Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Erune Division

"Erunes go for fight!"

-Erune Division leaving the Instant Dojo

The Erune Division is one of the two basic infantry units of the Katsuragi Protectorate alongside the human counterpart and SDF standard, the Protectorate Peacekeeper. Planned to be voiced by Christina Valenzuela, using her Ferry voice.

Tactical analysis

 * Just "senrin": The sort of national pride brimming throughout the Katsuragi Protectorate means many stand among the ranks of the Protectorate warriors. Erune Division's equipment is all mass-produced and they themselves are willing to fight without compensation, making them inexpensive to bring to battle.
 * Burst Fire: Erune Division's burst-firing rifles are stronger than the Protectorate Peacekeeper's Type 89 assault rifle and most conventional firearms, although not strong enough to cause heavy damage to armored targets. Their range is limited as well, so Erune Division cannot retaliate against enemy aircraft.
 * Twenty-One Foot Rule: The blade of the Erune Division cannot remain activated indefinitely, but when it is energized, it lets the warrior inflict a lethal and quick blow upon most any enemy infantry unit on the receiving end. However, the blade is useless against armored vehicles and structures.
 * Detrenching Tools: Erune Division are prepared to fight to the death against foes entrenched in garrisons. They are known to rush headlong into garrisoned structures, killing any foes inside even if it means sustaining lethal injuries in the process, all to gain a strategic advantage for the Protectorate.

Overview
* TBA*

Appearance
The uniforms of the Erune divisions are based off Ferry from Granblue, modernized to look resemble a JGSDF soldier

History
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With each passing day, the Katsuragi Protectorate ranks swell with deeply-devoted, well-trained warriors knowledgeable in marksmanship as well as the ancient art of the sword. While these frontline fighters' standard-issue weapons are quite impressive, truly their greatest strength is their unwavering devotion to their nation's ambitious goals.

Much like how their ancestors, the samurai, perceived their duties to their lords, the Erune Division of today fundamentally believes that to fight and die in service of the Emperor is the height of honor and duty -- in other words, the height of life.

Erune Divisions are the Erune soldiers who provided with fine equipment with which to do battle with their enemies. Their standard-issue uniforms provide a good compromise of protection against small-arms fire and other hazards while affording plenty of mobility. This is important because Erune warriors are expected to be able to fight both at a range as well as in close quarters. Depending on the unit, the Erune warrior may or may not have a facemask, which protects from shrapnel but also reduces visibility.

Their primary weapon is a state-of-the-art SMG that fires superheated slugs, rather than conventional bullets, which cause deadly lacerations and burns in unarmoured targets. No shell casings or physical projectiles are left behind, making residues from these weapons untraceable, and reducing the overall weight of equipment and allows them to fire on the move. These weapons are as yet unproven over the longer haul, though in practice they seem at least as viable as any modern rifle.

Yet the most unlikely weapon in the Erune Division's arsenal has to be their close-combat swords, styled after the traditional Katsuragi Kodachi. Contrary to earlier reports, these blades are not ceremonial in nature. Linked to each warrior's rifle's power supply, they can be ignited to become incredibly hot and, in effect, sharper than any steel.

Erune Division has been known to charge their enemies full-on with these blades held high, cutting down any foes that come within striking distance. Some believe that the sword's power supply provides its bearer with the equivalent of a massive adrenaline rush (as if any more than usual is needed in the heat of battle), for Imperial warriors with activated blades seem to move even faster than usual until their sword's energy dissipates and slowly recharges.

While the population of the Katsuragi Protectorate is but a fraction of that of others, it seems as though a significant portion of Ulthuan's young Erune population has been drafted into military service. Still, more have willingly enlisted. Between this and the Protectorate's technological advantages, the Erune Division are at the very least comparable to the Protectorate Peacekeepers, the human equivalent and infantries of other world powers.

While this is the lowest level of military servitude within the Katsuragi Protectorate, it is nonetheless considered a great honor within Protectorate society, and those who survive battlefield encounters (many do not) often are promoted into positions of greater power and responsibility.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Marine (Aquila)
 * Gunner G.I (Alliance)
 * Alliance Peacekeeper
 * Asrai Peacekeeper
 * ADI Rifle Squad (ADI)
 * Erune Division (Protectorate)
 * Protectorate Peacekeeper
 * Rifleman (Andora)
 * Red Guard (Empire)
 * Fei Long
 * Swordsmen (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Conscript (Voshkod)
 * Vieran Reservist (Voshkod)
 * Brotherhood Light Infantry (Brotherhood)
 * Acolyte
 * Slugger Boy (Horde)
 * Rebel (MLA)
 * Auring Militant (Collective)
 * Recruit (Encantadia)
 * Watcher (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Hearthkyn Pioneer (Coalition)
 * Vinci Conscript
 * Heretic (Heralds)
 * Footman (Order)
 * Minuteman (Survivors)
 * Legionnaire Securitate (Syndicate)
 * Exo Trooper (Conglomerate)
 * Imperial Guards (Legion)
 * Skitarii Vanguards (Adeptus Mechanicus)

Bonus Factions

 * FAriadna Nationalists (ASA)
 * Bastion Qadir (Bastion)
 * Rifle Creep (Rangers)
 * Regular Raider (Pirates)
 * Ascalian Rifle Infantry (Ascalia)
 * Sepoy (Elona)
 * War Pig (Dominion)
 * Enlisted Riflemen (Security)
 * Espaconaut (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * UNSC Marines (Federation)
 * Jade Warrior (Corona)
 * Spreyer Soldier (Party)
 * Aggressor (Skynet)
 * Genshin Harvester (Elemental)
 * Storm Trooper (Autocracy)
 * Saurus Regular (League)
 * Zergling (Swarm)
 * Custodian (Confederation)
 * Pansarskytte Team (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Chosen Grenadiers (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * Gnoblar Fodder (Warlords)
 * Ghoul (Cult)
 * Ardent Rifleman (Raiders)
 * State Trooper (Theocracy)
 * Underhive Rifle Gang (Insurgents)
 * Radiant Soldier (Guardians)
 * Overwatch Trooper (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Tauren Recruit (Ecumene)
 * General Infantry (Concordat)
 * Standard Bearer Vanguards (Contingent)
 * Soldier of Elysea (Eden)
 * Radical (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * Commune Infantryman (Commune)
 * Frontliner (Clique)
 * Guild Trooper (Guild)
 * Soldier Ant (Threat)
 * Armed Merchant (Traders)
 * Greyguards (Entente)
 * Possessed Soldier (Oblivion)
 * Ganado (Corporation)
 * Unggoy (Covenant)
 * Synth (Institute)