New Mecca

New Mecca is the main location of Katana Zero, and is the city where all the events of the game take place. The city is split into three districts, with the third district being the most impoverished.

Topography

New Mecca lies inside of a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides. In recent news, Justin had revealed that this region is in fact, a crater.

New Mecca is seemingly a city-state, being largely self-sustaining and with an independent government. However, it appears to be controlled by Juncture, which holds a stake in almost every product seen in the game.

The Cromag War

One of the driving events behind Katana Zero was the Cromag War, a conflict in which the New Mecca forces fought against the Cromags. While the location of the conflict is unknown, Justin himself said that the reasons behind the war were, in his own words, because New Mecca saw the Cromags as sub-human.

During the war the New Mecca government commissioned the creation of the Chronos combat drug and the NULL soldiers. The project was largely successful in its goal of creating supersoldiers, but the actions of the NULL soldiers being somewhat leaked to the public saw the NULL project being shut down, and New Mecca withdrawing from the Cromag War. The project was backed by multiple scientists and investors, including Leon Von Alvensleben, Josh Rose, and Omar Al-Qasim.

The war took place 7 years before the events of Katana Zero.

Notes

• The Cromag War shares many similarities to the Vietnam War.
  • The war was largely unpopular with the people of New Mecca.
  • The conflict took place largely in jungle regions.
  • A large part of New Mecca's withdrawal from the war was due to civilian casualties, mainly children.