Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/The Elsword Empire

"For Elsword!"

- The voice when the Empire is selected in the Conquest mode.

The Elsword Empire are one of the twenty-one core factions in Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict. This faction focuses on large numbers, propaganda, heavy firepower and nasty special weapons to seize victory.

Description
The Elsword Empire, has been one of the leading and most influential powers in the Lurensia continent, and a founding member of the Guardians of the Tacitus, as her history goes back millennia through many dynasties, wars and world-changing events. In 1925 V.C., the Lurensian Civil War ended with the Elsword Party victorious, and it created the modern incarnation of Lurensia; the Elsword Empire.

As the economy of Lurensia dwindles following the aftermath of the Great Voshkod-Aquilan Conflict, the Elsword Empire began to pop up among the troubled neighbouring nations. Abandoning its Garlean ideal heritage and focusing on a semi-socialist/semi-capitalist society following the Elsword-Voshkod split of 1962 V.C., the Elsword Empire managed to become one of the richest countries in Gaiaterra, which was necessary in order to balance its ever-growing population. Soon however, trouble would reach the Empire as well.

Lore Articles

 * Lurensia, the home of the Empire
 * Lurensia's Dynasties before Elsword
 * The Lurensian Civil War
 * The Elsword Party
 * The Early Days of the Empire
 * Imperial Elsword Army
 * The Empire's involvment in the Great Voshkod-Aquilan Conflict
 * The Elsword-Voshkod Split
 * Elsword Nuclear Technology
 * The Harvins
 * Use of Propaganda in the Elsword Empire
 * Advance ECM
 * Advance Flak Weaponry
 * Radium Weaponry
 * Empire Characters

Relations

 * Federation of Aquila: Friendly
 * Alliance of Hawke: Friendly
 * Socialist Union Of Voshkod: Hostile
 * Celestial Viceroyalty of Corona: At War
 * Brotherhood of Asmodia: Hostile
 * Moonlight Liberation Army: Hostile
 * SKYNET Infinite Army: Hostile
 * Aristocracy of Encantadia: Hostile

Tactics
* TBA*

Legendary Generals

 * Lunalu: General of the Harvin Experimental Command
 * Fraya: General of the Castanic Nuclear Division
 * Karok: General of the Elsword's Royal Force
 * Evie: General of the Grand Chase Royal Guards

Notable characters

 * Aisha Landar: Empire EVA
 * Raven Cronwell
 * Ara Haan
 * Mari Ming Onette
 * Lann
 * Anna "Rose" Testarossa
 * Fiona
 * Kai
 * Vella
 * Hurk
 * Lynn
 * Arisha
 * Ta Hun Kwai
 * Tsing Shi Tao
 * Shin Fai
 * Huang Lin Bao
 * Leiong Leang
 * Bao Jin
 * Hu Tan Mau
 * "Hammer" Xing Chen

Commandos

 * Charlotta Fenia: Harvin Experimental Command Commando
 * Black Lotus: Castanic Nuclear Division Commando
 * Elsword and Rene Erindel: Elsword's Royal Force Commando
 * Elesis: Grand Chase Royal Guards Commando

Sub-factions

 * Harvin Experimental Command
 * Castanic Nuclear Division
 * Elsword's Royal Force
 * Grand Chase Royal Guards

Arsenal
Main Article: Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Empire Arsenal

Horde Bonus
An inherent Empire mechanic related to the faction playstyle of mass numbers of units in large formations.

Whenever five or more Empire units with the Horde Bonus ability are in close proximity to one another (radius of 30), they become emboldened and confident in their victory due to their sheer numbers — they become a Horde, which is designated by a red star underneath the unit, and gains a 50% bonus to their firing rate.

The Horde Bonus can be improved by the Nationalism (Patriotism for Grand Chase Royal Guards) upgrade, which also adds a yellow circle around the star.

Officers
Due to the massive horde that is the Empires army, it is really hard for a commander to coordinate their forces with a mixture of having to command large numbers and the lag of a large communication network, requiring the use of high-ranking officers to help relay the general's order efficiently.

Almost every Empire unit, barring exceptions like their scouts and the Commandoes, moves incredibly slow unless they're near an officers unit, who looks almost exactly like a standard unit to fool the enemy and comes with bodyguards to protect them, will grant buffs and morale resistance to nearby forces. But be careful with said officers as in the event they die communications between the commander (you) and the forces on the map will suddenly cut off, leading to them being stunned for a few seconds unable to receive orders and having their morale plummet.

Mobile Superweapons
A unique gameplay system about the Elsword Empire is an inclusion of a mobile superweapon alongside their Epic unit. Just like the Epic units, Mobile Superweapons can be only built once and had to be deployed and has a timer in order to fire. If a mobile superweapon is destroyed, it can be rebuild again.

Electronic Warfare
The Luresians aren't all practical and conventional, however. Many of them are adept at misguiding the enemy by spoofing enemy radar, releasing chaff, flooding communication channels with white noise, and other electronic warfare methods. In-game, it translates as to any unit engaging in Electronic Warfare causing enemy fire to scatter in a radius around them. While larger units are often still hit, this can mean the life or death of smaller units around them.

Structures
Basic Structures Defense and Support structures

Trivia

 * The Castanic Nuclear Division not having any defense, save for its weaker Defense Tower (replacing the stronger Bunker), walls, pavement, light posts and gate, is a reference to Tao only having one defense structure in C&C Generals Contra mod.
 * At the top, there is a closeup portrait of Elsword, is shown with red background at the back in between the Empire's factional flag at both sides. And at the bottom, it shows the background with an army of Red Guards, Battlemasters, ZBD-04s, and a squadron of Han Gunships and MiG 144s. This box art variant for the Empire in Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict is inspired by the boxart of Command & Conquer Generals.
 * Their Sub-factions, and their playstyle, are based on what the various Chinese sub-factions in RTS.
 * Harvin Experimental Command: Combination of Bao from Contra, Leang from Shockwave, and Mau from Rise of the Reds
 * Castanic Nuclear Division: Tao from Generals
 * Elsword's Royal Force: Kwai from Generals and Chen from Rise of the Reds
 * Grand Chase Royal Guards: Fai from Generals and Jin from Rise of the Reds