Lost Planet 2 / Characters and factions

Lost Planet 2 Characters and factions

Understand the factions and threats in the six-episode campaign.

Edition covered

Original 2010 Lost Planet 2, using PC publisher images. PC and console controls differ; button prompts take precedence. The historical online feature set does not guarantee present service availability.

5 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Characters and factions

Episode faction

Jungle Pirates

A Snow Pirate group encountered in the opening jungle campaign.

Reference

Military organization

NEVEC

Its forces and defectors shape the conflict.

Reference

Desert faction

Carpetbaggers

Fight across the arid regions of E.D.N. III.

Reference

Snow Pirate faction

Waysiders

Another group drawn into the planet-wide struggle.

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Native creatures

Akrid

Range from smaller attackers to huge boss threats.

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Quick notes

Character directory. Lost Planet 2 changes perspective across several Snow Pirate and military groups.
Organizations and relationships. Snow Pirates are not a single unified organization.
Who the player controls. Players control faction members and customizable avatars across the campaign.
Use the current faction objective. The campaign changes group perspective across episodes.

Organizations and relationships

Setting and relationship reference
Name	Connection	Useful distinction
Faction campaign	Several perspectives	No single Wayne-style protagonist throughout.
Snow Pirates	Competing human groups	Different groups share a dependence on T-ENG.
NEVEC	Military and colonization force	Its equipment features heavily in battles.
Over-G	Planet-scale Akrid threat	Unites the later campaign conflict.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Publisher game description and pictures	store.steampowered.com
Original publisher manual	store.steampowered.com