Palehorse Battalion

The Palehorse Battalion is a major heroic organisation featured in the Otherside Picnic series.
They are a group of U.S. Marine soldiers led by U.S. Army Major Ray Barker, who were mysteriously sent to the Otherside during their military training within Okinawa, one month before Sorawo Kamikoshi and Toriko Nishina's arrival within the eldritch world. Unfortunately, due to the continuous threats of the Otherside Entities, the Palehorse Battalion later stationed themselves within the mysterious Kisaragi Station, later known by them as "Station February".
==Background==
===Past===
A unit of USJF (United States Joint Force) Marines known as the Palehorse Battalion was engaged in a military drill in the Okinawa mountains. The group had unintentionally wandered to the Otherside, not knowing exactly what had set it off. They were able to put their dispersed company back together and set up their base inside the station building, but sadly they still suffered a few casualties.
Some of them became insane due to their unfortunate encounters with the Otherside Entities or vanished within the unknown world, never to be seen again. Many of their soldiers fell prey to the bear traps, also known as glitches, and fled into the wilderness, even causing more casualties. These soldiers had to be killed by their own comrades.
===Events of Otherside Picnic===
The Palehorse Battalion managed to survive a month, in spite of the growing threat of the Entities, but not long before Sorawo and Toriko's arrival into the Otherside would quickly change things for them.
The two new strangers appeared out of nowhere, and the Marines, who were already stretched thin, were instantly suspicious, particularly including Greg. Lieutenant Will Drake welcomed them to safety and presented them to their commanding officer, Major Ray Barker. They mentioned how it was hard for them to leave or flee Kisaragi Station due to its proximity to bear traps, thus they prioritised survival for the time being. Additionally, a train carrying what the locals refer to as "Monkey Shines" monsters that the military fear and are hesitant to confront passes by the station.
The troops continued their quest for an exit after Sorawo and Toriko beat the Face Dogs that had attacked them, losing more people along the way, until the girls eventually came back to save them. In order to leave the Otherside and get back to the real world, they made the decision to place their faith in Sorawo and Toriko. They were led from the Kisaragi Station to the Palehorse Batallion's presumed entrance point and eventually back to the surface world by Sorawo, who can see glitches.
The Marines were able to kill multiple Mossmen by utilising their weapons while firing from within the armoured "doghouse" mounted to the roof of their armoured MRAP trucks. In addition to leading them beyond the glitches, Sorawo's eye also made the Otherside creatures vulnerable to small arms fire.
Sorawo's assistance allowed the Marines to repel a large-scale Mossman attack, while Toriko and the MRAP crew also utilised the robotic arm attached to the truck to disable IEDs to defeat the Kankandara. Toriko's help allowed the Palehorse Battalion to proceed from Kisaragi Station to the departure point without suffering any losses in spite of the huge onslaught by Otherside creatures. The battalion's remaining Marines made their way to the exit and then fled to Otherside, returning to Okinawa.
==Members==
* Major Ray Barker (commanding officer)
* Lieutenant Will Drake
* Sergeant Major Greg †
* Various unnamed members
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