I think, if ever the story were to be developed far enough to actually include the factions in a meaningful way, that they're actions would surprise you. I see New Monarchy being the will of the fight, and FWC as the muscle behind it. Most people see Dead Orbit as cowards but I think that when sh*t hits the fan all the factions will behave decidedly different from how people perceive them, if only to gain the trust of the others. Unification is great, but we've spent 10,000 years in real life trying to figure that out.