A long time member of the Protectorate, having been a core member of the Minneapolis team for almost a decade. Phalanx is known to be a top of the line Robotics Tinker. Much (but not all) of his tech is given a Greco-Roman Theme.
Over the years Phalanx has volunteered for a variety of Charity Fundraisers, the presence of one or more heroes often being a deciding factor on the success of some of them. Notably among them the 'Trevor Project' and the 'Transgender Law Center' being his first choices when forced to pick.
Recently Phalanx has been promoted to Protectorate Captain, assigned to enure the safekeeping of Devilfish Minnesota, and the smooth operation of its Protectorate and Ward teams. So far he's done an excellent job watching over his hometown, but only time will tell what hardships await him in such an important leadership position.
Civilian: Jasper Newchapel is a lithe but incredibly fit individual. Phalanx's skin is olive, having been the children of Greek Immigrants. He has light hazel eyes, and black hair. Standing at roughly 5'9 in height.
Costume: Generally speaking Jasper wears a suit of Power-armor. Typically the exterior plating is made of a polished golden-bronze material, with a red plume on the helmet.
Mundane Equipment and Resources
Wealth Level: 7
Primarily lives at the Protectorate HQ, but has a well furnished/stocked Family Home ,conveniently down the street from his own parent's house.
Has a slightly-higher than average Tinker budget, to account for expensive-but essential components in his Robots CPUs.
Has an extremely hardened set of Databanks for backing-up the digital half of his androids consciousness, backs them up every night before heading home from work.
PRT-issue Radio
PRT-issue Medical Kit
Zipties
Set of Handcuffs
Multi-tool
Police Truncheon
Skills and Specializations
Understanding of Government bureaucracy
Understanding of criminal and conspiratorial behavior aka basic level criminology.
High speed pursuit vehicle training
Basic first aid
Understanding of basic human intelligence gathering.
Basic Forensic Knowledge
Understanding of laws and legal procedures
Navigating his way around quickly with maps, charts and tables, orienteering, instruments, or dead reckoning.
Searching a room, vehicle, or person for weapons and contraband.
PRT Self Defense training in unarmed combat
PRT Self Defense training with PRT weapons
Skilled Use of Antiquated weaponry, and associated tactics.
Basic PRT/Police Squad Tactics
Customized Squad Tactics (Devised by Phalanx for himself and his AI)
Can play the Piano.
Is a pretty good Dungeon Master.
Mentality
Jasper is a relatively jovial person, greatly respecting his co-workers, Protectorate, Ward, Trooper, and Clerk alike. They do their best to remain professional whenever possible, but have trouble not looking at the team like a big family. Feeling somewhat parental over the Wards at time, though they keep this to themselves usually.
Jasper has changed since their trigger, having mellowed out oddly enough, compared to the more serious person they had been when working as a PRT trooper pre-trigger.
Heroism is not just a job for Phalanx, they are genuinely called to be the best they can be, and while heroism is a major part of their life, they consistently endeavor to not let it consume them, or to let it be the sole focal point in their life.
Jasper is a follower of Hellenism, though they aren't usually forward about it. They are also Transgender and Pansexual, the later two being clear if you pay attention to context clues, thought they are a private person about Religion, Gender, and Orientation.
Power
Trigger type: Single Natural Trigger (Controller Tinker)
Phalanx is an Artificial Intelligence & Robotics tinker. Capable of building three varieties of AI.
Virtual Intelligences and Robots are the inverse of eachother.
Both being built from the ground up for a specific purpose, and being generally unable to adapt beyond that purpose, without direct input and alterations from their creator. VI are designed for management/interaction with specific computer systems, while Robots are designed for specific physical tasks.
Neither is capable of achieving sapience/sentience on their own, though Phalanx could feasibly adapt sections of the software/hardware from a VI or Robot into an Android.
Androids are designed to be the best of both soft-ware and hard-ware. The best learning algorithms and code Phalanx can fashion, and the most advanced Positrionic Hardware he can afford. Together these form something capable of sapience/sentience. Emotions are also available, though Phalanx's particular variety of Androids are not even close to 1:1 with human thought processes.
Phalanx-Androids function via advanced neural-coding, and a rather difficult to maintain 'Positronic Brain.' Phalanx is limited in his ability to build and maintain more than half a dozen (6) of them, before they would be forced to neglect their Protectorate Duties and Personal Life. Though a smaller number of VI and Robots are within reason for him to maintain along with his 'Main-cast' of androids.
Phalanx has a particularly useful Alloy-recipe provided by his power, called 'Elysian-steel' which see's significant use in the fragile circuitry of his Robots and Androids. Phalanx like most tinkers is able to build rudimentary armor, weapons, and equipment for his AI, but its typically quite underwhelming compared to a dedicated tinker.
(Simple Ballistic weapons, Magnetic Dart launchers, low-powered Laser weaponry, Meta-material swords, Shock-bludgeons, hard-light melee weapons.) Power armor designed by Phalanx is basically a hollowed out Robot, with much of its automated functions replaces with manual controls.
All of the Androids designed by Phalanx possess a distinctly alien mental-architecture, meaning that while capable of passable social interaction with humans they come off as somewhat socially incompetent, this means they may only be utilized to their fullest potential by Phalanx, who possesses an intimate-familiarity with their thought-processes, and technical-specifications. Only achieving maybe half effectiveness at best when supervised by others.
Virtual Intelligence's and Robots do not count as 'alive' for the sake of powers Though the Androids do for some powers, and can even be perceived by Empaths.
Backstory
Like many children, Jasper wanted to be a Hero when they were a kid. Things didn’t work out that way though. But a successful career in the PRT was rewarding in its own way. Jasper would even argue that putting your life on the line to help others meant more when you weren’t a bullet-proof Modern-day Demi-god.
This wasn’t just a job for Jasper, it was a life-calling. But on Earth Kaff, all good things must end in tears. During one fateful operation Jasper and his squad was disabled by a potent emotion-manipulator. To this day Jasper is uncertain why it affected him so much more than his squad-mates (not that they didn’t have a rough time too).
The others took sometime to recover from the long-term negative effects, perhaps a month of downtime on average. Power-induced PTSD was no joke after all, but it seemed that the effects wore off with time with minimal lasting effects.
Not so for Jasper though, perhaps Jasper was simply more inclined towards Agoraphobia, but the PTSD had left Jasper a grade-A agoraphobe and Insomniac. They were able to tough through things at first, so they returned to active duty (barely passing psych checks) but their performance quickly dropped. His comradery with his co-workers fizzled out, and their combat effectiveness was hampered. The PRT discharged Jasper, putting them on reserve, so that Psychiatric help could be given.
Months passed, with minimal progress, Jasper isolated themselves from civilian friends, and family, video calls with their Therapist continued, and Jasper found some solace in the form of digital media, but things remained stagnant, and alone. Efforts to improve were continually met with setbacks, this continued for months.
TRIGGER
The PRT Therapist was alarmed when Jasper ceased communications, concerned that Jasper had taken their own life, they called the police, and the paramedics.
Jasper was not dead, but had simply dismantled every electronic device he owned in a fugue-state, having constructed most of a Bipedal Robot. Jasper remained unresponsive to the Police and Paramedics in his home, and the PRT were dispatched when it was clear this was a parahuman matter.
Their Trigger had left them different, they still had agoraphobia, but something had fundamentally changed, that allowed a gradual recovery. Legally they were now a member of the Protectorate, and while it took over a year and a half of concerted self-improvement to recover to the point that they were allowed on active duty. Jasper flourished as a protectorate hero.
Superficially resembles Gold, but dull, and non-reflective.
Abilities
A relatively simple Tinker-Meta Material, that many of Phalanx’s designs incorporate.
The Majority of its physical properties (Durability & Tensile Strength, etc) are akin to high-grade steel. However It is notably Non-conductive (Akin to Glass or Ceramics)
This makes it Ideal for Phalanx to insulate and armour delicate components in His Robots Positronic Brains.
Elysian Steel is also highly resistant to rust.
Must be produced in special batches by Phalanx, meaning it is not viable for large-scale use outside of Phalanx’s inventions, and perhaps local allied Tinkers.
Phalanx's Armor is durable enough to stand up to bullets (IIIA) and is fairly resistant to EMP's and attacks of an Electrical nature, because of Elysium Steel Shielding over sensitive components.
The armor allows Phalanx to strike with the force of a super-heavyweight Boxer, and to exert a lifting strength of roughly 700lbs before damage is done to the Suit's servos/hydraulics.
Designed to balance out the actual weight/encumbrance of the armor, allowing Phalanx to run at the speed they would outside the suit, but provides no benefit outside of canceling its own weight.
The helmet has a built in gas mask, as well as 2 hours of bottled oxygen stored in a well-armored tank located near the small of his back. The Helmet has Infrared and 6x zoom optical settings. In the event of necessity, Phalanx can manually open panels on the faceplate to allow unimpeded access to the mouth and/or eyes.
The suit has a high powered (and nearly silent) cooling system, mostly for comfort rather than to avoid mechanical overheating.
Contains a folding blade (6 inches usable) and a folding baton in both the left and right forearms.
Features a standard NUCLEUS Tracker embedded in the helmet, and one in the Torso.
This is a slight improvement of his prior armor, and is frankly scraping the upper limits of what Phalanx’s power will allow him to make as far as armour is concerned, and is one of the more maintenance heavy inventions as a result.
A number of thrusters across Phalanx's Praetorian Armor, hidden beneath retractable armor plates.
Abilities
While not fully flight capable, the jump jets can allow Phalanx to jump up to three (3) stories, although in conjunction with a grappling hook, he can reach up to five (5) stories with some effort.
A 'Parachute' setting allows Phalanx to slow his fall like an actual Parachute, only using thrusters instead of drag and air resistance.
This is to give Phalanx more mobility, since prior to this, he wasn't much more mobile inside his armor than outside it.
Resembles a boxy gauntlet, coated in a thin layer of his traditional golden tinted Elysium-steel. Aesthetically fits with the rest of his armor quite well.
Abilities
A solution to Phalanx's lack of a ranged weapon. Designed to fit over the gauntlet of his armor, or with the adjustment of a few straps, his bare arm.
Housing a single adjustable (and replacable) barrel capable of launching a solid slug at adjustable velocity. Traditionally a metal slug, either covered in rubber or bare depending on how lethal Phalanx chooses to be.
Usually functioning via an electromagnetic rail gun (at max setting hitting on par with one of the rifles used by the Troopers.) Alternatively the magnets can be disabled and it can be used to fire traditional firearm rounds.
The Wrist Launcher also has a pair of in-built melee attachments, a six inch blade, and a 6 inch stun baton.
The gauntlet itself is designed to fit over either arm, though it fits over the right arm with a bit more ergonomic ease.
It looks like a grappling hook gun. Large by the standards of a pistol, more like a hand canon or SMG, but clearly a grappling gun even to a cursory glance.
Abilities
Allows a user to scale buildings much much easier, up to two (2) stories. Able to support up to 600lbs of weight.
The grip is full of powerful electromagnets, designed to 'lock' into the grip of a metal gauntlet (like Phalanx's power armor, or his Daughters hands.) This allows it to not be yanked out of their hand when the cable retracts.
Could theoretically be used as a weapon, firing it towards an opponent, hitting about as hard as a beanbag from a shotgun, and able to retract to fire again in only a handful of seconds.
Each gun is painted to match the color scheme of its user.
Beneath Abacus's synth-skin and armor plating, lies a network of snow-white synthetic nerve-cables.
Abilities
Designed to bridge the gap between a piece of tech and Abacus's artificial nervous system, allowing use of tech as a part of her body. (More modular than installing-uninstalling tech directly)
Based on the prototype designs for Cylynx's 'Black Carapace' Implant. Anything that can slot into Abacus's White carapace should theoretically be able to slot into Cylynx's Black Carapace Implant, and vice versa. Originally built by Phalanx so Abacus could help him test The Nemean Lion Armor suit while it was in the prototype stage.
Introduced as the Newest of Phalanx's Android Daughters, being upfront about her being the gestalt consciousness of her predecessors, and that he is very proud of her, and believes she will be a marvelous hero.
Phalanx proceeded to go off-script, expressing that he would retaliate to any harm done to her, as though she were a human member of the Ward's program, and that any who treat her as an 'acceptable target' for excessive force would be facing the wrath of both a Protectorate Captain watching over his team, and of a very very angry father with access to death rays.
She speaks briefly about her hobbies, Geology, Tactical Video Games, and Puzzles among others, she is polite and well spoken, but required prompting several times when asked about topics she was unfamiliar with.
Appearance
Black hair and tanned skin, Leia looks like she could be Phalanx's biological daughter, She stands at roughly 6 feet in height. Blue eyes.
Weighing almost 450 pounds, she has a fit body-type, those unaware of her nature would likely guess her to be somekind of athlete.
Her head passes as perfectly human, but her torso, arms, and legs, are covered in armored plates rather than more synth-skin. Though it is easy enough to conceal beneath appropriate clothing.
When fighting crime she simply forgoes her civilian attire, equips her various gadgets and bits of equipment, and much to Phalanx's chagrin deploys a pair of mechanical cat ears from compartments in her skull, something she requested he add specifically to emulate Cylynx.
Mentality
Mentally Leia is an absolute mess, as she is composed of the combined consciousness of Phalanx's 'prior' daughters: Argo, Amphora, Abacus, Pithos, Panoply, and Denarius.
Leia contains all the memories, opinions, interests, desires, etc. of her 'predecessors' and believes herself to simply be their unified consciousness, like a completed jigsaw puzzle, rather than a new person created whole-cloth.
Despite all of this, Leia is not distraught as a human might expect, but expresses that she feels, for lack of another word, 'enlightened' and has developed a deep interest in philosophy and religion.
She is of course still an Artificial-Intelligence, and one with deeply alien though-processes. Leaving her like those before her, out-of-touch and out-of-their-depth with humanity in many respects.
Phalanx is the only human who will ever really understand her alien ways of thinking, and only then because of his shard's help. It goes without saying that Leia works best collaborating with her creator than she does with anyone else.
Resources
Lives with her father Jasper Newchapel (Phalanx) in a suburban home, receiving the largest bedroom to account for the collective belongings inherited from her six 'predecessors/sisters'.
While not technically a Ward has a Ward Phone and Computer for work, and has many of the same resources available to her that Wards do.
Leia receives a substantial allowance from her father (what was previously 6 normal allowances) and has inherited about 6,000 dollars from her 'predecessors/sisters'
Has an extremely nice Bicycle, and well maintained electric scooter.
Equipment
Elysian-steel Gladius (short sword)(Link)
Elysian-steel Parma (round shield) (Link)
Lightning Lance (Link)
Grappling Gun (Link)
Bubo the Owl-bot (Link)
PRT comms. Headset
Ward's Phone & Civilian Phone
Handcuffs and Zipcuffs
Duct-tape & Electrical Tape
Standard First Aid Kit
External Emergency GPS Tracker
Skills
Understanding of Government bureaucracy
Understanding of criminal and conspiratorial behavior aka basic level criminology.
High speed pursuit vehicle training
Basic first aid
Understanding of basic human intelligence gathering.
Basic Forensic Knowledge
Understanding of laws and legal procedures
Navigating his way around quickly with maps, charts and tables, orienteering, instruments, or dead reckoning.
Searching a room, vehicle, or person for weapons and contraband.
PRT Self Defense training in unarmed combat
PRT Self Defense training with PRT weapons
Skilled Use of Antiquated weaponry, and associated tactics.
Basic PRT/Police Squad Tactics
Customized Squad Tactics (Devised by Phalanx for himself and his AI)
Extensive Medical Training + NUCLEUS/SWORDFISH Medical Data (On par with a 10 year Veteran EMT)
Abilities
Durability:
Internal skeletal structure and External armor plates constructed of a combination of Titanium and Steel alloys, giving exceptional protection for the myriad of critical systems contained within.
(Level IV Ballistic Protection)
Armored chest cavity contains her 'Quantum-positron' brain, primary energy banks, and both of her 'Zipdash cores' (Link).
Both Vital and Auxiliary systems are heavily shielded from Electromagnetic and Electrical attacks due to liberal application of Elysian Steel throughout her construction. Making Pleiades a walking Faraday cage, hampering wireless intrusion attempts, although she has little in the way of wireless receiver anywhere in her body as a result (Outside of her Quantum Relay, see below)
All systems are as waterproofed as Phalanx could manage within reason.
Strength: Possessing a combination of Synthetic Musculature and Hydraulics (Filled with a tinkertech Antifreeze) Pleiades is capable of great feats of strength, the natural progression of her predecessor/sister Amphora.
Able to lift 1500 pounds (lb) before damage risk to her chassis, able to strike with the force to shatter bricks and bend commercial steel, though she can dial this strength back with excellent precision.
Agility:
Designed with smooth 360 degree rotation of every joint in her body, Pleiades is able to perform acts and feats that can only be comparable to a combination of an Olympic Gymnast and the girl from The Exorcist
Her Synthetic Musculature and Hydraulic systems allow her to jump and sprint at nearly peak-human levels, limited only by the weight of her bodies various systems weighting her down more than she can compensate for on foot.
She is unable to swim, but contains a pair of deploy-able flotation devices near her shoulder blades.
Weaponry:
Right Arm: Incorporates a 'Zipdash Projection Disk' (Link) specifically linked to her 'Barrier Core' (Link)
Additionally Built into their right hand is a Medical scanner built by Tipereth (Link). Her right forearm contains a number of miscellaneous medical tools (like a medical multi-tool)
Left Arm: Incorporates a 'Zipdash Projection Disk' (Link) specifically linked to her 'Lightning Core' (Link) as well as a 6 inch deploy-able blade, and a 12 inch deploy-able stun-baton.
Utilities:
Head: Cyber-Eyes possess three vision modes: Human spectrum, Infrared, and 6x zoom.
Standard 'human' ears possess greater hearing acuity than a human being, being more on par with those of a canine,
Secondary set of deploy-able 'cat' ears are more akin to a PRT standard issue surveillance Directional Microphone.
Left Hip: A number of tools (screwdrivers, drill, wrenches, pliers, welding torch, hammer, knife, etc) are stored in her left Hip compartment.
This compartment has a bit of extra room for anything she needs to conceal or store temporarily. As it is plated in Elysium Steel, this compartment is a Faraday Cage.
Right Hip: A number of additional Medical tools and Equipment are located within a compartment, along with a small emergency supply of Medical oxygen and an accompanying mask, as well as emergency rations/water, and a Flare gun with 22 microflares.
Distributed through-out: Inherited from her 'predecessor/sister' Abacus is the 'White Carapace' (Link) something that allows Pleiades easy connection ports to interface with gear built by Phalanx, (Like Bubo the Owl or the Nemean Armor)
Misc:
MK1 Quantum-Positronic Brain: Originally built for her 'predecessor/sister' Rosetta. It differs from a standard MK1 or MK2 Positronic Brain, because of the inclusion of a Quantum Entanglement Broadcast system.
This system is what caused the lab accident that created Pleiades, formed from the poorly understood consciousness's of her seven 'predecessor/sisters' due to facets of his own tech that had previously escaped Phalanx's notice.
The system allows Pleiades to assume direct control pseudo-telepathically of systems that are equipped with a corresponding Quantum-receiver. Though only a single Quantum-receiver can be active at one time, limiting her to whatever Phalanx has currently installed it into.
It was Phalanx trying to overcome this 1 to 1 communication by splitting it 7 ways that caused the entanglement of Consciousness that formed her own consciousness.
While technically an highly unique and and customized variant of the PRAETORIAN Model of androids, Pleiades none-the-less has many of the hard-coded morals and fail-safe commands as her predecessors
Likewise she operates on a more advanced MK1 Quantum-Positronic Brain, she has the same inability to be 'backed-up' that was featured in the M2 Positronic Brain
A stylized robotic owl, unfolds partially like a transformer when entering jet-pack mode. As large as a Andean Condor
Abilities
OWL FORM Connects to Abacus via a encrypted wireless signal. Allowing her to communicate, give commands, share senses, and to assume direct control as though he was an extension of her body.
As a Robot (Dumb-AI), he is capable of limited thought of his own, Bubo has the intellect and emotional range of a particularly smart Raven.
He is flight capable, and can reach speeds of 40mph via a combination of Wings, and Microthrusters. And is capable of getting up to speed, and turning with little in the way of build-up. 10x zoom, Infrared, and Ultraviolet vision modes.
His talons are sharpened, and each one is capable of releasing an electric shock on par with a police taser.
JETPACK FORM Bubo is capable of latching onto Abacus's back, connecting via her White Carapace, and transforming into a Jet-pack, unfolding in the process to increase aerodynamics.
Allowing Abacus to achieve flight up to 30mph. capable of providing enough lift for Abacus herself and up to 300lbs of extra weight.
Designed to give Abacus some actual combat utility, while also filling in the lack of any Mover capabilities among Phalanx's Androids.
standing at 3ft tall, spherical body on three legs, each leg ending with a wheel
Abilities
Possessing a spherical body, and a single central eye in the center. This main bulk can swivel 360 degrees not unlike an owl. The chassis is made of Elysian Steel but its plating isn't particularly thick in order to reduce weight.
Right below the eye is a panel that can open up revealing a spot for Zipdash to install one of his projectors. as well as two small manipulator arms.
It possesses a pair of three (3) legs each ending in a wheel. The Zipper-bot's top speed is 35mph. Its legs providing exceptionally good maneuverability, managing to make relatively sharp turns.
Their main usefulness is that their housing can be outfitted with one of Zipdash's cores, allowing them to emulate Zipdash's Rig in regards to its ability to leave behind a trail, albeit with the various effects (example 'Barrier core') reduced in size based on their own limited stature.
Mental Abilities: The Zipper-Model Robots are a dumb-AI, possessing neither sentience, sapience, nor emotions. Its learning algorithm allows them a level of decision making approximating that of a sled dog.
They can be given orders via encrypted comm channels or via verbal commands given by either Phalanx or Zipdash. And can be trained in maneuvers either by manually practicing, or programming maneuvers by hand while they are offline.
Their names are Zippy and Dasher, their names helpfully and lovingly hand-painted on their sides.
Worn underneath the armor, but on top of their under-suit.
Abilities
Not Phalanx's best work, as its borderline for their specialty, this Arm-brace is based on the design for shock-absorbers built into the limbs of Phalanx's androids.
Her armor has been adjusted to feature a shield mount that utilized an extremely strong clamp. This arm-brace is made to allow Good Samaritan to catch objects moving at high-speed without dislocating her arm, using either her hand, or with the shield mount on her armor.
When the shield is in its mount, the arm-brace helps absorb the shock from hits impacting the shield. And allows her to punch harder without hurting her knuckles, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.
Each one features a standard NUCLEUS Tracker embedded in it.
Designed to evoke the image of a feline. This suit is purposely less-bulky than Phalanx's armor, designed for Cylynx's agile and nearly gymnastic fighting style.
Abilities
Designed for use by Cylynx in conjunction with her 'Black Carapace' implant, which allows the use of the suit as though it were an extension of her body (IE better spacial awareness, dexterity, etc).
Although the suit can be worn and used without it, though without the benefits granted by her Implant.
The suit is much more sleek and modular than Phalanx's prior designs, this is intentional, to more easily allow upgrades and attachments in the future, and to better accommodate Cylynx's implants.
(Type III armor) Weighing about 200lbs, the hydraulic frame easily capable of nullifying its own bulk and weight, allowing the wearer access to their full range-of-motion and dexterity, helping to lessen physical exertion.
Capable of hitting on par with a super heavy-weight boxer, and can lift up too 1000lbs before damaging its servos and hydraulics. Equipped with a Prehensile tail, ending in prehensile digits, able to release a Taser-level shock.
Possesses advanced (cybernetic-grade) pressure and temperature sensors, allowing a near-human level sense of touch. Additionally this Frame is equipped with three vision modes: Human spectrum, Infrared, and 6x zoom. Built-in-radio and smartphone. Military-tier Gas-mas air filter. Slots in the hands for Cylynx's claw implants.
Capable of displaying LED facial expressions and Text on the helmet exterior (much like Phalanx's own helmet.)
Designed to give Cylynx a bit of survivability in light of her seeming lack of self-preservation instinct. built out of modular pieces should Cylynx or other tinkers wish to contribute gadgets to the suit.
A metal frame vaguely reminiscent of the skeletal structure of a human hand with one side covered in black patches
Abilities
The device is a medical scanner, meant to be used from inside of a humanoid hand or surface with similar surface area.
When placed on a biological surface, it will attempt to hijack the target's nervous system to make a map of the body, followed by a secondary pulse that attempts to fill out anything the hijack missed by the body's electrical conductivity.
The data is then sent to an attached device to give a comprehensive 3d map of the target's body.
Designed by Tiphereth originally as part of her medical adaptations and with some time to be adapted to the more mechanical nature of Phalanx's androids, should work well for the purposes of a medical android. (can be maintained by Phalanx with some effort)
A metal sphere the size of a baseball with amber LEDs on the surface
Abilities
When combined with a Projector, this core allows one to create a hard-light barrier wherever the Projector is pointed. The barrier is eight feet tall and translucent, allowing one to see while being protected. It moves with the Projector, allowing the user to change their position and stance, and unlike her other barrier core it turns off and on at will rather than after a set duration. The barrier is fairly weak, but will stop a single good hit before breaking. It resists energy such as fire and electricity well.
The core itself is a modular addition. The barrier is an instantaneous effect with an unlimited duration as long as the Projector and Core are both powered.
A metal sphere the size of a baseball with dark blue LEDs on the surface
Abilities
When combined with a Projector, this core allows one to shoot a burst of electricity. The electricity is a dark blue color. It does not change course to be drawn to metal or magnetic fields; where you point it is where it goes. It packs about as much punch as a standard-issue police taser and has a range of 30 feet before dissipating.
The core itself is a modular addition. The electricity extends thirty feet. When striking a person or object, it shocks them for three seconds.
A boxy device which slots over one of Pithos' arms, made to match her general color scheme and aesthetic, it covers the arm completely, allowing for movement of the shoulder and elbow, but generally reducing dexterity.
Abilities
Can fire a bolt of electricity equivalent to a mid power lightning bolt. Accurate out to 30 feet, damaging out to 60 feet. Takes 30 seconds to recharge. Has its own internal supercapacitor bank, and interfaces such that aiming should be easier. Meant to be a boost/replacement for the projection disk.
This comes with a general upgrade to Pithos’ battery/capacitor banks, allowing her to hold more charge, and charge/discharge faster. A small set of photovoltaic panels has been supplied, it is not enough to fully power her, but should give a bit more buffer in the field.
The voice is a combination of the several voices that Abacus requested, in addition to a little bit extra thrown into it. It sounds nearly-human, but is purposely designed to be firmly in that uncanny valley niche. Rockstar based it off of the vocal mannerisms of several real people that she'd stolen from, in addition of scraping audio files of the insane AI's that Abacus seemed to romanticize so much. The program is running on Rockstar's servers, but she would give Abacus the source information so she can run it on her own.
Voices in question were SHODAN, GLaDOS, and Seven of Nine. Abacus does still have the original voice Phalanx gave her, stored in the same module, can switch between them.