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Vanguard Bandits (known as "Epica Stella" in Japan) is a strategic role-playing game for the [[~~Play Station~~]] in a medieval fantasy world in which knights and soldiers pilot [[Humongous Mecha|mecha called]] [[Fun with Acronyms|ATACs]].

Vanguard Bandits (known as "Epica Stella" in Japan) is a strategic role-playing game for the [[PlayStation]] in a medieval fantasy world in which knights and soldiers pilot [[Humongous Mecha|mecha called]] [[Fun with Acronyms|ATACs]].

This game takes place on the wartorn Continent of Eptina. In the midst of the conflict archaeologists in the Pharastia Kingdom discovered giant armored mecha that they called [[Robot Names|All Terrain Armored Combatants]], that could be controlled by the thoughts of the pilot seated inside the unit's head. The Kingdom used the power of these ATACs to assume control of the entire continent, and then decided to use them to keep the peace in their new territories. Unfortunately as the ATAC technology began to spread, the kingdom lost hold of their place and went from managing the continent to trying to survive. The rebels turned into a superpower of their own and now the [[The Empire|Junaris Empire]] is poised to take over the continent themselves. During the chaos a young warrior named [[The Hero|Bastion]] begins to fight against the Empire and his journey will shape the face of Eptina.

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* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Bastion needs to be good friends with his allies on the Kingdom Branch. If he is, he can stop the enemies trump card, if he isn't, [[Bad Ending|well...]]

* [[The Power of Love]]: {{spoiler|Causes Cecilia to betray Faulkner during her ending of the Empire Branch. As Faulkner tries to use Zulwarn to mind control her against Bastion, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|the Ultragunner counters and blasts away half of the Zulwarn's 662 HP]].}} Don't mess with love when one of the participants has something called the Ultragunner.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: Because of the branching paths, certain characters can react vastly different then how they were before. {{spoiler|Sadira on the Ruin Branch is the biggest example, playing up the [[Royal Brat|Spoiled Princess]] thing to ridiculous heights. At least it is on purpose, as the rest of the party hates her for it and how her [[Jerkass]] ways keep landing them in trouble.}}

* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: Because of the branching paths, certain characters can react vastly different then how they were before. {{spoiler|Sadira on the Ruin Branch is the biggest example, playing up the [[Royal Brat|Spoiled Princess]] thing to ridiculous heights. At least it is on purpose, as the rest of the party hates her for it and how her [[Jerkass]] ways keep landing them in trouble.}}

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Happens to Milea on the Empire Branch. {{spoiler|She straight-out vanishes for the entire thing, leaving Bastion to choose between Sadira and Cecilia.}}

* [[Valley Girl]]: Claire, yet she still manages to be an [[Action Girl]].