GREL

GRELs are a human derived species that feature in Heavy Gear.

History

Genetically Recombined Experimental Legionnaire (GREL) were vat born soldiers that were genetically engineered to serve as ground soldiers in wars for Humanity. They were created by the Colonial Expeditionary Force and were visibly different compared to their Human creators. They were a direct consequence of Earth's aggressive ambition to forcefully reclaim its long-abandoned interstellar colonies. Following a centuries-long period of isolation due to a massive economic collapse, Earth, now unified under a resurgent and fascist regime known as the Terran Alliance (TA), rebuilt its military might. They calculated that conventional human troops would be insufficient for the costly, grueling campaign needed to subdue developed worlds like Terra Nova. Earth scientists, drawing upon salvaged research from earlier, flawed super-soldier projects known as the "Primes," established massive, secretive bio-engineering facilities. Within these sterile labs, the GRELs were force-grown in artificial wombs and acceleration tanks. The initial design ethos prioritized utility, obedience, and disposability over any semblance of individual rights. Each GREL was genetically coded for a specific, highly optimized military function—whether heavy assault, piloting, or technical support—resulting in vast numbers of physically identical troopers. They were effectively treated as sophisticated machines made of flesh and blood, deployed en masse during the initial wave of the Terran Alliance's invasion fleet as shock troops, where their efficiency and sheer brutality first became apparent to the stunned defenders of the distant colonies.

Overview

GRELs possessed a unique mind as they contained innate traits embedded in their minds upon their development which means that there are certain types of GREL grown for various operations. Each GREL then recieves extensive training on their field specilization which is tied to their genotype special trait. This results in GRELs feeling a great deal of satisfaction on the completion of their work.

GRELs are produced in mass and serve as effective biological fighting machines that obey orders without question. They hghlight the CEF concept of an aggressive unit of immediately actng units that go straight towards combat to kill their enemies. This resulted in the CEF replacing many of their trooper regiments with GRELs.

These biologically produced creations are noted to react differently compared to Humans in stressful combat situations by either hiding from the enemy or fighting; thus lacking the Human concept of fleeing the battle. When not recieving any orders and facing unknown situations, they typically rely on their training making them act quicker and more effectively than Humans. This means that they can act unpredictably in situations they have never encountered before. This makes life outside the military somewhat difficult for them resulting in poor social skills.

This makes them the main asset of the CEF as supersoldiers that are cloned and genetically modified for their tasks but they lack in leadership qualities. Furthermore, their appearance highlights the fact that they are not Human and has resulted in them not bein considered land owners on Earth. After their failure in conquering Terra Nova, the GREL program came under much criticism and a shift came into the SLEDGE program seemed necessary.

There were various types of GRELs that included:

• Mordred class - tremendous sense of willpower.
• Isaac class - tremendous attention to detail making them good maintenance personnel.
• Morgana class
• Isabella class - serve as combat medics.

Members

• Proust :
• Calesto :
• Roskiman :
• Hogan :
• Helene :
• Carlie :
• Juno :
• Morgausa :

Notes

• The GREL were created by Dream Pod 9 where they featured in the setting of the Heavy Gear universe.

Appearances

• Heavy Gear:

External Links

• Heavy Gear Wiki Entry

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