefCom=]'s most important branch now. It's the largest fleet in Sol.
* StandardSciFiFleet: The Space Corps is one:
** SpaceFighter: Lancers, crewed by a single pilot, used mostly for intercepting missiles.
** Patrol Boat: Raiders, about 35-50 meters long with a crew of 6-12, armed with one or two lasers, some missiles and an autocannon. They're the basic grunt ships.
** Destroyer: Kinetistars, cyclostars and arsenalstars, all similar in build (about 80-100 meters long) but built around different weapon systems, fill this role. (Kinetistars have [[MagneticWeapons railguns]], cyclostars use particle cannons and arsenalstars carry [[MacrossMissileMassacre hundreds of missile tubes.]]) Their slightly smaller cousins, the BeamSpam-equipped laserstars, occupy the destroyer escort niche.
** Assault Carrier: Dronehives, about 250-300 meters long, which carry a complement of stardrones - that is, autonomous starfighters - as well as brainstars, raider-sized craft used to micromanage the drones.
** StealthInSpace: Brainstars, as well as jollyrogers (electronic warfare ships) fill this role. They can disguise themselves as raiders, forcing the enemy to target less valuable ships - [[ParanoiaFuel because you never know whether one of those harmless raiders might actually be capable of hacking your drone swarm.]]
** Cruiser: Corsairs are the JackOfAllStats ships. They're 500-1000 meters long and are armed with lasers, missiles, autocannons, at least three heavy railguns or particle cannons [[NuclearOption and a few nuclear warheads.]] They also possess electronic warfare systems and can carry one or two dozen raiders and a company of SpaceMarines.
** Carrier: Motherships, [[MileLongShip ships dozens of kilometers long]] which serve as forward bases for the smaller ships. They also possess onboard fuel-processing and [[MookMaker fabrication]] capabilities. The Martian Alliance has six of them.
** TheBattlestar: [[ShoutOut The ships outright called battlestars]] serve as a cross between a corsair and a mothership, and are described as [[MobileCity "heavily-armed mobile space-cities."]] They also qualify as [[MileLongShip Mile-Long Ships]]: the Alliance's three "super battlestars" are 5.5 kilometers long each, and even the smaller "pocket battlestars" (of which there are seven) still reach 2.5 kilometers. They're the leaders of the Alliance fleet.
* StandardSciFiFleet: The Space Corps is one:
** SpaceFighter: Lancers, crewed by a single pilot, used mostly for intercepting missiles.
** Patrol Boat: Raiders, about 35-50 meters long with a crew of 6-12, armed with one or two lasers, some missiles and an autocannon. They're the basic grunt ships.
** Destroyer: Kinetistars, cyclostars and arsenalstars, all similar in build (about 80-100 meters long) but built around different weapon systems, fill this role. (Kinetistars have [[MagneticWeapons railguns]], cyclostars use particle cannons and arsenalstars carry [[MacrossMissileMassacre hundreds of missile tubes.]]) Their slightly smaller cousins, the BeamSpam-equipped laserstars, occupy the destroyer escort niche.
** Assault Carrier: Dronehives, about 250-300 meters long, which carry a complement of stardrones - that is, autonomous starfighters - as well as brainstars, raider-sized craft used to micromanage the drones.
** StealthInSpace: Brainstars, as well as jollyrogers (electronic warfare ships) fill this role. They can disguise themselves as raiders, forcing the enemy to target less valuable ships - [[ParanoiaFuel because you never know whether one of those harmless raiders might actually be capable of hacking your drone swarm.]]
** Cruiser: Corsairs are the JackOfAllStats ships. They're 500-1000 meters long and are armed with lasers, missiles, autocannons, at least three heavy railguns or particle cannons [[NuclearOption and a few nuclear warheads.]] They also possess electronic warfare systems and can carry one or two dozen raiders and a company of SpaceMarines.
** Carrier: Motherships, [[MileLongShip ships dozens of kilometers long]] which serve as forward bases for the smaller ships. They also possess onboard fuel-processing and [[MookMaker fabrication]] capabilities. The Martian Alliance has six of them.
** TheBattlestar: [[ShoutOut The ships outright called battlestars]] serve as a cross between a corsair and a mothership, and are described as [[MobileCity "heavily-armed mobile space-cities."]] They also qualify as [[MileLongShip Mile-Long Ships]]: the Alliance's three "super battlestars" are 5.5 kilometers long each, and even the smaller "pocket battlestars" (of which there are seven) still reach 2.5 kilometers. They're the leaders of the Alliance fleet.
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** This also applies to the Marine Corps. Every SpaceMarine is not only a rifleman, but a swordsman - and a martial artist, for that matter.
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** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous (Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.)]]
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** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous (Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.Mars, and are led by one of his descendants.)]]
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Civilian rights are no less protected than citizens' rights, with the only difference being that citizens can vote in Alliance elections as well as local ones. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. It's also emphasized that joining [=MarsCom=] is 100% voluntary: the Martian Alliance's charter even outright states that conscription is completely illegal and if the Alliance can't earn your loyalty fair and square, it deserves to fail.
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Civilian rights are no less protected than citizens' rights, with the only difference being that citizens can vote in Alliance elections as well as local ones. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. It's also emphasized that joining [=MarsCom=] is 100% voluntary: the Martian Alliance's charter even outright states that conscription conscripting civilians is completely illegal and if the Alliance can't earn your loyalty fair and square, it deserves to fail.
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** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous )Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.)]]
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** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous )Their (Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.)]]
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "The Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Civilian rights are no less protected than citizens' rights, with the only difference being that citizens can vote in Alliance elections as well as local ones. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. It's also emphasized that joining [=MarsCom=] is 100% voluntary: the Martian Alliance's charter even outright states that conscription is completely illegal and if the Alliance can't earn your loyalty fair and square, it deserves to fail.
** Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the"The Idiot's "Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
** Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the
* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Civilian rights are no less protected than citizens' rights, with the only difference being that citizens can vote in Alliance elections as well as local ones. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. It's also emphasized that joining [=MarsCom=] is 100% voluntary: the Martian Alliance's charter even outright states that conscription is completely illegal and if the Alliance can't earn your loyalty fair and square, it deserves to fail.
** Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
** Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
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* CelibateHero: Judges in the High Court of Mars are required to be single for the duration of their tenure.
* FictionalCurrency: The Alliance Mint, nominally run by the Department of the Treasury but in practice mostly independent, is in charge of producing and distributing aureus banknotes and denarius coins.
* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The Alliance has the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) to handle its espionage.
* InternalAffairs: A rare [[WhoWatchesTheWatchmen heroic]] example in the form of the Disciplinary Court, whose job is to investigate [=MarsCom=] itself. They got their start handling the truth-and-reconciliation trials immediately after the RBW - Aaron Lang himself voluntarily testified before them and revealed a lot of the shadier things he'd done. The Disciplinary Court is generally seen as a positive force, making sure [=MarsCom=] personnel conduct themselves properly. (Incidentally, these are also the guys who use revolvers as gavels.)
* PraetorianGuard: The sessions of the Assembly (the Martian legislature) are ceremonially guarded by a unit of [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted cats]].
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "The Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Furthermore, your service doesn't need to be in the military - doing a tour as a civil servant in [=SciCom=] or [=CivCom=] works just as well. Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "The Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
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* GoodCounterpart: To, of all things, the Terran Federation from ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''. The Martian Alliance's government operates on a "service guarantees citizenship" model and Martian culture is rather militaristic. However, it's also [[TheFederation very egalitarian and entirely democratic]], and service only guarantees citizenship ''in the Alliance'', with citizenship in consituent nations being automatic. Ryzov does, however, liberally pepper the "The Idiot's Guide to the Martian Alliance" post with references to [[Film/StarshipTroopers the movie]].
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** The [[MeaningfulName Plowshare Group]] want [=DefCom=]'s more advanced technologies to be [[SwordsIntoPlowshares turned towards SciCom and CivCom's ends]].
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** The [[MeaningfulName Plowshare Group]] want [=DefCom=]'s more advanced technologies to be [[SwordsIntoPlowshares [[SwordsToPlowshares turned towards SciCom and CivCom's ends]].
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** About fifty years after Hell Day, Mars has a second civil war, the Fed War. This was fought between the Alliance and the "Feds," a rebel faction who wanted Mars to unite with Luna. The Feds were few in number, but made extensive use of [[RobotSoldier combat robots]]. In the end, the Feds lost. Most rejoined the Alliance and accepted amnesty when it was offered them, but the largest hardline faction, the Coalition of Duty, refused. The "Cods" were instead allowed to [[TheExile evacuate their forces off Mars entirely]]. They subsequently fought for the Lunar Union in the Solar Wars.
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** The Scars are the WarHawk faction. They hate Luna, but like the Jovian Empire.
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** The Scars are the WarHawk faction. They hate Luna, Luna and have still never forgiven the Coalition of Duty, but they like the Jovian Empire.
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** Lastly, the Unification Group wants to ReconcileTheBitterFoes with respect to the Coalition of Duty, and to a lesser extent Luna.
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** The Sword Group are the Shields' more liberal, more aggressive rivals.
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** The Sword Group are the Shields' more liberal, more aggressive rivals. They tend to lean more towards GunboatDiplomacy.
** The Scars are the WarHawk faction. They hate Luna, but like the Jovian Empire.
** The Reformers typically advocate for unproven technologies. Other science-minded cliques include the Genesis Bloc, Labcoat Mafia and Upgrade.
** The [[MeaningfulName Plowshare Group]] want [=DefCom=]'s more advanced technologies to be [[SwordsIntoPlowshares turned towards SciCom and CivCom's ends]].
** The Maneuver Group is in favor of privatization and cost-saving.
** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous )Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.)]]
** The Earthling Freedom Caucus protect the rights of Earthling refugees and immigrants on Mars, as well as Martian minorities on other worlds.
** The Scars are the WarHawk faction. They hate Luna, but like the Jovian Empire.
** The Reformers typically advocate for unproven technologies. Other science-minded cliques include the Genesis Bloc, Labcoat Mafia and Upgrade.
** The [[MeaningfulName Plowshare Group]] want [=DefCom=]'s more advanced technologies to be [[SwordsIntoPlowshares turned towards SciCom and CivCom's ends]].
** The Maneuver Group is in favor of privatization and cost-saving.
** The RHL Caucus advocate for interstellar colonization. [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous )Their name is likely a reference to Robert Henry Lawrence, the first man on Mars.)]]
** The Earthling Freedom Caucus protect the rights of Earthling refugees and immigrants on Mars, as well as Martian minorities on other worlds.
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* ArcSymbol: The "Shield of Mars," a circle with a chevron inside it, becomes the preferred symbol for Mars over the spear-and-shield symbol. It shows up a lot in Martian iconography.
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* ArcSymbol: The "Shield of Mars," a circle with a chevron inside it, becomes the preferred symbol for Mars over the spear-and-shield symbol. It shows up a lot in Martian iconography.iconography, including the flag.
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* PlanetaryNation: The Martian Alliance, founded by the peace treaty that ended the Red-Blue War. Notably, the nations that comprise it seem to retain a degree of independence, making it less TheFederation and more TheAlliance.
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* PlanetaryNation: The Martian Alliance, founded by the peace treaty that ended the Red-Blue War. Notably, the nations that comprise it seem to retain a degree of independence, making it less TheFederation independence.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Proud Soldier Race variation. Martians take a lot of pride in their military. [=SciCom=] andmore TheAlliance.[=CivCom=] even use the same military rank structure as [=DefCom=].
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Proud Soldier Race variation. Martians take a lot of pride in their military. [=SciCom=] and
* FictionalPoliticalParty: They're more informal than most and referred to by the InsistentTerminology of "cliques," but they exist:
** The Shield Coalition are firm believers in [[CrazyPrepared military preparedness]], but also in [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure diplomacy and promoting trade]]. They're fiscal conservatives.
** The Sword Group are the Shields' more liberal, more aggressive rivals.
** The Shield Coalition are firm believers in [[CrazyPrepared military preparedness]], but also in [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure diplomacy and promoting trade]]. They're fiscal conservatives.
** The Sword Group are the Shields' more liberal, more aggressive rivals.
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* OrnamentalWeapon: In a tradition dating back to the Red-Blue War, the judges in [=MarsCom=]'s internal courts under the Alliance use revolvers as gavels.
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* OrnamentalWeapon: In a tradition dating back to the Red-Blue War, the judges in [=MarsCom=]'s internal courts under the Alliance use non-functional revolvers as gavels.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Proud Soldier Race variation. The Martians take a lot of pride in their military. Even the Alliance's civil servants use a military rank structure.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: The Proud Soldier Race variation. The Martians take a lot of pride in their military. Even the Alliance's civil servants use a military rank structure.
!!Modern [=DefCom=]
Defense Command in 2585 now consists of the Alliance Ground Forces, Space Corps, Marine Corps, Alliance Navy, Ranger Corps, Space Patrol Corps, Cyber Defense Force, Intelligence Corps and Joint Support Service.
* BadassArmy: Very possibly the best in Sol.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: The "Kasei-Gunto," a variation on the katana pioneered by RBW-era [=DefCom=], is a symbol of rank carried by commissioned officers in all three branches.
* {{Ranger}}: The Ranger Corps are responsible for keeping the peace in the mostly-empty Martian wilderness. The Space Patrol does the same thing in space, often tangling with SpacePirates.
* SpaceMarine: What the Alliance Marine Corps are.
* SpaceNavy: The Space Corps is [=DefCom=]'s most important branch now.
* SwordAndGun: In the field, many [=DefCom=] officers will carry both the Kasei-Gunto and a more practical pistol.
!!Modern [=SciCom=]
Science Command in 2585 now consists of the Alliance Innovation Corps, Astronomy Corps, Biology Corps, Planet Corps, Xeno Corps, Education Corps, Weather Corps, Nano Corps, Esper Corps, Ocean Science Corps and Exploration Corps.
* BioAugmentation: Part of the Biology Corps' job.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The Xeno Corps studies it.
* ColonyDrop: The Astronomy Corps used to seek out comets to engineer these for noaforming purposes. Now, they seek out potential rogue asteroids to avert them.
* CoolTeacher: What the Education Corps aims to be.
* {{Nanomachines}}: The Nano Corps is in charge of producing and safely handling them.
* PsychicPowers: The Esper Corps' specialty, as the name suggests, lies in identifying and training espers and helping them put their powers to practical use.
* TheSmartGuy: Their job is to be this to Mars as a whole. The Innovation Corps stands out for focusing specifically on blue-sky research.
* TheWormGuy: A whole army of them.
!!Modern [=CivCom=]
Civil Command in 2585 now consists of the Alliance Corps of Engineers, Medical Corps, Nuclear Corps, Space Rescue Service, Emergency Response Corps, Orbital Guard Corps, Signal Corps, Ecology Corps, Transport Corps, Agriculture Corps and Maritime Service Corps.
* DangerousOrbitalDebris: The Orbital Guard Corps' job is to clean it up.
* DistressCall: The Space Rescue Service and the Emergency Response Corps are responsible for answering these.
* TheEngineer: The Corps of Engineers is the single largest corps in all of [=MarsCom=].
* InterserviceRivalry: The Ecology Corps has one with the Biology Corps, as their jobs tend to overlap.
* LighthousePoint: The Maritime Service Corps' jurisdiction includes lighthouses.
* TheMedic: The Medical Corps fills a niche similar to Old Earth's WHO.
* NuclearOption: The Nuclear Corps produces and defends the Martian nuclear arsenal. They also serve as Mars' international nuclear regulatory agency.
* SpaceTrucker: The Transport Corps is in charge of them.
* {{Terraforming}}: The Ecology Corps manages the noaformed biosphere.
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* MerchantCity: All trade and immigration to Mars comes through here.
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* MerchantCity: All trade and immigration to Mars comes in through here.
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* PortTown InSpace: Pretty much what Port Dread is.
* SeriousBusiness: Some of the [[CosplayCafe maid cafes]] on Port Dread are more gangster than the actual gangsters.
* SeriousBusiness: Some of the [[CosplayCafe maid cafes]] on Port Dread are more gangster than the actual gangsters.
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* PortTown: InSpace
* SeriousBusiness: Some of the [[CosplayCafe maid cafes]] on Port Dread are more
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* TakeAThirdOption: Rather than terraform Mars or leave it as it was, the Dysonists wanted to ''disassemble'' the planet and use it to build a DysonSphere.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise, hate Scientologists.[[note]]The Church of Scientology had plotted to subvert and overthrow several Martian governments some decades prior to the RBW. They got banned from Mars by international treaty for it.[[/note]]
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise, hate Scientologists.[[note]]The Church of Scientology had plotted to subvert and overthrow several Martian governments some decades prior to the RBW. They got banned from Mars by international treaty for it.[[/note]]
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* TakeAThirdOption: Rather than terraform Mars or leave it as it was, the Dysonists wanted to ''disassemble'' the planet and use it the resources to build a DysonSphere.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise,hate ''[[BerserkButton hate]]'' Scientologists.[[note]]The Church of Scientology had plotted to subvert and overthrow several Martian governments some decades prior to the RBW. They got [[IllegalReligion banned from Mars by international treaty treaty]] for it.[[/note]]
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise,
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The Red Planet... or at least it was, before it was terraformed ("noaformed," as the Martians themselves say). An early target of colonization, chiefly by the USA and its allies. Mars is the focus of the ''Pax Per Bellum'' updates.
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The Red Planet... or at least it was, before it was terraformed ("noaformed," as the Martians themselves say). An early target of colonization, chiefly by the USA and its allies. Following a war over terraforming, Mars is united under the Martian Alliance. Mars is the focus of the ''Pax Per Bellum'' updates.
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* SpaceColdWar: Mars is involved in two: first with Earth, then with Luna.
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* SpaceColdWar: Mars is involved in two: first with Earth, then with Luna. They come out on top both times - they win the Geo-Martian Conflicts by default because of Hell Day, and they beat the Selenites fair and square in the Solar Wars.
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* TheAlliance: Between every colony on Mars.
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* TheAlliance: Between every colony on Mars. It's described as an "international democracy."
* WonTheWarLostThePeace: The Alliance successfully defeats Luna in the [[SpaceColdWar Solar Wars]], but fails to hold onto their newly gained hegemony in Jupiter for more than a few years. Their [[TheFederation Jovian Moons Federation]] is overthrown in the [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified Thunderbolt Revolution]] of 2249, which establishes the Jovian Empire.
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The Terror Moon. Deimos, and the spherical city of Port Dread anchored to it, forms the primary arterty of trade between Earth and Mars.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Hong Kong voted to rejoin the Federal Republic of China, Neo Hong Kong decided they'd rather not, strapped engines to the station and defected to Mars. The Alliance, not ones to look a gift horse in the mouth, accepted them. This nearly caused a war when a Chinese warship got a little too close for comfort and was promptly destroyed by the Martians.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When Hong Kong voted to rejoin the Federal Republic of China, Neo Hong Kong decided they'd rather not, strapped engines to the station and defected to Mars. The Alliance, not ones to look a gift horse in the mouth, accepted them. This nearly caused a war when a Chinese warship got a little too close for comfort and was promptly destroyed by the Martians. The Neo Hong Kong Crisis is generally agreed to be one of the inciting incidents of the [[SpaceColdWar Geo-Martian Conflicts]].
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The Red Planet... or at least it was, before it was terraformed ("noaformed," as the Martians themselves say). An early target of colonization, chiefly by the USA and its allies.
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The Red Planet... or at least it was, before it was terraformed ("noaformed," as the Martians themselves say). An early target of colonization, chiefly by the USA and its allies. Mars is the focus of the ''Pax Per Bellum'' updates.
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* MarsNeedsWater: And air, for that matter. It's a SubvertedTrope, however - rather than getting it through invasion, they get it through trade. The more environmentally-conscious nations of Earth send Mars their excess greenhouse gases, Venus trades its atmospheric gases to the Martians for the tech they need for their own terraforming efforts, and the Martians buy ice in vast quantities from the moons of Jupiter.
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* MarsNeedsWater: And air, for that matter. It's a SubvertedTrope, however - rather than getting it through invasion, they get it through trade. The more environmentally-conscious nations of Earth send Mars their excess greenhouse gases, Venus trades its atmospheric gases to while the Martians buy greenhouse gases from Venus in exchange for the tech they need for their own terraforming efforts, efforts and the Martians buy ice in vast quantities water from Ganymede in exchange for nuclear bombs [[MundaneUtility (which, to the moons of Jupiter.Ganys, are basically just really big ice-breakers)]].
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* OrnamentalWeapon: In a tradition dating back to the Red-Blue War, the judges in [=MarsCom=]'s internal courts under the Alliance use revolvers as gavels.
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* EvilVsEvil: The Boers were rather puritanical on the best of days... but the Blanks were Neo-Nazis. They're essentially viewed as InUniverse AcceptableTargets, and it's implied the Boers' victory in the war saw the Blanks all but completely wiped out.
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* EvilVsEvil: The Boers were rather puritanical on the best of days... but the Blanks were Neo-Nazis. They're essentially viewed as InUniverse AcceptableTargets, and it's implied the Boers' victory in the war saw the Blanks [[PayEvilUntoEvil all but completely wiped out.exterminated.]]
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Descriptions of Team Horus tend to treat their history of top-quality video game development as being nearly as awesome as their role in the war.
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* TakeAThirdOption: Some Greens tried to make the movement about alternatives to noaforming. It didn't catch on.
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!!The Dysonists & Singularitarians
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise, hate Scientologists.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise, hate Scientologists.
Scientologists.[[note]]The Church of Scientology had plotted to subvert and overthrow several Martian governments some decades prior to the RBW. They got banned from Mars by international treaty for it.[[/note]]
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* PlanetaryNation: Likely humanity's first.
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* PlanetaryNation: Likely humanity's Humanity's first.
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* MarsNeedsWater: And air, for that matter. It's a SubvertedTrope, however - rather than getting it through invasion, they get it through trade. The more environmentally-conscious nations of Earth send Mars their excess greenhouse gases, Venus trades its atmospheric gases to the Martians for the tech they need for their own terraforming efforts, and Mars' biggest source for much-needed ice is Ganymede.
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* MarsNeedsWater: And air, for that matter. It's a SubvertedTrope, however - rather than getting it through invasion, they get it through trade. The more environmentally-conscious nations of Earth send Mars their excess greenhouse gases, Venus trades its atmospheric gases to the Martians for the tech they need for their own terraforming efforts, and Mars' biggest source for much-needed the Martians buy ice is Ganymede.in vast quantities from the moons of Jupiter.
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* MarsNeedsWater: And air, for that matter. It's a SubvertedTrope, however - rather than getting it through invasion, they get it through trade. The more environmentally-conscious nations of Earth send Mars their excess greenhouse gases, Venus trades its atmospheric gases to the Martians for the tech they need for their own terraforming efforts, and Mars' biggest source for much-needed ice is Ganymede.
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Dysonists were divided between two organizations, [[ItMakesSenseInContext one of which had been subverted by Scientologists from the asteroid belt.]] They didn't get along very well, in no small part because all Martians, Red, Blue or otherwise, hate Scientologists.
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* NationalWeapon: Made extensive use of [[DropTheHammer warhammers.]]
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* NationalWeapon: Made extensive use of [[DropTheHammer [[CarryABigStick warhammers.]]
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Their leader, Levi Brahm, is portrayed noticeably more negatively, and elements of the [=EmDF=] are mentioned to have attempted genocide against the Barsu.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: Their leader, Levi Brahm, is portrayed noticeably more negatively, negatively than the others, and it's mentioned that elements of the [=EmDF=] are mentioned to have attempted genocide against the Barsu.
Barsu - though for what it's worth, [[EvenEvilHasStandards Brahm publicly disapproved of that.]]
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Magellan seems to attract curious ideological strains - both libertarians and communists have settled there in noticeable numbers.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Magellan seems to attract curious ideological strains - both libertarians and libertarians, communists have settled and esoteric fascists all settle there in noticeable numbers.
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* PlanetaryNation: The Martian Alliance, founded by the peace treaty that ended the Red-Blue War.
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* InsistentTerminology: It's not terraforming, it's ''noaforming.'' The term refers to the Noachian Period, a geological era about 4 billion years ago when Mars is thought to have had liquid water - "noaforming" is thus promoted as a term by the Blues to suggest that they're returning Mars to the way it should be. The Reds, meanwhile, continue to call it terraforming, believing that it will make Mars too much like Earth and deprive Martians of their identity.
* PlanetaryNation: The Martian Alliance, founded by the peace treaty that ended the Red-Blue War. Notably, the nations that comprise it seem to retain a degree of independence, making it less TheFederation and more TheAlliance.
* PlanetaryNation: The Martian Alliance, founded by the peace treaty that ended the Red-Blue War. Notably, the nations that comprise it seem to retain a degree of independence, making it less TheFederation and more TheAlliance.
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* {{Yakuza}}: It's an OpenSecret that the government of Port Dread lets the local yakuza have a monopoly on illicit activities in the city, so long as they don't step too far out of line. This actually helps keep the crime rate ''down'', since the yakuza don't approve of petty crime. During the Red-Blue War, the yakuza even help keep the peace between Reds and Blues on shore leave in Spaceman's Quarter.
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* {{Yakuza}}: It's an OpenSecret that the government of Port Dread lets the local yakuza have a monopoly on illicit activities in the city, so long as they don't step too far out of line. This actually helps keep keeps the crime rate ''down'', since the yakuza don't approve of petty crime. During the Red-Blue War, the yakuza even help keep the peace between Reds and Blues on shore leave in Spaceman's Quarter.
