Guards are members of organized military forces that typically defended or controlled access to locations of interest, or protected certain individuals.
Typically comprising members of a local militia or governing body's military services, the colors and styles of their uniforms varied, denoting rank, allegiance, and combat specialization.
Factions
Wang-Wei Government
Two Wang-wei Soldiers (Right) guarding Wang Jing-wei and his associates
Soldiers and policemen of the Wang-wei Government are located around the map of Shanghai in Assassin's Creed: Turbulence and are the main types of enemies that Jonathan Griffon encounters in the game.
Wang-wei soldiers are commonly seen patrolling the streets led by an officer. Sometimes they would be found guarding locations such as Jessfield No.76. In the Chinese dub most of the soldiers spoke with Nanking, Ningbo and Suzhou accents. They are dressed in the same beige Nationalist uniform, albeit with a darker color scheme and have the five-colored pentagram, instead of the white sun on blue emblem of the Nationalists, on their helmets and caps. They are commonly armed with rifles such as the Karabiner 98K, Type 38 and the Hanyang. Occasionally they will be armed with Mondragon, MP-18 or MP-40. Very rarely there would be a Wang-wei soldier at a blockade armed with an FM-24/29. They will attack Jonathan with bayonets if he gets into melee range.
Wang Jing-wei's personal guard have a modified model of the Wang-wei soldier with black military boots, white gloves, a patch with the white sun with blue on red standard of the Wang-wei government on their right arm, and an officer's cap. They are always armed with the Mondragon.
Japanese Occupation
Japanese soldier with captive villagers in a village around Yan'an
Japanese soldiers are also seen commonly in Shanghai, and as patrols around the wilderness of Yan'an and Urumuqi. Most Japanese soldiers are seen patrolling alongside Wang-wei soldiers, as well as guarding blockades. On occasion Japanese soldiers could be seen riding in sidecar motorcycles in streets and sitting in transport trucks. They seen more often in these transportations in wilderness areas.
They are dressed in dark beige and olive drab WWII Japanese uniforms and armed with Type 99 and Type 38 rifles with bayonets attached. Sometimes they are also seen with Type 100 submachine guns, Type 99 and Type 11 machine guns. Some blockades will have a Japanese soldier mount a Type 92 heavy machine gun. If the player hides behind cover in combat, they will also throw grenades attempting to flush them out.
Tank crew members are rare variants of the Japanese soldier, spawning only around tanks in strongholds or when the player hijacks a Japanese tank. They are dressed in heavy brown coats and wear a black tank helmet. They are always armed with a Nambu pistol or a Type 26 revolver.