- "The Bloodied Vanguard have quite a reputation."
- —Uzil Sraak
The Bloodied Vanguard was a blight in the Locust Army that fought during the Lambent and Locust War. It was commanded by Vold RAAM along with Skorge, and consisted of hundreds of Drones, Boomers, Kantus and numerous Theron Guard.
Unit History[]
Lambent War[]
Siege of the Gorgon Front[]
Seven cycles after the onset of the Lambent War, the Bloodied Vanguard had been ordered by Uzil Sraak to secure and hold the Gorgon Front in the Outer Hollow. However, an outpost on the Front came under heavy attack by Lambent forces. Unable to hold the outpost, the Bloodied Vanguard instead decided to destroy it and the Lambent using explosive canisters, with Vurl Jermad firing the shot that decimated the outpost. After the battle, Skorge told the Bloodied Vanguard of a vision he had seen; that the blight would rise from the ashes of this battle and that conquest and glory would soon be upon them. Jermad assessed the strength of the blight before it followed Vold RAAM and Skorge into the Inner Hollow and to the doors of the Royal Palace. RAAM, believing the war to be lost, attempted to speak with Queen Myrrah herself. He was instead met by Sraak, who would not be swayed, and the Bloodied Vanguard was sent back to the Gorgon Front in the South Hollow.[1]
While in the South Hollow, the Vanguard come under attack by a Corpser sent by Sraak. Using a combination of suppressing fire, Bolo Grenades, Boomshot firepower, the Bloodied Vanguard are victorious, in which Uzil RAAM dealt the final blow by driving his Serrated Knife into the Corpser's head.
Assault on the Temple of the Trinity[]
Bloodied Vanguard after losing the Gorgon Front.
After defeating the Corpser, the Bloodied Vanguard head into the Expansion Hollow, where RAAM meets with Vold Karn. As part of a deal with RAAM, Karn's blight cedes ground to the Lambent, allowing a massive horde to encroach further into the Hollow; however, many of Karn's troops are killed and the survivors are forced to retreat to the Temple of the Trinity. With the temple nearly overrun, The Bloodied Vanguard make a timely arrival, raining down a huge volley of boomshot and rifle fire. RAAM then finishes off the rest in close quarters combat, saving the temple.
The Vanguard are later seen in celebration, possibly due to RAAM's ascension to the rank of Uzil.
Locust War[]
Emergence Day[]
RAAM and Skorge, accompanied by Jermad and a Corpser, on the surface of Jannermont, standing amongst various dead COG soldiers.
The emergence of the Locust Horde in Jannermont occurred during the early morning. The initial emergence happened in the Jannermont Army Base located within the city. Just as soldiers were returning their weapons and uniforms from honorable discharge following the end of the Pendulum Wars, a Corpser created an Emergence Hole inside, releasing a Blight of Locust Drones led by Uzil RAAM, Kantus Skorge, and Vold Jermad. RAAM ordered a quota of humans to be captured for Scientist Ukkon's experiments and afterwards the rest were to be slaughtered. Several Emergence Holes occurred in the base, releasing thousands of Drones. The Locust brought with them Seeders and Nemacysts to act as anti-aircraft artillery. The Locust were successful in occupying the base, capturing their quota, and slaughtering the rest of the humans.
The Bloodied Vanguard attacking Jannermont.
While leading the battle, Uzil RAAM was attacked by Vold Sraak, the former Uzil of the Locust Horde, who sought to kill RAAM due to being usurped by RAAM, embarrassed in front of the Queen, and, to his belief, was now leading the Locust to their doom, as well as to regain his position. When Kantus Skorge tried to intervene, Sraak attacked him too.
After a brief duel between the two Locust generals, RAAM, who had anticipated and planned for Sraak's betrayal, signaled two Theron Guards to shoot Sraak with their Torque Bows. The shots destroyed the chest piece of Sraak's powerful armor and seriously wounded him. RAAM executed Sraak by ripping Sraak's heart out with his bare hands and assigned the two Theron Guards to his new Krav, Jermad, and to continue the slaughter of humanity.
RAAM killing Sraak by ripping his heart from his chest.
RAAM then led his forces into the city and began the war against the humans. The Locust also attacked the highway leading into Jannermont during the morning work commute. Civilians, unknown to the attack in the city, were still driving into Jannermont during the morning commute to work in the city. An Emergence Hole ripped across the entire highway, causing cars and trucks to flip and fly off the highway. Locust Drones began to emerge from the hole and opened fire on the civilians on the highway. This attack was captured on a traffic camera for the local news station, and the footage was transferred to all major stations on Sera about the initial emergence in Jannermont and the subsequent emergence and attacks on the rest of Sera. News broadcasts were able to relay news from the first moments of the attack and the general population believed that the Pendulum Wars had started again or that the Gorasni were responsible. These rumors were later proven false and the Locust would kill over a hundred thousand people in the city.
The emergence in Jannermont marked the beginning of not only Emergence Day but also a war that would last for seventeen years. Over 100,000 people would die in the initial attack on Jannermont. Among the dead were the parents of famed Hanover Cougars Thrashball player Augustus Cole, and Sergeant Will Carmine of the Carmine Family and veteran of the Pendulum Wars. Five days after the emergence, Augustus Cole was inspired to join the COG Army in order to fight the Locust and avenge his parents.
The following year, Jannermont would be a battlefield between the Coalition and Locust in the Second Battle of Jannermont. The battle involved Cpl. Tai Kaliso using a power saw to kill a Locust Drone when the Mark 1 Lancer Assault Rifle bayonet broke against the Drone's skin, inspiring Sgt. Marcus Fenix and Professor Adam Fenix to build the Chainsaw Bayonet for the Mark 2 Lancer Assault Rifle.
Known Members[]
- Maag Praax
Foot Soldiers[]
Appearances[]
- The Rise of RAAM (First appearance)