Yuri Grom

Template:CharacterInfobox Yuri Grom is the leader of the independent faction known as the EG Pilots, which rose to galactic prominence following their victory in the Dangerous Games.

Now Yuri Grom is the first player-formed Power in Elite: Dangerous. His HQ is situated in Clayakarma system and his territory grows with each cycle. There are numerous players factions in this region of space and Grom has a good relationships with most of them. Some of them are willingly pledged to Yuri Grom and are helping him to turn into reality his main slogan "Freedom Among the Stars"

Timeline

27 OCT 3302

• With the EG Pilots victorious in the Dangerous Games, Yuri Grom becomes the latest Power in the galaxy. Formerly an admiral in the Federation, Grom left the faction and later came into conflict with them at Euryale. He has since become dictator of the fiercely loyal EG Pilots.

10 DEC 3302

• The peace treaty has been ahcieved by Yuri Grom and Edmund Mahon, leading to cease fire regime. The Lundji border conflict is now finished.

DEC 3302

• A new strong Coalition has been formed between Yuri Grom and Empire. Members of the new Coalition are now setteling legal niceties, but it is already obvious that their combined military power is going to become dominant in the Galaxy. However, members of the Coalition are claiming that this unification are targeted only on deep cooperation and defence needs. The signing of the Treaty is going to happend any day.

Other factions relationships

• Yuri condemns piracy in all its forms, that's why his relationships with Archon Delaine and his Kumo Crew is precisely hostile.
• As a former Admiral of the Federal Fleet and citizen on the Federation, Yuri Grom respects its citizens, but despise corrupted Federal governors and wirepullers, which made Yuri to start a war for Euryale independence. Political relationships with Federation may be described as strained.
• Yuri Grom is positive towards the Empire and is in close cooperation with Imperial factions (Aisling Duval, Arissa Lavigny-Duval, Denton Patreus, Zemina Torval). In short perspective an Alliance Treaty will be signed between Yuri Grom and the Empire which will forever change the Galactic power landscape.
• Despite the lack of cooperation with Li Yong-Rui, if not to mention small humanitarian and social connections, Yuri Grom respects him and there's a positive neutrality between these factions.
• Yuri Grom has a good friendly relationships with Simguru Pranav Antal due to similarity of views of both leaders on many aspects. Relationships between these factions may be described as friendly or even allied
• Edmund Mahon and Yuri Grom are currenlty in peace, which was concluded as the result of Lundji border conflict. Despite the past conflict there's a high chance that these factions will be cooperating in the future.

Interesting facts

• Yuri Grom is the first player-formed Power Play faction in Elite: Dangerous
• Yuri Grom is the only primary russian-speaking Power faction in the game
• Yuri Grom was named after legendary soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space - Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin