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Martians
Mars-SVC
Leader Rootmars
Commanders Professor
Mars People Neo (Marty)
Mars People Rangers (Elite Officers)
Founded Unknown
Headquarters Rugname
Mars
Area of Operations A base somewhere on Earth
Enemies With Regular Army and Rebel Army (Metal Slug 2 & Metal Slug 3)

Invaders
(Metal Slug 6)

Affiliated With Regular Army and Rebel Army (Metal Slug 6)
Invaders
(Metal Slug Defense; Rebellion)

The Martians are the most recurrent alien enemy of the Metal Slug series. Led by the giant Rootmars, they are extremely intelligent beings and mainly communicate through telepathy, even though it was shown they are able to speak. Their main goal is to conquer the Earth and subjugate humanity in order to save the planet from being depleted of its resources. To reach this objective they have often tried to weaken Earth's military forces through various schemes. They betrayed and manipulated numerous factions, (mainly the Rebels) before trying to invade.

Several humans have joined the Martians. The Martians do not mind human allies for their cause, as they provide them with various equipment and even allow them to command units.

History[]

Martians are psychic based alien lifeforms with a clear hierarchical structure and a generally benevolent nature. They however severely despise and eradicate inferior races that deplete their home planets resources and wellbeing. Their technology heavily relies on energy manipulation and genetic/biological engineering together with necromancy. Methods of reproduction are unclear.

Metal Slug 2[]

The Rebel Army was supported by the Martians but unbeknownst to them, the Martians were only planning to weaken the Earth's military. Revealing their involvement and true intentions at the end of the Final Mission, the Martians betrayed the Rebel Army and abducted Morden. The Rebel Army and the Regular Army allied briefly against the alien menace to rescue the general.

Metal Slug X[]

Their role in this game is the same as in Metal Slug 2 except this time around the protagonists come in contact with the Martians as early as the fourth mission.

Metal Slug 3[]

The Martians captured Morden again early on, replacing him with a doppelganger who is revealed at the rocket site. Therefore, the Rebels allied momentarily with the Regular Army once the ruse is exposed by protagonists.

Metal Slug 6[]

The Rebel Army allied with the Martians again after events of MS3, however, another alien race named the Invaders attacks the Martians and the humans worldwide in the midst of the battle. A triple alliance is formed with the Rebel Army and the Regular army in order to destroy the Invaders' nest and put an end to the new threat.

Metal Slug 7/XX[]

In the game's credits, they are seen saving Morden after he is apprehended by the Regular Army. The Martians also make a return as fightable enemies in Metal Slug XX. This could be showing that they allied themselves with the Rebel Army, along with the Future Rebels.

Metal Slug Defense[]

In the game's 1.19.0 patch, Rootmars was betrayed by some of his people and requested help from the Regular Army to fight against the rebelling Martians, who had sided themselves with the Invaders.

Metal Slug Attack[]

It is revealed that Rootmars traveled back to Mars to recover, and left behind a small Martian base, which is currently run by the Neo-Martian Marty and the Professor. Due to the Professor's views on humanity, the Martians clash with almost every faction, though they tend to battle the Rebel Army the most.

Despite the physical weakness of the Martians, the Professor has worked hard to help the Martian cause, creating new equipment and lifeforms. Most of their attacks are laser based, making them significantly dangerous against conventional equipment.

Ranks[]

Martians are all almost identical in appearance. They are differentiated by their psychic abilities and the color of their skin. In Metal Slug 6, most of their names are in syllables starting with "P", although the Professor in Metal Slug Attack proclaims none of them have names.

Troops[]

Marspeople
Mars People: The most common troop of the Martian Army.
Mars people (cafe)
Mars People Cabre: Brown-tanned Martians are assault troops carrying stronger Spore Pistols.
Mars people (blanco)
Mars People Elite: White Martians also known as Captains are elite soldiers and commanding officers.
Mars Officer
Mars People Officer: Green Martians are the most elite ones. They are capable of distorting space-time with their psionic powers in order to call in artillery strikes directly from Fake Rootmars. They first appear in Metal Slug Attack.
MSC Mars Commander Sprite Idle
Mars People Commander: Brown-tanned Martians who wore green berets and eyepatches and are commanding officers. they are capable of commanding a team of Mars People Elite Priest that are capable of summoning lightning storms and first appear in Metal Slug: Commander.
Mars General COO
Mars People Chief Operating Officer: Dark Red Martians are top ranking officers also in charge of current affairs. They have stronger versions of the Officers' attacks. They compose the Martians' high command and first appear in Metal Slug Attack.
Neo Mars move
Mars People Neo: A significantly stronger mutated purple Martian who Rootmars bestowed his power upon. Only one Neo exists: the Earth's expeditionary Martian forces second-in-command who the Professor calls "Marty", since he was annoyed with the fact that the Martians lacked proper names.

Mars People Rangers[]

A trio of previously common Martians given weapons created by the Professor and overseen by Clone Betty.

MSAUnit Mars People Tank
Mars People Tank: A Martian equipped with a shield created by the Professor to block incoming attacks. It's the "leader" of the group.
MSAUnit Mars People Attacker
Mars People Attacker: A Martian equipped with a ray gun created by the Professor that shoots both spores and lasers.
MSAUnit Mars People Healer
Mars People Healer: A Martian equipped with a healing staff created by the Professor to heal the wounds of its allies. It's the most timid Martian in the group.

Units of the Martian Army[]

Leader[]

RootmarsSprite
Rootmars

Commanders[]

Neo Mars shoot
Mars People Neo (Marty)
MSC Mars Commander Sprite Idle
Mars People Commanders
Mars General COO
Mars People Chief Operating Officers

Mars People Rangers[]

MSAUnit Mars People Attacker
Mars People Attacker
MSAUnit Mars People Tank
Mars People Defender
MSAUnit Mars People Healer
Mars People Healer

Enhanced Super Soldiers[]

White Gemini Idle
Gemini White
Black Gemini Idle
Gemini Black
CloneMarcoIdle
Clones
Clone Abby MSA idle
Clone Abby
Clone Betty MSA idle
Clone Betty
MSA Marionette Idle
Code Marionette:Un
Claris Idle
Claris

Infantry[]

Mars people (disparando)
Mars People Infantry
Monoeye Idle Original Light
Monoeyes (Alien Artifact)
Zombie Army Rebel Idle
Relentless Zombie Army (Zombie Clone Rebel Soldiers)

Associates[]

Professor MSA win
Professor "Aionion" (Mars head scientist, previously human, defected from the Rebels)
Percier MSA win2
Percier (Professor's Assistant, defected from the Rebels)
Ariadna Idle
Ariadna (Enhanced Soldier, defected from the Rebels)
MSA Halle Idle
Halle (Radio Operator)
MSA Mars People Pocket Pocke
Pocke (Mars People Pocket)
Miniufo
Pupipi (Mini-UFO Pilot/POW)
BonnyIdle
Bonny (Mars People friend)
MSA Harriot Win
Harriot (Rebel Army double agent)
MSA Pauline Win
Pauline (Defected from the Ptolemaics)
MSA Leone Stand
Leone (Defected from the Rebels)
Clario-MSA-Win
Clario (Alien ally)
MSA Unsigned Idle
Unsigned (Necromantic research ally)
MSA Raubtier Idle
Raubtier (Rescued Invader)
MSA Draco Idle
Draco (Martian lizard)
MSA Malkuth Idle Crownless
Malkuth

Other Affiliates[]

Zombie-Man-Walking
Zombies (Caused by Monoeye UFO)
MSA Bonenoid Shield
Bonenoid (Unsigned's personal Undead Army)

Technology[]

Combat Drones[]

Hopper
Hopper Mecha: Suicide drones which attack in large swarms.
Marsmecha
Mars Walker: Large quadropod walkers that attack by dropping explosive bubble from under its body.
Ringlaser
Ring Laser Mecha: Brain controlled robot units. Fires ring lasers in all directions.

Transport[]

MSIVehicle Tripod
Tripod: A walking transport machine for the Mars People.

Aircrafts and Spacecrafts[]

Bigeye1Bigeye2 Tiny UFO: Armed surveillance drones.
Ufo
Mars Satellite: Unmanned UFO-like satellite.
MiniufoMini - U.F.O (mejorado) Mini-UFO: Main Martian Attack Aircrafts for close air support.
MSAwk Martian Firefly UFO Firefly UFO: Medium size UFO that closely resembles the Dai-Manji, it's the personal spacecraft of the Martian Firefly Engineer.
Daimanji
Dai Manji: Armed spacecraft carrier. Uses various heavy energy-based weapons and deploys troops and Mini-UFOs.
MSC Gacha Talent Center Martian Recruitment UFO
Recruitment Pod UFO: A Unarmed UFO that carries a Drop Pod.

Bosses[]

Ultimate war machines of the Martian army, able to threaten entire civilizations by themselves.

MSA Mars Gigantalos
Mars Gigantalos: Martian Battle Mecha.
MobileBossUFO
Mars Battle UFO: Martian Elite Heavy Attack Spacecraft.
MarsFusioner
Metal Fusioner No.223: Weaponized Biological Organism.
Firefly: Martian weapon with teleport abilities, equipped with four extremely flexible electromagnetic whip cannons.
Tencommandments
Monoeye UFO: Landing beacon protected by a zombification energy and Monoeyes.
MSA Psionic Brain
Psionic Brain: Psychic biological organism that functions as a clone control tower.
Mothershipxs9
Rugname: Martian Flagship. Used for planetary invasions, they sport a laser big enough to vaporize cities.

Affiliated Allies[]

Trivia[]

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A gray Martian who had taken General Morden's appearance

  • The Martians are based on old 1950's B-movie flicks and some alien movie flicks.
  • The primary Martians seen are based heavily off of the Martians found in the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds.
  • The look of the Martian UFO's are based on a design by famed UFOlogist George Adamski, who claimed to have witnessed it firsthand. This style is one of the most iconic of the UFOlogy field and has appeared in many Japanese science Fiction movies and animation.
  • Mars People have also appeared in the fighting games Neo Geo Battle Coliseum and SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. Their fighting moves have been named after paranormal folklore like the Tunguska Blast of 1909 and the 1947 Roswell incident.
  • Death animations yield some information about their physiology. They have an inner skeleton (basically just one large skull) and a small mouth. Official artwork shows they also have teeth. They spew green blood. When severed, their tentacles will spasm momentarily, which implies a nervous system.
  • The Metal Slug 2 ending is based off the ending for the Independence Day film (1996) where Russel Casse flies his aircraft into the core of the mothership, charging up for a final attack, causing a chain reaction destroying the flagship.
Factions
Regular Army P.F. SquadS.P.A.R.R.O.W.SIkari WarriorsMetal Device Project
Rebel Army Rebel InfantryArabian InfantryPHANTOM SquadFuture RebelsACEAllen PlatoonBlaze Brigade • "Frozen Brigade" • MRAWFar East Division
Large Scale MartiansAmadeus SyndicatePtolemaic ArmyInvadersOguma CorporationMummy ArmyAtlan Army (Dolphins)
Small Scale Japonese Army (Division 6) • PiratesKOF TeamRed Goblin SocietySecret SectVampires • "World Military Corp." • Yuki Tsuki HanaMirage CircusKemut Posse
Mixed Space ArmyEastAnother ForceDesert ArmyRevolution Army
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