Ashin Varanin
Professional Enabler
Image Source: Deux Ex
Intent: A prosthetic arm as requested by [member="Phade"] - also available to select customers
Development Thread: None
Manufacturer: iBorg
Model: The Phade Prosthetic Arm
Affiliation: Personal
Modularity: Contains one Aurek Node socket and one Zerek Node socket.
Production: Limited
Material: Duraplast, desh-terenthium, high-grade nullification resin (optional)
Classification: Prosthetic arm containing wide-angle stun weapon
Size: Comparable to an arm
Length: Comparable to an arm
Weight: Comparable to a bulky prosthetic arm -- spinal support recommended
Ammunition Type: Energy cell
Ammunition Capacity: 8 wide-angle riot control stun blasts
Effective Range: Personal
Rate of Fire: Single action
Special Features:
- Wide-angle crowd-control stungun inside wrist/forearm - takes 2.5 seconds to deploy - comparable to a Czerka HeadBanger
- One Aurek Node socket - hardline neural connection through shoulder/neck - for one selection from iBorg's Aurek line of capability enhancements
- One Zerek Node socket - hardline neural connection through shoulder/neck - for one selection from iBorg's Zerek line of perception enhancements
- Augmented Reality Overlay (ARO) - holographic/retinal HUD with gesture/eyeblink control recognition - allows for more instinctive use of various separate slicing/holointerface technologies, if compatible
- Hand includes stabilization, recoil dampener, and increased grip strength (2x)
- Hardline and/or short-range wireless firewalled connection to wearer's choice of neural implant - arm can be used without one, but synergy is a thing
- Optional internal layer of high-grade nullification resin - detailed below
Description:
- (+) Backup weapon: wide-angle riot control stun weapon comparable to a Czerka HeadBanger; takes 2.5 unencumbered seconds to deploy. Optimized effective range: 5m, 60 degrees of arc. Very low ammunition capacity.
- (+) Allows better control over other slicing technologies with which the user is already familiar.
- (+) Allows improved aim stabilization, target tracking, grip/curl strength (2x) and recoil management.
- (+/-) Capable of being fitted with one iBorg Aurek Node and one Zerek Node. These modular nodes offer choices of specific technological capabilities and sensory perception overlays. List available here. Note that some of these modules can prove very distracting, limiting the wearer's ability to focus on the use of the Phade arm in some circumstances. The wrong combination of Aurek and Zerek nodes with the Phade arm can also cause complications, including excessive power requirements, leading to decreased operational life and potential shutdown under extreme stress. In other words, nodes should not be actively used simultaneously while the Phade arm's repulsor is being fired, or the arm will shut down as if hit by EMP/ion weaponry (detailed below). Avoiding this in the moment is a matter of experience and trained instinct. Like the Phade's other functions, possession does not imply competence.
- (+/-) Optional internal layer of high-grade nullification resin prevents most direct Force interference but will interfere with the wearer's Force senses, if any.
- (-) Heavy compared to a biological arm. Spinal support recommended.
- (+) Redundant hardline/short-range wireless connections to neural implants create increased resilience and adaptability.
- (-) Vulnerable to EMP/ion disabling effects; will reboot after one minute. Note that some neural implants, as well as some Aurek and Zerek Nodes, may have differing levels of EMP/ion resistance/resilience, potentially causing limited function.
- (-) Requires removal of entire arm up to the bottom of the shoulder.
Primary Source: Some aspects derived from the Clarity Neural Implant and Nyax Arm Cannon.
