Anti Spirit Team Wizard Origami image - Imperial Dimension Neptunia mod for Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption

The AST forces were one of the many assets that made up Issac Westcotts DEM Industries MIC army; after Issac Westcott was killed by Ratatoskr around 13aby, DEM industries was absorbed by the Imperial Remnants before it could collapse as it was one of the last few weapon designers still aligned with them and not captured or destroyed by the New Republic.
The AST Wizards were originally used as forces meant to fight and counter monstrous spirits like Tokisaki Kurumi and Tohka Yatogami on the planet Tengu; after Westcotts defeat and imperialization of DEM industries, the Imperial Remnant saw the potential in the AST wizard equipment and repurposed it to hunt down, fight, and kill jedi part of Lukes new jedi order.
Surviving AST and DEM wizards were absorbed into the Imperial army and were classified into multiple classes; AST Heavy weapons and field commanders would utilize powerful miniguns, while the standard AST wizards would use a special laser sword and rifle.
The melee AST wizard model is meant to purposely look like Origami Tobiichi, and
Ryouko Kusakabe will also be playable as a field commander varient.