Multi Active Rescue

The Multi Active Rescue emblem.

Leaders| * Therestina Kihara Lifeline

**Multi Active Rescue (MAR)** (先進状況救助隊, *Senshin Jōkyō Kyūjotai*?, lit. "Advanced Situation Rescue Team") in the *Toaru Majutsu no Index* universe is an emergency response organization based in Academy City.

## Principles

The primary duty of Multi Active Rescue is to prevent or control the involvement of civilians in dangerous situations, or if possible to prevent dangerous events from occurring, rescue victims and to control the escalation of casualties in high-risk situations. They are also deployed to cleanup an area too dangerous or too difficult for other groups to do.

The security force of Academy City, Anti-Skill often works together with Multi Active Rescue, especially during large-scale emergencies.

### Organization

The main organization is controlled by the captain, while the leader of it's research subsidiary and of the MAR Base Research Laboratory is the head of research. Both of these positions were controlled by Therestina for some time before the events of episode 24 of the *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun* anime.

During operations, under the control of the captain of MAR, units are mobilized into groups with a leader for each group; this allows MAR to perform different tasks at the same time, and to coordinate their operation.

During high-risk situations - which are on a wide-enough scale, such as the Poltergeist Incidents, MAR can opt to join forces with other peace-and-order keeping organizations, such as Judgment and Anti-Skill. In which case, these organizations follow given tasks and assist each other if needed.

### Abilities

Many members of MAR are trained in piloting mechanical mobile suits as well basic firearms use. Members are also probably versed in first-aid, as well as handling civilians and crowds during emergency situations.

### Equipment

#### Weapons

Rifles are a standard for MAR, though this is only if one is not wearing a mobile suit, in which case heavier artillery such as a grenade launcher are allowed to be used. There are also large gatling guns, which are used for assault purposes.

There are also other weapons, such as a large lance-like object, used by Therestina in episode 24 of the *Toaru Kagaku no Railgun* anime, which is used as bludgeoning object and can also be used as a facsimile of Misaka Mikoto's railgun. There is also the Capacity Down, developed in the MAR Base Research Laboratory, which can be used against powerful espers.

#### Mechanical Suits

MAR is often recognized for their mechanical suit, the Large Weapon, a large armored bipedal mechanical unit, used for carrying large objects and for high-risk situations. These units often come in varying colors used for camouflage, the most egregious is Therestina's piink colored unit.

There is also a form-fitting mechanical suit used by Therestina, where it increased her overall strength and speed.

MAR also has in it's possession a large mechanical unit, several feet in height and is heavily armored. The unit moves around using legs, which can either use mechanical feet or rollers for faster mobility. The unit possess no weapon, though it can be used against attacks using it's brute force alone. Finally, the mechanical unit also has 4 large clamp-like things that can be fired several meters away as projectile, and can be a subsitute for weapons and arms.

#### Vehicles

Other than the mobile mechanical units, MAR also has large trucks to store and easily deploy the mechanical units, as well as other large objects. MAR also has ambulances that are used for transporting victims to the nearest medical facility. MAR also has access to helicopters, which are used for rescue and for transfer of victims; helicopters (Sikorsky S-70 Variant, more likely a SH-60 Seahawk used by the US Navy for Search and Rescue) are also outfitted with gatling guns. All of these vehicles have the MAR (grey over orange) color scheme applied to them, along with its logo.

## Chronology

### Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

#### Level Upper Arc

*Main article: Level Upper Arc*
MAR and Therestina first appeared in episode 12 of the anime, where they are seen cleaning up the debris from the nuclear facility that was attacked by the AIM Burst.