Red Tide2
28-06-2006, 21:30
One year... one year since the fall of the Corporate Dictatorship. One year since the democracy was established. In a historical perspective, the Democracy was a grand first step in Red Tidean History.
Since the coming of Russian Colonists in the 1700s, Red Tide was ruled by three major powers. First was, of course, Tsarist Russia. After the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution however, Red Tide was ruled by come-and-go self-proclaimed kings and president-for-lives. Then the Soviet Union took over in the 1950s, marking the SU as the second major faction to control Red Tide. In 1990, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Red Tide was once again on-and-off ruled by president-for-lifes and dictators. Finally, Supreme Commander Gregori McKenna took power after that last coup-de-ta. This marked the beginning of the third major faction to control Red Tide... the Corporate Dictatorship.
Gregori was never liked, the people were either too busy trying to survive to care or too scared to speak up. Gregori's appointed minister of research was the one who came up with the HCC, or Hallucigenic Control Collar. All Red Tidean Soldiers at or below the rank of Major had these collars surgically implanted. Generals, field marshals, and colonels could try and take over, but they would need to have support of the common soldier first. With this, the common soldier and secret police officer would never turn his back on his Supreme Commander.
Now, Red Tide was a democracy, Gregori was gone, as was the HCCs and the oppression both had brought with. It had taken foreign intervention to get rid of him, but it had happened and Red Tide was now free... the problem was, Gregori was never found.
It began in the Northwestern hills, military bases, cities, villages, all stopped communicating with the Capitol of Ariga. Military units sent into the Northwest to investigate disappeared. The vacuum of information spread, but by the time it reached the central desert, it was all too apparent as to what was happening...
... Gregori was back.
OOC: More to come, do not post yet!
Since the coming of Russian Colonists in the 1700s, Red Tide was ruled by three major powers. First was, of course, Tsarist Russia. After the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution however, Red Tide was ruled by come-and-go self-proclaimed kings and president-for-lives. Then the Soviet Union took over in the 1950s, marking the SU as the second major faction to control Red Tide. In 1990, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Red Tide was once again on-and-off ruled by president-for-lifes and dictators. Finally, Supreme Commander Gregori McKenna took power after that last coup-de-ta. This marked the beginning of the third major faction to control Red Tide... the Corporate Dictatorship.
Gregori was never liked, the people were either too busy trying to survive to care or too scared to speak up. Gregori's appointed minister of research was the one who came up with the HCC, or Hallucigenic Control Collar. All Red Tidean Soldiers at or below the rank of Major had these collars surgically implanted. Generals, field marshals, and colonels could try and take over, but they would need to have support of the common soldier first. With this, the common soldier and secret police officer would never turn his back on his Supreme Commander.
Now, Red Tide was a democracy, Gregori was gone, as was the HCCs and the oppression both had brought with. It had taken foreign intervention to get rid of him, but it had happened and Red Tide was now free... the problem was, Gregori was never found.
It began in the Northwestern hills, military bases, cities, villages, all stopped communicating with the Capitol of Ariga. Military units sent into the Northwest to investigate disappeared. The vacuum of information spread, but by the time it reached the central desert, it was all too apparent as to what was happening...
... Gregori was back.
OOC: More to come, do not post yet!