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- Intent: To create armor for the Siren Corps and the Eternal Empire.
- Image Source:
- Gamora - logicfun color
- Expanded Shepard Armory (ESA) - Mass Effect 2 Nexus
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions:
- Phase III “Dream Sight” Combat Electronics System (N/A)
- FAE/U-02 “Eleleth” Ultralight Propulsion System (N/A)
- FAE/C-05 Infiltration Suite (N/A)
- FAE/MDW-01 Active Defense System (N/A)
- FAE/C-03 BioMedical Support System (N/A)
- AC-14 “Araphel” Class Adaptive Camouflage (Open-Market)
- B-11 “Gretis” Class Combat Boots (Open-Market)
- G1 Omnilink (Open-Market)
- Integrum (Open-Market)
- IBIS Drone (Open-Market)
- Anti-Shank Cloth (X)
- LPD-51 GravPulse Tactical Tractor/Pressor Device (X)
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer:
- Affiliation:
- Eternal Empire
- Exclusive Writers and/or Buyers - Direct Permission or Marketplace Purchase
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: FAE/A-04 "Apsara" Ultralight Combat Armor
- Modularity:
- Modular Weapon/Utility Device and Energy Shield Hardpoints
- Various Misc. Equipment
- Compatible with Various Control Suites and Networking Systems
- Modular Small Droid Support Unit
- Gauntlets, Thighs, and Boots May be Replaced Entirely or Modified with Compatible Systems/Technologies
- Optional Secondary Undersuit
- Various Accoutrement/Aesthetic Permutations, Including But Not Limited To: Capes, Kamas, Etc.
- Systems May be Stripped as Needed or Desired
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material:
- Gammaplast
- Black Insulating Shell
- Shell Spider Silk
- Ortho-Fabric
- Faraday Cage/Anti-EMP and Ion Mesh Construction
- Duraplast
- D-Baffling Construction
- Reifflex Cellular Padding
- Aurodium
- Integrum
- Anti-Shank Cloth
- TYI Flex-Armor
- Energized Polymer
- Classification: Light Combat Armor
- Weight: Very Light
- Resistances:
- Energy: Very High
- Kinetic: Very High
- Lightsabers: Average
- Paddle Beams: Very Low
- Sonic: Very High
- Weaponized Acid/Corrosives: Average
- EMP/Ion/Electronic Disruption: High
- Mechu-Deru: None
- Tensor: Very Low
- Weaponized Cold: Very Low
- Weaponized Heat: Average
- Left Gauntlet
- Grappling Spike Launcher - Advanced Repulsor System for Speed Boost
- Weapon/Utility Device Hardpoint (2)
- Plasma Cutter - Modular Weapon/Utility Device Hardpoint
- Molecular Electric Cling
- Right Gauntlet
- G1 Omnilink
- Weapon/Utility Device Hardpoint (2)
- LPD-51 GravPulse Tactical Tractor/Pressor Device - Modular Weapon/Utility Device Hardpoint
- Molecular Electric Cling
- Helmet
- Automatic Polarizing and Anti-Flash Lenses
- Neural Interface System
- Automatic Sonic Nullification System
- Annunciation System
- Sonic Neutralization System
- Holographic HUD - 360° Panoramic Display
- Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System
- Thermal, Infrared, Low-Light, Ultraviolet, and x100 Optical Zoom - Photoamplification Features
- Universal Components and Features
- FAE/C-03 BioMedical Support System
- Phase III “Dream Sight” Combat Electronics System
- Taozin Skin Nodule
- Magnetic Equipment/Weapon Retention System
- Energized and Reactive Polymer Construction - Advanced Physical Augmenting Features
- D-Baffling Construction
- FAE/U-02 “Eleleth” Ultralight Propulsion System
- Energy Shield Mounting Point
- Sound Dampening Overlay
- Energy Sinks
- Pure Diatium Power Cells
- IBIS Drone Support Unit - May be Configured to Mount Other Small Droid Models
- Thighs
- FAE/MDW-01 Active Defense System (2) - Modular Weapon/Utility Device Hardpoints
- B-11 “Greitis” Class Combat Boots
- Utility Belt
- FAE/C-05 Infiltration Suite
- Lyra Gravity System
- Energy Capsules
- Aural-Biological-Chemical Scrambler
- Multitool
- Reserve Power Cells
- Vital Barrier - The Apsara maintains a fairly robust network of defenses against energy weapons, featuring gammaplast plating, armorweave, energy sinks, Integrum, and other protective systems, the armor effectively serves as a strong platform for infantry in defending against the most common weapons on the modern battlefield.
- Liquid Armor - The Apsara's sleek appearance belies its robust capacity for defending the wearer against kinetic weaponry. The combination of light gammaplast plating and a shear thickening fluid layer makes the bodysuit very effective in mitigating kinetic force and penetration, affording the wearer a good degree of protection against slugthrowers and other kinetic weaponry.
- Augmented Assault - Achieved via energized and reactive polymer materials incorporated into the body glove, the armor will greatly enhance the wearer’s speed, strength, and athleticism, allowing the operator to wield heavier weapons with decreased encumbrance and to grapple stronger enemies.
- Scream of Defiance - The Apsara's integrated sound dampening overlay affords the armor a good ability to dampen incoming fire from most types of sonic weaponry, thereby protecting the wearer and her internal organs from the deleterious effects of these assaults.
- Storm Dancer - A fairly robust design, the Apsara is hardened against Ion/EMP-based assaults to an extent, allowing it to be fairly reliable under conditions of interference which would otherwise disable much of the armor’s electronics.
- Mechanical Mutation - Given the degree of advanced technology and automation implemented into the armor, the Apsara is quite vulnerable to malicious influence from a skilled practitioner of Mechu-Deru, provided that they have a clear line of sight to the suit.
- Bone Chill - The Apsara’s performance in defending the wearer from weaponized cold leaves much to be desired. While its protection is better than nothing, the wearer is better off depending on an external system to defend against this class of weapon. However, the armor’s protection is sufficient to protect the wearer from arctic environments the likes of Hoth and Ilum, owing to the fact that the cold in these biomes is significantly less concentrated than that of the conditions generated by CryoBan or similar cryonic weaponry.
- Passive Reception Array - The network of passive sensors integrated into the surface of the armor and helmet will naturally lose effectiveness as they take damage, thereby degrading the wearer’s awareness as they come under more fire by creating blind spots in the array of passive sensors. While the bodysuit is capable of protecting the wearer from energy weapons’ fire to a very high degree, these types of weapons, in addition to flamethrowers, corrosives, and CryoBan projectors, are especially effective in destroying the network of surface-integrated passive sensors, due to their increased area of effect over slugthrowers and most bladed implements.
- Brain Shock - The Apsara's neural interface system provides an avenue which can be exploited via EMP/Ion assaults and by practitioners of Mechu-Deru and mentalism. In essence, the neural interface system is a critical link to the wearer's neural system, leaving the possibility that EMP/Ion attacks could electrify her brain and/or cause her to pass out. In terms of Mechu-Deru and mentalism, the neural interface could be exploited as a direct gateway to the wearer's mind, which may leave her extremely vulnerable to psychic intrusion.
- Tensor - While optimized to mitigate damage from most forms of energy-based assaults, tensor weapons are indeed the exception. In firing compressed tractor beam waves, they can bypass most of the armor’s defenses and affect the wearer’s body at a cellular level, with the potential to cause death.
- Paddle Beams - While lethal only at close range, paddle beam weapons are nevertheless a vulnerability of the Apsara as its defenses are not optimized to protect against them. As such, these weapons can quite easily inflict disabling effects on the wearer upon being struck, effectively paralyzing them.
The primary engine of any armed force, even in the modern era, infantry are the foundation of virtually all military maneuvers, even playing a factor in conflicts transpiring amidst spatial battlefields as Marines and ship boarders. As such, it was considered paramount to equip them with the best possible technology, of which armor was a key component. With the conception of the Siren Corps, which were established primarily to protect the Eternal Empress’ rule in the face of certain threats, a primary armor system was needed to protect them. To that end, First United Astral Engineering designed and produced the FAE/A-04 “Apsara” Ultralight Combat Armor in its manufacturing facilities on the Scintilla and in Eternal Imperial space.
Incorporating a number of utility systems, including the Eleleth propulsion system and the Dream Sight electronics suite, the Apsara was designed as a lethal and versatile package for soldiers in the field. It is highly resistant to most conventional weapons, giving the wearer a reliable defense against most enemies and methods of attack. However, it is vulnerable to CryoBan, tensor, and paddle beam weaponry, in addition to having relatively vulnerable sensors.
Nevertheless, in spite of these drawbacks, it is hoped that the armor proves to be worth the investment put into its design.
SUBMISSION MODIFICATION RECORD
November 12, 2021:
- Various Text Formatting Changes
- Added - FAE/C-05 Infiltration Suite, FAE/MDW-01 Active Defense System, and FAE/C-03 BioMedical Support System
- Replaced and/or Removed Redundant Systems
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