Huffman Island

Huffman Island is a major location featured in the Front Mission series, and serves as the main setting of Front Mission First, Front Mission 2089, the first act of Front Mission 5, and a minor region in Front Mission Evolved. It is also the setting of Front Mission: Dog Life & Dog Style and Front Mission ~The Drive~.

History
Huffman Island formed due to volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coast of Mexico in 1995. This Newfoundland-sized land mass was officially classified as an island in 2002, and was ceded to United Nations control. However, in 2020, the United States of the New Continent made a bid for control of the island after withdrawing from the United Nations. The Oceania Cooperative Union disputed this claim when the two superpowers colonized the island in 2065. Tensions rose between the two nations and eventually led to the outbreak of the 1st Huffman Conflict in 2070, with Huffman Island being divided into two halves at the end of the war.

An uneasy peace is maintained until the Huffman Crisis in 2086, when a series of skirmishes across the island causes chaos. The Crisis continued until 2090, when the 2nd Huffman Conflict broke out on June 3 after the USN accused the the OCU of sending wanzers to attack one of their munitions plants in the Larcus District, an event that would later come to be known as the "Larcus Incident." The war lasted until 2092, when the Zaftran Peace Mediation Organization (PMO) was able to broker and peace between the two sides.

Currency
With the island having been colonized and split between OCU and USN, vendors on the island use a universal currency known as the "Huffman Dollar" (H$) that is accepted by both sides.

Locations

 * Barinden
 * New Milgan
 * Menasa
 * Grey Rock
 * Freedom City
 * Lark Valley (destroyed in the early days of the 2nd Huffman Conflict)
 * The Mail River - Used as a border between the OCU and USN controlled sides
 * Peseta
 * Beltchka
 * Morgan Fortress
 * Fort Monus
 * Soleit
 * Aborde
 * Rupidis
 * Longrivers Island (a nature reserve located off the southeast coast of Huffman)