The general public seems aware that there's no continuity between the first and the second Band of the Hawk, however, it is generally unaware of the final fate of the first Band and the otherworldly nature of the "inner circle" of the new formation. The prisoners are sent to the front lines for the next three battles: if they attempt to escape, the Band of Hawk will kill them, but if they survive, they are allowed to follow the Band as any other loyal soldier, with all the privileges of loot and the glory. The new Band of the Hawk applies a policy of half-mercy over Griffith's enemies: when a Kushan army is defeated, survivors are given the choice to follow as prisoners or be killed on the spot. Kushan prisoners of war have a part as well. This purpose appears to be to form a liaison between the humans and Griffith's Hawks, another element of the commander's charisma. Human beings with special powers or other means of usefulness, like Sonia, Princess Charlotte, and her maid Anna are also allowed to follow, even if they take no part on the combat field. The families of the soldiers are allowed to follow, and after each battle, Griffith himself performs a ceremony to summon briefly the souls of the slain to comfort their surviving family members. They form the majority of his armies, much like the first Band of the Hawk was formed by young men trying to follow their dreams. Regular human beings from Midland, like Mule Wolcliff, were drawn to Griffith by his superhuman charisma and his reputation as the hero of Midland, especially after having been blessed by the Holy See. The mysterious Rakshas is a part of the Demon Army as well, but his stated motivation for allying with Griffith is so he can ensure that one day he will be the one to cut off his "beautiful head". The Apostles occupy the Demon Army, a group of valuable warriors whose inhuman abilities put them on par with the demonic armies of Emperor Ganishka. The new Band of the Hawk is much greater in number than its forebear and is organized differently. With Griffith's resurrection into the human world via Incarnation Ceremony, he started to form a new Band of the Hawk combining human soldiers with Apostles, including Nosferatu Zodd, Locus, Irvine, and Grunbeld.
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