Enyo Typhos
Control
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: Sub a toy.
Image Source: Here.
Canon Link: N/A.
Permissions: N/A.
Primary Source: N/A.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Archangel Research and Design.
Affiliation: Archangel Research and Design.
Market Status: Closed-Market
Model: Special Tactical Disruption Generator 1 - STDG 1.
Modularity: N/A.
Production: Semi-Unique
Material: Alusteel housing, Force focussing crystal, electronic components, Agrinium, Shard.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Classification: Force Weapon
Size: Very Large
Weight: Very Heavy
Ammunition Type: Force energy
Ammunition Capacity: Extremely Large
Effective Range: Extreme
Rate of Fire: Very Low
Damage Output: None
Recoil: None
SPECIAL FEATURES
- The device does not physically hurt a target and thus has no 'damage output'. Instead it uses Force energy to assault their psyche, inducing fear, paranoia, uncertainty, and insanity. Affected targets may, for example, run away, curl up in a fetal position or violently lash out and attack their comrades.
- Droids and Force-Dead organics remain unaffected.
- Ship-mounted.
- Fear and madness. The Mindbreaker Treason Engine is essentially a weapon for psychological warfare. It channels the dark side of the Force to project a psychic field that attacks a target's mind, summoning fear, dread, uncertainty, paranoia, and potentially indiscriminate, homicidal aggression. Those successfully exposed to it turn deranged. A starship may become disrupted as the crew is driven mad. Lesser effects include hallucinations, ear-splitting migraines and the like.
- Mental. As this is a Force psychic attack it is not affected by shields, armour or other mundane defences.
- Running out of ammunition is not a concern.
- Can be countered or mitigated by a Force user skilled in battle meditation, as they can shield the ship.
- Theoretically ammunition is virtually unlimited, but the device has a long cooldown period of fifteen minutes, which means it must recharge after every 'shot'. Its rate of fire is single action.
- The device can only affect organics and has no effect on droids. It also doesn't affect the Force-Dead.
- The device is designed to be ship-mounted, and cannot be miniaturised for personal use.
When Enyo assimilated former elements of the Contingency into her power base, she gained access to some of their technology. She lacked the means to replicate most of it in any meaningful way until she seized control of Archangel Research and Design. Having toppled her makers and taken their place, she was free to pursue all manners of science projects. One of the technologies she took an interest in was a device that acted as an amplifier and focuser of Force energy. Outwardly it resembles a pyramid. The machine is controlled by a Force Sensitive Shard, who directs its power. Meant for battlefield use during space battles, the psychic energy is supposed to be directed against a single enemy ship.
The ship becomes vulnerable to assault, infiltration or otherwise and potentially even dangerous to its own side, as those aboard are assailed by paranoia and madness. Crew members feel a strong pull to obey the psychic signal and violently lash out. This is not particularly subtle, but it can potentially give the user of the device an advantage, though its use must be carefully timed, as with any use of psychic weapons on the battlefield. That said, even if it only works on 10% of an enemy crew that's enough to cause disruption and chaos for a vital few moments, provided the opportunity is exploited properly.
The device has its share of weaknesses though. For one, it has a long cooldown period, which means it must recharge its power after every 'shot'. Moreover, droids remain unaffected. Finally, its effects can be mitigated or countered by battle meditation. Much to Enyo's annoyance, her posse calls it the Mindbreaker Treason Engine. Enyo insists on calling it the Special Tactical Disruption Generator 1 or rather STDG 1. Especially the latter. Enyo likes abbreviations and uses them liberally. Reading a document from her has more abbreviations than a national law code. She even abbreviates normal words. Her shorthand is a devil to decipher.
