Royal Army

The Royal Army are the military forces of the Kingdom of Kyrat led by King Pagan Min stationed across Southern Kyrat. Made up of volunteered and conscripted Kyrati citizens loyal to Min, it is the dominant force in Southern Kyrat. The Royal Army acts as both the military and police force of Pagan's governors. They are mainly led by Paul De Pleur, who also serves as their chief interrogator. They also work with Dr. Noore Najjar in 'procuring' workers for opium and heroin production, as well as mining and prostitution.
==Background ==
After Pagan Min betrayed the Royalists at the end of First Kyrati Civil War and seized the throne for himself in 1987, he established an army made of volunteered and conscripted native Kyrati citizens loyal to him in order to enforce his rule over the country. They quickly became embroiled in the Second Kyrati Civil War with the newly formed Golden Path shortly after the start of Pagan's regime. They are stationed primarily in southern Kyrat, while in northern Kyrat their role is fulfilled by the more elite and professional Royal Guard. In the past, the Royal Army used to operate all across Kyrat, but at some point, were transferred to the south while the Royal Guards took up the mantle of guarding the north. 
The reason the Royal Army has been transferred out of northern Kyrat may have been to prevent them from launching a coup d'état against Pagan Min, as his old Triad gang members in Royal Guards have been serving him and Yuma Lau for decades, while the native soldiers of Kyrat might take advantage of their overwhelming numbers to turn against the foreigners who rule over their country. However, this is debatable, and their loyalty is seemingly unshakable. After Pagan Min is killed or flees the country, the Royal Army refuses to surrender, and will continue abusing civilians and fighting against the Golden Path across Kyrat. 
If Ajay stays with Pagan Min right at the start of the game, the fate of the Army is unknown.
==Equipment and Organization ==
Despite being the official armed forces of Kyrat, The Royal army is noticeably poorly equipped and trained. Their uniforms are little more than repurposed camo fatigue, damaged ballistic helmets or bandanas, and battered vests, often all clumsily held together by red duct tape. The disheveled appearance of most Royal Army soldiers implies that the bulk of the force is made up of older individuals, former criminals, and drug addicts. This is likely a result of Pagan Min favoring his Royal Guards over the army, with the majority of funding and equipment being distributed to them. Their paychecks are in cash, but several notes across Kyrat mention that Royal Army soldiers are also paid in drugs as supplemental payment, such as raw opium and heroin. One note revealed that drug addicts in Royal Army are not arrested nor send to rehabilitation, worse, they are still allowed to be soldiers and even being regularly rewarded with heroin rations, which can also be taken away if such soldier fails to complete his duties. Despite their lowly status and poor funding, Royal Army soldiers are fiercely loyal to Pagan Min's regime and will often express their loyalty during battles.
==Tasks==
The Royal Army more so exists to serve the self-proclaimed monarchy of Pagan Min and enforce his rules than actually protecting the country as they are supposed to. The Royal Army is tasked with maintaining control over Kyrat and destroying the Golden Path insurgency. In addition to stomping out insurgents, some of their other tasks include: 
*Hostage-taking and brutalizing civilians in order to pillage their food, resources, and money.
*Controlling manual labor camps in order to produce weapons, ammunition, or poppies for heroin.
*Looting temples of their artifacts and selling them on the black market.
*Patrolling the roads of the Lowlands and Midlands in order to limit Golden Path activity wherever possible.
*Gunrunning, selling tea, and purifying drugs in the Kyrati Lowlands under the direction of Paul ‘De Pleur’ Harmon, seen at the sites of the Rochan Brick factory storage and shipping.
*Refining raw poppies into heroin, overseeing human trafficking, and both running and participating in Shanath Arena in the Kyrati Midlands under the direction of Dr Noore Najjar, seen at the Rochan Brick Factory and Shanath outposts.
*Poaching animals likely for their meat and to sell their hides.
*Guarding outposts, fortresses, checkpoints and other crucial locations.
*Avenge the fallen outposts.
==Types==
The Royal Army is made up of several classes of infantry, with varying equipment and specializations. Below are the Royal Army types with all links to their pages and quick review tabs.
*Royal Army Assaulter (Commander)
*Royal Army Charger
*Royal Army Berserker
*Royal Army Defender (Lieutenant)
*Royal Army Heavy Gunner (Commander)
*Royal Army Hunter
*Royal Army Molotov Thrower
*Royal Army RPG Shooter
*Royal Army Sniper (Courier)
*Royal Army Snow Soldier
*Royal Army Pagan's Wrath convoy
==Ranks==
*Commander
*Lieutenant
*Sergeant
*Corporal
*Private
==Trivia==
* The Army has an Elite Variant of the Assaulter (Commander), Defender (Lieutenant), Sniper (Courier), and the Heavy. (Commander)
* The regular Heavy Gunner can sometimes be spotted on the back of Royal Army Technicals.
* The Royal Army can be compared to the Pirates from Far Cry 3, by their weapon types and similar combat tactics.
*Unlike the Pirates who cannot swim and will drown if fall into water, Royal Army soldiers can easily swim to safety and even capable of withstanding Demon Fish attacks on the way.
*A lot of soldiers use heroin and marijuana, as the Pirates.
*In contrast to the Royal Guard, many members of the Royal Army can seem quite old, with grey hair and beards.
*Royal Army is comprised of Kyrati citizens, unlike the foreign Royal Guard. This also makes civilians say that they respect the Royal Army more than the Royal Guards.
*Royal Army Hunters are the most notorious in their community.
*Many soldiers show a distaste for fighting, unlike the more elite Royal Guard. Some even say they considered joining the Golden Path or leaving the army entirely and as the game progresses it becomes evident that many have deserted or switched sides.
*While Kyrat as of 2014 was guarded by Royal Army in the south and Royal Guards in the north, according to Royal Army soldiers, in the past the Royal Army used to guard entire Kyrat alongside Royal Guards.
* The reason they are sent out of northern Kyrat might be to prevent them from launching a coup d'etat against Pagan Min, as his old Triad gang members in Royal Guards have been serving him and Yuma Lau for decades, while the native soldiers of Kyrat might take advantage of their overwhelming presence to turn against foreigners who rule over their country.
*Their uniforms are both old Indian army uniforms and old Chinese PLA uniforms, dyed with different colors. Letters in Chinese and Hindi are still visible on their uniforms.
*In spite of Pagan Min regime harsh policies on religion, Royal Army soldiers still can be seen praying to/for Pagan Min at random religious sites, such as repeatedly chanting "Glory to Pagan Min" nonstop if not being disrupted.
*In the early version, the Royal Army had to wear blue clothes.
==Quotes==
Royal Army/Quotes
==Gallery==
Army Assaulter.jpg|Army Assaulter
Army Assaulter Commander.jpg|Army Assaulter Commander
Army Beheader.jpg|Army Beheader
Army Beserker.jpg|Army Berserker
Army Defender.jpg|Army Defender
Army Defender Lieutenant.jpg|Army Defender Lieutenant
Army Hunter.jpg|Army Hunter
Army Pyro.jpg|Army Pyro
Army Heavy.jpg|Army Heavy Gunner
Army Heavy Commander.jpg|Army Heavy Gunner Commander
Army Rocket.jpg|Army Rocket
Army Sniper.jpg|Army Sniper
Army Sniper Courier.jpg|Army Sniper Courier
FCC Characters Army LineUp 01 1000.jpg|Royal Army Concept Art
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