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This page uses content from (.Front Mission Evolved is a third-person video game developed by Double Helix Games and published by Square Enix. It was released in Japan on September 16, 2010, in North America on September 28, 2010 and in Europe and the PAL regions on October 8, 2010 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.GameplayAs a third-person shooter, the gameplay of Front Mission Evolved differs from the tactical role-playing game entries of the numbered Front Mission titles. Rather than being played out on a grid-based map and using a turn-based structure, battles takes place in real-time on full 3D maps akin to.Game progression in the single player mode of Evolved works similarly to other Front Mission entries, and is done in a linear manner: watch cut-scene events, complete missions, set up during intermissions, and sortie for the next mission.
Unlike other Front Mission titles, the player can redo missions at any given time using the Act Select feature. Players can earn Trophies or Achievements if they own the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 version of the game. In the multiplayer mode of Evolved, players can compete against each other in PvP matches through one of four game modes, or in PvE matches via a DLC game mode called 'Last Stand'.Wanzer customization in the multiplayer mode of Evolved works similarly to Front Mission: Online in that the parts, auxiliary backpacks, and weapons the player can access is entirely dependent on their military ranking. Military rankings work in a progression-based fashion; players must complete mission assignments to earn experience and advance in rank. A player can also raise their rank by scoring kills against players on the opposing team.Missions aside, Evolved boasts other new features as well as returning ones, particularly from. The game introduces new auxiliary backpacks, Gunship Mode and a feature known as '. Hover backpacks allow wanzers to move around quickly or hover above the ground.
Anti-missile backpacks increase enemy missile lock-on time, and release flares to throw off missile fire. Featured only in the single player campaign, Gunship Mode is a combat mode in which the player fights on a gunship; this mode plays out like a rail shooter.
Is a unique ability that slows down time and allows the player to better react against enemy attacks. This feature is only seen in the single player campaign. The lone returning feature in Evolved is Infantry Mode from Gun Hazard, which is only available in the single player campaign. In Infantry Mode, players can go into combat on foot, but will not be able to ride any vehicle.StoryThe game is set in the year 2171, 50 years after the events of. During the 22nd century, the world's superpowers look towards space for expansion and began constructing large structures called. With an increasing number of surveillance satellites and space-based technologies being developed, a Cold War-style atmosphere sets in as the supranational unions used these technologies to watch over their adversaries on Earth.The plot of Front Mission Evolved revolves around engineer. As an engineer for the weapons developer, Dylan begins testing of a on Long Island, New York.
In the midst of the wanzer test, unknown forces begin attacking New York City and its orbital elevator, Percival. Worried about his father's safety in the city, he sets off for New York City inside the prototype. As he travels through the city to reach the National Strategic Research Laboratory (NSRL), Ramsey assists USN forces battling the unknown assailants. After battling through numerous enemy wanzers, vehicles, and aircraft, Dylan makes it to the NSRL premises just as missiles are launched into the building. With his father seemingly dead, he engages the attacker, of the The fight is cut short when the orbital elevator begins crashing down on New York City. After Percival collapses, Dylan is recruited into the USN Army as it prepares for war against the.Characters.: Protagonist and pilot of the.: The main antagonist and leader of the Sword of Damocles.
's chief franchise, Front Mission throws readers and players into gritty stories, in which conglomerate nations from fight for power and political control, using armies of (short for 'Wanderungpanzers' - loosely translated from German for ).Two thinkgs set it apart from other mecha games: it is a (unheard of in 1995 outside of ), and it applies as much realism as can be expected with giant robots. Logistics matter, the Wanzers are easily destroyed, winning battles requires teamwork, and the stories are heavily packed with.With regards to the games, the series currently consists of five mainline titles and seven offshoots:. Front Mission (1995, ) (2002, ). Re-released as Front Mission: 1st for the in 2003, and in 2007. The DS version was the only one to get a localized release, but has all the features from the PSX version.
(1996, SFC) - A side-scrolling action spin-off, taking place in an alternative universe. Front Mission 2 (1997, PS1) - A direct sequel to Front Mission. Front Mission: Alternative (1997, PS1) - An RTS spin-off, taking place long before all other games. Front Mission 3 (1999, PS1) - Sequel to Front Mission 2, but with little connections to the first two games. First in the series to get a localized release. Front Mission: History (2003, PS) - A box set which includes the first three games in the mainline series. Front Mission 4 (2003, PS2) - A side-quel that runs parallel to the events of the first game.
Second in the series to get a localized release. Front Mission 2089 (2005, Mobile) - A prequel to the first game. Re-released as Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness for the Nintendo DS in 2008. Front Mission: Online (2005, PS2/PC) - MMO spinoff that ran from 2005 to 2008.
Front Mission 5: Scars of the War (2005, PS2) - An epic opera that serves to close the main story of the franchise and spans from right before the events of the first game, until long after the events of the third. Unlike 3 and 4, this was only released in Japan. A patch for the game exists, however. Front Mission 2089 II (2006, Mobile) - Sequel to Front Mission 2089, bridging the remaining gaps to the first game. An abridged version was included in Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness. Front Mission Evolved (2010, PS3/Xbox 360/PC) - Third person shooter spinoff by Double Helix, taking place long after all other games. (2019, /PC) - Third person shooter spinoff developed in house by Square Enix.
Stated to occur after the events of Front Mission 5.The series is known for regularly venturing into other genres. Gun Hazard is developed by the lead designer of. Front Mission: Alternative ventures into real-time strategy (RTS). Front Mission: Online is the massively multiplayer online (MMO) game and the first third-person shooter (TPS) for the and PC. Front Mission Evolved, another TPS spinoff, was released on the, and PC. Lastly, also a TPS spinoff, was released in 2018 for and PC., as the majority of the series (including two mainline entries) remain Japan-only.Games aren't the only things Front Mission is noted for.
Though virtually unknown to the Western world thanks to Square's mishandling of its overseas marketing (only some of the games were localized), the franchise has a large media presence in Japan, including mangas, novels, radio dramas, and even live-action films. In fact, these other Front Mission works are that they are necessary for completely understanding the stories.
The most successful of these products are the manga and novels, which are perennial top-sellers in the mature/adult age bracket in Japan.There is a character pageThe franchise provides examples of.:. In 2089 and 1st, the maximum Job Level is 48. Requiring 9,999 EXP in one of the four Job classes: Melee, Short, Long, and Dodge.
Any EXP gained in these Job classes influences Pilot Level. Pilot Level maxes out at Level 50, requiring 37,500 EXP to reach. 2: The maximum Job Level is 30. 14,815 EXP is needed to max out either Fight, Short, or Long Job classes. 3: There are 25 levels for Weapon Rank, going from 'A' to 'A+' to 'A' and so on.
Going from a Weapon Rank of 'A' to 'S', the highest level, requires 13,199 EXP.: 5 allows you to upgrade your wanzer parts, which enables them to change into other types if they reach a certain level. Also, since you can mix-and-match any wanzer part as long as they fulfill energy and weight requirements, it's easy to make plenty of these. Bosses tend to show up in too.
5 also lets players recreate some of the Ace Customs from previous games, albeit not perfectly, such as the Raven and Gepard, through mix-and-matching and Survival Simulator grinding.: There's a fair bit of these, which isn't very surprising given all the nations and their military units. USN/UCS for United States of the New Continent / Unified Continental States, which has the FAI: Federal Agency of Intelligence.: disables Lynn Wenright's wanzer in Cambodia using a specialized EMP grenade designed to combat S-Type users. Returns the favor, years later, when they.: There are several of them. 's response to the request to join the Canyon Crows is always 'Do what you want.' .
's 'Globalist dogs', which he says every time he appears in the games to, you guessed it, the globalists. It includes anyone who doesn't actively support nationalism, such as Dr. Aisha Romariov ( 2089), Lisa Stanley ( 2), and Walter Feng ( 5).: Happens in 5.
Late reinforcements during the Cambodian base defense mission lead to Walter Feng for and nearly dying from it.: Oh, boy. There're so many of them it's impossible to list them all.
But it sure as hell won't stop us from trying. From the games alone, we have:. Lycov appears in 2. Lisa Stanley meets Lycov during the coup a few times to set up a meeting, where she ends up receiving model. Lycov is formally introduced in 2089. Masao Sasaki in 2.
One of the news updates in the in-universe internet mentions violent pro-nationalist demonstrations in OCU Japan and that a certain 'Masao Sasaki' had been arrested for starting them. Sasaki is formally introduced in 3, as a. Morgan Bernard in 2 and 4. In 2, he shows up via a proxy, and acts as the story's final villain.
In 4, he is referred to by as a terrorist behind a major hostage crisis in EC Germany back in the latter's British Army days. Morgan Bernard is formally introduced in 5, in which he is the. Walter Feng and Hector Reynolds in 2.
A soldier clad in and inside a black USN wanzer with the call sign 'Black 6' radios the commander, 'Black 1,' about being attacked by forces and ceasing covert operations. Formally introduced in 5. Glen Duval in 2. During the battle against the Canyon Crows, references Glen as a contact who can help him out against the. Glen is formally introduced in 5, in which he's. Darril Traubel and Billy Renges in the PS1 remake of 1st, as the two soldiers seen to depart on an USN peacekeeping mission led. Formally introduced in 4.
From the perspective of the storyline's chronology:. Albert Masel and Serena Sana from 2089. Formally introduced in 2089-II.
Ellen Taylor and Yuji Kinoshita from 2089. Formally introduced in Online. Thomas Norland from 2089. Formally introduced in 2. Karen Meure from 2089-II. Formally introduced in 1st.
Lynn Wenright from 1st. Formally introduced in 5. Marcus Allen from Online. Formally introduced in 3. Of course, there're also the non-game media to consider.
For instance. Rocky Armitage. He shows up first in the Front Line Report novel.
There, he was assigned to pursue, who was by then a terrorist fighting against the supernations. Rocky later appears in 2 as a member of the, alongside Thomas Norland and Roswell Tarana. Oh, and in the said game, he's tasked with pursuing the now full-on mass-murderer Royd and ends up killing our beloved Huffman Hero. Sayuri Mitsuzuka.
She first appears in the Front Line Report novel, where she is revealed to be the daughter of, who joined the Canyon Crows and exposed the dirty businesses behind the Second Huffman Conflict. Two years after the novel's release, Sayuri shows up in 2, in which she, along with Lisa Stanley, investigates the Alordesh coup d'etat.: Gun Hazard and 3: It's completely ridiculous to see that a handgun is strong enough to damage a wanzer but what's downright absurd is being able to destroy one with just a handgun.: Walter Feng and Lynn Wenright were friends as children, and in the epilogue of 5, we learn that they eventually got married and had a daughter.: There are a few instances of this. In 5,. Experience some urges after the Strike Wyverns have finished taking Fortune Medical. Conveniently, there's a bed nearby. In The Drive, this occurs between and thrice. But the most notable instance gets to be this one: When Captain Xiao arrives and stops Leung from murdering an unconscious, he somehow thinks that it's a good idea to start making out with her right at the spot.
This trope is played straight regularly in Dog Life & Dog Style.: It will surprise us if this trope doesn't show up. Anizka Ivanovna Aleksandrov from 4 is this when she goes for a wanzer. She seems to prefer her, however.
Glen Duval from 5 turns into this, once he goes thanks to the S-Type Device (forcibly) implanted in his head. and from The Drive come off as this, when they snipe at an enemy unit while casually talking as though the target is a mitten crab they're going to crack open and eat. Leung (About to pull the trigger): I.
Receive. from Dog Life & Dog Style also goes for a sniper rifle on several occasions, and he uses it to devastating effect whenever he does. Otherwise, this trope is mostly.
The other sniper-type characters are generally normal, or at least are, such as Billy Renges from 4.: Come on, how can a military-themed franchise not use this trope?. from 2 is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Alordesh Army. He orchestrates a violent coup d'etat which involves thousands of anti-OCU soldiers doing timed attacks on OCU bases, across the whole Alordesh, in a single night. And that's just the opening of the story.
Oh, in-game, Ven fights you more than ten times throughout the story and he survives every instance you blow up his machines (he's killed by the, not you.). Inverted/Subverted in 2 with Andrew F. Hordman, who is rather inept. Lisa (Frowning): I know, this hardly looks like a rescue mission to me. In the expanded universe, is said to have been a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army prior to joining the Durandal. is good enough to become a Colonel in her early 20s.
Lynn Wenwright in 5 is promoted to this. Hector Reynolds is one as well, although in a bit of a twist, he's a. Walter Feng eventually get promoted to one as well, years after the incident in Alaska.: The Mechanic job class, first seen in the remake ' Front Mission 1st' and officially introduced in 4. This type of wanzers generally boasts strong armor and high power output, the latter of which enables them to mount the Repair Backpack, a tool used to do quick repairs on ally units during battle. Such benefits come at the expense of their, however.: Introduced in 2, in which a certain pilot's best skill allows them to assist other pilots in combat, so long as they're within ranges.
3 takes this a step further with battle skills that allow pilots to attack an enemy en masse. 4 refines it into the Links system, turning it into in the series. 5.
The Links system is also incorporated into 2089, albeit in a simplified form. Individually, your pilots can have skills that allow them to use the weapons in both hands at the same time. In the older titles, they do it one after the other. Newer ones have them doing it, except for Double Assault, which has the pilot attack using.: Every game other than Gun Hazard has at least some of this.
Even 1st manages to retroactively get some through the PS1 remake and DS port. In the case of Gun Hazard's lack of continuity nods, it is because its story takes place in an alternate universe. 5.
It even involves references to real world events! Note As an example, prior to the oil rig recapture mission, several pilots discuss Operation Eagle Claw, and the airdrop is conducted using the same thruster frames seen in 3.: The franchise has laid dormant since 2010 and is now planned to be revived with a new game currently in development and scheduled for 2017-2018.: This is expected. 1st has, the no-nonsense and slightly full-of-himself mercenary (and it isn't like he has no reason to be so).
4 brings us. Now, imagine you have a group of hiding in your little village. They are fighting to liberate your people, so you love them. Then one day, they are being chased down by soldiers of the corrupt, oppressive government. Things are starting to look bad. Until your 50-year-old school teacher is revealed to be a, jumps into a wanzer, leads a gang of guerilla fighters into the field and saves the day. This trope hits a new height in 5, where we have Hector Reynolds.
Although he's supposedly in his by the time of the final arc, he is still the CO of the Barghest, and more than capable of helping kick asses in the battlefield. Wait, did I mention that he helps stop a group of terrorists from in the said story arc?. Justified, Alder and Thammond are both veterans, while Hector is a himself.: Moreso in Gun Hazard than the mainline games, though some military helicopters and planes in the mainline could count.
The Eclipse, hull number CVN-112, in 5. While it's designated as an aircraft carrier and is seen launching fighters, the Eclipse functions closer to a larger cousin of the.: There are a couple of these among the villains. Like Koichi Sakata from 1st, for instance.
Government-entrenched versions take their place in Gun Hazard.: And HOW! Olson: Under normal circumstances, you would all be facing a court-martial right now, but General Blakewood, the Supreme Commander of this unit, has ordered me.
in Walter Feng's story in 5; he begins as a nobody. But by the time of the third arc, he is famed as the hero of the Cambodian campaign and renowned in certain circles for being a veteran platoon commander of the Strike Wyverns and a Barghest operator.: The games' endings all involve lots of turmoils for the protagonists. 5 subverts this in a big way. Every time protagonists in previous entries win, because the latter (unintentionally) help humiliate the globalists and spread nationalism, which Morgan Bernard is trying to do.
For instance, although ( 2) is probably glad that his home country gains independence, the incident also topples the OCU's already shaky popularity among its member states. This leads to the union's near-collapse by the time of 3. Bernard.: Subverted and averted to various degrees in the games.:. The IMAC in Alternative.
They were one of the few armed forces in the world with access to the then cutting-edge WAWs (and later on, prototype WAPs). In 2089, the Storm Unit is eventually recruited by the CIU. In 2089-II, the Chariots end up recruited by the CIU too., Johnny Sanders and Matthew D. Lorenzo in 1st start off as members of the elite, before being posted to the equally renowned Nirvana Institute.: The ejection seats in 3 are ridiculously faulty. It is not that they don't work when the pilot is about to experience a fiery death, but are in fact way too prone to ejecting pilots from their wanzers after their machine gets shaken a bit too much.
Being flung out of your wanzer with nothing but a worthless handgun seems almost random at times. This occurs to Randy O'Neill in 5. His wanzer's ejection system is jammed, which leaves him helpless against Glen Duval's point blank shotgun barrage.:. In Emma's campaign of 3:.: Kazuki Takemura.: Ryogo Kusama.: Alisa Klamsky.: Dennis Vicarth.: Emir 'Emma' Klamsky, and the Yun Lai Fa.: Marcus Allen.: Either or Li Xiang Mei, depending on your choice.: Isao Takemura, much to Kazuki's dismay.:. Nobody really knows what he's supposed to be doing. In Alisa's campaign of 3:.: Kazuki Takemura.: Ryogo Kusama.: Alisa Klamsky, also (occasionally).: Liu Hei Fong.: Miho Shinjo.: Pham Luis.
BIG TIME.: and.: Isao Takemura again. In 4's Durandal campaign, we have the following group:.: Elsa Eliane.: Dieter Borsh.
and: Zead Elger.: Hermes Sturges.: Latona Rodiona Vasilev.: Beck Canova, a former pro soccer player. What's he doing here, exactly?.: and. As for the:. and: Interestingly, Darril Traubel and Luis Perez trade off on these two roles.
From the perspective of Darril and his buddies, Darril is, since he's the one leading them towards their hidden goal - To escape from Venezuela with Diaz's gold. From the La Alianza's point of view, however, Darril is to Luiz's, because the former is (supposedly) there to support the latter in combat.: Carl Thammond. He doubles as, due to his rich military experience. He's also, for his joining the group is somewhat of a surprise factor.: Billy Renges.: Ines Torres.: Phillip Chaeffer is this. Noticeably younger than the main character?
His inexperience causing troubles? And also.: Maria Paredes, in a way. The characters in 5 form one:.: Walter Feng.: Randy, Edward and Hector take turn being this. and: Hector Reynolds.: Lynn Wenright.: Emir 'Emma' Klamsky.
AGAIN.: Edward Collins.: Randy O'Neill. He's sympathetic, and his death serves as a key motivating factor for Walter to decide to train to join the Strike Wyverns. In The Drive, we have the Akatsuki Unit:. and: Mamoru Ren Xiao, though the 'Good' part is.: Albert Masel, aka 'Tornado'. He's also the main protagonist of 2089-II.: Mark Green.: Leung Flybird.: Kimball Addis and.: The repairmen of the unit as a whole play this role.: Lynn Wenright was once friends with Walter Feng, Randy O'Neill and Edward Collins as a child, although not really close to them. Walter is thrown for a loop when he learns that the cold, hardass CO of his new unit the quiet girl who had a major crush on him.: Gun Hazard's Dr. Akihito Sakata uses this as his motive for joining the good guys.
Mostly because he wants to find weapons to test his shield against, although in the Gun Hazard radio drama, the scientist says he was moved by Albert Grabner's plea for help.: In 3. The fates of a lot of people are effectively determined by a rather simple choice made very early in the story. It is, in many cases, literally life-and-death. Happens again in 5 but. Apparently, whether two unnamed soldiers get to survive or be blown into bits by a wanzer's bazooka rests on how Walter Feng and his crew enters Ya Dav.: Again, this is enforced.
General Willas E. Blakewood from 1st is this.
During the final arc, when the Canyon Crows are about to take off and, more PMO units come to pursue the crows. Then General Blakewood nonchalantly pulls a, while making promise to keep safe. Yeah.
Subverted with Patrick S. Winger from 1st. He's a general, but.
In 4, we have General Niklas Glaeser, who fights the Durandal in a.: In 1st's OCU campaign, we have a fairly large cast that doesn't fit too well into a. Choleric: Alder Weiss and. Melancholic: and Dr. Mizette Brown.
Phlegmatic: Paul C. Grieber and. Sanguine: and. Chol-mel: and Molly O'Donnell. Mel-phleg: Bobby Hopkins and.
Phleg-sang:, and. Sang-chol: and. Eclectic:, Yang Meihua, and. As for the quartet, we have Driscoll (sanguine), (choleric/melancholic), Patrick S.
Winger (phlegmatic), and Koichi Sakata (leukine).: Quite a few of these show up. In Gun Hazard, you can use laser rifles that fire a thin or medium-length beam, depending on what you buy. The Spark Shot special weapon fires a homing-type laser, too. Enemy units have a wider variety of laser weapons to play with.
There is also the ATLAS orbital elevator's main beam cannon, which is powerful enough to. In Alternative, there are three instances of laser beams appearing:. In Mission 24, the IMAC have to escort a trio of Yagisawa WAWs, who are testing out a giant railgun. But instead of shooting a shell, it spits out a big blue laser.
Towards the finale, when the IMAC infiltrates the secret underground factory run by the EC, they come across a shoulder laser cannon oddly nicknamed 'Blassty'. In the final mission of the true ending, the IMAC is given a demonstration of the by Gustav Zelman and the EC's remaining forces at Timgad.
The Saryshagan Rifle is a laser weapon which, at its full power, can destroy small settlements with a massive beam of doom. In-game, it's a weapon. In the USN campaign of 1st, laser beams appear when the USN Army calls in a laser strike on the HQ of the. In 3, a new weapon class called 'Beam' exists for energy-based weapons which happen to be the most powerful, since there is no defense against them. There are only a few Beam class weapons, and the player has access to.
It is possible to use an enemy unit's Beam weapon if you hijack it. In Evolved, the laser beams sadly are either (a) in the hands of enemy units or (b) only shows up in the. The military use of laser is indeed being researched.: Handled more realistically than most examples; the USN and the OCU are sworn enemies since the First Huffman Conflict, but the USN frequently ends up helping the OCU with the latter's domestic conflicts. Foreign intervention or salvation, these two world powers become quite friendly by 2112 ( 3). Just ask any political scientist. There are also and in 5.
In childhood, they were best friends before being forcefully repatriated by both the OCU and the USN thanks to the First Huffman Conflict. They remain friends even if they won't hesitate to shoot each other's wanzers down.
Not even Glen killing Randy can break that bond. Justified, Glen is when he kills Randy.: Played straight in 4. Averted in 5. Friendly fire is present and can kill your team as easily as it does your enemies, so careful positioning is a must. Players must learn to position their units to minimize friendly fire risk while maximizing friendly fire on the part of enemies.: Hector Reynolds, whenever he's teasing Lynn Wenright.: Gun Hazard and Evolved.: Darril Traubel and Billy Renges in 4. They are both embittered by their demotions and claim they are helping the guerrillas only to hang on to 25 million dollars of stolen gold, but when the chips are down, they come through anyway.
Examples include. Stopping a Venezuelan Army attack on a village, and helping the La Alianza make their push into Caracas knowing full well that they will be lucky to survive. They also work with the Durandal, giving them some seriously vital information. At the end, they give away half of the gold to help Luis Perez rebuild Venezuela.
1st's USN campaign introduces Kevin Greenfield as friend to the Hell's Wall unit commander Grieg Demetrius and the rest of the unit. In the OCU campaign, they are for a. But in here, they are portrayed as tough-but-loyal to each other and concerned about keeping ally casualties to minimum. Ghetta Cedric even joins the Silver Lynxes later to avenge his fallen comrades.: If Darril Traubel and Billy Renges are any indication, it seems regular service in the USN Army is a dead-end career.
Darril's case is interesting, since he's a veteran of the Second Huffman Conflict. It is revealed in the secret mission in the DS version of 1st and in 5 that he became disillusioned with the USN Army after they willingly allowed civilians and soldiers to die during the war. Darril does eventually regain his rank of Captain later in 5, but he does not progress beyond this, even after he joins the 'elite of the elite' Barghest.: Linny Barilar forces himself onto your team fairly late in Emma's campaign in 3. He is trying to make a name for himself and his family, with a methane-powered wanzer. It makes sense since he comes from an agricultural background, but does not go unnoticed by the other team members. In terms of gameplay, he only has a C rank for missile launchers.
Nothing else.: With this series set in a, this is unsurprising. In 1st's OCU campaign, Guri B. Olson pulls back and aims, threatening to have Keith Carabell. Where the wind-up ends and the kick begins is rather subjective.
Glen Duval kills a helpless Randy by repeatedly shooting his cockpit block at point blank range. This spurs Walter Feng's personal story in 5.: Royd Clive almost and tries to kill Driscoll when they briefly against the Spirit of Huffman forces.: In 2, we have a satellite equipped with the FENRIR, in Gun Hazard we have ATLAS and in Evolved we have Vritra.: All the freaking time. Karen Meure, Natalie F. Blakewood, Maria Paredes, and Driscoll in 1st. Richard Millman, Ark Hellbrand, Genoce Felder, and Royce Felder in Gun Hazard. Lira Labra and Domingo Kyatt in 2. Lukav Minaev and in 3.
Morgan Bernard in 5. Dylan Ramsey in Evolved. There are also more general examples, which don't necessarily involve a character, such as the Canyon Crows and Black Hounds themes in 1st. 5 also has a few, including the Scars of the War leitmotif, the Strike Wyverns', and the Barghest's.: The creation of the People's Republic of Da Han Zhong led to the rise of an internal resistance faction called the Hua Lian Rebels which is equipped and financed by the USN.
Although under-equipped and outnumbered by the Changli Army, the Hua Lian Rebels seek to put an end to Jie Bo Lao's Dictatorship at any cost.: For the most part, it is averted. Most pilots either wear fatigues, street clothes or flightsuits similar to those worn by helicopter crews. Exceptions are the Durandal in 4 and the cast of Evolved, though their suits, while form-fitting, are still thickish, resembling racing coveralls.: Walter does this for Glen at the finale of 5, after the latter has shaken off his, assuring him that Randy is alive and well, though Glen already knows the truth and calmly accepts his fate.: Those attack helicopters in 3. When you hijack them with your long-range combat specialists,.: Helicopters have TWO built-in missile launchers. Expect before you return to your wanzer. Don't forget about the Iyana Wanzer from 2. Sure, it looks goofy and carries a parrot-shaped missile launcher, but judging from its in-game stats, it is on par with the.: You will need to do much of this in the Arena or Battle Simulator if you are having trouble with the next mission.: See above.
An example that truly stands out is in 4, who outright charges towards enemy forces on his own, generally possessed by characters of this trope. Also: Since it is an, you lose if he dies.
There's a rather dark example of this in The Drive. After the Akatsuki Unit saves Albert Masel's ass, thinks that Albert will become this trope to their unit. So she tries to murder him when he's sleeping. Luckily for Albert, it is interrupted by Captain Xiao.: It isn't as bad as some games, but there will be pilots you never use. 5 really takes the cake thanks to its Scouting System.: This can be invoked in 5.
Load two missile launchers that fire multiple missiles, then use an S-Type pilot with the 'Double Missile' skill. And in 3, we have the 'Salvo' skill, which allows the pilot to of the missile launcher on his or her wanzer.: Melee builds.: In 5, spends much of the story as a Major, for over 10 years. ( 5) is introduced as this, before her promotion.
Rolf Wagner from 4 is a Major and he leads the, while being a for Zaftra at the same time, no less. 1st: Brigadier General Patrick S. Winger, a High-ranking Officer who is responsible for managing the UCS side of the BD Project, was released back to civilian status after a lack of evidence and key witnesses to prove his involvement in the conspiracy concluded his trial in only a dishonorable discharge.
The UCS Intelligence Agency actually allowed Winger to go free in order to find his superiors who are the real authority behind the BD Project. 2: Ven Mackarge looks like at first glance. But as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the revolution is backed by a certain party represented by, whom seems somewhat afraid of. Kazuki: We'll do that.
With a new family.: totally freaks out when Walter Feng is badly wounded from for her at the end of the Cambodia arc. Earlier, she flips out when it's revealed she used to have a of Walter. And when Lynn is promoted after the Cambodia arc, she can't hide her glee. Edward Collins describes her as a kid with a new toy.: Koichi Sakata from 1st is 28.: In 3', some of the enemies you encounter are Infantrymen, Tank Drivers, and Wanzer Pilots fighting on foot. The fact that you have to hit them more than once with your Wanzer-sized weapons before they go down really does not make any sense as the various projectiles you're firing at them are between 20mm (Wanzer guns) and 6 Inches (Missile Launchers) in diameter.: Many characters, 'good' or 'bad', are no more than.: President Moss Orwen of Gun Hazard is a badass President who is willing to give it all away if that's what it takes to save his country.: Those in Front Mission look like some versions.: Starting with 3, you can commandeer any vacant vehicle or wanzer just fine. The only problem is that the equipped weapons might not be compatible with the pilot's specialty.
In 2, Ash Faruk and company face off against Domingo Kyatt and his Dark Geese aboard the LSHD-4 Monto. This battle is much easier than the actual final battle, which involves taking down the Bismillah and its lackeys and then deactivating the FENRIR back at the secret Intergehen factory.
In the Emma scenario of 3, Kazuki Takemura and company face off against some USN police wanzers as they try to break through the convention center in order to expose the conspiracy behind the MIDAS incident. This comes after the final battle against Lukav Minaev and his lackeys back at Ocean City in Okinawa.: The B-Type devices are computer devices using for computing and processing power.: A number of these show up throughout the series. The OCU and the USN employ PMCs before and during the Second Huffman Conflict. Among them are the Storm Unit (2089), the Chariots (2089-II) and the Canyon Crows (1st). They also appear in Alternative through Bamia and Sinsemilla, in 2 through the Canyon Crows and the Dark Geese, in 3 through Centipede aka Wulong, in Evolved through Apollo's Chariot, in Gun Hazard through Crimson Blow and the Kernelight Association, and in The Drive through the Akatsuki Unit. For a more personal example, Elsa Eliane helps Darril Traubel find work at a PMC after what happens in 4, before Darril rejoins the Strike Wyverns in 5.: 'Why are you such a bitch?'
Funny because it's random.: The in Evolved. OF THEM.: OCU and USN troops come off as this throughout 1st and 5. The Changli Army and Rapid Reaction Force in 3.: Needless to say, this goes hand-in-hand with.
In the real ending of Alternative, the IMAC halted the Cerberus Garde's final attempt to prolong the war by killing the OAC regional state leaders at a peace treaty signing. Also, with help from outside sources, the IMAC disclosed tons of evidence of the EC's machinations in the African Conflict to the OAC.
In light of these revelations, the OAC demanded that the EC withdraw all of its influences from Africa. While it was then truly independent, the OAC's fortunes didn't get any better. References in 5 reveal that the OAC is still all these decades later. One soldier even muses that they were better off back when the EC was aiding them.
At the end of 2089-II, the CIU manages to wipe out the B-Organization and the remains of the Vampires, preventing another war from happening on Huffman Island. Unfortunately, as the B-Organization's headquarters happens to be in the Larcus District (the operation takes place at almost in 1st), the gang fail to foresee what would happen next. The OCU and the USN trade verbal jabs before finally going forward with the war march, thus begins the Second Huffman Conflict. And with the Second Huffman Conflict come and. In the ending of 2, Burg Transportation stops the and secures enough evidence of the OCU's political machinations, with some, to guarantee Alordesh's freedom. However, Alordesh being independent from the OCU isn't exactly a win. As shown in 3 and 5, all those economic and social problems actually worsen since the country achieves its independence years later, not to mention there are also cases of terrorism and violent infighting going on in the country.
Alordesh isn't that much better off with the OCU, but at least the union kept a lid on the violence. The Cambodia arcs in 5 has similarities with 2. Even though the USN succeeds in their goal of keeping the peace between the country and the OCU, their victory also unintentionally ensures the independence of Cambodia. The independent Cambodia is no improvement over the OCU Cambodia as social and economic problems persists.
And, like in Alordesh, there are cases of heavy terrorist and black market activities. This also starts a chain reaction which leads to the various revolutions within the OCU, as shown in 2 and 3. Also, while 5 closes with most of the eradicated and gone at last, Dr. Bernard has succeeded in his attempt to destroy the original (luckily, Emma drops its power output to the lowest levels, so Alaska isn't vaporized by the antimatter). Also, the JDF steals MIDAS (the portable one powered by radiation) in the midst of the chaos, which sets up the events of 3 to come months later.
The events from 3 eventually result in the OCU breaking apart,.: In 1st, one has to ask: Is it wise for soldiers to wander out of towns against orders and constantly try the patience of their colonel?.: Happens to Walter in 5, which is quite reasonable, given that his story spans a 20-odd career in the armed forces. He starts as a buck Private, later gets promoted to Sergeant when he completes wanzer training. He's then promoted a few times to Captain amidst the Strike Wyverns timeskips, and later, after he joins Barghest, he's promoted to Major.
By the end of the story, he's a full-blown. Lynn is also promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.: The franchise has three notable examples. The Canyon Crows ( 1st) consists of a leading a gang of, about half of whom jump onto the boat at the said hero's apathetic 'Do what you want.' .
The Dulls Stags ( 2) are apparently involved in lots of black market activities and have a habit of backstabbing, as and her buddies find out the hard way. The 332nd Mobile Company group from 4 is made of two veteran soldiers embittered by their dead-end careers and a with a habit of exposing their whereabouts to enemies.: You can go through the games with your wanzers painted pink.: Wanzers are dangerous and fragile. It is not unusual to have one destroyed by just a single lucky shot.
Intensive teamwork is required for them to operate on the battlefield.: The British Prime Minister Lionel Noland and the Vice Minister Cecil Allison fill this role towards the ( 4). General Willas E. Blakewood is this to the. Don't tell this to Kazuki: His dad Isao does play this to his crew.: In 1st's USN campaign, an unnamed USN general expresses the intent to reassign to Alaska 'to push up papers until he was dead' as the punishment, for blowing a critical mission to bring down the. Fortunately for Kevin, he is sent to Huffman Island instead, at the request of the Special Weapons Research Division known as the 'Nirvana Institute'. Upon arrival, however, threatens Kevin with reassignment to Alaska if he doesn't follow through on his orders without question.:. In 1st, 's the red to 's blue.
from 3 is the red to. Nearly everyone else.: In Olson's words from 1st, the OCU 'couldn't fight its way out of a paper bag', so they need mercenaries to do all the heavy fighting for it. This turns out to be. The OCU supposedly wins the war because of its tank squadrons, not any of its.: In the OCU campaign of 1st, Guri B. For the crows' rescue attempts is explained far later in the story. Driscoll's scheme, with the Grey Rock hospital raid as part of it, has been a big secret agenda that is from the 'nosy but innocent' crows.
He even takes care to make sure that the Nirvana Institute does not run into the Canyon Crows from then onward, especially after what nearly happened.: An in Gun Hazard.: In the Arena (at least that in 2089: Border of Madness, 1st and 5), your return on your bet depends on the difficulty of the fight, and hence you need lopsided (against you) fights in order to make a profit, but your whole bet amount is forfeited if you lose. For example in 1st, if you bet 500 Huffman dollars against an opponent with difficulty 1.50 then you lose all the 500 Huffman dollars if you lose, but you only gain 250 Huffman dollars if you win. While a single high-risk loss can wipe out a grinding streak's worth of revenue, you need this.: During the mission to destroy the Star of Freedom Headquarters in the Andes Mountains, Captain Maria Paredes gets hung up for some reason during her infiltration of the base interior. This delay proves to be very costly as it allows the resistance leadership to avoid the orbital strike which then spurs the Star of Freedom to continue their efforts against the UCS. Although Maria is clearly at fault for the embarrassing failure, Kevin Greenfield takes the blame instead as Maria is too important to be removed from the Black Hounds.: Mostly averted. But none of the Gun Hazard developers seemed to be aware of the lack of feasibility in making an orbital elevator a couple of kilometers wide when they designed the ATLAS.
Then again, considering. This seems to be a recurrent issue with the series', if Evolved is any indication. Vritra is of impractical dimensions and construction for what amounts to a.: In 1st, any attacks with a weak weapon and a low job skill against an enemy wanzer with high Defense will only yield 1 point of damage.: Considering you may choose what weapons you equip, which parts you use and how many units you deploy, they're just asking you to take one. See above.: Walter Feng joins the USN Marine Corps' Strike Wyverns Armored Detachment during the middle arc of 5.: A minor, yet comedic, example in 3. If you happen to download the Nagoya Sewers map before you discover the password to download it, Kazuki questions it. Ryogo: Wouldn't you like to know?.: Sinsemilla in Alternative, the Vampires in the 2089 games, Driscoll in 1st, Ven Mackarge in 2, Lukav Minaev in 3, and Rolf Wagner in 4. For the whole series, Morgan Bernard in the 2089 games, Online, 2, and 5!.: Between Elsa and Darril in 4.
It is hinted in 5 that they may have gotten together. As revealed in the novels, they did. There's so much between Lynn and Walter in 5 you can touch it. Their relationship gets. Right before Walter joins the Barghest.
'Aren't you grateful to me? I could have shot you two or three times by now!
Do continue talking after you die.' .: Variation. You can get some parts/weapons earlier than you could normally buy them. The Egret from Mission 3 in 1st is the most obvious. (Unfortunately, these parts are usually outclassed within a few short missions.).
Kazuki and Ryogo start off 3 testing out the Shunyo Mk. 111, a top-tier Gunner wanzer that you can't get until late game. Just before the Cambodia arc in 5, Walter Feng participates in a joint counter terror op with the Barghest; players get a taste of the high-leveled parts and S-Type pilots awaiting them.: Natalie F. Blakewood is this to the Canyon Crows.: Gun Hazard's Dr.
Akihito Sakata. Sure, his wanzer does not have any weapons mounted, but that doesn't stop him from blocking a boss's using his.: You can paint your wanzers whatever color you want. Can be taken to some ludicrous extremes in Evolved, where one may pick a pattern, a primary and secondary color, two colors of armor trim, and a decal on each part of your wanzer. Given the degree of customization, this can result in in no time flat.: Shows up in most of the games.
Six years pass from the end of Gun Hazard to its epilogue. In Alternative, roughly four months pass whenever one of the story's chapters complete. In the remake Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness, several months pass as the 2089 story ends and shifts into the 2089-II part of the game. There is also one final time skip that occurs in the epilogue, which occurs in 2093. Happens a few times on both campaigns in 1st; what happens in the time skip of one campaign is explored in the other. When and are excommunicated by the OCU GDF after the Larcus Incident, the OCU story jumps from 2090 to 2091.
The USN story after the Larcus Incident covers the events that occur afterwards, up until it catches up to the OCU story. Later on, there is a time skip in the USN side which happens when is arrested towards the final stages of the Second Huffman Conflict. The events that take place afterwards are explained in the OCU side, up until it catches up to the USN story a few months later.
In Emma's story in 3, there are two noticeable time skips towards the end. One happens right after the MIDAS vaporizes the Ocean City, when Kazuki and co. Head to the USN assembly to expose the truth about the incident. The other one happens in the epilogue, which takes place a year after the story ends in 2113.
5 covers 51 years worth of story. Most of the time skips happen right when other Front Mission titles are taking place. I.e., 2095 to 2097 ( 4 takes place in 2096), 2098 to 2109 ( 2 takes place in 2102), and so on.: Joynas Jeriaska (J.J.) from 1st is your token black guy, making him Keith's.
Porunga is an Australian Aboriginal. Well, who knows?.
Also, is the token black guy in the Durandal. And Russell Hamilton in Evolved is also a token black guy. Yun Tae-Hwang is the Token Asian. Jed Gordon may count, as he's the crew's Token Australian.: Lynn Wenwright in 5's backstory. She went from being a shy bookworm to a Special Forces and Special Operations commanding officer.
She's also an.: Walter Feng goes through one in 5 during Strike Wyverns selection training.: Interestingly, the hotheaded Kazuki pulls this at the end of Emma's campaign in 3. Right before the final battle, kills his father in front of him. After a few moments of enraged silence, he. Kazuki (without yelling like he normally would):.: The first game and Online have a fictional tropical island in the Pacific, Huffman Island, as their main setting, 3 has a large portion of the game set in the Philippines, as well as missions in Indonesia, Singapore, Okinawa and Taiwan, and 5 has missions in the aforementioned Huffman Island as well as Kiribati.: Lynn Wenwright, Walter Feng's superior officer and in 5. Her dere side is very rarely seen, however.: Gun Hazard takes place around 2064 (although this game is not canon). The series storyline starts action in 2034 with about a century of backstory. Neither has progressed far enough for wanzers to completely displace conventional military force.: Glen's grenade-shaped lighter, which Walter holds onto for 22 years.: In 3, it is revealed that Jie Bo Lao, had issued secret orders to the Rapid Reaction Force to shoot down the private jet of Ming Huang Jiu who was the next in line to be the Chairman of China.
Because of this, the creation of The People's Republic of Da Han Zhong was actually a plot concocted by Jie Bo Lao to gain power and control over the Nation as the first step to his plans of World Domination.: Gun Hazard has TWO; see the entry for details. In 5, the final missions take place inside the reactor holding the original MIDAS in Alaska.: There're two of them for 1st. First, there's Front Mission 1st for PS1, which added the USN campaign and unlocked a couple of initially unusable and marked the introduction of recurring characters Darril Traubel and Billy Renges (who would later be seen in 4). Then, Front Mission 1st DS (simply ' Front Mission' for US release) is, featuring. Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness is also a remake of the-mobile phone-only Front Mission 2089. It fuses an abridged version of Front Mission 2089-II into the plot, and a bunch of added game mechanics that makes it play closer to 4 and 5.: The story does not progress unless you make the decision to do so. This can become very ridiculous when you play a hundred arena and simulator battles and a second hasn't passed by without you.: The Zenith wanzer (pictured above) is very popular among.
Royd Clive ( 1st), Ash Faruk ( 2), Kazuki Takemura ( 3), Elsa Eliane ( 4), Ernest J. Salinger ('Storm'; 2089), and Albert Masel ('Tornado'; 2089-II) all use some variants of it as default wanzers. Glen Duval ( 5) even has a. He is, though. The are the Zenith for protagonists from the USN side.
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