Nautilon Collective

"These machines come to steal our homes, our kingdom. We shall not grant them such. We will show them the power of Atlantis, and the legacy of all Shardorians before us. Hoocha!!" -Colonel Sharptooth, Leading General of the Atlantis Army

The Nautilon Collective is a Vex research and military branch focused on undersea warfare and exploration, and are currently entangled in a war with the Atlantis Army.

## Overview

The Nautilon Collective is a Vex collective primarily meant to research the oceans and assist the Sirens in securing mirror sea operations. They are more militaristic than other Vex collectives mostly because of the intensive Shardorian presence in the areas they operate. The Nautilon Collective is seemingly researching and documenting sea life passively, but they have other goals in mind. They seek to transform the oceans, or at least some sea life, into biomechanical Vex units for use in undersea warfare.

As of currently, the Nautilon Collective is being thwarted by the Atlantis Army, who easily dispatch Vex units with their magical prowess. However, the Vex are also creating units more suitable for undersea combat, such as units resembling sharks, squids, and rays. These newer units are more adept for undersea combat and are further ranking up tensions between the Vex and Shardorians.

The Nautilon Collective has three portals, one to the south of Atlantis, one to the North, and one in an undersea cave underneath the empire. The one in the cave was destroyed by the Atlantis Army but the other two remain active.

## History

The Nautilon Collective went undetected for many years, as the Vex sent small patrols of experimental units to explore the oceans. They stayed far from the Shardorians. However, and event known as the Oceanic Uprising occured, when many of the races living in and on the sea began to war with each other. The Vex mobilized, speeding up their research and technology. They tested it on the mermaids, decimating one of their great cities, before vanishing for a few years. THey rearrived near Shardorian territory, passive at first but quickly forced to become aggressive whent he Shardorians showed them no mercy.

## Hierarchy & Vex Units

Selkrios, Mind of the Abyss- Lead of Effort & Forces

Sardion, Templar of the Sea- Support Lead

Mordrig, Mind of Oceanic Warfare- Military Lead

Rutropia, Oceanic Research Entity- Research Lead

Vex Diver- Standard Goblin units outfitted for undersea combat

Vex Explorer- Standard Hobgoblin units outfitted for undersea combat

Vex Marine- Standard Minotaur Units outfitted for undersea combat

Vex Sea Harpy- Standard Harpy units retrofitted for undersea combat

Vex Hydra- Standard Hydra Units that can perform both on land and underwater

Vex Kraken- Squid-like units meant to swarm and confuse enemies

Vex Megalodon- Enormous Shark-like units meant specifically to battle Shardorian forces

Vex Stingray- Ranged support units, dedicated snipers

Vex Moray- Powerful units for fire support and electric attacks

Vex Lobster- Heavy crawlers that function as tanks

Vex Spyder- Superheavy walking tanks used for area control and invasions

Vex Absorber- Anemone-Snail like units that absorb Shardorian magic

Vex Scorpio- Massive units resembling ancient sea scorpions, these are the most powerful units and reserved for portal defense

Vex Swordfin- Close Range units meant to overwhelm the enemy with pure speed and strength

Vex Whale Carrier- Huge transport units that can release swarms of Vex units over an area.

Vex Hyperion Prime- A gigantic unit resembling an ancient oceanic predator responsible for creating new units and powering the portals, the "Queen" of the Nautilon Collective

Vex Sakura Mimic- A Vex unit resembling a Sakura Empire-styled submarine shipgirl

Vex Iron Mimic- A Vex unit resembling an Ironblood-styled submarine shipgirl

Vex Advanced Mimic- A Vex unit resembling a standard humanoid Siren submarine

Vex Oceanic Colossus- A Vex Unit resembling a large clam. The pearl inside constantly summons new units, and is equipped with nearly invincible armor. However, these units are incapable of attacking.

Vex Gyrodon- A huge Vex unit resembling the Sea Serpent Gyarados, specializing in brutal ambush and skirmishing tactics

Vex Kygion- A massive Vex unit resembling the ancient beast Kyogre, that can create whirlpools, mirror seas, empower and heal friendly units

## Trivia

The Nautilon Collective is the only Vex Collective with unique units for undersea combat

The Nautilon Collective works closely with the Sirens, another enemy of the Shardorians

Despite their extreme combat prowess and quick evolution, the Nautilon Collective is much weaker than the Shardorians, whose ancient and magical lineage across the oceans makes them much more suited to oceanic warfare than the Vex.

The Nautilon Collective nearly decimated the mermaids in the past, but have since moved to Shardorian territory for unknown reasons