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 Advance Wars game to include NPC.

Factions
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 who they have been at war at for nearly a century. Commissioned the Strix Gun.


 * Rubinelle / Laurentia
 * Enemy of Lazuria 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 weaponry.

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


 * Lazurian Army / Zephyrian Army
 * Surviving members of Lazuria. 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. They sought to continue the war with Rubinelle before joining the 12th Battalion who helped them escape execution.


 * New Rubinelle Army / New Laurentia Army
 * Surviving members of Rubinelle. They are lead by the new ruthless and power hungry leader Greyfield. They seek nothing more then the destruction of the Lazurian Army. After the betrayal of the 12th Battalion, they stopped at nothing to seek revenge. After the failure to launch Caulder Missiles, their whereabouts are unknown.


 * 12th Battalion / 12th Independent Legion
 * Prior to the meteor strike, they were Rubinellen army personal therefore they share the same vehicles & artwork as the New Rubinellen. 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 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 like the creeper.

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

Bandits

 * 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
 * The hero of the game. Will (US) or Ed (EU & Japanese version) is a young cadet and sole survivor from the Rubinelle Military Academy that was destroyed in the meteor strike. At the time, he was still going though basic cadet training before the meteor strike, which he survived in the academy mess hall on rations. When he finally manages to dig a way out, he is attacked by The Beast. He is saved by the 12th Battalion which he later joins. He sees Brenner as a role model.


 * During one of his recon missions on the search for other survivors, he discovers Isabella in the ruins of a city with her memories lost. Will becomes a close friend and role model for Isabella and would later save her again onboard the Great Owl. Whist onboard the Great Owl, he discovers the horrible experiments that Isabella was used for.


 * Upon Brenner death, he was assigned commander of the 12th Battalion after Lin stepped aside, lacking the charisma or ability to unite everyone from the civilians, Lazurian Army and the original 12th Battalion. He faced various of hard foes and defeated Caulder once and for all.


 * Brenner / O’Brain / Brown
 * The leader of the 12th Battalion who cares deeply the goodness of humanity and saving as many people as possible. He is an honorable man and respected by many. He was killed by possibly a Caulder Missiles or another of Caulder inventions whist hiding in a destroyed city after covering & buying time for the escape of the Lazurian Army from the prison.


 * Lin / Rin
 * She was a second in command of the 12th Battalion but unlike does not see Brenner, does not see completely the goodness of humanity. She is logical and a formidable tactician but she has difficulty expressing her emotions. She also has difficulty in understanding other people's emotions.


 * Upon Brenner, she was automatically the commander of the 12th Battalion but she stepped aside for Will to become commander as she lacked the charisma or ability to unite everyone from the civilians, Lazurian Army and the original 12th Battalion which threatened to split the 12th Battalion.


 * She was infected by the mutated Creeper Virus, at which point she asks Will if he wanted to leave to which he answered no. She survived the Creeper Virus after the final battle.


 * Isabella / Catleia / Cattleya
 * Discovered by Will in the ruins of a destroyed city with no memory. Her real name is in fact Lutaria and is one of Caulder's mass produced clones used as lab rats in Caulder's horrific experiments. There were supposedly hundreds of copies of Isabella onboard the Great Owl. She has a vast amount of knowledge.


 * She was infected with the original Creeper Virus which only affected young people. Luckily though, the 12th Battalion was able to secure a military nuclear bunker which had medical facilities which Dr. Morris was able to use to create a cure and vaccination for the original Creeper Virus.


 * During the attack by the Great Owl on the 12th Battalion, Isabella was forced away by the civilians started by the Mayor of Freehaven. She was taken onboard the Great Owl where she was created and would have died if not rescued by the 12th Battalion. However, Penny had orders to crash the bomber to kill everyone onboard but Isabella was able to convince her otherwise. She survived after Caulders defeat.

Lazurian Army / Zephyrian Army

 * Forsythe / Carter / Carlyle
 * The highest commander (although was in retirement) of Lazuria that had survived the meteor strike. He is a skilled veteran and obeys the rules of law even after the meteor strike, refusing to use Caulder‘s weapons. He also has a lot of respect for Brenner and had fought even fought against his farther. Like Brenner, he believes in the goodness in humans and humanity.


 * After being defeated by Brenner and the 12th Battalion, he surrenders himself and the remaining Lazurian Army. However, he was shot unarmed by Waylon on the orders of Greyfield. Brenner who was beside him at the time, was unable to stop the assassination, with Waylon threatening to kill him too.


 * Tasha / Zadia / Atory
 * An airforce commander that became the second in command of the Lazurian Army in the aftermath of the meteor strike. She has a bloodlust hate revenge against Rubinellens as her brother was killed Rubinellen soldiers before the meteor strikes.


 * After the assassination of Forsythe, she became the chief commander of the Lazurian Army which joined the 12th Battalion after the breakout from the prison in which their assassination was planned to occur. At first, she blames Brenner for the assassination of Forsythe but this changes after Brenner sacrificed himself to save the Lazurian Army and 12th Battalion.


 * Gage / Trak
 * A consummate professional that specializes in long range attack. He rarely talks at all as he suppresses his emotions and opinions. He aims to be the ideal soldier. Along with Tasha, he takes command of the Lazurian Army after the assassination of Forsythe.

New Rubinelle Army / New Laurentian Army

 * Greyfield / Sigismundo
 * An ambitious and power hungry leader of the New Rubinelle Army with a lot of greed. Admiral Greyfield wants to make New Rubinelle the new single powerforce of the world united under him and sees the devastation as a useful gift. Even when he was younger, he was said to be a bully who falsified his own records to take credit for the work that others had done.


 * Greyfield has a great dislike in the 12th Battalion and the Lazurian army. He works closely with Caulder and is happy to use whatever horrible equipment he comes up with. He ordered the assassination of Forsythe, an unarmed surrendered commander of the Lazurian army and also gave the order to fire a silo or Caulder Missile at the city Brenner was hiding in after the breakout of the Lazurian army.


 * Greyfields also has little care for his men and solders who he is willing to simply throw away. He issues an order to kill any member of the New Rubinelle Army that have the Creeper virus as they are seen as 'weak'. This action causes uprising in the ranks of New Rubinelle Army which saved the 12th Battalion which they were fighting with at the time.


 * Greyfields tries to launch a wave of Caulder Missiles that would have destroyed the 12th Battalion. He was stopped by the 12th Battalion who got to him in time and he was killed by Lin for revenge for killing of Brenner.


 * Waylon / Finn / Dieter
 * The mercenary for Greyfield. He killed the General of the Lazurian Army and destroyed Brenners tank.


 * 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, 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
 * The mad scientist that only seeks to learn. His HQ is the Nest and he was crazy due to he made the Creeper. He died after the Nest was destroyed. Claims to be a clone. He is interested in Will and his men and also wants Isebella for no reason. He wants a lab but has the other factions instead.


 * Tabitha / Larissa / Lisabeth
 * A loyal daughter that plays with her foes a lot before destroying them. Also a clone. She was angry when her toy the Talon Gun was destroyed.


 * Penny / Lili / Roumi
 * A young daughter of Caulder. Betrayed Caulder and survived unlike Cyrus and is a clone. Ordered to crash a plane to kill everyone but changed her mind because her teddy bear said no.

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 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 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 recognizes 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. The battle on board the bomber causes critical damage to the plane and thus is destroyed 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.