Badlands

The Badlands.

The Badlands is a sector of Tharsis, Mars. The area, described as "where terraforming went wrong", is a wasteland of jagged rocks and dead settlements.

The Badlands are home to the Marauders, descendants of Ultor Scientists from the first Red Faction who appear in large numbers at night. Ruins of Ultor buildings and mines can be found in the area. Deep within The Badlands sit ghosts of the past that aren't willing to go quietly into the night. The Earth Defense Force does not like going out there, but still maintains a substantial presence in the region.

Easter Eggs

A number of Easter eggs can be found in the Badlands, including:

* An old man sitting outside a building near the Mohole, who looks like an aged Parker with a beard and who says a number of statements referring to the first Red Faction game, further implying he is Parker.

• Capek's nanotech labs from Red Faction can be found in the Badlands as well as an APC hangar (with a broken down Red Faction-era APC in it) and communications facility. The Nano Forge is found in the communications facility.

One of NASA's two unmanned rovers launched in 2004, Spirit and Opportunity, can be found in a small gully in the Badlands. It appears on the mini-map as a vehicle, but cannot be driven.

Related Pages

• Alec Mason
• Marauders