White Lotus Unit

The Royal Army Special Maneouvre Corps (王陸軍特別機動部隊 Ō-rikugun tokubetsu kidō butai), also known as the White Lotus Unit (白蓮部隊 Byakuren butai), is a unit of the Chiseian Royal Army. The unit was founded in 1943 as a, and later reconstituted as a in 1955. The unit has seen service in a wide variety of conflicts, performing an equally wide array of special missions, including domestic, , and.

The corps currently consists of four regiments: White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Vermillion Bird and Azure Dragon. White Tiger and Black Tortoise form the regular component of the Corps, and are under the operational command of the Royal Special Forces Directorate, while the other two regiments are reserve units under the Royal Army Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Command.

Much of the information and actions regarding the White Lotus are highly classified and are not commented on by the Chiseian government or the Ministry of War due to the sensitivity of their operations. The number of personnel estimated to be in the Corps is around 2,600 - 3,400.