Silver-Hawk Origin

The Silver-Hawk model 3F-1B is the main protagonist of the 1986 Shoot 'Em Up arcade game Darius. It is the player's ship, which was designed to combat the invading Belsar forces, which were plotting on destroying the planet Darius. The craft is piloted by Amnelian natives Proco (player 1), or Tiat (player 2), each of which are colored red or blue respectively. In later games, the craft is called the Silver-Hawk Origin.
==History==
In the Darius Year 201, the peaceful planet of Darius is invaded by the powerful, omnicidial Belsar forces, which consisted of large battleships resembling familiar aquatic life. The Amnelians were defenseless against this invading force, but before all hope was lost, an opposing force appeared to save the planet: The Silver Hawk.
This small, but powerful starfighter was created by the civilization in the hopes that if Darius were to go to war, they would be ready to fight back. Using technology from an ancient army, this fighter was more than up to the task to defeat the Belsar forces.
The Silver-Hawk managed to destroy each of the Belsar's main battleships, before the evil force called off the attack and retreated. Proco and Tiat, the pilots of the Silver-Hawks, were hailed as heroes, and Darius finally returned to peace...at least for now.
==Weapons==
The Silver Hawk was built with two weapons and one capability for taking on the task of eliminating the Belsar forces, all of each could be upgraded with power-ups to boost the fighter's effectiveness in combat:
*Missile - a standard, straight-shot weapon that could destroy smaller Belsar forces easily. The weapon can be upgraded with red power-ups, which will allow the Silver-Hawk to fire more missiles per shot (up to three).
**Laser - upon reaching tier 2, the missile is upgraded into a laser, which can penetrate through both enemies and bosses. Upgrading the laser will increase the length of the shot (and thus allow it to deal more damage), as well as increase the number of lasers fired at once (up to two).
**Wave - upon reaching tier 3, the laser will be upgrade into the wave, which will allow the shot to cover a larger area, allowing it to hit multiple enemies at once; in addition to being able to penetrate Belsar forces and battleships, it can also pass through terrain. Upgrading the wave will increase the width of the shot, allowing it to cover an even larger area per shot.
*Bomb - a secondary ballistic weapon that will fire out the front of the Silver-Hawk that will travel in a 90 arc downward, it is effective for clearing flank and ground enemies. The weapon can be upgraded with green power-ups.
**Twin Bomb - upon reaching tier 2, an additional bomb will be fired from the front of the Silver-Hawk and will travel in a 90 arc upward.
**Multi Bomb - upon reaching tier 3, an additional two bombs will be fired from behind the Silver-Hawk and will travel in a 90 arc upward and downward, making them useful for clearing flank attacks from behind.
*Arm - upon obtaining a blue power-up, the Silver-Hawk will activate a green shield, which will absorb up to three hits from both enemy projectiles, and collisions with Belsar's and terrain. Collecting multiple power-ups will replenish the shield.
**Super Arm - upon reaching tier 2, the shield will turn silver and absorb up to four hits.
**Hyper Arm - upon reaching tier 3, the shield will turn gold and absorb up to five hits; it will also bounce the Silver-Hawk away from terrain should the fighter fly too close.
==Trivia==
*Despite common belief, the Silver-Hawk model 3F-1B is in fact not the first Silver-Hawk craft created by the Amnelians, rather it was a prototype model called the "Silver-Hawk model ARCF-ROTA".
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