War of Aegis

A video game franchise, starting with a first person shooter, and also including a puzzle game, real-time strategy, and skirmish wargames.

The 'face' of the franchise is a command AI called Admiral Book, who consistently gives orders to player characters based on a supposedly infallible strategy engine. She's styled as a holographic dominatrix, and contributes a good deal to the sex appeal of the series commercials. She is voiced by (and unofficially based on the mannerisms of) real world Domme and voice actor Lady Maxime.

The franchise has been mentioned in Big Little Bus day 2, as part of Maxime's introduction.

There is an Aegis-themed area at theme park K-World, mentioned in chapter 310 onwards of Hypnosis Doesn't Work Like That!. The area is kind of grimy spacepunk, with lots of pyrotechnics and billed as an immersive AR version of the games. There are rides, cast members, and all kinds of high tech experiments working together to make you feel like you're there. The park's version of Admiral Book is incredibly tall, and has an outfit that "had to be made to order to accommodate her bust".

The main military force in this universe is the Orbital Marine Corps. Following an invasion by shriekers which decimated the population of Earth, they are responsible for defending the survivors in orbital slums known as Stratocolonies.

The latest game in the series is War of Aegis: Infinite Praxis, a massively multiplayer RTS spinoff from the main skirmish FPS.

The previous game is War of Aegis: Shadow Covenant III: Tybalt's Vengeance. The 'Shadow Covenant' series picked up following the end of the main series, moving the action from human and shrieker colonies to drifting space hulks which had inexplicably been populated by zombies. The game's developers have promised that each of the 7 planned games will reveal different aspects of how this happened, forming a longer story arc. Tybalt's Vengeance is the name of the derelict ship in this particular game, following the naming convention established by WA:SC I and II.

Mentioned in Trusting the Babysitter is War of Aegis: Shadow Covenant V: Another Eden. This one has more of the same plot, but also has worldwide leagues, including time-limited events with unique achievements and rewards. It appears that if you're a premium member, you can arrange to buy your achievements as actual medals and patches. The PVP stuff is separate from the story; although certain branches are unlocked by various achievements. There is also a mobile game, War of Aegis: Satellite Operations which seems to be some kind of resource management game, supporting a team of investigators on a derelict. Satellite can interact with Shadow Covenant IV and V (the same mobile game works with either), allowing you to send upgrades to a friend who is playing on PC or console. It's asymmetric teamwork, and being in the same room as your satellite may be something of an advantage. The slang terms "an instance" and "a satellite" are used by gamers to refer to a single engagement on the main and mobile games respectively. Both games have offline story modes; although one oddity is that Satellite Operations does not have a competitive mode; the only multiplayer it supports is assisting Shadow Covenant players.

Adi also enjoys Aegis Conflict: Super Deformed Cartoon Carnage Squad, which is a spinoff using the original engine but all the uniforms changed to cell-shaded primary colours, character models as caricatures with heads as large as their bodies, and the aliens replaced by cameos from other shows including Bibi Babi Miko. It's a cartoony deathmatch game played for laughs. All 'injury' animations are replaced by characters staggering around with cartoon birds or stars circling their heads.