"So Why Are We Here, Talking To Each Other Again."

𝖫𝗂𝗅 𝖶𝖺𝗒𝗇𝖾 ᶠᵉᵃᵗ 𝖡𝗋𝗎𝗇𝗈 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗌

𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿

"𝖨 𝖽𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆ed, 𝖮𝖿 𝖠 𝖲𝖼𝗈𝗋𝖼𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝖤𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗁."

𝖥𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝗒 [𝖲𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗇 𝖧𝗎𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌]

The Iron Cavalry consisted of short-lived genetically engineered humans who were created for the sole purpose of fighting the Swarm in armored suits called Strategic Assault Mechs (SAM). They were educated to believe that they were soldiers fighting to defend the "Welkin Empire of Glamoth" and its "empress", Titania, who was actually an entity that telepathically controlled the soldiers connected to her.[1]

Iron Cavalry Knights all have distinctive silvery-blonde hair with a colored ombre and eyes a mix of deep ocean blue and sunset pink. When the Knights wield their suits regardless of the model, their voices will sound the same during communication.

They have the ability to control fire, and utilize it in high-speed movement and combat, hence Sam's alias "Molten Knight."[3] All the knights produce flames when they attack, move and transform, and while all knights appear to emit vermilion red flames, Firefly is able to produce reactor energy that appears teal and yellow while AR-1368 produces deep carmine red reactor energy.[2]

They are also capable of high speed flight via the flames from their thrusters, which also allows them to break atmosphere. Their armor also appear to be hermetically sealed as they are capable of flying through the vacuum of space. The SAM armor is shielded against extremely high radiation and is capable of withstanding several million times the normal air pressure.[4]

The knights also possess various weaponry, such as AR-214's shoulder cannon[2] or Firefly's twin blades. Firefly also mentioned a recoilless rocket launcher weapon named Soaring Locust II.[5] At it's lowest efficiency level, the SAM armor is capable of using it's thermal weapons to barbeque meat.[4]

The ruling council of Glamoth, looking for a way to turn the tide against the Swarm, decided to alter the essence of humanity in order to adapt to the war and create a weapon "born to fight." The result was Titania, the "empress" who held no power. She telepathically commanded the knights connected to her. On the other hand, the knights are taught to believe that the sole meaning of their existence was to defend their "empress" and her "empire." They lived short lives and fearlessly fought the Swarm until their deaths. The remnants of the mechas and insect limbs littered Glamoth's planetary system.[7]

It is unclear when this falsehood was revealed, but there are three possibilities: when the Iron Cavalry began to outnumber the old humans of Glamoth, when the scientists began to realize that Titania was beginning to fight against her captivity, or when the Swarm's attacks dissipated after decades of fighting. It is implied that the Iron Cavalry played some part in Glamoth's destruction, which occurred after the threat of the Swarm was dispelled.

After decades of fighting, the remains of the Swarm insects and the mechas became dense debris strewn throughout Glamoth's planetary system, connecting to form a "River of Death."

[Series 4/4]