The Griffin of Zakuul
HORIZON GUARD BATTLE AEGIS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To recreate the armor of the elite Horizon Guard of Zakuul.
- Image Source: SWTOR
- Canon Link: Horizon Guard
- Permissions:
- Primary Source: Imperial Knight Armor, Emperors Royal Guard Armor
- Manufacturer: Olympian Armorsmiths
- Affiliation: Imperial Technocracy
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Horizon Guard Battle Aegis
- Modularity:
- Color
- Rank & Unit Markings
- Rigs, Belts and Pouches
- Production: Limited
- Material: Gammaplast, Auraplast, Shield Weave, Cortosis Shield, Force Crystal
- Classification: Multipurpose
- Weight: Heavy
- Resistances:
- Energy: Very High
- Kinetic: Very High
- Lightsabers: High
- Environmental: Very Low
- Sonic: High
- Ion/EMP: High
- Force: Very High
- Corrosive: Very Low
- Disruptor: Very Low
- Cortosis Shield Gauntlets
- Consciousness Helm
- Stim and Bacta auto-injectors
- Light Exoskeleton
- White Dwarf Sun Reactor
- Personal Shield Generator
- Advanced Tactical Bodyglove 'Titan'
- Jetboots
- Force Enhancing
- Good Protection versus Force Users and their Weapons
- Very good protection against conventional weapons
- Improving Strength
- Failsafe
- Very Meagre Protection versus Corrosives and Disruptors
- Exposed Generator on the backplate
- Armor Weakpoints
- Failsafe
It was not the easiest or most appealing task the Olympian Armorsmiths ever received - creating protection for a Force user and they were forced to create yet another design. It was not only going against their ideology, it was in their eyes a waste of resources as those individuals would be eliminated either way, sooner or later. But as with the first design, the requirements and negotiations were met and the Forgemaster proceeded.
The outcome of the design was a pretty much refurbished armor, taking the style of the original Horizon Guard but updating materials and support systems alike. The goal was to create a heavy half-plate armor with a supportive weave underlay which could be worn over a bodyglove and connected to it. Adding certain systems and a personal shield-generator was meant to make the new Horizon Guard battlefield ready, increasing their survivability. The plates were stronger than of the Knights and the armour had more pieces which also featured more protection against conventional damage, making them more able to deal with conventional adversaries.
One demand from the Forgemasters which had to be met, was a remote control for both the shield-generator and reactor. It was an unknown feature, only aware to the Hegemon, the Imperators of the Grand Legion and those of the highest circle of government. The generator could be turned off as well as the reactor overloaded, eliminating the wearer in an explosion. It was a fail-safe should a Force User grow too powerful or step out of line. This though would not only affect the wearer, but the entire unit. It was meant to exclude the possibility of witnesses carrying away this failsafe to other units.
A condition to be met by the Hegemon was that the armor was meant to make even one Force sensitive of very low midichlorian count at least combat-worthy against other Force users who had a stronger focus on the quality and strength of their Force user warriors. The armor contained a Force crystals which would enhance the control abilities of the wearer, making them able to augment their body more efficiently and wither less exhaustion while doing so, allowing them to keep up on reflexes, speed and strength with stronger Force users, but would not help a non-Force sensitive in any way.
