The Resistance

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Faction Ideology
The Resistance works to form an alliance of nations to mount a coordinated defense.

The motto of the Resistance is: "We must not only defend human lives from the aliens; we must ensure those lives remain worth living."

Faction Leader
The leader of the Resistance is Commander Fiona Ayoade. She was born in London, United Kingdom. Her service record:


 * Captain, Royal Army Intelligence Corps, ret. 2006;
 * Case Officer, undisclosed location, Secret Intelligence Service, 2006-2007;
 * SIS liaison to U.S. Counterterrorism Center, 2008-2009;
 * Chief of Station, Lagos, 2009-2012;
 * Chief of Station, Islamabad, 2012-2014;
 * Deputy Chief of African Affairs, 2014-2015;
 * Senior adviser to insurgent group, location undisclosed, 2016-present.

Factions with Similar Ideology
The Resistance shares some similarities with Humanity First. Both have a negative view towards the aliens, albeit Humanity First is far more xenophobic. An important difference between The Resistance and Humanity First is that The Resistance seeks to resist the aliens to preserve humanity, whereas Humanity First seeks not just to resist and defeat the aliens, but to wipe the aliens out entirely, along with alien-sympathizing humans. Humanity First is also far more willing to commit atrocities and undermine democracy, whereas The Resistance has much stronger humanitarian concerns.

Another faction that may view The Resistance as an ally most of the time is Project Exodus. Both have a negative view towards the aliens, although Project Exodus is not interested in defeating the aliens. Project Exodus may view The Resistance as useful for buying time to allow Project Exodus to build its starship.

Factions with Opposite Ideology
The Resistance is naturally opposed to The Servants, who worship the aliens and advocate for a complete surrender.

To a slightly less extent, The Resistance is also opposed to The Protectorate, who advocates negotiated surrender as the only means to avoid annihilation. Conversely, The Protectorate believes The Resistance's agenda is futile.