Hansel's Army

== Hansel's Army ==
"They're mercenaries. Think about it: Well-trained, well-equipped, and the fact that they appear to be extremely numerous." - Jay's assumption about the GSDF soldiers
The German Settlement Defense Front (Known as the GSDF or Hansel's Army) is a major antagonistic faction in the Reboot franchise. They are a massive group of highly trained European mercenaries that worked under the command of Jonathan Hansel.
== History ==
While nothing are known about their army, but it's rumored that they were formed from the remnants of Hansel's loyalists and they helped Hansel break out. As the NATO forces (both American and German troops) bombed their main HQ, most of the mercenaries died from either their injuries, cannibalism, disease, and starvation, with the exception of Hansel and his most loyal members. After 2 years of surviving in a bunker, Hansel reinforced his army by hiring mercenaries, exiles, and criminals to better able to handle the NATO forces in order to accomplish his task of world domination.
== Background ==
The GSDF is composed primarily of radical European insurgents who seek total control over the entire world. They see themselves as the true inheritors of the world and believe their way of life to be "stronger, more pure," than the people of the United States or all NATO nations. 
In the GSDF"s mind, living in the harsh conditions of the battlefield has made them more worthy of ruling the world, while they called those who reside on the US are weak "fat cats," living off the bounty of the countries that the Americans has "enslaved". Living in the harshness of war has given the GSDF an extreme and highly distorted survivalist mindset, causing them to believe that the only way for them to survive is to defeat the United States and its allies in order to take over the world, country by country. In other words, they believe in an extreme form of Social Darwinism and its name was deliberately chosen for propaganda reasons, to try to give it the appearance of being a noble underdog in their own eyes.
They value functionality over style, an attitude reflected in everything from their ships, tanks, and helicopters to their weapons and armor, which is modular and functional yet devoid of aesthetics, with everything designed to protect them from the harshness of war first and foremost. They have re-purposed drones into military roles, adding to their reliability for technology. For the GSDF, a true victory would mean the conquest and subjugation of the world and utter cessation of all influence of NATO. They are willing to kill civilians, soldiers, and anyone who gets in their way.
All of Hansel's mercenaries are considered to be highly dangerous due to their specialized training and viciousness. The mercenaries field an advanced operation within their goals of world domination and are widely known as the most dangerous faction due to their advanced weaponry, heavier armor, vast numbers, and use of mechanicalized vehicles (helicopters, tanks, and boats). They're known to seize cargo of high value, arms deals, human trafficking, and had pillage, rape, and kill various civilians and soldiers in a campaign of fear.
All mercenaries are seen wearing dark-colored clothing and are mainly seen wearing cargo pants, combat boots, body armor, and extra pouches on their outfit. Though most of the mercenaries are shown to be predominantly European, a significant portion are American.
== Members ==
* Jonathan Hansel - Leader (Formerly)
* Nicholas Rochelle - Second-in-Command (Formerly)
* 68,000 Mercenaries (Most killed or imprisoned)
== Vehicles, Weaponry, and Equipment ==
Vehicles
* Willys WB (Heavily camo-clad)
* BMP-2
* T-72
* Mi-24 HIND
* AH-6 Little Bird
* Land Rover Defender (Camo-clad)
* HMMWV (Scavenged)
* Mi-8 HIP
* Toyota Hilux (Technical)
*Leopard 2SG Tank
Weapons
Assault Rifles/Sniper Rifles/Submachine Guns/Machine Guns
* AK-47/AKM/AKMS/AK-74/AKS-74U (Mainly used)
* Norinco Type 56 (Heavily used)
* Galil ARM/ACE
* RPK
* Colt M16 (A1/A4)
* Colt M4A1 (heavily scavenged)
* FN FAL
* SIG 552
* Steyr AUG
* IMI TAR-21
* FN SCAR (L & H)
* H&K MP5 (A3)
* H&K G36C
* H&K UMP-45
* H&K HK416
* IMI UZI
* SIG MCX
* Remington M24
* Barrett M82A1
* Accuracy International AW
* M249 SAW
* M60
* M2-HB
Shotguns
* Mossberg 590A1
* Remington 870
* SAIGA 12K
* USAS-12
* Benelli M4 Super 90
* AA-12
* Winchester 1300
Pistols
* Browning Hi-Power (Mainly used)
* Beretta 92FS
* Glock 17/19/23 (Mostly Shown/Used)
* Colt M1911A1
* Walther P99
* SIG SAUER P226
* H&K USP-9
Grenade Launchers/Heavy Weaponry
* RPG-7
* M203
* Milkor MGL
* ZPU-4
* M79
== Trivia ==
* Hansel's Army is the only faction that has vast numbers than all of the other factions, numbering in the thousands.
* The GSDF have killed the largest amount of people than any other antagonistic faction in the Reboot timeline.
* With Hansel's death or imprisonment, the Army is disbanded with all members killed or imprisoned.