The Battle for the Airship

The Battle for the Airship is a small but important battle fought between the Toppats and the Government in the "Pure Blooded Thief" pathway of Infiltrating the Airship.

The battle was effectively shut down when the CCC intervened.

Role
The battle began after Captain Hubert Galeforce was informed by Charles Calvin that Henry Stickmin had gone rogue during his mission to find incriminating evidence against the Toppat Clan and triggered an alarm in the Vault (from which he had stolen the Romanian Ruby). Enraged, Galeforce decided to move to Plan B and called in more helicopters to attack the Airship.

An aerial battle followed, during which an explosive presumably killed Toppat Geoffrey Plumb and knocked Henry onto one of the propellers of the airship. Henry escaped using the Armor, and in the process caused the Airship to crash and land in the Desert, right outside the CCC Desert Headquarters.

The battle then continued on the ground, and the chaos was noticed inside the CCC headquarters. In an attempt to contain the chaos, Wilson Stone ordered Kert Steel, Mert Steel and Mortdecai Booker to attack both warring factions with the CCC's prototype combat suit allowing the rest of the CCC agents stationed in the Desert Headquarter to evacuate. In the chaos, Henry managed to steal one of the suits and fled the scene with the Romanian Ruby. Galeforce decided to let him go, deeming the Toppats a more important target now that they were grounded and vulnerable though the Toppat leaders did manage to evade the battlefield.

The only known survivors of this battle are Henry Stickmin, Charles Calvin, Captain Hubert Galeforce, Reginald Copperbottom, Right Hand Man, Thomas Chestershire, Slice, Wilhelm Krieghaus and Floyd Winters as they all make an appearance in routes following the events of "Pure Blooded Thief". Wilson Stone and Larry Gordon are also known survivors as they were able to evacuate from their headquarter in time while Mert, Kert, and Mortdecai were neutralizing the chaos.

Members Seen

 * Henry Stickmin
 * Charles Calvin
 * Captain Hubert Galeforce
 * Geoffrey Plumb
 * Jarsh Finx
 * Manuel Frend
 * Harry Butts
 * Mr. Blanc
 * Rhounda Pounda
 * Mac Damper
 * Nerto Kageh
 * Phlex Hamley
 * Bob Hoss
 * Rupert Price
 * Joe Hunter
 * Quickdraw
 * Thomas Chestershire
 * Mr. Brimley
 * Nate Box
 * Sledge MacRush
 * Kent
 * Rai U.
 * Samuel Mundy
 * Jaque LeTouche
 * Googuy
 * Sammy Sorry
 * Wilson Stone
 * Larry Gordon
 * Mortdecai Booker
 * Mert Steel
 * Kert Steel
 * Reginald Copperbottom
 * Right Hand Man

Belligerents

 * Individual Combatants
 * Henry Stickmin
 * Charles Calvin
 * Reginald Copperbottom
 * Right Hand Man
 * Captain Hubert Galeforce
 * Combatant Factions
 * Toppat Clan
 * Center for Chaos Containment
 * Government

Deaths

 * Numerous Toppat members: Killed by Airship crash, Government soldiers, or CCC Prototype suits. (Off-Screen)
 * Numerous Government soldiers: Killed by Toppat members or CCC Prototype suits. (Off-Screen)
 * Geoffrey Plumb: Shot by a missile from a Government helicopter. (Presumed)
 * Manuel Frend: Crushed by a heavy rock. (Presumed; Off-Screen)
 * Samuel Mundy: Backstabbed by Jaque LeTouche with a knife.
 * Mr. Brimley: Shot in the head by a Government soldier.
 * Nate Box: Smashed by Sledge MacRush with a sledgehammer. (Off-Screen)
 * Sammy Sorry, Quickdraw, and Googuy: Disintegrated by Mert Steel's prototype armor suit.

Result

 * The Toppat Airship was destroyed and Captain Hubert Galeforce got a promotion.
 * Reginald Copperbottom and the Right Hand Man managed to retreat before death.
 * The Toppat Orbital Station was presumably constructed shortly after the battle.
 * While Charles Calvin is still on somewhat friendly terms with Henry, he won't be helping with any other requests Henry might need.
 * Henry Stickmin successfully escapes with the Romanian Ruby, with both Galeforce and Copperbottom allowing him to escape for their own reasons.
 * Multiple casualties on both sides of the battle.

Trivia

 * It is never revealed how Captain Galeforce was able to legally order an attack against the Airship, since at the start of the game he clearly told Henry they had no evidence of the Toppats being criminals, and thus couldn't make a move against them, hence demanding help from Henry.