Imagine growing up in Extremadura, Spain, in the early 16th century.
It was a frontier region, on the border with Muslim Spain for centuries.
Hot, dusty summers. Freezing winters.
Landlocked, poor, harsh.
Like a Spanish Wild West.
Full of impoverished noble's sons who were suddenly out of work as the Reconquista had ended.
Men who had trained with sword, lance and crossbow since childhood.
Some earned their pay fighting as mercenaries in Italy.
Many of them heard the news of the discovery of the Indies. This was a Godsend for them. A way to make a name for themselves, serve God and the King, and make some money.
Huge numbers of Extremaduran men made their way to the Americas. Taking their chances on a new frontier.
Among them: Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro and Hernan de Soto. All from the same region, probably met each other growing up.
Spanish history is eternally fascinating.
Lian Shen's favorite gun is the M6L Magnum, a covert-ops sidearm built off of the M6D, specially made for use by Spartan-III and IV Headhunter Teams.
Affectionately referred to as a Space Luger, the M6L is equal parts quiet & lethal.
@iamrobtv Except "ODSTs" don't. A small fringe dislike Spartans at this point, and acting like Chief putting down some some ODSTs who jumped him in a locker room on accident right after his augmentations *25 years before the games* is an indication of ODSTs hating Spartans in 2552 is off.
> be me
> shopping for the future war
> ask whether or not the war is Jünger or Guderian
> they don’t get it
> pull out a big color chart showing trench lines, mass autonomy, attrition
> they chuckle
> “it’s a good war, sir”
> do the war
> it’s Jünger