Ala Crescent
Director, Special Projects
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To create an effective battle droid.
Image Source: Terminator Salvation (film)
Canon Link:
Real World Inspirations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VS-50_mine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa_(explosive)
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Restricted Missions:
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Primary Source:
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Design: Kiribian Systems Armory
Manufacturer: Kiribian Systems Armory
Model: KD-01 Cottonmouth Battle Droid
Affiliation: Closed-Market
Modularity: Programming can be alter, explosive charges swapped
Production: Mass
Material: Common Materials
Classification: Fourth Degree
Weight: 90kg
Height: 2.1m
Movement: micro-repulsors, mechanical
Armaments:
Vibro-blades
Mandibles (3)
Tail
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Paralyzing Neurotoxin (Dispensed by mandibles and tail)
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Mines
Baradium Anti-personnel Mines (3)
Anti-vehicle Mines/Explosively Formed Penetrator (3)
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Misc. Equipment:
Sensors/Comms
Audio Sensor
Demolition Sensor
Encrypted Comlink
Encrypted Subspace Transceiver
Electro-Photo Receptor
Hydra Mesh Networking Programming
Life Form Indicator
Magnetic Sensor
Olfactory Sensor
Seismic Sensor
SONAR
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Hydrostatic Field
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Mithril Security Software
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EMP/Ion Protection
Combat Deionizer
Automated shutdown/reboot sequence to preserve circuitry in the event of overload.
SPECIAL FEATURES
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
Strengths
Can burrow through soil, mud, snow, and ice for travel.
A low profile makes the Cottonmouth hard to target at range.
Well armored, able to withstand a few direct hits from a standard blaster or vibroblade.
Resistant to slicing and jamming.
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Weaknesses
While moving underground, its mandibles emit a distinctive seismic signature that can be tracked.
No climbing ability.
Outside of its explosives, the Cottonmouth possesses no ranged weapons.
Even with protections against ion/emp damage, as a droid vulnerable to repeated attacks or especially powerful attacks by ion weapons and electromagnetic pulses, which can temporarily disable the droid or outright fry it.
DESCRIPTION
The KD-01 Cottonmouth is an amphibious battle droid designed for close quarters combat primarily in jungles/forests, deserts, mud, and arctic environments. They conduct ambushes, set traps, and generally work to cause mayhem behind enemy lines to stymie advances.
Cottonmouths have a serpentine body that uses a mixture of micro-repulsors and physical motors tied to scales to emulate slithering motions by snakes or worms. Thanks to its vibro-tipped mandibles, it can easily move underground through soil, mud, snow, and ice (but not solid rock or metal) loosened with vibrations created by powerful sonic pulses.
Whilst moving over or through the ground, by default it can deposit baradium explosive anti-personnel mines for eliminating soft targets, or shaped charges to destroy more heavily armored vehicles. Between operation, users may swap out the mines for different equivalents to suit their needs.
In direct combat, the Cottonmouth lashes out with its tail and mandibles, both being able to inject victims with neurotoxins that can induce partial or full paralysis. With the full length of its body, it can wrap around individuals for powerful crushing attacks that can easily pulverize an unarmored baseline human. In the event of imminent destruction, a Cottonmouth may opt to self destruct with any remaining explosives it still contains. The exact parameters for self-destruction can be set by its user.
While not originally designed for urban combat, its low and thin profile helps it move through cramped quarters, and it's able to take advantage of concealment offered by buildings and other structures found in such settings.
