Antero Rahikainen

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Antero Rahikainen
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Birth nameAntero Rahikainen
Nickname(s)Antti
Born21 May 1921
Pärsamaa, Balamb Free State, Esthar and Balamb
Allegiance Esthar and Balamb
Service/branch Balambian Army
Years of service1941 - 1975
RankCorporal
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Unit Vuorijalkaväkirykmentti

Special Operations Executive

Battles/warsSecond Europan War
War of Lorican Aggression
AwardsLaureate Cross of Saint Henry
Grand Cross of Balamb
Lindholm Medal
Cross of San Alfonso
White Heart
RelationsRickard Keith (commanding officer and friend)
Harri Rokka (subordinate and close friend)
Xu Cheng (friend)
Märtti Albarea (close friend)
Marja-Liisa Mielonen (lover, later spouse)
Keith Varrot
(close friend)

Antero Rahikainen (21 May 1921) is a retired Balambian soldier who served during the Second Europan War and in the War of Lorican Aggression.

Rahikainen grew up being fond of hunting, as his father was a hunter. Hence, Rahikainen gained an excellent experience in marksmanship. During the Estharian Civil War, Rahikainen would lose his father and wanted to carry his father's legacy by enlisting in the army. Unfortuantely, he was too young and had to wait until in 1941, when he officially enlisted after he turned 20. He would find himself under the command of Sgt. Harri Rokka, whom he would later develop a close friendship with. They were later on assigned to the Vuorijalkaväkirykmentti, where Rahikainen's marksmanship skills were often utilised by Rokka. Rahikainen would also be the youngest recipient of the Grand Cross of Balamb, in which he was awarded during an encounter with Quenminese forces during the Middle East Campaign.

Later on, he and a few Balambian and Estharian troops were to be transferred to the Special Air Service, specifically under one of its unit, Crown Company. Here, he developed a close friendship with Keith Varrot, a Gallian member of the unit who was fond of Balambian culture, and even using a Balambian M28/30 Nagant. Rahikainen would also meet his lover, Marja-Liisa Mielonen following her transfer and request by Rokka for a medic squad in the unit.

Following the war, He and Mielonen would marry and have 4 children. He is the grandfather of Jussi Rahikainen, a member of the Balambian Intelligence Unit under ILESOC.

Early Life

Military Career

Estharian Civil War

Second Europan War

Personal Life