Name: Allister Zayn
Age: 20
Specie: Human
Element/Specialty: Armor Pilot and Engineer
Appearance:
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Sex: Male
Equipment:
Field kit including: standard radio, first aid kit, and other misc. mission items.
Allister keeps a special over-the-shoulder bag filled with the tools he and his father used in Armor fabrication and upkeep.
Matador R5
- A 6-round auto-revolver that fires 1.45cm Plasma Bolts. He carries around enough spare speed loaders to reload the revolver 5 more times.
Prototype Armor Frame - "Gilgamesh
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Designed to fill a number of roles with heavy armour and firepower in mind. The PPC, along with advanced targeting systems, allows the Gilgamesh to effectively fill long-range bombardment roles. The armour is specifically rounded and smoothed to increase deflection probability, and particularly heavy on the front and sides, with an assault role in mind; the standard weaponry reflects this intended role. Because of the heavier frontal-armour, the armour to the rear is weaker in comparison to other Armors, effectively giving it a 'weak' spot. However, the Armor Frame is surprisingly maneuverable with a series of jets mounted along strategic points; the Gilgamesh doesn't move so much as it 'glides.' While the Gilgamesh has a respectable top-speed, acceleration leaves much to be desired. Advanced hydraulics allow the pilot to 'torso-twist' with precision, to be especially aggressive in navigating rough-terrain, and effectively gives the Gilgamesh the option of 'punching' if caught in a melee situation.
The greatest downside of the Gilgamesh is its unique and highly customizable nature. Because no other Armor of its like exists, repairs take an excruciatingly long time. The Gilgamesh is also prone to
unknown variables; it was still undergoing testing phases when Allister was forced to flee with it, and its performance has a tendency to reflect this fact.
Armament includes:
-Dual 3.9cm Plasma Machine Guns (Located in the palms of either 'hand')
Very high rate of fire, short-medium range. 3.9cm rounds are standard ammo type, however, larger calibres can be fitted into the ammunition stores at the cost of supply.
-Forward-mounted Point-Defense 'belly' laser
High rate of fire, short-range. The laser is set to a low frequency to 'scramble' missile-heads and render them inert. Against targets, is only slightly effective against organics.
-Auto-targeting shoulder-mounted 5.9cm Plasma Auto Cannons
Medium rate of fire, medium-long range, fires a cluster of five plasma rounds. Has a tight firing pattern, and is incredibly effective at punching into other Armors. Linked to sophisticated targeting systems that will automatically lock onto targets within optimum range, but can also be slaved into a twin- linked manual firing control.
-Top-mounted Plasma Projectile Cannon -
ENKIDUVery slow rate of fire, long-range only, fires an explosive plasma round with rail-gun technology. Incredibly effective against all target-types, and can and will puncture through softer targets before exploding. WARNING: ENKIDU trials plagued by mixed results. Recommended further testing before future use. Weapon DEACTIVATED.
-Advanced Electronic Warfare Package
Highly-advanced target-acquirement and auto-targetting systems, as well as highly-sophisticated counter-electronic warfare systems. In the event of receiving heavy damage, redundancy systems exist to allow the primary systems to continue, albeit at less effectiveness.
Personality: Quiet and reserved, Allister keeps to himself for the most part. He's not shy, or insecure, or anything like that, he just genuinely doesn't see the need to speak all of the time. He generally reserves his thought-sharing for when his input is needed or would make an impact. For example, a room of people might conclude that 2+2=5, when he knows, as far as the laws he's playing with are concerned, 2 and 2 in reality make 4.
Allister is also quite confident in his ability as a pilot and engineer, and will quickly speak up or against someone else he deems 'has it wrong.' If another pilot is the wrong person for the job, or another engineer uses a solution that is less efficient than another, he'll quickly point it out. Some people might mistake this trait for arrogance.
History:
Son of Finn Zayn, the head engineer of a small Armor Frame design and manufacturer called FRAME WORKS, Allister has been exposed to everything pertaining to Armors since before he was born. A popular story his father told him was that he was conceived atop an Armor Frame. His mother died during child-birth, and he and his father had a very strong and close relationship growing up, his father teaching him everything possible.
Allister became a de facto test pilot for his father in his teens, and had a natural knack for Armor working and design. During this time, he and his father also began the R&D for what would become the Gilgamesh.
After the invasion and wide-scale destruction of Shintaion, Allister was left largely on his own. The facility he and his father worked at was destroyed, and his father was crushed under a heap of debris. Allister used the Gilgamesh to escape, and he fought his way out of the city to seek the safety of the wilderness. Since then, he has heard of a resistance force gathering, and has decided to donate himself, and Gilgamesh, to the cause...