Erusea

Erusea (officially the Federal Republic of Erusea or Erusian Republic) is a fascist country located on the western coast of Usea. It was severely affected by the Ulysses 1994XF04 impact, which, combined with rising tensions between other countries, led to Erusea's declaration of war on the nations of the Independent State Allied Forces.

1990s
Information about Erusea prior to the turn of the century is scarce. However, Erusea possessed considerable military and industrial power, and its capital, Farbanti, was a major economic center on the west coast of Usea. During the 1990s, Erusea maintained hostile relations with the neighboring Federation of Central Usea, whose troops were deployed along the Amber-Ugellas border in a tense stand-off with Erusian forces.

Upon the discovery and announcement of the Ulysses 1994XF04 asteroid, the FCU recalled its forces and began discussing defensive strategies with other countries, including Erusea. To prevent total destruction of the Usean continent, several nations banded together to construct the Stonehenge Turret Network, an array of eight railgun cannons capable of destroying any incoming extraterrestrial objects. Erusea partially contributed to Stonehenge's construction effort.

In 1998, the Usean Continental War broke out, resulting in a loss of Erusian territory to rebel forces. Erusea became one of the first countries to be liberated from rebel control following the Allied Forces' commencement of Operation: Fighter's Honor.

When Ulysses made planetfall on July 3, 1999, the Stonehenge defense system was complete and operational. However, the asteroid fragmented into thousands of smaller meteorites during its approach—far too many for Stonehenge to eliminate. As many as half a million Usean civilians were killed during the impact; approximately one million more were displaced as refugees. Farbanti's municipal district suffered a direct hit, flooding the surrounding area and killing a large number of civilians.

2000s
In the aftermath of the Ulysses disaster, the Usean nations struggled to rebuild and simultaneously handle the humanitarian relief efforts. Each nation agreed to admit a set quota of refugees to expedite the recovery efforts, but in April 2000, Erusea refused to accept any more refugees. Erusea had been greatly effected by Ulysses: the asteroid caused extensive damage to the nation's economy and infrastructure, and the xenophobic Erusian government now found itself overwhelmed by the influx of refugees from neighboring countries. Erusea subsequently closed its borders, beginning the Usean Refugee Dispute and inciting an uproar among the international community. An estimated 600,000 people were confined to makeshift refugee camps along the Erusian border, which soon became hotbeds for disease and starvation.

Many Useans boycotted Erusian products and the Central Usea Treaty Organization levied trade sanctions against Erusian exports. These sanctions against Erusea placed considerable pressure on the nation's fragile economy, further escalating diplomatic tensions and fueling Erusea's resentment of the other Usean nations.

Sometime around August 23, 2003, the Erusian military launched a blitz invasion of San Salvacion and commandeered the Stonehenge Turret Network. In short order, the entire nation of San Salvacion fell under Erusian control. The FCU called for the immediate withdrawal of all Erusian troops and threatened retaliatory action by an FCU-led coalition force if Erusea did not back out by September 14. In response to Erusea's transgressions, the UTO joined forces with the FCU to form the Independent State Allied Forces (ISAF).

During the outbreak of the Second Usean Continental War, Erusian forces advanced eastward, using the STN to gain air superiority over the continent and forcing ISAF to retreat from the mainland. After several attempts and subsequent failures to destroy the new ISAF GHQ at North Point, Erusian forces were pushed back, and the Erusian-held STN facility was destroyed by ISAF ace Mobius 1. Ultimately, the Erusian forces capitulated after ISAF captured their capital, Farbanti, on September 19, 2005. However, a group of young Erusian officers took control of a new superweapon, Megalith—a missile launch facility intended to shoot down orbiting asteroid fragments. The Erusians attempted to use Megalith in a retaliatory strike on the victorious ISAF, but were stopped by the newly established Mobius Squadron one week after the war's official end (September 26, 2005).

Post-war
As the new Erusian government was being established, a group of Federal Erusea Air Force officers (calling themselves "Free Erusea") organized an insurrection against the interim government and ISAF observers. After multiple engagements, however, the rebellion was quashed through the efforts of Mobius 1. During the final engagement with Free Erusea, a squadron of experimental X-02 Wyverns engaged Mobius 1 over White Valley Bay. The X-02 technology was later acquired by the ISAF and officially named the "Wyvern"; it was then exported to its first buyer on the Osean continent.

At some point after the conflict, Erusea found itself engaged in combat against the Osean Federation for, as of yet, unknown reasons.

Military

 * Federal Erusea Air Force
 * 156th Tactical Fighter Wing "Aquila" (Yellow Squadron)
 * Federal Erusea Army
 * Federal Erusian Navy
 * "Invincible" Aegir Fleet

Trivia

 * The Erusian roundel appears as a sponsor in the Ridge Racer series.