Other than Order...

[Treewyrm]

Edison Trent was freelancer, i.e. factionless. Also it's not about good guys vs bad guys, as a matter of fact in Freelancer there are no true good and no true evil. There are clashes of interests. Territory, politics, influence. Many things bring several agendas into one place and they cannot, unwilling or simply unable to split what each other one wants. And so conflicts begin, through different means to achieve their goals that best fit faction's style. Between the real purpose, real interests and portrayal of the role is a huge difference. This isn't comics where everything is flat and simple, there are no true and universal protagonists and antagonists. From one perspective to another it's often a huge difference.

So it's not that simple. You just want to make it look simple for yourself, but just because you don't see what's more there doesn't mean there is nothing at all.

Try to look past beyond the constraints and archetypes of typical heroes vs villains comics. But even plenty of them, despite the intentional contrast of roles and characters, show lot more variety and depth than your description.