COSMOS (Spriggan)

COSMOS is an organization that features in Spriggan.

History

COSMOS (Children of Soldier Machine Organic System) (コスモス Kosumosu) or PROJECT COSMOS was created as a secret black op unit operating under the cover of the United States military, most of its ranks are filled with child soldiers of various nationalities. Kidnapped by the US military with backing from Central Intelligence Agency agents, the children are subjected to high amounts of brainwashing conducted by research scientists so as not to regain any control over themselves. The unit was commanded by Colonel Ralph Cooley. The unit had secretly conducted covert operations from around the world, performing secret missions without involving the US military. Nearing the end of the series, COSMOS was sponsored by the Trident Corporation from the Pentagon when most of the unit took a massive number of casualties from the Spriggans after launching a raid on their facility (a US Army base in Japan) in order to rescue Rie and Akiha, held captive in order to draw Yu out of hiding. COSMOS soldiers, now under the sponsorship of the Trident Corporation, was granted exclusive access to their prototype assault rifles as the unit was used as the corporation's special forces unit, as well as being outfitted with the Armored Machine Suit, which was made possibly under mass production. Currently, Trident Corporation is trying to use Sho Kanaya as a guinea pig to lead all active COSMOS soldiers with telepathic thoughts, reducing the need to field out experienced officers to take command during any combat missions.

It conducted a ruthless raid on an archaeological excavation site in Peru under the command of Colonel Ralph Cooley. Acting as elite assassins for the U.S. military, the unit’s brainwashed child soldiers systematically eliminated all security personnel and civilians present to ensure the secrecy of their operation. During the final stage of this massacre, a young Yu Ominae—then known only by his codename, Number 43—was ordered to execute a fleeing couple. As he held them at gunpoint and witnessed their deaths, the sight triggered a traumatic flashback to the murder of his own parents, causing his psychological conditioning to shatter. In a sudden, vengeful rampage, Yu turned against his handlers and fellow commandos, single-handedly destroying the COSMOS unit at the site before he was eventually recovered and recruited by the ARCAM Corporation.

Overview

In appearance, COSMOS was a clandestine black-ops unit that functioned as a highly disciplined legion of brainwashed child soldiers under the covert jurisdiction of the United States military.

These young operatives were typically outfitted in standard-issue tactical gear, often including olive green berets, M17A1 respirators, and ALICE web gear, while carrying a sophisticated arsenal of submachine guns and sniper rifles. Beneath their military exteriors, the members were the products of intensive psychological conditioning and Children Of Soldiers Machine Organic System (COSMOS) research, which stripped them of their individual identities and rendered them as cold, machine-like assassins who executed missions without hesitation. When the unit eventually fell under the sponsorship of the Trident Corporation, their aesthetic shifted to incorporate mass-produced Armored Machine Suits and berets adorned with Trident insignia, signaling their transition from a secret government experiment into a privatized force of elite super-soldiers. Though they often appeared as mere "mooks" or disposable soldiers to their enemies, their blank stares and relentless efficiency served as a haunting reminder of the brutal military science that had forged them into living weapons.

COSMOS recruits, after being heavily brainwashed, are taken into secret training camps throughout the United States. From there, they are given special forces-level training such as commando skills, infiltration/exfiltration techniques, small arms handlings and martial arts.

In most of its missions, COSMOS soldiers are armed with Heckler and Koch MP5A5 and MP5SD6 submachine guns, Mossberg 500 "Cruiser" shotguns, Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifles and Glock 17 pistols. Their standard equipment usually consist of olive green berets, M17A1 respirators and ALICE web gear. After COSMOS was indoctrinated into Trident, they received mass-produced Armored Machine Suits and sport Trident symbols on their berets and BDU collars.

Members

• Colonel Ralph Cooley :
• Fatman :
• Sho Kanaya :
• Yu Ominae : Number 43
• Sho Kanaya : Number 71

Notes

• COSMOS was created by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa where it featured in the setting of the Spriggan universe.

Appearances

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