This mission can be broken down into 4 phases. All directions seen from starting position:
1. A Bomber, 4 Deroys and 30 Drones from the front. 15 Silvers from the back. Missiling the Deroys' legs disarms them so you can approach later without the risk of being showered with damage. The Drones are the worst enemy in this phase, as they might fly into your missiles while launching. So process the Drones with Jack&Dexter and don't use misseles when many of them are around. Phase 2 starts when enemy numbers drop to 15. This includes the Teleportation Ships.
2. An elite Colonist and 30 Goldens spawn out of map on the right. 25 seconds later, an identical group will spawn on the left. 45 seconds after that, 3 groups of elite NPCs will spawn at the right edge of the map. Missile the Goldens on the right quickly to save the NPCs. The 3 captains and all Rangers are immortal. Once all enemies on the map are dead (Ships aren't enemies in that sense), they are revived with yellow health. If the Goldens murdered a captain, you can't recruit the remnants of his/her group till the captain is revived. This happens automatically at least once, as phase 3 starts as soon as all enemies are dead. Try to heal yourself and the NPCs as good as you can before that happens.
3. When all enemies are dead, you have 20 seconds till hëll breaks loose. The 3 Teleportation Ships will open. Right front: Goldens. Back: Red Wasps. Left front: Silvers. Sink the Goldens' Ship immediately. An army of Tadpoles will fly in and 2x5 Elite Colonists will be dropped on the tracks.
In the ensuing chaos, your primary objectives are: Kill any big target (Colonist, Silver, Blue Tadpole) and collect healing items to keep the NPCs alive. When most enemies are gone, move to the Silvers' Ship and start spawn-killing them. Reduce the number of enemies to zero to revive fallen NPCs. That's not a must. See the Fails & Feasts compilation for a win without that (link below, chapter marked as reckless). At this point in the mission, you'll have hit the display limit of 128 items. Enemies will stop dropping new items till you collect some. But you can't run all over the map to collect items, as the respawning Silvers will murder the very NPCs you're trying to heal. Well, you can do it, but you'll have to revive the NPCs again and the whole thing takes forever. The final phase starts as soon as there are: less than 2 Ships and less than 5 enemies.
4. Around the outer border of the map, 12 Kings & Queens will appear. 5 super-strong Bargas will arrive when you've killed 4 royals. But the delivery takes so much time that they are of very little help. This sounds worse than it is. The royals are nerfed compared to their counterparts in other missions. And with the NPCs as decoys, there isn't much that can go wrong.
Offline:
Fencer - Fails & Feasts (compilation of fails and some unrefined wins)
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Ranger
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Ranger - Fails & Feasts
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Involuntary Glitch Diver - A The Last Stand 2 Teaser
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Wing Diver
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Wing Diver - Fails & Feasts
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Stunts & Slowdowns - A The Last Stand 2 Teaser
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Air Raider
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Air Raider - Fails & Feasts
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Rise, Fall, Repeat - A The Last Stand 2 Teaser
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Online:
Hard - Compilation
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Hardest - Compilation
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Inferno - Compilation
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0:00 Phase 1
5:32 Phase 2
8:45 Phase 3
12:50 Reviving the NPCs
18:36 Phase 3
EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Main Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Online Main Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - DLC 1 Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Online DLC 1 Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - DLC 2 Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Online DLC 2 Missions
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EDF Earth Defense Force - Helicopter Fun
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Glitches, Supidities, Shenanigans
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EDF Earth Defense Force 5 - Weapon Farming
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EDF 5 Loot Table
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