TITAN CLASS: INFERNUS PRIME “Two Scorches tall. Twice as terrifying.” Chassis Size: Ultra‑Heavy (approx. 54 feet / 16.5 meters tall, roughly 2× Scorch’s height) Role: Area Denial • Long‑Range Combustion Assault Core Theme: Long‑range incendiary dominance + close‑range heat‑pressure control Appearance & Design Infernus Prime is built on an experimental IMC “Prime Siege” exoshell—massive armor plating, heavy vent systems, and a spinal heat conduit that glows brighter as the Titan’s internal heat pressure builds. Back-mounted twin thermal reactors feed his weapon systems Armored shoulder vents release bursts of flame like a volcanic eruption Armor glows from orange to white-hot depending on Core charge Footsteps cause ash clouds from superheated ground impact Primary Weapon: PYRO-LANCE LRFS (Long-Range Flame Sniper) A unique titan-sized sniper rifle that fires super‑pressurized molten incendiary slugs. These "Flame Bullets" ignite the air as they travel, leaving a streaking trail of fire. Weapon Traits: High-Penetration Flame Rounds – melts through Titan armor over time Long Charge Precision Shot – the longer the charge, the hotter the projectile Thermal Trail – creates a flaming line that can ignite infantry or block choke points Reactive Vent Mode – rifle can vent heat forward like a short flamethrower This is the first Titan sniper that actually sets the battlefield on fire from long range. Tactical Ability – VOLCANIC SNAP Infernus Prime slams its left fist into the ground, sending an instant cone-shaped shockwave of superheated embers forward. Effects: Medium range Damages and heat‑builds enemy Titans Instantly kills infantry Pushes enemies backward using thermal pressure Think of it as a fiery, aggressive crowd control blast. Ordnance – MAGMA SIEGE SHELL Launches a slow-moving explosive shell that bursts into a pool of liquid magma on impact. Effects: Leaves a burning AoE for 8 seconds Heavily slows Titans who walk through it Damages shields instantly Great for area denial or forcing Titans out of cover. Defensive Ability – OVERHEAT AEGIS A shield made of pure thermal pressure. Not a physical barrier—it's a heat distortion field. Effects: Halves incoming projectile damage Causes short-range thermal damage to attackers Reflects weak bullets back in molten droplets Glows brighter the longer it absorbs damage The longer it stays up, the more dangerous Infernus Prime becomes. CORE ABILITY – SOLAR ERUPTION CORE “Your reactor becomes a miniature sun.” When activated, Infernus Prime vents all built‑up heat in a catastrophic eruption: Core effects: The Titan enters a superheated state where its entire body deals proximity fire damage The Pyro-Lance becomes fully automatic and fires continuous flame rounds Each shot creates blast waves of fire on impact All abilities reset to 0 cooldown Movement speed increases due to reactor overpressure At the end of the Core, a massive explosion erupts around the Titan (aoe damage, but does not kill the Titan) This Core turns the battlefield into a walking volcano. Execution – “MELTDOWN PURGE” Infernus grabs the enemy Titan’s head, forces its Pyro-Lance barrel down the core vents, and fires a fully charged flame round, causing the enemy Titan to explode from the inside.
PILOT DOSSIER — Callsign: CHAO Full Name: Jason Ren Affiliation: Militia (Frontier Defense – Vanguard Detachment) Specialty: Thermal engineering, seismic terrain ops, heavy‑frame Titan control Status: Active BACKGROUND Jason Ren grew up in the blistering heat of the Frontier’s volcanic mining colonies, where days were defined by molten rock, ash storms, and failing machinery. His family were deep‑shaft technicians—people who repaired mining rigs while standing mere meters away from active lava flows. To survive, Jian had to learn early: How heat behaves How pressure builds How machines fail under extreme stress And how to remain calm when everything around you is melting Where most miners feared the thermal instability of the volcanic fields, Jason felt comfortable in it. Centered. His coworkers joked that fire avoided him out of respect. At age 17, a catastrophic eruption collapsed the upper mining ring, trapping his team underground. While others panicked, Jason rerouted emergency coolant, stabilized failing supports, and led sixteen workers through a vent tunnel that should have flash‑boiled anyone else. He emerged burned, exhausted, but alive—and a legend among the colony’s engineers. RECRUITMENT Years later, when the Militia intercepted intelligence regarding an experimental IMC titan reactor prototype capable of manipulating extreme thermal energy, they needed someone with: Unusual tolerance to heat A deep understanding of volcanic pressure systems Experience with heavy machinery Combat potential Jason, now working as a senior thermal engineer, fit the requirements too perfectly. Psychometric testing revealed he possessed a rare combination of traits: Near‑unshakable calm High stress absorption Intense forward focus when handling dangerous machinery A mind that intuitively “mapped out” heat flows and structural weakness To Militia commanders, this wasn’t just a recruit—it was the ideal neural match for a Titan built around a thermal engine resembling a miniature star. PAIRING WITH INFERNUS PRIME During synchronization trials with the newly captured prototype—designated Infernus Prime—the Titan’s AI responded unusually. Its thermal signature, reactor patterns, and internal charge all stabilized in ways Hammond Robotics engineers had never recorded. The Titan spoke first: “Your mind is still in the fire. We are compatible.” The evaluation team noted something extraordinary: Infernus Prime’s core output increased by 17% simply from Jason linking with it, as though the Titan reacted positively to a pilot who understood heat not as danger, but as purpose. Jason took the callsign “Chao”, a shortened form of an old miner’s phrase meaning “Order through heat.” COMBAT STYLE Chao is not a reckless Titan pilot. His fighting style is: Controlled Predictive Measured like a scientist analyzing pressure changes He engages enemies the same way he once approached unstable magma chambers—studying temperature shifts, exploiting structural weaknesses, and applying force at precisely the right moment. When Chao fires the Pyro‑Lance, he adjusts internal pressures instinctively, maximizing Ignition Yield with unnerving consistency. Frontline troops often comment that Chao never seems rushed. No matter how chaotic the battlefield becomes, he speaks with the same steady tone he used when repairing overheating machinery in molten tunnels. REPUTATION Among Militia pilots, Chao and Infernus Prime are known as: “The Furnace Pair.” Where they fight, ash follows. But unlike most flame‑based Titan teams, theirs isn’t chaos. It’s precision. Purpose. Control. Some soldiers swear that when Infernus Prime roars to life and the battlefield glows orange, they can hear Chao calmly guiding the Titan through the inferno—as if the two share not just a neural link, but the same heartbeat.
