Adler (character)


 * For the concept aircraft bearing the name "Adler", see ADA-01 ADLER.

Adler was a member of the Belkan Grey Men.

History
In late 2010, the Osean Federation spaceship Arkbird was sabotaged through unknown means, and was later boarded by Grey Men operatives. With the crew held hostage, Adler assumed control of the ship. He would often speak with Schenze, a fellow soldier operating from a Belkan base.

In December 19th 2010, the Arkbird set out in a mission to prolong the Circum-Pacific War between Osea and Yuktobania, which involved the detonation of a nuclear warhead in the city of Okchabursk. Their plan was revealed after an encrypted transmission was intercepted and decoded by the ship OFS Andromeda of the 3rd Naval Fleet, which was already engaging in operations to disrupt the Grey Men's plans, that contained the message "N attack by A-Sat on Okchabursk to commence at 14:00 hours".

At the early hours of the ninteenth, the Razgriz Air Command Squadron approached the Arkbird's estimated atmospheric descent point at the Ceres Ocean as part of "Operation Game Bird", whose ultimate objective was the destruction of the ship before its arrival to Yuktobanian soil. With the aid of an Osean astronaut who engaged the ship's airbrakes, they managed to disable the ship's weaponry and engines. Knowing that the Okchabursk plan would be unable to take place with these conditions, the Arkbird's crew resorted to their back-up plan, which involved detonating the nuke in Osean territory.

Their engines completely destroyed and defenses taken out, the Arkbird began losing altitude and descending towards the sea. As a last resort, the crew ignited the ship's central auxiliary engine to keep it afloat. However, the Razgriz took out the engine, thus causing the Belkans' plot to fail. A furious Adler only managed to mutter "Damn you, Razgriz..." as the burning Arkbird sank into the ocean, killing Adler and everybody onboard as it exploded underwater,