Project Resurga

## Summary

> *"Pushing the boundaries of human achievement."*
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Project Resurga is the fourth major Series of Garrisai developed by the nation of Decholon in 2568. Being the spiritual successor of the AEGIS Program, it involved the development of ten prototype Units exclusively under the DTRO that fulfilled specialized roles on the battlefield. Unlike the AEGIS Program, however, Project Resurga was designed toward Anti-Garrisai combat. Thus, partnerships with conventional arms manufacturers were made compared to the five-nation collaborative effort of AEGIS. Despite the Project's technological advancements made during this time, the time put into these prototype units caused the DTRO to stray away from establishing a reliable mass-production unit, namely in maintaining their partnership with Castel Industries. This, along with the division of the LCDM, resulted in the fall of the NDRC.

## History

With the First Age of Mass Production being an immense success in public reputation, the DTRO was still greatly intrigued by the prospect of the Garrisai as not only a military staple, but also a major source of immense wealth. Using data from the Castel Ground Type and its successor as a base, the DTRO began work on a new, high-performance frame, one that would push the boundaries of what a Garrisai could accomplish. In the spirit of the AEGIS Program that preceded it, the DTRO would call this experimental design the Project Resurga Frame.

When this frame was finally released to the DTRO's major partners, Castel Industries was furious. Seeing the new frame as an encroachment on their Garrisai monopoly at this point, they threatened to reveal the truth behind the DTRO's scheme to launch a fake invasion. However, because they too would be caught in the mix of that accusation, they were forced to stay silent.

### [THRONE] Testbed

* ESU-S4x-016 Majestic (Early Type) → ESU-S4x-016 Majestic
	+ Intended Pilot: Will Palmer
	+ Active Pilot: Cecelia Palmer
	+ Testing Citadel: Dragon’s Keep
	+ Secondary Citadel: Neptune Base
	+ First Deployed: 2568
	+ Last Deployed: 2584
	+ Status: Destroyed
* ESU-S4x-017 Majestic II → BR/ESU-S4x/NU-017 Ruby Kingship
	+ Intended Pilot: Henry Lassiter
	+ Active Pilot: John Orion
	+ Testing Citadel: The Silent Citadel
	+ Secondary Citadel: Frontier Point
	+ First Deployed: 2571
	+ Last Deployed: 2571/2584
	+ Status: Sealed/Destroyed
* ESU-S4x-018 Majestic III → BR/ESU-S4x/NU-018 Dark Pegasus
	+ Intended Pilot: [REDACTED]
	+ Active Pilot: Nightwatch
	+ Testing Citadel: The Silent Citadel
	+ Secondary Citadel: None
	+ First Deployed: 2571
	+ Last Deployed: 2571/2585
	+ Status: Sealed/Destroyed

### [ARCHER] HeArT II “Heavygun Project”

* ESU-S4x-019 Artillery II → ESU-S4xB-019 Hightower
	+ Intended Pilot: Isaac Winters
	+ Active Pilot: Richard Sebas
	+ Testing Citadel: Celestial Summer
	+ Secondary Citadel: Midnight Base
	+ First Deployed: 2569
	+ Last Deployed: 2584
	+ Status: Destroyed
* ESU-S4x-020 Dreadnought II → LS0/ESU-S4x/NU-020 Urban Dreadnought
	+ Indended Pilot: Cameron Baltimore
	+ Active Pilot: Daniel Sherman
	+ Testing Citadel: Neptune Base
	+ Secondary Citadel: Midnight Base
	+ First Deployed: 2570
	+ Last Deployed: 2572/2584
	+ Status: Destroyed/Destroyed

### [CHARIOT] HiMaT II "High-Mobility Project"

* ESU-S4x-021 Rocket II → ESU-S4xA-021 Diamondback
	+ Intended Pilot: David Colt
	+ Active Pilot: Jack Kendall
	+ Testing Citadel: Fort Hummingbird
	+ Secondary Citadel: Celestial Summer
	+ First Deployed: 2569
	+ Last Deployed: 2584/2621
	+ Status: Preserved/Unknown
* ESU-S4x-022 Storm II → ESU-S4xD-022 Zephyr Factory Custom
	+ Intended Pilot: Zoey Kumar
	+ Active Pilot: Veronica Angelos
	+ Testing Citadel: Fort Hummingbird
	+ Secondary Citadel: Forge of the 35th
	+ First Deployed: 2569
	+ Last Deployed: 2578
	+ Status: Destroyed

### [THIEF] Stealth II

* ESU-S4x-023 Whisper II → ESU-S4xD-023 Blacklight
	+ Intended Pilot: Lena Cassidy
	+ Active Pilot: Lena Cassidy
	+ Testing Citadel: Celestial Summer
	+ Secondary Citadel:
	+ First Deployed: 2571
	+ Last Deployed: 2584
	+ Status: Destroyed

### [WIZARD] NU METACOM II

* ESU-S4x/NU-024 Unity II → ESU-S4xA/NU-024 Valtheræ
	+ Intended Pilot: Kelly Valentine
	+ Active Pilot: Chelsea Ferguson
	+ Testing Citadel: Fort Gateway
	+ Secondary Citadel: Fort Hummingbird
	+ First Deployed: 2572
	+ Last Deployed: 2578
	+ Status: Destroyed
* ESU-S4x/NU-025 Titan II → ESU-S4xC/NU-025 Skybreaker
	+ Intended Pilot: Hannah Floyd
	+ Active Pilot: Ian Hunt
	+ Testing Citadel: Fort Gateway
	+ Secondary Citadel: Fort Hummingbird
	+ First Deployed: 2572
	+ Last Deployed: 2578
	+ Status: Destroyed

## Transitions Between AEGIS and Resurga

1. Artillery→ Artillery II: Swapped the externally-mounted weapons rack to a set of enclosed Weapons Binders.
2. Dreadnought→ Dreadnought II: Converted the four handheld weapons into fixed weapons built into the armor (known as LANDSTRIKE ZERO).
3. Rocket→ Rocket II: Exchanged the wheel-based HMT System for a Centurion ALT-inspired system which would become known as the HMT II System.
4. Storm→ Storm II: Replaced the leg booster engines with a full-body thruster kit, with the primary thrusters built into a special shoulder assembly known as the Pull Binders.
5. Whisper→ Whisper II: Upgraded the Cloaking Drive to allow for near-invisibility while moving, and enhanced the Stealth Drive to allow for use of the thrusters while sneaking.
6. Unity→ Unity II: Properly converted the two-pilot pseudo-NU METACOM System into the proper NU METACOM System.
7. Titan→ Titan II: Properly converted the two-pilot pseudo-NU METACOM System into the proper NU METACOM System.

## Trivia

- The name "Resurga" is a pseudonym of "Renaissance," representing the "rebirth" of the Aegis Program.

- Despite only the latter seven of AEGIS' machines receiving the Resurga Treatment, the remaining machines (Catalyst, Ballista, Harbinger, Domino, TERRA, atLAS, Juggernaut, and Megahammer) would receive modern interpretations in other programs under the DTRO.