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During the [[Age of Strife]], Mars endured long centuries of isolation as complete anarchy ripped through [[Terra]].{{Fn|6}} During the long time Mars was cut off from Terra by [[Warp storms]]{{Fn|7}}, Mars's own atmospheric shields gave way, exposing it to deadly radiation that devastated the planet. During this time, fallout shelters represented the only hope for one's survival on Mars. Technology, now responsible for one's very existence, soon became revered and the worship of the [[Omnissiah]] began in earnest.{{Fn|6}}
By the end of the Terran [[Unification Wars]], Mars had developed it's own culture distinct from that of earth and was now guided by the [[Cult Mechanicus]]. Eventually, the [[Emperor]] would [[Treaty of Olympus|unite]] Terra and establish a union with Mars, bringing the red planet back into the fold.{{Fn|2}} During the [[Great Crusade]], the [[Titan Legion]]s of Mars marched alongside the newly created [[Space Marine]]s.{{Fn|2}} However, during the [[Horus Heresy]] Mars became a key battleground as the loyalist Mechanicus and [[Dark Mechanicus]] split. In the resulting [[Schism of Mars]], which devastated the planet, the Dark Mechanicum eventually emerged victorious.{{Fn|4}} After the traitors took over Mars, the [[Imperial Fists]] blockaded the world for several years as the Heresy waged, "liberated" by Horus' traitor forces during the final stage of the [[Solar War]]. {{Fn|12}} Mars was again claimed by the Imperium after [[Horus]] was defeated in the [[Battle of Terra]].{{Fn|5}}
1,500 years later during the [[War of the Beast]] in [[M32]], relations between the [[Adeptus Terra]] and Mechanicum degenerated due to the scheming of the then-current [[Fabricator-General]] [[Kubik]]. A crisis eventually erupted between the two powers over the custody of [[Tech-Priest]] [[Eldon Urquidex]]. After a tense standoff, the [[Fists Exemplar]] exchanged fire with [[Skitarii]] forces before Kubik backed down and agreed to hand over Urquidex.{{Fn|10}}
*{{Endn|10}}: [[The Hunt for Vulkan (Novel)]] chapters 1–5
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 119 (UK)]], pg. 60
*{{Endn|12}}: [[The Solar War (Novel)]] - Chapter 22
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