Ouroboros

OUROBOROS
- the New-Age Revolutionaries -

The Ouroboros self consuming serpent logo on the remains of the Sphyrna

The Ouroboros is a shadowy, underground, radical organization. Little information is known about how they began, where they formed, when they began operating, and or if they had any other previous engagements in history. Their only publicly known action was in 2040 during the Neucom-General Resource war.

Emerging From the Shadows:
(Mid-2040)
They were first discovered during the peak of hostilites between Neucom INC. and General Resource LTD. At the time of their discovery, many believed GRDF ace pilot, Abyssal Dision to be the leader of the group; this was later confirmed during their proclamation to the world. Ouroboros specialized in information falsification, funding mismanagement, black operations and many other unethical activites.

Their main goal was to bring the world into a new digital era. Ouroboros saw the world in which people lived in as something that was perverting their humanity. The desires in which every person has/had were seen as something unneeded and were also holding back humanity from progressing even further. The revolution’s ultimate goal was to transfer the human race into the Electrosphere. By doing this, they believed that humanity would no longer be held back by any of these desires and worldly things that they craved. Although sounding absurd, Abyssal Dision; the GRDF top ace pilot, was already living in the Electrosphere and was made the Ouroboros leader in mid-2040.

Though first thought of as a small faction, many soon realized that the Ouroboros were actually quite a sizable force. No one knew how they acquired their armaments and to this day it remains a mystery, but it is known that various military aircraft of an unheard of caliber were used by the Ouroboros. Many of these used advanced flight avionics, designs and weaponry which few or any military forces possessed at the time. This then caused many to believe that the Ouroboros ranks extended deep within many nation’s governments; there were even speculations that Ouroboros operatives were even inside the Neo United Nations and Universal Peace Enforcement Organization

This was confirmed when Gilbert Park; the UPEO supreme commander, was found helping the Ouroboros before and during the corporate conflict between Neucom INC (NEU) and General Resource LTD (GR). He is thought to have supplied them with the UI-4054 Sphyrna. A large flying aircraft carrier which acted as the Ouroboros HQ in 2040.

(The following pictures were taken by a UPEO F-22C Raptor II piloted by the UPEO Pilot AI known as "Nemo".
This was taken during the first attack on the UI-4053 Sphyrna when it first appeared over Megafloat.)

Revolution:
(Late 2040)
Their revolution officially begun with an amazing feat. They had somehow scrambled information within the Electrosphere and caused an information overload, causing Neucom and General Resource systems to malfunction and forcing them to suspend operations. Then, Nascimento the executive director of General Resource had died when a system controlling his artificial heart had ceased to function. The Ouroboros then continued to manipulate information and resources in the UPEO, General Resource and Neucom causing them confusion.

OB's version of Data Swallow - Click on picture for high res version

This then allowed Gilbert Park to order an attack by UPEO pilots using Neucom aircraft, on General Resource living quarters in Expo City. Which lead the two companies into a tense conflict, worse than the Phase Park Dispute and eventually into an armed conflict.

The conflict continued, as the two companies fought with the UPEO attempting to stop them; Ouroboros openly hijacked the Electrosphere; something thought to be impossible, even in theory. With that, the Ouroboros made their revolutionary proclamation to the world.

As their presence became known to the UPEO, General Resource and Neucom, their operations began to intensify. After intense talks with General Resource LTD, Neucom Inc. and the NUN an alliance was made and the Ouroboros were to be eradicated by the new alliance. With this three way alliance against them the Ouroboros began to crumble.

Back Into the Shadows:
(Late 2040)
In a last desparate action, they had destroyed the sea-faring city known as Mega Float with the X-49 Night Raven. This came as a major shock to UPEO HQ. Not only had the Ouroboros succeeded in destroying Megafloat, a naval battle group including an aircraft carrier and three destroyers has also attacked; along with the X-49 Night Raven which used technologies which have never been seen again since its destruction.

The battle of Megafloat was the largest direct conflict between the UPEO and the Ouroboros. Their UI-4053 and it's escorts were destroyed; this was officially the last major action of the Ouroboros in 2040. Fighting continued as Ouroboros elements which had escaped the Battle of Megafloat, then went on a war path attacking anything in their way. Two super planes which had escaped the UI-4053 were thought to be leading them; the UI-4054 Aurora flown by Abyssal Dision and the X-49 Night Raven.

They were pursued into the Geofront; a large underground city deep beneath the Sea of Erusea. During the battle the Geofront was forcibly brought down in an attempt to destroy the X-49, but it escaped despite damage. The last of the Ouroboros fighters were destroyed during a battle over Port Edwards City, along with them fell the X-49 Night Raven. The UI-4054 Aurora was also sighted and engaged, but escaped soon after.

It was piloted by Abyssal Dision. Despite having lost all of his fellow pilots he continued to fight on and was finally destroyed by a UPEO pilot after both Aircraft were downloaded and engaged in the Electrosphere. Days after this last show of defiance to the world, the Ouroboros receded back into the shadows in which they came from.

Situation Unknown:
(????)
It is unclear if their activities have ended or if they are still operating in the shadows deep within governments, militaries or any other world-wide organizations. It is also unclear whether or not they will return to continue their digital revolution, but as their proclamation has stated, it is far from over.

Ouroboros' technological developments are beginning to surface in many fields of technology. An example of this is Neucom’s XR-900 Geopelia, a direct reproduction of the X-49 Night Raven, but was destroyed. Also, the In-Sa-Net Tele-Existence Program which allows the pilot to fly an aircraft without being in the aircraft at a distant location

The following is a type up of their proclamation, in 2040:

QUOTE

Our world is ruled by worldly desires that cling onto a spell called the flesh. We realized this just when the economic power of the pool of giant multinational corporations surpassed the old-generation power structure framed around the political and judicial institutions. However, the fact remains that the flesh is limiting to us, and it is hard to reject the control of worldly desires. Yes...That is because our lives are maintained by an environment that cannot get past the flesh, and we are bound by the usual desires: desire for food, desire for sex, desire for sleep. These are the necessary and basic things for maintaining life, and you must obtain them with money. As you would expect, our human race has never been completely free from this spell: mankind's limited world is that of the flesh, from which you are tied to your desires.

Many people still have misconceptions about our uprising. Our uprising comes about because that what people indeed value at regular intervals is nothing more than for friends to kill one another for the sake of mankind. Let me say this simply. The war we are currently waging against the armed forces of General Resource, Neucom, and UPEO is an entrance for a revolution that we desire...That's right. The true enemy to us is not the power behind General Resource, Neucom, and UPEO. When this revolution is complete, what we--- no, the entire mankind, will unearth is not this kind of power.

We already have the technology to take the entire human race beyond its limited world and made the preparations. Abandon your flesh bodies! This is a revolution to liberate life. Here and now, we shall declare. The computerization/sublimation of the entire human race- it is the one and only truth, that sublimation will make our lives progress to the next generation.

This technology is not a dream. As a proof, I shall show you one example. Dision. This man completely lost his body because of a scheme by General Resource 10 years ago. Regardless, he is now indeed existing, living, in the electrosphere. Yes, by nature, we all possess "life", "soul", and "consciousness", and the human "will", comprised of the forces mentioned above, is not limited by the fragile existence of our flesh bodies. And, in this way, we have transmitted ourselves as knowledge since pre-history. Now we are not trying to turn back history. As for existence of life not limited by the flesh, we were transformed. That is the "new human form". And, in human history, Dision was the first to be changed and born as a life without body. We welcome him as our "first leader" and will commence this revolution!

Aircraft List:
* R-103 Dephius III
* Su-43 Berkut
* UI-4052 Cralias
* UI-4053 Sphyrna
* UI-4054 Aurora
* XFA-36A Game
* X-49 Night Raven

Naval Veasels:
* Ouroboros Hidrofoil

SOURCES:
Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere

*Original Article by Ribbon-Blue*