Alliance (Firefly)
The Alliance is a government that features in Firefly.
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History
The Union of Allied Planets was an interstellar government established by humanity that was centred around the founding of the core worlds. (Episode: Ariel) Its origins were traced to the Earth-That-Was which was no longer capable of sustaining humanity large population. Thus, a mission was launched to find a new solar system to be their home where they discovered dozens of planets along with hundreds of moons that were ripe for colonisation. Each one was terraformed in a process that took decades so that each could serve as a new Earth that was able to support human life. From the central planets emerged the Alliance that claimed to be a beacon of civilisation whilst the outer worlds were considered unenlightened savage frontiers. (Movie: Serenity)
River was exposed to this information after key members of Parliament were given a tour of the facilities where she was being held. Subsequent to that, her brother Simon Tam rescued her, and the government pursued the siblings to prevent this information from being revealed. The Alliance's main contractors, the Hands of Blue, took it upon themselves to find them, but were eventually killed, and the task was given to the Operative. Malcolm Reynolds decided to reveal the secret to the entire universe, heading to Mr. Universe's planet to do so. However, the Operative was waiting for him, having anticipated this. Mal had a plan for this, however, and caused a distraction by firing on the Reavers, beginning the Universe battle between the Alliance and the Reavers while Serenity slipped past to the planet. Success came at a price: the ship suffered massive damage from an EMP and the landing, and Hoban Washburne was fatally impaled by a Reaver ship's harpoon. Mal located Mr. Universe's backup transmitter, but the Operative found him there. Mal disabled the Operative, but spared him in order to show him "a world without sin". He then broadcast the message to the entire system, destroying the Operative's faith in the Alliance's methods and making the existence of the Reavers, and thus the true colors of the Alliance, known to the people at large. After hearing this, the Operative orders his forces to let the crew of Serenity go, aids them in repairing the ship, and tells his superiors that Simon Tam and River Tam are no longer a threat to them (In one draft of the script, he mentions that the Alliance's officials have been getting multiple complaints from several worlds). He also tells Mal that, while the Alliance's regime is weakened, he could not guarantee that they would not continue to pursue him. It is also implied to a very limited extent that a new civil war could've begun to brew at the end of Serenity. (Movie: Serenity)
Overview
It was also known by the name of the Union of Allied Planets. (Episode: Ariel)
It was ruled by an interplanetary Parliament that considered themselves civilised compared to the outer colonies. (Movie: Serenity)
One body within the Alliance was the Interplanetary Police (Interpol) that was a police force responsible for the deployment and oversight of Federal agents and Federal marshals. (Movie: Serenity)
Communications were dispatched on the system spanning Cortex network that was used by the various planets.
Worlds maintained by the Alliance included:
- Sihnon :
- Londinium : the formal seat of government, home to Parliament and the Prime Minister. While every planet (at least within the Core) is allowed to organize its own affairs on a planetary level, system-wide policy is set by the Parliament.
- Ariel : (Episode: Ariel)
Members
- McGinnis :
- Operative :
Notes
- The Alliance was created by Joss Whedon where it featured in the setting of the Firefly universe.
In other media
Comics
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Appearances
- Firefly:
- Serenity:
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