M E A T B A G
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Legion of former First Order Stormtroopers in service to the Thyrsian Hierarchy, the Golden Company, and their subordinate Auxilia.
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| Fontmeme Image Text - Generated by Me. - Role: Heavy Mechanized Infantry - Frontline Shocktroops / Rank and File.
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- Unit Name: The Thirty Third (33rd) Tercio Legion, “The Sons of Amon.”
- Affiliation: The Golden Company / The Thyrsian Hierarchy, Khonsu Amon.
- Classification: Heavy Mechanized Infantry.
- Equipment:
- Shocktrooper Standard Kit:
- Advanced Shocktrooper Armour with accompanying Field Kit.
- TTH/SIR-001c "Helius" - Pattern Battle Rifle.
- Dissuader KD-30 Slugthrower (Overhauled to modern specifications.)
- DL-44 Heavy Blaster (Overhauled to modern specifications.)
- Combat Vibroknife (Serrated Edge.)
- TTH/TPV-001 “Xiphos” - Pattern Plasmatic Vibrosword.
- VDS-01 “Aegis” - Pattern Military Mobility Shield.
- Telescopic Betaplast Riot Shield.
- Supplementary Weapons and Equipment:
- PLX-2M Portable Missile Launcher (Overhauled to modern specifications) with variable payloads.
- MobileMortar-3 (Overhauled to modern specifications)
- D-93 Incinerator Flamethrower (Overhauled to modern specifications)
- Imperial Repeater Rifle (Overhauled to modern specifications)
- Z-6 Rotary Blaster Cannon (Overhauled to modern specifications)
- Reciprocating Quad Blaster Cannon (Overhauled to modern specifications)
- Grenades: Adhesive, Biotic, Chemical Load (Fex-M3,) Concussion, CyroBan, Dampener Aerosol, ECD/EMP, Flash-bang, Inferno, Reverse-polarity pulse, Radiation, Smoke, Sonic, Subsonic (Non-lethal), Thermal Detonator, Thermal Imploder.
- Explosive Charges: Concussion, Detpack, Detonite Tape, Dentons, Sequencer, Thermex, Thermite Borers, Thorium, UP236-TDC.
- Quadnoculars.
- Jump Pack, or Grav Chute.
- Armourweave Kama’s and Pauldrons; Denoting Rank and Specialization(s.)
- Shocktrooper Standard Kit:
- Description: Shocktroopers assigned to the 33rd Tercio Legion, colloquially known as the “Sons of Amon,” are easily identified by their visually striking accoutrements of war that were reminiscent of the infamous First Order Stormtroopers. Each Shocktrooper was outfitted with advanced semi-mechanized battle armour that aided them in combat, as well as an array of exotic weaponry; all of which made them a fearsome presence on whatever battlefield they were deployed too. While their Golden vestments alone marked them out as members of the Thyrsian Hierarchy, the Pauldrons of their armour were adorned in the planet’s newfound crest; the Sword and Sun. In addition to that newly christened sigil, their armour was adorned in various Clan and Unit markings, denoting their positions within the Legion and their tactical specialty.
- Possible Variants:
- SCUBA Troopers.
- Flametroopers.
- Heavy Assault Troopers.
- Riot Control Troopers.
- Snowtroopers.
- Sandtroopers.
- Medics.
- Unit Size: Medium Rating - 1,600 Units, Approximately.
- Unit Availability: Rare.
- Unit Experience: Combat Veterans.
- Combat Function Overview: Lightning, and Mechanized Assaults; Mechanized Starship Boarding Actions; Rapid-Response Defence Force; Urban Warfighters; Veteran Vehicle and Starship Operation; Etc.
- Habits Overview: Adaptable Pack Tactics - Primarily.
- Goals: Victory - No Matter the Cost. To Serve the Will of the Supreme Sun Guardian.
- Unit Organizational Hierarchy:
- Solar Caligati (Thyrsian Trooper Alternate.)
- Sergeant Primus (Thyrsian Squad Leader.)
- Solar Centuria (Thyrsian Platoon Leader.)
- Auxilia Praefectus (Thyrsian Company Leader.)
- Solar Tribunus (Thyrsian Battalion Leader.)
- Auxilia Legatus (Thyrsian Regiment Leader.)
- Lord Auxilia Marshal (Thyrsian Legion Master.)
- Unit Tactical Organization:
- Solar Ordinate (Numbered from One to Sixteen.)
- Rifle Section (Numbered from One to Ten.), with Nine Solar Caligati and One Sergeant Primus.
- Two Solar Caligati can be equipped with Supplementary Weapons, not including Grenades or Charges.
- Rifle Section (Numbered from One to Ten.), with Nine Solar Caligati and One Sergeant Primus.
- Solar Ordinate (Numbered from One to Sixteen.)
- Combat Veterans; Adaptive Tactics and Strategies.
- Shocktroopers; Starship Boarding, Marksmanship, and Close Quarters Expertise.
- Broken Indoctrination and Former Child Soldiers; Erratic Behaviour and Zealous Fanaticism.
- Limited Deployment; Easily Outnumbered by a Numerically Superior Foe.
- Requires Armoured and Aerial Support to Dominate the Battlefield.
- Footslogging Infantry; Requires Dedicated Transports for Strategic Maneuverability.
- Unit Formed: 858 ABY - Formed from First Order Stormtroopers, and from Disbanded First Imperial Military Personnel.
- Combat History:
- Known Victories: Ison Corridor Campaign (First Order/Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium/Golden Company,) Pantora Campaign (Sith Empire/Outer Rim Coalition/Golden Company,) Bogden Campaign (Core Imperial Confederation/Mandalorian Empire/Golden Company,) Kiros Campaign (Core Imperial Confederation/Mandalorian Empire/Golden Company,) Nyeon Campaign (Core Imperial Confederation/The Corporate Protectorate/Golden Company.)
- Known Defeats: None.
- Training Regime: Intense - Brutal Combat Simulations; Live-Fire Munitions, Close-Quarters-Combat (Edged Weaponry, Urban Warfare, and Boarding Tactics,) Special Weapons and Tactics, Etc.
- Stationed: The “Guerdon” - Resurgent Class Battlecruiser; Transient Deployment.
- Recruiting Methods: Variable and Intergalactic - Former Imperial Recruits, Volunteers, Conscripts, Etc.
It was during their formative years that a child could be transformed into a super-soldier, as there were no preconceived notions that existed in their minds. They were, for all intents and purposes, a blank canvas that could be painted with any brush and paint that the artist’s hand desires. Such a radical training program was devised by a former Republic Officer and Imperial Commandant - who took massive inspiration from both the Jedi Knights and Clone Troopers of that era. Both of these groups, as mentioned earlier of warriors were trained from childhood and unmatched in the fields of combat prowess and dedication to their respective causes. It was those factors alone that caused this man - who went by the name of Brendol Hux - to create this program to bring about a better breed of Stormtrooper.
That man’s legacy endured throughout the centuries and eventually led to the creation of the 43rd Stormtrooper Legion. Which, in turn, was stationed aboard the ageing Resurgent-Class Star Destroyer that bore the name of “The Eidolon.”
When the First Order was beset by enemies on all fronts and fell prey to the machinations of the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium, these noble men and women stood against the rising reptilian tide with weapons in hand. They faithfully guarded and garrisoned the worlds of the Ison Corridor, successfully repulsing myriad vanguard elements of the Ssi-Ruuk Incursion. However, when the Golden Company arrived to take their due, the martial prowess of an ancient training regime found its match in the skilled hands of Thyrsian Warriors. From one world to the next, the two opposing ideologies clashed against one another. While the fighting was brutal and glorious in a macabre sense, there could only be a single victor. With their advantage in technological superiority, the Golden Company did what the Galactic Alliance and the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium failed to do on multiple occasions.
They bested the First Order along the Ison Corridor and forced them out of their trenches. Such a monumental victory, however, was overshadowed by the significant events elsewhere in the galaxy, most notably the Confederacy of Independent Systems seeking to punish the Mandalorian Empire for their transgressions against the Echani people. Nevertheless, after they were soundly defeated, those surviving First Order personnel found themselves at the mercy of the Golden Company. They were beaten and capitulated due to a lack of a command hierarchy. Had there been any ranking Officer from Central Command, the man would’ve demanded that they fight to the last man, to die bravely in service to the First Order, and by extension the Supreme Leader.
However, they were Wolves without their Alpha and needed guidance. That was where Khonsu Amon came in. He was a Warlord within the ranks of the Golden Company and led his forces into battle against what remained of the First Order. In their collective eyes, this was the man that engineered their downfall and possibly someone worthy of their begrudging respect. He had an entire army at his mercy, and with a single word - the man could leave a carpet of corpses in his wake. Yet, instead of following through with the expected tides of barbaric bloodlust, the 43rd Stormtrooper Legion was given a choice. They could either die, alone and forgotten on the Fortress World of Hoth - or be recast in hues of Gold and Black. Some stayed true to their programming and were regrettably slain on the spot, and buried beneath the tundra.
But, for those that made a choice to live on? They were taken in by the Golden Company and given a new purpose.
As these former First-Imperial Stormtroopers made their transition away from the First Order, the most significant difficulties that occurred were breaking through the decades of mental conditioning they were subjected too. It was nothing like the Thyrsian Mercenaries had ever seen. In many ways, they were similar to these Stormtroopers - conflict was a way of life for them due to their culture prospering in an unforgiving environment. However, what made them different, was the amount of fanatical propaganda that was shoved down their throat. These Stormtroopers were fighting for an idea that they didn't truly accept as their own, and for those that considered them expendable. It was a drastic change when they were given the option to live for themselves and amongst people that regarded them as a part of their extended - and ever-growing family.
For nearly a year, these Stormtroopers endured the best treatments that credits could afford and found themselves free to choose their own destiny; while dealing with whatever lingering traces of Indoctrination remained. They no longer served the First Order or the Supreme Leader. Instead, they swore themselves wholly to the Sun Guard and the Supreme Sun Guardian, who stood above them all; Khonsu Amon.
Thus, with the 43rd Stormtrooper Legion effectively dissolved, those remaining soldiers were transferred into their own Tercio Legions within the Thyrsian Auxilia. The 33rd Legion was the first of their kind, as it was comprised entirely of First-Imperial Shocktroopers. For that reason alone, they were granted a new honourific that was worn with pride and distinction. They had become the first of the "Sons of Amon."
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