Helghast soldiers
The Helghast are descendants of the humans who colonized Helghan after the great exodus from Vekta . Their ancestors had to survive in extreme conditions that caused mutations in their bodies and killed over half the orginal population. Though they suffered illness in the beginning, the one's who surrvived adapted and became stronger than a normal human. Due to their treatment by the UNC, most have gained a burning hatred for humanity.
In the first Helghan War they went to tried to expel all ISA forces from Vekta and Helghan. The ISA Marines and Navy respond with lethal force, and a number of skirmishes erupt on and around the two colony worlds, but were defeated and returned to Helghan, bitter and fallen. After many years of suffering and waiting the Helghast are united under Scholar Visari he outlines his bold strategy for changing the face of governance in this system by returning to Vekta and seizing it again as a Helghast colony. Visari managed to convince General Adams to help the Helghast army enter Vekta, leading to Adams to sabotage Vekta's orbital defenses. Unfortunately for the Helghast they were unable hold Vekta and fell back to there home world. Now the Helghast fight to hold there home planet from the invasion ISA.