MK-TOTAL "VOIDSTRIKER"

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Status: In Development Power Level: 8-9 Description: After the catastrophic failure of the Valkyrie prototypes and subsequent termination of the Hunter program, both the Nemesis Corporation and Lu-Tech Research Incorporated approached Vanguard Dynamics with a new proposition, and a new program was created: the Sentinel series of MK-TOTALs. Because of the Hunter's failure and the growing desperation for an effective method of defense against Fusion, the program was allowed full access to Lu-Tech's experimental assets, and the decision was made to remove all safety restrictions and ethical regulations. The project was developed, constructed, and tested rigorously at one of Site Delta's high-security R&D sectors until a final successful design was complete, an MK-TOTAL unlike anything revealed before. The Voidstriker is a marvel of engineering and robotics, a heavily armored unit equipped with adaptive nanite armor plating, experimental energy weapons, enhanced optical and communication systems, state-of-the-art intrusion protection and electronic countermeasures, and a detachable flight pack with three ionic repulson engines. This MK-TOTAL is the first and currently only unit that does not use a standard micro-fission energy core, as all the new upgrades and additions demand an amount of energy that is simply beyond the standard core's maximum capacity. Voidstrikers operate using a Light Pressurized Fusiodyne Reactor, a compact Fusiodyne-A micro core that produces more than 100x the power of the base core. Due to the heavy armor, and the inherent dangers of launching an active Fusiodyne core into the atmosphere (Fusiodyne could split into fragments or dust. Fusiodyne dust is horrifically toxic and environmentally harmful, and larger fragments can detonate on impact), This MK-TOTAL does not have the capability to execute the Starfall Protocol. Alternatively, any activation of the Starfall Protocol or trigger of the unit's failsafe automatically locks the unit's servos and initiates the LPFR's emergency destruct sequence, detonating the internal core and vaporizing the MK-TOTAL in a controlled meltdown. WARNING: In the event the destruct sequence is activated, the forced core overload begins immediately, and nearby personnel are given only 30 seconds to take cover. The explosion of the internal core has an estimated lethal radius of 20 meters, and an estimated injury radius of 80 meters. Arsenal: The Voidstriker MK-TOTAL is equipped with advanced laser and infrared targeting systems. It's servos and actuators are among the most powerful used in any MK-TOTAL to date. The main body is constructed from heat-treated grade 5 titanium alloy, and the armor plating is an extremely advanced nanostructure that passively adapts to incoming damage, altering properties and reconstructing itself to better protect against attacks it previously identifies. Its primary arsenal includes two shoulder-fired missile launch systems each containing 12 NemeCorp SR-13 Lance LMAMS short-range missiles for medium to short range engagements. On the left arm is a "Spartan" model Condensed Energy blade, allowing the unit to be effective in close range CQB. The primary weapon for long range and armored targets, located on the right arm, is the prototype Mark 1 Fusiodyne Microbeam Cannon, a highly experimental weapon developed to scale down the Kronos project for soldiers on the front line. The device was a failure, too bulky, heavy, and dangerous for human soldiers, however it seemed to be perfect for the MK-TOTAL, so it was adopted into the Sentinel program. The Mark 1 has four firing modes: Pulse (3 short blasts of low-power energy, consumes little cell power), Laser (Continuous medium power beam used for cutting materials, consumes cell power over time), Pierce (A single concentrated high-power pulse used to burn through heavy armor, takes a significant chunk of cell power), and Discharge (Dumps the entire cell all at once in a massive full-power blast that, if used with full cell power, is equivalent to a medium-power nuclear device, completely depletes the cell). Once the cannon's Fusiodyne cell is depleted, the weapon is useless until the power cell is replaced.