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Set in 2096, FRONT MISSION 4 takes place in Germany and South America six years after the original FRONT MISSION’s Second Huffman Conflict. The game weaves the stories of the two main characters, Elsa and Darril.

The game opens with Elsa's story in Europe. Elsa, formerly a wanzer pilot for the French army, joins the Durandal, an E.C. (European Community)* team that tests and researches wanzers. Soon after Elsa joins the Durandal, an unknown force of wanzers attacks an E.C. German base. The Durandal are sent to Germany to investigate this mysterious attack, where they uncover a dark plot.

The story then shifts to Darril in South America. The U.C.S. (Unified Continental States)** Venezuelan governor has suddenly declared independence from the U.C.S. and deployed troops to blockade the country. U.C.S. troops are sent in to repress the Venezuelan forces. Darril and his unit are among those deployed, but they have no interest in war. Darril's story begins when he and his unit witness a plane crash in the jungles of Venezuela. What they find inside the cargo plane shapes their destiny…

*The E.C.: In all aspects but name, the European Community in this world is the same political entity as the present-day E.U. The E.C. ranks third in economic behind the U.C.S. and O.C.U.

** The U.C.S.: The Unified Continental States was formed by the unification of the present-day United States, Canada, and the nations of South America. Each of the amalgamated countries is referred to as a “state.” It is a great economic and military power, but economic disparity in its South American states is causing civil strife and outcries for independence from the U.C.S.