Eternal Father
- Intent: Update my Shadow Droids
- Image Source: Click - Shoguneagle@DeviantArt
- Canon Link: Shadow Droid
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source:
- Manufacturer: Sith-Imperial Corps of Engineers /
Darth Carnifex
- Affiliation: The Sith Empire
- Model: Experimental Banshee Cyborg Starfighter / Shadow Droid
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative)
- Hardened Titanium Secondary Armour Plating
- Alusteel Skeletal Frame
- Lightweight Plasteel (High-Quality)
- Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate)
- Galven Coiling (Energy Weapon Interior)
- Various Starship Components.
- Classification: Cyborg Starfighter
- Length: 10.85m
- Width: 9.5m
- Height: 6.28m
- Armament: Very High
- [2] Laser Cannons (Fire-Linked, Stutter-Fire Capable)
- [2] Ion Cannons (Fire-Linked)
- [1] Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon
- [1] Concussion Missile Launcher
- [1] Proton Torpedo Launcher
- Defenses: High
- Reinforced [Starfighter-Class, Military-Grade] Armour and Hull Plating
- Standard [Starfighter-Class, Military-Grade] Deflector Shields (Overlaid Ray and Particle Screens)
- Standard [Starfighter-Class, Military-Grade] EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff and, Flare Launchers
- Standard [Starfighter-Class, Military-Grade] Emergency Thrusters (Chemical Propellent)
- Squadron Count: Low
- 8 Per Squadron
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: High
- MGLT: 110 MGLT
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 1,250 kph
- Hyperdrive Class: N/A
- Engine Unit(s): Starfighter-Class Ion Engines - Two Maneuverable Drive Units.
- Primary Power Plant: Compact Fusion Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant: Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Passengers: None.
- Crew Complement: One Disembodied Cybernetic Organic Brain.
- Escape Craft: None.
- Cargo Capacity: None.
- Consumables: None.
- Advanced [Military-Grade] Sensor and Targeting Systems
- Advanced [Military-Grade] Navigation and Avionics Systems
- Standard [Military-Grade] Communications Suite. (Encrypted with Planetary Military Keys)
- Sub-Standard [Military-Grade] Atmospheric Seals and Perfunctory Oxygen Scrubbers.
- Standard [Military-Grade] Subspace and HoloNet Transceiver(s)
- Standard [Military-Grade] Inertial Compensators
- Standard [Military-Grade] VTOL Repulsorlift Antigravity System
- Standard [Military-Grade] High-G Shock and Ejector Seat, with Crash Webbing
- Standard [Military-Grade] Homing Beacon. (Encrypted with Planetary Military Keys)
- Extended and Maneuverable Nacelles
- Stutter-Fire Capable Laser Cannons (Weaker Beams and Faster Rates of Fire) [When Activated]
- Advanced Targeting Computer
- Target Identification Network
- Dedicated Energy Receptor Projector
- Heightened Senses: Because the pilots of these new Shadow Droids are nothing more than brains encased in a cocoon of nutrient-rich fluids, they are directly linked into the starship's external sensors, flight-control and weapons-control systems, and sophisticated tactical computers. This may deprive them of their humanity, but their reflexes and abilities are enhanced far beyond anything they would have otherwise known.
- Expansive Armament: The Shadow Droids have a wide array of weaponry designed to annihilate enemy starfighters with ruthless efficiency, including multiple laser cannons and several missile launchers.
- Extensive Defenses: The Shadow Droids do not only possess strong forward deflector shields and a reinforced armor hull but are further augmented by an interior lining of polarizing insulation and a hearty coat of black ferrosphere paint.
- No Hyperdrive: Because of all the other advanced systems, the hyperdrive had to be cut out. Thus the Shadow Droids can only be launched from carriers and other ships with a hangar bay.
- Weak Rear Armor: Most of the design philosophy behind the Shadow Droids was aggression oriented, they were meant to run down enemy ships head-on with zero hesitation or fear. However, their rear armor is substantially weaker than their front armor and a couple of good direct strikes can knock out their engines and destroy the entire ship.
- Dark Side Madness: One of the most sinister additions to the Shadow Droids was the pilot's brain is infused with the Dark Side of the Force upon being connected with the ship's internal systems, allowing the ships to be directed by a competent Dark Side Master during battle and to simultaneously act as a singular unit to better coordinate. However, this comes at a great price as the brains were not meant to handle the immense strain the Dark Side can have upon the psyche, and too often can one find these disembodied brains succumbing to utter madness.
- Susceptible to Mental Influence: Just as they can be controlled by powerful Dark Side Masters, so too can they be influenced by other forces. Powerful mentalists might be able to break the Dark Side connection between the pilot brains and their dark coordinator, and in doing so can shatter the minds of the Shadow Droids causing them to spiral into destruction.
Over the course of many decades, there had been many up and coming pilots fighting on behalf of the Sith Empire in one incarnation or another. Brave young men and women, talented above all others, whose careers are tragically cut short by catastrophe and military disaster. Those who do not die are resigned to a life as an invalid, their bodies broken and useless, never again able to soar among the stars with the same dexterity as before.
It is a crime that the Sith shall not suffer to continue.
Conceived by the dark genius of Darth Carnifex, a new species of starfighter had been wrought in the foul orbital factories above the fortress world of Bastion. Sleek, dark, and outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment, sensors, and weapons, the Experimental Banshee Cyborg Starfighter, also known as the Shadow Droid, was destined to become one of the most significant advances in the Dark Side technology of the modern era. However, no droid brain was fit enough to pilot such a marvel, and thus the Emperor turned to the desperate and waylaid pilots who languished in helplessness after their bodies had been broken from battle.
He removed their brains and encased them in a protective cocoon awash with nutrient fluids, hardwiring them into the Shadow Droid's systems while simultaneously infusing their gray matter with the Dark Side of the Force. Man and machine became interlinked, pilot and starfighter became one. However, in the process of such fusion, humanity was all but stripped from the minds of these once-great pilots, but in return, they evolved beyond such petty mortal notions.
They were far better than mortal now.
They were the Shadow Droids, and woe be unto any who dared face them in battle.
2/15/2020
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Added Engine Units
Added Primary Power Plant
Added Secondary Power Plant
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Added Crew Complement
Added Escape Craft
Added Cargo Capacity
Added Consumables
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Fixed Formatting
Added Permissions
Changed Model
Changed Materials
Changed Length/Width/Height
Changed Armament
Changed Defenses
Changed Maneuverability
Added MGLT
Added Maximum Atmospheric Speed
Added Engine Units
Added Primary Power Plant
Added Secondary Power Plant
Added Passengers
Added Crew Complement
Added Escape Craft
Added Cargo Capacity
Added Consumables
Changed Standard Features
Changed Advanced Systems
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