Setting
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Following the devastating Human/Skaarj Wars (the fictional battle between humans and the Skaarj in the Unreal universe), Earth's cities lay in ruins. When the New Earth Government tried to take control of these cities, they discovered many rebel groups, covertly financed by corporations such as Liandri, Izanagi, and Axon. Pretty soon, a war had started to regain control of the ruined cities, and eventually there was fighting between the corporations as well.
The constant battles caused many casualties, reducing the already small human population. One particular battle, considered to be the boldest act in the Corporation Wars, was when Axon Research Corporation raided Izanagi's facility and retrieved the advanced Plasma Ion Tank being developed there. This subterfuge started a huge chain of events which would make "consensual murder" legal. This also eventually lead to the start of the Tournament.
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