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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| -MIDA is a direct reference to [[Bungie]]'s ''Marathon'' series, specifically "[http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rose_(Level) The Rose]" level where the history of MIDA is discussed. A story synopsis can be found [http://marathon.bungie.org/story/ben_reiter_synopsis.html here]; relevant portions of the text are quoted:
| | *MIDA is a direct reference to [[Bungie]]'s ''Marathon'' series, specifically "[http://marathongame.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rose_(Level) The Rose]" level where the history of MIDA is discussed. The terminal entry can be found [http://marathon.bungie.org/story/chicken.html#1.1 here]; relevant portions of the text are quoted: |
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| {{Article Quote|In 2395, the Martian moon Deimos was ''[...]'' purchased from free holders for the construction of the United Earth Space Government's interstellar colony ship U.E.S.G. Marathon. The ambitious project of hollowing out a moon was started between 2405 and 2408. Meanwhile, the martians (human colonists on Mars), sick of being ignored by Earth and with their economy shattered by a series of failed transport vessels (the C.R.I.S.T. ships), start a rebellion with the political organization of the MIDA (Martian Interplanetary Defense Alliance?) as their leaders. In 2442, three MIDA terrorists at the Misriah food line inadvertently start the Misriah massacre, in which U.E.S.G. Marines incinerate three hundred starving martians. Though it was never proven, it is believed that the MIDA incited the riot to generate sympathy for Mars on Earth. They even went so far as to place hidden munitions on the Marathon, though a takeover of the ship was never attempted. In 2466, MIDA staged a coup, and took control of the martian government for a brief period, but the coup failed, its leaders executed, and Marathon project was completed on schedule and launched in 2472. One of the Artifical Intelligences from the Mars colony, Durandal, was installed aboard the Marathon, to control doors, food processors, elevators, and the like (Durandal is believed to be of the Traxus-class of AI's, though his late administrator, Bernhard Strauss, is the only person who knew for sure).}} | | {{Article Quote|The MIDA coup was afterwards criticized for its shortsightedness. In an organization that was notorious for its long ranging policies and politicking, the coup was very short-lived: MIDA never seriously accounted for the UEG's overwhelming superiority in ground forces and warships. In fact, they never attempted to take over the Marathon, which was nearing completion and would have made a very powerful weapon. The Marathon's massive size made it invulnerable to most normal space attacks, and it would have made a very stable weapons platform. |
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| This connection was made by redditor u/eem5.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/6ytb68/spoiler_of_mida_and_marathon/ '''reddit''' - ''Spoiler Of MIDA and Marathon '']</ref>
| | After the failed coup, the leaders of MIDA were executed for their crimes, and the political organization was banned in all forms}} |
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| -In the [[MIDA Multi-Tool]]'s lore, Commander Zavala attempts to create a pseudo-acronym: "Mars Is Damnably Arid". | | :This connection was made by redditor u/eem5.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/6ytb68/spoiler_of_mida_and_marathon/ '''reddit''' - ''Spoiler Of MIDA and Marathon '']</ref> |
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| | *In the [[MIDA Multi-Tool]]'s lore, Commander Zavala attempts to create a pseudo-acronym: "Mars Is Damnably Arid". |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
