Afterlife Battlefront

''This article is dedicated to the fan-made continuation of Angel Beats, A Step Closer. For the official page of the Afterlife Battlefront, click here.'' The Afterlife Battlefront (also known as Advanced Persistent Threat 51 by Law Enforcement and Special Enforcement Regiment ) is a more militarized organization of the same name composed of various members from the Afterlife Battlefront, dedicated to protecting it's current members and ensuring financial security for their future. It is a well-respected entity in both the criminal underworld and to various governments. Led by Yuri Nakamura and maintaining her rebellious views, she interprets the main purpose of the battlefront was to provide an environment free of any form of higher power intervention.

Operations

 * Operation Medical Watch (completed)
 * Operation Breaking Even (completed)
 * Operation Kill The Puppeteer (completed)

Joint Operations

 * Operation Tornado
 * Operation Serpent's Guard (ongoing)

Miscellaneous

 * Investigation of APT51 (target of operation and counter-op)

Top Brass

 * Yuri Nakamura (Current leader and co-founder)
 * Hideki Hinata (co-founder)
 * Yuzuru Otonashi
 * Ooyama
 * Noda
 * Fujimaki
 * Takamatsu
 * Takeyama
 * Eri Shiina
 * Yusa
 * Hatsune Otonashi (posthumously)

Girls Dead Monster

 * Masami Iwasawa
 * Hisako
 * Shiori Sekine
 * Miyuki Irie

The Guild

 * Chaa
 * Ayane Sarashiki
 * Satsuki Akiyama
 * Genji Furukawa
 * Takashi Tsujihara

Missing in Action

 * TK (Status: Unknown)
 * Ayato Naoi (Status: Unknown)
 * Matsushita (Status: Unknown)
 * Yui (Status: Unknown)
 * Kanade Tachibana (Status: Unknown)

Background
As members of the previous battlefront began to regain their memories, some wanted to reunite under various pretenses. While most sought reunification as a way to maintain friendships, few of those wanted to seek help from the people they were familiar with. Members of Girls Dead Monster reunited on their own through social media outlets and publishing music videos. The band had originally reunited first before other members of the battlefront, and had garnered a following. Nonetheless, previous members of the battlefront began to notice the popularity of the all-familiar girl band and went to concerts and events. This allowed others to find eachother and eventually allowed Yuri to bring back everyone to the fold.

Under the assumption that they all reunited just for keeping connections, Yuri had unofficially restarted the battlefront, but began to notice a substantial number of those that rejoined weren't satisfied with the lives they were reborn with. She eventually found herself leaning towards her old ways, seeking out previous members of the battlefront and 'recruiting' them. As the ideology of helping out others began to grow, those who were satisfied with their life and disagreed with her ideals were given the freedom of choice: to stay and help or to leave. Most chose to stay, but others left.

Still establishing the standards of what the battlefront was all about, Yuri began to touch upon the Top Brass, forcing them to perform excruciating workouts, perform military tactics, and emphasize the importance of shooting fundamentals. Eventually, the Top Brass took a plane trip to the United States to attend a shooting competition, to where all the Top Brass placed within the top numbers of a few hundred shooters. Yuri, now seeing the potential of the group and now sees a clear goal, gave the official declaration to begin operations once more under their established name, with little retaliation by it's members.

Sub-divisions
Directly affiliated with the SSS, these two sub-divisions act accordingly with Yuri's plans, assisting in most of the major operations of the organization.

Girls Dead Monster
This is an all-female band composed of students from the afterlife school. It is composed of four members: Masami Iwasawa on vocals and rhythm, Hisako on lead guitar, Miyuki Irie on drums, and Shiori Sekine on bass.

After the events of the Angel Beats! anime, they all successfully revived and decided upon themselves to find the rest of the Afterlife Battlefront members through their music, simultaneous gaining 700,000+ followers on social media sites with a primarily Japanese following, although a growing amount of fans have been found within the United States.

The Guild
The Guild is a major supporting element of the afterlife battlefront and primary provider of the organization's weapons. Most of the members are the only ones with the knowledge to create weapons and other items such as pouches, vests, and similar military utilities. As dirt is no longer an option to construct it, they must gather their resources directly from processing plants, mines, and other warehouses, thus extending the network of the Afterlife Battlefront worldwide. The Guild is a seperate place from the main battlefront base and in an undisclosed location, but remains close enough to effectively deliver supplies without delay. The Guild is led by Chaa, who serves as the commander in the case Yuri and Hinata are unavailable.

Equipment
Given that the Afterlife Battlefront operates on an almost entirely illegal status, intervention from law enforcement, military, or criminal groups is a high possibility. In cooperation with the The Guild leader Chaa, Yuri made an official list of mandatory gear to be given out to members of the battlefront depending on their operational status. Special exceptions can be made by making a request to the Guild's research and development subdivision.

Depending on the situations and circumstances, the battlefront may change their patches. Usually, the battlefront would only bear the standard patch that is decorated in red and has the motto only when present within battlefront controlled areas like The Guild, the main base, or other subsequent locations. Out in public, the patches must be removed and hidden until they are in a battlefront-controlled location.

The coat of arms no longer exists in the current iteration of the patches, as they no longer were fighting a God of any sort.

During operations, the black and grey-scaled battlefront patch may be worn, however there may be occasions where taking off the patch is mandatory. Some people in the battlefront are looking to replace the old patch entirely with the battlefront's darker version of the patch. It is currently under review by Yuri.

Firearms
For all purposes, the standard weapons are as follows:


 * Primary Firearm: M4 Block II
 * Sidearm: Glock 17/19

Uniform
The standard civilian uniform is more or less the same from the afterlife with a few modifications. If one wants the uniform, they may put a request in to Yuri or The Guild's Research and Development subdivision. However, it is not mandatory.


 * Males
 * White long-sleeved polo shirt
 * Sandy brown coat
 * Velcro on left shoulder
 * Black slacks
 * Velcro Afterlife Battlefront patch
 * Females
 * Sailor Uniform
 * Blue Collar
 * Dark Pink Ribbon
 * Velcro on left shoulder
 * Blue Skirt
 * Velcro Afterlife Battlefront patch

The standard combat uniform utilizes the Striker XT Gen.2 Combat Shirt and Striker XT Gen.2 Combat Pants. Usually, The Guild dons this uniform but can be worn across all different divisions of the Battlefront.

Top Brass
There isn't any clear specifications that the Top Brass should have at all times when operating given their various skill sets. By an executive order, all Top Brass members must conceal carry a pistol on them at all times.

Girls Dead Monster
There isn't any clear specifications that the Girls Dead Monster subdivision should have at all times when operating given that they function mostly as a distraction. Due to the threat that remains of law enforcement, military, or criminal intervention, the same executive order issued by Yuri applies to Girls Dead Monster to conceal carry a pistol.

The Guild
While most, if not all members of the guild are able to function as rifleman at a minute's notice, the security subdivision must be armed with certain armaments. Other guild members that aren't part of security may conceal carry on and off base at their discretion.

Security must wear certain armaments when on-duty or responding to an emergency call:


 * Night Vision Goggles (PVS-14s)
 * Plate Carriers, with plates certified for rifle rounds (ex. 5.56x45 NATO, 7.62x39).
 * Primary Firearm: M4 Block IIs
 * Attachments:
 * IR Laser & Flashlight
 * Optional optic
 * Optional grip
 * Suppressor
 * Rail Mount for attachments
 * Sidearm: Glock 17/19
 * Attachments:
 * Flashlight

Controversy
The Afterlife Battlefront, while accepted by many of it's former members, has undergone scrutiny by those who refused to join for various reasons.

Members who didn't rejoin the Battlefront often cited that they were enjoying their life, and would rather remain neutral in their relationships with those who decided to rejoin. However, some held a more stern view, noting that the Battlefront has completely deviated from it's original purpose of fighting against God. While they understand that the battlefront can't fight a God anymore, they believed that the battlefront should only exist as a group name to bring everyone else back as a way to retain friendships.

Very few that didn't rejoin the battlefront often voiced out that the battlefront has become more like a criminal organization or even at the extreme, terrorists. This also comes into conflict of various battlefront members who have their own views and morals. The battlefront's policy of not causing harm to civilians or civilian life did little to stifle their views, as the battlefront engaged in activities that are deemed illegal. It is an unstated fact that the battlefront attempts to mitigate civilian casualities or intervention, however it is often overshadowed by their other activities, which some believe is causing the changing political nature of Japan as a whole.

As time continued to pass and with bringing Otonashi back to the fold, the battlefront has become a subject of controversy even amongst it's current members, most notably Ayane Sarashiki and Eri Shiina, although for significantly different reasons compared to those who refused to rejoin.