NanoTrasen Special Forces

Out Of Character Content

This page references subject material that is considered out of character information. Please take care when referencing this content in-character.

NanoTrasen Special Forces recruitment poster.

NanoTrasen Special Forces

NanoTrasen Special Forces, or NTSF, are an elite arm of NanoTrasen's corporate military. While the NTNC acts as more of a standing army and navy, manning NanoTrasen's outposts are ships, the NTSF act as their 'navy seals'. NTSF is divided into ten Task Forces, each with their own areas of expertise. This specialization combines the benefits of the hyper-specialized Emergency Response Teams that Central Command deploys, and the general applicability of the NTNC, to create a flexible standing force that has proven itself to be very effective.

NTSF Task Forces

The NTSF is broken up into nine Task Forces, each with their own areas of expertise. The size of these Task Forces is unknown to the public, but they are generally deployed in smaller squads of around 6.

NanoTrasen Special Forces Icon

Primus ( I / One )

Codename: "Sixteen Tons"

Easily the most numerous of the Task Forces, Primus has nearly three times as many members, as most new recruits serve in Primus first before being transferred to any form of speciality Task Force. Well versed in just about anything, the odds are always in their favor.

Secundus ( II / Two )

Codename: "The B Team"

Task Force Secundus has a unique reputation even among the Task Forces, for being the ones called to only the most out-of-hand situations. Typically acting as the backup for another NTSF or ERT squadron that has gone down, they hit the ground expecting teslooses, zombies, nuclear operatives, and dragons all at once. Save for Task Force Decimus , 'The B Team' has saved every other NTSF Task Force at least once.

When things are at their worst, there's no cavalry you'd rather see come than them.

Tertius ( III / Three )

Codename: "Repo Men"

Constantly joked about being "Thieves", Asset Recovery is the company's favorite Task Force by far. Getting back valuable materials or people, and more than often actually bringing back more value than they had originally. More Nuclear Operative suits and weapons have come home in their hands than any other Task Force, making them a core reason why the enemy's equipment is so well understood. They also have gotten into trouble a few times for going 'Above and Beyond the call of Duty' when it comes to repossessing things, including stealing people, items, vending machines, materials, and even station pets when they really weren't supposed to.

Quartus ( IV / Four )

Codename: "Hoarders"

Commanding the frontier outposts and acting as guards on extremely precious transports, most stations never see Task Force Quartus. They are also extremely well equipped to deal with anomalous activity, given the volatile and typically magical nature of the objects and people they are required to transport.

Quintus ( V / Five )

Codename: "War Elephants"

"Offensive unit, known for fighting on the fringe of NT/TSF territory, often allying with and integrating local forces into their effort. Adopted the nickname War Elephants and use it as an unofficial symbol. Primarily used for heavy assaults or raids, such as on Nuclear Outposts etc."

Easily the most popular of all NTSF Task Forces, and well known to many Planetary Defense Forces and other allied militant groups. The War Elephants have gained extreme renown due to their efforts in directly combating the Syndicate in open warfare.

Sextus ( VI / Six )

Codename: "Shadanakar"

"Occult relations. They have dealings with different religions, cults, and allegedly magical groups, and specialize in handling them- diplomatically or otherwise. They have a long standing love-hate relationship with the Wizard Federation, but uniquely despite this are one of the few groups the normally secretive Wizards will work with. Hypothetically in charge of killing gods."

The odd-one-out of the rest of the NTSF Task Forces, Shadanakar is composed mostly of individuals that were hand selected from outside of Task Force Primus, being the only Task Force that does not select members from it. Their members are individual prophets, allied space wizards, and some rumors even claim demigods are amongst their ranks.

Septimus ( VII / Seven )

Codename: "Pest Control"

"Nicknamed Pest Control, they cut their teeth on the front lines alongside NTNC and TSMC Marines fighting alien threats like the Xenos. Deployed against Zombies, Blobs, Xenos, etc whenever CBURN or ERT have already failed."

Mostly made up of ground-war veterans, the members of Task Force Sextus are extremely good at one thing: Killing Monsters. It was due to the efforts of Pest Control that a live Elder was first captured and contained in a CRD facility. It doesn't matter if it walks, crawls, or flies: Septimus will put it down all the same.

Octavus ( VIII / Eight )

Codename: "Union Busters"

"Anti-insurgency task force that supports governments that NT and the TSF want to keep around. Fights insurgencies, rebellions, and sometimes unions. Could be used as a response against a Revolution in theory, if somehow ERT was defeated and round didn't auto-end. May also be deployed as a non-Epsilon response to 1-2 departments rebelling against CC/NT, without having to wipe the entire station."

Led and trained by a rogue SSF member turned traitor against their own communist kind, the Union Busters are the best in the business at putting down communists and socialists alike. Specialized in highly close quarters combat, most members prefer melee to other alternatives.

"Is it really killing communists if you aren't painted red yourself by the end?" - NTSF Task Force Octavus Member Hadran

Nonus ( IX / Nine )

Codename: "Human Resources"

"Infiltration and assassination of high value targets. They go in fast, murder or capture their target, and get out with minimal or zero collateral damage. Unlike Decimus."

The "Little Brother" to Decimus's more violent approach, these members are veterans of other NTSF Task Forces that have been secretly promoted to Task Force Nonus. Chosen specifically for their ruthlessness and loyalty to the corporation, a select few of these members will be eventually inducted into Decimus once one of their members dies.

Decimus ( X / Ten )

Codename: "Not Applicable"

Officially Decimus does not exist. A handful of NTSF Hardsuits got into the hands of pirates, who modified them and use them to commit atrocities. The fact that these atrocities only seem to happen to people NT has issues with is conjecture and coincidence, and is not proof of any association. Used exclusively for Code Epsilon. Never deploy. Ever.

Decimus Icon