Lancers dont carry lances... They carry swords

Once again reviving my campaign to make it canon that 'Lancers' is short for 'Freelancers'--a reference to the medieval mercenaries who fought for any lord who would fork over the money. Perhaps when the Infernals invaded, the human defense forces (Resistance) hired on as many able-bodied front-line grunts as they could afford, paying citizens to risk their lives and go toe-to-toe with demons armed only with a melee weapon. They didn't necessarily fight out of patriotism or loyalty, but to feed their families, so the name stuck...

Exactly, you know what I'm going for here. I think it's a cool nod to Earth's military history--sometimes you gotta pay folks to stand on the front lines against a screaming army with nothing but a pointy stick.