eDEN

This is one of the drones from the eDEN corporation.

Extractor drones have no combat capabilities and can be approached without fear. Their sole purpose is to extract Bavarium, for which they use a large pneumatic drill. Despite possessing twin jet engines, they have never been seen in flight.

Destructibility
They can be easily destroyed with a grappler by ripping off one of the jet engines. Otherwise, heavy weapons, such as a missile launcher or vehicle-mounted weapons, will be required.

A detached engine may travel a little further, but otherwise you don't need to go further than 10 meters to be completely safe from an explosion.

Addresses
They were added to the game as part of the Sky Fortress add-on.

They are relatively rare compared to regular armed drones.

Two unnamed locations in the Suit Up mission. Both locations have three of them, for a total of six.
Airship eDEN.
1 in the bow.
5 in the stern.
Evacuation point eDEN Alpha. There are six drones there.
eDEN Bravo recovery point. There are three drones here.
Gallery
Parked on the eDEN airship.
Parked on the eDEN airship.
New drone concept for Bavaria mining.
New drone concept for Bavaria mining.
The earliest concept of a Bavaria mining drone in eDEN during the game's development.
The earliest concept of a Bavrium mining drone in eDEN during the game's development.

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It's a large machine on four legs, with a driver's cabin in the center and two mechanical manipulators on either side. The left arm holds a gravity-manipulating device, similar to a large electromagnet, while the right arm varies depending on the machine type. At the top of the machine is a motor to which the manipulators are attached. The machine can rotate freely.

The Black Hand weaponized all acquired samples (so the unarmed version is impossible to obtain). Some only have the Bavarian Splitter weapon on their right arm, while others have an autocannon and armor panels.

A special variant, the Reaper Rocket 'Mech, can be dropped by the Rebels as part of the Reaper Rocket 'Mech DLC. It is equipped with a Fire Lich and features a unique dark gray/blue paint scheme. Like other 'Mechs, it is affected by loadout modules.

According to the official promotional information, this vehicle is "a heavily armored mech armed with a gravity gun that allows it to lift objects and hurl them with tremendous force in any direction. While the mech is as durable as a tank, it is highly maneuverable and flexible, handling unlike other vehicles in the game."

According to Iden, during the Hive Assault mission, the robots (the originals without weapons) increased the efficiency of construction and demolition work by 83%.

It is equipped with a special interface that displays health, speed, shield strength, and weapon reload time.

Driving performance
The Mech is somewhat slow compared to most land vehicles, but surprisingly fast for its size.

The mech also has the ability to jump. It's recommended to jump before jumping off a high cliff or ledge to minimize fall damage.
They are in white colors and are controlled by "Pilots"

Pilots are only seen on the island of Insula Lacrima in the Mech Land Assault expansion. As their name suggests, they operate the mechs Urga Postolka, CS Navajo, and CS Ojur, which the Black Hand uses to defend the island. While they are armed with U-55S Pozhar and CS Spectre Mark V for self-defense, they rarely use these weapons, primarily remaining inside their vehicles. To reach them, you must capture one while they are manning the mounted Urga Szturm 63A cannon during the "Hold the Fort" stage in the Nebio Sud detention camp. It's much easier to hijack any vehicle they are piloting—this can be done at any point in the game. Impressively, they remain alive after being pulled out of aircraft like helicopters (like their military counterparts) and will fire at you with any pistol they have.

They can spawn in naval vehicles armed with the CS Spectre Mark V.
The armor is white and the clothes are blue.

Titans are the Black Hand's heavy artillery. They are trained and equipped to deal with high-level threats and protect critical military installations and personnel. They are armed with a powerful Urga Vulcan minigun, capable of killing Rico in seconds if he finds himself in the open. They also wear the toughest armor of all Black Hand soldiers, capable of withstanding a full magazine from a Predator and even an RPG at point-blank range (albeit with difficulty). Furthermore, thanks to their incredible strength, they can break free from grappling attacks almost immediately. Due to all these factors, they pose one of the most serious threats (when Rico is on foot) in the original game and should not be taken lightly. Fortunately, these soldiers are extremely rare and are usually found only in military bases, but they can also appear in police stations. Two appear as the final wave of reinforcements in Belvelia.

They can also be found in the Mech Land Assault and Sky Fortress expansions, but unlike Aegis or Ghost soldiers, they don't use any new weapons. Oddly enough, in hot weather, they ride boats on the ocean. For self-defense, they use the U-55S Pozhar.
In Eden Dawn they are in white armor and blue clothes

Aegis are the most common Black Hand soldiers, serving as the frontline infantry in conflicts involving the Black Hand. As befits soldiers of one of the world's most powerful armies, they are well trained and equipped. In the original game, they are armed with Predator rockets and grenades. They are also equipped with advanced armor, allowing them to withstand more damage than even the most elite Medic soldiers. While they are primarily found in military outposts and bases on Insula Striata, they can occasionally be found in certain bases around Insula Draconis, albeit in much smaller numbers.

In Sky Fortress, Aegis soldiers can be found aboard the eDEN airship, serving as private security. Unlike regular Aegis soldiers, these soldiers wear blue and white uniforms and are armed with Bavarium Splitter rifles. Their durability is the same as that of regular Aegis soldiers.
In Ground Assault, Aegis soldiers are much more common, serving as the primary military force and rapid response vehicle on Insula Lacrima. While they are still primarily armed with the CS Predator, some Aegis soldiers use other weapons, such as the Prizrak U4 and UVK-13, depending on their role, such as motorcycle riders or RPG carriers. RPG carriers switch from the UVK-13 to the U-55S Pozhar when Rico is nearby. Aegis soldiers also serve as reinforcements for the paratroopers on Lacrima Island.

There's a bug in the Insula Fonte region that causes them to constantly spawn in Black Hand vehicles with rarely used weapons.
In Eden Dawn they have white armor and blue clothes

Guardians are units added in the MechLand Assault expansion. They are elite Black Hand soldiers who oversee the prison camps around Insula Lacrima and act as the "boss" that must be defeated to liberate the camp. Despite wearing gear reminiscent of police gear, they have roughly the same health and durability as Titan Troopers, if not slightly more, making them the toughest infantry in the game. They are armed with the Urga Widow 89 or, if the Sky Fortress is equipped, the Bavarian Splitter, both of which are capable of quickly whittling away Rico's health. They only appear after Rico has completed a sufficient number of POW camp objectives, and are often accompanied by two Ghost Troopers. Additionally, based on her build, voice, and use of feminine words during loading screens in languages ​​that contain gender-specific words, Warden is the only female Black Hand soldier in Just Cause 3.
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Controlled areas
Two unnamed, unmarked mining sites in the mission Suit Up.
eDEN Airship. Patrolled by the Black Hand and eDEN drones.
eDEN Extraction Site Alpha.
eDEN Extraction Site Bravo.
Insula Lacrima used to be rented from the Medici government. It was later taken over by the Black Hand.
All the off-shore rigs at the Stingray Area belong to them. The area also contains a lot of Black Hand outposts that were set up later. All eDEN rigs were eventually taken over by the Black Hand.
Weapons
Bavarium Splitter assault rifle. The "Bavarium Splitter" mech weapon was likely reverse-engineered by the Black Hand.
Multiple types of drones. For more info, see List of eDEN drone types.
The kind that have a shield and shoot red lasers.
The kind that have a blueish-green disk at the front. These follow the above ones and create the shield for them.
Suppression drones.
Eviction drones - These can shoot guns and missiles. One is unlocked for Rebel drop after completing the front half of the airship.
Turrets on the eDEN Airship.
Power Core - An anti-vehicle EMP-gun that also functions as a door key at some of their facilities.
eDEN Spark - Device that attracts natural lightning.
The Reaper Missile Mech, a Customized Mech with the Fire Leech.
Vehicles
eDEN Airship.
Flying platforms that seem to be landing pads for drones. Two of these near the rear of the airship are carrying sabotage destructible objects.
Some drones transport cargo.
Technology
They've invented pretty much all the futuristic technology in this game.

Drones
Main article: List of eDEN drone types.

Wormhole technology
One of the Easter Eggs in Just Cause 3 is a system of functioning portals that utilize wormhole technology for travel to distant places.

One of the portal devices is in an abandoned and broken industrial building in northern Insula Striate, proving that the portals predate The burning of the north. They also very likely predate Di Ravello's rule of Medici, because none of the portals have Medic

Mechs
The mechs were invented to aid in construction work. According to Eden (AI) during the mission Storming the Hive, the mechs (unarmed originals) had improved the efficiency of construction and demolition work by 83%.

According to Eden Callaghan tapes, the corporation was lacking funding so Eden Callaghan decided to allow them to be weaponized.

eDEN Airship
The airship itself is featured in the Sky Fortress DLC, but parts of its backstory are revealed in the Eden Callaghan tapes.

The airship was constructed with the aid of the mechs, but at first they didn't know how to power it. Apparently it needs a "large amount" of power. It was going to be crewed by about 200 people. The airship was used to research flying drones and AI.

According to the AI, the airship and the AI ​​both need to be powered by Bavarium. How the airship could have functioned before bavarium technology was available is unknown. It must have either been on the ground, or used some other unknown source of power.

Stingray base
This is featured in the Bavarium Sea Heist DLC.

The large offshore rigs were built to research the possibility of controlling lightning. They succeeded, but they had also accidentally created a powerful storm that somehow magically caused all the offshore rigs to cease to exist and then reappear again after another storm. How this is possible is never explained. The base was named by a Mr Moreau, eDENs head of research.

The disappearance of the base cost of the corporation 60% of its funding and forced it to source more from Di Ravello.

AI
The AI ​​was developed on the airship. Earlier incomplete versions of this were given the voice of Eden Callaghan and were installed as assistants at all corporation facilities at Insula Lacrima and at the Stingray.

Eden Callaghan was very proud of this invention at first, and, with the corruption on its last legs after a catastrophic disaster with its fragmentation device, developed a sentient, Bavarium-powered version installed on th

As revealed in the Eden Callaghan tapes, the eDEN Corporation was founded in the 1980s by Eden Callaghan. She was a scientist herself, but she became the CEO of the new corporation.

The purpose of the corporation was to use money from private investors and governments to create research facilities for the development of new technologies.

It's unknown how big the corporation previously was, or what they owned. They didn't become significant until they purchased or rented Insula Lacrima from president Dante in the 1980s. At that point their operation scaled up in every sense. They got more funding, more research bases and more scientists to work for them.

Some of their projects were disasters, causing them to lose all private funding and forcing them to reluctantly co-operate with Di Ravello.

Their AI project killed them all and eventually made a deal with Black Hand. The company's security force is presumably dissolved and the Black Hand pillaged all the research bases at Insula Lacrima (However, there are still abandoned stations that are still heavily guarded by eDEN drones once utilized by the company's security force that were never reprogrammed and thus will attack any intruder on sight, Black Hand included) and sent some guards to the eDEN Airship (The Black Hand doesn't really care if Rico is on the Airship, or not. As long as you don't have Heat, it's fine to hang out with them on the ship. This is possible on the lower side of the Stern Section). When the Stingray base and its surrounding rigs reappeared, the Black Hand also seized control of those.

Project-specific history
Energy Beam
This project was described in the mission Severance and in the Eden Callaghan tapes.

One thing they were researching was a powerful energy beam that was meant to suck energy resources out of the ground to benefit the mining industry. Early small-scale tests showed (in some unspecified way) that this would cause unacceptable damage to the environment.