Norts are a fictional fascist enemy from Rogue Trooper, a science fiction strip in the British comic book 2000 AD, who are fighting the Southers. They were mainly responsible for the Quartz Massacre. The Traitor General]] was briefly allied with them.

History

Please note that this paragraph's information is based upon speculation and information found throughout the stories.

In a war which broke out on Earth, it is presumed that Germany and Russia formed a large empire stretching from Asia to [[Central Europe and ended the war by entering into an unstable alliance with the Southers. The ruling political party of the Norts, the Nordland Party, urged their armies to colonise the various planets deep in Souther space, including Nu-Earth. The early Nort colonists lived in the desert and tamed its wild animals. Years later, when it was discovered that the black hole near the planet led to other parts of the Galaxy, the Norts declared war and launched a pre-emptive attack on Fort Neuropa, starting the "Nu-Earth Future war". By the time of Rogue Trooper, the atmosphere of Nu-Earth is heavily poisoned by war gases and cannot be breathed except by the Rogue Trooper; all others in the open must wear chemsuits.

Realpolitik storyline

In the "Realpolitik" storyline, War Marshal Zell travels to Nu-Earth after hearing of his son's death. He releases Kapitan Arkhan from prison with the intention of capturing and killing his son's killer, the Rogue Trooper. When Arkhan fails the mission, Zell orders Nu-Earth to be captured and sends all available troops there. Eventually, Zell's Inner Circle begin to plot against him, believing he has gone mad due to his son's death. They capture Rogue Trooper and order him to assassinate Zell. Arkhan discovers the plot and executes the chief plotters. Meanwhile, Rogue's contact in the base (who is a Double agent) betrays him, resulting in her death. Arkhan then contacts Rogue and orders him to continue the mission. After Rogue successfully finishes the mission, he is captured, but is soon released by Arkhan after Arkhan is promoted to War Marshal. Before the newly promoted marshal leaves Nu-Earth, he orders the remnants of the plotters to be executed.

Military

Their armed forces include:

Armed forces

• Base Commanders
• Chem-sisters
• Dust Devils
• EMP troops
• Infantry
• Kashan Legions (Nordland's Elite)
• Kashar Legions (Nort warriors)
• Lazooka troops
• Mortar troops
• Nagan Legions (Penal troops)
• Navy Sergeant
• Undercover Poison-Pollution Agents, known to the Southers as Filth Columnists
• Sailors
• Scum Legions (Formed by Admiral Torpitz and disbanded after the Fort Neuropa Campaign)
• Scum Marines (Named after the Scum Sea)
• Sergeants
• Shotgun troops
• Snipers
• Space pirates
• Sun Legions (Hang glider troops)
• Stammel Riders
• Vroogmen (Divers)
• Snow troopers
• Various Genetic Experiments