The Yoshi Bodyguard Clone Army

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The heroics of a ragtag band of heroes is only going to get us so far, As. We need an army.

-Mack, to Asmodeous Yoshilier

The Yoshi Bodyguard Clone Army (or the Clone Army) is a special faction of cloned soldiers created by the joint effort General Mack and overseen by Mexous "Sneezier" Sniffin The project was later expanded, and for a short time its number of standing forces dwarfed the Star World Defensive Forces as the main military force of Star World. After the Chronis incident, the Clone Army and the SWDF were merged. The Clone Army's genetic stock is based from old heroes of Star World, a majority of which being ex-Yoshi Bodyguard members.

Structure

The Clone Army is a military force mostly containing cloned soldiers who had donated their genetic stock to the Yoshi Bodyguards, trained through retired SWDF Special Forces operatives. The clones are put through Stabilized Accelerated Aging Therapy (SAAT) that advances the clone's aging to maturity in the space of about three months. In those months the clones are given advanced combat training and put through a strict discipline program.

The Clone Army structure mirrors that of the SWDF. Clones are divided into three branches: Army, Naval, or Spec-Op. The Army branch contains the ground, mechanized, and terrestrial forces, while Naval deals with atmospheric, space, and ship-to-ship combat. For Army and Naval branches, the clones are sorted into regiments of varying size (usually around 10,000 strong), and from there each regiment is made of ten companies. Each company is then made up of squadrons of ten to fifty.

The Spec-Op branch where the Clone Army differs from the SWDF. Spec-Op constitutes both the intelligence and commando aspects of the Clone Army. Instead of regiments, Spec-Op Forces only have companies, and usually report to a core Yoshi Bodyguard member. Spec-Op Forces operate outside standard command structure, and usually are sent ahead or behind the main army in order to disrupt enemy forces or gather intelligence. Spec-Op includes a variety of different programs, most famous being the Advanced Reconnaissance Commando (ARC Trooper) program.

History

Origins

After the Bombsphere Crisis, the Yoshi Bodyguards held a meeting to establish exactly how they could deal with future large-scale threats with only a handful of heroes. Among the ideas was recruiting a military force, but the cost of recruitment and the large population already conscripted in the Star World Defensive Forces made such an act difficult. The official resolution of the meeting was an expansion in the recruitment of Bodyguards. Behind the scenes, General Mack met with Asmodeus Yoshilier and gained the approval to create a legion of genetically engineered soldiers to be used to combat various military threats.

Yoth and the Founding

The project stewed for another year, and was kept from the other Yoshi Bodyguards. During the Yoshi Rebellion on the planet Yoth the first regiment of Yoshi Bodyguard clones were revealed. Mack lead his forces against the King of Yoth, using the clones in key surgical strikes against enemy fortifications in order to weaken the King's forces. This first regiment would be known as the 1st Founders, and numbered about 1,500. Two months into the fighting, Mack made a push for the capitol, using what rebels he had in conjunction with the Clone Army. The push failed, and before the Yoshi Bodyguard Clone Army was pulled back.

Though the Yoth Rebellion was a failure, it revealed the Clone Army to the world. There was a public objection by the Council of Star World to the privatization of a large military force, but with the support of Prime Minister Yoshi the Council stood down. The project was expanded and Mack gave control to Mexous Sniffin, who in tern appointed the newly recruited Subsourian Ereshikigal to help with the project. Through Sneezier's connections, a large amount of technology was loaned from the Cyber Bell Vanguard and the Lunar Institute of Star World, while Subsourian started a small magi-technical branch of the program.

The Clone Army saw action primarily against the Confederation of Universal Evil and Darkcorp in their early years, while the core Yoshi Bodyguards moved against threats such as the FOEA. Subsourian stayed behind to micromanage the workings of the Clone Army, while Mack and Sneezier maintained command from afar.

=The Dark Ages

See Dark Ages

At the initial onset of the Dark Ages, the Clone Army numbered around 850,000, a project that consumed over fifty billion Federation Credits. Their technology had exceeded that of the Star World Defensive Forces due to contracts with Galactic Federation corporations and the connections to the Cyber Bell Vanguard. For a time the SWDF seemed invalidated.

The Dark Ages then set in. In the initial demonic invasion 10% of the clone army was destroyed. Through the months the Clone Army fought to hold various cities and maintain a hold on the colonies of Star World, as well as oversee the evacuation of its citizens. Several notable Clone Army factions held through the Dark Ages, as Subsourian rallied several regiments in a push against Vaufendor and ARC Trooper Commander Zeus 003 lead a team across the countryside in a guerilla campaign. After the metal-eater virus was unleashed the power of the Clone Army was invalidated, and they were forced in with refugee populations in the ruins.

In total, 75% of the Clone Army was destroyed in the Dark Ages. However, their role in holding several major cities gave them respect among the SWDF command structure, though their growing power continued to worry the Council.

Reformation and the Metal Wars

After the Dark Ages, Asmodeus vanished from the Yoshi Bodyguards, soon followed by Mack. This left Sneezier and Subsourian in charge of the Clone Army, and in charge of reforming it. In order to compensate for their loss in numbers, the formerly five-month maturity cycle was reduced to three, which shortened the life-span of the clones but allowed for a larger standing force to be produced. In addition, due to the shortening of prime genetic stock second and third generation clones were permitted from those from the initial founding, which lead to some unstable genetic flaws.

These events were leaked to the primary Yoshi Bodyguards, and then to the public, which caused a great deal of controversy over the use of clones. Many were calling for the disbandment of the project entirely. The suspension of several cloning programs hit just as the Metal Wars broke out. The clone army was called back into action, fighting several key battles, including General Kauffman's reclamation of the Titan lost on Finicia. The involvement of the Clone Army allowed the core Yoshi Bodyguards to be involved in other matters while still pressuring the Metal Overlord's forces.

Even so, now the Clone Army's presence was becoming more involved in the primary Yoshi Bodyguards. It was now common for the clone army to support the core Yoshi Bodyguards against a variety of enemy forces. The ZEUS ARC Scorch was given the right to be considered a core Bodyguard and went along on several missions.

Chronis and the End of War

Technology

Military

Ground Vehicles

• Metal Slug Tank Series
  • Metal Slug MK. III Light Tank
  • Metal Slug Mk. II Medium Tank
  • Metal Slug Annihilator Tank (Heavy)
  • Metal Slug Godslayer Tank (Super-Heavy)
    • Metal Slug Godslayer R-Type (AKA Metal Rear)
  • Metal Slug Black Hound (Commando version of the MK.III)
• Valkyrie Hoverbike (Some are used for Mario Kart Events without the weapons)
• Geist Class Recon Jeep
• Cougar Class Armored Car
  • Cougar Class Medium APC
  • Cougar Class Anti Vehicle
  • Cougar Class Medium Artilery
• Fear Class Light Artillery
• Horizon-Class Heavy Artillery Battery
• Koopak Transport Truck
• Vyper Super APC
• Ion Tank

Aerial Vehicles

• Marauder Bomber
• Pelican Dropship/Bomber
• Wraith Fighter Craft
• X Fighter
• Hornet Gunship
• Albatross Heavy Dropship
• Starshroom Ultility Pod
• RC Hover Drone

Aquatic Vehicles

• Ballista Missile Boat
• Mecha Blooper
• Hydro Sub Bikes
• Goomverne-Class Carrier Submarine

Mecha and Mobile Armor

• Tegan Y-Mech Mobile Suit Series
• ML-Mech Mobile Suit Series
  • Standard ML-Mech
  • ARC ML-Mech
  • ML-Mech Commander Type
• Gundam Series
  • Gundam Commander Type

Ships

• Romulus Class Battleship
• Remus Class Destroyer (Luigified Mario Class Battleship with differ weapons suchas more missle launchers and powerful thrusters)(Current Ship)(Also Mobile Suit Carrier)
• YSS Windfish Supercarrier
• Leviathan Class Battlecruiser
• Behemoth Class Battlecruiser
• Command Class Battlecruiser
• Merciless Class Stealth Ship
• Tempest Class Drone Harbinger
• Razor-II Class Starcruiser
• Razor Class Starcruiser
• Blade Class Starcruiser (Current Ship)
• Setting Sun Temporal Warship
• Alexandria Class Carrier Cruiser
• Koopin Class Corvette

Weapons

• STAR Weapon Series
  • STAR-130 Arm Blaster
  • STAR-135 Shocker Shotgun
  • STAR-140 Star Beam Rifles
  • STAR-176 Grindell Nonlinear Rifle (ARC Laser)
  • STAR-180 Sniper Rifle
• Bill Blaster Series
  • S6 Bomshell Bill Blaster
  • PZ8 Banzai Bill Blaster
  • Y5 Artilery Bill Blaster
• SC-88 Light Arm Blaster
• Combat Knife
• HW-82 Grapple Sheild
• M64 Assualt Cannon
• Heavy H47 Autocannon
• "Gattaling Bill" Super X7 Autocannon
  • SH44 Snifit Mask Autocannon
• AVE-16 Rail Bazooka
• Rocket Hammer
• Fire Flower Gloves
• Hammer Magi Staff
• Demolition Series
  • Frag Grenades
  • Plasma Grenades
  • Napalm Grenades
  • Trip Mines
    • Tornado Mine
    • EMP Mine
  • Stun Charges
  • Timed C4 Charges
  • Remote Demo Charges
  • Charged Bob-ombs
• Varying Magical Arts

Buildings/Facilities

• YB HQ (Former Headquarters)
• The Octagon (Current Headquaters)
• Outpost
• Standard base (Contains Airport)
• Superfortress (Contains Airport/Docks)
• Barracks
• Vehicle Depot
• Mecha Depot
  • Mobile Suit Depot
• Star Reactor
• Lookout Tower
• Autoturret
• Warehouse
• Space Dock
• Airport
• Field Armory
• Supply Pad

Superweapons

• Ion Cannon Defensive Satellite Grid
• Hellstorm Class Tactical Nuclear Missile
• Dragon Class Medium Nuclear Missile
• Dreamender Class Cluster Heavy Nuclear Missile
• Orbital Bombardment (Plasma, Yamatto Cannon, Ion Cannon, Anti-Matter, and Dark Mana Cannon)
• Mana-Titan Imperitor Dominatris

Notable Figures

• Commander Scorch: Commander of the 1st ARC Trooper Division. Clone of Asmodeous Yoshilier II.
• Captain Bloodstache: Captain of the 52th Ztar ARC Team, part of the 1st ARC Trooper Regiment. Clone of Mushroom Kingdom Hero, Mario.
• ARC Yoshiller

Interactions with Other Characters and Factions

Galactic Federation

Yoshi Bodyguards

SWDF

Metal Army

Necrons

Orks

Vhozon

Trivia

• The Clone Army is based from the Republic Clone Army in the Star Wars Franchise but their fate is very different, instead of becoming the bad guys, they remain as the good guys.