Eden

Eden (エデン) is a multinational Adept terrorist organization and the main antagonist group of Azure Striker Gunvolt 2. It is made up of Adepts who've suffered some form of persecution and/or oppression, and who seek to eradicate the "old humanity" so as to build a utopia for all Adepts.
Having a bizarre chain of command, Eden operates under the guise of having no command structure, with its leaders supposedly serving as nothing more than figureheads. However, in reality, Eden works as a pseudo-ecclesiocracy, with absolute power unofficially vested in The Seven and the group's priest and overall head, Zonda, both of whom are revered as gods and oracles.
==Official Profiles==
===Home Website===
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==History==
===Origins===
Information regarding Eden's history is sparse. What is currently known is that the group has its origins in China, being founded by adoptive siblings Zonda and Tenjian after years of suffering and persecution at the hands of normal humans. The breaking point was when the duo were starving, and a seemingly friendly normal human approached them offering fruit. Extremely grateful for this rare act of kindness, the duo accepted the gift. However, Tenjian quickly realized the apple that he had been given was poisoned after eating it; the human merely sought to kill them by exploiting their hunger and trust. Barely surviving, Tenjian flew into a fit of extreme rage and froze over the entire town and its inhabitants with his septimal power, barring himself and Zonda. 
With that, the two concluded that Adepts and normal humans are at war and can never co-exist.
===Foundation and Growth===
Setting out to overthrow humanity and create an Adept-only utopia, the duo founded Eden and journeyed across the world, recruiting Adepts to their cause without regard for nationality.
Eventually, they attracted a large number of Adepts strong and weak from all corners of the Earth, and made their base, codenamed "Garden", in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. It is unknown why they chose this location, but Nori speculates that there may be something valuable within those lands that they seek.
===Eden's Party===
Tenjian sought out an Adept settlement, only to arrive too late and be greeted by piles of corpses; the settlement had been subject to the "Non-Adepts' lynching." One Adept was still alive; however, a girl named Olga. He first noticed her due to hearing what appeared to be a singing septima, which to his shock was amplifying his own septima by listening to it. Zonda immediately ordered him to bring Olga to Eden, recognizing that such an ability could be an immense boon to their cause.
After a series of mishaps and successes where Asroc, Desna, Gibril, and Zonda tried to cheer Olga up, it was deduced that she did not actually have a septima-enhancing septima, but rather one that senses and mimics the abilities of others. Due to her manifesting the Sumeragi Group's supposed "virtual idol" Lumen, Tenjian and Zonda realized its true nature and exactly where they could find the real ability.
===Armed Blue Gunvolt===
About a year before the events of the first Azure Striker Gunvolt, Eden orchestrated an assault on Sumeragi's UTU Media Tower and the repeater inside of it, the "Ame no Uzume", to destroy the final national defense boundary Kamishiro, a forcefield created by the Sumeragi Group and jointly managed with the Japanese government to protect the nation from foreign intrusion.
However, the assault was merely a diversionary tactic to allow Zonda, in her "Lustful Mirage" disguise, to infiltrate the organization during the chaos using her well-suited mirror septima, although Tenjian was reluctant to send her on such a dangerous mission alone. She succeeded and joined Sumeragi as an Adept Hunter, using her position and ability to pilfer data on many company secrets. 
===Interim===
With Zonda's infiltration going smoothly, Eden continued its operations abroad. 
An unnamed member of The Seven was killed during a mission, and Milas was promoted to the group as that person's successor. 
Teseo would commit at least one septimal hacking prank on Sumeragi, setting off a chain of events with enormous consequences whether he intended for them or not. 
Eden made major progress within China, not only committing many heinous acts, but also taking over the Chinese branch of the international Adept rights organization QUILL. This lead to Chinese QUILL agent Xiao Wu going rogue and dedicating himself to stopping Eden.
===Azure Striker Gunvolt 2===
As a result of the crippling failure of the Diva Project, as well as the demise of Defense Unit head Nova Tsukuyomi and all of his top Adept subordinates, the Sumeragi Group's defenses were left in shambles. Taking advantage of this, Zonda deactivated the Kamishiro national defense barrier, allowing a large number of Eden's members, including The Seven, to invade Japan. Seeking to gain the power of The Muse, they succeed in doing so and use her power to develop Grimoires for The Seven, as well as gaining several powerful pieces of Sumeragi technology, such as the Plasma Legion.
However, doing so attracts the attention of Gunvolt, a powerful Adept who bonded with The Muse, and Copen Kamizono, son of a deceased Sumeragi scientist who bears a great hatred for Adepts.
The two work their way through The Seven, killing them one by one until Eden is forced to retreat back to Tashkent, taking Copen's sister Mytyl with them.
Undeterred, Gunvolt and Copen travel to Tashkent and battle through Eden's remaining forces until making their way to Zonda, who, despite having used the power of The Muse to gain godlike power, is beaten and killed.
With the deaths of Zonda and The Seven, along with a great loss of common members and military hardware, Eden is presumably left a shadow of its former self. Xiao's words in the secret ending imply that the union still exists in some capacity, however.
=== Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 ===
Decades after Eden's defeat at Gunvolt’s hand, Kirin implies that they have completely disbanded. During the Dragon Saviors' final battle with ATEMS, Serpentine creates copies of Tenjian and Zonda to fight Kirin and Gunvolt.
==Divisions==
Compared to Sumeragi's complex, strictly organized hierarchy, Eden's chain of command is far less sophisticated, centered almost entirely around Zonda and The Seven, who have chess-themed titles based on their roles.
===The Seven===
The Seven (グリモワルドセブン Grimwald Seven or just G7 for short) is a sub-group within Eden made up of seven powerful and admired Adepts, led by Tenjian, and frequently serve as commanders in the field.
This group is unique in that it uses Grimoires, devices created using stolen Glaive data and infused with the power of The Muse.
Due to a lack of a traditional hierarchy in Eden, The Seven technically do not possess any special authority. However, through sheer admiration or by virtue of holding multiple important positions, The Seven wield a massive amount of influence over the group. They serve as the main bosses of Azure Striker Gunvolt 2.
===Pawns===
Pawns are the rank-and-file foot soldiers of Eden, making up the vast majority of the group's populace.
They are comprised of Adepts whom are either unable to use their Septimal powers freely, or whose Septimas are simply too weak or impractical for combat. All Pawns are fiercely devoted to Zonda and The Seven, revering them as oracles, comrades, and even gods in some cases, and are shown to be willing to die for their cause, even if they themselves know there is no hope.
Pawns are divided into four types: Shot and Dagger Soldiers, Chainmine Soldier, and Machinegun Soldiers.
==Unmanned Weapons==
Main articles: Medium Bosses, Plasma Legion
Although Eden seemingly lacks the ability to develop advanced tanks and aircraft on its own, the union was able to steal a number of units and design specs from the Sumeragi Group.
Name 	Info 	Image
Fazent(フェイザント) 	A prototype drone. Several units were stolen by Asroc and animated by his machine controlling and enhancing septima Puppetwire, and he distributed them throughout Eden for various uses. It is equipped with a machine gun, rocket pods, and ground-penetrating, terrain destroying mines.	
Proto Legion JB(プロトレギオンJB) 	An incomplete version of the 10th gen tank Plasma Legion materialized by Teseo via his septima Hack the Planet. As he was given the data on short notice, he could only do so much.It is equipped with a plasma cannon and rockets. 	
Michi Mk X18 "Plasma Legion"(ミチＸ一八式“プラズマレギオン”) 	The completed model. It is equipped with a higher power plasma cannon, can fire a massive torrent of energy, has barrier penetrating missiles, can deploy a protective barrier in front of its head, and can detach its head to function as an aircraft while the lower half acts as a tank.
Activating the Plasma Legion was the last act of Teseo or Asroc, depending on the story route. The lone unit is deployed as the last line of defense before Zonda within the depths of Eden's HQ fortress The Garden.	
==Bases==
===The Garden===
Stage articles: The Garden 1, The Garden 2, The Garden 3, The Garden 4
The Garden (ベラデン Belladen) is Eden's headquarters. It is a heavily fortified structure located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in Central Asia. Why this location was chosen is unknown, as none of Eden's leaders are from that country or region. Nori speculates there may be something in that land which they are seeking. Joule, who possesses a telepathic ability that can sense "presences" at times, is creeped out by the building itself as Gunvolt makes his way through, distinguishing the feeling from Mytyl's presence.
===Frozen City===
Stage article: Frozen City
The Frozen City (凍結都市) is an urban area that Tenjian froze over and seized as a staging point for Eden's operations in Japan, basing himself in a high class hotel.
===Mysterious Manor===
Stage article: Mysterious Manor
The Mysterious Manor (謎の洋館) is an abandoned large manor that Gibril seized. Non-Adepts kidnapped by Eden were brought here. By using special technology stolen from the Sumeragi Group, the victims had their life force drained and given to Gibril to enhance her septimal powers. The husks produced by this process were then commanded by Gibril to act as guards.
===Isle of Dreams===
Stage article: Isle of Dreams
The Isle of Dreams (夢の島) is an abandoned waste-producing facility which Asroc took and brought online using his septima. Eden used it to manufacture weapons out of scrap and other parts. It was the site of the production of the Gran Torta, an enormous mech meant to be controlled by Asroc.
==Known Members of Eden==
Name 	Position(s)	Profile
Zonda 	
*King
*Co-founder
*Priestess
*Spy
*[Phantasm Mirror] Adept	
Tenjian 	
*Queen
*Co-founder
*Leader of The Seven
*[Permafrost] Adept	
Teseo 	
*Bishop
*Member of The Seven
*Website and network administrator
*Hacker
*[Hack the Planet] Adept	
Ghauri 	
*Knight
*Member of The Seven
*[Prism Cataclysm] Adept	
Desna 	
*Rook
*Member of The Seven
*Seer
*[Splitting Ends] Adept	
Milas 	
*Rook
*Member of The Seven
*Replacement for previous member who died on a mission
*[Ichor] Adept	
Asroc 	
*Knight
*Member of The Seven
*Weapons developer
*[Puppetwire] Adept	
Gibril 	
*Bishop
*Member of The Seven
*[Metallon] Adept	
Olga 	
*Rescuee
*Adept (Unnamed ability reception septima)	N/A
[Unknown]	
*Milas' precedecessor; presumably possessed the title of Rook
*Specified to be a man in Milas' profile	N/A
==Gallery==
Eden Emblem.png|Transparent emblem
Badge 1 Eden.png|GV2 Steam badges
Badge 2 Eden.png
Badge 3 Eden.png
==Trivia==
*The name "Eden" comes from the biblical "Garden of Eden."
*The Japanese name for The Seven, "The Grimwald Seven", is derived from the Grimm Brothers, known for their dark stories.
*The Japanese version name of Eden's HQ, Belladen, comes from Speed Power Gunbike, the very first game developed by series developer Inti Creates. In it, Belladen is a spiritual guidance object responsible for turning humans into an evolved race known as the Michi, who wage war against the rest of humanity. Eden has several other references to Gunbike:
**The Garden being located in Tashkent is a reference to the Michi's biggest fortress being named Tashkent.
**The Plasma Legion is named after a Gunbike boss. Both it and the Gunvolt one are penultimate bosses acting as the final line of defense. The Plasma Legion's special skill being named DG Raser in Japanese is likely also a reference to the Gunbike Plasma Legion being piloted by the Michi brothers Dan and Gun.
**Similar to Zonda, the leader of the Michi is a girl named Ikumi who hates humanity and is someone's younger sister. (The similarities generally end there, however.)
**The stage theme of The Garden 2, "Utopia ~Gathering~", has similarities to the final boss battle theme in Gunbike.
*The Seven are all named after various missile systems, a callback to early story drafts where Japan was going to be attacked by missiles from seven enemy nations following Nova's defeat.
**The enemy nation alliance was named GHQ after General Headquarters, the occupying force of post-WWII Japan. This was changed to G7, and from that the name "Grimwald Seven" was decided on.
**Concept art of Eden Pawns labels them "GHC Assault Trooper".
**Near final concept art of Ghauri mentions a "world union", and in general many early G7 designs have militaristic themes.
*Zonda and The Seven are based off classic fairy tales, or more precisely the girls in the stories. The genre of those fairy tales are romance, family or adventures.
**Zonda is based off Alice in Wonderland.
**Tenjian is based off Snow White.
**Teseo is based off Sleeping Beauty.
**Ghauri is based off Cinderella.
**Desna is based off Rapunzel.
**Milas is based off The Little Mermaid.
**Asroc is based off Hansel and Gretel.
**Gibril is based off Little Red Riding Hood.
*Each of Eden's members represent the pieces on a chessboard, and have similar traits to the piece and those who share the piece.
**Zonda is the King, who leads Eden and is protected by The Seven.
**Tenjian is the Queen, who is Zonda's right hand, has the most attacks and is the most powerful of The Seven.
**Gibril (Alchemist) and Teseo are Bishops, being flyers with a heavy focus on projectiles.
**Milas and Desna are Rooks, with their attacks being slower, but more heavy hitting.
**Ghauri and Asroc are Knights, with their attacks being lighter, but very fast paced.
**Eden Soldiers are Pawns, who simply act as front line infantry.
**The bosses who play corresponding roles in GV and Copen's storylines sometimes represent the same chess piece, but sometimes not. The bosses of the pre-final mission are Ghauri and Gibril (a Knight and a Bishop); the bosses of The Garden 1 are Desna and Milas (both Rooks); and Mytyl's kidnappers / the penultimate bosses of The Garden 2 / the activators of the Plasma Legion are Asroc and Teseo (a Knight and a Bishop). GV's four bosses of the main missions and the rematch include two Bishops and no Knight, while Copen has the opposite.
*In Teseo's Dengeki Nintendo profile, it is revealed that Eden has an official website and channel, both of which are run by Teseo, who often hosts videos showing guest Adepts using their Septimas to complete challenges. These videos have proven popular enough that there are fans outside of Eden. The fight between Teseo and Gunvolt was also streamed live on the channel.
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