Crusaders

The Crusaders is an paramilitary organization purportedly working separately from other world governments to end all war, by "launching a crusade on conflict and hatred". However, in truth the third organization is in reality a puppet faction manipulated by the higher members of Aeterna Sedes, the colonies' ruling body, to serve as a contingency object should the Terrestrial Army's war with the Earth Federation turn in unfavorable tides. As such, they are funded inconspicuously by the colonies. Their objectives are wide and various, and their role in the large-scale war had undergone thorough foresight, one of the predicted options even having the organization work hand-in-hand with the Earth Federation should they and the situation request as such, and the Crusaders to proceed to betray them. However, at its core, the organization could be summarised in eight words, as stated below.

Quoted from Montage Desmond Veneras, member of Aeterna Sedes; "Best two out of three, as they say."

Members

 * Montage Desmond Veneras - Deceased
 * Yucal Dreisehn - Alive; Defected to EF
 * Almanac Risen - Deceased; Defected to EF
 * Athena Indigo - Deceased; Defected to EF
 * Hydekar Cosmos - Deceased: Defected to EF
 * Suave Operator - Alive; Defected to EF
 * John Doe - Alive; Defected to EF
 * Greece Coriander - Alive; Defected to EF
 * Oasis Phoenician - Alive; Defected to EF
 * Murray Kaido - Alive(?); Missing(?)
 * Mark Asvelle - Deceased

History
The organization was formed in the aftermath of Operation Eclipse and the Pavement conflict of RC 210, whence Aeterna Sedes realized the weakness and conflict among the Earth's governments.

Though at first slated to appear with a ruse, in reality a puppet faction under control of Aeterna Sedes, after a series of operations made to weaken the Earth Federation Forces, Murray Kaido, an important asset of the organization as noted by Yucal Dreisehn, defected to the ship Revenant of the Earth Federation Forces.

His past and subsequent actions propagate a feeling none of the other members have felt before, thus leading them to support him and his beliefs completely. In full respect of Murray, one of the commanders of the Crusaders, Almanac Risen, defects to the Earth Federation with his team following behind loyally.

In the end, the former members worked together with Murray and his allies to destroy the Helios Space Equalizer and end the war for good, though not without valuable sacrifices along the way.