Editing Paradeus

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'''Paradeus''' (帕拉蒂斯) is a German violent non-state actor described as a terrorist group and a cult.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information VI}}</ref> It acts as the third antagonistic faction of [[Girls' Frontline]] introduced in [[Continuum Turbulence]]. Before its true name was revealed in [[Isomer]], it was only known as ''The White Faction'' due to their primary color. Possessing advanced technology, it recruits Yellow Zone populations by promising them a cure for [[ELID]]. {{spoiler|Paradeus' motto is the [[Rossartrism|Rossartrist]] slogan “The shining beacon in a brave new world”, the same as [[Griffin & Kryuger]].<ref name=CT310 />}}

The apparent leader of Paradeus is [[William|William von Oberstein]], a [[90wish]] member with access to advanced [[Relic Technology]], who the Paradeus members call "Father"<ref name=CT310 /> or "Master".<ref name=CT0>{{cite|gfl|ct|Ground Zero}}</ref> Aside from forming fanatic communities and militias in Yellow Zones, Paradeus uses a technology known as "Technical Theory of Biological Human Automation" to create more-than-human soldiers<ref>{{cite|gfl|pr|Falling Star lambda}}</ref> and operates a powerful surveillance apparatus called the Bee Sting System.<ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E1-1}}</ref> Their basic field troops like the {{enemy name|Strelet}} are made from the bodies of ELID {{enemy name|Infected}},<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-4E}}</ref> and they are led by the Nytos, who are clones blurring even further the line between human and machine and can be used in battle, as command units or even as body doubles to infiltrate the upper society. Paradeus units use a force field applying a percentage damage reduction to incoming attacks, which can be destroyed by [[Heavy Ordnance Corps]].

==Story==
The earliest known activity of Paradeus took place in Southern Germany, where an illegal orphanage was found to house multiple young Nyto clones. They also established a lab in the depths of the abandoned Paldiski Submarine Base near Tallinn, Estonia, on the site of a Starfish construct. [[K]] has been investigating Paradeus in Southern Europe for many years.<ref name=PL>{{cite|gfl|pl|Causality Separating Plane}}</ref>

Paradeus intervened as a fourth party during the joint assault of [[Griffin and Kryuger]] and [[KCCO]] against [[Sangvis Ferri]] in 2064, after KCCO turned against G&K. The Nytos led the Paradeus troops in an effort to wipe out the remaining G&K troops, but they failed when the commanding [[Nyto Black]] was incapacitated by {{doll name|M4 SOPMOD II|AR|4}} and self-destructed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ct|Chapter 2}}</ref> A separate force led by a [[Nyto White]] successfully captured [[the Commander]] before intending to sacrifice herself in an assault on the G&K forces coming to retrieve the Commander, claiming she would reach awakening. The Paradeus forces were pinned down when {{doll name|RO635|SMG|5}} used her megaphone to lure [[ELID]]-infected toward them, but the Nyto White refused to attack them, calling them “the Baptized” and opening herself to a headshot from {{doll name|M82A1|RF|5}}.<ref name=CT310 />

Paradeus treated the Commander's radiation poisoning during nine weeks before interrogating them to determine the whereabouts of [[Squad 404]], [[Angelia]] and {{enemy name|Elisa|boss}}.<ref name=CT0 /> Squad 404 and G&K raided the base and rescued the Commander,<ref name=CT310 /> but they encountered Paradeus again three months later while searching for an informant possessing information about Angelia in Belgrade.<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-3}}</ref>

== Members ==
*[[William|William von Oberstein]] (leader)
*Named Nytos 
**{{enemy name|Nimogen|boss}}
**{{enemy name|Mercurows|boss}}
**{{enemy name|Narciss|boss}}
**{{spoiler|{{enemy name|Morridow (Enemy)|boss}}}}
**{{spoiler|{{enemy name|Gray (Enemy)|boss}}}}
**{{enemy name|Grig|boss}}
**{{enemy name|Bramedb|boss}}
**{{enemy name|Nemhran|boss}}
**{{enemy name|Koleda|boss}}
**[[Anna]]
**[[Machlian]]
*Other
**{{spoiler|{{enemy name|Pandora|boss}} (RPK-16)}}

==Units==
===Nytos===
Nytos (sometimes called “Baptized”)<ref name=ISO1B3 /> are humans whose consciousness has been physically embodied and functions like a [[Neural Cloud]], which enable them to interface with digital networks like [[Tactical Doll]]s,<ref name=CT310 /><ref name=CT28 /> but also exposes them to hacking.<ref name=CT310 /> This biological neural cloud has been dubbed Virtual Cognition Image.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Ariadne’s Clew I}}</ref>

Paradeus creates Nytos from young girls (there are no known male Nytos)<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Balls and Vase}}</ref> who have been acquired through human trafficking,<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Sweet Dreams Box – End}}</ref> kidnapping of survivors of a Iaso's Box,<ref name=MS29B>{{cite|gfl|ms|Cretan Labyrinth II}}</ref> or through cloning.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Shark and the Sea V}}</ref> Clones have an appearance close to {{doll name|M4A1|AR|4}}.<ref name=CT0 /> Many Nytos have their bodies modified with cybernetic enhancements,<ref name=PL46 /><ref name=PL /> but they still bleed like normal humans.<ref name=CT310 /><ref name=CT28 /> Others remain mostly unmodified save for their brain, making them closer to humans, depending on the manner Paradeus intend to use them.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Dreams on the Island of Dia IV}}</ref> Cybernetic enhancements typically include replacement of the legs and arms and added head equipment for lower-ranked Nytos, while higher-ranked Nytos can receive less visible enhancements and attachable extra limbs for combat.

Because all known Nytos are considered imperfect, they are all technically [[#Isomers|Isomers]], though they are rarely properly referred as such.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Nameless Exiles II}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|fp|E4-14}}</ref>

The hierarchy of Nytos is based on their closeness to William's ideal Nyto, and higher Nytos often despise lower ones. Higher-ranked Nytos tend to have white hair. Nyto Whites are considered to have a greater sense of self than Nyto Blacks and have complete authority over them, though they still share the same gestalt mind.<ref name=CT310>{{cite|gfl|ct|White Doll}}</ref> {{spoiler|{{enemy name|Gray (Enemy)|boss}} and {{enemy name|Narciss|boss}}}} had authority over Nyto Whites,<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Hemera Points to the Light III}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Night Festival}}</ref> while {{spoiler|{{enemy name|Morridow (Enemy)|boss}}}} had authority over {{spoiler|Gray and Narciss}} as their “Teacher” and “Big Sister” respectively.<ref name=MS29B /> Higher-ranked Nytos don't emit the same characteristic signal as lower-ranked ones<ref name=ISO1B3>{{cite|gfl|iso|Cat and Mouse III}}</ref> and refuse to be called Nytos,<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Faith of Blood I}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Bridge of Eternity}}</ref> though there are no alternative name for them yet apart from descriptives like “augmented human”.<ref>{{cite|gfl|ms|Absent}}</ref> The strict command hierarchy means Paradeus units not commanded by a Nyto will stop moving.<ref name=CT28>{{cite|gfl|ct|For the Future}}</ref>

*{{enemy name|Nyto Black|boss}}
*{{enemy name|Nyto White|boss}}

===Isomers===
While [[Dandelion]] calls all Nytos "Isomers" as she sees them as imperfect copies,<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Nameless Exiles II}}</ref> [[Persica]] uses this term for "failed" Nytos candidates who didn't live up to expectations and were abandoned by Paradeus.<ref name=PL46>{{cite|gfl|pl|Sintering}}</ref> In chemistry, isomers are molecules with the same number and types of atoms, but organized differently.

Isomers aim to merge with a similar but perfected consciousness like their own to be liberated.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Isomer I}}</ref>

*{{enemy name|Isomer (Enemy)}}
*{{enemy name|Isomer White|boss}}
*{{enemy name|Isomer Black|boss}}

In Tallinn, the Isomers recognized the existence of four previous Chosen Ones while awaiting a fifth one who would liberate them:<br>
:<i>The first walked into the night with the inferior articles for Father. The black of night dyed the hems of her dress, and the flower blossoms withered within the cage of the fallen.<br>
:The second was incomplete, and fell before she went out. The colors of evening froze her time, and the flower blossoms ceased to grow amidst eternal suffering.<br>
:The third held her sisters' hands, and together they charged into the day. The sunlight shattered upon her black sleeves, and the flowers fell into the steely water without blooming.<br>
:The fourth lost her friend, and lost her way within the fog. Her time has not yet come, and she merely lives by imitating her kin.</i><ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|E2-5}}</ref>

===Standard units===
*Humanoid units
**{{enemy name|Strelet}} (cyborg {{enemy name|Infected}})
**{{enemy name|Rodelero}} (human clone)
*Armored vehicles
**{{enemy name|Uhlan}}
*Mechs
**{{enemy name|Doppelsoldner}}
**{{enemy name|Thunder (Enemy)}}
**{{enemy name|Roarer}}
**{{enemy name|Gebbennu|boss}}
*Other units
**{{enemy name|Pyxis}} (turret platforms)

==References==
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