Liberty Guard
"The Liberty Guard is the hammer that shapes New Libertalia's enemies into dust. To stand against them is to embrace oblivion." — Lady Armora, High Consul
The Liberty Guard is the premier military and security force of New Libertalia, answering directly to the High Consul and the Council of Six. They are widely regarded as a hybrid between a special forces unit, a paramilitary organization, and a private mercenary corps. Known for their exceptional training, advanced equipment, and ruthless efficiency, the Liberty Guard operates with a level of autonomy that makes them both respected and feared.
The Liberty Guard is the premier military and security force of New Libertalia, answering directly to the High Consul and the Council of Six. They are widely regarded as a hybrid between a special forces unit, a paramilitary organization, and a private mercenary corps. Known for their exceptional training, advanced equipment, and ruthless efficiency, the Liberty Guard operates with a level of autonomy that makes them both respected and feared.
Composition
Manpower
Despite New Libertalia's relatively modest population of residents, the Liberty Guard maintains an elite but comparatively small force. This limited manpower reflects the nation's focus on quality over quantity, with every soldier subjected to rigorous and brutal training that ensures only the best of the best earn the title of Liberty Guard operative.
Active Personnel: Approximately 25,000 operatives, including specialized units and command staff.
Reserve Forces: Around 10,000, consisting of trained veterans and auxiliary personnel ready to mobilize during emergencies.
Support Staff: An additional 15,000 technicians, engineers, and logistical experts, many of whom are civilians contracted or conscripted into service.
While these numbers are smaller than those of conventional nations' standing armies, the Liberty Guard’s cutting-edge technology, enhancements, and superior training allow them to punch far above their weight. Every operative is a force multiplier, capable of executing missions that would typically require far larger units.
Active Personnel: Approximately 25,000 operatives, including specialized units and command staff.
Reserve Forces: Around 10,000, consisting of trained veterans and auxiliary personnel ready to mobilize during emergencies.
Support Staff: An additional 15,000 technicians, engineers, and logistical experts, many of whom are civilians contracted or conscripted into service.
While these numbers are smaller than those of conventional nations' standing armies, the Liberty Guard’s cutting-edge technology, enhancements, and superior training allow them to punch far above their weight. Every operative is a force multiplier, capable of executing missions that would typically require far larger units.
Equipment
The Liberty Guard is outfitted with a diverse array of cutting-edge equipment, ensuring its operatives can excel in any environment or mission scenario. Much of this equipment is custom-built or modified for the unique demands of New Libertalia’s elite forces, offering capabilities that match or exceed those of the world’s best special forces.
Field Equipment
Omni-Kit Modular Backpack: A highly versatile backpack with interchangeable compartments for mission-specific tools, such as recon drones, survival kits, or explosives.
Adaptive Utility Belt: Equipped with grappling hooks and various compact tools.
Thermo-Regulating Undersuit: Worn under armor, this suit adjusts to extreme temperatures, ensuring comfort and efficiency in arctic, desert, or aquatic environments.
Personal Heads-Up Display (HUD): Integrated into helmets or goggles, providing real-time tactical information, environmental scans, and communication links.
Compact Multi-Tool: A high-tech version of a Swiss Army Knife, including laser cutters, lockpick arrays, and diagnostic scanners.
Medical Equipment
Field Med-Kits: Advanced medical kits with spray on wound closure canisters, rapid clotting agents, and injectable energy boosters.
Automated Trauma Modules: Deployable units that stabilize critically injured operatives with a mix of robotic precision and AI diagnostics.
Biohazard Containment Systems: Used for missions involving hazardous materials or biological threats, ensuring both personal and environmental safety.
Survival Gear
Energy-Powered Rations: High-calorie, compact food designed to sustain operatives for extended periods without resupply.
Water Filtration System: Lightweight, personal filtration units capable of turning even the most polluted water sources into safe drinking water.
Cloaking Blankets: Heat-dampening, camouflaged blankets that provide cover from both thermal and visual detection.
Engineering and Technical Tools
Portable 3D Printers: Created by Doctor Wong these are used for in-field fabrication of replacement parts or mission-specific tools.
Nano-Welding Kits: Compact units for repairing damaged equipment, vehicles, or infrastructure during missions.
Recon Drones: Silent, autonomous drones equipped with cameras, thermal sensors, and mapping capabilities.
Logistical and Support Equipment
Mobile Command Modules: Deployable hubs for field commanders, complete with encrypted communication networks and holographic battlefield projection systems.
Tactical Cooking Units: Compact, field-ready cooking gear designed to prepare nutritious meals in remote or hostile environments.
Energy Generators: Lightweight, portable units capable of powering entire field camps with clean, renewable energy.
The Liberty Guard’s reliance on this high-quality, mission-tailored equipment allows its operatives to operate independently for extended periods, tackle complex objectives, and maintain a high success rate even in the most challenging circumstances.
Field Equipment
Omni-Kit Modular Backpack: A highly versatile backpack with interchangeable compartments for mission-specific tools, such as recon drones, survival kits, or explosives.
Adaptive Utility Belt: Equipped with grappling hooks and various compact tools.
Thermo-Regulating Undersuit: Worn under armor, this suit adjusts to extreme temperatures, ensuring comfort and efficiency in arctic, desert, or aquatic environments.
Personal Heads-Up Display (HUD): Integrated into helmets or goggles, providing real-time tactical information, environmental scans, and communication links.
Compact Multi-Tool: A high-tech version of a Swiss Army Knife, including laser cutters, lockpick arrays, and diagnostic scanners.
Medical Equipment
Field Med-Kits: Advanced medical kits with spray on wound closure canisters, rapid clotting agents, and injectable energy boosters.
Automated Trauma Modules: Deployable units that stabilize critically injured operatives with a mix of robotic precision and AI diagnostics.
Biohazard Containment Systems: Used for missions involving hazardous materials or biological threats, ensuring both personal and environmental safety.
Survival Gear
Energy-Powered Rations: High-calorie, compact food designed to sustain operatives for extended periods without resupply.
Water Filtration System: Lightweight, personal filtration units capable of turning even the most polluted water sources into safe drinking water.
Cloaking Blankets: Heat-dampening, camouflaged blankets that provide cover from both thermal and visual detection.
Engineering and Technical Tools
Portable 3D Printers: Created by Doctor Wong these are used for in-field fabrication of replacement parts or mission-specific tools.
Nano-Welding Kits: Compact units for repairing damaged equipment, vehicles, or infrastructure during missions.
Recon Drones: Silent, autonomous drones equipped with cameras, thermal sensors, and mapping capabilities.
Logistical and Support Equipment
Mobile Command Modules: Deployable hubs for field commanders, complete with encrypted communication networks and holographic battlefield projection systems.
Tactical Cooking Units: Compact, field-ready cooking gear designed to prepare nutritious meals in remote or hostile environments.
Energy Generators: Lightweight, portable units capable of powering entire field camps with clean, renewable energy.
The Liberty Guard’s reliance on this high-quality, mission-tailored equipment allows its operatives to operate independently for extended periods, tackle complex objectives, and maintain a high success rate even in the most challenging circumstances.
Weaponry
Standard Issue Armor: Liberty Carapace MK VI
The Liberty Carapace MK VI serves as the cornerstone of the Liberty Guard’s protective equipment, offering unparalleled versatility and durability for non-powered armor. Tailored to meet the varied needs of operatives, the armor provides exceptional defense without sacrificing mobility. Its modular design allows for customization based on specialization and rank, ensuring that every operative is equipped for their specific role.
Key Features:
Material Composition:
A cutting-edge blend of Titanium-Steel alloy, advanced ceramics, rubber, Carbon Mesh and Kevlar-like fibers, providing excellent resistance to ballistic impacts, energy-based weapons, and environmental hazards.
Environmental Sealing:
The armor is hard-sealed against extreme environmental conditions, including chemical, biological, and radiological threats. It includes internal temperature regulation and air filtration systems.
Integrated Systems:
HUD Compatibility: Interfaces seamlessly with personal heads-up displays.
Communications Suite: Encrypted short and long-range communications.
Sensor Package: Motion detection, infrared vision, and threat identification.
Customization Options:
Specialized Plating: Extra energy-absorbing ceramic for anti-energy operations.
Built in weapons or Tools: Additional tool or weapon systems are often added to the Armor based on rank and specialist role and may be available pending request.
Rank-Specific Modules: Command modules with advanced battlefield communication arrays for officers. Exoskeletal and powered armor upgrades are also available.
Standard Weapons
Little expense is spared in the armorment available to the Liberty guard, their weaponry is supplied primarily by Black Label Weapons, New Libertalia’s leading arms contractor. These arms prioritize modularity, durability, and customization for a variety of combat scenarios.
Primary Weapons
The Liberty Guard’s operatives are typically equipped with one of the following three Black Label-manufactured firearms:
Black Eagle MK III Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Effective Range: 500 meters
Features:
Modular attachment system for scopes, suppressors, and under-barrel accessories.
Selective fire (semi-automatic, burst, and fully automatic).
Reliable, lightweight design, suitable for urban and field operations.
Night Hawk MK V Assault Carbine
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO or 7.62x39mm (interchangeable barrels).
Effective Range: 300 meters
Features:
Compact, ideal for close-quarters combat.
Integrated flashlight and laser sight for low-light engagements.
Folding stock for increased portability.
Ebon Vulture MK VII Combat Shotgun
Caliber: 12-gauge shells
Effective Range: 50 meters (buckshot), 100 meters (slugs).
Features:
Semi-automatic operation.
Compatibility with buckshot, slugs, and breaching rounds.
Reinforced construction for urban and door-breaching operations.
Secondary Weapons
Sable Viper MK II Semi-Automatic Pistol
Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum or .45 ACP (variant available).
Features: Lightweight and reliable.
Threaded barrel for suppressors.
15-round magazine capacity (9mm variant).
Tactical Combat Knife
Material: High-carbon steel with anti-corrosion coating.
Features:
Serrated edge for utility cutting.
Weighted pommel for blunt force applications.
Grenades: Standard Issue:
Fragmentation: Anti-personnel explosive.
Specialized Variants:
Flechette: Shrapnel-focused, for maximum damage in confined spaces.
Stun: Non-lethal, used for disorientation.
Incendiary: For area denial and destruction of equipment.
Heavy and Specialized Weapons
Hell’s Havoc MK II Light Machine Gun
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Effective Range: 600 meters
Features:
Belt-fed operation.
Lightweight design for suppressive fire in mobile units.
Hell’s Havoc MK IV Heavy Machine Gun
Caliber: .50 BMG
Effective Range: 1,800 meters
Features:
Anti-material and long-range suppression capabilities.
Heavy-duty design for fortified positions.
Red Ruin Multi-Purpose Rocket Launcher
Payload Options: High-explosive, anti-armor, and smoke.
Effective Range: 400 meters
Features:
Single-shot, reloadable.
Thermal sight for enhanced targeting.
Vendetta Heavy Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 40mm grenades
Effective Range: 300 meters
Features:
Six-round drum magazine.
Compatibility with fragmentation, incendiary, and smoke rounds.
Thunder Bolt MK I Self-Propelled Armor-Piercing Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 20mm
Effective Range: 500 meters
Features:
High rate of fire.
Designed for penetrating light armor and fortified positions.
Hellfire MK III Flamethrower
Fuel Type: High-density incendiary gel.
Effective Range: 30 meters
Features:
Continuous or burst fire mode.
Compact fuel tank for increased mobility.
.50 Reaper MK IV Sniper Rifle
Caliber: .50 BMG
Effective Range: 2,000 meters
Features:
Anti-material capabilities.
Variable zoom scope with night vision.
Customization and Non-Standard Weapons
While the above weapons form the backbone of the Liberty Guard’s arsenal, all are highly modular, allowing for specialized attachments, optics, and modifications. Operatives can also request non-standard weapons through personal purchase or for specific mission profiles, ensuring flexibility in any operational scenario.
The Liberty Carapace MK VI serves as the cornerstone of the Liberty Guard’s protective equipment, offering unparalleled versatility and durability for non-powered armor. Tailored to meet the varied needs of operatives, the armor provides exceptional defense without sacrificing mobility. Its modular design allows for customization based on specialization and rank, ensuring that every operative is equipped for their specific role.
Key Features:
Material Composition:
A cutting-edge blend of Titanium-Steel alloy, advanced ceramics, rubber, Carbon Mesh and Kevlar-like fibers, providing excellent resistance to ballistic impacts, energy-based weapons, and environmental hazards.
Environmental Sealing:
The armor is hard-sealed against extreme environmental conditions, including chemical, biological, and radiological threats. It includes internal temperature regulation and air filtration systems.
Integrated Systems:
HUD Compatibility: Interfaces seamlessly with personal heads-up displays.
Communications Suite: Encrypted short and long-range communications.
Sensor Package: Motion detection, infrared vision, and threat identification.
Customization Options:
Specialized Plating: Extra energy-absorbing ceramic for anti-energy operations.
Built in weapons or Tools: Additional tool or weapon systems are often added to the Armor based on rank and specialist role and may be available pending request.
Rank-Specific Modules: Command modules with advanced battlefield communication arrays for officers. Exoskeletal and powered armor upgrades are also available.
Standard Weapons
Little expense is spared in the armorment available to the Liberty guard, their weaponry is supplied primarily by Black Label Weapons, New Libertalia’s leading arms contractor. These arms prioritize modularity, durability, and customization for a variety of combat scenarios.
Primary Weapons
The Liberty Guard’s operatives are typically equipped with one of the following three Black Label-manufactured firearms:
Black Eagle MK III Assault Rifle
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Effective Range: 500 meters
Features:
Modular attachment system for scopes, suppressors, and under-barrel accessories.
Selective fire (semi-automatic, burst, and fully automatic).
Reliable, lightweight design, suitable for urban and field operations.
Night Hawk MK V Assault Carbine
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO or 7.62x39mm (interchangeable barrels).
Effective Range: 300 meters
Features:
Compact, ideal for close-quarters combat.
Integrated flashlight and laser sight for low-light engagements.
Folding stock for increased portability.
Ebon Vulture MK VII Combat Shotgun
Caliber: 12-gauge shells
Effective Range: 50 meters (buckshot), 100 meters (slugs).
Features:
Semi-automatic operation.
Compatibility with buckshot, slugs, and breaching rounds.
Reinforced construction for urban and door-breaching operations.
Secondary Weapons
Sable Viper MK II Semi-Automatic Pistol
Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum or .45 ACP (variant available).
Features: Lightweight and reliable.
Threaded barrel for suppressors.
15-round magazine capacity (9mm variant).
Tactical Combat Knife
Material: High-carbon steel with anti-corrosion coating.
Features:
Serrated edge for utility cutting.
Weighted pommel for blunt force applications.
Grenades: Standard Issue:
Fragmentation: Anti-personnel explosive.
Specialized Variants:
Flechette: Shrapnel-focused, for maximum damage in confined spaces.
Stun: Non-lethal, used for disorientation.
Incendiary: For area denial and destruction of equipment.
Heavy and Specialized Weapons
Hell’s Havoc MK II Light Machine Gun
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Effective Range: 600 meters
Features:
Belt-fed operation.
Lightweight design for suppressive fire in mobile units.
Hell’s Havoc MK IV Heavy Machine Gun
Caliber: .50 BMG
Effective Range: 1,800 meters
Features:
Anti-material and long-range suppression capabilities.
Heavy-duty design for fortified positions.
Red Ruin Multi-Purpose Rocket Launcher
Payload Options: High-explosive, anti-armor, and smoke.
Effective Range: 400 meters
Features:
Single-shot, reloadable.
Thermal sight for enhanced targeting.
Vendetta Heavy Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 40mm grenades
Effective Range: 300 meters
Features:
Six-round drum magazine.
Compatibility with fragmentation, incendiary, and smoke rounds.
Thunder Bolt MK I Self-Propelled Armor-Piercing Grenade Launcher
Caliber: 20mm
Effective Range: 500 meters
Features:
High rate of fire.
Designed for penetrating light armor and fortified positions.
Hellfire MK III Flamethrower
Fuel Type: High-density incendiary gel.
Effective Range: 30 meters
Features:
Continuous or burst fire mode.
Compact fuel tank for increased mobility.
.50 Reaper MK IV Sniper Rifle
Caliber: .50 BMG
Effective Range: 2,000 meters
Features:
Anti-material capabilities.
Variable zoom scope with night vision.
Customization and Non-Standard Weapons
While the above weapons form the backbone of the Liberty Guard’s arsenal, all are highly modular, allowing for specialized attachments, optics, and modifications. Operatives can also request non-standard weapons through personal purchase or for specific mission profiles, ensuring flexibility in any operational scenario.
Vehicles
The Liberty Guard utilizes a diverse array of vehicles, ranging from armored personnel carriers to advanced combat mechs. Designed to reflect the nation’s blend of cutting-edge technology and militaristic pragmatism, these vehicles are versatile, durable, and optimized for the variety of operations the Liberty Guard undertakes. Below are the most recognizable and specialized vehicles in their arsenal:
Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)
Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC
Role: Heavy infantry transport and urban assault.
Armament:
Dual-mounted autocannons.
Side-mounted smoke launchers.
Features:
Reinforced armor capable of withstanding anti-tank weaponry.
Room for 12 infantry troops plus crew.
Modular interior for medical, command, or siege configurations.
Ebony Alligator Amphibious APC
Role: Amphibious operations and coastal troop deployment.
Armament:
Twin heavy machine guns.
Anti-air missile pods (optional).
Features:
Fully amphibious, capable of transitioning between land and water.
Self-sealing hull with advanced flotation systems.
Transport capacity for 10 infantry plus crew.
Knight Fall Airborne APC
Role: Rapid air deployment and support.
Armament:
Automated minigun turrets for defensive coverage.
Air-to-ground missile systems.
Features:
VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capability.
High-speed deployment from Liberty Guard airships.
Advanced stealth systems for low-detection operations.
Combat Walkers
Cyclops Sentinel MK III Combat Walker / Mobile Weapon Platform
Role: Heavy fire support and battlefield domination.
Armament, Modular tyepical load out includes:
Dual long-range missile launchers.
Gatling-style rotary cannon.
Integrated laser-guided targeting system.
Features:
Four-legged walker for maximum stability.
Autonomous or piloted control.
Reinforced armor for prolonged engagements.
Evil Eye (Cyclops Sentinel Recon Variant)
Role: Reconnaissance and light assault.
Armament:
Dual rapid-fire Auto-cannons.
Smoke and flare dispensers for distraction and evasion.
Features:
Lightweight design for increased speed and agility.
Advanced radar and sensor systems for battlefield intelligence.
Decreased armor for improved maneuverability.
Rapid Response Vehicles
Night Stinger Rapid Response Hover/Jet Bike
Role: High-speed reconnaissance and pursuit.
Armament:
Front-mounted Machine Guns.
Micro-rocket pods (optional).
Features:
Hover and jet propulsion for maximum speed and maneuverability.
Compact size allows deployment in urban and confined environments.
Integrated communication and tracking systems for field coordination.
Humanoid Combat Mechs
Deaths Head MK V Heavy Humanoid Combat Mech
Role: Frontline assault and anti-armor engagements.
Armament:
High-caliber rotary cannon.
Multi-missile launcher.
Flamethrower and riot shield (optional configurations).
Features:
Humanoid design for urban combat and flexibility in confined spaces.
Pilot-operated with AI-assisted targeting systems.
Reinforced with composite armor for maximum durability.
Grinning Skull (Deaths Head Close Combat Variant)
Role: Melee-focused combat and urban warfare.
Armament:
Dual vibro blades for devastating close-quarters combat.
Retractable shield for deflecting enemy fire.
Flame Thrower for short range engagment.
Features:
Enhanced agility and reflex systems for close-quarters dominance.
Intimidating design to demoralize opponents.
Reinforced armor optimized for close-range engagements.
Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)
Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC
Role: Heavy infantry transport and urban assault.
Armament:
Dual-mounted autocannons.
Side-mounted smoke launchers.
Features:
Reinforced armor capable of withstanding anti-tank weaponry.
Room for 12 infantry troops plus crew.
Modular interior for medical, command, or siege configurations.
Ebony Alligator Amphibious APC
Role: Amphibious operations and coastal troop deployment.
Armament:
Twin heavy machine guns.
Anti-air missile pods (optional).
Features:
Fully amphibious, capable of transitioning between land and water.
Self-sealing hull with advanced flotation systems.
Transport capacity for 10 infantry plus crew.
Knight Fall Airborne APC
Role: Rapid air deployment and support.
Armament:
Automated minigun turrets for defensive coverage.
Air-to-ground missile systems.
Features:
VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capability.
High-speed deployment from Liberty Guard airships.
Advanced stealth systems for low-detection operations.
Combat Walkers
Cyclops Sentinel MK III Combat Walker / Mobile Weapon Platform
Role: Heavy fire support and battlefield domination.
Armament, Modular tyepical load out includes:
Dual long-range missile launchers.
Gatling-style rotary cannon.
Integrated laser-guided targeting system.
Features:
Four-legged walker for maximum stability.
Autonomous or piloted control.
Reinforced armor for prolonged engagements.
Evil Eye (Cyclops Sentinel Recon Variant)
Role: Reconnaissance and light assault.
Armament:
Dual rapid-fire Auto-cannons.
Smoke and flare dispensers for distraction and evasion.
Features:
Lightweight design for increased speed and agility.
Advanced radar and sensor systems for battlefield intelligence.
Decreased armor for improved maneuverability.
Rapid Response Vehicles
Night Stinger Rapid Response Hover/Jet Bike
Role: High-speed reconnaissance and pursuit.
Armament:
Front-mounted Machine Guns.
Micro-rocket pods (optional).
Features:
Hover and jet propulsion for maximum speed and maneuverability.
Compact size allows deployment in urban and confined environments.
Integrated communication and tracking systems for field coordination.
Humanoid Combat Mechs
Deaths Head MK V Heavy Humanoid Combat Mech
Role: Frontline assault and anti-armor engagements.
Armament:
High-caliber rotary cannon.
Multi-missile launcher.
Flamethrower and riot shield (optional configurations).
Features:
Humanoid design for urban combat and flexibility in confined spaces.
Pilot-operated with AI-assisted targeting systems.
Reinforced with composite armor for maximum durability.
Grinning Skull (Deaths Head Close Combat Variant)
Role: Melee-focused combat and urban warfare.
Armament:
Dual vibro blades for devastating close-quarters combat.
Retractable shield for deflecting enemy fire.
Flame Thrower for short range engagment.
Features:
Enhanced agility and reflex systems for close-quarters dominance.
Intimidating design to demoralize opponents.
Reinforced armor optimized for close-range engagements.
Structure
The Liberty Guard operates under a strict hierarchical command system, blending military precision with the unique autonomy required for its wide-ranging operations. Each rank comes with clearly defined responsibilities and areas of authority, ensuring the Guard functions efficiently even during high-stakes missions or crises.
High Command
High Consul (Lady Armora)
Supreme Commander of the Liberty Guard. Provides overall strategic vision and policy direction for the Guard's operations. Directly oversees the most critical missions and serves as the ultimate authority on deployment and engagement.
Supreme General of the Liberty Guard
The highest-ranking military officer under the High Consul. Responsible for implementing the High Consul's directives and ensuring the Guard's operational readiness. Oversees large-scale operations, diplomacy, and interdepartmental coordination.
Operational Command
Field Marshals
Commanders of specific theaters or regions within New Libertalia or abroad. Responsible for large troop formations, long-term operational strategy, and logistics. Report directly to the Supreme General and High Consul.
Brigade Generals
Lead specialized brigades or divisions, such as armored units, reconnaissance forces, or air support. Tasked with overseeing operations within their area of expertise. Coordinate with other generals to ensure mission success.
Unit Command
Colonels
Command individual battalions within a brigade. Ensure operational efficiency, manage resources, and provide tactical oversight. Often serve as the face of the Guard during engagements with mercenary forces or external allies.
Majors
Deputies to Colonels, managing day-to-day operations and specific mission objectives. Often deployed as commanding officers during smaller engagements or independent operations.
Captains
Lead companies of approximately 150 troops. Responsible for direct field supervision, troop morale, and tactical decision-making during engagements.
Field Leadership
Lieutenants
Command platoons of 30-50 soldiers. Serve as the first point of contact between field troops and higher command. Handle small-scale tactical engagements and ensure orders are carried out on the ground.
Sergeants
NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) tasked with maintaining discipline and morale among squads of 10-12 troops. Provide training, ensure equipment readiness, and lead smaller combat units.
Corporals
Junior NCOs who act as squad leaders in the absence of higher-ranking officers. Often serve as liaisons between Sergeants and rank-and-file troops.
Enlisted Personnel
Privates and Specialists
The backbone of the Liberty Guard, handling frontline combat, logistics, and support roles. Specialists include medics, engineers, and technicians assigned to specific tasks or equipment.
Special Divisions
The Black Talons: An elite unit within the Liberty Guard specializing in covert operations, assassination, and espionage. Directly answerable to the High Consul.
Armored Corps: Responsible for the deployment and maintenance of vehicles like the Cyclops Sentinel and Black Rhino.
Airborne Division: Oversees air support and rapid-deployment teams using Knight Fall APCs and Night Stingers.
Autonomy and Flexibility
While the Liberty Guard maintains a rigid command structure, it allows room for flexibility to accommodate the chaotic and unorthodox nature of New Libertalia. Leaders at all levels are trained to think critically and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, embodying the nation's spirit of individual excellence and resourcefulness.
High Command
High Consul (Lady Armora)
Supreme Commander of the Liberty Guard. Provides overall strategic vision and policy direction for the Guard's operations. Directly oversees the most critical missions and serves as the ultimate authority on deployment and engagement.
Supreme General of the Liberty Guard
The highest-ranking military officer under the High Consul. Responsible for implementing the High Consul's directives and ensuring the Guard's operational readiness. Oversees large-scale operations, diplomacy, and interdepartmental coordination.
Operational Command
Field Marshals
Commanders of specific theaters or regions within New Libertalia or abroad. Responsible for large troop formations, long-term operational strategy, and logistics. Report directly to the Supreme General and High Consul.
Brigade Generals
Lead specialized brigades or divisions, such as armored units, reconnaissance forces, or air support. Tasked with overseeing operations within their area of expertise. Coordinate with other generals to ensure mission success.
Unit Command
Colonels
Command individual battalions within a brigade. Ensure operational efficiency, manage resources, and provide tactical oversight. Often serve as the face of the Guard during engagements with mercenary forces or external allies.
Majors
Deputies to Colonels, managing day-to-day operations and specific mission objectives. Often deployed as commanding officers during smaller engagements or independent operations.
Captains
Lead companies of approximately 150 troops. Responsible for direct field supervision, troop morale, and tactical decision-making during engagements.
Field Leadership
Lieutenants
Command platoons of 30-50 soldiers. Serve as the first point of contact between field troops and higher command. Handle small-scale tactical engagements and ensure orders are carried out on the ground.
Sergeants
NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) tasked with maintaining discipline and morale among squads of 10-12 troops. Provide training, ensure equipment readiness, and lead smaller combat units.
Corporals
Junior NCOs who act as squad leaders in the absence of higher-ranking officers. Often serve as liaisons between Sergeants and rank-and-file troops.
Enlisted Personnel
Privates and Specialists
The backbone of the Liberty Guard, handling frontline combat, logistics, and support roles. Specialists include medics, engineers, and technicians assigned to specific tasks or equipment.
Special Divisions
The Black Talons: An elite unit within the Liberty Guard specializing in covert operations, assassination, and espionage. Directly answerable to the High Consul.
Armored Corps: Responsible for the deployment and maintenance of vehicles like the Cyclops Sentinel and Black Rhino.
Airborne Division: Oversees air support and rapid-deployment teams using Knight Fall APCs and Night Stingers.
Autonomy and Flexibility
While the Liberty Guard maintains a rigid command structure, it allows room for flexibility to accommodate the chaotic and unorthodox nature of New Libertalia. Leaders at all levels are trained to think critically and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances, embodying the nation's spirit of individual excellence and resourcefulness.
Tactics
The Liberty Guard is renowned for its adaptability and efficiency, employing tactics that maximize their technological and training advantages. While rapid deployment and overwhelming firepower are their hallmark strategies, they are equally adept at precision and unconventional warfare.
Core Tactical Principles:
Rapid Deployment:
Utilizing advanced vehicles such as the Knight Fall Airborne APC and Night Stinger Hover Bikes, the Liberty Guard can deploy forces swiftly to any battlefield or crisis zone.
Strike first and strike fast, securing critical positions before opposition can organize.
Overwhelming Firepower:
Leveraging superior weaponry like the Black Eagle MK III Assault Rifle and Hell’s Havoc machine guns to suppress and eliminate enemy forces.
Heavy armor units and mechs, such as the Deaths Head MK V, provide unmatched battlefield dominance.
Multi-Layered Assaults:
Infantry, vehicles, and air support coordinate to deliver simultaneous strikes from multiple angles.
Specialized units, such as the Cybernetic Shock Troopers or Power Armored Corps, ensure the enemy is faced with diverse threats that are difficult to counter.
Specialized Engagements: Superpowered Foes: Teams like the Psionic Powers Corps and Liberty Cohorts handle threats posed by heroes, villains, and other metahumans.
Supernatural Threats: Warlock Company provides magical expertise to neutralize supernatural forces and Mindbleeders Psionic powers.
Urban Combat: Adaptable squads excel in high-density urban zones, utilizing advanced tech and modular tactics to control the environment.
Intelligence and Espionage: Recon and pre-emptive strikes are key to Liberty Guard operations.
Elite intelligence units work with The Dark Praetorians to undermine opposition forces before engagement.
Adaptive Battlefield Strategies:
Environmental Mastery: Liberty Guard forces are trained to use the environment to their advantage, whether by fortifying positions, creating bottlenecks, or employing ambushes in hostile terrain.
Doomsday Scenario Preparedness:
As the military arm of New Libertalia, the Liberty Guard is uniquely trained for apocalyptic scenarios involving biological, nuclear, or cosmic-scale threats.
Flexible Command Structures:
Leaders are empowered to make decisions on the field, ensuring tactical flexibility in dynamic combat situations.
Technological Supremacy:
Use of drones, advanced targeting systems, and state-of-the-art communication networks ensure optimal coordination and situational awareness.
Core Tactical Principles:
Rapid Deployment:
Utilizing advanced vehicles such as the Knight Fall Airborne APC and Night Stinger Hover Bikes, the Liberty Guard can deploy forces swiftly to any battlefield or crisis zone.
Strike first and strike fast, securing critical positions before opposition can organize.
Overwhelming Firepower:
Leveraging superior weaponry like the Black Eagle MK III Assault Rifle and Hell’s Havoc machine guns to suppress and eliminate enemy forces.
Heavy armor units and mechs, such as the Deaths Head MK V, provide unmatched battlefield dominance.
Multi-Layered Assaults:
Infantry, vehicles, and air support coordinate to deliver simultaneous strikes from multiple angles.
Specialized units, such as the Cybernetic Shock Troopers or Power Armored Corps, ensure the enemy is faced with diverse threats that are difficult to counter.
Specialized Engagements: Superpowered Foes: Teams like the Psionic Powers Corps and Liberty Cohorts handle threats posed by heroes, villains, and other metahumans.
Supernatural Threats: Warlock Company provides magical expertise to neutralize supernatural forces and Mindbleeders Psionic powers.
Urban Combat: Adaptable squads excel in high-density urban zones, utilizing advanced tech and modular tactics to control the environment.
Intelligence and Espionage: Recon and pre-emptive strikes are key to Liberty Guard operations.
Elite intelligence units work with The Dark Praetorians to undermine opposition forces before engagement.
Adaptive Battlefield Strategies:
Environmental Mastery: Liberty Guard forces are trained to use the environment to their advantage, whether by fortifying positions, creating bottlenecks, or employing ambushes in hostile terrain.
Doomsday Scenario Preparedness:
As the military arm of New Libertalia, the Liberty Guard is uniquely trained for apocalyptic scenarios involving biological, nuclear, or cosmic-scale threats.
Flexible Command Structures:
Leaders are empowered to make decisions on the field, ensuring tactical flexibility in dynamic combat situations.
Technological Supremacy:
Use of drones, advanced targeting systems, and state-of-the-art communication networks ensure optimal coordination and situational awareness.
Training
The Liberty Guard undergoes some of the most rigorous and comprehensive training regimens in the world, befitting their role as New Libertalia's elite military force. Their training ensures they are prepared to face not only conventional military forces but also a wide range of unconventional threats, including superhuman adversaries, supernatural entities, biological hazards, and cutting-edge technology.
Key Training Aspects:
Superhuman Engagement Training
Anti-Power Tactics: Understanding the weaknesses and counters to various superhuman abilities.
Scenario Simulations: Combat drills against simulated superpowered enemies, holographic projections, or specialized instructors equipped with superhuman-like capabilities.
Resilience Building: Training against telepathic assaults, sonic attacks, and energy weapons.
Unconventional Warfare
Supernatural Threats: Identifying, countering, and neutralizing supernatural entities such as ghosts, demons, or magical constructs.
Biological Warfare: Defensive measures against engineered plagues, parasitic creatures, or bioweapons.
Urban Combat: Extensive training in close-quarters battle (CQB) and city-based operations to excel in New Libertalia's unique environments.
Advanced Weapon Proficiency
Extensive training with the full arsenal of Liberty Guard weapons, including modular firearms, heavy weaponry, and custom tools.
Mastery of melee combat using tactical combat knives, Sword, and Blunt weapons.
Physical Conditioning Endurance: Grueling obstacle courses and survival scenarios designed to test stamina and mental fortitude.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Mixed martial arts training tailored for disabling superpowered opponents and non-lethal takedowns.
Augmented Fitness: For those approved for cybernetic or genetic enhancements, specialized training is provided to fully utilize their modifications.
Specialist Training: Rangers, Marines and specialized varients may recieve additional surival training. Tactical and Strategic Training
Guerrilla Warfare: Training in ambushes, sabotage, and asymmetrical tactics to outmaneuver larger forces.
Espionage: Covert operations training, including infiltration, intelligence gathering, and counter-espionage.
Battlefield Adaptation: Emphasis on quick thinking and autonomous decision-making under chaotic conditions.
Technological Proficiency Use of advanced surveillance, hacking, and reconnaissance equipment.
Piloting and operating Liberty Guard vehicles such as Cyclops Sentinel walkers and Knight Fall APCs.
Duration of Training:
The standard training program lasts 18 months, though many recruits take longer due to the intensity of the curriculum.
Basic Training: 4 months (Physical conditioning, firearms, and tactical basics).
Advanced Training: 6 months (Specialized combat techniques and unconventional warfare).
Field Exercises: 8 months (Real-world operations and combat simulations).
Failure Rate:
The training is infamous for its brutality, with a failure rate of over 60%. Many recruits are reassigned to less demanding roles, while only the most resilient and capable earn the right to call themselves Liberty Guards.
Elite Programs:
The Liberty Guard offers specialized advanced training programs to create elite units tailored for specific high-risk missions and unique challenges. These programs represent the pinnacle of military specialization within New Libertalia, pushing recruits to their limits and beyond. Each program is designed to forge units capable of handling the most dangerous and unconventional threats.
The Black Talons: An additional year of secretive training, preparing recruits for high-risk covert operations.
Armored Corps Specialists: Focused training on the operation of combat vehicles and mechs.
Superhuman Countermeasure Unit: Advanced preparation for engaging with and neutralizing superpowered adversaries.
Power Armored Corps: Soldiers trained to pilot and fight in advanced power armor, incorporating cutting-edge technology and weaponry.
Cybernetic Shock Troopers aka Steel Liberty Unit: Soldiers enhanced with cybernetic implants designed for strength, speed, and resilience.
Psionic Powers Corps Aka Mindbleeder's: Soldiers with latent or developed psionic abilities, trained to weaponize their minds against enemies.
Magically Gifted Corps aka Warlock Company: Soldiers with magical aptitude trained in combat spellcasting and mystical arts.
Superpowered Division the Liberty Cohort: Composed of soldiers with innate or developed superpowers, the Liberty Cohorts are New Libertalia's superhuman military arm.
The Dark Praetorians: The High Consul’s personal bodyguard and the most elite force in the Liberty Guard. Selected from the best of all programs, these soldiers are the epitome of loyalty and skill.
Selection Process
Each program has stringent entry requirements, and candidates are handpicked from the Liberty Guard's top performers. Only the best survive the additional months or years of grueling training required to join these elite units.
Key Training Aspects:
Superhuman Engagement Training
Anti-Power Tactics: Understanding the weaknesses and counters to various superhuman abilities.
Scenario Simulations: Combat drills against simulated superpowered enemies, holographic projections, or specialized instructors equipped with superhuman-like capabilities.
Resilience Building: Training against telepathic assaults, sonic attacks, and energy weapons.
Unconventional Warfare
Supernatural Threats: Identifying, countering, and neutralizing supernatural entities such as ghosts, demons, or magical constructs.
Biological Warfare: Defensive measures against engineered plagues, parasitic creatures, or bioweapons.
Urban Combat: Extensive training in close-quarters battle (CQB) and city-based operations to excel in New Libertalia's unique environments.
Advanced Weapon Proficiency
Extensive training with the full arsenal of Liberty Guard weapons, including modular firearms, heavy weaponry, and custom tools.
Mastery of melee combat using tactical combat knives, Sword, and Blunt weapons.
Physical Conditioning Endurance: Grueling obstacle courses and survival scenarios designed to test stamina and mental fortitude.
Hand-to-Hand Combat: Mixed martial arts training tailored for disabling superpowered opponents and non-lethal takedowns.
Augmented Fitness: For those approved for cybernetic or genetic enhancements, specialized training is provided to fully utilize their modifications.
Specialist Training: Rangers, Marines and specialized varients may recieve additional surival training. Tactical and Strategic Training
Guerrilla Warfare: Training in ambushes, sabotage, and asymmetrical tactics to outmaneuver larger forces.
Espionage: Covert operations training, including infiltration, intelligence gathering, and counter-espionage.
Battlefield Adaptation: Emphasis on quick thinking and autonomous decision-making under chaotic conditions.
Technological Proficiency Use of advanced surveillance, hacking, and reconnaissance equipment.
Piloting and operating Liberty Guard vehicles such as Cyclops Sentinel walkers and Knight Fall APCs.
Duration of Training:
The standard training program lasts 18 months, though many recruits take longer due to the intensity of the curriculum.
Basic Training: 4 months (Physical conditioning, firearms, and tactical basics).
Advanced Training: 6 months (Specialized combat techniques and unconventional warfare).
Field Exercises: 8 months (Real-world operations and combat simulations).
Failure Rate:
The training is infamous for its brutality, with a failure rate of over 60%. Many recruits are reassigned to less demanding roles, while only the most resilient and capable earn the right to call themselves Liberty Guards.
Elite Programs:
The Liberty Guard offers specialized advanced training programs to create elite units tailored for specific high-risk missions and unique challenges. These programs represent the pinnacle of military specialization within New Libertalia, pushing recruits to their limits and beyond. Each program is designed to forge units capable of handling the most dangerous and unconventional threats.
The Black Talons: An additional year of secretive training, preparing recruits for high-risk covert operations.
Armored Corps Specialists: Focused training on the operation of combat vehicles and mechs.
Superhuman Countermeasure Unit: Advanced preparation for engaging with and neutralizing superpowered adversaries.
Power Armored Corps: Soldiers trained to pilot and fight in advanced power armor, incorporating cutting-edge technology and weaponry.
Cybernetic Shock Troopers aka Steel Liberty Unit: Soldiers enhanced with cybernetic implants designed for strength, speed, and resilience.
Psionic Powers Corps Aka Mindbleeder's: Soldiers with latent or developed psionic abilities, trained to weaponize their minds against enemies.
Magically Gifted Corps aka Warlock Company: Soldiers with magical aptitude trained in combat spellcasting and mystical arts.
Superpowered Division the Liberty Cohort: Composed of soldiers with innate or developed superpowers, the Liberty Cohorts are New Libertalia's superhuman military arm.
The Dark Praetorians: The High Consul’s personal bodyguard and the most elite force in the Liberty Guard. Selected from the best of all programs, these soldiers are the epitome of loyalty and skill.
Selection Process
Each program has stringent entry requirements, and candidates are handpicked from the Liberty Guard's top performers. Only the best survive the additional months or years of grueling training required to join these elite units.
Logistics
Logistical Support
The Liberty Guard operates under the philosophy of self-sufficiency and adaptability, ensuring they can remain combat-ready even in the most resource-scarce environments. While their extensive training emphasizes operating with minimal external support, a robust logistical framework backs their mobility, supplies, and operational effectiveness.
Core Logistical Principles:
Minimal Dependency:
Troops are trained to improvise and utilize available resources in the field.
Rations, ammunition, and medical supplies are standardized for compactness and efficiency.
Survival training ensures soldiers can forage, construct temporary shelters, and repair equipment with limited resources.
Modular Supply Drops:
The Liberty Guard uses modular supply pods deployed from Knight Fall Airborne APCs and drones to deliver essential supplies directly to active units.
These pods are customizable and can carry ammunition, medical kits, repair tools, and emergency rations.
Integrated Transport Units: Vehicles such as the Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC and Ebony Alligator Amphibious APC are equipped with compartments for supply storage, ensuring forward-deployed units maintain autonomy.
Combat walkers, like the Cyclops Sentinel MK III, have built-in cargo attachments for carrying auxiliary supplies.
Automated Systems:
Automated logistics drones equipped with stealth technology resupply units in hostile zones.
AI-driven inventory systems optimize supply chains, ensuring efficient distribution and restocking.
Mobile Field Bases:
Portable command and logistics hubs are deployed with troops to provide repair facilities, medical bays, and communication centers.
These bases can be established in minutes, offering operational continuity in remote or hostile regions.
Specialized Logistical Teams:
Combat Engineers:
Trained to establish forward operating bases, fortify positions, and repair damaged equipment under fire. Equipped with advanced tools for rapid infrastructure setup and environmental adaptation.
MedTech Units:
Mobile medical teams specializing in battlefield trauma, biological containment, and recovery. Equipped with cutting-edge portable med-tech kits to stabilize and recover injured personnel swiftly.
Supply Specialists:
Responsible for maintaining stockpiles, coordinating supply drops, and managing modular cargo. Trained to optimize resource distribution across scattered units.
Tech Repair Crews:
Focused on maintaining and repairing advanced equipment, including Deaths Head Mechs, targeting systems, and communication networks.
Sustainability in Operations:
Power Supply: Vehicles and mechs are powered by compact power cores, ensuring long operational lifespans without frequent refueling.
Ammunition Conservation: Soldiers are trained in precision shooting and resource management to minimize waste during prolonged engagements.
Food and Water: Advanced survival kits and field rations are supplemented by water purification systems and foraging techniques.
Core Logistical Principles:
Minimal Dependency:
Troops are trained to improvise and utilize available resources in the field.
Rations, ammunition, and medical supplies are standardized for compactness and efficiency.
Survival training ensures soldiers can forage, construct temporary shelters, and repair equipment with limited resources.
Modular Supply Drops:
The Liberty Guard uses modular supply pods deployed from Knight Fall Airborne APCs and drones to deliver essential supplies directly to active units.
These pods are customizable and can carry ammunition, medical kits, repair tools, and emergency rations.
Integrated Transport Units: Vehicles such as the Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC and Ebony Alligator Amphibious APC are equipped with compartments for supply storage, ensuring forward-deployed units maintain autonomy.
Combat walkers, like the Cyclops Sentinel MK III, have built-in cargo attachments for carrying auxiliary supplies.
Automated Systems:
Automated logistics drones equipped with stealth technology resupply units in hostile zones.
AI-driven inventory systems optimize supply chains, ensuring efficient distribution and restocking.
Mobile Field Bases:
Portable command and logistics hubs are deployed with troops to provide repair facilities, medical bays, and communication centers.
These bases can be established in minutes, offering operational continuity in remote or hostile regions.
Specialized Logistical Teams:
Combat Engineers:
Trained to establish forward operating bases, fortify positions, and repair damaged equipment under fire. Equipped with advanced tools for rapid infrastructure setup and environmental adaptation.
MedTech Units:
Mobile medical teams specializing in battlefield trauma, biological containment, and recovery. Equipped with cutting-edge portable med-tech kits to stabilize and recover injured personnel swiftly.
Supply Specialists:
Responsible for maintaining stockpiles, coordinating supply drops, and managing modular cargo. Trained to optimize resource distribution across scattered units.
Tech Repair Crews:
Focused on maintaining and repairing advanced equipment, including Deaths Head Mechs, targeting systems, and communication networks.
Sustainability in Operations:
Power Supply: Vehicles and mechs are powered by compact power cores, ensuring long operational lifespans without frequent refueling.
Ammunition Conservation: Soldiers are trained in precision shooting and resource management to minimize waste during prolonged engagements.
Food and Water: Advanced survival kits and field rations are supplemented by water purification systems and foraging techniques.
Auxilia
The Liberty Guard benefits from a robust network of auxiliary forces drawn from both the conventional military and the resources unique to New Libertalia. These auxiliaries provide critical support in specialized scenarios and enhance the Liberty Guard's already formidable capabilities.
Conventional Armed Forces Support:
Libertalian National Military:
The traditional military provides additional manpower, air support, artillery, and naval firepower when required. These forces are well-trained but lack the elite specialization of the Liberty Guard, serving as a powerful complement in large-scale operations.
Naval Power:
New Libertalia’s fleet of advanced warships and submarines ensures maritime dominance, offering the Liberty Guard unmatched logistical and combat support during amphibious and coastal operations.
Aerial Strikes:
Bombers, drones, and fighter jets are available to deliver surgical strikes, suppress enemy strongholds, or provide cover during large-scale deployments.
Henchmen and Subordinate Villain Forces:
Council-Member Subordinates:
By law and precedent, the henchmen, minions, cohorts, and agents loyal to members of the Council of Six are required to assist the Liberty Guard when necessary.
This eclectic force includes specialized mercenaries, criminal syndicates, and even minor superpowered individuals, creating an unpredictable and flexible auxiliary force.
Minion Corps:
Organized groups of henchmen provide additional manpower, logistics, or cannon fodder as needed. While not as disciplined as the Liberty Guard, they are often deployed in overwhelming numbers to distract or exhaust enemies.
Specialized Units:
Villain-Controlled Assets: Certain Council members, such as Doctor Wong or Baroness Blud, maintain unique forces like techno-magical constructs, mutated beasts, or advanced automatons that can be called upon for reinforcement.
The Doom Titans:
The legendary Doom Titans, colossal war machines built by Doctor M, are reserved for the gravest threats. When deployed, these mechanical behemoths act as devastating weapons of mass destruction, bolstering the Liberty Guard’s firepower.
Liberty Air Command:
Aerial transport and strike units provide rapid troop movement, reconnaissance, and combat support during dynamic engagements.
Artillery and Long-Range Support:
Static Defenses: Large railguns and missile silos scattered across New Libertalia can be activated to provide devastating long-range bombardment.
Mobile Artillery: Mechanized artillery units such as the Cyclops Sentinel and Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC are integrated into operations for tactical flexibility.
Non-Conventional Support:
Supernatural Allies: In dire circumstances, Baroness Blud’s supernatural creations, including summoned entities or curses, and magical constructs bolster the Liberty Guard’s forces.
Mercenaries and Freelancers: Paid contractors and rogue supervillains with unique abilities may be temporarily enlisted for high-stakes missions.
Psionic and Magical Overwatch:
The Psionic Powers Corps and Warlock Company provide critical battlefield intelligence and supernatural countermeasures.
Utility in Coordination:
The seamless integration of these auxiliaries with the Liberty Guard’s command structure ensures efficient coordination and strategic deployment, creating a synergistic force capable of handling any threat—be it mundane, superpowered, or cosmic in nature.
Conventional Armed Forces Support:
Libertalian National Military:
The traditional military provides additional manpower, air support, artillery, and naval firepower when required. These forces are well-trained but lack the elite specialization of the Liberty Guard, serving as a powerful complement in large-scale operations.
Naval Power:
New Libertalia’s fleet of advanced warships and submarines ensures maritime dominance, offering the Liberty Guard unmatched logistical and combat support during amphibious and coastal operations.
Aerial Strikes:
Bombers, drones, and fighter jets are available to deliver surgical strikes, suppress enemy strongholds, or provide cover during large-scale deployments.
Henchmen and Subordinate Villain Forces:
Council-Member Subordinates:
By law and precedent, the henchmen, minions, cohorts, and agents loyal to members of the Council of Six are required to assist the Liberty Guard when necessary.
This eclectic force includes specialized mercenaries, criminal syndicates, and even minor superpowered individuals, creating an unpredictable and flexible auxiliary force.
Minion Corps:
Organized groups of henchmen provide additional manpower, logistics, or cannon fodder as needed. While not as disciplined as the Liberty Guard, they are often deployed in overwhelming numbers to distract or exhaust enemies.
Specialized Units:
Villain-Controlled Assets: Certain Council members, such as Doctor Wong or Baroness Blud, maintain unique forces like techno-magical constructs, mutated beasts, or advanced automatons that can be called upon for reinforcement.
The Doom Titans:
The legendary Doom Titans, colossal war machines built by Doctor M, are reserved for the gravest threats. When deployed, these mechanical behemoths act as devastating weapons of mass destruction, bolstering the Liberty Guard’s firepower.
Liberty Air Command:
Aerial transport and strike units provide rapid troop movement, reconnaissance, and combat support during dynamic engagements.
Artillery and Long-Range Support:
Static Defenses: Large railguns and missile silos scattered across New Libertalia can be activated to provide devastating long-range bombardment.
Mobile Artillery: Mechanized artillery units such as the Cyclops Sentinel and Black Rhino Heavy Assault APC are integrated into operations for tactical flexibility.
Non-Conventional Support:
Supernatural Allies: In dire circumstances, Baroness Blud’s supernatural creations, including summoned entities or curses, and magical constructs bolster the Liberty Guard’s forces.
Mercenaries and Freelancers: Paid contractors and rogue supervillains with unique abilities may be temporarily enlisted for high-stakes missions.
Psionic and Magical Overwatch:
The Psionic Powers Corps and Warlock Company provide critical battlefield intelligence and supernatural countermeasures.
Utility in Coordination:
The seamless integration of these auxiliaries with the Liberty Guard’s command structure ensures efficient coordination and strategic deployment, creating a synergistic force capable of handling any threat—be it mundane, superpowered, or cosmic in nature.
Upkeep
Maintaining the Liberty Guard at peak efficiency requires significant investment in resources, technology, and personnel training. However, the Council of Six prioritizes the Liberty Guard as a critical element of New Libertalia's security and global influence, ensuring that no expense is spared.
Recruitment
The Liberty Guard employs a rigorous and highly selective recruitment process, sourcing candidates from a variety of backgrounds within New Libertalia and beyond. The aim is to ensure that only the most skilled, adaptable, and loyal individuals join their ranks.
Primary Recruitment Pools:
New Libertalia Citizens:
Youth Programs:
Promising young individuals are identified early through Liberty Youth Corps programs, which emphasize physical fitness, tactical thinking, and loyalty to New Libertalia's ideals.
Exceptional candidates are fast-tracked into specialized training for the Liberty Guard.
Civil Security Forces: Standout officers from New Libertalia’s local police and security forces are often scouted for Guard training.
Experienced Professionals:
Mercenaries:
The Liberty Guard frequently hires experienced mercenaries with proven combat skills and loyalty for the right price.
Veteran Soldiers:
Former military personnel from around the world are welcomed, particularly those who have faced dishonorable discharge or other issues with their home countries, as they often carry invaluable combat experience.
Criminals and Henchmen:
Elite Henchmen: Candidates with a history of working for high-profile supervillains or demonstrating exceptional combat, technical, or espionage skills are often recruited.
Reformed Operatives:
Criminals with specific skill sets (e.g., hacking, infiltration, explosives) are offered a second chance by joining the Guard. Loyalty programs and intensive vetting ensure they remain committed.
Recruitment Criteria:
Physical Fitness:
Recruits must pass grueling physical fitness tests, ensuring they can endure the demanding nature of Guard operations.
Aptitude for Combat:
Whether through raw talent or refined skills, recruits must demonstrate proficiency in combat techniques, weapons handling, and tactics.
Loyalty to New Libertalia:
Recruits are subjected to psychological evaluations and loyalty conditioning to ensure dedication to the Council of Six and the nation’s ideals.
Special Skills:
Expertise in technology, engineering, psionics, magic, and piloting can fast-track candidates into specialized divisions.
Recruitment Campaigns:
Open Challenges:
Occasional public events allow ambitious individuals to showcase their skills in combat trials, obstacle courses, or tactical simulations, earning recruitment offers.
Talent Scouting:
High-ranking Guard members, including the Dark Praetorians, are tasked with identifying potential recruits during missions or within New Libertalia’s criminal underworld.
Integration Process:
Upon recruitment, candidates undergo rigorous and brutal training to refine their skills, root out weaknesses, and ensure absolute loyalty to the Guard. Many recruits fail to meet the demanding standards, ensuring that only the most exceptional operatives join this elite force.
Primary Recruitment Pools:
New Libertalia Citizens:
Youth Programs:
Promising young individuals are identified early through Liberty Youth Corps programs, which emphasize physical fitness, tactical thinking, and loyalty to New Libertalia's ideals.
Exceptional candidates are fast-tracked into specialized training for the Liberty Guard.
Civil Security Forces: Standout officers from New Libertalia’s local police and security forces are often scouted for Guard training.
Experienced Professionals:
Mercenaries:
The Liberty Guard frequently hires experienced mercenaries with proven combat skills and loyalty for the right price.
Veteran Soldiers:
Former military personnel from around the world are welcomed, particularly those who have faced dishonorable discharge or other issues with their home countries, as they often carry invaluable combat experience.
Criminals and Henchmen:
Elite Henchmen: Candidates with a history of working for high-profile supervillains or demonstrating exceptional combat, technical, or espionage skills are often recruited.
Reformed Operatives:
Criminals with specific skill sets (e.g., hacking, infiltration, explosives) are offered a second chance by joining the Guard. Loyalty programs and intensive vetting ensure they remain committed.
Recruitment Criteria:
Physical Fitness:
Recruits must pass grueling physical fitness tests, ensuring they can endure the demanding nature of Guard operations.
Aptitude for Combat:
Whether through raw talent or refined skills, recruits must demonstrate proficiency in combat techniques, weapons handling, and tactics.
Loyalty to New Libertalia:
Recruits are subjected to psychological evaluations and loyalty conditioning to ensure dedication to the Council of Six and the nation’s ideals.
Special Skills:
Expertise in technology, engineering, psionics, magic, and piloting can fast-track candidates into specialized divisions.
Recruitment Campaigns:
Open Challenges:
Occasional public events allow ambitious individuals to showcase their skills in combat trials, obstacle courses, or tactical simulations, earning recruitment offers.
Talent Scouting:
High-ranking Guard members, including the Dark Praetorians, are tasked with identifying potential recruits during missions or within New Libertalia’s criminal underworld.
Integration Process:
Upon recruitment, candidates undergo rigorous and brutal training to refine their skills, root out weaknesses, and ensure absolute loyalty to the Guard. Many recruits fail to meet the demanding standards, ensuring that only the most exceptional operatives join this elite force.
History
The Liberty Guard was officially established in 1969, shortly after the founding of New Libertalia, to act as the nation’s elite military force and ensure the stability of the world's first supervillain nation-state. Designed to be more than just a standing army, the Liberty Guard was conceived by Doctor M as a multifunctional force capable of operating on conventional and unconventional battlefields alike. Its dual purpose was to defend New Libertalia from external threats and maintain internal order, particularly in a nation populated by criminals, mercenaries, and supervillains.
Origins and Early Years (1969–1979):
The Liberty Guard initially consisted of mercenaries, elite henchmen, and disillusioned soldiers from around the globe who saw New Libertalia as an opportunity for wealth and freedom.
Its first commander, General Markus “Ironhide” Brannigan, a disgraced U.S. Army colonel, shaped the force into an efficient, disciplined unit.
In its early days, the Guard was equipped with a mixture of black-market weapons and experimental technology supplied by Doctor Hao Wong, one of the Council of Six.
The Guard played a pivotal role in securing New Libertalia's borders, repelling mercenary groups and rival villain and world government factions that sought to undermine the fledgling nation.
Cold War Era Expansion (1980–1989):
During the Cold War, the Liberty Guard evolved into a global mercenary powerhouse, offering its services to rogue states, villain organizations, and even covertly to governments.
This period saw the development of specialized divisions, including the Psionic Powers Corps and Cybernetic Shock Troopers, designed to address the growing prevalence of superhuman warfare and technological advancements.
The S.W.A.R.M.-New Libertalia War (1987–1988) marked a turning point for the Guard, as it successfully repelled an invasion by the Hivemaster and his forces, solidifying its reputation as a formidable military force.
Modernization and Technological Advancement (1990–Present):
The 1990s brought further modernization, with significant investments in advanced weaponry, training programs, and the creation of elite units like the Dark Praetorians, tasked with protecting the High Consul.
Lady Armora, then a rising star within the Guard, played a key role in overhauling its command structure and tactics, emphasizing rapid deployment and adaptability.
The Guard also expanded its international espionage capabilities, conducting covert operations against global powers and rival villain organizations.
Current Role:
Today, the Liberty Guard is both feared and respected worldwide. It serves as the primary enforcement arm of the Council of Six, capable of executing their will both within and beyond New Libertalia’s borders. With state-of-the-art equipment, elite training, and a reputation for ruthlessness, the Liberty Guard remains an integral part of New Libertalia’s identity, embodying its values of power, freedom, and survival through strength.
Origins and Early Years (1969–1979):
The Liberty Guard initially consisted of mercenaries, elite henchmen, and disillusioned soldiers from around the globe who saw New Libertalia as an opportunity for wealth and freedom.
Its first commander, General Markus “Ironhide” Brannigan, a disgraced U.S. Army colonel, shaped the force into an efficient, disciplined unit.
In its early days, the Guard was equipped with a mixture of black-market weapons and experimental technology supplied by Doctor Hao Wong, one of the Council of Six.
The Guard played a pivotal role in securing New Libertalia's borders, repelling mercenary groups and rival villain and world government factions that sought to undermine the fledgling nation.
Cold War Era Expansion (1980–1989):
During the Cold War, the Liberty Guard evolved into a global mercenary powerhouse, offering its services to rogue states, villain organizations, and even covertly to governments.
This period saw the development of specialized divisions, including the Psionic Powers Corps and Cybernetic Shock Troopers, designed to address the growing prevalence of superhuman warfare and technological advancements.
The S.W.A.R.M.-New Libertalia War (1987–1988) marked a turning point for the Guard, as it successfully repelled an invasion by the Hivemaster and his forces, solidifying its reputation as a formidable military force.
Modernization and Technological Advancement (1990–Present):
The 1990s brought further modernization, with significant investments in advanced weaponry, training programs, and the creation of elite units like the Dark Praetorians, tasked with protecting the High Consul.
Lady Armora, then a rising star within the Guard, played a key role in overhauling its command structure and tactics, emphasizing rapid deployment and adaptability.
The Guard also expanded its international espionage capabilities, conducting covert operations against global powers and rival villain organizations.
Current Role:
Today, the Liberty Guard is both feared and respected worldwide. It serves as the primary enforcement arm of the Council of Six, capable of executing their will both within and beyond New Libertalia’s borders. With state-of-the-art equipment, elite training, and a reputation for ruthlessness, the Liberty Guard remains an integral part of New Libertalia’s identity, embodying its values of power, freedom, and survival through strength.
Historical loyalties
In the volatile political climate of New Libertalia, loyalty to the state, the High Consul, and the Council of Six is both paramount and enforced with an iron fist. Despite the encouragement of internal competition and ambition, any deviation from absolute loyalty is treated as treason and dealt with swiftly and mercilessly.
Measures to Ensure Loyalty:
Torture and Execution: Those who betray their oaths or are found conspiring against the High Consul or the Council of Six are often subjected to brutal interrogations, followed by public or private executions as a warning to others.
Brainwashing: Persistent rumors suggest that advanced psychological conditioning and brainwashing techniques are employed, particularly within specialized units like the Dark Praetorians and the Psionic Powers Corps, ensuring unwavering allegiance to the High Consul and the state.
Cultural Indoctrination: From their initial recruitment, Liberty Guard trainees are indoctrinated with the ideology of New Libertalia, emphasizing the nation’s supremacy and the necessity of absolute unity to maintain its survival and dominance in a hostile world.
Symbolic Loyalty Rituals: Regular ceremonies, oaths, and public demonstrations of loyalty to the High Consul and the Council reinforce a culture of unquestioning obedience within the ranks.
Historic Examples of Enforcement: The Night Hawk Rebellion (1976): A rogue division of the Guard, led by Commander Randall “Night Hawk” Kane, attempted to overthrow the Council of Six. The rebellion was crushed within days by loyalist forces, with Black Hawk publicly executed by then-High Consul Doctor M.
The Iron Spire Purge (1993): Following the fall of the Steel Tyrant, several members of his former loyalists within the Liberty Guard were accused of conspiring with external powers. All were interrogated and either executed or subjected to reconditioning.
S.W.A.R.M.-New Libertalia War Aftermath (1988): Soldiers suspected of collaborating with Hivemaster's forces during the war were systematically rooted out and eliminated in a brutal crackdown, ensuring the Guard's loyalty was never again questioned.
Current Loyalty Standards:
Under Lady Armora’s leadership, the Liberty Guard has become even more disciplined and fiercely loyal. Advanced psionic techniques, cybernetic implants, and magical bindings are rumored to be utilized for the highest-ranking officers to prevent betrayal. These measures, combined with an unyielding culture of fear and respect, have made the Liberty Guard one of the most loyal and effective forces in the world.
Measures to Ensure Loyalty:
Torture and Execution: Those who betray their oaths or are found conspiring against the High Consul or the Council of Six are often subjected to brutal interrogations, followed by public or private executions as a warning to others.
Brainwashing: Persistent rumors suggest that advanced psychological conditioning and brainwashing techniques are employed, particularly within specialized units like the Dark Praetorians and the Psionic Powers Corps, ensuring unwavering allegiance to the High Consul and the state.
Cultural Indoctrination: From their initial recruitment, Liberty Guard trainees are indoctrinated with the ideology of New Libertalia, emphasizing the nation’s supremacy and the necessity of absolute unity to maintain its survival and dominance in a hostile world.
Symbolic Loyalty Rituals: Regular ceremonies, oaths, and public demonstrations of loyalty to the High Consul and the Council reinforce a culture of unquestioning obedience within the ranks.
Historic Examples of Enforcement: The Night Hawk Rebellion (1976): A rogue division of the Guard, led by Commander Randall “Night Hawk” Kane, attempted to overthrow the Council of Six. The rebellion was crushed within days by loyalist forces, with Black Hawk publicly executed by then-High Consul Doctor M.
The Iron Spire Purge (1993): Following the fall of the Steel Tyrant, several members of his former loyalists within the Liberty Guard were accused of conspiring with external powers. All were interrogated and either executed or subjected to reconditioning.
S.W.A.R.M.-New Libertalia War Aftermath (1988): Soldiers suspected of collaborating with Hivemaster's forces during the war were systematically rooted out and eliminated in a brutal crackdown, ensuring the Guard's loyalty was never again questioned.
Current Loyalty Standards:
Under Lady Armora’s leadership, the Liberty Guard has become even more disciplined and fiercely loyal. Advanced psionic techniques, cybernetic implants, and magical bindings are rumored to be utilized for the highest-ranking officers to prevent betrayal. These measures, combined with an unyielding culture of fear and respect, have made the Liberty Guard one of the most loyal and effective forces in the world.
Liberty Guard Officer
Type
Special Forces
Founding
October 22nd 1969
Overall training Level
Elite
Assumed Veterancy
Trained
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