Resilience is a mission series revolving around a country that is forcefully taken over by a large, infamous criminal organization known as Ascension. Not much is known of Ascension's intentions, except that the leader, Jared Bane, and his right-hand Officials plan to reshape the country into their image.

Many groups of rebels saw it coming: the President assassinated by Ascension, the latter taking the President's place. The Resistance are scattered across the country in numerous locations, and plan to overthrow Ascension and bring peace back to the world.