Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Sky Surfer

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The Sky Surfer is the flying infantry of the Federation of Aquila. Planned to be voiced by.

History
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(lore incomplete)

Like most of the Guardians the Aquilans had only begun their research into flying infantry once they had bought special flight suit data from a Syndicate auction (in reality the Syndicate stole the data from the IS project and plagiarised it as their own). And got the data for a 3rd generation sniper prototype known as "Cherudim".

And, like every matter in the Renewed New Deal, the government was heavily split in how to use the data and eventually made two kinds of units.

The first was a simple, conventional, jetpack using a powerful turbine, being given to special operatives (who more often than not use it as a mode of transport rather than a method of attack).

The second, more ambitious, one is the Sky Surfer, a flying scout/sniper infantry. And, in comparison to other flying infantry, the Aquilans had made compact anti-gravity "skyboard" that lets them fly/hover above the ground instead of the standard jetpack which its pilots fly on to battle that is also equipped with six small drones, armed with a laser, for point defense/fire support.

From these "flying surfboards" each pilot is armed with a high-powered laser sniper rifle, their skyboard and the suit's inbuilt gyroscope ensuring pinpoint accuracy even when flying at rapid speeds. Though their unconventional form of personal flight, while giving them much more stability, makes it difficult to maneuver with the chance of its pilot getting knocked off, but specially made boots and magnetic grip mean that knocking off a Sky Surfer is harder than it looks.

The military would also like to inform you that none of these soldiers use their skyboards for recreational "sky surfing" uses, even if many of their forces come from Bikina and, allegedly, speaks with a "surfer dude" accent.

Trivia

 * The unit's aesthetics is a fusion of the Green Goblin (flying hoverboard and bombs) from Spiderman and Blue Tears (sniper rifle and point defense drones) from Infinite Stratos.