Antoine Blanchard

Antoine Blanchard in full combat gear.

> *"Ah, ma chérie, your complexion is as fine as ever. It reminds me of the snow that used to fall on my village during the calm winter nights." ~ Antoine in a likely futile attempt to woo Talia Rompier.*
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**Antoine Blanchard** is an Ark Pilot and the captain of JSF Chimera, as well as being the designated guerilla warfare specialist of The Omen. He is among the most skilled guerilla warfare strategists and tacticians in the entire Union Military, and as such has been given the Hyper Lethal Vector status. His Ark is La Lionne.

## Appearance

### Antoine

Antoine is a pale-skinned male of around average height and possesses an athletic build. His hair is brown and wavy, reaching down to his shoulders, and his eyes are an almost piercing green.

When piloting his Ark, Antoine wears lightweight but sturdy armor with numerous packs of munitions, rations and supplies on his waist.

### La Lionne

Being a super light class Ark, La Lionne has minimal armor that
allows for optimal speed and agility. La Lionne is one of the fastest Arks developed to date, advanced hydraulics in its legs allowing it to run at unparalleled speeds and even pull off short-ranged jumps.

Its armor is black with silver rings encircling its legs. Numerous openings on the fingers, lower legs, and head glow a burning orange. La Lionne is more humanoid in appearance and stature than most other Arks, due to being a Super Light Class.

On its head and shoulders are black, blade-like protrusions. La Lionne stands at 11 feet tall.

## Personality

> *"If there's one guy that's more charming than me around these parts, it's that Antoine. Mate's a love magnet." ~ Jaxon Reynolds on Antoine.*
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### Antoine

Antoine fully embraces the romantic culture of his homeland, and will often attempt to woo any female he deems attractive, most of the time to great success. However, this is mainly just to build up his persona and ego. The one woman he truly loves and has failed to woo time and time again is Akira Saito of JSF Nemean, but he nonetheless keeps up in his endeavors in hopes of one day gaining the attraction of her.

Other than that, Antoine is highly ambitious and hopes to one day start a family and reside peacefully in Mondrae. Despite his sometimes egotistical nature, Antoine is incredibly focused when on the job and makes sure no mistakes are possible during a mission, as just one mistake could mean the mission will end in disaster.

### La Lionne

Antoine decided against giving La Lionne any sentience, deciding that he may get too attached to his Ark if he did this.

Psychological Profile

The following report was written and detailed by Dr. Josef Yularen.

*"Antoine Blanchard is quite possibly the most charming individual I've met. He has a way with words that not many others have, and a bit of a silver tongue. However, when the situation calls, he has an uncanny amount of focus, as if he switches to a completely different person.*

*He is willing to get down and dirty with his tactics, and is quite familiar with guerilla warfare and unorthodox tactics, fitting considering that most of his team would be likely be obliterated in a direct confrontation with most other Arks given their lighter classes and weaponry.*

*Antoine's tendency to charm women seems to only be due to self-confidence boosting from the outside, but upon further questioning and investigation, I believe it is because he doesn't want lose sight of himself in this war - he wants to experience what love is like before he dies, but no matter how hard he tries and how many ladies he attracts, none of them are exactly his 'type' - that is, except for one woman, Miss Talia Romper of JSF Nemean, who he has tried to charm several times, all to little to no effect.*

*He very much likes to reminisce about his old town, an old quaint little village in Mondrae. It is of my understanding that he misses his town very much, though, in a similar regard to Captain Reynolds of Nemean, he has refused to go home in favor of fighting to protect that which he loves."*

## Loadout (Pilot)

### Primary Weapons

* '**Broadwick'** **DSMR (3)**: 7.62x51mm FMJ AP 15 round stanag mag | Semi Auto | 850 m/s (~2800 ft/s

### Augmentations and Utilities

* **Battery Back-up (2):** Gives yourself a backup battery to counter EMP’s against yourself or your Ark.

* **Holographic Projector (2):** Mimics users actions at the moment of activation, generally used to divert attention or distract opponents. More useful against Arks than other pilots.

* **Focal Radar Imaging (2):** Typically favored by marksman and black ops agents alike. Displays to the user an augmented reality in which the target is displayed and tracked.
	+ **Tier 1 (0):** Displays up to a single target and their precise locations.
	+ **Tier 2 (1):** Displays up to 10 targets and their precise locations.

### Affiliation

JSF Chimera

*For the main article for this Ark, see: **La Lionne***

**Super Light Ark Cost:** 15

### Communications

* **Command Suite (5):** A C&C module that feeds real-time information on the position and well-being of suits who uplink to the user. Allows the user to share HUD and Communications options between all uplinked Arks, as well as act as comm and virtual (Wi-Fi if available) nodes.

### HUD/Visual

* **Enhanced Vision (5):** Can zoom up to 10x magnification. Gain night optics.
* **External Status (10):** Same as Internal Status, but also gain visuals such as an estimated status of enemy Arks or targets, target locks, the direction of fire, electromagnetic readings, etc.

### Utility

* **Advanced Hydraulics (10):** Upgraded hydraulics in the legs allow the Ark to move roughly 1.5 times faster than regular Arks of its class and allow it to pull off short-ranged jumps. (Mondrae exclusive)
* **Infiltrator Coating (10):** Stealth generator systems that conceal the Ark by utilizing light-refractory waves around its plating. Conceals about half of the Ark's mobility. Disables if combat is initiated, via weapon discharge or incoming damage.

### Defense

* **Chaff Explosive (5):** Create a 5m radius cloud of chaff particles to disrupt targeting and vision.

### Drones:

* **Flash Drone (10):** Small drone pre-equipped with a Zeus Taser

System, tranquilizer and a side-mounted flash grenade launcher. Used to
detain high-value targets, or to stun an enemy Ark pilot. Resistant to
light ballistics, damaged by medium to heavy ballistics.

### Weaponry

* **Medium Ballistics:** 13mm -15mm machine guns and rifles, and 20mm sniper rifles count in this category. Providing good piercing power and a high rate of fire for anti-ark warfare, these guns are not suited to anti-infantry due to their high recoil.
	+ **25mm "Bull's Eye" Bolt-Action (10):** Bolt-action sniper rifle that provides incredible piercing capabilities and stopping power. Can hit targets from a range of up to 4000 meters (Roughly 2.5 miles). **25x123mm | 8 Round Detachable Box Mag | Bolt-Action | 3200 m/s (~10,498 ft/s)**

* **Colossal Ballistics:** 70-80mm barreled to 120mm short-barrelled cannons, heavy Anti-Ark and anti-tank weaponry that is usually shoulder mounted. You'd best hope to God that these things aren't pointed your way.
	+ **Quad Pod (20):** The Quad Pod is a weapon that fires a tight-knit cluster of 4 rockets at a time towards a target that each detonates in a 2-meter radius. The weapon uses a unique

system for loading and firing: rather than using a traditional magazine or single-shot system, it is fed by detachable barrels, each of which holds six rockets. When one volley of the rockets is fired, the barrels rotate to add a spiral to the cluster volley; when all rockets have been fired, the operator removes the barrel unit and inserts another. **102mm HE | 24 Rounds, 6 shots | 120 RPM | 290 m/s (~950 ft/s)**

## Background

Growing up in a small town in the Republic of Mondrae, Antoine Pierre Blanchard lived a quiet and wippeaceful life, enjoying snowy winters and warm springs with his twin sister, Claire Isabelle Blanchard. His father, Jean Blanchard, was a smithy who worked downtown from Antoine's home, and his mother, Emilia Blanchard, was a shoemaker who worked at home. Though his family wasn't particularly wealthy, they still made enough to get by, and all loved each other dearly.

When Antoine turned 14, he began working in the smithy with his father, and his sister began making shoes with her mother, then spent the afternoon playing in the garden with his sister. Antoine was an outcast at schooled and was often bullied, so his sister was the only friend he ever knew.wip