Spellcross: The Last Battle

Spellcross: The Last Battle (Spellcross: Poslední bitva in Czech; Spellcross: Ostatnia bitwa in Polish) is a turn-based strategy game for IBM PC compatibles, developed by the Slovak company Cauldron HQ and published by Sales Curve Interactive in 1997/1998. In Spellcross, a contemporary Earth military fights for survival against an extradimensional invasion of orcs, undead, harpies and other fantasy creatures.
This game was known to be a major influence for I, Scarlet Marines, the founder-editor of the Scarletverse Nations and Scarletverse wikis, to create the Aftermath of the Spellcross War canon. And for the purpose of this page, I will be adding a list of units which I renamed to.
==List of units==
===Core units===
Core units refers to the ones that were purchased by the player.
*Hunter Killers, Light Infantry - a reference to StarCraft's Hunter Killer hydralisk hero
*The Purest's Own, Light Infantry - named after CK3 mod Godherja: The Dying World's Aersanon, also known in the Aversarinas Aautokrata and Aversarinas Aagiokratians as the Purest
*Atlas Company, Heavy Infantry - refers to Borealis Norsoutha and a combined arms company consisting of tanks, APCs and IFVs, and mechanized infantry
*Black Suns, Heavy Infantry - refers to Nicanoneans, also known as Black Suns and (to a lesser extent) Nicanoneus Aagiokratians, fanatical loyalists of the Aversarian warlord Nicanoneus "the Black Sun" Kalathisomon from Godherja
*Amaterasu Guards, Heavy Infantry, Paranormal Infantry - refers to religious Japanese soldiers serving under and protecting their goddess and leader Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun Goddess
*Kirov Bombardiers, Mortar Infantry - references Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge's Kirov Airships, especially the name and one of its quotes "Bombardier to your station"
*RIPC Op. Res. 3, Rangers - RIPC means Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Op. Res. 3 is a reference to Rhodes Island's Op Reserves
*The Lords of Ashes, Commandos - a reference to Godherja's Aautokratir Aeschraes' title/nickname of 'the Lord of Ashes'
*Team Rainbow, Commandos - a reference to Rainbow Six Siege whose four characters - Ash, Blitz, Frost and Tachanka - were playable collab characters in the game Arknights
*The Lords of Ashes, Commandos - a reference to Godherja: The Dying World's Aautokratir Aeschraes Aercargiad's title of "the Lord of Ashes"
*Der Adler's Auge, Hummer - a reference to Wolfenstein: The New Order's Baltisches Auge; German for "the eagle's eye"
*Edelweiss, Leopard MBT - a reference to the tank Edelweiss from the turn-based strategy game Valkyria Chronicles; the tank got its name from a Spellcross playthrough in https://lparchive.org after Scarlet got really salty about Isara Gunther (who also appears in that playthrough) died to a Fortress of Terror
===Auxiliary units===
Auxiliary units refers to Alliance units that were only playable in different missions.
*Nova Invicta, Heavy Infantry - the name came from one of the Roman legions that also bore the name "Nova Invicta" from The Last Legion
*Legio XXII Exodian, Heavy Infantry
*RIPC Op Res. A1, Light Infantry
*EQH Piranha, Piranha - only in Sacrificial Temple
*Festers of Hope, Heavy Infantry
*Berlichingen, Light Infantry
*Lateral Fury, Light Infantry
*Sojourn's Fate, Rangers
*SCHALE, Heavy Infantry - only in Level 5
*Public Safety, Light Infantry - only in Level 5
*The Tea Party, Light Infantry - only in Level 5
*Gamatria, Light Infantry - only in Level 5
*1st Guards Panzer Division (1st G-Panzer Div.), Marder - only in Level 5
*UK Pacific Army, Mortar Infantry - only in Level 5
*Morale Monitors, M113 - only in Level 5
*14th Panzer Division (14. Panzer Div.), STRV - only in Level 5
*14th Panzergrenadier Division (14. PzGren. Div.), Marder - only in Level 5
*Vatican Guards, Light Infantry - only in Level 5
*Raynor's Raiders, Heavy Infantry - only in Level 5
*Dominion Section, Heavy Infantry - only in Level 5
*Thunder First, STRV -> M1 Abrams - only in Level 6
*Sky Wardens, AMX-13 -> Roland - only in Level 6
*The Old Breed, Rangers - only in Level 6
*The 75th Rangers, Rangers - only in Level 6
===Unit table===
Name 	Unit Type 	Description 	First Appearance 	First Deployment 	Others/Notes
Hunter Killers 	
*Light Infantry
*Flamethrower Infantry (Level 3 - Border Line)	 	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	A reference to StarCraft's Hunter Killer hydralisk hero
The Purest's Own 	
*Light Infantry
*Flamethrower Infantry (Level 3 - Border Line)	 	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	Named after CK3 mod Godherja: The Dying World's Aersanon, also known in the Aversarinas Aautokrata and Aversarinas Aagiokratians as the Purest
Atlas Company 	Heavy Infantry 	Atlas Company is the name of an Alliance mechanized infantry company led by Borealis Norsoutha, and it consisted of him and his friends. It was first created not long after the calamities the Forces of Darkness's own magi had brought upon Earth to allow the forces of evil to begin an invasion. A multinational force, Borealis and his friends came from Southeast Asia, East Asia, North America, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.
While Alliance leadership had been forced to agree to help shelter their families and friends create a heavy infantry company out of Borealis and his friends, he and his comrades would prove themselves to be competent and obedient (though they will start being disobedient if their orders violate their moral codes and consciences) as well as being the host of an embedded group of war reporters, to whom any of his friends took said reporters on interviews with the rest of John Alexander's combat units in the fight against the Forces of Darkness, as well as providing frontline and rearline combat security for said reporters.
Also, between the times before and after battles, Atlas Company provided entertainment for Alexander's troops such as political debates, video games, binge-watching, and so on, in addition to the liturgical services performed by self-proclaimed (and theocratically and religiously competent) "high priestess" Reyna Akirasaki. In addition, Atlas Company also served as the third party and mediator for the Alliance leadership and the Governor Arch-Legon due to how interested the company itself were into the Nicanoneans.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	A Settlement 	Refers to a combined arms company consisting of tanks, APCs and IFVs, and mechanized infantry, led by Borealis Norsoutha
Imperial Legion (115th Imperial Armored Division)	Heavy Infantry 	The Imperial Legion refers to the 115th Imperial Armored Division, a division (albeit a brigade-sized combat unit) belonging to the Galactic Empire that had been destroyed and fragmented into remnants during the Spellcross War. The 115th Legion, or the Imperial Legion for short, consisted of Imperial Army soldiers and stormtroopers resulted from a merge of the remnants of the 935th Imperial Armored Division and the 13th and 115th Legions. The Imperial Legion, which was in the middle of an evacuation after a series of natural disasters that preceded the attacks of the Forces of Darkness, had somehow arrived in Armanya alongside refugees. After discussing with the newly-formed Alliance, the few officers had agreed to join the Alliance.
Despite the arrogance of the more humanocentristic Imperial officers and their dislike for corrupt democratic governments, the battles waged, the events they went through together, and the experiences they gained had softened the Imperial Legionaries who even realized the faults within democracy is not what it is but due to the fact the most powerful nations on Armanya, barring Novaya, Saiyane and Nova Roma, were ruled by the elite class who control everything from bottom to top and top to bottom. The news of the Galactic Empire's fall, which reached to them by way of a few arriving star destroyers including the Arbitrator and Ravager, had convinced them their home had already been fallen and that they make do with what they have. Lastly, the existence of gods, afterlives and so on had broken their views of religion, so much that either new religions sprouted up as a result or they follow already-existing religions.
Despite attempts by the same most powerful nations to court them into joining their bandwagons, the Imperial Legion's commanders declared the Alliance is the one and only government they would answer and had since settled the refugees and their forces in Novaya.
A military junta or military dictatorship is the main primary government of the Imperial communities in post-war Novaya; a few Imperial officers served as representatives in the Novayan Federal Parliamentary Assembly. The leaders of the Imperial Legion serving in the Alliance as part of the Antares Division (Alliance 115th Division 'Antares') is Lieutenant Phaseth Jyrno and 2nd Lieutenant Karsara Cakthor Caustral.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	A Settlement 	The Imperial Legion in-game is a company-sized element despite it being a legion named the 115th Imperial Armored Division. It is a stand-in for both the Black Suns and the Red Suns, both Heavy Infantry units that had been merged into the Atlas Company.
Black Suns 	Heavy Infantry 	The Nicanoneans, also known as the Black Suns and (to a lesser extent) Nicanoneus Aagiokratians, were fanatical loyalists of the Aversarian warlord Nicanoneus "the Black Sun" Kalathisomon - supposedly the physical reincarnation of the Purest - from the dead world of Aeras. After the arrival of the Aerasians due to the Forces of Darkness's attacks (preceded by dangerous calamities), Governor Arch-Legon and Aautokratir Nicanoneus and his followers were conscripted into the Alliance military as a heavy infantry force.
While they have been trained and equipped with modern military equipment, the Black Suns still retained their armors that increased their survivability as well as survival rates. The Black Suns also retained their previous military equipment just to give the Forces of Darkness a hard time.
Due to difficulties between Alliance leadership and Governor Arch-Legon Nicanoneus, the Black Suns were rabidly devoted holy warriors who were willing to obey "the Black Sun's" every word, and they are willing to do anything, even if it includes honorable death in battle, in order to fulfill their divine leader's mission of defeating the Forces of Darkness. To this end the leader of Atlas Company, Borealis Norsoutha, mediates for both.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	The Road to Theyssen Mountains 	Refers to Nicanoneans, also known as Black Suns and (to a lesser extent) Nicanoneus Aagiokratians, fanatical loyalists of the Aversarian warlord Nicanoneus "the Black Sun" Kalathisomon from Godherja
Amaterasu Guards 	
*Heavy Infantry (Level 2 - The First Victory)
*Flamethrower Infantry (Level 3 - Border Line)
*Paranormal Infantry (Level █ - [REDACTED])	The Amaterasu Guards, also known as the Sun Guardians of Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess is a heavy infantry company tasked with serving and defending the Japanese goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami, the Sun Goddess. As one of the many gods involved in the war, Amaterasu Ōmikami (also known as Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess, and Amaterasu Omikami) joined John Alexander's combat division in the front lines against the Forces of Darkness.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	
Red Suns 	Heavy Infantry 	Borealians, also known as the Red Suns, Blue Suns and (to a lesser extent) Borealis Aagiokratians, were fanatical loyalists of the post-nuclear Novayan warlord Borealis Norsoutha, a young woman in her early twenties whose hero-worship has turned to hero-deification, not so different to how the hero-worship of Nicanoneus 'the Black Sun' turned to hero-deification. The Red Suns were equipped with modern military equipment but kept their armor and cold weapons in case of melee battles.
Their leader, archexir Borealis Norsoutha, had arrived alongside a contingent of Kalaidian heavy infantrymen who resemble Greek hoplites uparmored to be the equivalent of the serjeants or knights. After discovering an eldritch god, Idus the Red King, residing within her, an interview revealed that Idus sought to help the Alliance he and the Kalaidians sought to help anyway they can. Further interviews confirmed the Red King, its host/vessel archexir (roughly meaning king) and the Kalaidian troops were from a post-nuclear war Armanya; after negotiating with the two, it was agreed to employ the Red Suns into the war effort.
Investigations into the Borealis Aagiokratians confirmed they are not different from the Nicanoneus Aagiokratians, but there existed some differences: while the Nicanoneans were known for their constantly butting heads with Alliance leadership, the Borealians have shown strict adherence to military orders, which even archexir Borealis herself followed. Despite the Kalaidians being a warrior culture, the Red Suns were also found to be minding their own businesses as well as performing activities no warriors could do, even as fanatical loyalists of archexir Borealis.	Level 3 - Border Line 	 	
Kirov Bombardiers 	Mortar Infantry	 	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	References Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge's Kirov Airships, especially the name and one of its quotes "Bombardier to your station"
RIPC Op. Res 3 	Rangers 	Rhodes Island Operations Reserve Team 3 or simply Op Reserve 3 is a branch of Rhodes Island and one of several known fireteams in R.I.'s paramilitary force, consisting of operators led by a female Sankta, Constantina, a Sniper Operator under the codename Augusta.
After a series of Catastrophes - among them earthquakes, storms and tsunamis - wrecked Terra and the Forces of Darkness began its attack on multiple worlds, Rhodes Island's leadership made contact with the Alliance which, as part of an agreement between the Terran nations and Earth, a contingent of Rhodes Island operators, equipped and trained with Alliance-issued military equipment, tactics and strategies, were provided to help out. While still using their old weapons, Op Reserve 3 were equipped with guns and Originium Arts staves for long-range combat and only use their cold weapons for melee combat.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	RIPC means Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Op. Res. 3 is a reference to Rhodes Island's Op Reserves
Team Rainbow 	Commandos 	 	Level 1 - Lost in the Deep Territory	Level 1 (hidden behind pallisades); Fuel and Storehouses (Level 2; major debut)	A reference to Rainbow Six Siege whose four characters - Ash, Blitz, Frost and Tachanka - were playable collab characters in the game Arknights
The Lords of Ashes 	Commandos 	The Lords of Ashes is a small unit consisting of Aeschraeists, loyalists of the Aautokratir Aeschraes 'the Lord of Ashes', whose gathering of concentrated magic not only allowed the Forces of Darkness to invade Aeras but also brought about the end of Aeras either through the Frodbrokna or the awakening of a Titan deep within the planet itself. After a hasty evacuation followed by the use of the Frodbrokna to annihilate the Titan, Aautokratir Aeschraes was horrified by what he had done, to the point that when the Alliance sought to bring him to justice he allowed himself to be killed by them.
However, instead of being killed or put to death the Alliance signed him up for military service, where he received training in modern warfare as well as controlling his use of magic powers. As part of an agreement he signed, he will be assigned a commando force who would guard him; a number of his followers also joined him but only after they undergo a rigorous commando training.	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	A reference to Godherja's Aautokratir Aeschraes' title/nickname of 'the Lord of Ashes'
The Beatles 	
*Mowag Piranha (Level 3 - Border Line)
*Elmag 1 (Level 4 - Bloody Desert, Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm)
*M1 Abrams (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm; accidentally replaced Elmag 1)	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	Town 	In Level 5, Scarlet accidentally replaced The Beatles' Elmag 1 with the M1 Abrams. That unit will get its Elmag 1 vehicles back.
Sovremenny 	
*Mowag Piranha (Level 3 - Border Line)
*Elmag 1 (Level 4 - Bloody Desert)	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	Town 	
Susanoo 	
*Mowag Piranha (Level 3 - Border Line)
*M1 Abrams (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm)	Susanoo is one of the gods of Japanese mythology and the brother of Tsukoyomi and Amaterasu Omikami, the Sun Goddess. After Tsukoyomi enlisted in the Alliance military, Susanoo was put in charge of a platoon of Mowag Piranha armored personnel carriers, manned by religious Japanese military personnel. 	Level 3 - Border Line 	Town 	This unit was the first to be destroyed in the game TWO TIMES when I try to refresh the site and try to prevent the same mistakes.
Blood Howler 	
*Mowag Piranha (Level 3 - Border Line)
*M1 Abrams (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm)	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	Town 	
Tinderbox 	
*Mowag Piranha (Level 3 - Border Line)
*M1 Abrams (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm)	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	Town 	
Phalanx Battery 	AMX-10 	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	The Highland 	
The Grim Reapers 	
*AMX-10 (Level 3 - Border Line)
*Flakpanzer Gepard (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm)	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	The Highland 	
Night Watchers 	Hummer 	 	Level 3 - Border Line 	The Highland 	
Der Adler's Auge 	Hummer 	 	Level 2 - The First Victory 	Fuel and Storehouses 	A reference to Wolfenstein: The New Order's Baltisches Auge; German for "the eagle's eye"
Atlas Command Squad (Atlas Cmd. Squad) 	
*TAM (Level 4 - Bloody Desert)
*M1 Abrams (Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm, 2nd wave)	The Atlas Command Squad (or Atlas Cmd. Squad) is the name of a platoon of tanks commanded by Borealis Norsoutha himself, who requisitioned a number of tanks for his company. It is part of the mixed Atlas Company, which was to consist of tanks and mechanized infantry. Initially consisting of Tanque Argentino Mediano tanks, it would later receive M1 Abrams tanks somewhere after the Middle Eastern theater of operations. 	Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm 	First Line of Defense 	In the base game, the Atlas Command Squad unit is equipped with M1 Abrams, but in Scarlet's own take of the Spellcross game the Atlas Command Squad were equipped with M1 Abrams and K1 MBTs. This is due to the fact the Novayan Armed Forces - more specifically the Novayan Army and Marine Corps - use K1 MBTs.
Edelweiss 	Leopard MBT 	 	Level 4 - In the Eye of the Storm 	First Line of Defense (2nd wave) 	A reference to the tank Edelweiss from the turn-based strategy game Valkyria Chronicles; the tank got its name from a Spellcross playthrough in https://lparchive.org after Scarlet got really salty about Isara Gunther (who also appears in that playthrough) dying again, this time to a Fortress of Terror.
Knights Templar 	AMX-30 	 	Level 5 - In the Eye of the Storm 	First Line of Defense (3rd wave) 	
Watch on the Rhine 	Universal R1 	 	Level 6 - Dark Road 	 	
Phantom of the Opera (Phantome l'Opera) 	Heavy Infantry 	 	Level 6 - Dark Road