Andromedan Empire

Faction Summary –

The Andromedan Empire is, despite its name, not a nation whose origin can be traced to the Andromeda Galaxy. However, this is not what their Divine Emperor and the cult of personality surrounding him says. The Andromedan Empire is what you would get if you crossed Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan together into an unholy abomination and added a bit of Ancient Aliens and severe cultish mentality to go along with it. It is racist to the extreme, views everyone else as barbarians that must either be enslaved or exterminated, and as really, really evil vermin that pollute the universe by existing.

Their Empire is the only one that allows slavery, and, in an interesting twist, views the ‘Outworlders’ who recently entered the galactic stage (Players) as angels of victory sent by Andromeda itself. The Empire therefore will likely attract the worst of the people who play the game, as it will give them nearly anything they want, even tons of slaves. They are, quite obviously, set up to be one of the ‘big bad evil guy’ factions in the game. They have invested heavily into making their War Suits partially modular, so fighting the same model of War Suit as you did last time will not necessarily result in the same fight as last time.

Despite being a Slaving Empire, the Empire is not especially racist in the way you might expect. Taking more of an Ancient Roman approach, a Slave is a Slave regardless of skin color, language, nationality, or anything else, and a Master is a Master not due to skin color but due to being born as one. Are there racists in the Empire? Certainly. Does a White Supremacist movement exist within the Empire? Definitely. Does the Empire treat Black Masters worse than White masters, though? No.

After all, in the Empire, you are either a Master or a Slave, and only those of noble birth, be thy white, black, or any other color, are Masters. Everyone else, both inside and outside the Empire? Just cattle, to be broken at the leisure of the Superior Members of Humanity.

Colors –

Each Suit is unique.

Showing Rank –

Each pilot is a national treasure, and as a result, the Empire has them all set as equals. There is, therefore, no way to tell what rank a pilot has due to them all being equally valued, and their Suits being individually customized.

Flag/ Emblem –

A stylized Metallic Iron Hand gripping a Deep Blue Sphere on a White Eight-pointed Star.

War Suit tactics –

The Empire conducts "covert" raids (and outright terror attacks) on their foes, using disposable Orbital Drop Pods to send their War Suits and troops directly into an area. The Empire does not manufacture its own weapons or internal equipment, instead conducting raids to acquire those of their enemies, along with their ammunition. Each Suit is an individual, each one customized by its pilot to suit their needs. The only part that does not change is the outside of the Model itself, with the weapons and equipment captured being modified by the Empire then added to a Suit. This is usually limited to the nation itself, as Players/ Outworlders can and will do their own thing.

Some War Suit Models

Myrmidon (Light) Cockatrice (Light) Hippogriff (Light) Satyr (Light) Manticore (Medium) Basilisk (Medium) Nemea (Medium) Sphynx (Heavy) Apophis (Heavy) Orochi (Superheavy)