European
Union Super Soldiers
Victoria, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Jean d'Arc, Herakles
Following
the appearance of The Equalisers in 2009 and the subsequent Methuman
Soldiers Treaty of 2011, the European Union started to invest in a
team that could protect EU member states from rouge Meathuman
threats. The result was the EU Super Soldiers, a team of elite
soldiers, hand-picked from each member state and equipped with the
latest weapons and equipment. Each member of the team assumes the
identity of a national hero of myth or history, so that the role can
continued to be filled should that soldier be forced out of action.
Each
Super Soldier is equipped with high-tech armour that, as well as
being totally resistant to small-arms fire, increases the wearer’s
strength and agility to superhuman levels, even enabling prodigious
leaps and running speeds in excess of 50kmph. Each Soldier is also
equipped with the Hero Blade, a diamond-edged, ceramic sword which is
almost unbreakable. As well as being deadly sharp, the flats of the
blades feature stun panels for subduing foes non-lethally.
Saladin:
The Super Soldier for Turkey, Saladin, as the most experienced and
highly decorated, often acts as the leader of the EU Super Soldiers
when more than one of them is deployed to a situation. The current
(and to date, only) Saladin is outspoken on many contentious issues,
especially the treatment of Muslims in Western Europe and Palestinian
land rights. As the Turkish government does not see fit to remove
him, however, Saladin is the longest serving member of the EUSS.
Richard
the Lionheart:
The third to use the armour and title, England’s Richard is a man
of few words, preferring to let his sword do the talking. After the
first Richard was killed in the Blackwing Attack and John Fallstaff
(The Anachronism) returned to The Equalisers, England decided to
weave a tighter net of secrecy around their Super Soldier. This has
led some to suspect that England has more than one Richard active at
a time.
Jean
d’Arc:
The French addition to the EUSS is the most recent, the motion to
create one having been repeatedly defeated in Parliament. The only
Super Soldier, other than Saladin, to not hide her identity, Jean’s
privacy and identity are still closely guarded because of her history
in the French Special Forces.
Herakles:
Rumour has it that that Greece had to borrow heavily from Germany in
order to afford a Super Soldier, which may go some way to explaining
why the Herakles armour is far more primitive than its counterparts.
Herakles does not possess a Hero Blade, so must resort to battering
opponents with his crushing fists.
Victoria:
Named after the Roman Whim of Victory, Victoria’s armour harkens
back to the great Roman Republic, making her an overnight sensation
in her home country. Just how Italy came up with the money for a
Super Soldier is something of a mystery, though Mafia involvement is
often hinted at. Victoria occasionally demonstrates a tactical
awareness that borders upon prescience, though Italy assures the
world that it would never break the Metahuman Soldiers Treaty.
Closeups of Victoria and Richard.
Saladin, Herakles and Jean
Saladin, Richard and Jean are from Infinity, Herakles and Victoria are from Reaper.
Nice! The lettering was a bit dark, I had to highlight to read it.
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