Imperial warrior

"Death is deserved!"

- Imperial Warrior

Imperial Warriors are the basic infantry units of the Empire of the Rising Sun.

Background
Drawing from a pool of young Japanese males (drafted or voluntarily enlisted), the ranks of Imperial warriors are filled with fanatically loyal, well trained warriors with cutting edge equipment. Each one is unflinchingly loyal to the Emperor who adheres to the code of Bushido and considers fighting (and dying) for the Emperor the greatest honour.

Imperial warriors wear standardized light brown uniforms, with white body armour worn on top. The armour consists of a helmet (with an optional faceplate) and a thick vest, with a back-mounted power supply, used by the MX Type-2 kinetic carbine and the beam katana. The carbine fires superheated slugs from a caseless cartridge, capable of lacerating and burning unarmoured targets severely. The beam katana is a mass produced sword that can be superheated temporarily, creating an incredibly deadly edged weapon. In fact, it is common to see Imperial warriors charge against their enemies with their katanas held high. The accompanying adrenaline rush makes them run much faster than usual.

When their katanas are activated, the warriors can be used to clear garrisoned buildings.

Today, in the Uprising, Imperial Warriors who disobeyed direct orders in the Third World War are sentenced into DevilCoats - Ten-Shi Zaibatsu's powered suit that serves as an element of evolution into today's Steel Ronins.

General Usage
"BARBARIANS!"

- Imperial Warrior

In Operation: Enemy of our Enemy, when Natasha and Tanya, with their respective sides, the Allies and the Soviets, teamed up, a huge horde of those Warriors risked their lives to eliminate the commandoes - but even with their Kinetic Carbines and Beam Katanas, they were all but wiped out.

In the Soviet Perspective, a lone War Bear and Conscript, on combat recon, reported and heard the Warriors complain about their jobs - they were so dissatisfied, they failed to recognize the Soviet Conscript and War Bear, leading them to their imminent deaths.

In the Imperial Perspective, 2 Sudden Transports had ten Imperial Warriors ambushing the defending Soviet Conscripts in Operation: Crumble Kremlin Crumble.

In-game
Being the Standard Infantry they are employed against only infantry but their blades can cut down the toughest infantry. They cost 150; cheaper than the tougher Allied Peacekeeper but pricier than the Soviet Conscript

Trivia

 * The suits worn by Imperial Warriors bears a very strong resemblance to the traditional armour worn by Japanese Ashigaru in the past.
 * In the intro cinematic, the Warriors wear facemasks - a detail the ingame units lack.
 * The beam katanas resemble, from the West, the Lightsabers from Star Wars, and from the East, the Mobile Suit Gundam Beam Sabers when ignited.