Imperial – The Clans of Damnation

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Imperials organisational structure has more in common with a court from ancient myths than with any business conglomerate. Imperial is formed from a vast number of smaller, interconnected businesses that act together to form something greater than it’s individual parts. Many of these smaller companies owe an allegiance to one of the Noble families; these are the most powerful and influential families, many of which can trace their origins back to the founding of Imperial, that act to unify the smaller companies by business, and in many cases by marriage, to form Clans.

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Above all sits the Imperial Serenity. In truth, the Serenity is little more than a figurehead elected by the Chamber of Lords to act as the face of Imperial. Nevertheless, she commands a great deal of respect and admiration in both Imperial, and across the Solar System, and many decisions on policy must first by given her approval before they can be enacted.

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Thus is the political landscape of Imperial a complicated, bureaucratic nightmare formed from antiquated traditions of inheritance and birthright combined with democracy and economics; Imperial shares many of these traits with its market competitors and they may, in some way, contribute to their success.

Imperial Starter Box

Imperials military superiority is important given their method of business – hostile acquisitions. With land and resources across Mars, Mercury and Venus already in short supply, Imperials chances of settling somewhere new is limited. Instead the corporation chooses to entice, or buy out, small holdings from the other corporations from their base on Victoria, a large asteroid locked in orbit with Mars. This often brings them into competition with their rival corporations, with inevitable hostilities.

Imperial Trenchers

In game, the Imperial form a strong, balanced force best suited to hunkering down and holding the line against a superior force. The core of the army are your Trenchers – Regular army able to double the benefit of sitting in cover, and trade fire with enemy forces. Trenchers are also equipped with utility grenade launchers that allow you to fire flares, to improve your shooting, or smoke grenades, to hinder your opponents. In keeping with the Imperials convoluted command hierarchy, Trencher squads may be upgraded with a Non-commissioned officer to lead them, as well as a senior officer to act as either squad overseer, or as your Army general.

Imperial Golden Lions

In support of the Trenchers are the options to field two of the most famous of Imperials Special Forces – the Blood Berets and the Golden Lions. Blood Berets are dedicated Legion hunters, but that’s not to say they’re unskilled against anyone else! They come with a vast number of options for improving their melee or ranged weapons and skills, making them a truly diverse and deadly opponent. The Golden Lions are another of Imperials dark secrets, soldiers trained to combat enemy corporations. They are dirty, and efficient, close combat specialists able to deploy deep into you enemies lines and burst from cover, tearing and rending with their claws.

Imperial Hurricane Walker

Imperial also boast two light vehicles in their arsenal – the Greyhound; a short range tanket that has use of a poison gas weapon that allow players to cripple even the toughest armoured opponents with ease, and the Hurricane Walker; a collossal walked equipped with another poison gas weapon, a massive rotary cannon and armour as thick as most tanks!

Imperial Greyhound LAFV

The Imperial are an army with a rich and vibrant heritage, a fractured, messy history and a diverse array of miniatures to use in game. With exclusive access to gas weaponry they offer something completely different to any other army, and their tenacity on the battlefield provides an entirely different style of play to any other army in Warzone.

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Thanks again to Matthew Edgeworth for writing this article!