#but the FF as the main faction of a ruined galaxy that's supplied by all these companies

[makowo]

OKAY I'm making a DR/LANCER au, because im compelled by the idea of a futuristic setting with heavy focus on mech combat. this is also mentioning addons for LANCER such as OMDI, so when i mention a frame that isnt base game or from an official addon, i'll mention it as its mentioned.

Byakuya and Kyoko are easy to elaborate on here, so here's ideas off the top of my head:

Byakuya's family do not produce mechs themselves, but create addons and will fund certain manufacturing endeavors by smaller research teams to hold a presence in the space. It's unheard of for a Togami heir to be a pilot, nonetheless a pilot, but it's Byakuya's way of further proving himself and wanting to further establish the Togami corporation in the space as an eventual manufacturer

His callsign is thus tied to his family, rather than any nickname people are trying to give him: his callsign is ICEGRIP, and he uses an Arawn (OMDI) frame user that works from the back and sends drones to do the dirty work on the field.

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Kyoko's pilot career is also very family-centric. The Kirigiris are still a family of detectives, and don't involve themselves with cases that would revolve around mech use. So Kyoko's reason for becoming a pilot is because of her father, for reasons I will later figure out myself. She ventures out into the field to see cases that concern her to their end, and they almost always end up outside the cradle's immediate reach.

Her callsign is M1ST, and she uses the Dagon (Teck Mech & Tech) frame, taking a midfield stance with a heavy focus on tech attacks and invasion. Gathering data on enemies and generally controlling the battlefield through information gathering and stalling them from advancing on her squad's back line before their front line can get to them. Usually she would work alone, perhaps with an Efreet (Field guide to Suldan) frame, but she has her reasons for being in the squad.