Leviathan
"Sometimes, you don't have to think as hard as you think you do. Sometimes, all you need is a thick skull, and someone to bash it against."
Image Source: Active Shield- Kory Lynn HubbellIntent: To create a flexible, straight-forward shield generator for Ghorua the Shark to use on his hunts.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Ghorua the Shark, Eternal Empire engineers
Model: N/A
Affiliation: Ghorua the Shark
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material: Durasteel, Fiberplast
Weight: 8 kg
Description:
As his hunts concluded, Ghorua realized that one of his greatest strengths was, ironically, his strength. Not in the "big muscles, Shark smash" sense, but in the way of carry weight. Because of his size, he could afford to carry specific or fine tech to each of his hunts, to be prepared for anything. This is one of those fine weapons, which Ghorua designed, with the assistance of his new benefactor, the Eternal Empire.
The Cerodon shield generator takes the form of a small box that can rest on the front of a suit or belt. It can be activated manually, or integrated into a suit's weapon suite. Considering this small box is only protected itself by a thin layer of durasteel, it can be easily targeted while deactivated.
Once activated, the Cerodon shield generator creates a thin blue energy barrier in front of the wearer. This shield wraps around the wearer, creating 160 degrees of safety in front of them. This barrier has many different sections independent of each other, that can move and shift with the movements of the wearer, ensuring continuous protection from the front.
The true strength of this shield is it's flexibility. The shield has 4 modes; Energy, Kinetic, Ion, and Sonic. Each of these modes takes about 10 minutes to calibrate, so they can't be changed willy-nilly, and are usually calibrated before use. Each mode is only effective at blocking the damage type it is activated for. For example, in Energy mode, slugthrowers, ion grenades, and sonic rifles will pass right through with no resistance.
Because of the modular nature of the Cerodon shield generator, it is surprisingly energy efficient, and because of the limited surface, it is surprisingly resilient. Each individual shield section is able to sustain around 20 heavy blasts of it's type, and has a quick recharge of around 30 seconds after exhausting itself, even while the other shield sections are still active. The one exception is lightsaber strikes in Energy mode. A lightsaber will quickly deplete the power cells, and even one solid hit can take out a section.
It certainly comes with it's own weaknesses as well. The Cerodon shield only protects the front of the wearer, and any sort of flanking will get around it. Secondly, the choice of mode requires foresight, and any other type of damage will pass right through.
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