
Meaningful Name: The word "Zenith" is just a fancy way to say " top-class" or "pinnacle".In-game, most Zenith variants had all-rounded stats, making them ideal for Assault-class role. Jack-of-All-Trades: Explicitly stated to have all-rounded performance.

Gameplay-wise, it heals each of its part by a small amount at the end of each turn. Healing Factor: The Zenith DV ( 5) had auto-repair functionality.Walter (Looking at the radar in his cockpit): Distance. Walter Feng was astonished by how fast it was when he first encountered it in Fort Monus (post-Mission 7). Gameplay-wise, it had one of the game's best movements and evasion, while having rather subpar health for a Zenith variant. Fragile Speedster: Glen's Zenith was designed to be extremely fast and agile.Cold Sniper: Glen's Zenith was designed for Sniper-class performance.Close-Range Combatant: Some variants (e.g., the Zenith Rev, which Kazuki Takemura used as his default wanzer) were specifically designed for Striker-class roles.Ace Customs: The Zenith was the first wanzer model to have been customized for specific individuals, i.e., Glen's Zenith ( 5) and Karen's Zenith ( 2089-II).The Ace: Among wanzers, as indicated by the fact that even USN (who's OCU's Archnemesis for much of the duration of the series) imported some Zenith models for use.One Zenith wanzer was also seen in the base of Japanese Defense Force (JDF), suggesting that the JDF also employed the model to a degree. This is reflected by the fact that as seen in various installments, Zenith and its variants have been seen deployed by many different military units, even the USN were seen employing some Zenith wanzers in Huffman Island. It was deployed primarily as assault units, but it is also capable of melee roles.Īlthough at first developed for use within the OCU, the Zenith was imported by companies, organizations, and private militaries around the world. During their investigations, Ernest and his group come across an unknown mercenary outfit known as the Vampires.Zenith Rev, artwork from 3The Zenith and its variants were well-balanced machines employed heavily by the OCU military. Unsure whether or not the mercenaries are deserting their duties or are truly disappearing, Storm's superior officer Falcon orders them to investigate these disappearances. Mercenaries hired by both sides begin mysteriously disappearing, and many of them were last sighted near Mail River. While many of the sorties involve basic reconnaissance and data collection, the mercenaries detect abnormalities by the border. Given the codename "Storm", Ernest conducts sorties near Mail River.

The plot of Front Mission 2089 revolves around a group of mercenaries led by Ernest J. These mercenaries were then sent on espionage and reconnaissance operations around Mail River - the border that divides the O.C.U. By 2089, both super-states increase their military presence on the island and begin hiring mercenaries from all over the world. This conflict, known as the "Huffman Crisis", increased tensions between the two supranational unions.

send in peacekeeping forces on their respective sides of the island to quell the violence.
FRONT MISSION 2089 ARTWORK SERIES
A series of skirmishes across Huffman Island in 2086 causes chaos on the island. Set in 2089, the story of Front Mission 2089 takes place on Huffman Island one year before the 2nd Huffman Conflict.
