The Imperials
SUMMARY
A now-defunct paramilitary group who sought to revive fascism in the FSA.
HISTORY
Formed of traitors and fascist sympathizers from the dregs of the FSA military, the Imperial Army was founded by Generalissimo Killt. Many people followed the charismatic Killt in the dawn of the Imperial Army, and their ranks quickly grew. The deranged Killt stole the plans for the Project Albatross weapons platform, the relic of a long-dead military regime, and decided to execute the project himself. To do that, he needed the help of one man: The Leader, a long-dead fascist dictator. While the Albatross was activated, Killt was betrayed by the Leader, who was in turn defeated by Nathan Spencer and Joseph Gibson.
PRESENT
Although the Imperials were utterly defeated by the FSA Army, Killt's rhetoric did not die so easily. Many Imperials who escaped punishment fled underground, where they eventually came into contact with disgruntled bionics forced into hiding by the Bionic Purge. Together they formed BioReign and vowed to wipe out the FSA once and for all.
FSA
FEDERAL STATES OF AMERICA
SUMMARY
A nation born from a political and economic crisis in the United States of America in the early 21st century.
HISTORY
Due to its turbulent conception, the FSA government took a hardline approach to politics, putting libertarian values aside to maintain law and order. Despite its youth, the FSA has had an eventful history.
Most notable is the Imperial Incident a decade previous, when a military faction seeking to revive fascism attacked several FSA cities. Wild rumors abounded across the FSA in those days, including that the Imperials had launched a massive floating air-fortress, and that they had found a way to revive the dead. The threat was eventually overcome thanks to the deployment of the first Bionic Commando, Nathan Spencer.
Afterward, bionics became the issue of the day. Many championed the technology after the success of the technology in defeating the Imperial threat, and appealed for it to be released into civilian use. However, many others were fearful that the unknown technology could lead to ordinary humans becoming “obsolete”. The issue came to a head when a Presidential directive was issued to shut down the controversial bionics program. In what came to be known as the “Bionic Purge”, TASC’s bionics program was closed, and TASC personnel with bionic augmentations were ordered to turn in their bionics or have them forcibly removed. But this heavy-handed tactic backfired, as pro-bionic followers rioted, and many of TASC’s bionic operatives chose to flee instead of giving up their artificial parts.
PRESENT
Despite suffering several terrorist attacks from pro-bionic groups, the chaos eventually subsided, and the FSA once again knew peace. But with BioReign's attack on Ascension City, the nation is facing its greatest crisis yet.
TASC
TACTICAL ARMS AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
SUMMARY
TASC is the FSA’s military intelligence and security agency, mandated with protecting the FSA from threats both domestic and foreign. The organization invented and produced bionic technology for military use. Current Director is Joseph Gibson.
HISTORY
TASC members were the most powerful in the FSA government in its early days, and the organization was crucial in creating modern bionic technology. At the height of its power, TASC had at its disposal a team of bionic-enhanced Special Ops commandos that was considered the finest in the world. TASC suffered greatly from the Bionic Prohibition Act. At the time when President Allen executed the Act, TASC’s military capabilities were almost entirely made up of bionic Special Ops soldiers. TASC recovered from the blow, but the organization’s power is still far from what it once was.
PRESENT
After the Bionic Purge, TASC’s influence has been waning, but despite this it still has more control over the FSA government than any other body save the office of the President.
