The Red Faction (or Red Faction State) was originally a militant guerrilla organization, founded circa 2075 amongst the Martian miners who were virtually enslaved by the Ultor Corporation. They fought and were victorious in the First Martian Revolution with the aid of the Earth Defense Force. On Earth, the Commonwealth government suppressed the common people, leading to the creation of the Nanotech Enhanced Civilian. This sparked the Commonwealth Civil War, that ended five years later with Red Faction becoming the earth's transitional government.