Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Kommissar

Note: For the Steel Legion version, see here.

"Not one step back!"

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The Commissar is the support infantry of the Socialist Union of Voshkod. Planned to be voiced by Skye Bennett, using her Pyra voice.

Overview
The main problem with conscription is that they may not be as dedicated to the cause as ideal, and so Voshkod has built an extensive command structure to maintain order on the battlefield. The frontline face of that is the Commissar, a devout and loyal servant of the motherland who will endeavor to bring victory no matter the cost. Screaming rousing slogans at the lower infantry classes, they urge troops onwards against all odds and ensure that if they choose to run, will be apprehended and court-martialed, unlike the barbaric Legion Commissars who will not hesitate to kill their own men and waste valuable manpower. Not one step back!

History
"Don't shock me, comrade!"

-A common joke whether a Commissar is brought up, being caught saying this joke will lead to one month of latrine duty

Commissars have changed drastically since their earlier days. For decades, they were feared instruments of Garlean's brutal will. They took it upon themselves to shoot any man/woman found defecting or deserting and were above the normal chain of command. Due to vast shifts in Red Army policy, however, the Commissars are now much more respected. Commissars are now used to spread the Revolutionary spirit throughout the ranks, as was their original intent, by propaganda and example, leading the front and urging their comrades to follow them rather than standing behind and threatening to shoot anyone who retreats, unlike the Legion Commissar who the Voshkod view as a disgusting reminder of their past.

While Commissars still task themselves with deserters, their Makarov PMMs have been replaced with Tesla shock pistols, which are glorified tasers since their generator is pathetically tiny, after commissar Kubrik Chenkov had used his to kill an entire Conscript platoon when they retreated in a battle turned south, and after the battle was trialed and publicly flogged to death for murder. Useless in actual combat, it shocks and disables a running Conscript (or even disabling a Sickle, if its crew gets a little "overexcited") so they can be more appropriately and humanely punished. This has also led to the in-joke amongst Conscripts of the deserter pleading "Don't shock me, comrade!", something that Tesla Troopers tend to respond to, though they are only allowed to fire at non-lethal levels (failure to comply with said rule will have the soldier stripped and shipped into the gulag).

Trivia

 * The Commissar in Gaiaterra has elements from Commissar in Red Resurrection.