Factions & Groups
19 entries in the Starship Troopers compendium.
The RoughnecksThe elite Mobile Infantry squad that defined the war against the Bugs through sheer grit aPlanetary Defense ForceThe local shield standing between humanity's colonies and the swarm.Klendathu HiveThe Bug homeworld and site of SICON's failed attempt to destroy the Queen.Controller CasteThe silent architects of the bug war.Fleet CommandDominating the void to secure the ground for the Federation.Federation NavyProjecting human power across the stars to crush the Arachnid swarm.The SwarmA billion minds as one, a galaxy-spanning nightmare of chitin and claws.Federation MarinesThe Mobile Infantry: humanity's boots on the ground in the war against the Arachnids.Federal Reserve CorpsA college-prep school with a military foundation, preparing students since 1933.Mobile InfantryCitizens by choice, soldiers by duty, the boots on the ground where the Bugs live.Armored CavalrySteel treads, heavy guns, and the Federation's answer to a Bug swarm.United Earth FederationA civilization that forges its citizens in the furnace of war against the Bugs.The ArachnidsOne mind, ten thousand bodies, and zero mercy for the species that dares invade their worlThe SenateWhere the cost of citizenship is paid in service and the price of war is debated in law.The Bug HiveOne body, ten thousand legs, and a hunger that never sleeps.The Air ForceHold the sky, and the ground troops hold the line.The FleetThe Fleet doesn't drop. The Fleet delivers the drop.The Ground ForcesBoots on the ground, plasma in the air, and no room to retreat when the bugs come.The Planetary Defense ForceCitizenship is not given. It is earned in the field, one campaign at a time.
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