Futureline

## Second Cold War

> "In the relentless dance between the natural and the augmented, where steel meets flesh and silicon merges with the mind, the **Futureline** war unfolds. Amidst the chaos of cybernetic warfare, sacrifices become echoes, and the battleground echoes with the silent screams of a species caught between the progress of its own creation and the relentless march of time."
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The **Futureline** is an extremely deadly war caused by the Communist Defence Pact against the Winslow Accord from the year 2051 to 2070, with the main emphasis of future warfare, particularly the most advanced weapons, robotics and machinery to date, such as droids, cybernetic soldiers, new firearms and artificial intelligence. This is a second Cold War between two global alliances which saw great catastrophic results, in reference, the first Cold War was the Panamoan Republic and the Volkan Evalka during the 1960s to the early 1980s.

After the war concluded, it was one of the most overlooked conflicts in nevian history, as it was immediately covered up, all without the Accord having to explain what really happened aside from the various battles that occurred globally. Nonetheless, this was the true rise of future warfare and solidified its own place in the history of Nevian warfare.

## Partakers

### Winslow Accord

The **Winslow Accord**, or simply known as the Accord, is a Northwestern Alliance that succeeded the Sacrosanct Defence Coalition. Despite being responsible for starting the war with a failed convoy protection operation containing property belonging to a robotics corporation known as Theta Dynamic Technologies, the Accord used the majority of their military might to fight off any opposition from the Pact's insurgent forces since the failed operation and prevent them from unleashing a digital virus to infect the planet, all while dealing with the monstrosity both sides created: Corvus.

### Communist Defence Pact

The **Communist Defence Pact** is the main opposing force of the Futureline, having been responsible for attacks in the nation of Roji, Masada, and the Panamoan Republic. Their main goal was to destabilise the planet by destroying their rival, the Winslow Accord. The CDP is lead by a female warlord known as Ayisha Kohlan, a sadistic genius who keeps the Accord at bay with her movement utilising all their manpower and weaponry.

The CDP made history as the largest user of mechanical combat droids and mecha walkers, to the point where it contrasts the Accord's more grounded use of traditional tanks, vehicles, and aircraft, with mechas being reserved for special purposes and dropships only for rapid troop deployments around the planet.

### Theta Dynamic Technologies

THETA, or Theta Dynamic Technologies, is a monstrous corporation that provided cybernetic augmentations and the Direct Neural Interface software to both the Winslow Accord and the Communist Defence Pact. The Ardonian corporation is associated with the Pact and is well-known for unethical practises such as unlawful kidnapping for experimentation and mass murder, all for the cause of technological improvements and what they believe to be the evolution of the nevian being. As a response of the Ardonian government trying to shut them down, they have a paramilitary force that is designed to protect their corporation's assets, property and resources, with the use of lethal force on any hostile that threatens to stain the image of THETA.

Notably, THETA wasn't evil before the convoy was attacked, they are noted to be humble and kind.

### NEX Corporation

NEX Corporation is the private corporation controlled by the enigmatic Michael Nexima, the planet's arguably sharpest Alpha and the wealthiest business magnate of all time, and is a long cry from THETA. Since a strange rogue AI has been attacking cyborg soldiers via their DNI, the Accord has opted to abandon their DNI in favour of NEX's software, dubbed the NEX-OS. As a result, the Accord is no longer dependent on THETA for cybernetics and software, which helps to improve their public image.

## Quote

### Anonymous

* *"In the blink of a digital eye, the boundaries between man and machine blur. The Futureline war, a symphony of steel and code, where survival is measured in the hum of cybernetic enhancements and the echo of relentless conflict."*
* *"In a world where wires weave the tales of war, the Futureline whispers promises of progress and perils alike. Amidst the whirring of mechanical limbs and the dance of laser beams, the future unfolds in shades of neon and blood."*
* *"The Futureline is a battleground where flesh melds with steel, and the echoes of the past are drowned in the cacophony of cybernetic clashes. In this war of upgrades and obsolescence, the only constant is change."*
* *"As the sun sets on the scorched landscapes of the Futureline, the glow of neon and the gleam of augmented limbs paint a dystopian tapestry. Here, in the realm of cyber warfare, the future is a double-edged blade, cutting through aspirations and uncertainties alike."*
* *"Through the lens of cybernetic eyes, the battlefield transforms into a canvas of augmented realities. In the Futureline war, nevanity confronts its own creation, and the lines between savior and destroyer blur in the binary haze."*

## Trivia

### General

* 35.6% of the Futureline is composed of electronic and vehicular warfare.
* Futureline saw the heaviest use of Combat Droids, Mecha walkers and cybernetics.
* The Communist Defence Pact, in spite of having an official military force, are still likened to those of insurgents and terrorist.
* The Accord was notably acclaimed for their efficiency in handling the chaos.
* The driving force behind the scenes was a corrupt AI known as the Corvus.
* Theta clearly manipulated the events of the war due to them supplying both alliances their cybernetics.

### Developmental Notes

* The convoy sequence that lead to the start of the war is directly inspired from *G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra*.
* Since 2059, the Winslow Accord has no THETA manufactured equipment, particularly cybernetic enhancements and software, the DNI being replaced by the NEX-OS.
* This entire spin-off is a pastiche of *Call of Duty: Black Ops 3*, with a far simplified plot and theme.
* Reshala is present throughout the war, gathering intel it was shut down by NEX Corporation.