Hannibal Oryen
Slick Fondorian
Image by Alex Drummo
Voice Acting by Fallout: New Vegas
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION- Intent: To provide customers with a high-end battle droid for military and security purposes.
- Development Thread: [X]
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- Designer: Hannibal Oryen
- Manufacturer: Hegemonic Automaton
- Model: Talos-Series Battle Droid
- Affiliation: Hegemonic Automaton
- Modularity: Yes [Grenade Type]
- Production: Mass
- Material: Dura-Armor (plates), Durasteel (skeleton), Molytex (plate coating)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Fourth Degree
- Weight: 290 Kilograms
- Height: 2.5 Meters
- Movement: Bipedal
ARMAMENTS
- [x01] Heavy Rotary Blaster Cannon [Range of 80 meters for single shot, 40 meters for fully automatic]
- [x01] Shield Projector [Mounted on right arm, projects a flat square shield for increased frontal protection]
- [x02] Grenade Launchers [Range of 35 meters, 7 Grenades per launcher, 14 total]
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
- [x1] J2 Droid Brain
- [x1] Binary Vocabulator
- [x1] NeuroSaav K-65 Targeting System
- [x1] EnhanceScan General-Purpose Scanner
- [x1] Gyroscopic Stabilizer
- [x1] Sensorscope
- [x1] Ionization Buffer
- [x1] NeuroCoat 'Everlast' (coating over internal components)
DESCRIPTION
The TA2 Super Battle Droid is the next step in the Talos series. The TA2 is the exact opposite of its predecessor, trading the agility and grace of the TA1 for cumbersome armor. This hulking, brutish droid places a great deal of emphasis on raw firepower, making it an adept support droid. Despite what one would expect from such a large droid, the TA2 is actually quite intelligent- thanks to the J2 Droid Brain.
Thanks to being covered in thick, dura-armor plates specifically designed for the task, the TA2 can withstand multiple shots from most standard-issue blaster rifles. The largest of these plates are covered in a layer of molytex, offering even more protection against laser based weaponry. When this is taken account along with the thickness of the plates, it should come as no surprise that the TA2 is incredibly resistant to most forms of conventional small-arms fire. But not entirely invulnerable, of course. Concentrated blaster fire from sufficiently strong blaster cannons or medium grade explosives can easily spell doom for the TA2. Two other notable attachments include a shield projector mounted on the TA2’s right forearm, giving it a portable but energy-based riot shield, and an Ionization buffer to protect it from Ionic and EMP based attacks.
The TA2’s primary armament is a high-powered rotary cannon. This cannon has two settings: single-shot and fully automatic. The single shot setting is best directed towards enemy vehicles and is more than capable of damaging unshielded light and medium armored walkers and repulsorcraft. The fully automatic setting is best for crowd control and suppressing fire. The grenade launchers are modular, able to utilize multiple types of grenades.
Finally, the droid comes equipped with several pieces of miscellaneous equipment to ensure it can respond to any number of hostiles attempting any number of tactics. A built in scanner and sensorscope allows it to maintain vigilance against a variety of threats. An advanced Gyroscope system allows the droid better balance, mobility, and strength.
The Talos Series of droids are also the only battle droids presently on the market capable of benefiting fully from Neuro-Saav's K65 targeting system. The K65 was designed solely to be used in conjunction with the J2 Droid Brain. This system, implemented in the TA2, represents the pinnacle of droid targeting. Talos Series Droids will rarely, if ever, miss anything they take aim at. Further, Talos Series are the only combat droids in the galaxy equipped with Neuro-Saav's NeuroCoat 'Everlast.' This nanobot coating over internal components allows the droid to go far longer without regular, painstaking maintenance than other droids. Talos Series Droids will still require the occasional upkeep, of course, but not as often as competing models.
Due to the heightened intelligence offered by the J2 droid brain, TA2s have a similar problem to their counterparts. It is speculated that TA2s will develop personality quirks and traits if a memory-wipe is not administered regularly. Due to the inherent risks of a self-aware, self-motivated TA2, few tests have been conducted. What tests have been completed show that TA2s begin to develop elitist and snobbish tendencies. They will refuse to speak in anything but binary (finding it demeaning to do so). The source of this elitism comes from size and strength, and so TA2s developing sapience will only show open respect for things that match them in those regards. After battles, sapient TA2s will often recite long-winded and thoroughly pretentious war poetry. They also tend to form fraternities and clubs among themselves. These TA2 societies are not given names, but unique equations that only a droid could possibly hope to process. The pretentiousness of TA2s is not even tolerable among themselves, as bitter feuds often break out between their clubs. Usually over something trivial.
Customers utilizing TA2s are strongly advised to perform routine memory-wipes, especially in the aftermath of large scale battles, where the TA2 is running at peak capacity.
Hegemonic Automaton is not responsible for the actions of TA2s that achieve self-awareness.
