Antarctic Campaign
The Antarctic Campaign is considered to have been the first major conflict against the Huge, and occurred after an Ultra-class Huge was spotted in Antarctica[1]. While the exact year it took place in is unknown, it happened before any of the Lilies currently in their first year of high school in 2052 were born.
The Antarctic Campagn is notable for being one of the few pivotal conflicts against the Huge in which male CHARM users, and other male soldiers, played a significant role[2].
During the Antarctic Campaign, the human combatants secured an early advantage over the Huge, but the situation deteriorated after the death of Anja Herzog and eventually resulted in a crushing defeat. Fumi has theorized that if humanity had prevailed in Antarctica, the Huge might never have become a worldwide threat[3].
Of all those who participated in the campaigh, less than 10% survived. Those who returned safely became famous as "the heroes of Antarctica."
Those who fought in the Antarctic Campaign include:
- Takamatsu Shiera and her brother, Takamatsu Kogetsu
- Lothar von Guropius and Debora von Guropius, Miliam Hildegard von Guropius's parents
- Ando Soitsu, the father of Ando Tazusa, and her mother (name unknown)
- Several dozen other survivors who are currently key staff at Yurigaoka Girls' Academy[1]
- Anja Herzog, who died during the battle[4]
- Laura Ingels, who died during the battle[5]. Her cells were preserved by GEHENA and later used to create Luise Ingels[6].
The Seven Great Ultras were seven special-type Huge which were first encountered in Antarctica, and later grew to become Ultra-types and the most powerful of all known Huge. At the time of the Antarctic Campaign, they were mid or large-types[7][8].
The Antarctic Campagn is briefly depicted in a flashback in Assault Lily: Bouquet[9]. Other than that, no Assault Lily stories feature it directly.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mentioned in Assault Lily: Lily's Time #10.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 16, 2021.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, November 8, 2024. "Q: Was the Battle of Antarctica a victory for mankind?" "A: It was a massive defeat for us, in fact. The order of battle began in our favor, but with Anja Herzog's death the situation turned around, and ultimately the very first decisive battle against the Huges ended in humanity's defeat. Only a few survived; had the Huge onslaught there been contained, then maybe history had changed completely." Translation by Hắc.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 19, 2024. "Anja Herzog, who was mentioned a while ago as being one of the first ever Lilies along with Laura Ingels, died during the Battle of Antarctica like Laura did." Translation by Letheka.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, February 1, 2024. "Q: Gimme some deets on Laura, the Lily who Luise-san is a clone of!" "A: Laura Ingels was a legendary warrior who played a key part in the Battle of Antarctica. It's quite fair to say that, along with others like Chairwoman Takamatsu Shiera and Anja Herzog, she was one of the people who served as the foundation of the present-day concept of Lilies. It was a great loss for the world that she died in Antarctica." Translation by Letheka.
- ↑ Assault Lily Setting Material: Special Feature on Sanngrithr, pg. 16. Summary provided by Hắc.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, October 1, 2023. "Q: Seems like Gigant class has not yet appear during the Battle of Antarctica. What is the biggest threat at that time?" "A: There are no Gigant class yet, but those threat became calamities in later days. The seven great ultras such as Fafnir, Azhi Dahaka, or Charybdis already exist there in their younger form before they started moving around the world like disaster." Translation by rluka.
- ↑ @assault_lily twitter, November 8, 2024 (different tweet).
- ↑ Assault Lily: Bouquet episode 11 (around 13:28)