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The lore of the ''Girls' Frontline series'' (少前系列,<ref>Weibo [https://m.weibo.cn/status/J24LLpeVg], [https://m.weibo.cn/status/Lr0I8lx1D], [https://m.weibo.cn/status/N9ZPYd3wn]</ref> also sometimes “Girls' Frontline Universe”, 少前宇宙<ref>[https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210430A0BGPQ00 Gamecores 2021 interview]</ref><ref>[http://www.gamelook.com.cn/2020/05/386280 4th Anni Announcements]</ref>) is based on [[MICA Team]]'s first professional release, titled [[Codename: Bakery Girl]], which took place 30 years after [[Girls' Frontline]] (the events of the original game have been superseded by the remake [[Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery]]). After the release of Girls' Frontline and its related games, the [[Girls' Frontline#Artbooks|Artbooks]] and their [[Confidential Files]] became the main sources of extended lore. As the story of Girls' Frontline unfolded, the lore became more relevant and the extended sources may now be considered mild spoilers.


Note: Girls' Frontline shares a world with MICATeam's prior game, Operation Bakery Girl. Bakery Girl takes place several decades after the events of Girls' Frontline, but much of the worldbuilding has already been established, so much of the story's prior history will have their sources pulled from Bakery Girl.
The artbooks and other sources besides the games are not officially translated in English but translated by fans. Readers should use their own judgement on the accuracy and choices of these translations (caution should also be used with the games' official translation when interpreting finer details). The [[Girls' Frontline: Doll's Song|manga]] and [[Girls' Frontline (anime)|anime]] adaptations are not considered canon by community consensus.


*For an overview of Girls' Frontline main storyline, see [[Story]].
**See also [[Worldview]], [[Notebook]] and [[Griffin Memories]].
*For an overview of Project Neural Cloud's main storyline, see [[PNC Story]].
**See also [[PNC Worldview]], [[Horizon Record]] and [[PNC Loading Screens]].
*For a level-by-level summary of Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery's story, see [[:Category:Reverse Collapse Chapters]].
**See also [[Secret Documents]].
*For a list of characters in the world of Girls' Frontline, see [[List of Characters]].
*For an overview of important dates, see [[Timeline]].
*For an overview of important locations, see [[List of Locations]].


WARNING: This page is a work in progress and may contain factual inaccuracies and improper formatting.
==History==
=History=
The fictional world diverges from the real world starting 1905, with the first discovery of [[Relic Technology]]. This is a summary of this extended story.


==Pre-Infection==
===Early relics research===
The world of Girls' Frontline takes place in an alternate history, where the Russian Empire accidentally stumbled upon an ancient alien [[relics]] site located deep in the Siberian taiga in the early 20th century. Although the alien technology found at the site was far beyond human comprehension at the time, the Russians managed to keep the existence of the ruin a secret and began to extract some of the alien artifacts. This inadvertently caused the reactor within the alien construct to destabilize, and ultimately led to the explosion known as the Tunguska event. Not long afterwards, the Bolshevik Revolution would topple the Empire, leaving the remaining alien constructs within the hands of Soviet Russia.


The world of Girls' Frontline takes place in an alternate history, where the Russian Empire accidentally stumbled upon an ancient alien ruin located deep in the Siberian taiga in the early 20th century. Although the alien technology found at the site was far beyond human comprehension at the time, the Russians managed to keep the existence of the ruin a secret and began to extract some of the alien artifacts. This inadvertently caused the reactor within the alien construct to destabilize, and ultimately led to the explosion known as the Tunguska event. Not long afterwards, the Bolshevik Revolution would topple the Empire, leaving the remaining alien constructs within the hands of Soviet Russia.
World War II would happen a few decades later, with the Allies triumphant against the Axis in both the Western and Pacific Theaters. Having emerged as the two reigning superpowers, the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]] eagerly took their war reparations. Much of the Axis's manufacturing and natural resources would end up in the hands of the US, but the Soviet Union secretly took control of all the alien technology that Germany possessed–including the alien research facility Urkunde 01. Cold War soon breaks out between the United States and the Soviet Union, with the latter quickly gaining the upper hand in both nuclear arms technology as well as alien research. By 1950, the Soviets had begun the first concentrated effort to research and synthesize alien tech with [[Pike|Project Starfish]]. The United States finally discovers the existence of precursor ruins five years later, beginning their own research at a ruin named D-1.


World War II would happen a few decades later, with the Allies triumphant against the Axis in both the Western and Pacific Theaters. Having emerged as the two reigning superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union eagerly took their war reparations. Much of the Axis's manufacturing and natural resources would end up in the hands of the US, but the Soviet Union secretly took control of all the alien technology that Germany possessed- including the alien research facility Urkunde 01. A Cold War soon breaks out between the United States and the Soviet Union, with the latter quickly gaining the upper hand in both nuclear arms technology as well as alien research. By 1950, the Soviets had begun the first concentrated effort to research and synthesize alien tech with Project Starfish. The United States finally discovers the existence of precursor ruins five years later, beginning their own research at a ruin named D-1.
===Cold War===
As research into alien technology ramps up, the first alien corpse is found in the [[Beilan Island]] ruins, located in the North China Sea near Shanghai. Named [[GAVIRUL]], experiments and research into its biology would however not occur immediately. As the West and the East are competing in an arms race of strange nature, people working with relics sites begin to succumb to the effects of an otherworldly disease. Called [[Eurosky Low-Emission Infectious Disease]] (ELID), the mutations are found to be caused by interaction between [[Collapse Fluid]] and human biology, and international cooperation soon arises to stop the spread. With more peaceful intents, GAVIRUL is pulled out of storage to try and replicate its DNA to activate the relics, to no avail.


==Cold War==
=== First Beilan Island Incident ===
{{Main|First Beilan Island Incident}}
In 2030, an incident occurs at the forgotten Beilan Island containment site as a group of seven middle school students break into the ruins, and are attacked almost immediately by mutant ELID sufferers. A militia strike team is sent in to rescue the group, but the squad is quickly overwhelmed and forced to use explosives to ensure that the mutants don't break containment. The explosion provokes a cave-in on the relics site underground, resulting in a massive explosion releasing a huge volume of collapse fluid, who then follows the wind to contaminate a large portion of Earth's land.


As research into alien technology ramps up, the first precursor corpse is found in the North Island Ruins, located in the North China Sea. Named GAVIRUL, experiments and research into precursor biology begins nearly immediately. However, improper handing of the ruins leads to a rupture in some alien storage tanks. The results of this leak are almost immediately apparent as workers in the area quick succumb to the effects of an otherworldly disease. Named Eurosky Low-Emission Infectious Disease (ELID), the mutations are quickly found to be caused by an alien virus and the entire site is closed down before ultimately being sealed off completely.
As human population decreases at apocalyptic speeds and outdoors work become dangerous, interests ramp up in robotics to replace humans in manual labor. Various high-tech companies scramble to produce more and more sophisticated models, gradually transforming the skeletal-frames robots into full-fledged [[Tactical Doll]]s androids fit for military standards.


The two world superpowers begin to experiment with alien technology in war, with the US using biochemical weaponry derived from alien research in Vietnam, and the Soviets using technology developed by Starfish in Afghanistan. Witnessing the destructive power of the alien weaponry finally prompts the US and the Soviets to sign a treaty to cease all research into precursor weaponry and ruins. Work into a vaccine for the ELID virus begins, but ultimately no result was ever achieved thanks to most of the ELID subjects outside of North Island dying while kept in quarantine. Eventually, the threat of the disease is forgotten.
===World War III===
{{Main|World War Three}}
As livable land and resources become scarce and political finger pointing sours international relations, a new global conflict starts in 2045. Armies quickly realize the atmospheric collapse cloud makes strategic long-range missile strikes unreliable and quickly shift to bombardments by plane, then to violent ground combat. The war further reduces livable areas as nuclear devastation joins collapse fluid contamination.


===North Island Incident===
In safe areas, military industries thrive. The pre-war innovators have consolidated their technological advancements under [[IOP]] Corporation, led by genius and cunning entrepreneur [[Havier Witkin]]. By securing the help of top-rank scientists [[Persicaria]] and [[Lycoris]], IOP manages to bring their advanced CSD series dolls to the military market, toppling the military favorite [[Sangvis Ferri]] Manufacturing and their robust but ultimately simplistic [[Jaeger]] model.


In 2030, an incident occurs at the North Island containment site as a group of civilians, thought to be a gang of teens, break into the ruins, are attacked by mutant ELID sufferers. A strike team is sent in to rescue the group, but the squad is quickly overwhelmed and forced to use explosives to ensure that the mutants don't break containment. The explosion destroys the entrance to the ruin and succeeds in wiping out the mutants, but exposes the facility to open air, ultimately resulting in a huge volume of ELID gas contaminating Earth's atmosphere and rendering the majority of Earth's land uninhabitable. Pre-existing country boundaries are quickly forgotten as the world enters into a sudden reorganization around hospitable land and safe-to-gather resources.
In 2050, former superpowers and great nations have been reduced to mere shells of their power and there is no other option left than uneasy peace. The seeds of a new global ideology called [[Rossartrism]] grow in this new world order.


==Inter-war Era==
===Post-War===
With the tremendous progress in dolls technology and countries in dire need of workforce, the dolls market is bigger than ever, especially for civilian industries. IOP expand their civilian dolls products with emotional simulation, and add greater modularity with concepts such as the [[Imprint Technology]] and [[Fire Control Core]], creating a market for civilian-specs dolls with combat capabilities cheaper than military dolls. A major buyer in this market is the PMC [[Griffin and Kryuger]], who staff their entire combat force with armed civilian dolls. Led by former soldier [[Berezovich Kryuger]], G&K quickly partners with IOP to help them make dolls more and more efficient.


Thanks to the sudden reduction of the human population, work is quickly put into developing alternative ways of gathering resources and producing goods. Development into robotic workers and automatons becomes the most popular choice as research begins on reliable, cost-effective, and easily-adaptable machines. A company known as Leihart General Manufacturing took the lead in 2035 with the first frame robot design, capable of wireless control and 6 hours of battery life. Further development on the Leihart model was quickly taken up by a multitude of companies across the globe, and it wasn't long before the military forces of the new factions took an interest, with the first military contract arriving in 2037: an order for a frame-robot capable of replacing the crew of the Pan-European Military Union's Assault Artillery vehicles. To fit the requirements, the resulting frame was flexible and human-shaped to fit easily in the vehicles, and fitted with a highly-adaptable AI from Leihart's initial prototypes. The first Doll had been developed.
However, Lycoris leaves IOP to join Sangvis Ferri when Witkin refuses to fund his self-learning AI research. IOP replies to this defection by creating [[16LAB]], Persicaria's own R&D company. While 16LAB brings Second Generation T-Dolls to market, selling cheap and modular dolls with standardized [[Neural Cloud]] and [[Dummy Network]] systems, Sangvis Ferri develops high-tech dolls weaponry and an effective AI-driven top-down orders management system, bringing expensive but deadly products to the market.


Applications for the human-like dolls were quickly found in both military and civilian sectors, and a plethora of upgrades upon the original models were quickly developed by military and civilian companies alike. Among these were sensor upgrades, power management improvements, and improved AI. Before too long, the major civilian companies had the military's complete attention, resulting in the consolidation of two major companies into a new one labelled Important Operation Prototype Manufacturing: IOP Manufacturing Co., for short.
===Butterfly Incident===
{{Main|Butterfly Incident}}
As the rivalry between IOP and Sangvis Ferri was reaching its all-time high, SF was utterly destroyed by a military operation on their main site, killing Lyco and turning their central AI against mankind. Overnight, all Sangvis T-Dolls started killing humans in the region, and G&K was hired to contain the menace with their own T-Doll troops. As SF's self-learning Mastermind leverages SF's production capacities to try and expand her dominion, Persica sends her own experimental T-Doll [[AR Team]] into Sangvis territory to seize Lyco's research and personal notes to try and understand the reasons behind the incident.


==World War III==
As Griffin and Kryuger faces problem ramping up its mobilization against Sangvis troops, the PMC recruits new Tactical Commanders to give orders to the frontline dolls. The story of [[Girls' Frontline]] begins in 2062, as a [[The Commander|rookie commander]] must help AR Team's leader {{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}} retrieve her comrades after being separated in the field. The story then unfolds over the next two years, and in 2064 many countries unify under the [[Union of Rossartrist Nations Coalition]].


===IOP and Sangvis Ferri===
In [[Project Neural Cloud]], also in 2062, the protagonist enters a backup of the [[Magrasea]] superserver to investigates the downfall of Project Neural Cloud. They unite past versions of Dolls from the real world, some of which later joined Griffin & Kryuger.


The head of this new company was none other than the lead developer of Leihart's groundbreaking design, a man known as Weitkin. Knowing that he had a huge amount of funding at his disposal, Weitkin was in no hurry to immediately invest in large-scale production. Instead, he partnered with Sangvis Ferri Industrial Manufacturing Company, Ltd., a popular Ukrainian company, to work on more reliable AI patterns. While the partnership was massively beneficial for IOP, the onset of World War III and the subsequent huge demand for tactical doll soldiers put a halt to IOP's experimental designs. To compensate for the huge demand, a portion of IOP's manufacturing orders were filled out by Sangvis Ferri.
In [[Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium]], in 2074, the Commander from Girls' Frontline has become a bounty hunter after Griffin & Kryuger was gutted by a [[URNC]]-mandated restructuring, and they recruit some of their old soldiers again while investigating new Relics anomalies.


As the war raged on, Sangvis Ferri grew more and more popular with military forces due to it's deadly Jaeger model sniper dolls. Based on older doll prototypes and designed with simple and sturdy AI systems, the doll series rarely malfunctioned compared to their IOP counterparts, which were based on more complex AI systems that failed more often. Competition between the two companies grew fierce, but by 2049 Sangvis Ferri had won out on the majority of the deals while IOP made very little progress on improving their own models.
===Antarctic Wars===
{{Main|First Antarctic War}}
Hollow City, an advanced isolationist state built under Antarctica to shield humanity's best from World War Three, opens itself to the rest of the world in 2075. Such are their technological marvels that many countries leave the URNC to form the [[Antarctic Union]], but the two new superpowers remained on good terms for some time, until sociopolitical tensions finally caused the [[First Antarctic War]] in 2089.


Fearing for the company's future prospects, Weitkin set out to look for anything that could salvage the situation. His answer came in the form of an internet article, published by a Russian team known only as 90wish. 90wish's publications were showed prodigious technical ability and extremely high potential, but the group had seemingly vanished off the face of the earth after publishing their findings. An inquiry by Weitkin revealed that the team had disagreed over the publication of the articles and had split apart because of it, with two of it's members having gone into hiding to escape from the threat of death. Using his contacts, Weitkin quickly gathered information on the location of the members and hired a mercenary squad to safely retrieve them. Led by a certain Berezovich Kryuger of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the squad was able to escort former 90wish members Persica and Lycoris back to IOP Headquarters, through not without taking major casualties from 90wish's remaining members.
[[Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery]] (and its original version [[Codename: Bakery Girl]]) takes place in 2092, as an elite team of Antarctic Union soldiers go deep into URNC territory to secure the subjects of the [[Three Goddesses project]], and their ability to awaken Relics.


After some negotiating, Weitkin was able to arrange a deal between the two prodigies, with Persica and Lyco setting up themselves up under the guise of a small company known as Hermit to do R&D for IOP. With their former team members finally off of their heels, the pair quickly developed several technologies that allowed IOP to once again pull ahead of Sangvis Ferri with the ACD-series of T-Dolls. By the end of the war in 2051, IOP had produced nearly five times the dolls Sangvis Ferri had for the military, earning favorable reviews thanks to the dolls' reliability, efficiency, and agility.
==References==
 
<references />
==Post-War==
 
===Grifon & Kryuger - Private Military Contractor===
 
Though the war had ended, demand for dolls had not. War-torn cities and countrysides demanded protection, production, and reconstruction, all of which required manpower, and dolls were the cheapest form of manpower available. Private military corporations were the biggest supplies of protection, and among most important of IOP's new PMC clients was Grifon and Kryuger Military Contractor and Security Consultancy Services. Founded by the same tactical commander who had delivered IOP's salvation to their doorstep, Weitkin quickly become good friends with it's founder, Berezovich Kryuger, and allowed G&K to have direct contact with Hermit, providing both companies with a steady supply of data and performance feedback. Civilian T-Dolls were far cheaper than human soldiers and could be easily controlled, allowing for G&K to quickly rise through the ranks while Hermit kept up the pace with a vast series of improvements and upgrades to existing doll frames. Before too long, these new dolls became the source of much of IOP's income thanks to their clean, human-like appearance and simulated emotion software.
 
Despite their astounding success, Hermit wasn't immune to creative differences, as the two members quickly found themselves disagreeing over what direction to take. Persica favored continuing her research to create a second-generation of T-Dolls, while Lycoris believed the future lay in artificial intelligence rather than hardware upgrades. IOP supported Persica due to the success of their new models, resulting in Lycoris's application for additional funds being declined. Demoralized and disgruntled, Lycoris quietly began to search for greener pastures, finally meeting with Sangvis Ferri to negotiate for a better deal. Once an agreement had been reached, Sangvis Ferri reached out to G&K to once again protect Lycoris, this time from any retribution from IOP. Kryuger agreed on the condition that G&K would be provided the results of Lycoris's new research, safely escorting the researcher to his new factory in Sangvis Ferri. By the time IOP discovered the defection, it was far too late to do anything about it, so Weitkin decided to increase funding for Persica instead, ultimately leading to the establishment of 16LAB in 2057.
 
===16LAB===
 
Confident that enough time had passed for 90wish to no longer be a threat, Persica took her new funding and went public with her identity, using her influence to recruit new researchers and technicians for her own laboratory. Finally given the manpower and funding to make her dream of a second generation of T-Dolls a reality, Persica set off to work, culminating in the creation of the Advanced Statistic Session Tool- colloquially known as the etching tool. Via etching, T-Dolls could link with their assigned weapon, allowing them extremely precise control of a firearm to the point where the gun would be effectively an extension of their own body. Etching software was published online as open-source material, allowing anyone with sufficient knowledge to create customized programming for their dolls. Using this development as a basis, 16LAB was able to further upgrade their software by creating a command structure for T-Dolls, allowing a human commander to simply give his orders to a single "master" doll, who would then be able to command her "slave" dolls to do her master's bidding. Known as the dummy network, this design meant that while the first purchase of the "master" doll would be more expensive, later purchases of "slave" dolls were cheaper and extremely cost-effective because they didn't need to come with their own AI hardware. Thanks to this powerful double-package of upgrades, IOP quickly dominated the T-Doll market with their second-generation dolls.
 
===The Fall of Sangvis Ferri===
 
====Butterfly Incident====
 
While Persica was developing her second-generation technology, Lycoris worked with Sangvis Ferri to vastly upgrade the company's T-Dolls with better AI, building off of his experience with the dolls during the war. His greatest project was the development of a next-generation AI called Elisa, which utilized neural feedback and machine learning in pursuit of a doll that could follow orders perfectly. While Sangvis Ferri's dolls lacked IOP's modularity and adaptability with conventional firearms, they made up for it with more secure networks and the use of experimental particle weaponry, designed and tweaked over several iterations by Lycoris. Before he could finish development on Elisa, however, Sangvis Ferri was raided by an unknown group attempting to steal data on Elisa. Lycoris was fatally wounded in the ensuing firefight, prompting him to activate Elisa. The AI unexpectedly responded by taking control of the entirety of Sangvis Ferri's dolls and ordering them to eliminate all human personnel within Sangvis Ferri, effectively starting a massacre as the T-Dolls defending the company turned on their protectees.
 
While the incident largely escaped public notice thanks to the relatively small size and remote location of the company, G&K was contracted to contain the sudden doll rebellion. Although the area was small, G&K lacked human personnel and was forced to recruit additional commanders to lead their dolls in battle. The areas controlled by Sangvis Ferri were split up into multiple sectors, with a certain commander assigned to the defense of Strategic Area S09.
 
=Present Day=
 
Wanting insight into how the disaster at Sangvis Ferri occurred, Persica sent a team of elite experimental units to break into 90wish Safehouse 03, where Lycoris had kept his old AI research. As soon as the group of dolls left, however, they were immediately ambushed by Sangvis forces. The team managed to barely escape thanks to support from a nearby squad of GK dolls, but split up shortly afterwards to delay the enemy. Out of options, Persica contracts G&K to retrieve the members of AR Team, however, the closest available G&K commander has only just started his first day of work...
 
=See Also=
*[[Story]]
*[[List of Characters]]
 
=Sources=
*Operation Bakery Girls Timeline
*Girls Frontline Confidential Files - Translation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IQJym0C6vVIx9UBBdrZKbcLZqiZu7scZALvHvZCSQyk/edit
*Moegirl Girls' Frontline Wiki: https://en.moegirl.org/Girls%27_Frontline:Synopsis

Latest revision as of 15:37, 6 April 2024

"The truth is much more complicated than you think."

This article is written from a Lore perspective. It contains spoilers and different reference materials might be contradictory.

The lore of the Girls' Frontline series (少前系列,[1] also sometimes “Girls' Frontline Universe”, 少前宇宙[2][3]) is based on MICA Team's first professional release, titled Codename: Bakery Girl, which took place 30 years after Girls' Frontline (the events of the original game have been superseded by the remake Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery). After the release of Girls' Frontline and its related games, the Artbooks and their Confidential Files became the main sources of extended lore. As the story of Girls' Frontline unfolded, the lore became more relevant and the extended sources may now be considered mild spoilers.

The artbooks and other sources besides the games are not officially translated in English but translated by fans. Readers should use their own judgement on the accuracy and choices of these translations (caution should also be used with the games' official translation when interpreting finer details). The manga and anime adaptations are not considered canon by community consensus.

History[edit]

The fictional world diverges from the real world starting 1905, with the first discovery of Relic Technology. This is a summary of this extended story.

Early relics research[edit]

The world of Girls' Frontline takes place in an alternate history, where the Russian Empire accidentally stumbled upon an ancient alien relics site located deep in the Siberian taiga in the early 20th century. Although the alien technology found at the site was far beyond human comprehension at the time, the Russians managed to keep the existence of the ruin a secret and began to extract some of the alien artifacts. This inadvertently caused the reactor within the alien construct to destabilize, and ultimately led to the explosion known as the Tunguska event. Not long afterwards, the Bolshevik Revolution would topple the Empire, leaving the remaining alien constructs within the hands of Soviet Russia.

World War II would happen a few decades later, with the Allies triumphant against the Axis in both the Western and Pacific Theaters. Having emerged as the two reigning superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union eagerly took their war reparations. Much of the Axis's manufacturing and natural resources would end up in the hands of the US, but the Soviet Union secretly took control of all the alien technology that Germany possessed–including the alien research facility Urkunde 01. Cold War soon breaks out between the United States and the Soviet Union, with the latter quickly gaining the upper hand in both nuclear arms technology as well as alien research. By 1950, the Soviets had begun the first concentrated effort to research and synthesize alien tech with Project Starfish. The United States finally discovers the existence of precursor ruins five years later, beginning their own research at a ruin named D-1.

Cold War[edit]

As research into alien technology ramps up, the first alien corpse is found in the Beilan Island ruins, located in the North China Sea near Shanghai. Named GAVIRUL, experiments and research into its biology would however not occur immediately. As the West and the East are competing in an arms race of strange nature, people working with relics sites begin to succumb to the effects of an otherworldly disease. Called Eurosky Low-Emission Infectious Disease (ELID), the mutations are found to be caused by interaction between Collapse Fluid and human biology, and international cooperation soon arises to stop the spread. With more peaceful intents, GAVIRUL is pulled out of storage to try and replicate its DNA to activate the relics, to no avail.

First Beilan Island Incident[edit]

Main article: First Beilan Island Incident

In 2030, an incident occurs at the forgotten Beilan Island containment site as a group of seven middle school students break into the ruins, and are attacked almost immediately by mutant ELID sufferers. A militia strike team is sent in to rescue the group, but the squad is quickly overwhelmed and forced to use explosives to ensure that the mutants don't break containment. The explosion provokes a cave-in on the relics site underground, resulting in a massive explosion releasing a huge volume of collapse fluid, who then follows the wind to contaminate a large portion of Earth's land.

As human population decreases at apocalyptic speeds and outdoors work become dangerous, interests ramp up in robotics to replace humans in manual labor. Various high-tech companies scramble to produce more and more sophisticated models, gradually transforming the skeletal-frames robots into full-fledged Tactical Dolls androids fit for military standards.

World War III[edit]

Main article: World War Three

As livable land and resources become scarce and political finger pointing sours international relations, a new global conflict starts in 2045. Armies quickly realize the atmospheric collapse cloud makes strategic long-range missile strikes unreliable and quickly shift to bombardments by plane, then to violent ground combat. The war further reduces livable areas as nuclear devastation joins collapse fluid contamination.

In safe areas, military industries thrive. The pre-war innovators have consolidated their technological advancements under IOP Corporation, led by genius and cunning entrepreneur Havier Witkin. By securing the help of top-rank scientists Persicaria and Lycoris, IOP manages to bring their advanced CSD series dolls to the military market, toppling the military favorite Sangvis Ferri Manufacturing and their robust but ultimately simplistic Jaeger model.

In 2050, former superpowers and great nations have been reduced to mere shells of their power and there is no other option left than uneasy peace. The seeds of a new global ideology called Rossartrism grow in this new world order.

Post-War[edit]

With the tremendous progress in dolls technology and countries in dire need of workforce, the dolls market is bigger than ever, especially for civilian industries. IOP expand their civilian dolls products with emotional simulation, and add greater modularity with concepts such as the Imprint Technology and Fire Control Core, creating a market for civilian-specs dolls with combat capabilities cheaper than military dolls. A major buyer in this market is the PMC Griffin and Kryuger, who staff their entire combat force with armed civilian dolls. Led by former soldier Berezovich Kryuger, G&K quickly partners with IOP to help them make dolls more and more efficient.

However, Lycoris leaves IOP to join Sangvis Ferri when Witkin refuses to fund his self-learning AI research. IOP replies to this defection by creating 16LAB, Persicaria's own R&D company. While 16LAB brings Second Generation T-Dolls to market, selling cheap and modular dolls with standardized Neural Cloud and Dummy Network systems, Sangvis Ferri develops high-tech dolls weaponry and an effective AI-driven top-down orders management system, bringing expensive but deadly products to the market.

Butterfly Incident[edit]

Main article: Butterfly Incident

As the rivalry between IOP and Sangvis Ferri was reaching its all-time high, SF was utterly destroyed by a military operation on their main site, killing Lyco and turning their central AI against mankind. Overnight, all Sangvis T-Dolls started killing humans in the region, and G&K was hired to contain the menace with their own T-Doll troops. As SF's self-learning Mastermind leverages SF's production capacities to try and expand her dominion, Persica sends her own experimental T-Doll AR Team into Sangvis territory to seize Lyco's research and personal notes to try and understand the reasons behind the incident.

As Griffin and Kryuger faces problem ramping up its mobilization against Sangvis troops, the PMC recruits new Tactical Commanders to give orders to the frontline dolls. The story of Girls' Frontline begins in 2062, as a rookie commander must help AR Team's leader AR M4A1M4A1M4A1 retrieve her comrades after being separated in the field. The story then unfolds over the next two years, and in 2064 many countries unify under the Union of Rossartrist Nations Coalition.

In Project Neural Cloud, also in 2062, the protagonist enters a backup of the Magrasea superserver to investigates the downfall of Project Neural Cloud. They unite past versions of Dolls from the real world, some of which later joined Griffin & Kryuger.

In Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium, in 2074, the Commander from Girls' Frontline has become a bounty hunter after Griffin & Kryuger was gutted by a URNC-mandated restructuring, and they recruit some of their old soldiers again while investigating new Relics anomalies.

Antarctic Wars[edit]

Main article: First Antarctic War

Hollow City, an advanced isolationist state built under Antarctica to shield humanity's best from World War Three, opens itself to the rest of the world in 2075. Such are their technological marvels that many countries leave the URNC to form the Antarctic Union, but the two new superpowers remained on good terms for some time, until sociopolitical tensions finally caused the First Antarctic War in 2089.

Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery (and its original version Codename: Bakery Girl) takes place in 2092, as an elite team of Antarctic Union soldiers go deep into URNC territory to secure the subjects of the Three Goddesses project, and their ability to awaken Relics.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Weibo [1], [2], [3]
  2. ↑ Gamecores 2021 interview
  3. ↑ 4th Anni Announcements
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