| “ | NEVEC. For your Future. | „ |
| ~ NEVEC 1st slogan. |
| “ | Harbingers of a new tomorrow! | „ |
| ~ NEVEC 2nd slogan. |
The Neo Venus Construction, or simply known as NEVEC, was an interstellar megacorporation aswell as a major military and scientific presence on E.D.N III, it serves as the central antagonists (alongside the Akrid) throughout the Lost Planet Series. Although they were originally stationed on E.D.N. III as a colonial military force meant to keep order, their rule became increasingly tyrannical, causing the Snow Pirates to fight back against NEVEC's forces. NEVEC's primary mission is the Frontier project - a massive undertaking which is designed to terraform the planet making it habitable for human life but at any cost. NEVEC is called the most generous and selfless organization throughout all of Earth and the galaxy, that is the image they have created for the public as well as for the miners that work for them.
NEVEC had become a dictatorial force on E.D.N. III having defeated the Akrid and only being left with defeating the Snow Pirates who were rebelling against their governance.
History[]
Before the events[]
Although much is not known about NEVEC before the first colonization of E.D.N III. It is speculated that it was formed as a Galactic political organization, meant to keep order across parts of the Milky Way Galaxy. During an Earth's energy crisis, NEVEC tasked itself on finding new energy sources from across the galaxy. It was stated that NEVEC is number one in energy, medicine and communications. In philanthropy it is the most generous corporation in the history of Earth.
First Colonization[]
In T.C. -80 (80 years before the Trial Century) the first colonization began. NEVEC sent the first expedition team led by General Charles Braddock and the first team successfully landed with no issues to begin with. Many facilities were constructed to handle the population, including several cities. Colonization appeared to be successful. However, as the colony began to expand the humans encountered a new form of alien life known as the Akrid.
NEVEC had two mining expeditions, the first one was a complete failure in which caused NEVEC to abandon them (there were only three survivors at the time: Sarah Braddock, Charles Braddock and Phil Braddock (as a baby). The second expedition consists Gale Holden, Jim Peyton, Renard LaRocha and many more. Jim Peyton and Dr. Kendrick Kovac are the latest recruits to join NEVEC and as Phil Braddock sends him on more and more missions Jim unravels many secrets such as survivors from the first colony who lived in the camp of the forgotten and finds a women named Mira who he has seen two times but not in person. She explains where he is and what has happened. Jim tries to escape but fails and instead finds himself in front of the camp's leader, Souichi . He explains to Jim what NEVEC did and the price they all payed, Later on troops from NEVEC come into Coronis and jim meets the leader Caleb Isenberg, Near the end of the game this causes the creation of a war in which the Snow Pirates win at the time. This first war triggers the on going battle between NEVEC and the Snow Pirates.
The Akrid were clearly a hostile force but the colonists did not possess strong enough weapons to fight the Akrid. They were forced to retreat from E.D.N. III. Only four people are known to leave the planet: Charles Braddock, Sarah Braddock, Phil Braddock and an unnamed Female pilot. The rest were left behind to fend for themselves thus creating the first generation Snow Pirates that, at the time, were led by a man named Souichi. During the fighting, humanity discovered a new type of energy source, Thermal Energy, in the bodies of the Akrid.
Second Colonization[]
NEVEC retailed against the Akrid by developing the Vital Suits, humans returned to E.D.N. III and the colonization experiment began again but this time under the leadership of Dennis Isenberg and with his Frontier Project. However Isenberg's plan was to ensure E.D.N III stays under NEVEC control and terminate all Snow Pirates and Akrid alike. The chief of the NEVEC Military went to Bandero, who later kills Gale Holden who falls into a NEVEC trap, set by Ivan Solotov. Wayne Holden, father of Gale realised that Yuri Solotov left his Snow Pirate group to join with NEVEC to work on the Frontier project. However Yuri never knew that the Frontier system will exterminate everyone on E.D.N III, so he attempts to stop the system, but it only resulted in him being imprisoned and tortured.
Yuri contacts Joe to meet up with Wayne and provide him with an upgraded Harmonizer. According to what the NEVEC personals has informed, Yuri has been arrested for "sniffing around too much" which then resulted in his death shortly afterwards when Rick and Luka discovered Yuri. Wayne then quickly went to aid Yuri, however shortly after his arrival, Yuri was already about to pass away and died. While Wayne begins his attack on NEVEC's honcho, Commander Isenberg, Basil sacrifices herself to buy him time and Joe sets off explosives to destroy the elevator from which NEVEC would hide. Isenberg, with his plans starting to look down, was beginning to become impatient with the Snow Pirates infiltration within the Frontier system and fighting NEVEC forces outside the orbital elevator. He then confronts Wayne within his very own Vital Suit and tells him to mind his own business, Wayne declines and faces Isenberg on his own in a VS combat, resulting in the destruction of the Frontier system, sabotaged by Joe. Isenberg survived the impact within his VS and then confronts Wayne one more time, face to face. Isenberg was killed after being shot by Wayne's pistol, right before he passes out, losing his memory again.
NEVEC's Divergence[]
10 years after Isenberg's death, NEVEC has been divided into two factions. the New NEVEC, who remain dedicated to Isenberg's goals of exploiting the planet's Thermal Energy and wiping out the Snow Pirates, and the Ex-NEVEC, a group of rogue NEVEC agents who defected from the organization in order to stop NEVEC's plans for exploiting the planet. The objective of NEVEC is supposedly to prevent an Akrid (known as the Over-G) from morphing into its final stage of its evolution. The Over-G's final evolution leap will release countless tons of thermal energy. To achieve this, they have created a huge orbital cannon stationed on the space station NEOS.
NEVEC has been working on creation of clones, and they would mainly send them on suicidal missions incase they decide to abandon NEVEC. Task Force First Descent, a special forces organization made up of clones from an experimental supersoldier project using NEVEC employee Ivan Solotov. Contrary to NEVEC's suspicious attitude towards them, the NEVEC deserters have faith on them and apparently care about their wellbeing.
As Ex-NEVEC forces made several achieved victories against NEVEC, their grip on E.D.N III is slowly starting to crumble. During an Ex-NEVEC invasion of a NEVEC base. The facility has been successfully captured and an experimental weapon created by NEVEC is destroyed. A team of Ex-NEVEC soldiers led by Camelot has stowaway on a shuttle headed for the space station NEOS. The plan is to use its massive firepower to destroy the Over-G before it reaches its final form.
When Camelot's Ex-NEVEC team reaches NEOS, it already starts its firing sequences on the Over-G. Ex-NEVEC troops has taken the cannon as well as the station itself. NEVEC however retaliated by using VSs to encounter Camelot's team inside NEOS's cannon control room. With the help of the Task Force First Descent, the Ex-NEVEC team then makes their way back to E.D.N III while TFFD stays behind and recharge the cannon so it will be ready to kill the Over-G.
Ex-NEVEC has gained its victory against NEVEC by killing the Over-G, preventing their chance in destroying the planet and has been driven off world.
Known facilities[]
- Orbital Elevator: A massive complex where the Frontier System is housed. Originally it's where high ranking NEVEC officials hibernate while the Frontier System terraforms E.D.N. III, however the system was stopped by Joe and the orbital elevator was destroyed.
- Dome City: This facility hold the Akrid Green Eye and is where Ivan Solotov set up a NEVEC trap to lure Gale, Wayne Holden and his band of Snow Pirates towards Green Eye where only Wayne survived. Wayne returns to Dome City after 30 years of being frozen and kills Green Eye. Soon after NEVEC forces led by Bandero arrives and forces Wayne and Luka to flee.
- NEVEC Underwater Research Facility: This facility is the launch site for New-NEVEC space shuttles and sends various supplies and cargo to NEOS. It also houses various science facilities where NEVEC research various Akrid species. This facility is located near the South Pole of E.D.N. III.
- NEVEC Satellite Base (NEOS): A space station built into an asteroid orbiting E.D.N. III and the location of a huge orbital cannon used by New-NEVEC for their plans to kill the Over-G and take all it's thermal energy. Various NEVEC cargo ships are present all around the station. The station was infiltrated by Ex-NEVEC and commandeered the cannon where Task Force First Descent uses it to stop the Over-G. The station was destroyed after physically ramming it into the Over-G.
- NEVEC Submersible Base: Located beneath the Overland Battleship Dockyards of Central City, this facility houses several New-NEVEC submarines. At one point one of the subs was captured by Camelot's Ex-NEVEC squad.
- NEVEC Volcano Dome: A focus point for NEVEC's thermal energy refinement and an important facility for the Frontier Project. It is where Wayne Holden meets Commander Isenberg (via holographic projected image) for the first time. The volcano dome was sabotaged by Wayne Holden and the facility was rendered inoperable.
- NEVEC thermal refinery: An abandoned NEVEC thermal energy refinery location within the canyon areas. This facility was inhabited by a Category-G Akrid called the Tendale, a massive 4 legged spider.
- Coronis Base: A primary NEVEC mining installation. This facility was at one point the base of operations during the early years of E.D.N. III colonization and Colonel Isenberg's NEVEC operations. It was destroyed by Phil Braddock after dropping Isenberg's ship onto Coronis Base, sacrificing himself and killing every NEVEC personnel, excluding Isenberg.
- Tech Base: This institution was the home to the latest scientific and technological advancements for NEVEC on E.D.N. III. This institution houses latest Vital-Suit training simulators and provides elite training simulators for elite NEVEC forces. Regan Watts is Head Instructor and Saju, Ain, Chris Landbaird, Bell, Bratt and Julie Fliesher attended there.
- Frontier Base: The oldest NEVEC educational institution on E.D.N. III and deals in the studies and development of the surrounding forest and marine environments, as well as lead research on Akrid and Snow Pirate activity in the surrounding areas. It houses excavation sites of large Akrid fossils. Gotha, Max, Luan Forest and Camellia attended there with Diana Highline acting as head instructor.
- Advance Base: The newest NEVEC educational institution on E.D.N. III and houses a space shuttle landing field and serves as a gateway to the E.D.N. III for NEVEC and its new recruits. The main purpose behind Advance Base is the research and development of advanced technology. This technology will be used for resources for the next generation of NEVEC settlements. Bren Turner who is a special transfer student from E.D.N. II, Yuna and Yamato attended there with Walter Stingray acting as head instructor.
Known Members[]
Leaders/High-Ranking Members[]
- Caleb Isenberg (High ranking officer) (deceased)
- Dennis Isenberg (Head of the organization) (deceased)
- Bandero (Head of NEVEC's Military) (deceased)
- A NEVEC Commander
- Kreis Ravel (Headmaster of NEVEC Educational Institutions on E.D.N III)
- Dr. Yuri Solotov (Head researcher of the Frontier Project) (deceased)
- Joe (defected)
- Walter Stingray (Head Instructor at NEVEC Advance Base)
- Regan Watts (Head Instructor at NEVEC Tech Base)
- Diana Highline (Head Instructor at NEVEC Frontier Base)
- Unnamed Ex-NEVEC Commander (Ex-NEVEC leader) (defected)
- Unnamed Ex-NEVEC Adjutant (defected)
Other Members[]
- Ivan Solotov
- Gale Holden (defected) (deceased)
- Soichi Katsuragi (defected) (deceased)
- Charles Braddock (deceased)
- Phil Braddock (deceased)
- Gale Holden (defected) (deceased)
- Jim Peyton (defected) (deceased)
- DeGreene (deceased)
- Dr. Bonnie Roman (deceased)
- Renard LaRoche
- Dr. Kendrick Kovac
- Lawrence Turner
- Camelot (defected) (joined the Ex-NEVEC)
- Lancelot (defected) (joined the Ex-NEVEC
- Tristan (defected) (joined the Ex-NEVEC)
- Percival (defected) (joined the Ex-NEVEC)
Academy Cadets/Students[]
- Camellia
- Gotha
- Bren Turner
- Chris Landbaird
- Julie Fliesher
- Luan Forest
- Max
- Bell
- Bratt
- Ain
- Yamato
- Saju
- Yuna
Artificial Intelligence Units[]
- W.I.Z-α (AI of NEVEC Frontier Base)
- W.I.Z-β (AI of NEVEC Tech Base)
- W.I.Z-γ (AI of NEVEC Advance Base)
Gallery[]
NEVEC Military[]
