Vanguards

About
The Vanguards are a league of very skilled swordsmen within the Alpha Troopers. They were selected from the ranks of the standard troopers and trained in sword combat by Ember himself. The Vanguards wielded powerful red blades that were made for them as well as crimson red armor. They also served as honor guards and would sometimes take down lycans that were tougher than usual.

Abilities
The Vanguards had all of the normal Alpha Trooper abilities with some new ones such as immunity to most magic attacks. They also had magic abilities of their own. These abilities are listed here:
 * Drain life: Lets the user drain the health of a target while healing the user.


 * Corrupt spirit: Causes target to temporarily cower in fear as well as temporarily draining their magic.

They were also extremely skilled with their energy blades and could take on up to four lycans single handedly.
 * Inflict plague: Inflicts poison on a target and makes them seem fatally ill.

Vanguards usually operated in groups of 3 And Could be seen guarding the lab, temples and other sites of importance.

Trivia
-The Vanguards are commonly seen at the lab and temples.

-There is also a shadow variant of the Vanguard.

-Nothing else is known about this unit as it is highly classified.