Chevaliers

**Avionic Knight Frames**, commonly known as **Chevaliers**, are humanoid war machines developed by the Eurasian Empire. Unveiled during the Third Pacific War, Chevaliers are almost exclusively used in place, and sometimes alongside the practically obsolete main battle tanks. The name "Avionic Knight Frames" was based on the propulsion system of powered engines that were similar to aircraft and a play on the word "knight's mare". Though the first generations of Chevaliers were not capable of flight, compared to the latter ones, the design for it to be aerodynamically possible is also a huge contribution for it to be named "avionic".

## Naming

Actually, Chevaliers are not meant to be named until it becomes a "trend" worldwide. The very first Chevaliers that were based from fighter jets and military tanks were named just like the aircraft with specific designation codes. Chevaliers exhibit this criteria as well through unit codes.

A **unit code** is the name of the Chevalier registered in the Tactical Positioning Map (TPM). It is composed of two letters, followed by a dash, its generation number, and unique alphanumeric four to six code.

* The two letters were insignia of the Chevalier's faction, maker or manufacturer. For example, any Chevalier that bears the starting letter ***SO*** means that it was made by SIEGE. In the start of the series, only two factions existed. Later on, there were others which were recognized and introduced.
* The separator dash (-)
* The unique alphanumeric registration code of the Chevalier.
	+ The first digit is the Chevalier's generation number that varies from **1** to **10**.
	+ Succeeding characters of four to six alphanumeric characters.
		- For the Eurasian Empire, what follows the generation number in the registration code signifies the Chevalier's type number, the Chevalier's initials and number. Below is the list of the Chevalier's type numbers and its corresponding meaning:

* **1:** Chevaliers used by the Knights of the Holy Order.
* **2:** Chevaliers used by the Knights of the Noble Order.
* **3:** Chevaliers used by the knights of the imperial family.
* **4:** Chevaliers used by the USR.
* **6:** Chevaliers used by the army of the Knights of the Noble Order.
* **7:** *Not applicable as the number is associated to transponder communications.*
* **8:** Chevaliers used by the army.
* **9:** Chevaliers used by the police.

For example is SIEGE's **Perun**, a Chevalier that has a unit code of **SO-70P01**; stating clearly that it is a SIEGE manufactured, 7th Generation, experimental and private Chevalier with no intention for mass production, initialed "P" for the Chevalier's name, and its unique number of "01" for how many of its class produced. Later on, when its' pilot, Akito Ryu, became a member of the Knights of the Holy Order, the Chevalier had undergone changes and development for it to be known as **Perun Volumnious** with a unit code of **SO-91PV28**: stating that it is a SIEGE manufactured, 9th Generation Chevalier used by a Knight of the Holy Order, and initialed "PV" for the Chevalier's name. This time, the following number had been "28" as the Chevalier number; signifying as well that the Perun Volumnious is the 28th Chevalier unit under the same category of the Eurasian Empire.

There are some Chevaliers though that has a unit code that belonged to a certain faction but was used by another. Such as the **Elder** with a unit code of **SO-80E01**; though it was manufactured by SIEGE, it was used by AEGIS, since the Chevalier was stolen.

There is also an instance that the protocol Chevalier was done by one faction but was upgraded by another. An example to this is the **Simoun Captive** with a unit code of **AO-90SC00**, an AEGIS manufactured Chevalier that was later developed into **Simoun Voyager** with a unit code of **SO-10SV00**, a SIEGE Chevalier. To name a new Chevalier after the previous means that only a few were changed to excel it, but the very framework of the Chevalier is still the same. Even changing the color of the Chevalier is part of the renaming; hence changing the registration marking.

One Chevalier could only be different to another if the very frame of the newly built one was clearly altered but some of its specifications was based from the protocol. A very good example to this is the **Forseti** with a unit code of **SO-30F00**, that becomes a protocol to the newly made **Heimdallr** with a unit code of **SO-48H*XX***. This clearly means that only a few from the previous was used as basis to the new one. The two succeeding X from the said example denotes that it could vary depending to how many had been produced under such unit.

## See also

* *Chevalier Registration*
* *Parts of the Chevalier*
* *List of Chevaliers*