Fragment / The Honor of Blitz Squad Immediately following the catastrophe , the Guardian Corps took control from the Sanctum , Cocoon ' s then - governing body . A provisional government was formed , consisting primarily of military personnel . Torreno ' s Last Light . The Cavalry , an elite unit of the Guardian Corps , spearheaded the administration . Seeking to rebuild society on the strength of human science and free from dependence on the fal ' Cie , they founded an institute called the ' Academy . ' Slowly but surely , the provisional government transferred authority to this new organization . Since the Academy ' s inception , its founders planned to focus heavily on social sciences and eventually merge with the existing government . Baxter ' s Last Light . The responsibility for defending the populace from Pulse ' s hostile creatures also passed to the institute , and so , drawing on personnel from the former Guardian Corps , the Academy Security Regiment was born . Blitz Squadron is a part of that regiment — an elite unit trained specifically to neutralize paradox - related threats . Blitz Squadron ' s first duty was an operation at Lake Bresha . The device used to control Atlas had been stolen by an anti - government group , and the squadron retrieved it within a single day . It was a testament to the efficiency of the Academy Security Regiment . Falcon ' s Last Light . The criminals in question were former PSICOM military , people opposed to the new society the Academy was striving to build . Even after the catastrophe , many residents remained on Cocoon , and more than a few of those pushed for the fal ' Cie to be restored . This was one of the incidents that occurred in the midst of general unrest . Along with the monsters and bioweapons from other time periods that appear near the gates , there are also many unique creatures whose natural habitat is in the Void Beyond . These creatures are known as ' Rift Beasts . ' Ray ' s Last Light . It was Blitz Squadron that learned the ecology of nektons and meonektons . The former swim freely through the Void , while the latter attach themselves to a particular spacetime . It was the squadron ' s expansive compilation of data that allowed the Academy to build theories on the non - space that connects the gates . In 9 AF , Blitz Squadron was given orders to apprehend an anti - government group basing its operations out of the Pulse frontier lands . Thunder ' s Last Light . The mission was a success , and at the group ' s base they discovered evidence of some incredible research . The terrorists had obtained data on Atlas , the Bresha Ruins giant , and were attempting to build their own mega - soldier . This incident would later prove to be the catalyst for an unexpected debate . In 9 AF , Blitz Squadron foiled an anti - government group ' s attempt to construct their own Atlas . This incident sparked a heated debate among the members of the Academy . Sarge ' s Last Light . One faction insisted that they delete all Atlas data files to prevent future misuse , while another claimed that the construction of the giant weapon was a necessary evil . If Atlas was indeed a future weapon , they argued , someone must build it or history would face another paradox . With no conclusion forthcoming , the data files were eventually stored within Academy headquarters to await a final judgment . In 10 AF , Blitz Squadron , an elite Academy Security Regiment unit , returned from duty in the Vile Peaks . During their mission , their entire airship vanished . . . and the crew along with it . All hope for their survival was lost , until they miraculously reappeared three weeks later . Blitz Squadron Mission Report . During an awards ceremony that took place some time after , the squadron ' s leader was asked how they team got its name . He revealed that it was an homage to one of their former squadmates from their Guardian Corps days , who went by the code name ' Lightning . '