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This subject appears in Serious Sam 3: BFE. This subject appears in Serious Sam 4. This subject appears in Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.  This subject is from the Mental War era. 

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"Let's show them what humans are made of!"
―Earth Defense Force soldier[src]

The Earth Defense Force, abbreviated as EDF, is a planetary-scale organization that serves as the main military force of Earth.[1][2]During the outbreak of the Mental War and the Tunguska Offensive, the EDF heavily defended their planet against Mental's vast alien armies, since Earth served as humanity's last stronghold after the loss of the extraterrestrial colonies.[2][3] The EDF also rendered aid to other planets home to various sentient species whose homeworlds had also come under attack by Mental's Horde.

The EDF serves as the main protagonistic faction throughout the events of Serious Sam 3: BFE, Serious Sam 4 and Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem.

Overview[]

The Earth Defense Force is a planetary-scale military force formed from the remnants of military forces of the world's nations. Most of the weapons and vehicles used by the EDF originally belonged to the U.S. Army, which suggests that the EDF formed from or was partially derived from this army branch.[1][2] Vehicles that belonged to the Russian Armed Forces are also used, suggesting that the EDF also has a Russian branch.[2][4]

Being Earth's main military force, the EDF are tasked with defending the planet and extraterrestrial colonies from anything that they see as a threat, especially alien invaders, such as Mental's Horde. However, after the colonies fell, only Earth remained, thus the planet serves as the EDF's primary stronghold.[1][2]

Structure[]

In terms of size, the Earth Defense Force army is massive, and includes almost all of the forces on Earth, consisting of some several thousand soldiers during the Tunguska Offensive.[5] However, by the time Serious Sam 3: BFE takes place, the EDF had become severely fragmented due to heavy losses that were sustained during the later stages of the war.[1][2]

Elite squad[]

The EDF have a infamous unit of elite soldiers, the Alien Artifact Acquisition team, founded by renowned general Howard Brand, who specialize in obtaining artifacts of extraterrestrial origin to assist the EDF during times of conflict.[2][4] They are often deployed to the front lines or for supporting other soldiers on the battlefield.[5] Occasionally, they are sent on high-priority missions that could otherwise jeopardize the safety of Earth and the human race. The outcome of many of these engagements have been highly successful, if not quite controversial,[6] but have also resulted in heavy losses for the Triple-A.[7][8]

Role in the Mental War[]

Main article: Mental War
A soldier equipped with the standard EDF uniform.

A soldier equipped with the standard EDF uniform.

Awakening of Tah-Um[]

After the powerful entity known as Mental had been inadvertently awakened from his dormancy by the the exploratory spacecraft, the Surveyor, he displayed extreme hostilty from the start, sending wave after wave of his forces to eliminate humanity. This started with Mental's forces attacking the extraterrestrial colonies in other star systems. In the ensuing attacks and aftermath, the colonies were either abandoned, destroyed, or lost contact with one another. The survivors were forced to retreat back to Earth, with the planet serving as the Earth Defense Force's last stronghold.[1][2]

Tracking the humans down, Mental soon came across Earth. Seeing the planet and its people as a threat to his galactic empire, Mental entrusted one of his servants, Lord Achriman, to oversee the Earth Campaign and deploy his forces en masse.[2] This begun with the sudden materialization of an alien portal in Tunguska, Russia, which served as a spearhead for Lord Achriman's forces.[9] This act initiated the Tunguska Offensive. The EDF were immediately deployed to repel the threat, but their efforts went in vain, seeing as Achriman's army had the advantage with their superior numbers, along with several dozen Octanian Harvester Leviathans deploying squadrons of Octanian Raiders over the skies to ensure aerial supremacy, having them bomb any town or city to smithereens.[9][10] Meanwhile, the local populace were abducted by Harvester Drones and taken to the Motherships to be Processed.[9]

The Tunguska Offensive[]

Main article: Tunguska Offensive

After the portal had become established, Mental's troops began to gradually take control of the continent and began spreading west towards Europe. As the EDF tried to seize the portal in Tunguska, they were soon forced back towards Irkutsk, as the enemy begun to gain more control in Russia.[9] With this, they soon started spreading west towards Europe, with two smaller portals appearing in Italy and France. However, these were both destroyed thanks to the infamous Serious Sam, who had been tasked with destroying the portals by professor Gottlieb Kiesel.[11][12] Thanks to the Triple-A's efforts, Mental's forces were eventually pushed back towards Tunguska. During the climax of the Tunguska Offensive, a massive battle took place which saw the destruction of the portal and the death of one of Mental's servants, Ugh-Zan VI.[5]

However, while the Tunguska Offensive was a victory for the EDF, this was rather short-lived, as Mental took another approach and decided to attack the humans directly by sending in a large fleet of Alcor Class Warships approximately one year later.[13] The warships dealt severe infrastructal damage to Earth's cities, with settlements like Cairo being hit hard. The Earth Defense Force was eventually overwhelmed and had already used up most of their resources and supplies to repel Mental's forces.

Despite humanity's heavy losses, Mental's army had still taken many casualties, as the NETRISCA description for the Hatchling Arachnoid implies that Mental had to deploy younger and younger specimens to meet demands, with increasingly inferior equipment to replenish his losses. However, Mental's numbers ultimately proved to be too much for the EDF to handle. Humans were able to kill one of Mental's high-ranking servants, Ugh-Zan V, who had obliterated in Oslo.[14]

The fact that settlements like Cairo were completely abandoned suggested that the EDF was no longer capable of fighting Mental directly, and had to use more covert operations against him, such as deploying small squads of soldiers to locations to retrieve data for a new plan, or for rescuing high-ranking personnel.[15]

Stopping Mental[]

Instead of fighting Mental directly, the Earth Defense Force created a plan to kill Mental in the past by using an ancient artifact of unknown origin called the Time-Lock. Believing that this device could be used to influence the future, this would allow the EDF to insert a group of soldiers know as Charlie Team into the past, and they would travel to Sirius and assassinate Mental while he was dealing with other matters.

However, the EDF's headquarters, along with everybody (or most personnel, very likely every single person given how relentless and thorough Mental's army was) in it, were wiped out during the final days of the war, including Charlie Team, by a sneak attack on their headquarters by Mental. The destruction of their last headquarters and the Charlie Team signaled the end of the EDF. Not merely dissolving the EDF, but outright making it cease to exist completely. Despite Mental's best efforts to finish off humanity though, Sam Stone was able to successfully escape from Earth's inevitable destruction via the Time-Lock, which made him the last human on Earth and humanity's last hope.

Headquarters[]

Being a large military force, the Earth Defense Force has many bases or forward operating bases all around the world. Some of the more larger bases served as a temporary HQ. It is known they had two known headquarters; one was located in Italy and another one somewhere in Egypt. Some of their outposts were set up for relief efforts and to aid people in evacuating and establishing supply routes towards areas where they were needed.

During the later stages of the Mental War, most of the EDF's bases and outposts were abandoned or came under attack, and many military supplies and weaponry could be found in abundance in the bases or wherever EDF soldiers were stationed during the time.

Military technology[]

The EDF have access to a wide variety of advanced technology. They have also managed to exploit some of the technology salvaged from Mental's forces, such as the techno-magical ammunition replenisher. High-ranking personnel use a radio or earpiece to communicate with one another and when they require assistance with something. The EDF also make use of alien technology or artifacts to assist their soldiers and to benefit mankind.

Transportation[]

The EDF uses many forms of standard ground and air transport, as well as several military spacecraft and enough equipment that protected holdings on other planets. However, during the later stages of the Mental War, all known spacecraft were lost or destroyed, leaving the extraterrestrial colonies vulnerable and disorganized, thus the EDF were unable to provide protection for or secure them any further.[1]

While the majority of the vehicles seen used by the EDF are land vehicles such as cars or trucks, they also have access to a range of aircraft, such as helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. As seen from EDF posters, the EDF also use jet-powered attack aircraft. Most of the vehicles they have access to on Earth were originally owned by the United States Army or Marine Corps. They also utilize Russian Army vehicles.

Weapons[]

The EDF utilize all kinds of weapons, some of which are technologically advanced, though they are still in the experimental phase and have only recently been used out on the field. They also have the technology to reverse-engineer weapons used by Mental's forces, such as the laser weapons used by Minor Bio-mechanoids or artillery derived from Mental's forces.[16] The EDF also have access to sentry weapons equipped with powerful or rapid-firing weapons to secure extarterrestrial colonies or for guarding restricted areas.

Small-arms weapons[]

Fixed weapons/artillery[]

Explosives[]

Equipment[]

The EDF have access to a wide variety of advanced equipment. Most of their equipment is manufactured by them, but they also make use of technology scavenged from the enemy or even alien artifacts. They use gadgets to assist soldiers during combat and to keep them in prime condition during battle. The EDF also have the ability to manufacture their own ammo, as the Ammo Crates mention an organization called the "EDF Corporation".[17]

Known personnel[]

Trivia[]

  • It is estimated that more than 81% of the supplies produced by the Earth Defense Force are scattered around areas that saw combat during the Mental War, left behind by soldiers who were KIA.[18]
  • Cloned Soldiers, an enemy encountered frequently in Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, are highly likely cloned from EDF soldiers who went missing or were KIA. Given their sheer numbers, this is both an example and evidence of Mental's military strength on Earth during the final year of the Mental War and the EDF struggling to repel the invaders.[1]

Gallery[]

Posters[]

Serious Sam 3: BFE[]

Serious Sam 4[]

List of appearances[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Serious Sam 3: BFE
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Serious Sam 4
  3. ↑ Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Serious Sam 4 level: "From Earth With Love"
  6. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "The Die Is Cast"
  7. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse"
  8. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "One for the Road"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Serious Sam 4 level: "Death from Above"
  10. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "Vive la Résistance"
  11. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "The Die Is Cast"
  12. ↑ Serious Sam 4 level: "In Carcassonne"
  13. ↑ Serious Sam 3: BFE opening cinematic
  14. ↑ Ugh-Zan VI NETRICSA description
  15. ↑ Serious Sam 3: BFE level: "Summer in Cairo"
  16. ↑ Serious Sam 4 SBC Cannon NETRICSA description
  17. ↑ media:Ammo crate logo SS3.png
  18. ↑ Serious Sam Fusion loading screen trivia


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