The Minutemen was an American militia group, comprising of men and women that fought against the Chimera during their invasion of the United States. They only appear in Resistance: Burning Skies.
History[]
After the Chimera began their invasion of Europe in 1949, the United States government executed a media blackout by suppressing information about the Chimeran War from overseas and eventually sealing the nation's borders in 1950. While most Americans believed the lies told from state controlled media which downplayed the alien threat, others were not fooled. A group of concerned Americans investigated the government cover-ups and subsequently discovered the Chimera's existence. In response, these civilians trained themselves to prepare the day when the Chimera would invade America, in which they formed a network of resistance fighters that called themselves the Minutemen. Their preparation came to fruition when the Chimera inevitably invaded America on August 14, 1951.
The Minutemen under the command of Ellie Martinez fought the Chimera in New York City while helping to evacuate civilians from the city. Martinez led a group of Minutemen to defend an evacuation zone in Staten Island. Their efforts were aided by firefighter Tom Riley. Martinez's group came across a military shipment containing Gray Tech artifacts that upgraded their weapons, which they immediately realized their potential to aid in their war against the Chimera. Martinez learned from her ally Colonel George Amherst that SRPA Station Station on Ellis Island contained a stash of Gray Tech in which she and Riley decided to obtain the artifacts. However, the Minutemen discovered that SRPA scientist Richard Gorrell intended on using the Gray Tech to control an army of Chimera from freshly converted humans.
The Minutemen failed to stop Gorrell from manipulating the Chimera to attack the Union City Protection Camp and abduct a large number of people to a conversion center. Martinez and Riley infiltrated the facility and saved several human prisoners while destroying the facility and killing Gorrell in the process. The Minutemen thereafter severed their ties to the U.S. government and any type of authority once they were made aware of the government's intentions of following Gorrell's original designs for the Gray Tech.
Known Minutemen[]
| Name | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alfie | Received a note from Tom. | N/A |
| David Henry | Member who wrote a note about the M5A2 Folsom Carbine. | N/A |
| Ellie Martinez | Leader of the Minutemen. | Alive |
| Frank | Wrote a note for Larry. | N/A |
| George | Wrote a note about "Patrol" Drones. | N/A |
| Greg | Friend of Hank. | N/A |
| Hank | Improvised weapons expert. | N/A |
| Kelvin | Friend of Mack. | Deceased |
| Larry | Friend of Frank. | Deceased |
| Leroy F. | Gave a description of the Executioner. | N/A |
| Lester S. | Gave a description on how to fight against Steelheads. | N/A |
| Luke | Encountered a giant Chimeran creature and named it "the Abomination". | N/A |
| Longgun | Wrote down the note about "Grunt" Hybrids. | N/A |
| Mac | Second-in-command of the Minutemen. | N/A |
| Mack | Friend of Kelvin. | N/A |
| Nancy | Shot down three Chimeran Drones. | N/A |
| Red Ryder | Described the Impaler. | N/A |
| Ruby | Described the Scout Hybrid. | N/A |
| Sammy | Wrote a note about Longlegs. | N/A |
| Tom | Took out half dozen Chimera with his fellow Minutemen and captured several Bullseyes. | N/A |
| Tom Riley | NYFD Firefighter of Engine 174 who temporarily joined the Minutemen. | Alive |
| Zach | Owner of The Hostler. | Deceased |
Weapons[]
Human weapons:
Chimeran weapons:
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Minutemen are named after the militia groups of the same name composing of select men from the American colonial partisan militia during the American Revolutionary War. They provided a highly mobile, rapidly deployed force that allowed the colonies to respond immediately to war threats, hence the name.