Freedom Wings

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Freedom Wings (自由之翼)
Type	Mecha organization
Role	Major Western mecha group; leader of the Iron Gull Strategic Chain
Headquarters / Territory	Freedom City
Status	Active; cooperates with the Giant Beast Strategy Department against the Fallen Ones
First Appearance	1851

History

Freedom Wings repeatedly violated alliance conventions by covertly sending Transcendents and affiliated personnel into Guixu to explore, collect intelligence, and conduct sabotage within the Strategic Affairs Department's jurisdiction. Its activities included the Water Drop Plan, an infiltration and sabotage operation overseen by former operations supervisor McCleary. 1851 2071

The organization sought the Greek Pantheon's Golden Apple, using force against civilians and attempting to abduct Dr. Jia Miao as leverage for an exchange. It also recruited Transcendents from other Western nations, including Proxies linked to the Greek and Norse Pantheons. 1876 2028 2071

Freedom Wings announced the Iron Gull Strategic Chain, a network centered on rapid aerial transport of supplies and mechas among allied territories. It supported the creation or revival of allied organizations—including the German Iron Cavalry, Alps Ice Fortress, White Swan Action Group, and Ninth Organ—to consolidate its influence in the West. 1938

Before openly declaring war, Freedom Wings cultivated proxy forces abroad. It funded agents and collaborators in China, recruited Southeast Asian pirates through Azure Dragon Shipping, and sought to use them to pressure the Strategic Affairs Department at sea. 1631 1982 1983

At the Dongfeng Island summit, Freedom Wings demanded the return of the Golden Apple and challenged the Strategic Affairs Department over control of the Divine Remnant. The Strategic Affairs Department countered with evidence of Freedom Wings' operations causing civilian casualties and Jiang Hua's testimony that Freedom Wings had orchestrated the Pearl incident. 2069 2070 2071

Freedom Wings used the assassination of a newly promoted Security Minister and demands for Bai Shaotang's handover as pretexts to begin a wider war. It captured Lion City, attacked the White Elephant Group, and crossed the border with a Silver Giant spearheading its invasion. 2094 2128

During the Western Expedition, Freedom Wings suffered major defeats at Saint John Port and Saint Mary Base, losing the latter's supply reserves—the “Granary.” Internal morale further collapsed after Pruhler publicly accused General Morton of sacrificing civilians and using Belle as a vessel for the Virtues' descent. 2200 2205 2267

After Morton's transformation and Michael's descent, Wood assumed interim leadership, ordered a ceasefire, and opened negotiations with the Strategic Affairs Department. The two sides subsequently coordinated operations against Michael and the Fallen Ones. 2289 2292

Organization

Command

• Commander Wood — Assumed leadership after Morton's final directives; ordered a ceasefire and pursued cooperation with the Strategic Affairs Department. 2289
• General Morton — Former leader whose ambition and transformation into a Saint precipitated the organization's crisis. 2289
• Bishop Gibron — Prophet associated with the Golden Apple's prophecy; participated in postwar negotiations and supported cooperation against the Fallen Ones. 1851 2289
• General Pruhler — Formerly loyal commander who became a whistleblower against Morton; later participated in joint operations with the Strategic Affairs Department. 2042 2267 2292

Mecha Classification

Class	Equivalent Strategic Affairs Department Class	Known Characteristics
Knight	Divine Guard	Comparable performance to Divine Guard-class mechas. 2095
Great Knight	Divine General	Possesses an Aura that buffs nearby allies or suppresses enemies; treated as a priority battlefield target. 2095
Apostle	Divine Machine	Highest documented standard class in Freedom Wings' system. 2095

Combat Assets and Methods

• Transcendents and Proxies — Freedom Wings fields individuals empowered by gods or angels, including Proxies of Greek, Norse, and angelic entities. 1876 2028
• Cultivators — The organization secretly cultivated suitable candidates after discovering that many of its own people could not cultivate; their average combat power is stated to be roughly one tier below Eastern cultivators. 1851
• Great Knight Auras — Great Knights function as vital squad-combat nodes because their auras can substantially amplify allied combat effectiveness. 2095 2196
• Iron Gull Strategic Chain — A transportation and coordination network intended to rapidly move supplies and mechas across allied territories. 1938
• Believer-based divine power — Freedom Wings collected believers, including civilians taken through war, to strengthen the Virtues; it also acquired the Holy Spear Longinus for the Virtue. 2147
• Nether Titanium weapons — Its weapon system is noted as more potent than Netheredge smoke against high-level cultivators. 2323

Affiliates and Allies

• German Iron Cavalry — Iron Gull Strategic Chain member; supplied top-tier mechas to Freedom Wings during the Western Expedition. 1938 2210
• Alps Ice Fortress — Organization supported by Freedom Wings and included in the Iron Gull Strategic Chain. 1938
• White Swan Action Group — Freedom Wings-supported Iron Gull member that provided life supplies during the war. 1938 2227
• Ninth Organ — Freedom Wings supported its revival as part of the Strategic Chain; Baron Gall's account alleges Freedom Wings previously exploited its civil war in an attempt to seize control. 1938 2243
• Southeast Asian pirate groups — Recruited through Azure Dragon Shipping to form a maritime force against the Strategic Affairs Department. 1982 1983
• Papal Hall — Institution established after Gibron's prophecy of the Golden Apple; later became a source of internal opposition to Wood's leadership. 1851 2908

Relationships

• Giant Beast Strategy Department — Former principal enemy. After the Western Expedition and Morton's downfall, both parties agreed to cooperate against Michael and the Fallen Ones. 2192 2289 2292
• Strategic Affairs Department — Opposed Freedom Wings over Guixu, the Golden Apple, the Divine Remnant, and Freedom Wings' invasion; later coordinated with it against the Fallen Ones. 1851 2070 2292
• White Elephant Group — Targeted during Freedom Wings' eastern offensive. 2094 2103
• Merlion — Its leadership became a target of Freedom Wings in Lion City; the organization later aligned with the Strategic Affairs Department. 2028 2042
• Spartan Iron Blood Army — Excluded from the Iron Gull Strategic Chain after siding with the Strategic Affairs Department over the Golden Apple. 1938 2070
• Gospel Church / Michael — A volatile counterpart whose proposed solution to the Fallen Ones involved additional angelic descents; Pruhler opposed cooperation with it. 2701

Major Arcs

Water Drop Plan and Golden Apple Conflict

Freedom Wings conducted infiltration operations in Eastern territory, pursued the Golden Apple, and used coercion against civilians and Strategic Affairs Department personnel. McCleary directed both the Water Drop Plan and the Golden Apple search. 1851 2071

Iron Gull Strategic Chain

The organization formalized a Western-centered alliance and logistical network, seeking rapid deployment capability and broader political control over allied mecha groups. 1938

Dongfeng Island Summit

Freedom Wings arrived with an aircraft-carrier-led fleet and ten mechas, then immediately pressed its claims to the Golden Apple. Its delegation was politically outmaneuvered and publicly implicated in civilian-targeting operations and the Pearl incident. 2069 2070 2071

War with the Strategic Affairs Department

Freedom Wings captured Lion City and launched attacks across multiple fronts. Its forces relied heavily on Great Knights, Apostles, Transcendents, and divine entities, but its offensive was halted and eventually reversed. 2094 2095 2128

Western Expedition

The Strategic Affairs Department and its allies seized Saint John Port, captured Saint Mary Base, and isolated Freedom Wings from its supporting organizations. Pruhler's public revelations regarding Belle and civilian deaths deepened the faction's internal crisis. 2200 2224 2267

Postwar Cooperation

Following Morton's fall, Wood declared a ceasefire and led negotiations with former enemies. Freedom Wings subsequently shared intelligence and divided operations with the Strategic Affairs Department to contain Michael and the Fallen Ones. 2289 2292

Trivia

• Freedom Wings' Great Knight mechas are considered more squad-oriented than Divine General mechas because their Auras affect nearby allies and enemies. 2095
• The organization initially presented the Iron Gull Strategic Chain as a defensive network against Jambudvipa, while privately lobbying Asian organizations for wider strategic deployment. 1938
• During the Western Expedition, the Strategic Affairs Department identified Saint Mary Base, Saint George Base, and Saint Martin Base as Freedom Wings' “Granary,” “Back Garden,” and “Factory,” respectively. 2205