Ceph Trooper

==Summary==
The Ceph Trooper is a levitating robotic/mech infantry unit encountered by US and North Korean military forces on and around the Lingshan islands in August 2020. They are Ceph Stage 1 units and all originate from the Ceph Lithoship on the main Lingshan island. Although some have noted their insect-like appearance, their overall body plan also has some resemblance to Earth squid and octopus. The latter is far more likely, given the Ceph evolved from squid/octopus-like ancestors on their homeworld.
They come in three variants:
* Ceph Trooper: The standard Ceph trooper is equipped with only a MOAC (Molecular Accelerator) and serves as the standard shock troop of the Stage 1 Ceph on Lingshan. Some may also be equipped with a MOAR (Molecular Arrestor).
* Ceph Leader Trooper: An advanced unit of the standard trooper. They are all equipped with a MOAR (Molecular Arrestor). They are distinguishable by the cyan glowing spikes sticking out of the sides of their main body.
* Ceph Guardian Trooper: An advanced unit of the standard trooper that is equipped with an energy shield generator. They are distinguishable by the green glowing spikes sticking out of the sides of their main body.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically.  with weapons. via self-destruct
Name: Ceph Trooper | Ceph Leader Trooper | Ceph Guardian Trooper
Origin: Crysis
Gender: N/A
Age: Varies (likely millions of years, some likely newly “manufactured”)
Classification: Alien, Ceph (Stage 1), Mech infantry units
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Nanotechnology (Most or all Ceph technology is nanotech-based), Flight (Levitation, but not true flight), Absorption of Energy (Can absorb energy from surrounding electric and heat sources including: any electrical and electronic equipment, nuclear fission reactors, fire and other heat sources, likely solar energy as well), Information Analysis (Have shown the ability to scan and analyse human technology), Forcefield Creation (Guardian Trooper only), Energy Projection (via MOAC and MOAR), Water Manipulation (with MOAC), Ice Manipulation (with MOAR), Self-Sustenance (Type 1: Respiratory self-sustenance underwater), Self-Destruction
Attack Potency: Wall level+ physically (During their raid on the US navy aircraft carrier Constitution, they showed themselves being capable of busting through the ship’s solid steel inner walls). Small Building level with weapons (Their MOACs shoot hardened shards of ice-like material at high velocities; these rounds have showcased power comparable to higher-calibre human small arms [such as high-calibre rifles] and can take down other Ceph Troopers with only one or two shots canonically [as witnessed during a cutscene in the Crysis game’s 8th level Paradise Lost]. Their MOARs can, with a sustained several second burst, freeze most humans, normal human cars and vehicles solid, allowing them to be outright shattered with a strong enough follow-up attack). Small Building level+ via self destruct (Seemingly as powerful as an M26A1 grenade blast. The explosion can harm Nanosuit operators and demolish a small wood and asbestos cottage)
Speed: Athletic Human (Can seemingly keep up with the base speed of a Nanosuit soldier without speed boost, which is around 30 km/hr, as well as the running speed of elite US Marines). Subsonic+ attack speed with MOAC (The fired shards have 180 m/s muzzle velocity)
Lifting Strength: Likely at last Peak Human (Stronger than any unaugmented human soldier)
Striking Strength: Wall level+
Durability: Wall level+ (Should be able to withstand the forces of their own strikes, such as when they went through the solid steel walls on the USS Constitution). Higher with energy shield
Stamina: Likely Superhuman. They can likely operate for as long as needed, provided their energy cores’ reserves last and if they have sufficient sources of energy to absorb from, just like with Nanosuit soldiers.
Range: Tens of metres with MOAC and MOAR, Several metres with Forcefield projection
Standard Equipment:
* MOAC (Molecular Accelerator): Draws in water vapour from the surrounding atmosphere or other sources, condenses them into super-hard shards of ice, and fires these “ice bullets” at high velocity.
* MOAR (Molecular Arrestor): Draws in water vapour from the surrounding atmosphere or other sources, blasts a target with a potent freeze ray, freezing the target solid.
* Shield Generator: The Guardian Troopers are equipped with an energy shield generator, which surrounds them in a blue-green coloured forcefield. They can also project these forcefields on other nearby Ceph infantry units.
Intelligence: Average. They can coordinate well together and pose a challenge to platoons of elite US Marines and even squads of elite Nanosuit wearing soldiers. However, they appear to possess no notable tactical acumen, being “geek caste” worker Ceph that are mostly incapable of combat, and merely learned how to wage war from studying human armed forces.
Weaknesses: Although they can coordinate well with each other in ways human infantry cannot, they appear to lack any notable tactical and strategic acumen. A well coordinated effort from sufficiently large groups of elite human soldiers can actually fend them off, as witnessed in some cases on Lingshan and the USS Constitution. They also appear to be especially susceptible to EMP and other powerful electric weapons (which can disable their exoskeletons and short out most of their systems).
==Gallery==
Ceph Trooper Guardian 01.jpg|A Ceph Guardian Trooper engaging Psycho and Eagle Team.|link=
Ceph Trooper Leader 01.jpg|A Ceph Leader Trooper engaging Nomad and Prophet.|link=
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
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