John Locke
V U L K A N
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
[SIZE=9pt]Intent:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] To create a knife for sale and production by Locke and Key mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Image Source: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]DeviantArt[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Canon Link: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]N/A[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Restricted Missions:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] N/A[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Primary Source: [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Explosive Knives[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Thermal Detonator[/SIZE]
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
[SIZE=9pt]Manufacturer:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Locke and Key Mechanics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Model:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] Shiva Knife[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Affiliation:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Closed-Market [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Any character can use this if they have explicit permission through, for example, a marketplace purchase),[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Modularity:[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] No[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Production: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Mass-Produced. [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt](Anyone.) [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Characters refer to NPCs & PCs.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Material: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Durasteel, Baradium, Electronics[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Classification: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Knife[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Size: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt] [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Weight: [/SIZE][SIZE=9pt]Average[/SIZE][SIZE=9pt],[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Monomolecular Edge[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Thermal Detonator Core[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Weighted Throwing Dagger[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Molomonecular Edge: The edges of the blade are machined into a monomolecular edge that give it an enhanced cutting/penetrative power.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Thermal Detonator Core: Instead of a solid metal core the Shiva contains the internals of a thermal detonator.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Variable Electronics: The blade contains enough electronics to allow three functions. Setting off the explosive after a set amount of time, setting the explosive off on contact or setting off the explosive upon receipt of a detonation signal. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Balance: The knife is machine balanced, making it a great throwing tool designed to sink blade first into its target in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Single Use: Unlike a monomolecular blade, a monomolecular edge is sharped to the point where it can retain its sharpness after more than just one strike, however, repeated strikes will reduce it’s cutting power[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Unstable: The dagger, at its core, is another form of a thermal detonator, as such, it is unstable and liable to explode if shot by any energy based weapon. In addition, if the metallic surface of the blade is penetrated be a physical attack, be it a bullet or a blade the unstable core is liable to go critical and explode. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Weaker: [/SIZE]The blade isn’t one solid piece of metal but rather a durasteel coating over a thermal detonator. The blade lacks the solid core that is normally used by a blade to punch through it’s opponents and provide weight to a strike. This is a light blade rather than a heavy blade.
[SIZE=9pt]Ion? Oh no: The Shiva contains no ion protection, and a ion or EM strike can wipe out the electronics in the Shiva, leaving it an inert explosive that would need to be set of by other means if it’s to be effective.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]Back in the past, a well thrown dagger could put an end to a fight before it even started. A small weapon that could be secreted away around your body, but used to devastating effect. However, as weapon ranges got longer and armour got better this weapon fell away into the useless space of oblivion. But then a paradigm shift occurred, while people continued to fight at long ranges, the tight narrow corridors os spaceships and space stations forced opponents to once more engage at closer ranges. Even the advent of technology allowing users increased mobility made close range combat a key part of the battlefield. So Locke and Key mechanics went back to examine that venerable weapon.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=9pt]A standard dagger or throwing knife just wouldn’t cut it though, even against the most basic of defensive technologies, it wouldn’t penetrate the armour. But a monomolecular edge? That was something that could only be defeated be the densest of armours, the penetrative edge would allow it to slip through armour, but it would be slowed and the damage might not be enough to cause significant damage to the target. To allow for this the engineers at Locke and Key replaced the core of the dagger with a thermal detonator reasoning that the dagger which can potentially penetrate armour would provide a good drop off for the explosive power of a thermal detonator, potentially devastating lighter armours and even taking a solid chunk out of heavy armour.[/SIZE]
