Silver Shield Group
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To introduce a new, one-size-fits-all strain of cybernetics.
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- Canon Links: Nanogene Droid, Nanogene Spore, PsiCom 1260 Interface, Cardio-Muscular Package, Reaction System, Mental Boost System, Biotech Implant, Cortical Datasplint, Borg Construct Aj^6
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Hyōhi X-1 Subdermal Armor, Gaikotsu Hybrid Plexisteel Skeletal Coating
- Manufacturer: Silver Shield Group
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: SSG-661 "Armiger" Cybernetics Package
- Modularity: Yes
- Software updates
- Nanogene Droid replacement (via injection)
- Production: Limited
- Material: Bio-Synthetic Components, Rybcoarse (Muscle reinforcement), Quantum Fiber (subdermal armor), Titanium-Hexalloy Composite Weave (subdermal armor), Plexisteel (skeletal reinforcement)
- Classification: Full Suite
- Size: Extremely Large / Entire Body
- Resistances:
- Energy: Very High
- Ballistic: Very High
- Physical: Very High
- Ion/EMP: Low
- Environmental: Medium
- Lightsabers: None
Strength and Agility: Increased strength, perception, reflexes, and information processing ability. Vastly improved durability and resistance to most combat hazards: shooting, bludgeoning, slashing, etc.
Health and Wellness: Filtered toxins, poisons, and other harmful substances as well as greatly improved resistance to diseases and other forms of sickness. Life expectancy also increased dramatically. Improved metabolism and nutrient absorption.
Intellect and Cognition: Improved both short-term and long-term memory. Compatible with most forms of knowledge cartridges. Did not stimulate muscle memory.
Self-Preservation: Limited self-repair functionality eliminated the need for routine maintenance and allowed hosts to survive certain wounds which would normally be fatal.
Digital Living: Provided local data storage, automated self-repair and maintenance, integrated scanners, and an augmented HUD with full-spectrum visual suite integrated scanners. Allowed remote interfacing with compatible electronics, vehicles, armor systems.
Midichlorian Accommodation: Did not impair use of, or connection to, the Force.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
[ + ] The Armiger Package contained virtually every benefit one could ever desire from high-end cybernetics in one convenient suite.
[ + ] With increased resistance to most forms of conventional attack and marked health benefits, hosts of the Armiger Package regarded death only as a remote possibility.
[ + ] Hosts of the Armiger Package did not experience any dampening of their connection to the Force, as was typical from most cybernetic modification procedures.
[ - ] No attempts were made by the designers of the Armiger Package to obfuscate its presence. Trivial scans will always detect the Armiger Package in a host.
[ - ] Hosts with shapeshifting or naturally quickened regeneration would lose those traits once the Armiger Package was implemented.
[ - ] Hosts were became highly sensitive to Ion and EMP attacks. When exposed, they experienced severe nausea, dizziness, and malaise. These symptoms worsened proportionate to the power behind the attack, up to being rendered unconscious.
DESCRIPTION
The SSG-661 "Armiger'' Cybernetics Package was a comprehensive suite of cybernetic enhancements utilized by the Silver Shield Group. Publicly, it was known as a product of Silver Shield's ever-illusive research and development division. The truth of the matter was that it was a product of Sith scientists that made up the Sictis Association, led by Darth Adekos. To them, it was called the Adekon Nanogene.
Like the nanogene developed by Belia Darzu, the nanogene droids associated with the Armiger Package entered a host and slowly converted their organic structures into synthetic ones. Unlike the original nanogene, the Armiger Package converted its host into a highly sophisticated cyborg rather than a mindless technobeast. It also had the added benefit of preserving its host's Force Sensitivity.
While implementation of the Armiger Package did not entail traditional surgery, it was still a time-consuming process and required special accommodations. The Silver Shield Group's medical technicians referred to it as "restructuring."
Prospective hosts were put into stasis within a bacta tank. Otherwise, restructuring would cause excruciating pain - to the point where psychological trauma would be a distinct possibility for a host.
Regular injections of nanogene droids would proceed from there, slowly converting organic systems into cybernetics. Organs and tissue that could not be completely converted were reinforced with artificial substructures instead. Additional injections would be administered as-necessary to ensure the nanogene droids received the materials they needed to work with.
Medium humanoids would take up to one week to be restructured, with larger humanoids taking up to four.
Restructured subjects would be left with a suite of highly advanced cybernetics integrated into them. The benefits ran the gamut from expected (greatly increased durability, stamina, senses, and strength), advanced (direct technological interfacing, integrated scanners, and HUD), to mundane (self-cleaning teeth, excess cholesterol removal, configurable sleep patterns).
The nanogene droids were able to custom-tailor their modifications to any host, and so the vast majority of organic species could benefit from the Armiger Package. If the subject already possessed cybernetics, they would be upgraded or integrated as necessary..
The Armiger Package was detectable even by cursory scans. It was not made for those who wished to keep their augmentations a secret. Hosts also displayed increased vulnerability to ion weapons and electromagnetic pulses. Such attacks would cause anything from general malaise to complete incapacitation, depending on the intensity of the attack.
Distribution of the Armiger Package was closely controlled by the Silver Shield Group. It was not unheard of, however, for samples to find their way to the black market...
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