Founded in 2753, before the recent rash of rebellions, Ground Zero originally derived its name (then Ground Zero Mining Corporation) from the flat plain that makes up the foundation for Ground Zero's headquarters facilities, an area so flat and barren that it looked as if it had been cleared by a nuclear explosion. In its early years, the corporation encountered many financial difficulties, as is to be expected. However, as popularity grew in popular Venusian culture, Ground Zero began to come to the attention of wealthy Terran benefactors who had never observed the quaint little mining operation before. This sustatined the company for a few months as a desperate decision was made to excavate two new mining sites. Upon the discovery of major deposists of industrial-quality crystalline deposits deep beneath the surface of Ground Zero Plains, the operation became an overnight success. The ensuing months saw a major struggle as rich and powerful Terran-based corporations vied for control over the tiny, yet potent mining colony. The final outcome was unheard of. The colonists had pulled strings, taken out loans, and called in every favor they had in order to retain control of their colony and the mining entity itself. Control of Ground Zero stayed in the hands of its original workers. And so it is, to this very day, that the same man who founded Ground Zero's first colony and struck the first shovelfull of soil is still in control of the corporation to this very day. Finding the new success quite enjoyable, but realizing that the supply of crystal would not last forever, the continuing CEO of Ground Zero, with the full support of his board and colonists, opened the site up to leased colonization. Ground Zero Real Estate Corp. now rents out apartment space for miners and nonmining commercial residents alike, leading to the formation of the colony's modern-day structure, known systemwide to be one of the few settlements on Venus that is actually growing despite the impending crisis.
Unfortunately, it now seems that the future will hold Ground Zero's greatest challenge yet, a share of the great test that mankind itself must pass. For several years now, Ground Zero has been the target of increasingly bold rebel raids against the crystal mines, the spoils of which are used to produce laser-focusing equipment. In the name of preventing this piracy, and furthermore for the sake of the Imperial well-being, Ground Zero has instituted a new branch of its structure. Joining the previous branches of mining and residential commerce is the third and final leg of Ground Zero's society: Ground Zero Security Forces. It is hoped colony-wide that this newly instituted organization can work to effectively halt the rebel raids on local mines, and eventually repel Cybrid attacks, as everyone in the colony knows it is only a matter of time... and judging by the strange new weapons appearing on rebel vehicles, that time has come. Ground Zero has entered the war.