The Big Five (Eordisverse)

The Big Five refers to the Allied forces' leading military generals with regards to the handling of both ground and special operations. It was composed of Lucian Field Marshal Kiriya Kitagawa as the overall leader and figurehead of the Big Five, Quenminese General Phùng Minh Thiệu, Joyonghean General Bo Tae-sung, Aurucolian General Mevludin Abarronbašić, and Bethausian General Zeya Tun. The five military commanders have been described as the most capable and intellectual leaders that the Allies had ever fielded. Tracing their beginnings when the five men were under Task Force 131 in the 1980s, the five men, with their experiences had managed to create some of the best Task Force formations ever formed, namely Task Force 141, Task Force 219, and Task Force 853 with Kitagawa being the brainchild of creating the next generation of Task Force Special Operations Forces, which traces its roots during the Second Europan War as a creation of his grandfather, Field Marshal Daidoji Kitagawa. Outside of work, the five men have been tight since the 1980s and are close friends, with their families being tight with each other.

During the Chalcedonic and Neocon Wars, the Big Five were subjected to numerous anti-Heimdallr operations in an attempt to undermine their counteroperations. Kitagawa had arranged for Thieu's rescue through his friend, Vladimir Federov Pavlov in 2025. Tae-sung was rescued by TF 141 operatives later that year. Zeya Tun was the last general to be rescued following Tae-sung. Abarronbašić was already in Erebonia following Aurucolia's splintering. The rescued generals, along with their families and men were granted asylum by the Erebonian Government and were subsequently given Erebonian citizenship. The inclusion of Seleucids into the Heimdallr task forces in 2030 saw the inclusion of Tryphonic Council leader Prince Abdul Rashid into the group, renaming them as The Big Six.

The Neocons had attempted to match the five men's wits in a show of force and counteroperations through General Chang Gwan-mook, their former colleague, along with General Darius Tillman and Admiral Godefroy Couturier through the trio's creation of Task Force Nicator, which was created to counter the Heimdallr Task Forces and the Imperial Geheimabteilung. Nicator had attempted to further advance their abilities by possessing futuristic weapons and Seleucid artifacts that placed itself ahead of Kitagawa's Task Forces. Although the former was deemed as the most powerful and elite Task Force during the Neocon War, the Neocons were never able to possess any commander of the same calibre as was seen in Marshal Kitagawa, who was deemed as the Neocon's most dangerous enemy. Although they had plotted out several assassination attempts, Marshal Kitagawa was always able to outmaneuver them.

The New Big Six

Following the Neocon War, the Heimdallr Task Forces undertook a complete change in leadership following the resignation of Kitagawa and the others, except for Rashid. This time, the core commanders were now led by Marshal Kitagawa's son, General Yamato Kitagawa. Master Sergeant Saori Suzushiro serves as Yamato's secretary. Along with him, He is joined by 5 other commanders:

• Colonel Kasimira zu Schärtal-Tangersten, who acts as his advisor in the same role as Marshal Thieu had.
• Prince Abdul Rashid, who retained his position as leader of the Tryphonic personnel, also acts as a senior advisor to Kitagawa
• Colonel Phó Thị Yến Anh, as the new leader of Task Force 219.
• Colonel Džoheret Tabaković, as the new leader of Task Force 853.
• Colonel Ryuk Chang-min, as Theatre head of Asianna Operations.

In addition, they were joined by several sub officers:

• Colonel Darzana Magbaredge
• Colonel Thomas Evans
• Colonel Richard Philip Todd
• Colonel Thu Thidar Yadana