The Dead God
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an armor that helps contain Maliphant's power, and assist in force endurance.
- Image Source: Here.
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Los Muertos
- Affiliation: Darth Maliphant
- Model: Eurydice
- Modularity: No.
- Production: Unique
- Material:
Exterior: Alchemized Terentatek Leather - Interior: Alchemized Leviathan Leather w/ Ballistic Mesh Underlay
- Metal Breastplate: Alchemized Phrik
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Training Armor
- Weight: Light
- Resistances:
- Kinetic: Average
- Lightsabers: Very High
- Force Powers: Extreme
- Sonic: None
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Double Front Force Resistance
- Passive Dark Side Regeneration
- Stalwart Breastplate
- Flexible & Light
- Strong & Flexible -
The armor itself is on par with many more traditional arms and armor, very established against duelists and the like through a very high resistance to both force powers, lightsabers, and by proxy to foot soldiers more common weapons. These various defenses allow for a reasonable protection against Sith and Jedi, through most of the hard protection is situated in a multiplate breastplate made of Phrik, that's joints allow for flexibility without sacrificing protection; while the rest of the armor simply does well enough with alchemized leather.
[*]Hunger -
- Able the absorb incoming force powers, the armor can turn an opponents strength against them by harboring all but the strongest attacks into its folds and slowly repurposing it for its own ends. This has a small aura, however it does have the limitation that it does not effect exposed areas; the arms or face for examples. It also can not stop things such as mentalism, or indirect force powers in any capacity.
[*]Like Sion, But Worse -
- Utilizing any excess force energy from the user and any power enacted upon it, it cannot not just get rid of such; choosing instead to build up in itself and heal the user quickly should they come under any damage. This is extremely limited to how much energy is given off, and prolonged healing will slow the rate until it is barely above that of a traditional person depending on the amount of damage. While it makes the wearer far harder to kill, it is not by any means a way to viable immortality.
Weaknesses:
- Beacon of Darkness -
Unless acted upon by a secondary force power, the armor itself will slowly build up force energy until it can be seen like an ember on an all black backdrop. This means that while worn, the armor can be seen from much of an area; meaning that the user can not hide once combat has begun and the force draws to them in droves; soon to be absorbed for its re purposed power.
[*]Exposed Flanks -
- While the armor itself carries a Phrik breastplate, and the pants and straps are alchemized to resist lightsabers, the arms are fully open to strike, and anywhere but the chestplate will lack a serious resistance to anything extreme. This means that a dedicated assault to either flank, arm, wrist, or anything else could very well end a fight before it began.
[*]Sonic Annoyance -
- While the armor offers a plethora of defenses against a number of weapons, it contains no such resistance to sonic weaponry or the like. There are no sonic compensators, nor gel to resist direct assaults from sonic rifles or grenades. This creates a glaring weakness, especially if for any reason the user is suprised by an assault.
[*]Weighted Vest -
- The real 'power' of the armor is to help contain the excessively large reserve of force energy held within its original creator, Maliphant. Its does this by slowly sapping away whatever excessive force energy he has at any given moment, effectively robbing in excess of 80% of his force potential at any given time. The reason for this is three fold;
First is that the armor is meant to contain the exceptional power reserve Maliphant has, something he has trouble controlling often.
Second, to act as a means of a 'weighted vest' often utilized by physical training regimes. Not only will it force Maliphant to utilize what force powers he can muster strategically, but it will help build a strong 'endurance' and control for when he eventually takes the armor off. This harsh mixture of deadening his own sensitivity to the force will serve as a long term engagement, rather than a short one.
Last is the fact that he understands he has a severe lightsaber weakness, and as such wishes to utilize the armor to force him into conquering at least one lightsaber form before switching to a more traditional armor. Utilizing artifacts like The Skull of Mythos, he has begun to push into more forms like that of Juyo for the sake of being less reliant on the force as a whole.
DESCRIPTION
Created for a very simplistic purpose, that of weakening its user, the ‘Eurydice’ is a lightweight dueling armor meant to enhance Maliphant’s ability in more physical attributes while simultaneously controlling his exceptional prowess in the force, something he has spent years avoiding without the assistance of The Dolos Necklace and Art of The Small. A long term solution, the Eurydice serves as a prison for any excess power Maliphant holds; turning it into a power, with a strong defensive design.
This ‘weighted vest’ training was simple to make, though was quickly upgraded following its predecessors destruction by that of [member="Alexandra Feanor"]; with the addition of a phrik breastplate and stronger alchemized resistances to force powers. A direct result of a force blast that decimated the prior, nearly killing Maliphant in the process; his only saving grace the sudden release of force power he had been holding onto up until that point. The second addition to the armor was the utilization of the force energy held, allowing it to heal the user like an electric capacitor does a system with less voltage than it needs. This sudden and violent healing is both painful, and efficient in how it is utilized, but will slow if done too much in a single battle.
A limitation is found in that it can not stop someone from dying, and will never put someone back together if they are torn asunder or missing a limb. This restriction is only reasonable, as the artifact has no ability to turn someone into a walking juggernaut, despite its strong dark side foundation; however it does still take cues from that of Darth Sion, helping to turn strong emotions in a greater durability.
