Equestria's Finest: A Biographic

War. War never seems to cease changing in this world...magic has opened the path for many advancements in offensive and defensive maneuvers in tactics. Attrition no longer had a meaning when a single unicorn could burn entire droves in a sea of fire, or tear the land asunder with but a thought.

Unicorns were considered Equestria's ultimate weapons, and for good reason; if gathered together in a corps, their combined magical prowess surpassed Nature itself in sheer destructive power. From summoning great explosive fireballs to tearing space itself to shreds, the Mage Corps, otherwise known as 'Krieg's Reapers', were rightly feared as the be all, end all in any war.

To join this corps took great skill and intelligence, and even the great Twilight Sparkle would have difficulty impressing its leader, aptly named 'Commander'. Though the Corps was vast in number and strength, each was hand-selected and tested to rigorous lengths, some tests even being banned by the higher-ups, or even the Princesses themselves, because the fatality rate against producing productive troops was simply too high.

The history of Krieg's Reapers is cloaked in controversy, most of its operations and actions having been disclosed by both Guard and citizen alike, but all wearing the same shade of red...

Despite action having fallen off over the years, the Reapers remain efficient in their work, and constantly train everyday for the call to duty, backing up the Strife air batallions and the Breaker ground forces, or leading whole strikes themselves.

A strange thing about the Reapers is indeed their leader. Nopony seems to know much about this figure besides the fact that they have exhibited great tactical prowess, planning circles around their enemies. Every single leader of the force has simply worn the title 'Commander' as a name, never disclosing their own...speculation even goes so far as to say they erase their name and identity entirely, becoming the shadow that is Commander.

The soldiers are no less mysterious. They are considered soldiers to be praised, minds to be hallowed and magical skills to challenge the Elements themselves, though such claims are exaggerated. The soldiers themselves vary as greatly as the Guard itself; from prideful and arrogant to humble and kind, the only thing these soldiers share is their equally grand aptitude in magic, both its theory and its use.