Capitol

In the late 23rd century the resources of Earth and it's atmosphere had deteriorated so much that the surface was soon to be inhabitable. Capitol, born from the ideals of democracy and capitolism of North America, was first to head out into the solar system. While the other corporations were finishing up construction on their own massive teraforming vessels, Capitol landed its on Luna. It was not long after Bahaus, Mishima, and Imperial landed that Luna developed an atmosphere. Using it as a springboard Capitol sprang from the moon and landed on Mars beginning colonization there.

Bahaus lept to Venus and it's homebuilders hacked their way into the jungle erecting Heimberg, still the largest city on the planet to this day. Mishima sprang to Mercury tunnelling deep underground away from the immence surface temperature building vast cities underground. Now this leave Imperial. After taking it's chunk of Luna and building where it could on Mars, Imperial soon found itself expanding beyond it's borders. Soon they colonized the asteroid belt. Even that was not enough and advanced even further out building small mining operations on the larger moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Thirsty for adventure and their own claims to greatness a mission was sent to Pluto. More information on what this brought about is available in the section entitled Beginnings on the Dark Legion page. Click here to check it out.

With the assistence of the other megacorps Capitol formed the Cartel to combat the threat of the Dark Legion. Hundreds of capitolians join its ranks every year with aims to become Doomtroopers. As the elite forces of the Cartel, these men and women fight face to face with some of the most hideous creatures ever known to man.

At the top of of Capitol is it's CEO better known as The President. Under him sits the Board of Directors. The next rung down are their separate Executive Boards. Beneath them is a vast company structure down through it's subsidaries.

Capitol is a democracy and every fourth year elections are held. There are 690 electoral districts and each district votes for one of the people in that district to the Board of Directors. Each citizen has a number of votes equal to the number of shares they have in Capitol. Granted this means that many individuals have more than one vote. Every citizen of Capitol has a minimum of one share which is given to them at birth, and it is up to them to buy more.

Once the elections for the Board of Directors is finished the Presidential campain begins. The President is chosen from the Board of Directors by the board. Each member has one vote to cast for their Candidate.

The Red Planet is ultimately controled by Capitol. San Dorado is by far the largest city on Mars and second in the solar system. In the city always have a sidearm as approximately ninety percent of capitoleans have a permit to carry one. Also there is the building Technikhaus built in by Bahaus in the middle of their district in San Dorado. It looks like a giant skeleton and a building turned inside out, making is a definite must see.

The main Imperial foothold on Mars is the base Strathgordon. It is appears part castle and part giant bunker. It is set atop one of the system's most profitable precious gem mining operations. Per an ancient prophesy the fall of Stathgordon would mean the fall of Imperial.

The Red planet also contains the Citadel of Saladin and the Citadel of Absolom two nepharites of Algeroth.

Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of Mars. Their names meaning fear and terror take on a new symbolic meaning as of late. These moons used to be penial colonies with no supervision except that at the spaceport. With no guard structure in the colony the living conditions deteriorated and was soon rampant with gang wars, rioting, and cannibalism. Before they could be closed the moons were overtaken by the influx of the dark legion. It was not long after that the insignia of Muawijhe, Dark Apostle of Visions, appeared on the surface of Phobos, and that of Semai, Dark Apostle of Spite, on Deimos. Both are visible from the surface of Mars.

Although Luna is a free city Capitol has undoubtedly the largest presence there. Luna was also where the corp settled first before launching to Mars. Inspite of this most capitolians feel that the Red Planet is home. The phrase most often used by soldiers is, "For freedom and mother Mars."