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	* '''Sturm''' (AW & AW 2): Pretty much just [[Star Wars\|Darth Vader]] doing his best [[Commissar]] cosplay. In the original game, the version fought at the end of the game buffed offense but lowered defense, the playable version doing the opposite. In AW2 both offense and defense are a solid 120, and as [[BBEG]], he is the best CO in the game, buffing all his units without increasing cost (in fact Kanbei has his passive raised to keep Sturm's units from being as strong as his), with no real weaknesses and a CO power that summons a meteor to devastate the enemy army, even its long charge time is not enough to balance it. Super-potent, but what do you expect from the final boss? Main enemy in the first two games, killed by Hawke when he tries to nuke the world into uninhabitability at the conclusion of the second. Badass theme and generally extremely broken CO. That doesn't actually even cover WHY he's so broken and not just a superior Kanbei; his units ''ignore terrain movement penalties'', except for snow but that doesn't appear often enough to be a real weakness. What Lash gets as a CO power he has as a passive ability. In other words, unless it's totally impenetrable (say, a tank trying to cross a mountain), his units will just fly through them, meaning that it's utter child's play for him to acquire a total economic advantage.		* '''Sturm''' (AW & AW 2): Pretty much just [[Star Wars\|Darth Vader]] doing his best [[Commissar]] cosplay. In the original game, the version fought at the end of the game buffed offense but lowered defense, the playable version doing the opposite. In AW2 both offense and defense are a solid 120, and as [[BBEG]], he is the best CO in the game, buffing all his units without increasing cost (in fact Kanbei has his passive raised to keep Sturm's units from being as strong as his), with no real weaknesses and a CO power that summons a meteor to devastate the enemy army, even its long charge time is not enough to balance it. Super-potent, but what do you expect from the final boss? Main enemy in the first two games, killed by Hawke when he tries to nuke the world into uninhabitability at the conclusion of the second. Badass theme and generally extremely broken CO. That doesn't actually even cover WHY he's so broken and not just a superior Kanbei; his units ''ignore terrain movement penalties'', except for snow but that doesn't appear often enough to be a real weakness. What Lash gets as a CO power he has as a passive ability. In other words, unless it's totally impenetrable (say, a tank trying to cross a mountain), his units will just fly through them, meaning that it's utter child's play for him to acquire a total economic advantage.
	** The only CO from AW2 who does not appear in DS. Hawke made sure to double-tap.		** The only CO from AW2 who does not appear in DS. Hawke made sure to double-tap.
			*** Seeing as how Days of Ruin is set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by meteor strikes, it seems that Sturm got the last laugh after all.
	* '''Flak''' (AW 2): Evil version of Max, and the Black Hole army's vicious, expendable muscle. Like Nell, has a chance to deal bonus damage, but unlike her sometimes whiffs completely. His CO and Super CO powers are the shittiest in the game; they increase dispersion, meaning that sometimes your infantry will fuck up a tank, but that also means your Medium Tank might do a single point of damage to the enemy's regular Tank. He DOES have an awesome theme though, and spouts some entertaining lines. Sometimes used as a self-imposed challenge.		* '''Flak''' (AW 2): Evil version of Max, and the Black Hole army's vicious, expendable muscle. Like Nell, has a chance to deal bonus damage, but unlike her sometimes whiffs completely. His CO and Super CO powers are the shittiest in the game; they increase dispersion, meaning that sometimes your infantry will fuck up a tank, but that also means your Medium Tank might do a single point of damage to the enemy's regular Tank. He DOES have an awesome theme though, and spouts some entertaining lines. Sometimes used as a self-imposed challenge.
	* '''Adder''' (AW 2): Juda from [[Fist of the North Star]] in a Nazi uniform with guyliner. An otherwise-average CO with a quick-charging movement buff that catches you upside the head when you least expect it. Extremely annoying and anger-inducing lines and smug personality, making it all the more fun to smash him with a superior CO.		* '''Adder''' (AW 2): Juda from [[Fist of the North Star]] in a Nazi uniform with guyliner. An otherwise-average CO with a quick-charging movement buff that catches you upside the head when you least expect it. Extremely annoying and anger-inducing lines and smug personality, making it all the more fun to smash him with a superior CO.

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	[[File:AdvancedWarsTitle.jpeg\|thumb\|250px\|HEY KIDS - WAR IS [[Dwarf Fortress\|FUN]]!.]]		[[File:AdvancedWarsTitle.jpeg\|thumb\|250px\|HEY KIDS - WAR IS [[Dwarf Fortress\|FUN]]!.]]
	'''Advance Wars''' is a [[video game]] series for the Nintendo consoles and handhelds and the older brother of [[Fire Emblem]]. Which means it's probably cutesy, family friendly, and costs less than competitors. To a normal person, this would sound perfect - to a veteran of [[/tg/]], this is [[heresy]] and complete opposite of things they are used to. The remakes of the first ~~time~~ games will be out on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. If it sells well enough, it would convince Nintendo to do more with the franchise.		'''Advance Wars''' is a [[video game]] series for the Nintendo consoles and handhelds and the older brother of [[Fire Emblem]]. Which means it's probably cutesy, family friendly, and costs less than competitors. To a normal person, this would sound perfect - to a veteran of [[/tg/]], this is [[heresy]] and complete opposite of things they are used to. The remakes of the first two games will be out on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. If it sells well enough, it would convince Nintendo to do more with the franchise.

	But despite that, it is still about war, [[derp\|with all its glory and all its horror]]. I mean... just look [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_W34QsM6NY\| at it]		But despite that, it is still about war, [[derp\|with all its glory and all its horror]]. I mean... just look [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_W34QsM6NY\| at it]

1d4chan>Omegalink: Isabella only buffs attack and defense by 10%

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Isabella only buffs attack and defense by 10%

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	[[File:AdvancedWarsTitle.jpeg\|thumb\|250px\|HEY KIDS - WAR IS [[Dwarf Fortress\|FUN]]!.]]		[[File:AdvancedWarsTitle.jpeg\|thumb\|250px\|HEY KIDS - WAR IS [[Dwarf Fortress\|FUN]]!.]]
	'''Advance Wars''' is a [[video game]] series for the Nintendo consoles and handhelds and the older brother of [[Fire Emblem]]. Which means it's probably cutesy, family friendly, and costs less than competitors. To a normal person, this would sound perfect - to a veteran of [[/tg/]], this is [[heresy]] and complete opposite of things they are used to.		'''Advance Wars''' is a [[video game]] series for the Nintendo consoles and handhelds and the older brother of [[Fire Emblem]]. Which means it's probably cutesy, family friendly, and costs less than competitors. To a normal person, this would sound perfect - to a veteran of [[/tg/]], this is [[heresy]] and complete opposite of things they are used to. The remakes of the first time games will be out on the Nintendo Switch in 2022. If it sells well enough, it would convince Nintendo to do more with the franchise.

	But despite that, it is still about war, [[derp\|with all its glory and all its horror]]. I mean... just look [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_W34QsM6NY\| at it]		But despite that, it is still about war, [[derp\|with all its glory and all its horror]]. I mean... just look [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_W34QsM6NY\| at it]

1d4chan>SpectralTime: /* Others */

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Others

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	* The Beast: Crazy post-apocalyptic bandit king who serves as the primary villain in the first segment of the story. Once a bloodthirsty sergeant in the New Rubinelle army, he went crazy after the meteors hit and now can't even remember his own name. Essentially a beginning game bandit who got lost on his way to [[Fire Emblem]], then swapped his axe for a machine gun and motorcycle. Whilst he is unplayable and lacks any special abilities, the Beast is still rather memorable, especially for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLMpX2Z72Q rocking theme song].		* The Beast: Crazy post-apocalyptic bandit king who serves as the primary villain in the first segment of the story. Once a bloodthirsty sergeant in the New Rubinelle army, he went crazy after the meteors hit and now can't even remember his own name. Essentially a beginning game bandit who got lost on his way to [[Fire Emblem]], then swapped his axe for a machine gun and motorcycle. Whilst he is unplayable and lacks any special abilities, the Beast is still rather memorable, especially for his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLMpX2Z72Q rocking theme song].
	* Mayor of Freehaven: Never fights, but manages to be a despicable, memorable villain none the less. Deliberately antagonizes the heroes and screws them over for his own gain knowing they morally can't shoot him. His eventual, well deserved death is glorious.		* Mayor of Freehaven: Never fights, but manages to be a despicable, memorable villain none the less. Deliberately antagonizes the heroes and screws them over for his own gain knowing they morally can't shoot him. His eventual, well deserved death is glorious.
			* Cyrus: The last of Caulder’s clone “family” and the only guy. This is not because Calder wanted to do experiments in creating some kind of incest harem anime scenario, but because [[grimdark\| he wanted a backup body to transfer his mind into in case he ever died]]. Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for all other life on earth, Cyrus is a good kid with a conscience who does not suffer from the streak of insanity that runs in the family. Once the old man is dead, [[This Guy\|he hands over a cure for the supercharged plant parasite his dad had unleashed and then dies to prevent himself from being body jacked.]]

	==More 40k Relations and other Notes==		==More 40k Relations and other Notes==

1d4chan>Omegalink: Caulder's aura isn't that big

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Caulder's aura isn't that big

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	====Orange Star====		====Orange Star====
	* Andy: The middle-roader of the middle-road. No real strengths and weaknesses, with a power that repairs his dudes. Has a personality that fits his playstyle, plain and unremarkable, but reliable and without real annoyances. He does need to be reminded what airports are though. Generally unused in multiplayer beyond one's first few matches, because any CO with a particularly good day-to-day ability or CO power will have an advantage over him.		* Andy: The middle-roader of the middle-road. No real strengths and weaknesses, with a power that repairs his dudes. Has a personality that fits his playstyle, plain and unremarkable, but reliable and without real annoyances. He does need to be reminded what airports are though. Generally unused in multiplayer beyond one's first few matches, because any CO with a particularly good day-to-day ability or CO power will have an advantage over him.
	* Max: Every crew of heroes needs a big beefy guy. Crappy with artillery, but great in a straight up fight, with big damage buffs to all direct combat. Has exactly the personality one would expect from a big, beefy guy. Might or might not be dating Nell. In the first game he was the most broken CO in the entire list, having 150/100 attack/defense stats (including his range-challenged indirects) along with movement bonuses from his CO powers. Nerfed to hell in AW2 (though that in practice just makes him a good high-tier CO) with 120/100 stats~~. Having indirects with lower range isn't much of a weakness for him since he doesn't really need them~~.		* Max: Every crew of heroes needs a big beefy guy. Crappy with artillery, but great in a straight up fight, with big damage buffs to all direct combat. Has exactly the personality one would expect from a big, beefy guy. Might or might not be dating Nell. In the first game he was the most broken CO in the entire list, having 150/100 attack/defense stats (including his range-challenged indirects) along with movement bonuses from his CO powers. Having the range on his indirects' range isn't a big deal since he doesn't need them. Nerfed to hell in AW2 (though that in practice just makes him a good high-tier CO) with 120/100 stats.
	* Sami: Infantry specialist and standard issue [[Hot Chicks\|Hot Chick]]. The most finesse-oriented Orange Star CO, relying on skirmish tactics and a bonus to capturing cities to gain a property advantage in the early game, followed by a wall of rapidly-replenishing mechanized infantry and tanks in the late. Also, that CO power that lets her one-shot-capture any property in the game in one go is cheating good if she can land it on the enemy base; her tagteam with Eagle in DS can potentially end games in one turn. Likes: Drinks, guns, camo, WW II fighter-pilot jackets. Dislikes: Straight fights, shenanigans.		* Sami: Infantry specialist and standard issue [[Hot Chicks\|Hot Chick]]. The most finesse-oriented Orange Star CO, relying on skirmish tactics and a bonus to capturing cities to gain a property advantage in the early game, followed by a wall of rapidly-replenishing mechanized infantry and tanks in the late. Also, that CO power that lets her one-shot-capture any property in the game in one go is cheating good if she can land it on the enemy base; her tagteam with Eagle in DS can potentially end games in one turn. Likes: Drinks, guns, camo, WW II fighter-pilot jackets. Dislikes: Straight fights, shenanigans.
	* Nell: Commander-in-chief of the army, and the sexy voice constantly bitching in your ear throughout the first game. Super-lucky, all of her units have a higher chance to deal extra damage; her CO powers boost this to the point where infantry can trade evenly with anti-air tanks. In practice, this makes her a strong generalist with no weakness, since her units will invariably be dealing more damage in all situations over the long-term. She's also Rachel's big sister.		* Nell: Commander-in-chief of the army, and the sexy voice constantly bitching in your ear throughout the first game. Super-lucky, all of her units have a higher chance to deal extra damage; her CO powers boost this to the point where infantry can trade evenly with anti-air tanks. In practice, this makes her a strong generalist with no weakness, since her units will invariably be dealing more damage in all situations over the long-term. She's also Rachel's big sister.
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	====Yellow Comet====		====Yellow Comet====
	* Kanbei: Angry [[Legend of the Five Rings\|Lion Clan-style]] raw raw Bushido stereotype. His powers mirror Colin's: better units at a higher price, especially in AW2 where they get buffed more than normal. Like Colin, really powerful, especially once he gets a good enough economy to put out tanks that can go toe-to-toe with other COs' medium tanks, and has a very straightforward CO power that just ''buffs the hell out of his entire army''. The buff wasn't that big in the original, the sequels changed that, with AW2 giving him the biggest passive buff of any CO in the series until Days of Ruin, while not making his units anymore expensive than in the original. On top of this he also gained a Super CO power that gives an even bigger buff. Generally a very high-quality CO built for countering enemies that rely on sheer numbers. Has no drawback in maps that don't give you the option to build units and force you to fight with only predeployed ones. Even the cost of his units isn't much of a weakness because when you station units on terrain with good defense bonuses, combined his innate buffs, means the enemy attacking will typically lose engagements they would have won against anybody else. His Super CO power makes his army all but invincible, a humble infantry can get blasted by attacks that would kill it outright and not take any damage.		* Kanbei: Angry [[Legend of the Five Rings\|Lion Clan-style]] raw raw Bushido stereotype. His powers mirror Colin's: better units at a higher price, especially in AW2 where they get buffed more than normal. Like Colin, really powerful, especially once he gets a good enough economy to put out tanks that can go toe-to-toe with other COs' medium tanks, and has a very straightforward CO power that just ''buffs the hell out of his entire army''. The buff wasn't that big in the original, the sequels changed that, with AW2 giving him the biggest passive attack and defensive buff of any CO in the series until Days of Ruin, while not making his units anymore expensive than in the original. On top of this he also gained a Super CO power that gives an even bigger buff. Generally a very high-quality CO built for countering enemies that rely on sheer numbers. Has no drawback in maps that don't give you the option to build units and force you to fight with only predeployed ones. Even the cost of his units isn't much of a weakness because when you station units on terrain with good defense bonuses, combined his innate buffs, means the enemy attacking will typically lose engagements they would have won against anybody else so if the enemy knows what is good for them they won't even attack him. His Super CO power makes his army all but invincible, a humble infantry can get blasted by attacks that would kill it outright and not take any damage.
	* Sonja: Kanbei's much more cool-headed daughter. Master strategist, passable tactician. Her units have a grab-bag of unusual abilities, including increased vision in fog-of-war and hidden unit HP (allowing you to troll the enemy with careful Medium Tank shuffling on Fog of War maps), and the ability to circumvent some terrain bonuses. Her CO powers let her units shrug off enemy attacks and return fire with full effectiveness. 'Very'' situational, but has some good counter-picks and makes a good partner in ''Dual Strike''. She is utterly useless against AI, because they ignore her health-hiding abilities.		* Sonja: Kanbei's much more cool-headed daughter. Master strategist, passable tactician. Her units have a grab-bag of unusual abilities, including increased vision in fog-of-war and hidden unit HP (allowing you to troll the enemy with careful Medium Tank shuffling on Fog of War maps), and the ability to circumvent some terrain bonuses. Her CO powers let her units shrug off enemy attacks and return fire with full effectiveness. 'Very'' situational, but has some good counter-picks and makes a good partner in ''Dual Strike''. She is utterly useless against AI, because they ignore her health-hiding abilities.
	* Sensei (AW 2): An increasingly-senile PC from the old series turned into an old man who won't take off his lucky parachute. Buffed infantry and helicopters, with transports that move farther on a regular day to day basis; his only drawback is his weaker naval play. Hard to master, but generally reckoned to be broken in high-level plays. His CO power doesn't really take that long to charge, and shits free 9 HP infantry into every unoccupied city he owns. His super CO power does the same, but with mechs. Taught Kanbei and Grimm everything he knows.		* Sensei (AW 2): An increasingly-senile PC from the old series turned into an old man who won't take off his lucky parachute. Buffed infantry and helicopters, with transports that move farther on a regular day to day basis; his only drawback is his weaker naval play. Hard to master, but generally reckoned to be broken in high-level plays. His CO power doesn't really take that long to charge, and shits free 9 HP infantry into every unoccupied city he owns. His super CO power does the same, but with mechs. Taught Kanbei and Grimm everything he knows.
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	* Brenner: [[Tarkus\|Grizzled veteran who leads from the front, favoring defensive tactics and coming through with powerful humanity]]. He saves Will and keeps his unit on the straight and narrow in the face of the apocalypse. Dies half-way through, because that ''never'' happens to the hero's mentor. Has Andy's repair power, but his CO aura boosts defense.		* Brenner: [[Tarkus\|Grizzled veteran who leads from the front, favoring defensive tactics and coming through with powerful humanity]]. He saves Will and keeps his unit on the straight and narrow in the face of the apocalypse. Dies half-way through, because that ''never'' happens to the hero's mentor. Has Andy's repair power, but his CO aura boosts defense.
	* Lin: [[Cyrus\|Cynical, gloomy skirmish fighter teaching tactics to the new meat.]] Also wants Brenner to slip her the d, which makes the ongoing comparisons on this page ''hilarious''. Also the one who does dirty business for more-idealistic comrades, like blowing Greyfield's brains out rather than dragging him in to stand trial ([[Awesome\| after giving him a speech on how much he sucks]]). Gameplay-wise, she's got Sonja's Fog of War powers, but also gives out a pretty big all-around stat boost in a fairly small area.		* Lin: [[Cyrus\|Cynical, gloomy skirmish fighter teaching tactics to the new meat.]] Also wants Brenner to slip her the d, which makes the ongoing comparisons on this page ''hilarious''. Also the one who does dirty business for more-idealistic comrades, like blowing Greyfield's brains out rather than dragging him in to stand trial ([[Awesome\| after giving him a speech on how much he sucks]]). Gameplay-wise, she's got Sonja's Fog of War powers, but also gives out a pretty big all-around stat boost in a fairly small area.
	* Isabella: An attractive and mysterious amnesiac girl Will finds and saves in the middle of the mountains, who turns out to have encyclopedic knowledge of military matters who becomes very important to the plot later on. Never actually fights in the campaign, which is a shame because she's ~~probably~~ the best CO in the game, with a big aura that gives out ~~big~~ buffs to all stats for all units, and a ''nasty'' power that buffs range ''and'' speed simultaneously, giving her army any number of viable builds.		* Isabella: An attractive and mysterious amnesiac girl Will finds and saves in the middle of the mountains, who turns out to have encyclopedic knowledge of military matters who becomes very important to the plot later on. Never actually fights in the campaign, which is a shame because next to Caulder she's the best CO in the game, with a big aura that gives out buffs to all stats for all units, and a ''nasty'' power that buffs range ''and'' speed simultaneously, giving her army any number of viable builds.

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	* Penny: Calder's youngest "daughter," and bug-fuck nuts as a result of her creator's experiments on her brain. She talks to her bear, "Mr. Bear," and likes big explosions. Ultimately defects to the good guys once her father tries to get her to kill herself to take them down. Gameplay-wise, is the ''only'' CO in the game with an army-wide power (immunity to weather effects), on top of a minor buff in a huge area. Do not screw with the [[loli]].		* Penny: Calder's youngest "daughter," and bug-fuck nuts as a result of her creator's experiments on her brain. She talks to her bear, "Mr. Bear," and likes big explosions. Ultimately defects to the good guys once her father tries to get her to kill herself to take them down. Gameplay-wise, is the ''only'' CO in the game with an army-wide power (immunity to weather effects), on top of a minor buff in a huge area. Do not screw with the [[loli]].
	* Tabitha: Calder's eldest "daughter," and a daddy's girl. Considering who her daddy is, this makes her kind of a bitch. Unlike most COs, she doesn't so much buff her army as pump one unit into god-mode with a '''gigantic''' buff to attack and defense. Her power calls in an air strike, but the big buff of her maxed-out aura means few ever bother using it.		* Tabitha: Calder's eldest "daughter," and a daddy's girl. Considering who her daddy is, this makes her kind of a bitch. Unlike most COs, she doesn't so much buff her army as pump one unit into god-mode with a '''gigantic''' buff to attack and defense (only AW1 Max gave as big a buff and it was just to attack). Her power calls in an air strike, but the big buff of her maxed-out aura means few ever bother using it.
	* [[Fabius Bile\|Caulder]]: Loony mad scientist and sinister PMC owner. That's ''double evil'' and [[Azariah Kyras\| shit gets very bad when he shows up]]. The [[BBEG]] behind all the events of the game, [[Dark Eldar\| because he's a dick and likes to watch everyone suffer]], and the abusive creator of his "clan" of gene-tinkered clones. (Including, incidentally, ''himself'', he killed the real Caulder). Makes the final battle an absolute motherfucker, with an aura that repairs all units for half their health every day and gives them a big buff to all stats (tied with Tabitha for the biggest in the game). He doesn't have a CO power and can't increase his CO Zone but the buffs he starts with are all he needs for him to be banned from PvP games for being too powerful. On TOP of that the mission you fight him is at at his death factory which will spewing loads of cannons and mortars, some of which can't be destroyed. In short, a worthy successor to the throne of Sturm and a very memorable villain.		* [[Fabius Bile\|Caulder]]: Loony mad scientist and sinister PMC owner. That's ''double evil'' and [[Azariah Kyras\| shit gets very bad when he shows up]]. The [[BBEG]] behind all the events of the game, [[Dark Eldar\| because he's a dick and likes to watch everyone suffer]], and the abusive creator of his "clan" of gene-tinkered clones. (Including, incidentally, ''himself'', he killed the real Caulder). Makes the final battle an absolute motherfucker, with an above average sized aura that repairs all units for half their health every day and gives them a big buff to all stats (tied with Tabitha for the biggest buff in the game). He doesn't have a CO power and can't increase his CO Zone but the buffs he starts with are all he needs for him to be banned from PvP games for being too powerful. On TOP of that the mission you fight him is at at his death factory which will spewing loads of cannons and mortars, some of which can't be destroyed. In short, a worthy successor to the throne of Sturm and a very memorable villain.

	====Others====		====Others====

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	* '''Medium Tank:''' Heavyweight bruisers that will smash up most other units while taking little damage in return. If your opponent went mostly for light-medium units like bikes, tanks, and anti-airs a few medium tanks will push them around without sacrificing too much in terms of speed or flexibility. The predators to watch out for are artillery, rockets, and bombers, though enough mech infantry can whittle down a medium tank's hp. Almost worthless in AW2 and DS, because of its bigger cousins, unless you really couldn't afford more than 16000 G.		* '''Medium Tank:''' Heavyweight bruisers that will smash up most other units while taking little damage in return. If your opponent went mostly for light-medium units like bikes, tanks, and anti-airs a few medium tanks will push them around without sacrificing too much in terms of speed or flexibility. The predators to watch out for are artillery, rockets, and bombers, though enough mech infantry can whittle down a medium tank's hp. Almost worthless in AW2 and DS, because of its bigger cousins, unless you really couldn't afford more than 16000 G.
	* '''Neotank:''' Added in AW2, removed from DoR. A monster of a tank which overpowers the Medium Tank in pretty much every way, packing slightly higher attack & defense and the same movement speed as a regular Tank. Same strengths and weaknesses as other tank classes, just bigger and better.		* '''Neotank:''' Added in AW2, removed from DoR. A monster of a tank which overpowers the Medium Tank in pretty much every way, packing slightly higher attack & defense and the same movement speed as a regular Tank. Same strengths and weaknesses as other tank classes, just bigger and better.
	* '''Megatank/War Tank:''' Added in DS and somewhat modified for DoR. Superheavy seige-breakers with superior combat ability but huge drawbacks in cost, mobility, and supply. Seriously impractical in most cases, but if you see your enemy fielding a heavily armored column, just one war tank with some support can flatten a path to victory (one war tank can happily kill two medium tanks or almost a half-dozen regular tanks given decent terrain and ammunition).		* '''Megatank/War Tank:''' Added in DS and somewhat modified for DoR. Superheavy seige-breakers with superior combat ability but huge drawbacks in cost, mobility, and supply. This tank is so big that rather than being shown as a squad in battle animations like most land units, it's just one giant tank. Seriously impractical in most cases, but if you see your enemy fielding a heavily armored column, just one war tank with some support can flatten a path to victory (one war tank can happily kill two medium tanks or almost a half-dozen regular tanks given decent terrain and ammunition).
	* '''Oozium:''' An extremely rare special land unit that only appears in Dual Strike. Oozium cannot be constructed, so the only way it can be used is by playing on a map that has some at the start. These are extremely resilient giant slime monsters (yes really) with the ability to instakill any unit it attacks with no risk of being damaged by a counterattack. However in addition to being irreplaceable if present at all, damage done to Oozium is permanent, and it cannot counterattack. It also has the worst mobility out of any unit in the series, able to move at most one space per turn. It can somehow attack air units, however, making ranged attacks its only major weakness. If that's not an option, throwing enough non-ranged units at it, while expensive, will eventually kill it.		* '''Oozium:''' An extremely rare special land unit that only appears in Dual Strike. Oozium cannot be constructed, so the only way it can be used is by playing on a map that has some at the start. These are extremely resilient giant slime monsters (yes really) with the ability to instakill any unit it attacks with no risk of being damaged by a counterattack. However in addition to being irreplaceable if present at all, damage done to Oozium is permanent, and it cannot counterattack. It also has the worst mobility out of any unit in the series, able to move at most one space per turn. It can somehow attack air units, however, making ranged attacks its only major weakness. If that's not an option, throwing enough non-ranged units at it, while expensive, will eventually kill it.

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	* Andy: The middle-roader of the middle-road. No real strengths and weaknesses, with a power that repairs his dudes. Has a personality that fits his playstyle, plain and unremarkable, but reliable and without real annoyances. He does need to be reminded what airports are though. Generally unused in multiplayer beyond one's first few matches, because any CO with a particularly good day-to-day ability or CO power will have an advantage over him.		* Andy: The middle-roader of the middle-road. No real strengths and weaknesses, with a power that repairs his dudes. Has a personality that fits his playstyle, plain and unremarkable, but reliable and without real annoyances. He does need to be reminded what airports are though. Generally unused in multiplayer beyond one's first few matches, because any CO with a particularly good day-to-day ability or CO power will have an advantage over him.
	* Max: Every crew of heroes needs a big beefy guy. Crappy with artillery, but great in a straight up fight, with big damage buffs to all direct combat. Has exactly the personality one would expect from a big, beefy guy. Might or might not be dating Nell. In the first game he was the most broken CO in the entire list, having 150/100 attack/defense stats (including his range-challenged indirects) along with movement bonuses from his CO powers. Nerfed to hell in AW2 (though that in practice just makes him a good high-tier CO) with 120/100 stats.		* Max: Every crew of heroes needs a big beefy guy. Crappy with artillery, but great in a straight up fight, with big damage buffs to all direct combat. Has exactly the personality one would expect from a big, beefy guy. Might or might not be dating Nell. In the first game he was the most broken CO in the entire list, having 150/100 attack/defense stats (including his range-challenged indirects) along with movement bonuses from his CO powers. Nerfed to hell in AW2 (though that in practice just makes him a good high-tier CO) with 120/100 stats. Having indirects with lower range isn't much of a weakness for him since he doesn't really need them.
	* Sami: Infantry specialist and standard issue [[Hot Chicks\|Hot Chick]]. The most finesse-oriented Orange Star CO, relying on skirmish tactics and a bonus to capturing cities to gain a property advantage in the early game, followed by a wall of rapidly-replenishing mechanized infantry and tanks in the late. Also, that CO power that lets her one-shot-capture any property in the game in one go is cheating good if she can land it on the enemy base; her tagteam with Eagle in DS can potentially end games in one turn. Likes: Drinks, guns, camo, WW II fighter-pilot jackets. Dislikes: Straight fights, shenanigans.		* Sami: Infantry specialist and standard issue [[Hot Chicks\|Hot Chick]]. The most finesse-oriented Orange Star CO, relying on skirmish tactics and a bonus to capturing cities to gain a property advantage in the early game, followed by a wall of rapidly-replenishing mechanized infantry and tanks in the late. Also, that CO power that lets her one-shot-capture any property in the game in one go is cheating good if she can land it on the enemy base; her tagteam with Eagle in DS can potentially end games in one turn. Likes: Drinks, guns, camo, WW II fighter-pilot jackets. Dislikes: Straight fights, shenanigans.
	* Nell: Commander-in-chief of the army, and the sexy voice constantly bitching in your ear throughout the first game. Super-lucky, all of her units have a higher chance to deal extra damage; her CO powers boost this to the point where infantry can trade evenly with anti-air tanks. In practice, this makes her a strong generalist with no weakness, since her units will invariably be dealing more damage in all situations over the long-term. She's also Rachel's big sister.		* Nell: Commander-in-chief of the army, and the sexy voice constantly bitching in your ear throughout the first game. Super-lucky, all of her units have a higher chance to deal extra damage; her CO powers boost this to the point where infantry can trade evenly with anti-air tanks. In practice, this makes her a strong generalist with no weakness, since her units will invariably be dealing more damage in all situations over the long-term. She's also Rachel's big sister.
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	* Kanbei: Angry [[Legend of the Five Rings\|Lion Clan-style]] raw raw Bushido stereotype. His powers mirror Colin's: better units at a higher price, especially in AW2 where they get buffed more than normal. Like Colin, really powerful, especially once he gets a good enough economy to put out tanks that can go toe-to-toe with other COs' medium tanks, and has a very straightforward CO power that just ''buffs the hell out of his entire army''. The buff wasn't that big in the original, the sequels changed that. On top of this he also gained a Super CO power that gives an even bigger buff. Generally a very high-quality CO built for countering enemies that rely on sheer numbers. Has no drawback in maps that don't give you the option to build units and force you to fight with only predeployed ones. Even the cost of his units isn't much of a weakness because when you station units on terrain with good defense bonuses, combined his innate buffs, means the enemy attacking will typically lose engagements they would have won against anybody else. His Super CO power ~~is practically God Mode~~, ~~stick them on the right terrain and~~ humble infantry can take ~~hits from a bomber without getting a scratch on them~~.		* Kanbei: Angry [[Legend of the Five Rings\|Lion Clan-style]] raw raw Bushido stereotype. His powers mirror Colin's: better units at a higher price, especially in AW2 where they get buffed more than normal. Like Colin, really powerful, especially once he gets a good enough economy to put out tanks that can go toe-to-toe with other COs' medium tanks, and has a very straightforward CO power that just ''buffs the hell out of his entire army''. The buff wasn't that big in the original, the sequels changed that, with AW2 giving him the biggest passive buff of any CO in the series until Days of Ruin, while not making his units anymore expensive than in the original. On top of this he also gained a Super CO power that gives an even bigger buff. Generally a very high-quality CO built for countering enemies that rely on sheer numbers. Has no drawback in maps that don't give you the option to build units and force you to fight with only predeployed ones. Even the cost of his units isn't much of a weakness because when you station units on terrain with good defense bonuses, combined his innate buffs, means the enemy attacking will typically lose engagements they would have won against anybody else. His Super CO power makes his army all but invincible, a humble infantry can get blasted by attacks that would kill it outright and not take any damage.
	* Sonja: Kanbei's much more cool-headed daughter. Master strategist, passable tactician. Her units have a grab-bag of unusual abilities, including increased vision in fog-of-war and hidden unit HP (allowing you to troll the enemy with careful Medium Tank shuffling on Fog of War maps), and the ability to circumvent some terrain bonuses. Her CO powers let her units shrug off enemy attacks and return fire with full effectiveness. 'Very'' situational, but has some good counter-picks and makes a good partner in ''Dual Strike''. She is utterly useless against AI, because they ignore her health-hiding abilities.		* Sonja: Kanbei's much more cool-headed daughter. Master strategist, passable tactician. Her units have a grab-bag of unusual abilities, including increased vision in fog-of-war and hidden unit HP (allowing you to troll the enemy with careful Medium Tank shuffling on Fog of War maps), and the ability to circumvent some terrain bonuses. Her CO powers let her units shrug off enemy attacks and return fire with full effectiveness. 'Very'' situational, but has some good counter-picks and makes a good partner in ''Dual Strike''. She is utterly useless against AI, because they ignore her health-hiding abilities.
	* Sensei (AW 2): An increasingly-senile PC from the old series turned into an old man who won't take off his lucky parachute. Buffed infantry and helicopters, with transports that move farther on a regular day to day basis; his only drawback is his weaker naval play. Hard to master, but generally reckoned to be broken in high-level plays. His CO power doesn't really take that long to charge, and shits free 9 HP infantry into every unoccupied city he owns. His super CO power does the same, but with mechs. Taught Kanbei and Grimm everything he knows.		* Sensei (AW 2): An increasingly-senile PC from the old series turned into an old man who won't take off his lucky parachute. Buffed infantry and helicopters, with transports that move farther on a regular day to day basis; his only drawback is his weaker naval play. Hard to master, but generally reckoned to be broken in high-level plays. His CO power doesn't really take that long to charge, and shits free 9 HP infantry into every unoccupied city he owns. His super CO power does the same, but with mechs. Taught Kanbei and Grimm everything he knows.
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	* Penny: Calder's youngest "daughter," and bug-fuck nuts as a result of her creator's experiments on her brain. She talks to her bear, "Mr. Bear," and likes big explosions. Ultimately defects to the good guys once her father tries to get her to kill herself to take them down. Gameplay-wise, is the ''only'' CO in the game with an army-wide power (immunity to weather effects), on top of a minor buff in a huge area. Do not screw with the [[loli]].		* Penny: Calder's youngest "daughter," and bug-fuck nuts as a result of her creator's experiments on her brain. She talks to her bear, "Mr. Bear," and likes big explosions. Ultimately defects to the good guys once her father tries to get her to kill herself to take them down. Gameplay-wise, is the ''only'' CO in the game with an army-wide power (immunity to weather effects), on top of a minor buff in a huge area. Do not screw with the [[loli]].
	* Tabitha: Calder's eldest "daughter," and a daddy's girl. Considering who her daddy is, this makes her kind of a bitch. Unlike most COs, she doesn't so much buff her army as pump one unit into god-mode with a '''gigantic''' buff to attack and defense. Her power calls in an air strike, but the big buff of her maxed-out aura means few ever bother using it.		* Tabitha: Calder's eldest "daughter," and a daddy's girl. Considering who her daddy is, this makes her kind of a bitch. Unlike most COs, she doesn't so much buff her army as pump one unit into god-mode with a '''gigantic''' buff to attack and defense. Her power calls in an air strike, but the big buff of her maxed-out aura means few ever bother using it.
	* [[Fabius Bile\|Caulder]]: Loony mad scientist and sinister PMC owner. That's ''double evil'' and [[Azariah Kyras\| shit gets very bad when he shows up]]. The [[BBEG]] behind all the events of the game, [[Dark Eldar\| because he's a dick and likes to watch everyone suffer]], and the abusive creator of his "clan" of gene-tinkered clones. (Including, incidentally, ''himself'', he killed the real Caulder). Makes the final battle an absolute motherfucker, with ~~a gigantic~~ aura that repairs all units for half their health every day and gives them a big buff to all stats (biggest in the game)~~, on~~ TOP of ~~all~~ the ~~cannons and mortars~~ his death factory is spewing ~~at you~~. In short, a worthy successor to the throne of Sturm and a very memorable villain.		* [[Fabius Bile\|Caulder]]: Loony mad scientist and sinister PMC owner. That's ''double evil'' and [[Azariah Kyras\| shit gets very bad when he shows up]]. The [[BBEG]] behind all the events of the game, [[Dark Eldar\| because he's a dick and likes to watch everyone suffer]], and the abusive creator of his "clan" of gene-tinkered clones. (Including, incidentally, ''himself'', he killed the real Caulder). Makes the final battle an absolute motherfucker, with an aura that repairs all units for half their health every day and gives them a big buff to all stats (tied with Tabitha for the biggest in the game). He doesn't have a CO power and can't increase his CO Zone but the buffs he starts with are all he needs for him to be banned from PvP games for being too powerful. On TOP of that the mission you fight him is at at his death factory which will spewing loads of cannons and mortars, some of which can't be destroyed. In short, a worthy successor to the throne of Sturm and a very memorable villain.

	====Others====		====Others====