The Argentinian Revolutionary Front

### Origin

The Canon series (The Wartime Origins chapter 2 to Jay's Origins chapter 5 to Daryl's Origins)
The Raider (chapter 6)

### Foundation

Early 2011 (disbanded)
Middle 2025 (founded)

### Headquarters

The ARF Compound (Salazar's Palace) (Main HQ)
The ARF Outpost (Mining Town) (Secondary HQ)

The ARF Torture Den (base of operations)

### Leader(s)

Roberto Salazar Sr. - Founder (deceased)
Roberto Salazar Jr. - Co-founder/Leader (deceased)

Jack Riley Sharpe - Second-in-command/De-facto Leader (deceased)

### Members

800,000 members (formerly)
1,454,000 members

### Identifiers

Maroon berets
Military grade ballistic vests

Military grade weaponry

### Powers/Skills

Marksmanship
High fighting skills

Military training

Handling of explosives

Influence over Argentina

### Goal

To take over Argentina (initially succeeded)
Destroy the United States (failed)

### Crimes

Conspiracy
Terrorism

War crimes

Invasion

Usurpation

Propaganda

Kidnapping

Unlawful imprisonment

Abuse of power

Genocide

Mass murder

Mass destruction

### Type

Jingoistic Revolutionary Movement/Global Terrorist Organization/Private Army

*"Our war is not for our faith. We're all fighting against you Americans to remove all of your influencing power from our soil. We fight without sorrow. We wage war without sympathy. This is the only way to live....and die. A true soldier until death. We are the Front and Argentina por siempre." -* Salazar's speech

**The Argentinian Revolutionary Front** (Known as the Front or simply as the **A.R.F.**) is a major antagonistic faction in the Reboot franchise (notably in the Canon timeline and the Raider timeline).

The Front is a military-political force led by the warlord Roberto Salazar to seize control of Argentina following a violent coup d'etat.

## History

While nothing's known about the Front, but it's hinted by Roberto Salazar Junior that the Front was formed as a small paramilitary group, fighting for their country against American interference.

After their previous founder (revealed to be Salazar's father) was killed, Roberto took over the Front and after several years, the Front quickly came to power during a violent coup in Argentina, giving them its mineral wealth and cementing itself as a major power in the country.

## Background

The A.R.F. consists of mostly Argentinian men who are criminals, exiles, opportunists, and soldiers. Though the group is mostly comprised of Argentinians (despite their clear hatred towards the United States and every NATO nation), they appear to allow Americans (mostly criminals, mercenaries, and dishonorably discharged veterans) into their ranks, presumably to either pin the blame on the United States for attacking their people or to convince any American to turn against their own country for support.

The Front is shown to be extremely hell-bent and eager to destroy the United States for "taking control" of their country and for killing their former leader in the past. For the Front, the true victory means that they're more than willing to eliminate any and every single ounce of American influence from Argentina, having captured, tortured, and killed American tourists, soldiers, and anyone that supports the United States as a whole. Under Salazar's command, the Front has been given a highly distorted and extreme survivalist mindset, believing that the only way for them to survive is to defeat the United States and to bring back their "free country".

Throughout 2039 and 2056, the Front can be seen terrorizing Argentina with town raids, bombings, and the kidnapping and live executions of UN officials. As rumored by the Argentine government, the Front are mostly prevalent in certain towns like El Chalten or small villages and has a weaker presence in larger cities (such as Buenos Aires) due to the fact that the Front knew that the cities have a stronger military presence and tend to avoid conflict.

Every member of the A.R.F. are distinguished by their makeshift uniforms (consisting of a black button-up shirt, brown cargo pants, military-grade ballistic vests, maroon berets, and shemaghs) and their strong Argentine accents (though some members are Americans). Having been trained in the School of the Americas, the Front are shown to be extremely skilled in guerrilla warfare and has managed to take out larger armies with relative ease.

Despite their lack of numbers (until later), they strongly make up for it with skill, having outgunned and outmatched even the most deadliest and trained special forces units and Marine battalions through brute force, unconventional warfare, and the use of military-grade hardware and horses in their war against American troops.

In the Raider timeline, the A.R.F. were weakened by the invading American forces and with the help of Jack R. Sharpe, the Front has been transformed into an actual army by raiding military establishments, forcibly recruiting military-aged men and captured American soldiers to regain their numbers, and scavenging military weaponry and hardware from fallen American troops and Argentine soldiers, making them far more dangerous than they have been before.

The ARF troops are consisted of 3 ranks:

* **Standard**: The most common ARF troop. They're seen wearing the standard issued ARF uniform (military-grade ballistic vest, a patterned red and white shemagh, black button-up shirt, brown cargo pants, black combat boots, and a maroon beret with a gold scorpion beret flash). A majority of the standard troops are shown to be in their late teens to their 30s while a significant portion are shown in their 40s or 50s, given their huge combat experience. Their officers are seen wearing the standard-issued uniform, with the exception of a tan armband to showcase their rank (lieutenant, captain, major, colonel).
* **Elite**: The second common ARF troop. They're seen wearing parts of the US Army-issued ACU or US Marine Corps-issued MARPAT CU with ballistic helmets, half masks, and ballistic vests. Half of the elites are former Argentine Army Special Forces that defected to the ARF while the other half are former American mercenaries, Special Forces operatives, and brainwashed soldiers that fought for the money. The Elite soldiers appeared to be far more dangerous due to Jack's leadership and the fact that they heavily utilized the same tactics and weaponry like American soldiers.
* **Heavy Trooper**: The last common ARF troop. They're seen wearing the standard issued ARF uniform, but were heavily clad with custom-made bulletproof suits that protects them from small-arms fire. They utilized heavier weaponry like LMGs and grenade launchers to inflict massive damage onto their targets.

## Members

* Roberto Salazar Senior - Original Founder/Former Leader (Deceased)
* Roberto Salazar Junior - Co-founder/Former Leader (Deceased)
* Jack Riley Sharpe/"Rattlesnake" Riley - Second-in-Command/De-facto Leader (Deceased) (The Raider)
* Sebastian Tapia - Former A.R.F. Lieutenant/De-facto Leader (Deceased) (The Canon Series)
* Xavier Gibson - Former A.R.F. Soldier/Defector (Formerly) (The Canon Series)
* Dwight McLaughlin - Former A.R.F. Soldier/Defector (Deceased) (The Canon Series)
* Micah Parker - Former A.R.F. Soldier/Defector (Deceased) (The Canon Series)
* Navajos - A.R.F. Major/Enforcer (Deceased) (The Raider)
* 1,626,686 (formerly 28,623,686) A.R.F. Soldiers (many deceased, many imprisoned)

## Vehicles, Weaponry, and Equipment

Despite not being an actual army, the A.R.F. used whatever weapon they scavenged from both Argentine and American soldiers to use during their crusade. In the Raider timeline, the Front has managed to establish a better armory, having access to military-grade hardware (tanks, APCs, helicopters) and even NATO-issued weaponry that they either bought from the black market or scavenged from fallen NATO forces.

Vehicles

* Willys WB (Heavily camo-clad)
* BMP-2
* T-72/T-90
* Mi-24 HIND
* AH-6 Little Bird
* Land Rover Defender (Camo-clad)
* HMMWV (Scavenged)
* Mi-8 HIP
* Toyota Hilux (Technical)

Weapons

Assault Rifles/Sniper Rifles/Submachine Guns/Machine Guns

* AK-47/AKM/AKMS/AK-74/AKS-74U (Mainly used)
* Norinco Type 56 (Heavily used)
* Galil ARM/ACE
* RPK
* Colt M16 (A1/A4)
* Colt M4A1 (heavily scavenged)
* FN FAL
* SIG 552
* FN SCAR (L & H)
* H&K MP5 (A3)
* H&K G36C
* H&K UMP-45
* H&K HK416
* IMI UZI
* SIG MCX
* Remington M24
* Barrett M82A1
* Accuracy International AW
* M249 SAW
* M60
* M2-HB

Shotguns

* Mossberg 590A1
* Remington 870
* SAIGA 12K
* USAS-12
* Benelli M4 Super 90
* AA-12
* Winchester 1300

Pistols

* Browning Hi-Power (Mainly used)
* Beretta 92FS
* Glock 17/19/23
* Colt M1911A1
* Walther P99
* SIG SAUER P226
* H&K USP-9

Grenade Launchers/Heavy Weaponry

* RPG-7
* M203
* Milkor MGL
* ZPU-4

## Trivia

* The Front in the Raider series has more of a professional appearance, such as military-grade helmets, ballistic vests, and other military gear.
* With the leadership of Jack Riley Sharpe, the A.R.F. became far more dangerous and more skilled, having the proper gear and numbers to outclass and outgun the W.T.O. forces with ease.
* According to Jay Roberts, the A.R.F. is considered to be more dangerous than the Underworld itself, given their combat experience and guerrilla tactics.
* The Front is shown to be physically on par with Jay Roberts in CQC, evidenced by their extensive use of the machete and bladed weaponry against the American forces.
* The Front has been shown to commit various war crimes, such as:
	+ Perfidy (pretending to set up truces and peaceful methods in order to better able to attack US forces)
	+ Having no quarter (having captured and executed many US officials and soldiers with the exception of military commanders and UN officials for information)
	+ Killing civilians and POWs with full intention
	+ Taking hostages unlawfully