Arslan Rebels

The Arslan Rebels are major antagonists from Area 88 and it's adaptations.

Story
The rebels are a group of mercenaries who fight for the rulership of the Middle-eastern country of Arslan, formed after the former king's eldest son was denied to succeed the throne in favor of his youngest son. The group is backed up by other countries on the region, as well as various arms dealer groups and mafias, having shown to possess a vast arsenal of weapons, fighter jets and other advanced war machines.

The rebels are opposed by Area 88, a private military contractor which made their base within the Arslan desert, with most of the series focusing on the conflict between these two forces, neither of which gets an upper hand on the other for long. As the series goes on, the rebels attacks become progressively more aggressive, as they begin to hire mercenaries to attack Area 88 directly and even start to employ nuclear weapons. Though they suffer a major defeat at the end of the series (in the manga at least), their fate is ultimately left ambiguous.

Despite being featured as major antagonists, the group is not shown to have any connection with Satoru Kanzaki, the main villain of the story.

Known members

 * Abdael Vashtal (leader)
 * Rishaal Vashtal
 * Patrick Reed
 * Wolfpack (manga only)
 * "The Sniper" (anime only)

Supporters

 * Giuseppe Farina (manga only)
 * Project 4 (videogame only)