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Elsewhere, they would be called Berserkers, in Yaran military, they are called Vanguards. The Vanguards are reckless and aggressive on the battlefield. They often have superiority complexes that compromise their tactical thinking.
As their name implies, they are the vanguards of Yaran military, leading the charge against enemies for other soldiers to follow, hence their choice of weapon and gears for close quarter combat. They charge forward for close quarter combat using the sawn off version of 1887 just like FND Engineers and FND Special Forces Snipers. They use incendiary grenades unlike the berserkers of previous games who used smoke grenades. They also wield unobtainable 20 round variant of 6P13 pistol which they only use while on horses and other vehicles.
One known Vanguard is Lieutenant Horado.
If Castillo regime falls, the remnants of FND refuse to surrender, they often form insurgencies and seizing back control of certain unstable areas. Famous Vanguards include the insurgent leaders Raúl Marín and Juaneta Cuda. Fittingly, Raúl Marín is the literal vanguard who led the charge and started the first insurgency which inspired other insurgents.
- Vanguards are aggressive units that push forwards with shotguns.
- They often throw incendiary grenades to unbalance opponents.
Trivia[]
- They were originally intended to have their highest tier and/or elite variant wielding SPAS-12 shotgun but this was changed/cut.
- In early development, FND Vanguards had commando-like melee variant with machetes and knuckles as seen in one early draft, who would behave like Melee chargers in previous games, hence the throwing knives strapped to their shoulders.
- This variant was cut and supposedly merged with FND Vanguard, who would fight with shotgun as ranged option and switching to melee for close quarter combat, hence the empty machete slots behind their backs. Both were cut, although the uniform design remain visible ingame.
- Strangely enough, FND Special Forces Sniper and Vanguard both refuse to use their sawn off shotguns when on horses and other vehicles, switching to far weaker pistols instead. FND Pistolero likewise also refuse to use their Skorpion when on horses and other vehicles, switching to the far weaker Mark IV revolver for some strange reason.
