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'''MIDA''' (an acronym with an unknown meaning) was a revolutionary government that came to power on [[Mars]] in an alternate timeline, and the creator of the weapons [[MIDA Multi-Tool]] and [[MIDA Mini-Tool]].
'''MIDA''' (an acronym with an unknown meaning) was a revolutionary government that came to power on [[Mars]] in an assumed alternate timeline, and the creator of the weapons [[MIDA Multi-Tool]] and [[MIDA Mini-Tool]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
MIDA was a rebel group that seized control of [[Mars]]. During its brief reign, MIDA was responsible for the deaths of 10% of the Martian population. The government eventually fell, and its surviving loyalists were forced to go on the run from threats such as "battleroids".<ref name="Multi">'''Bungie (2017/7/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mida-multi-tool MIDA Multi-Tool]''</ref><ref name="Mini">'''Bungie (2017/7/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mida-mini-tool MIDA Mini-Tool]''</ref>
MIDA was a rebel group that seized control of [[Mars]]. During its brief reign, MIDA was responsible for the deaths of 10% of the Martian population. The government eventually fell, and its surviving loyalists were forced to go on the run from threats such as "battleroids".<ref name="Multi">'''Bungie (2017/7/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mida-multi-tool MIDA Multi-Tool]''</ref><ref name="Mini">'''Bungie (2017/7/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mida-mini-tool MIDA Mini-Tool]''</ref>


Around the date of November 17, 2472 in the alternate timeline, two survivors, carrying the MIDA weapons with them, learned the location of a "salvaged construct" that they hoped would allow them to flee to another timeline and thus preserve MIDA's ideals. One survivor, Strauss, fled the planet aboard his ship before reaching the anomaly, but the other apparently succeeded in at least bringing the weapons to it. The weapons entered the [[Guardian]]s' timeline, were discovered by Commander [[Zavala]], and the details of MIDA were extracted from their log caches by Lord [[Shaxx]].<ref name="Mini"/>
Around the date of November 17, 2472, in the alternate timeline, two survivors, carrying the MIDA weapons with them, learned the location of a "salvaged construct" that they hoped would allow them to flee somewhere safe and thus preserve MIDA's ideals. One survivor, Strauss, fled the planet, but the other traveled deep beneath the Martian surface, guided by their Mini-Tool in response to their request to "go somewhere better." There, they apparently found a temporal anomaly that allowed at least the weapons to pass through. The weapons entered the [[Guardian]]s' timeline, were discovered by Commander [[Zavala]], and the details of MIDA were extracted from their log caches by Lord [[Shaxx]] using their electronic warfare functions.<ref name="Mini"/>
 
==Products==
*[[MIDA Multi-Tool]]
*[[MIDA Mini-Tool]]


==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:


{{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.


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.}}


In the [[MIDA Multi-Tool]]'s lore, Commander Zavala attempts to create a pseudo-acronym: "Mars Is Damnably Arid".
*In the [[MIDA Multi-Tool]]'s lore, Shaxx attempts to create a backronym: "Mars Is Damnably Arid".


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Latest revision as of 19:22, September 15, 2022

MIDA

Domain(s):

Mars

Type:

Revolutionary government

Notable information:

Created the MIDA Multi-Tool and MIDA Mini-Tool

 

MIDA (an acronym with an unknown meaning) was a revolutionary government that came to power on Mars in an assumed alternate timeline, and the creator of the weapons MIDA Multi-Tool and MIDA Mini-Tool.

Overview[edit]

MIDA was a rebel group that seized control of Mars. During its brief reign, MIDA was responsible for the deaths of 10% of the Martian population. The government eventually fell, and its surviving loyalists were forced to go on the run from threats such as "battleroids".[1][2]

Around the date of November 17, 2472, in the alternate timeline, two survivors, carrying the MIDA weapons with them, learned the location of a "salvaged construct" that they hoped would allow them to flee somewhere safe and thus preserve MIDA's ideals. One survivor, Strauss, fled the planet, but the other traveled deep beneath the Martian surface, guided by their Mini-Tool in response to their request to "go somewhere better." There, they apparently found a temporal anomaly that allowed at least the weapons to pass through. The weapons entered the Guardians' timeline, were discovered by Commander Zavala, and the details of MIDA were extracted from their log caches by Lord Shaxx using their electronic warfare functions.[2]

Products[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • MIDA is a direct reference to Bungie's Marathon series, specifically "The Rose" level where the history of MIDA is discussed. The terminal entry can be found here; relevant portions of the text are quoted:
“ 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.

After the failed coup, the leaders of MIDA were executed for their crimes, and the political organization was banned in all forms.

”
  • In the MIDA Multi-Tool's lore, Shaxx attempts to create a backronym: "Mars Is Damnably Arid".

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2017/7/9), Destiny 2: Activision Blizzard, MIDA Multi-Tool
  2. ^ a b Bungie (2017/7/9), Destiny 2: Activision Blizzard, MIDA Mini-Tool
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