The Resistance (Adventures From Siapra)

The **Valiant: Resistance Ops** (or better known as the **Resistance**) is a non-government and private international faction in the world of Siapra. The Resistance was founded in TBA to combat against the Corrupted Collective in the aftermath of the enemy invasion and the Alliance Government's lack of response to what they don't believe is a serious threat.

## Overview

Under the supervision and leadership of an unidentified Commander, this faction is formed out of a ragtag group of veterans, heroes, scientists, criminals and others from all around the world, nicknamed "strikers", who operate together as one to defend the Humans of Siapra and combat any opposing threats, such as the Collective, that form from the Corruption that is starting to rise over parts of the planet they call home after previously spreading across the galaxy.

Since its formation, the Resistance movement has gone on several unofficial military operations, also known as "strikes", to launch both small and major assaults on any known enemy strongholds, assemble defenses against operations by the enemies and investigate their enemies to find a potential way of effectively ending the threat endangering Siapra. While doing this, the Resistance also aims to continue recruiting anyone, who could either fight on the frontline or otherwise put their talents to use at the base such as scientists or engineers, in the hopes of becoming more organized and giving Humanity more of a chance to survive when the Collective arrives to Siapra and attempts to invade the planet.

Outside of the leadership and mission goals, the Resistance doesn't utilize official protocols or ranks and mostly operates on missions rather randomly. However, similar to the official military on Siapra, operators remain stationed at the base to provide tactical information and instructions during strikes through the help of the Resistance's artificial intelligence. The Resistance does however also operate in teams which follow the military alphabet, again similar to the official military.

As previously mentioned, the Resistance doesn't just recruit combatants but also recruits non-combatants in the form of scientists, engineers and operators while every member of the Resistance (including Robots) are treated equally as they work in their individual roles together rather than separately in units. All members, including non-combatants are required to have some form of combat training and, in the case of emergencies, are considered strikers to call upon if needed while it is also encouraged that members train in fields they have no experience in to better support each other in "down time".

However, despite their noble goals, the Resistance is portrayed as troublesome Outcasts by the Alliance Government, who have labeled them as criminals to be eliminated, which leaves them strapped for resources, funds or equipment and relying on the sympathetic few who support them while the Alliance Government and its Peacekeepers attempt to privately destroy the Resistance due to them believing this will stop a second World War from happening. On top of this, many actual Outcasts do not unify with the Resistance and raid them on the behalf of the Alliance Government.

## History

At some stage, the Resistance was founded by the unidentified directive Commander and a small group (consisting of AIA, Samantha Carter, Shane Dixon and Reiko Dixon) in response to the threat that Aliens from beyond Siapra was posing, with the biggest threat being the Corrupted Collective intending to invade Humanity once they arrive to the planet.

Since their formation, the Resistance has established a headquarters in the unpopulated outskirts of the TBA nation which comes in the form of Valiant Outpost, an abandoned military base constructed during The World War. The founding members have also spent their time recruiting a variety of members to their faction but there have been new developments in a spreading disease that that is somehow linked to the Collective, which has forced the Resistance to start acting against any discovered enemy activities through strikes before they have fully prepared or gathered many members.

## Known Members

* The "Commander" : Directive Commander Of The Resistance
	+ The Commander is the unidentified leader of the Resistance who keeps details about themselves unknown but provides both information and tactical direction to the strikers who then proceed to act on their behalf while they are also the main source of the Resistance's funds, although the means of acquiring them are unknown.

## Known Allies

* Shooting Stars : Funds Providing Sympathizers
	+ The Shooting Stars music group do not directly work with the Resistance, nor are they recognized as full members but, after a request, they do provide assistance through being the second biggest source of funds for them which is due to their music group being the most popular and influential across the entire of Siapra.

## Former Members/Allies

* Valera : Unofficial Founding Member (MIA)
	+ TBA

## Trivia

* The Resistance's official faction signia is the red letter of V, in two separate parts which are connected together, underneath the blue symbol of the Gealike animal, due to the legendary status that it holds on Siapra.
* The Resistance was named after Valera (whose name has the meaning of Valiant) after she had supposedly died.