MERC

The MERC (Matter and Energy Reclamation Corporation) is a ragtag group of laborers, engineers, foremen, etc, that is ran by the Sheriff. They serve as the main enemy faction of the Industrial Sector in story mode, The Foundry and The Heist in Arena Mode

## History (W.I.P.)

### Beginnings

MERC was founded by Col. Finneas and currently lead by The Sheriff

### PrivSec

A sub faction that protects a bank in MERC City

## Units

* MERC Recruit - MERC Recruits are the basic unit of the MERC, stat wise, they are almost the exact same as the A.A.H.W. Grunts. They wear a standard MERC uniform and nothing else.
* MERC Laborer - MERC Laborers are similar to MERC Recruits, but cowardly and with a hardhat that will save them once from any lethal attacks to the head. Aside from the hat and MERC uniform, they wear a bulletproof face mask, a toolbelt and an apron.
* MERCZerker - MERCZerkers are crazy MERC units, they hit themselves and then charge at the player in an attempt to knock them down. They are seen most of the time dual wielding melee weapons. They wear an almost full black MERC uniform, a strange looking mask, sap gloves, viking armor and a mohawk.
* MERC Sniper - Snipers are coward marsksmen. They have a Novice Tac-Bar, keep their distance from enemies and run away when approached. They also like to camp while occasionally doing a "locked on" shot at the player. This shot will always ignore the Tac-Bar and directly damage the player's corpus if they do not dodge on time. They wear a cap with the MERC color in the front and marksman gloves.
* MERC Gunner - Gunners are big MERC units with dual SMGs and lots of armor. They are very resistant to ranged and melee attacks, but when damaged enough, they will go into a looping stun, which allows the player to easily finish them off. They wear a metal mask, big metal plate of armor, an ammo belt and an ammo backpack.
* MERC Sarge - A decently strong unit of the MERC, sarges have 2 corpus, Novice Tac-Bar, and are usually seen with shotguns. They wear a darker MERC uniform, a beret, a MERC vest and a pair of pauldrons.
* MERC Captain - The second strongest unit of the MERC, second only to the Sheriff. They possess 3 corpus, Journeymen Tac-Bar, are usually seen with revolvers and rifles and have the "Hero" trait, which allows them to regenerate health and leaves them invincible after losing a corpus. They wear a darker MERC uniform, an officer cap, full gloves, a MERC vest, a pair of heavy pauldrons, aviators and a cigar.
* Sheriff - The leader of the MERCs. He is a coward but an expert marksman, he sports a Master Tac-Bar, dual wields revolvers, has 3 corpus and the "Hero" trait. He wears a cowboy hat, an armored leather coat and marksman gloves. His face also looks different to other characters.
* Mercenary - A unit only seen in the Project Nexus Release trailer, they are in the game files, but go unused. They have the same amount of health as a MERC sniper, possess Journeymen Tac-Bars, their level is 900 and they have very low endurance. They wear a gray ski mask, a recolored Sanford body, either the N51 Riot Vest, or the Military Combat Vest, and marksman gloves.
* Church - Church is a G03LM given to the MERC by the NEXUS Core. He is always seen with his twin Jorge. Church is armed with electric gloves which he uses to pummel his opponents, but he is also seen with an electric trident in Flood Control and Dissonance weapons in The Rush. Church wears a MERC uniform with blue stripes, a vest with tape around it, electric gloves, heavy boots, a gasmask and a mohawk.
* Jorge - Jorge is a G03LM given to the MERC by the NEXUS Core. He is always seen with his twin Church. Jorge is usually seen with heavy ranged weapons, such as flamethrowers and snipers. Jorge wears a MERC unform with blue stripes, a metal vest with "size matters" written on it, an ammo backpack, heavy boots and a gasmask.

## Weapons

The MERCs, due to being the supplier of weapons around Nexus City, created their own weapons, most of them being weak and cheaply made.

* MERC Light rifle - A basic rifle MERCs are occasionally seen with with. It is not very damaging and has a small mag size, with only 12 bullets, but it has the ability to single fire, unlike most other rifles.
* MERC Heavy rifle - A stronger rifle made by the MERCs, it has 18 rounds in a mag, is more damaging than the MERC L and can still single fire. The drawback is a significantly stronger recoil. Snipers can sometimes be seen using them as their primary or backup weapon.
* MERC Battle rifle - High damage but low magazine size and very high recoil, this weapon is better used as a DMR, carefully taking shots instead of spraying. This weapon has a PING! sound effect when it runs out of ammo, unlike other weapons. This ping is similar to the M1 Garand's ping, which this weapon bears some similarities to.
* MERC S200/Sniper - A MERC sniper rifle, commonly used by snipers, it can hold 5 bullets in it's internal magazine, does a good amount of damage but has a slow firerate.
* MERC Light rifle retro - This was the old version of the MERC L, until it was remade in update 1.01.e/Beta 2.01.o. It has slightly worse stats than the newer version.
* MERC Heavy retro - This was the old version of the MERC H, until it was remade in update 1.01.e/Beta 2.01.o. It has slightly worse stats than the newer version.

## Gallery

MERC RecruitMERC LaborerMERCzerkerMERC SniperMERC GunnerMERC SargeMERC CaptainThe SheriffMercenaryChurchJorgeMERC Sniper rifleMERC Light rifleMERC Heavy rifleMERC Battle rifleMERC Light rifle retroMERC Heavy rifle retro
### Concept Art/Beta Versions

Beta MERC RecruitBeta MERC LaborerBeta MERCZerkerBeta MERC SniperBeta MERC GunnerBeta MERC SargeBeta MERC CaptainMERC Recruit concept artMERCZerker concept artMERC Sniper concept artMERC Gunner concept artMERC Sarge concept artMERC Captain concept artSheriff Concept Art
### Misc

A MERC Laborer with its helmet knocked offChruch with MERC-Made ArmorChurch in a WetsuitChurch in G03LM ArmorJorge in MERC-Made armorJorge in a WetsuitJorge in G03LM ArmorSheriiff in his Retro Appearence