Seventh squad leader of the Vespers, the Arquebus Group's augmented human squad. Swinburne is a product of Generation Seven, the first to receive augmentation using Coral substitution technology. This granted him enhanced aptitude as a pilot without complications—but with no obvious indication of either efficacy or potential side effects, Swinburne's fears and doubts turned into an overpowering paranoia. His mech, GUIDANCE, is a dark purple and black mid-weight tetrapod.