Advance Wars: Days of Ruin/Characters

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These are the characters appear in the story mode of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Not all of them are commanders as Advance Wars: Days of Ruin is the first game to include NPC.

Fractions
Before the meteor strike, there were two mega powers of the world. The two mega powers have been locked in a century of war where despite several amnesties, the war was never concluded.


 * Lazuria / Zephyria
 * Is the sworn enemy of Rubinelle / Laurentia who they have been at war at for nearly a century. Commisioned the Talon Gun / Strix Gun.


 * Rubinelle / Laurentia


 * Enemy of Lazuria / Zephyria who they have been at war at for nearly a century. At its peak, it’s A grade army had 1,296,000 recruits and 7% of its GDP was spent on new weaponary.

Following the aftermath of the meteor strike, there are four known fraction remaining in the world.


 * Lazurian Army / Zephyrian Army
 * Surviving members of Lazuria / Zephyria. It is unlikely that the country's leader survived the as the few surviving forces are lead by 3 army commanders. They are vastly fewer Lazuria / Zephyria survivors then there are from Rubinelle / Laurentia. They sought to continue the war with Rubinelle / Laurentia before joining the 12th Battalion / 12th Independent Legion who helped them escape execution.


 * New Rubinelle / New Laurentia


 * Surviving members of Rubinelle / Laurentia. They are lead by the new ruthless and power hungry leader Greyfield / Sigismundo. They seek nothing more then the destruction of the Lazurian Army / Zephyrian Army. After the betray of the 12th Battalion / 12th Independent Legion, they stopped at nothing to seek revenge. After the failure to launch Caulder Missiles / Nemesis Missile, there whereabouts are unknown.


 * 12th Battalion / 12th Independent Legion
 * Prior to the meteor strike, they were Rubinellen / Laurentian army personal. Now, they use their training and weapons to aid as many survivors as possible; military and civilian. They believe in humanity and the rules of war.


 * Intelligent Defense Systems (IDS)


 * Private military contractor which is the researcher, developer and supplier of the Rubinelle Lazuria war. The company in the aftermath of the meteor strike is ran solely by Caulder / Stolos / Beris and his family of clones. Caulder takes advantage of the world's devastation to carry out horrific experiments and satisfy his curiosity as a scientist.

Commanders
There are 13 commanders who you will meet and face though story mode. With the exception of one, you will be able to unlock them for use in free battle mode.

Rouges

 * Drakov / The Beast
 * Leader of a rogue group of outlaws who sees the world's destruction as a gift. Taking advantage of the fall of law, he leads his group to attack, plunder and murder as many survivors as possible. Used to be a sergeant of the Rubinelle Army, but was expelled for his violent behaviour.


 * He receives medicine from Caulder which gave him a rage of power to attack the 12th Battalion again and again in early missions. Ultimately, this medicine is a poison that kills him and is another of Caulder's experiments.

12th Battalion / 12th Independent Legion

 * Will / Ed


 * Brenner / O’Brain / Brown


 * Lin / Rin


 * Isabella / Catleia / Cattleya

Lazurian Army / Zephyrian Army

 * Forsythe / Carter / Carlyle


 * Tasha / Zadia / Atory


 * Gage / Trak

New Rubinelle Army / New Laurentian Army

 * Greyfield / Sigismundo


 * Waylon / Finn / Dieter
 * Davis / Cole
 * Davis is a commander of the New Rubinelle Army who is rescued by the 12th Battalion. He asks Brenner, his previous friend, and the 12th Battalion to enter the war against Lazurian army. He is often shunned aside and ignored by the other New Rubinelle Army COs. After being infected by the Creeper Virus / Floral Virus, he defects from the New Rubinelle Army and Greyfield's execution of all those with the virus. He joins the Fanatic's cult, although it is not known if he survived the virus at the end.

Intelligent Defense Systems (IDS)

 * Caulder / Stolos / Beris


 * Tabitha / Larissa / Lisabeth


 * Penny / Lili / Roumi

Support Characters
There characters appear only in the dialogue in story mode and help move the storyline along. They do not take full command of units on the battlefield.


 * Mayor of Freehaven
 * True name unknown. He is saved by Brenner and his 12th Battalion after the meteor strike. He is the mayor of the small village of Freehaven, a settlement of survivors. Although he pretends to care and act in the interest of others, he is a selfish man who only cares for himself and power. He tries many times to secure a higher position of power and to kick out the 12th Battalion.


 * During one of the later mission at the end, he secretly forces Isabella away from the 12th Battalion and made her return to Caulder in exchange for their lives. He also selfishly accepts a sample of the 'vaccine' for the Creeper Virus / Floral Virus from Caulder, which he paid for with his life. This was actually poison and was just another of Caulder's experiment.


 * Dr. Morris / Dr. Moritz
 * Before the meteor strike, he worked as a medical researcher in New Wolfington / Lotra City. Unlike the Mayor of Freehaven, he is the elected representative of the survivors and deeply cares about them. He is a optimistic with a knack for puns, and often makes jokes even in dire circumstances - to the annoyance of the others sometimes. He becomes the expert on the Creeper Virus / Floral Virus and is able to develop a temporary vaccine later on.


 * Fanatic
 * The leader of a mystery cult which worships a mysterious entity known as 'The Worm'. He offers a magical cure for the Creeper Virus / Floral Virus to all who follow and worship the entity. He believes he is helping the people survive by telling them what they want to hear and false hope. 'The Worm' is revealed to be a mere earthworm (US Version) / fly (Europe Version).


 * Cyrus
 * Cyrus is a genetic clone of Caulder and a commander in IDS. However, unlike his two sisters and farther, he recognises the cruelty of his father's decisions and work ethics which kills people meaninglessly.


 * He betrays Caulder and helps Ed and a few 12th Battalion to secretly board the Great Owl / Pulsatrix. The battle on board the bomber causes critcial damage to the plane and thus is destoryed in a crash landing. For this, he is killed by Caulder but he manages to find Ed and the survivors of the crash landing. He makes Ed promise that he'll live in peace and directs the way to Caulder's HQ - The Nest / Great Owl.