The Operation: Red Veil Battle Pack includes two exclusive models that won’t be sold separately. For this Battle Pack, the exclusive models needed to be a good representative of the faction they belonged to. Having this in mind, the Al Fasid, an impressive servo-powered trooper, was chosen for the Haqqislamite side. For the Yu Jing side, the Ninja with Tactical Bow, a no less impressive but sexier stealth killer, was chosen.

A still unreleased Sectorial Army of Haqqislam is the one based in an area of Bourak known as the Caliphate of Al Medinat. This is one of the successfully terraformed territories of the Haqqislamite planet. Well-known for its beautiful Andalusian-style gardens, Al Medinat is famous across the Human Sphere for their universities and for being home of the more important pharmaceutical, genetic, and biomedical companies. For that reason, some troopers coming from the Sectorial Army of this region, like the Khawarijs, have been biogenetically enhanced. However, this is not the case with the Al Fasid, a new name for an old troop.

The Al Fasid are an old release who get a new name, new troop profile, and new design. Formerly known as Alh Fassed, the name has been updated, as well as the troop profile. Previously the Ahl Fassed Regiment was a light Heavy Infantry unit conceived as a cheaper option to the formerly expensive Janissaries, but now they have totally changed. The updated profile of the Janissaries made them less expensive, and with the new Human Sphere N3 mechanics, a new military task was required for the Al Fasid. To avoid competing with the Janissaries as a Fireteam-capable Heavy Infantry, the Al Fasid adopted a heavy support tactical role, covering the advance of the Haqqislamite light troops with heavy fire. With their new profile, these armored troopers have stronger armor and heavy support weapons, such as the Heavy Machine Gun with a Light Grenade Launcher, which allows you to rain lead over the enemy while you create a smokescreen to cover the advance of your troops. However, although the troop profile has changed, the identity and behavior of these troops are still as suspicious as they have always been.

~ Who Are the Al Fasid? ~

The Al Fasid (‘The Corrupted’) Regiment accepts only soldiers with a solid operational record who can live up to their grueling battery of admission tests. Beyond proving their ability to do the job, applicants are not expected to answer any questions about their past, which is simply assumed to be checkered. The regiment is infamous for their aggressive combat methods and their willingness to go to any lengths to snatch a victory. This reputation has earned them the epithet of ‘The Seven Times Accursed’. No Al Fasid is a model of Haqqislamite virtue, but they don’t seem to care in the least. These soldiers don’t fight for the glory: they fight because they need to earn a living, because they enjoy it, or because it’s the only thing they know how to do well.