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High Guard
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The High Guard is a fictional military organization in the TV series Andromeda
.
male warrior, General
Huascar Nax Yoweri, whose campaign of conquest across the three Galaxies produced the Vedran Empire. The general's personal guard, lieutenants and other retainers and assistants formed the nucleus of the High Guard, which quickly grew to be the Empire's official military force.
Initially open to only male and female Vedran members, the High Guard admitted recruits from other races when enlistment began to decrease. This move was seen as the first step towards the Vedran Empire becoming the Systems Commonwealth
.
) and Lancer Corps (space marines
). It operates a massive space fleet, consisting of every type of starship known to military science: deep standoff attack ships, frigates, destroyers, science vessels, couriers, corvettes, Lancer Corps troop transports, and so on.
Complementing the High Guard is the Home Guard
, a type of National Guard
planetary defense force. Each Systems Commonwealth member world has its own contingent of Home Guard personnel.
:
Officers
Enlisted
The Lancer Corps ranks are based on the United States Marine Corps
(but with some differences to avoid confusion with similarly named Argosy ranks):
Officers
Enlisted
Andromeda (TV series)
Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
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History
Its origins can be traced back to a legendary VedranVedran
Vedran is a Slavic masculine given name of Croatian origin. Vedran means clear or cheerful.Vedran may refer also to* A member of the race originated in Tarn-Vedra, a fictional planet in the Andromeda , see List of Andromeda star systems...
male warrior, General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Huascar Nax Yoweri, whose campaign of conquest across the three Galaxies produced the Vedran Empire. The general's personal guard, lieutenants and other retainers and assistants formed the nucleus of the High Guard, which quickly grew to be the Empire's official military force.
Initially open to only male and female Vedran members, the High Guard admitted recruits from other races when enlistment began to decrease. This move was seen as the first step towards the Vedran Empire becoming the Systems Commonwealth
Systems Commonwealth
The All Systems Commonwealth or simply the Systems Commonwealth is a fictional intergalactic government from Gene Roddenberry's science fiction TV series Andromeda. It was born out of the Vedran Empire...
.
Organization
The High Guard is divided into two branches: the Argosy (navyNavy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
) and Lancer Corps (space marines
Space Marines
Space Marines is a science fiction miniatures wargame created by A. Mark Ratner. There were two editions. The first was published by FanTac Games and the second by Fantasy Games Unlimited . Both versions include artwork by David C. Sutherland III.The FanTac version of the game included conversion...
). It operates a massive space fleet, consisting of every type of starship known to military science: deep standoff attack ships, frigates, destroyers, science vessels, couriers, corvettes, Lancer Corps troop transports, and so on.
Complementing the High Guard is the Home Guard
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
, a type of National Guard
United States National Guard
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...
planetary defense force. Each Systems Commonwealth member world has its own contingent of Home Guard personnel.
Restored High Guard
After the Nietzschean rebellion which laid waste to the Commonwealth, Captain Dylan Hunt attempted to rebuild his government, and a new High Guard was formed. Initially composed of standing navies and marines from the restored Systems Commonwealth's member worlds, the new High Guard is gradually inching its way up to the level of the old, though it is expected to take decades (if not centuries) to reach such levels.Ships
- Glorious HeritageGlorious HeritageThe Glorious Heritage Heavy Cruiser is a fictional starship class in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda....
Class Heavy Cruiser - Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship (DSA) I Righteous Fist of Heaven Class
- Deep Stand-Off Attack Ship (DSA) II Wrath of Achilles Class
- Group Defense Frigate (GDF) Pride of Kaldera Class
- Atmospheric Attack Carrier (AAC) Siege Perilous Class
- Long Range Surveillance Ship (LRS) Eternal Vigilance Class
- Drop Ship Carrier (DSC) Victory's Crucible Class
- High Endurance Research Cruiser (HRC) To Seek, To Find Class
- Low Observable Scout (LOS) Major Tom Class
- Supply and Maintenance Ship (SAM) Fingers of Dawn Class
- Interplanetary Mine Hunter (IMH) Seven Pillars Class
- Low Observable Special Warfare Ship (LSW) Asceticism of Action Class
- Light Patrol Craft (LPC)
- Heavy Patrol Craft (HPC)
- Systems Courier Ship (SCU) Alactritous Missive Class
Ranks
The rank structure of the Argosy is modelled on the United States NavyUnited States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
:
Officers
- O1-Ensign
- O2-Lieutenant Junior Grade
- O3-Lieutenant
- O4-Lieutenant Commander
- O5-Commander
- O6-Captain
- O7-Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
- O8-Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
- O9-Vice Admiral
- O10-Admiral
- O11-Fleet Admiral
Enlisted
- E1-Spacer
- E2-Spacer First Class
- E3-Senior Spacer
- E4-Master Spacer
- E5-Petty Officer
- E6-Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
- E7-Senior CPO
- E8-Master CPO
- E9-Argosy CPO
The Lancer Corps ranks are based on the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
(but with some differences to avoid confusion with similarly named Argosy ranks):
Officers
- O1-Second Signifer
- O2-First Signifer
- O3-Brevet Major
- O4-Major
- O5-Lieutenant Colonel
- O6-Colonel
- O7-Brigadier General
- O8-Major General
- O9-Lieutenant General
- O10–General
Enlisted
- E1-Lancer
- E2-Lancer First Class
- E3-Sergeant
- E4-Staff Sergeant
- E5-Gunnery Sergeant
- E6-Master Sergeant
- E7-First Sergeant
- E8-Sergeant Major
- E9-Sergeant Major of the Lancers