Narrator of the Eclipse
ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ sᴜɴ sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟᴇʀ
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION:
- Intent: To create a large assault force / NPC asset for Black Sun
- Image Credit: artstation - Lucas Leger; edits by me
- Role: Rank-and-file forces
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: N/A
- Unit Name: Black Sun Soldiers
- Affiliation: Black Sun
- Classification: Frontline Soldiers
- Description: The soldiers of Black Sun are generally composed of low-level, but still adequately trained, members of Black Sun. They utilize fairly commonly found weapons, equipment and armor, and are identifiable - at least as a unified force - by the black coloration of their armorweave body suits and visual accents. When called into the field, the soldiers are used en masse and are primarily tasked with being a large-scale offensive or defensive force; their tactics are fundamental but reliable, they have confidence in numbers, and their training allows them to assault into territory of various environments - with urban being their strongest operating terrain. The Black Sun Soldiers typically follow the orders of their Enforcers and Lieutenants, unless otherwise instructed by higher ranked Black Sun leadership.
- Unit Size: Large
- Unit Availability: Common
- Unit Experience: Recruit / Trained
- Equipment:
- BH-4 Double Blasters / Charric Carbines / Scatter Guns
- Smoke / Thermal / Ion Grenades
- Helmet (integrated optic sensors and encrypted comlinks)
- Armorweave (body suit) / Betaplast Plating (torso, shoulders, thighs)
- Equipment Belts (including grappling lines) / Stim-Packs / Adrenal Injectors
- Battering Rams / Det-Packs
- Combat Function: Frontline soldiers, large-scale assault/defensive rank-and-file
- Force Abilities (Force User Units Only): N/A
- Well-trained in standard offensive/defensive strategy and tactics, who are available in large supply
- Particularly effective in, and capable of assaulting or defending sections of, urban environments
- Common, but versatile, weaponry and equipment that includes stim boosters, speeders and basic transports
- Made for utilization en masse, lacks specialist training or units, mainly for gangland warfare
- Lacks typical support units or supply lines, such as armored transports or starship reinforcement
- Less effective against heavier military or land/support units, with a lack of heavier ordinance
The Black Sun Soldiers have been utilized throughout the criminal syndicates existence for decades, typically reserved for instances that require a large-scale engagement - such as claiming territory, attacking rival gangs or similar uses. Equipment is common, but reliable, and is able to be provided in large quantities due to Black Sun's financial resources and backing. The soldiers display the syndicate emblem, with black colored equipment and uniforms, which identify them as a unified force.
Composed of low-level Black Sun members, the soldiers are given an adequate training regiment, which is provided by more skilled Enforcers and instructors at any number of Black Sun occupied facilities on various planets (primarily Coruscant or Denon, among others). They are taught frontline combat, urban assault, as well as multi-squad formations and strategies; but, at the end of the day, they are essentially a more organized criminal syndicate force, not a highly trained military.
Still, when it comes to urban engagement, they are ready. With assorted explosives, grappling lines, grenades and optic assistance, the soldiers can push into city blocks and buildings effectively. The force relies on strength in numbers, and given how many are addled on stims (of varying sorts), they aren't afraid to rush positions en masse to win an objective; and combined with their basic training and more experienced leadership, this can make the Black Sun Soldiers a devastating force against gangs, mercenaries or smaller groups.
When the general public sees the Black Sun Soldiers, they know Black Sun is coming with brute force...
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