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Relating to my last post, I just have this headcannon that rico will fall asleep in the most inconvenient places. The man doesn't sleep like a normal human being, so he just passes out and the rebels leave him be till he wakes.

I feel like this trait of Rico's has lead to some stupid situations. Like, Annika, Mario and Teo having a contest to see how much stuff they can balance on him before he wakes up... That couldn't have gone well.

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The funniest thing about Just Cause 3 is that there's credible evidence that the main villain is a massive Doctor Who fan

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Random Headcanon!

One of Di Ravello’s favorite books is Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. He considers himself a great military commander along the vein of such conquerors, so he likes reading it when he’s got nothing better to do. It’s pretty ironic that he obviously hasn’t taken any of its advice on not letting your temper get the better of you

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Tourist Scams in Medici

As with any popular tourist locale, oblivious visitors to Medici may find themselves tricked by a clever local. Scams in Medici are arguably less common than in most places (due to the inherent risk of the scammer being spotted by an authority eager to harass citizens), but they’re definitely not unheard of as some folks are willing to take the chance for a little extra cash.

Most tourist scams here rely on speed and disappearing quickly, not making a scene, so as not to attract military attention. Overpriced street vendors are pretty much unheard of for this reason—the DRM would gladly harass them over permits and other technicalities. Distractions coupled with petty theft are the most popular. Many Medicians are fairly fluent in English, and scammers will use that to their fullest advantage to hold conversations or give directions/advice while a friend grabs your wallet. Otherwise, you might be tricked into handing over more money than needed for something by sellers who are betting on you getting the currency conversion rates wrong.

That being said, if you do get scammed… don’t plan on getting any help from the authorities. The DRM doesn’t care outside of the occasional opportunity to threaten scammers caught in the act, and they definitely don’t care enough to go looking if the scammer’s already gone. In fact, you may even fall prey to the occasional more crooked militia officer’s tactic of “accuse you of some local crime and threaten to arrest you unless you bribe them”.

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Random Headcanon!

‘FOW’ officially stands for ‘Flames of War’, as named by the General himself in reference to his beloved flames. However, some younger soldiers like to jokingly call these bavarium-augmented weapons “Fuck Off Weapons”. Di Ravello doesn’t approve of that nickname

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In honor of me being at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh WI this week, I wanted to officially kick off this blog with some aircraft headcanons! Having gotten to sit in the cockpit of an AH-64 Apache (one of the irl inspirations for the Navajo), I’ve decided to start with probably the first helicopter we all went out of our way to steal from the military, the one and only

CS Navajo

Stats:

Length: 12.28 meters (40 feet)

Height: 3.35 meters (11 feet)

Empty weight: 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs)

Maximum weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lbs)

Rotor diameter: 11.9 meters (5 blades)

Top cruise speed: 243 km/h (151 mph)

Maximum speed (redline): 279 km/h (173 mph)

Maximum rate of climb: 853 meters/minute (2,800 feet/minute)

Service ceiling: 65,616 meters (20,000 feet)

Range: 510 km (320 mi)

Armaments:

• 38 Volcanus missiles

• 8 Vindicator missiles

Powered by two turboshaft engines, each providing roughly 1000 horsepower

Highly angular, narrow fuselage is designed to reduce the helicopter’s profile at certain angles and make it harder to hit, compensating for its relatively light armor

Some of Medici’s Navajo fleet (although not most) are armed with light machine guns. These choppers are generally stationed in larger military bases to provide extra firepower or sent as aerial escorts for others. (these armaments were depicted in the “Kasabian Trailer)

Compared to the Urga Hrom D and the Urga Mstitel, the Navajo is the Medici Military’s favored attack chopper for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it’s relatively affordable, especially when compared to the former two. Medici was one of the first several nations to place an order when Capstone rolled out production in 2012, purchasing an initial fleet of forty. Di Ravello has since acquired dozens more

Designed to seat two pilots, but due to crew availability the Medici Military usually operates them with the minimum required crew of one. This allows them to have more helicopters flying at a given time—but does see a reduction in performance

Sensors on the nose provide targeting for the aircraft’s missiles and night vision, making the Navajo a threat both day and night. However, it does have limitations. The night vision sensor cannot detect small obstacles such as wires or poles, and I think most of us can agree wouldn’t be the first time if a pilot focused on chasing Rico ended up striking something

Capstone designed the Navajo with versatility in mind. It excels in air-to-ground combat, and is capable of anything from armed reconnaissance, escort, ground attack or support, and anti-tank attacks. Where it does fall a little short is anti-aircraft; while it possesses the firepower to take down other aircraft, its standard-equipped missiles are unguided. A skilled pilot (or a skilled gunner, should the helicopter be fully manned) can sometimes land a good strike, though

Considered a medium attack chopper, the Navajo is designed for quick response times and maneuverability in combat. Its lighter armor makes it quite maneuverable—capable of very brief acrobatic maneuvers—but leaves it more vulnerable to damage (If you don’t believe me that attack choppers can perform acrobatics, watch this. The Apache is a hell of an aircraft)

https://youtu.be/q52KxdjXvJM

Why do you never see these maneuvers performed by Medici Military, you may ask? Simply put barrel rolls and slow loops aren’t very useful in combat. Especially if someone is shooting at you, the last thing you want to do is slow down! These maneuvers simply demonstrate capability and I just think it’s neat :D

The important thing is that the Navajo possesses more than enough agility to be effective. In the hands of a skilled pilot, it can stop or spin on a dime, roll tightly around obstacles, and even outmaneuver ground-to-air or air-to-air attacks

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Ciao, and welcome! If you’re even slightly interested in the extremely niche corner of “worldbuilding in Just Cause 3”, here’s your spot! I enjoy fleshing out fictional worlds, to the point where all those details will never logically make it into whatever work I’m using them for 😅. This probably won’t update often, but I’ll be sharing my own little headcanons for the places, people, culture, and history of Medici.

I’m gonna try making them a little bit believable, from figuring out how certain aspects of Mediterranean cultures might have gotten to Medici over the years (before Di Ravello presumably steamrolled a lot of cultural aspects in favor of militarism), to trying to explain the possible physics of bavarium technology! Fun and completely self-indulgent.

If anyone wants to chat their own ideas, or ramble about the ones I’ve got, I’d be interested to hear it! Feel free to HMU or join the (relatively dead rn) group chat, JUST CAUSE FANS UNITE! I may not be active too often, but I’m always happy to hang with the Just Cause fam :)