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{{Infobox_VG |image = File:Ingress_Factions.png |title = Faction choice }} '''Factions''' are teams in [[Ingress]]. The two factions are the {{Enlightened}} and {{Resistance}}, who constantly fight each other for control over [[Portal|Portals]] and {{MU}}. __TOC__ == Factions == There are two factions with contrary beliefs about [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}), its intended and possible applications and about the [[Shapers]] and their motives that are fighting over the control of [[Portal|Portals]] as the primary source of [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) and [[Mind Unit|Mind Units]] ({{MU|s}}) in form of {{Control Field|s}}. <blockquote> : {{Enlightened Colour|'''The {{Enlightened}}:''' The {{Enlightened|logo=no}} seek harness the power of [[Exotic Matter|{{Enlightened Colour|Exotic Matter}}]] to evolve mankind to a higher level.}}<br /> : {{Resistance Colour|'''The {{Resistance}}:''' The {{Resistance|logo=no}} seek to battle the forces that are attempting to use [[Exotic Matter|{{Resistance Colour|Exotic Matter}}]] to enslave humanity.}} </blockquote> <blockquote> === {{Enlightened Colour|The}} '''''{{Enlightened}}'''''<nowiki/> === [[File:Enlightened_Logo.png|frameless|293x293px|right]] : <blockquote>Motto: {{Enlightened Colour|"Unlock your Mind"}}</blockquote> (short: '''{{Enlightened Colour|ENL}}''', Agents colloquially also known as '''''{{Enlightened Colour|frogs}}'''''), represented {{Enlightened Colour|green}} within the [[Scanner]] were founded by ''[[Roland Jarvis|Roland Jarvis]]'', a sculptor and former member of the [[Niantic Project]]. The {{Enlightened}} favour '''''progress''''' and believe that the [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) could shape the future of humanity and allow it to reach its full potential.<sup><ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/user/ingress/videos Ingress Video]: "[https://youtu.be/lN790amuld0 Welcome to Ingress]" (05. November 2018) [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ingress/featured YouTube]]</ref></sup> They want to embrace the new possibilities that come with the [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) and think that they should be made available for everyone along with all knowledge. In their mind [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) is the path to epiphany, elevation and enlightenment.<sup><ref name=":1">[https://www.youtube.com/user/ingress/videos Ingress Video]: "[https://youtu.be/RJ52YyG4BJQ Ingress Prime - Out Now]" (05. November 2018) [[https://www.youtube.com/user/ingress/featured YouTube]]</ref></sup> While the {{Resistance}} is convinced the [[Shapers]] are here for their own purposes and want to protect humanity from the [[Shapers|Shaper]] influence, the {{Enlightened}} believe that the [[Shapers]] have existed since the beginning of mankind and are the reason for mankind's progress from the Stone age into the modern era and that the [[Shapers]] are trying to help humanity evolve. === {{Resistance Colour|The}} '''''{{Resistance}}''''' === [[File:Resistance_Logo.png|frameless|293x293px|right]] : <blockquote>Motto: {{Resistance Colour|"Protect Humanity"}}</blockquote> (short: '''{{Resistance Colour|RES}}''', Agents colloquially also known as '''''{{Resistance Colour|smurfs}}'''''), represented {{Resistance Colour|blue}} within the [[Scanner]], are lead by ''[[ADA]]'' (full name: ''A Detection Algorithm''), an artificial intelligence developed by [[Niantic Project]] researchers to assist in their research of [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) but which became self-aware after being exposed to the latter. The {{Resistance}} favours '''''stability '''''and believes that the [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) is dangerous and should be contained<sup><ref name=":0" /></sup> along with all knowledge. They are at best sceptical about the new possibilities that come with the [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}). In their mind [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) is part of a 'hostile takeover of the mind' and they are the only thing standing in the way.<sup><ref name=":1" /></sup> While the {{Enlightened}} are convinced that the [[Shapers]] have existed since the beginning of mankind and are the reason for mankind's progress from the Stone age into the modern era and that the [[Shapers]] are trying to help humanity evolve, the {{Resistance}} believes the [[Shapers]] are here for their own purposes and want to protect humanity from the [[Shapers|Shaper]] influence. </blockquote> Overall the {{Enlightened}} seek to use [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) to progress mankind along its evolutionary path through art, music, science, and education whereas the {{Resistance}} aims to keep [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}) in lockdown and believe it should be studied to hopefully be utilised to help evolve mankind on its own terms, preventing the [[Shapers]] from fulfilling any unknown ulterior motives they may have. Due to the difference in perspective over the [[Shapers]] and their motives, and the appropriate utilisation of [[Exotic Matter]] ({{XM}}), the {{Resistance}} and the {{Enlightened}} exist in a perpetual state of conflict on Earth. == Faction Change == {{See also|Recurse}} '''Faction Change''' ('''FC''') is an act of changing one's present faction to the opposite side. There are three ways to change one's faction: * When an Agent reaches {{Level|16|long}} ({{AP|40M}}), they can request [[Recurse|Recursion]], with the possibility to change factions. This resets the [[Access Level|Level]] to {{Level|1|long}}, but the Agent keeps their [[items]]. * Agents can request a '''Faction Change''' ('''FC''') via a support ticket from Niantic; requests may not be approved if there is no sufficient justification. Unlike [[Recursion]], all Agent's owned [[items]] and entities will be destroyed, and their [[Inventory (OPS)|inventory]] is cleared; the Agent will start again as {{Level|1|long}} with {{AP|0}}.<sup><ref>https://support.ingress.com/hc/en-us/articles/206617398-How-do-I-change-my-faction-or-my-codename-</ref></sup> However, Agent's username, stats and badges remain.<sup><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Ingress/comments/3brtcp/faction_change_completed/</ref></sup> Even though [[Niantic]] officially states that only one '''FC''' is allowed per Agent, there have been rare exceptions to this rule. * New Agents will be given the choice to switch their faction once they reach {{AP|40 000}}. Switching faction at this point '''does not reset the Agent to {{Level|1|long}}''' and they will keep all their [[items]]. This choice can only be made once, and if the Agent declines to change faction, they will need to [[Recursion|Recurse]] or open a Support Ticket to change their faction after that. == References == <references /> [[ru:Фракция]] [[zh:Faction]] [[Category:Gameplay]] [[Category:Factions| ]] [[Category:Backstory]] [[Category:Enlightened]] [[Category:Resistance]] [[Category:Ingress]]
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