Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Salaryman

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The Salaryman is the engineering infantry of the Katsuragi Protectorate. Planned to be voiced by.

Overview
* TBA*

History
"With utmost humility!"

-Salaryman Motto

The Katsuragi Protectorate achieved its prominent place on the world's stage in no small part through its relentless pursuit of technological superiority. Among its millions of citizens, the Protectorate's socio-economic caste of so-called "Salaryman" are especially devoted to the nation's pursuit of higher technology...and, some would say, their own personal gain in the process.

In Katsuragi, the term "engineer" (or rather the phonetic "Enjiniiaa") is steeped in irony, having been appropriated from the same-sounding English expression for one who studies the technical sciences. The word connotes a certain moral and hierarchical superiority that simply does not translate back to the more-vocational term used in the Western world. Yet, from a practical point of view, it remains to be seen exactly in which ways Imperial engineers, though Protectorate forces prefer their insult of "Salaryman", are in any way better than or even functionally different from either the many other equivalents. Competition aside, however, this means salarymen must be treated with extreme caution in spite of their unassuming appearance, as they are field mechanics and saboteurs that can substantially affect the outcome of a battle.

Although salarymen receive no military training, and in fact are banned from physical training that goes beyond basic calisthenics, they are expected to serve in a military capacity before they can achieve a higher standing in Imperial society. In practice, salarymen are used for such tasks as repairing structures that have sustained direct damage or wresting control over neutral or enemy facilities deemed to be of value to the Katsuragi Protectorate.

To successfully capture an enemy facility in the name of the Protectorate is the basic goal of any engineer, and they train for years in how to do this and are uniquely capable of it among all Protectorate forces. As a result, the prospective opportunity to be responsible for the capture of enemy equipment tends to be so exciting to Salaryman that they approach the task with something close to genuine enthusiasm.

Though Salarymen are important to modern Protectorate military operations, there exists a noticeable tension between rank-and-file military soldiers and these men, who straddle the line between administrative and military service. Intercepted transmissions from Imperial soldiers have included widespread complaints of Imperial engineers' "sniveling, groveling, selfish behavior", and how this directly impacts Imperial morale, not to mention that they prefer to insultingly call them "Salaryman". While the generalization is likely too broad, it appears possible that soldiers resent engineers' personal pursuit of career advancement, while engineers in turn dislike the relatively brutish and callous quality of Imperial soldiers.

The tension in the military ranks may well be a deliberate contrivance, used to channel aggressive energies that could then be directed toward the enemy. And besides, by successfully escorting Salarymen to their target locations, or by unsuccessfully defending them, Protectorate soldiers seem to become emboldened by the loss of their unusual fighting companions.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Engineer (Aquila)
 * Field Engineer (Alliance)
 * Sapper (ADI)
 * Salaryman (Protectorate)
 * Defense Contractor (Andora)
 * Harvin Engineering Team (Empire)
 * Chemist (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Combat Engineer (Voshkod)
 * Scholar (Brotherhood)
 * Mekboy (Horde)
 * Chop Shopper (MLA)
 * Eparch (Collective)
 * Arcanist (Encantadia)
 * Assimilator (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Blacksmith (Coalition)
 * Heretic Engineer (Heralds)
 * Craftsman (Order)
 * Mechanic Survivor (Survivors)
 * Immune (Syndicate)
 * Warsmith (Conglomerate)
 * Techpriest (Legion)

DLC

 * ... (Federation)
 * ... (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * ... (Skynet)
 * ... (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * ... (Elona)
 * ... (Ascalia)
 * ... (Confederation)
 * ... (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * ... (Security)
 * ... (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * ... (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * ... (Insurgents)
 * ... (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * ... (Ecumene)
 * ... (Concordat)
 * ... (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ... (Eden)
 * ... (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * ... (Commune)