Directorate Officer
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
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Studying the Clone Wars, Admiral Quee was struck by the logistical and practical performance issues caused by either using droids or clones. While the droids could be produced and fielded en masse, the closet organic counterpart, a clone trooper, took significantly more time to train and equip. However, they were also generally more effective than their counterpart because of their greater versatility and ability to think. This caused him to seek a middle ground while thinking about how to best expand the limited ground forces of the Directorate. The result of these thoughts and his collaboration with Lucerne Lab's droid division was the biomechanical Hoplite Synthetic Soldier.
Hoplites are unusual in that while they an artificial, mechanical construct, a significant portion of them is actually of organic nature and even includes living organisms within it.This largely allows them to be more adaptable and relatable to organic beings than many battle droids while simultaneously allowing them to be more easily produced and consistently higher performing than many organic soldiers. While Hoplites have been compared to HRDs, they are actually more conceptually related to synthdroids: a Hoplite only resembles a human from a superficial level, both mentally and physically. It generally does not take long for people to interact with a Hoplite to realize that it's an artificial construct. While this makes them poor social infiltrators and conversation mates, Hoplites remain effective warfighters that typically are equivalent to organic soldiers in overall performance.
Personality: Hoplites only support a fairly simple personality matrix due to their use of the Psykhe Droid Brain. This limited personality also means that the droids are not capable of learning heuristically, unlike many higher-end droids. To partially compensate for this and make them less predictable, the droid can accept a variety of basic personalities that can typically be summed up in a single word. Some of the most common default personality types from the factory are described as “dutiful”, “wary”, and “aggressive”. All personality see themselves first and foremost as soldiers and warriors, which largely regulates and channels their personality's feeling to productive ends.
Skillset: The Psykhe droid brain and its associated personality matrix are designed to support a warrior persona which is enabled by including a competency skillset of basic combat survival skills within the core programming itself. This core programming isn't terribly impressive by itself, but it serves primarily as a contextual junction point for the programming which comes from the four knowledge cartridges that can be inserted into the droid brain itself. These cartridges allow Synthetic Soldiers to be much more adaptable on the battlefield than many of their battle droid peers while making the process user-friendly even to those with limited technical skills. To change cartridge, the droid must be brought offline, the back of head panel accessed, the correct authorization credentials and passcodes entered. Typically, one cartridge contains all of the information about the organization that the droid belongs to, such as its basic history, chain of command, strategic and tactical doctrines, and specific operations information (friend or foe programming, maps, etc). Another cartridge typically supports the programming to effectively operate a small number of specific weapons(ex. Alliance small arms) or a broad class of associated weapons(such as blaster rifles). Another cartridge is dedicated to effectively using equipment assigned to the droid, typically things like battle armor or tools originally designed for humans. Occasionally, this slot is replaced with the knowledge on how to use and maintain a specific type of vehicle. The last slot typically holds information and programming on operating in specific types of environments, such as forests or deserts. By fusing all of these programmings together through the droid's personality matrix, Hoplites become proficient fighters largely equivalent to trained, but not veteran, organic soldiers.
Chassis: Hoplites derive most of their uniquely hybrid organic and artificial nature by the use of a Psykhe Droid Brain and Soma series Body Chassis. Biofiber and Rybcoarse-based artificial muscles are attached to this frame to act in a matter similar to traditional servo-motors, which in turn are covered by quantum fiber underlay with synthflesh and artificial hair on top. These basic systems form the basis of the Hoplites appearance and ability to almost serve interchangeably for and among human soldiers. To the typical onlooker, Hoplites appear to have the same physical performance as an organic soldier in peak physical condition,. But Hoplites not only emulate typical soldiers, but actually surpass them in few characteristics, which largely serves to make up for their poorer intellectual ability compared to organic soldiers. The biofiber-rybcoarse muscles are not subject to the typical lactic acid cycle within the body, and thus do not suffer from endurance problems. Much like the servo-motors found on other droids, the main limiting endurance factor is the amount of power available to the droid. The droids do not possess pain receptors, which allows them to keep fighting despite damages and wounds that normally kill or incapacitate a human soldier. Aiding in this effort, the quantum fiber underlay provides additional protection to the droid that people simply don't have. While it pales to the armor inherently worn by most battle droids, this underlay makes the droids less susceptible to damage from typically weaker attacks on the battlefield, such as from shrapnel or simple melee weapons. Using Hi-Sense Enhanced Eyes with improved visual acuity in discriminating between objects as well as resolving images at further distances, along with the ability to see the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums. The use of internal comlink also means that the droids do not to need to verbally speak to communicate, allowing them to silently act together in concert without the possibility of eavesdropping.
Locomotion: Hoplites move around on a pair of legs and arms, giving it the mobility typical of most humans. The artificial muscles and Soma Droid Chassis provide the Hoplite with sufficient strength, endurance, and grace to perform at the capability of an exceptional human athlete. A Soma can easily perform such tasks as long marches, sudden sprints, or rockclimbing. As their endurance and frame is largely the result of its artificial construction, the droids can also carry and move around slightly more weight than many of their organic counterparts without any loss in physical performance. This may practically manifest itself as carrying an extra weapon, heavier armor, or more ammunition.
Weapons: Hoplites do not come equipped with any offensive hardware of their own. However, with the right knowledge cartridge, they can proficiently use most weapons designed for humans and other humanoid species. Most militaries give the droids knowledge cartridges that cover the use of weapons typically standard in their armories, allowing them to be equipped using already existing stores of weaponry or to pick up and use weapons found on the battlefield. Because of that, many Synthetic Soldiers carry fairly typical weapons like blaster rifles and grenades onto the battlefield, though some have been equipped with more specialized or exotic weapons depending on the role of their unit.
Defenses: Like humans, the most inherent physical defense of a Hoplite is simply not getting hit, relying on their size and natural grace to avoid enemy fire or seek cover and/or concealment. However, they do possess a layer of quantum fiber which provides minor protection against many common threats such as shrapnel, primitive weapons, and glancing weapon strikes. Hoplites often rely on wearing armor suits originally designed for organics to provide them with better defense. While these inherent defenses are weaker than the physical defenses of many battledroids, Hoplites are conversely more resistant to the common weakpoints typical of many battledroids. Its chassis and droid brain designs combined with its use of artificial muscles makes it grossly unaffected by area of effect ion and EMP strikes. The use of an organoform circuitry and bio-computer based droid brain also make it unaffected by droid restraining bolts and significantly harder to hack as well as a matter of principle. This does not mean that the droid is immune to such attacks, but it is significantly harder to damage or destroy it through such means.
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Intent: To provide a droid replacement to the average, organic soldier
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Primary Source: Synthdroid
Manufacturer: Lucerne Labs
Model: Hoplite series Synthetic Soldier
Production: Mass-Produced.
Affiliation: Directorate, Silver Jedi, Closed Market
Modularity: Basic Appearance, knowledge cartridge, accouterments (typical soldier gear and weapons)
Material: Soma series Body Chassis, Psykhe series Droid Brain, Synthflesh, Rybcoarse/Biofiber-based artificial muscles, quantum fiber subdermal armor, hydro-glycolic fuel cells,
Classification: Fourth Degree
Weight: ~1.82 meters
Height: ~95 kilograms
Movement: Bipedal
Armaments: none
Misc. Equipment:
Psykhe series Droid Brain
Soma series Body Chassis
subdermal quantum fiber armor layer
Hi-sense Enhanced Eyes
Human Replicas: While actually droids, the Hoplite series Synthetic Soldiers are designed to appear as typical humans at a casual inspection. A key element of this is the use of a Soma series Droid Chassis, which is then covered in artificial rybcoarse/biofiber muscles to as servo-motors and then covered in synthflesh, much like their direct predecessor, the Synthdroid. Aside from making Hoplites easier to interact with organics (especially for civilians), it also enables them to utlilize existing weapons, armor, and other equipment originally designed for organic use.
Variable Appearance: Hoplite series Synthetic Soldiers use basic synthdroid construction, meaning that it takes only little effort to sculpt or dye the synthflesh to make it look like a variety of humans. Hoplite Synthetic Soldiers typically possess randomized appearance traits to make them look like more organic units on the battlefield, those purchasers can specify certain physical appearances if desired. However, their actual appearance as organics is not perfect, falling somewhat between the low-end Synthdroids and high-end HRDs. Most people can tell their true nature just from looks after spending around ten minutes with them, though frequently the droid's simple personality gives them away long before that. This makes them poor social infiltrators.
Variable Personality: While only capable of having simple personalities because of the robust nature of their droid brain, Hoplites can be programmed with a variety of personalities that can be summed up in one word such as “dutiful”, “wary”, “aggressive”, etc. This means that while they're not particularly intelligent or creative fighters, they are not universally predictable either.
Subdermal Armor: While a Hoplite appears to be a normal human on the outside, they actually have two layers of quantum fiber right underneath their synthflesh. This is fairly minor protection that does not provide significant protection against most direct fire weapons, but it is useful for absorbing shrapnel, richocets, and low-tech melee weapons like daggers or clubs. This provides them with a minor edge in durablility compared to the average human body.
Hi-sense Enhanced Eyes: Synthetic soldiers use off the shelf Hi-sense Enhanced Eyes originally intended for cyborgs as photo-receptors. These provide the Hoplite with slightly better than average baseline vision than a typical human, along with a limited ability to see in the ultraviolet and infrared spectrums.
More than Human: Hoplite Synthetic Soldiers are typically more capable physically than the average human soldier.. While less than that of many other battle droids, their strength, endurance, and speed runs on the upper end of the human spectrum. Additionally, compared to humans, they have somewhat better physical durability and enhanced vision.
Defense in Principle: Hoplite Synthetic Soldiers are an unusual amalgram of organic and inorganic technology. The use of (partially)organic components such as the ryboarse muscles, organoform circuitry, and bio-computer based droid brain, and a hydro-glycolic fuel cell artificial metabolism makes Hoplites resistant to the original banes of battle droids: Ion/EMP weapons and hacking attempts.
Weaknesses:
Limited Intelligence: While intended to largely replace organic soldiers, Hoplites are notably less creative or well-rounded in terms of actual skills compared to organics. Additionally, the Hoplites relatively simple personality makes them not as suited for changing social environments compared to organic soldiers.
Environmental Prone: The same artificially organic components that allow Hoplites to bypass to many of the common pitfalls of droids also makes them vulnerable to hazards that don't typically effect droids, such as radiation and certain diseases.
Studying the Clone Wars, Admiral Quee was struck by the logistical and practical performance issues caused by either using droids or clones. While the droids could be produced and fielded en masse, the closet organic counterpart, a clone trooper, took significantly more time to train and equip. However, they were also generally more effective than their counterpart because of their greater versatility and ability to think. This caused him to seek a middle ground while thinking about how to best expand the limited ground forces of the Directorate. The result of these thoughts and his collaboration with Lucerne Lab's droid division was the biomechanical Hoplite Synthetic Soldier.
Hoplites are unusual in that while they an artificial, mechanical construct, a significant portion of them is actually of organic nature and even includes living organisms within it.This largely allows them to be more adaptable and relatable to organic beings than many battle droids while simultaneously allowing them to be more easily produced and consistently higher performing than many organic soldiers. While Hoplites have been compared to HRDs, they are actually more conceptually related to synthdroids: a Hoplite only resembles a human from a superficial level, both mentally and physically. It generally does not take long for people to interact with a Hoplite to realize that it's an artificial construct. While this makes them poor social infiltrators and conversation mates, Hoplites remain effective warfighters that typically are equivalent to organic soldiers in overall performance.
Technical Explanations:
Personality: Hoplites only support a fairly simple personality matrix due to their use of the Psykhe Droid Brain. This limited personality also means that the droids are not capable of learning heuristically, unlike many higher-end droids. To partially compensate for this and make them less predictable, the droid can accept a variety of basic personalities that can typically be summed up in a single word. Some of the most common default personality types from the factory are described as “dutiful”, “wary”, and “aggressive”. All personality see themselves first and foremost as soldiers and warriors, which largely regulates and channels their personality's feeling to productive ends.
Skillset: The Psykhe droid brain and its associated personality matrix are designed to support a warrior persona which is enabled by including a competency skillset of basic combat survival skills within the core programming itself. This core programming isn't terribly impressive by itself, but it serves primarily as a contextual junction point for the programming which comes from the four knowledge cartridges that can be inserted into the droid brain itself. These cartridges allow Synthetic Soldiers to be much more adaptable on the battlefield than many of their battle droid peers while making the process user-friendly even to those with limited technical skills. To change cartridge, the droid must be brought offline, the back of head panel accessed, the correct authorization credentials and passcodes entered. Typically, one cartridge contains all of the information about the organization that the droid belongs to, such as its basic history, chain of command, strategic and tactical doctrines, and specific operations information (friend or foe programming, maps, etc). Another cartridge typically supports the programming to effectively operate a small number of specific weapons(ex. Alliance small arms) or a broad class of associated weapons(such as blaster rifles). Another cartridge is dedicated to effectively using equipment assigned to the droid, typically things like battle armor or tools originally designed for humans. Occasionally, this slot is replaced with the knowledge on how to use and maintain a specific type of vehicle. The last slot typically holds information and programming on operating in specific types of environments, such as forests or deserts. By fusing all of these programmings together through the droid's personality matrix, Hoplites become proficient fighters largely equivalent to trained, but not veteran, organic soldiers.
Chassis: Hoplites derive most of their uniquely hybrid organic and artificial nature by the use of a Psykhe Droid Brain and Soma series Body Chassis. Biofiber and Rybcoarse-based artificial muscles are attached to this frame to act in a matter similar to traditional servo-motors, which in turn are covered by quantum fiber underlay with synthflesh and artificial hair on top. These basic systems form the basis of the Hoplites appearance and ability to almost serve interchangeably for and among human soldiers. To the typical onlooker, Hoplites appear to have the same physical performance as an organic soldier in peak physical condition,. But Hoplites not only emulate typical soldiers, but actually surpass them in few characteristics, which largely serves to make up for their poorer intellectual ability compared to organic soldiers. The biofiber-rybcoarse muscles are not subject to the typical lactic acid cycle within the body, and thus do not suffer from endurance problems. Much like the servo-motors found on other droids, the main limiting endurance factor is the amount of power available to the droid. The droids do not possess pain receptors, which allows them to keep fighting despite damages and wounds that normally kill or incapacitate a human soldier. Aiding in this effort, the quantum fiber underlay provides additional protection to the droid that people simply don't have. While it pales to the armor inherently worn by most battle droids, this underlay makes the droids less susceptible to damage from typically weaker attacks on the battlefield, such as from shrapnel or simple melee weapons. Using Hi-Sense Enhanced Eyes with improved visual acuity in discriminating between objects as well as resolving images at further distances, along with the ability to see the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums. The use of internal comlink also means that the droids do not to need to verbally speak to communicate, allowing them to silently act together in concert without the possibility of eavesdropping.
Locomotion: Hoplites move around on a pair of legs and arms, giving it the mobility typical of most humans. The artificial muscles and Soma Droid Chassis provide the Hoplite with sufficient strength, endurance, and grace to perform at the capability of an exceptional human athlete. A Soma can easily perform such tasks as long marches, sudden sprints, or rockclimbing. As their endurance and frame is largely the result of its artificial construction, the droids can also carry and move around slightly more weight than many of their organic counterparts without any loss in physical performance. This may practically manifest itself as carrying an extra weapon, heavier armor, or more ammunition.
Weapons: Hoplites do not come equipped with any offensive hardware of their own. However, with the right knowledge cartridge, they can proficiently use most weapons designed for humans and other humanoid species. Most militaries give the droids knowledge cartridges that cover the use of weapons typically standard in their armories, allowing them to be equipped using already existing stores of weaponry or to pick up and use weapons found on the battlefield. Because of that, many Synthetic Soldiers carry fairly typical weapons like blaster rifles and grenades onto the battlefield, though some have been equipped with more specialized or exotic weapons depending on the role of their unit.
Defenses: Like humans, the most inherent physical defense of a Hoplite is simply not getting hit, relying on their size and natural grace to avoid enemy fire or seek cover and/or concealment. However, they do possess a layer of quantum fiber which provides minor protection against many common threats such as shrapnel, primitive weapons, and glancing weapon strikes. Hoplites often rely on wearing armor suits originally designed for organics to provide them with better defense. While these inherent defenses are weaker than the physical defenses of many battledroids, Hoplites are conversely more resistant to the common weakpoints typical of many battledroids. Its chassis and droid brain designs combined with its use of artificial muscles makes it grossly unaffected by area of effect ion and EMP strikes. The use of an organoform circuitry and bio-computer based droid brain also make it unaffected by droid restraining bolts and significantly harder to hack as well as a matter of principle. This does not mean that the droid is immune to such attacks, but it is significantly harder to damage or destroy it through such means.
Miscellaneous Equipment:
