Greetings everyone, this is a concept that turned out really really nicely. A new Russian artist  Tabia that I encountered by chance on FA who seemed to be very good at making Lion anthros, she was fantastic to work with, very professional, fast, detailed, and friendly. You can find her page here:

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/tabia/

The version that appears in the animation will probably not be quite this detailed or well colored, and certain features might be tweaked a bit here and there (particularly the number of badges she wears over the armor for instance).

That aside, this is the general idea I had in mind for how the Volterrans are supposed to look while wearing their full battle garb. In particular this character will probably end being part of a response team that sees some action late in the script, but I'm no where near ready for that yet.

Essentially the Volterrans are supposed to be a Roman based culture, with a few modern institutions added (like media and corporations) so that if fits with the futuristic setting. The Volterrans are basically more individualistic and driven by a more capitalistic model, which makes them the polar opposites of the Soldiens who tend to be more communal and driven by a more socialistic model.

Anyway, I hope you all like how this turned out, feel free to comment on what you like, what you don't, and how aspects of this can be used to help future characters and art pieces.

Thanks everyone! I hope you like it!