Unless there's a faq somewhere i'm not aware of, I would say they are different units with a single drop, as the unit and the 2 characters that must be set up in the same moment (end of move phase) in the described way.
Sorry, my question was not clear. I meant when the players are deploying the armies. Do I deploy the starblood stalkers in hiding, then my opponent deploy one unit then I deploy Kixi-taka with the stalkers, then my opponent deploy again and then I deploy Klaq-trok? Or do I deploy all three at the same time? Thanks
Ah, ok. Of course it could have been written in a better way but i believe it's the same: "place them on one side" , so you place them as reserve all at once (plus, you are forced to set them in reserve, as it seems you simply cannot place them on the battlefield, even if you wanted to)
I think it says you *can* set them up in reserve, not that you *have* to. So during setup you can choose to deploy the whole team on the board or in reserve.