Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Medusa

"Tools and loaders are ready!"

-Medusa

The Medusa is the Lumeris Syndicate's heavy ore miner/APC. This Harvester is set to be voiced by

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History
"It's bigger! It's better! Ladies and gentlemen, it's too much for anyone to stop!"

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The Medusa Superheavy Transport was a civilian transport in common use throughout the world before 1991 V.C. However, during conflicts where the Syndicate involved, they found excellent new customers at the front lines. The Allies needed the support of hundreds of these massive trucks in order to keep their war machine supplied. They also paid top dollar for it. The Voshkod, on the other hand, found it far more beneficial to make sure these instruments of capitalism would never again support the bourgeoisie. What resulted would become popularly known as the Franchise Wars.

The Union's first attempts at stopping the Medusas were tragically inadequate, as a result of Olava Warsong, a Voshkod Highlander officer assigned the mission, expecting the Medusas to stop at the sight of armed Conscripts. Over thirty men died in the first incident, as a result of the driver being behind schedule. The second attempt was when Olava tried to hijack the Medusa using a Tigr man cannon.

Although three War Bears, one Conscript squad, one Regular squad, a Flak Trooper squad, and Olava herself managed to safely land on the Medusa's roof, they were unable to get inside the cabin because they were too busy holding on for their lives. When the Medusa arrived at the forward operations base, the unloading crew were shocked to find a half-dead Olava begging them for a ladder.

Olava walked back to her camp and continued her attempts to thwart the Medusa convoys. She assembled ten Rhino Tanks, three Hellions, and six Scorchers to intercept the next Medusa. This time the Medusa actually stopped. The driver got out, walked over to the blockade, and famously told Comrade Olava to "Get out of my way!"

Olava laughed at the sight. A tough Highlander woman, roughly in her forties, was the cause of all her troubles. The driver angrily turned back, boarded her vehicle, and put on a polka record. She sang gleefully into the speakers.

"Over the Rhinos and through the Scorcher. To the airfield he would go. Nothing could stop him, only Elysea could save them, for the Medusa will only go!"

All of the tanks were hilariously destroyed under the sheer weight of the Medusa's heavy treads. The Hellion gave immediate chase to the Medusa, but they were unable to bring the beast to a halt. The driver simply laughed as the bullets and rockets shattered the earth around her. Conscripts, tanks, walls, and even a Su-35 or two were all crushed. The only reason the Medusa ended its reign of terror was so the driver could step out of the truck and ask Zygmunt for directions. After all, she has a schedule to upkeep.

Later on in the conflict, an industrial Zero-point Energy gun would be added to peacefully incapacitate hostiles, while a security detail would guarantee the safety of the cargo. Neon signs were also added, at the requests of pedestrians, who needed to know whenever a Medusa was near. The safety of civilians has (retroactively) always been one of the corporation's primary goals. After all, nobody would like to have to go to trial for accidentally hitting a crowd of nuns, panicking, backing over them, then shrugging to themselves and driving over the bodies. Not again.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Shredder ABV (Aquila)
 * CH-47 Chinook
 * V-22 Osprey (Task Force Eve)
 * CH-54 Skycrane (Task Force Eagle)
 * Prospector (Alliance)
 * Chrono Miner (Alliance)
 * Ultra Miner (Alliance)
 * Battle Harvester (ADI)
 * Skirmisher (Protectorate)
 * Type 73 Truck
 * Supply Track (Andora)
 * Ore Track
 * Supply Truck (Empire)
 * Heavy Supply Truck
 * Ore Tractor
 * Supply Tractor (Elsword's Royal Force)
 * Peasant (Community)
 * Stolly Supply Truck (Community)
 * Bronco Ore Carrier (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * War Miner (Voshkod)
 * Kamaz Supply Wartruck
 * Smuggler (Brotherhood)
 * Ore Trukk (Horde)
 * Supply Trakk
 * Worker (MLA)
 * Ghost Miner (Collective)
 * Kamaz Supply Truck
 * Slave Miner
 * Ore Truck (Encantadia)
 * Lorraine
 * Harvester (Scrin)(Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Cargo Dirigible (Coalition)
 * Miner
 * Bluejay Hauler (Heralds)
 * Clockwork Collector (Order)
 * Transport Truck (Survivors)
 * Sisyphus Transport Truck (Syndicate)
 * Medusa
 * Sentinel Loader (Legion)
 * Mechanical Miner (Conglomerate)

Bonus Factions

 * Tempest Supply Carrier (ASA)
 * Tempest Ore Truck
 * ACTI Supply Truck (Bastion)
 * Ore Tank (Bastion)
 * Collector Creep (Rangers)
 * DUKW Supply Carrier (Pirates)
 * Bogatyr Heavy-Duty Truck (Elona)
 * MT-LB Supply Carrier
 * Heavy Ore Miner (Ascalia)
 * SCV (Dominion)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * Minermite (Federation)
 * Horse Ore Collector (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * Monstadt Adventurer (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * Ural Supply Truck (League)
 * Ural Ore Truck
 * Drone (Swarm)
 * Tamandua Ore Truck (Confederation)
 * AM-41 Supply Truck
 * Bv 410 Ore Carrier (Kingdom)
 * Amfibiebil 101 Supply Truck
 * ... (Goo)
 * Orepanzer (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * BTR-50YI Ore Carrier (Raiders)
 * Unimog (Theocracy)
 * Vulpec Miner (Insurgents)
 * Supply Bot (Guardians)
 * Reaper Drone (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * Bedford Ore Truck (Concordat)
 * Stealth Collector (Contingent)
 * ... (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Society)
 * ... (Conclave)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * Isuzu Ore Truck (Commune)
 * ... (Lordships)
 * ... (Directorate)
 * ... (Columbia)
 * ... (Clique)
 * ... (Guild)
 * Worker Ant (Threat)
 * BMS Mineseeker (Traders)
 * Ore Bike Carrier (Entente)
 * ... (Oblivion)
 * ... (Corporation)
 * Buckstock Truck (Institute)
 * BOAR Collector (Commonwealth)
 * ... (Netstorm)
 * ... (Carnival)