Mars

Location from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

The Martian Congressional Republic — a military-industrial civilization built around a centuries-long terraforming project. The dream of a green Mars defined Martian identity until the Ring Gates opened and made it pointless.

Also known as: Mars, Martian Congressional Republic, MCR

What They Know

• The terraforming project was a centuries-long effort to make Mars habitable — every Martian's identity was built around sacrificing for future generations
• The MCRN fields the most technologically advanced military in the system — Martian engineering compensates for Earth's numerical superiority
• Solomon Epstein invented the Epstein drive on Mars, giving humanity practical interplanetary travel and giving Mars its greatest strategic asset
• The Ring Gates destroyed Martian morale — the dream of terraforming became pointless when habitable worlds were available immediately
• Rogue MCRN officers sold military assets to Marco Inaros's Free Navy and Duarte's Laconian faction, bleeding Mars's military strength
• Bobbie Draper represents the best of Martian military culture — disciplined, loyal, willing to sacrifice for something larger than herself

Connections

• home_of — bobbie
• home_of — alex
• home_of — lopez
• territory_of — sol_system
• betrayed_by — duarte

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