Orphen
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An Artistic Rendition...
Image Source: Here - Credit to Jayce (edit) and Metal Gear Solid 2.Intent: Powerful Combat Unit for Orphen to fight against Sithspawn
Development Threads:
- Hallowed Ground: Obtained Pyronium
- Encounter: Attained Experimental Frame
- S.O.S: Attaining Backing
- The 1%: Obtained Ultrachrome
Model: Alpha Series: A.R.C.H.O.N. (All Region Combat, Holding and Observation Node)
Affiliation: Orphen Sathariel
Modularity: None
Production
roduction: UniqueMaterial: Ultrachrome / Pyronium Alloy, Alusteel, Plasteel, Charric / Electrical / Computer / Repulsor components, DCD, Droid Brain, Ion Core.
Classification: Class 4 (War Droid)
Height: 6.21 Meters
Length: 10.45 Meters
Weight: 7.3 Tonnes
Movement: Repulsor Aided Bipedal Frame
The 'wings' of the Arc Unit don't provide flight as such, but what they do accomplish is giving this mechanoid the ability to outmaneuver and outclass droids in almost all areas of combat from urban to desert to jungle with its hydrolic bipedal frame. Power is able to be routed to the two shoulder mounted repulsorlift generators to lighten the droid, allowing it to jump, brace for impacts and move on volatile ground at speed. It's said in passing that the Arc is capable of running on water... and while that comparison is not factually correct, its ability to run on ice-flow, sand, dirt and most combat areas with almost maximum effectiveness. It is not hard to fathom how the rumor came to be.
Armaments:
- Composite Maser Cannon
Arcs main weapon stems from its throat, Maser tubes line the interior of its heavily armoured head giving it a powerful Composite Maser cannon which is more than capable of ripping medium armour into nothing and obliterating chitin and biological matter. The Beam's systems run just under what would be its spine where its blaster tubes draw its power from a centralized source. This uses openable slits and a series of small cooling fans along its back as toggle-able pressured ventilation. The beam itself is long range and highly destructive dealing both incredible physical and thermal damage. Taking only a second or two to charge and each ray is capable of performing a 3 second long stream before the weapon requires some cool-down (5 seconds of cool-down for each second the laser is fired for), allowing it to be dragged across an area or concentrated in one location like a laser drill more than capable of tearing through heavy vehicles and armoured sithspawn like Coloi.
Rate of Fire: 4-12Rp/m || Range: 1500 meters
- 2x 50.Cal Heavy Masers.
Two hip mounted Maser cannons with rotating barrels, each of the masers is a three barreled vulcan like cannon which fires at an exceedingly high rate. Ideal for fighting against many smaller targets as opposed to larger targets the Masers have a small fan area where they are able to spray, but, by and large their fire is concentrated, straying little more than a meter or two to any direction at max range. These weapons draw from the same ammunition source as the Composite Cannon, and thus, as the Cannon is being primed or being fired, these weapons cannot be used.
Rate of Fire: 2600Rp/m || Range: 550 meters
- Frame Weaponry
The Arc comes equipped with some non fanciful weaponry fitted into its frame, Arc's mouth is a working Jaw with pointed crescent shaped teeth much like that of a dinosaur or a shark. The mechanical tendril of a tail Arc has is more than able of acting as a weapon in of itself as it comes to a vibroblade tip, and finally, Arcs legs are talonous so that it is able to dig in and grip to surfaces if need be. Each of these weapons have a slightly higher Pyronium content, allowing them to charge with energy routed from Arcs Ion power core to become heated weapons. Each of them more than capable of ripping into even vehicle armour like a can-opener.
- 2x Repulsor 'Wings'
The two long wing like appendages coming from the Arcs shoulders are not weapons, but rather they are movable repulsarlift generators which allow the Arc to move at such high speeds without compromising its structural integrity. Much like the Etheric Rudder of a ship, the Wings provide a similar service as well, directing them allows the Arc to turn and move while running and even jumping. Making them more or less the core component of the Large Droid.
- Drone Control Device
Outfitted into the Droid Brain of the Archon is a drone control unit, the same variety which is installed in much of the other Alpha Series units, meaning that the Archon operated on the Alpha Series A.I. as well as can act as a control unit for other Alpha Series constructs which are within the short range length of the DCD's sphere of influence.
- A.I. Brain
The A.I. Brain itself, Unlike the DCD acts as a receiver to long range A.I. Signals much like the droids of the Trade Federation, in this case, plugged directly into the DCD which would normally be controlling it, making it more efficient over-all.
- Advanced Optics/ Targeting
The Optics and Targeting systems are top shelf, capable of thermal optics as well as using the wave frequency of the DCD to act as short wave 3D mapping sonar. Additionally equipped with a high quality range-finder the Archon is precise. Though when using Sonar, fast moving objects of small size can be harder to detect.
- Armour Plating:
The armour plating of the Archon is something particularly special, creating a pyronium / ultrachrome alloy and balancing the metals well in certain states, the pressure welded alloy is not as tough overall as ultrachrome, but is vastly catered against thermal impacts and other energy weapons, literally absorbing heat and electrical energy which comes into contact with it protecting the machenery underneath. The Ultrachromes conductive and diffusive abilities combined with the pyroniums' high absorption threshold make the metal incredibly resistant, almost immune to small arms fire, though weaker to solid slug weaponry such as shatter-guns if they have already absorbed energy, making the metal more malleable and taking on a red tint. The Metal can take glancing bolts from tank and fighter class energy weapons and direct hits from light tank cannons and interceptors.
- Particle Shield:
A light Stock standard Aethim Particle shield used to protect the Arc from physical impacts.
- Erebus Port:
At the top of the Archon, there is a small rotatable platform compatible with an Erebus platform, allowing one to dock so that the Archon is able to be ridden by Orphen should he wish to.
- Micro Ion Drive.
It's no secret that the Archon uses a good chunk of power, and so, what powers it is not a normal power-source, but rather a very small Ion drive located in the archon's chest. The power system were everything on the droid active would be strained, but not completely overwhelmed. However, the Archon can operate for approximately ten hours at combat use before needing to be charged, or a maximum of two days if power is being preserved.
The A.R.C.H.O.N. or All Region Combat, Holding and Observation Node is the epitome of Orphen's skill in robotics made manifest into a single entity. One of a kind Orphen created it with the same level of devotion and care that some of the greatest alchemists of the Sith order created their most powerful Sith-Spawn. The power of the Mechanoid unit stems from its raw speed and support systems more than its own direct offensive out-put. High Tech systems and materials used from the reserves of Aurora industries, materials from Brokellia as well as support from the royal family of Felecat made the creation of the Archon possible, simply in acquiring the materials needed in order to successfully develop this potent weapon while the powers of Mechu Deru, practice in the various facets of its creation and dedication filled the gaps.
Its purpose on a battlefield is to replace a slow moving hover-tank or outdated AT-ST with something which has a potent offensive out-put, but none of the vulnerability of something as slow moving, large or stationary. Thus, The Archon is a droid capable of running due to its repulsorlift 'wings' allowing it to move without putting a strain on itself due to its size and weight. More than that, the wings allow the Archon to jump, evade, and even fight in close quarters with some level of efficiency.
Orphen's creation of the alloy which composes the Archon is one of his brighter achievements, getting ahold of pyronium and remembering the conductive and diffusing nature of ultrachrome; where the metal rapidly spreads all thermal and energy charge across its whole surface to diffuse it. Combining this with the absorbing quality of Pyronium, the two metals complimented each other perfectly, allowing weapons to be made where electrical currents could be run through them in order to charge them with heat, with the safety of ultrachromes diffusing properties ensuring that any energy charged into the pyronium would never linger long. It's the fusion of these two materials which allow the Archon to be so potent against its foes, literally absorbing much of the fire which would normally penetrate most armours.
Though, the alloy did not come without sacrifice, lessening the purity of the ultrachrome took away some of its more defensive properties, making it about as durable as alusteel when it comes to physical impact. The Archon employs a particle shield to prevent and mitigate some of this weakness, allowing it to take some damage from the likes of heavy solid slug weapons, but few due to the base quality of the shield...
The Archon's Offensive systems while not the core of its kit are not to be sneezed at, its secondary three barreled heavy weapons are more than capable of shredding most humanoids and speeders within moments while its main cannon is more than capable of penetrating enemy armour and wounding almost everything in its path. Technically considered an anti-material weapon, the composite maser is a higher calibur and faster firing variant of the one which Orphen has in his gauntlet, achieving the faster rate of fire by running the tubes along cooling vents placed in Arcs back. With each shot, Arc Vents off the excess heat and cools quickly so that the high temperatures do not harm the chassis or the interior systems of itself.
Supporting the Archon's offensive systems, is a small host of custom software and computing to enable the droid to be the be adept in tracking, targeting and being able to compliment and mix well with other Alpha series technology as a control unit rather than a controlled unit.
All in all the A.R.C.H.O.N. is a well rounded machine and among the top of its class with few drawbacks other than its custom and specific nature would make it way too impractical for any sort of even limited sale.
