Viktor Romanov
INACTIVE
Image Source: http://prototype.wikia.com/wiki/Armor
Intent: To Reform the Second Skin Armour to fit Viktor Reznov
Development Thread:
- Acquiring Klaxxi test subjects (Second Skin)
- Acquiring guardianship of the galaxy's greatest alchemical laboratory (Second Skin)
- Seed-partners acquired from Zonama Sekot (lost in Crash) (Second Skin)
- Obtaining the Second Skin
- The Third Skin (Regrowing)
Model: Third Skin Armour
Affiliation: Personal
Modularity: No
Production: Unique (May be regrown to fit alternate users)
Material: Living flesh and chitin, heavily alchemized (Klaxxi and Sekotan seed-partner).
Classification: Multipurpose Light Powered
Weight: 50 KG
Quality: Class 9
Special Features: 2:1 strength augmentation, limited stealth capability, non-biological comlink
Description: As a sequel to her creation of the Akure Leviathan and the Zerek Strain, the alchemist Rave Merrill decided to form something that could be more personally useful. Tired of using SIA-C and Mark I.F. exoskeletons for heavy combat needs, she embarked on a thought experiment of sorts. Her experience liberating Zonama Sekot had bonded her with several seed-partners. These seed-partners allowed her to enhance her species-merging techniques, especially those techniques which allowed her to grow life around a shape or frame such as a body. She created a biological equivalent of light powered armor. Bulky, reliant on carefully shaped bone, muscle and tendon, the armor is comparable to most existing suits in this theme.
Apart from the seed-partners, the majority of the genetic stock which was used to shape and create the Second Skin organism comes from the powerful and durable Klaxxi, the implacable terrors of the Unknown Regions. Their songsteel-like carapace forms the basis of Rave's armor. Just as importantly, the Klaxxi have a natural Force-based stealth capability. This is not a mentalism ability, but involves bending and absorbing light. It allows the wearer of Second Skin to blend into shadowed areas and vanish in darkness, but has little useful effect in clear light. It is not equivalent to a personal cloaking device.
In terms of durability advantages and disadvantages, Second Skin is virtually identical to vonduun skerr kyrric. It is living armor, providing a high degree of defense against projectile and energy weapons. However, it is slightly more flexible than vonduun crab, and slightly less resistant to projectiles due to that flexibility. The armor, like a lightsabre or other personal effects, is contained within a Force-using wearer's aura, and cannot be affected directly by the Force without breaching that aura first. A bodysuit is generally worn underneath. The seed-partner connection allows integration between biotech and standard technology; a comlink is contained within the collar of the armor.
In short, then, Second Skin is a suit of biological light powered armor constructed by application of Sith alchemy, Nightsister crafter techniques, and powerful Sith machines to two life-forms, one conducive to alteration, the other dangerous in several ways. Second Skin provides a relatively small (2:1) strength augmentation ratio and allows its own significant weight to be moved around smoothly and quickly. It has a limited stealth effect.
After Rave Merril's passing, the suit was further augmented by Viktor Romanov using his machines, adding multiple strengths and weaknesses. The armour can now contract and expand into and out of Viktor's various limbs and body parts via compressing machinery that will pull back the organism of the suit, preventing it from fully enveloping Viktor's body. The forearm can expand at a 0.5 second notice allowing for quick defense, but the rest of the body takes about 5 full seconds to form, during which Viktor has limited movement.
The separation to allow for contraction adds many weaknesses though, there are now many spaces in the armour which are vulnerable to taking heavy damage by most sources such as blades and lightsabres. The point are where the different pieces meet to form the full armour.
Weak Points:
- Armpits
- Wrists
- Throat and Nape
- Back of Knees
Primary Source: The Second Skin
