Matsu Xiangu
The Haruspex
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Intent: Personal Armor of Matsu Xiangu
Development Thread: Omega Gold Tier Prize
Manufacturer: Cerita Sarova
Model: n/a
Affiliation: Personal
Modularity: Not easy to modify. Only modularity options are around the mouth. Necrotic flesh is replaced whenever it becomes too decayed to function.
Production: Unique
Material: Phrik plating over an Armorweave bodysuit
Classification: Multipurpose
Weight: 11kg
Quality: 9
Special Features (see below for elaboration):
1. Highly resistant to lightsabers and other energy weapons.
2. Provides good protection against blaster fire, though not protracted/large-scale.
3. Necrotic Mouthpiece imbued/animated by Sith Sorcery
4. Internal Display - Normal, Infrared, and Night Vision options
Strengths: Highly resistant to lightsaber and energy weapons, an enemy hoping to slice Matsu would need to hit in the same area multiple times or more to burn through the phrik overlay designed to protect her small frame. Standard blasters and other ballistic weapons will have a hard time damaging this protective suit. The internal display allowing Matsu to see can be switched from normal vision to infrared or night options to assist her in battles or when seeking hidden opponents. Lastly, the mouthpiece - traded out whenever the pieces become too rotten - is grafted from the remains of Matsu’s necromantic experimentation. A ranged fighter that does not appreciate an opponent getting in her space, the remains are animated by Sith sorcery and will reach for/attack any opponent who gets close to Matsu. They can grab and hold, stab, or burn what they touch with the same caustic acid present in Matsu’s other creations.
Weaknesses: This suit is placed over an armorweave base, and in the interest of remaining quick and agile it has joints in key places allowing Matsu to keep her grace. While the armorweave will protect somewhat from stray blaster bolts it will not protect against a well-placed lightsaber strike in the armpit, back of the knee, or other place where the phrik is thinnest or non-existent to allow her to bend. Its light weight makes it less protective than it could be against larger blast weapons or concussive strength. It has some protection against telekinetic attacks but will not stop concentrated power. If someone was crazy enough to stick their hand in to the acidic mess of the mouthpiece it is a potential soft spot - if they’re willing to horribly sacrifice a limb. Lastly, the eyepieces on the suit are small and augmented by a heads-up display within the helmet. While the suit itself is resistant to electrical attacks, a large enough surge may compromise the extended viewing system, forcing Matsu to work with a small viewrange.
Description: Alien and insectoid, Matsu’s phrik armor is everything one might expect from her. Combining fashion and function the armor is meant to protect her among her increasingly frequent forays in to battle. Having lost several limbs more than once it was extremely important to the Sith Lord to keep her speed and agility while protecting herself against her enemies. A dark silvery-red, the phrik lay in plates that would reinforce each other to give her greater protection. The sharp, proboscis-like extensions from the mouth of the helmet moved of their own accord, searching for something to destroy and dripping an acid that tarnished the chest of the suit and would burn right through lesser metals and flesh alike. Meant to make her a more effective predator, the spider-suit was Matsu’s answer to the increasingly tech-savvy galaxy she fought in.
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