Southers
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Southers are the "good guys" fighting the Norts in Rogue Trooper. Their country is called the Souther Confederacy. They receive orders from Milli-com their military command complex.
It was the Souther army scientists who developed the G.I.s in an attempt to produce a soldier more suited to the toxic conditions on Nu-Earth.
[edit] History
After war broke out on Earth, the war torn remnants of America and Britain merged to create a new country. Quickly taking control of the Americas and Western Europe (and possibly parts of Africa as well), they bought peace and stability to Earth. They even started to colonise space where they formed the Souther Confederacy. When Nu-Earth was discovered, both Norts and Southers colonised the planet. The Southers built Fort Neuropa as a base of operations on the planet. Years later, when it was discovered that black holes led to other parts of the Galaxy, tensions between both sides. When the Norts eventually attacked the Fort Neuropa, the Southers were forced to retaliate. Centuries later, Souther Gene-Scientists created the G.I. Project in a desperate struggle to win the Nu-Earth Future War.
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[edit] Military
Souther Military have formed many units and war machines. In addition to Military police, pay corps, Intelligence, scientists, medics and Bioware Units, the Southers also have at their disposal:
War machines have included:
- Attack Hoppers
- Deploy Hoppers
- Drop pods
- Hover trains
- Landing Crafts
- Robe-Runners
- Submarines
- The War Golems (Scrapped after initial tests failed)
Numberous allies have included
- Anthropomorphic creatures
- Insectoids
- Reptilian Dragoids
[edit] Equipment
Their usual chemsuit has a hard helmet, often with a big anti-gas filter like in gasmasks but bigger, on the front of the chest, connected by a wide breathing tube to the bottom of the helmet faceplate. All the wearer's face can be seen from outside.
[edit] Famous Southers
Notable Southers that appeared in the Rogue Tropper fictional universe include:
- Star Marshal Lamel - Supreme Commander
- Colonel Kovert - Military Intelligence
- Doctor Friedkin - Physician
- Colonel Logan - Commander in charge (G.I.s)
- Various G.I.s have included:
[edit] Trivia
- The Southers were inspired by the Southern Confederates from the American Civil War (including the rebel yell of "South Side, yeah!") and the Allies from World War II.
- Their protective suits (showing their faces) reinforce the "Good Guy" delineation.
- Female G.I.s are known as G.I. Dolls
