Pathfinder of the Gate Clans
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To flesh out the Kathol Republic military by taking their marine unit and further adding flare based off of Iconic PC from years gone by.
- Image Credit: StarCraft Marine - Founder image
- Role: A strike force for the Kathol Republic specialized in space warfare.
- Links: Canon Link / Sub Link
- Unit Name: “Bantam’s Batch” Kathol Republic Marines
- Affiliation: Kathol Republic and OPA
- Classification: Infantry/Special Operations / Field medics
- Equipment:
- Thinsuit with Respirator
- Kathol Powersuit
- Kathol Lancer
- Enforcer Heavy Blaster
- VT-Morp Knife
- Thermal Detonator (Bandolier of Four)
- Medical equipment
Kathol Marines are known throughout the Outback as one of the most elite military forces in the sector. The Corps has a proud tradition of training recruits into highly effective fighters, and due to their home cluster's comparative wealth they are better equipped than most of the rag tag militias or defense forces found scattered throughout the deep Territories. The nature of their symbiotic role serving aboard naval starships and space stations also means they are well known, all too often in such a dangerous region they are the face of the Republic.
The Bantam Batch was based off of the genetics of Bryce Bantam a well known doctor, judge of the outer rim. Each clone in this line exhibits traits of his “gene father” including intellect, courage, and a knack for the medical sciences. Their skin has a red tone and most have red hair. The unit livery is a white cross within a red field and is usually displayed on the right shoulder of their armor.
COMBAT INFORMATION
- Unit Size: Medium
- Unit Availability: Uncommon
- Unit Experience: Veteran
- Combat Function: Experts in ship to ship and counter-boarding operations, Kathol Republic Marines function as the thin red line that defends a military vessel from enemy incursion. Equally comfortable in an offensive and defensive posture, the Marines serve primarily as a support group for the Republic Navy and are deployed planetside with increasing regularry due to the galactic climate.. While not the best warriors the program offers, Marines of Bantam’s batch are often sent to aid in civil areas, medical emergencies, and other theaters where their respect of life and natural empathy lends itself to such theaters and limits friendly casualties. The are often fielded on larger ships as part of the medical staff or in teams aboard corvette sized search and rescue craft meant to go into hostile areas.
- Corsairs: Kathol Marines are trained to fight in space. Whether that means zero-G vacuum, running sweep and clears through labyrinthine corridors, close quarters combat, or whatever else one might expect to come across when boarding an enemy ship or repelling boarders in turn.
- Medical Specialist: Bantam Batch marines are each trained doctors able to perform battlefield triage as extremely skilled field medics.
- Heavy Ordnance: Marines have little training against heavy armor or artillery, and do not rely on any type of heavy weapons specialists themselves. Due to the nature of shipboard skirmishes, these types of engagements are rare and often do just as much harm to both sides.
- Too Kind: Though trained for war the cloners were not able to fully cleanse the batch of their Gene fathers pacifist heart. Because of this they are not as efficient soldiers as they could be, and are not suitable to all theaters or duties that involve doing “what needs to be done”
Since the foundation of the Kathol Republic the Marine Corps has served as protectors of the realm and patrolled the Outback attached to Republic Navy starships. Although nearly a millennium old in its traditions, the Kathol Marines are a fairly recent fighting force in the galaxy. The original marines were only issued blast vests, helmets, and a single blaster pistol each. However as time marched on and more trade routes opened up with the Coreward systems, the quality of their equipment was raised until it is now roughly on par with galactic standards, if a little rustic.
Now each marine is issued a rifle and powersuit for EVA operations, but the Corps still lacks many of the resources other forces in the galaxy take for granted, and so they take great pride in their resourcefulness, ingenuity, and ferocious warrior spirit. Kathol Marines have maintained a longstanding rivalry with the Republican Guard, their home star cluster's systems defense force. Marine units are usually deployed in 'squads' of twenty.
Clone marines are "born" in Cloning facilities located in Polis Massa. There they grow and are trained by elite retired marines till their batch is ready to join their brothers in the field in the Kathol or anywhere the OPA needs them. Much like the clones of the old republic each is "trained" to be loyal to the republic and the OPA. This does not mean there are never a few rogue clones that develop other ideas, these clones are usually weeded out early in development and ... handled. However they are not set with a self destruct switch, like some other clones either. When they reach a certain age, if they serve for 30 years and well live through it, they are entitled to the same retirement right and benefits of natural born marines. Service = citizenship They may retire with honor and live out the rest of their lives as they see fit.
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