Ceph Scout

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==Summary==
The Ceph Scout is an aerial combat unit encountered by the 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. They have a distinctly squid/octopus-like appearance overall.
They appear to be sort of “mechs” piloted by individual Ceph aliens. However, they likely cannot be thought of as vehicles in the traditional sense, given their “living” characteristics and as Ceph technology blurs the lines between biology and machine. Commander Emerson of JSOC states that they are powered combat exoskeletons, which makes them more like the CryNet Systems Nanosuit than some mere vehicles. They fulfill a role similar to that of human troop transports and helicopter gunships - scouting by air, ferrying squads of Ceph Troopers into battle, and supporting Ceph ground forces with air-to-ground fire.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: physically. with MOAC/MOAR and beam weapon. with Singularity Cannon and Gravity Bombs. via self-destruct
Name: Ceph Scout
Origin: Crysis
Gender: N/A
Age: Varies (likely millions of years, some likely newly “manufactured”)
Classification: Alien, Ceph (Stage 1), Aerial support units
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Nanotechnology (Most or all Ceph technology is nanotech-based), 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), Telekinesis (Lifted heavy machinery and mining haul trucks in Warhead), Information Analysis (Have shown the ability to scan and analyse human technology), Energy Projection (via MOAC, MOAR, and beam weapon), Water Manipulation (with MOAC), Ice Manipulation (with MOAR), Explosion Manipulation (via Singularity Cannon and Gravity Bombs), Self-Sustenance (Type 1: Respiratory self-sustenance underwater), Self-Destruction
Attack Potency: Small Building level+ physically (Capable of easily tearing apart a small-building-sized archaeological survey vessel, ripping through three decks and tearing the ship in half with ease). Wall level with MOAC/MOAR and beam weapon (Their MOACs shoot hardened shards of ice-like material at high velocities; these rounds have showcased power comparable to human heavy machine guns [such as those chambered for the potent .50 BMG cartridge] and autocannons; overall more powerful than the versions used by Ceph Troopers. Their MOARs can, with a sustained several second burst, freeze most humans, normal human cars and other large vehicles solid, allowing them to be outright shattered with a strong enough follow-up attack. The beam weapon is capable of destroying a military hovercraft or a parked F-36C Spectre fighter jet with a sustained burst). Small Building level+ with Singularity Cannon and Gravity Bombs (A single shot from the cannon or a single gravity bomb can destroy a self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery vehicle or armoured personnel carrier. Immensely more powerful than the M26A1 grenade, which does only low damage to such vehicles). Small Building level+ via self-destruct (Much more powerful than the self-destruct of Ceph Troopers. One Ceph Scout self-destructing cleared a room-sized blockage of rock and debris which would require at least this level of destructive power to blast apart)
Speed: Subsonic flight speed (Can seemingly keep up with US military VTOLs and KPA attack helicopters, which would mean flight speeds likely in the range of 300 to 500 km/hr). Subsonic+ attack speed with MOAC (The fired shards have at least 180 m/s muzzle velocity)
Lifting Strength: Class 100 (Capable of lifting a 100 ton [90.72 metric ton] mining haul truck)
Striking Strength: Small Building level+
Durability: Small Building level+ (Should be able to withstand the forces of their own strikes. Capable of taking a sustained burst from an MV-24 VTOL’s autocannon before going down [a quick burst from such an autocannon can shred the top floor of a two-storey wooden house], and can take upto two Gauss Rifle shots before dying)
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: Hundreds of metres with their weapons.
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.
* Beam weapon: Fires a transparent blue heat-based beam from the “mouth” region. This weapon is capable of incinerating a parked fighter jet.
* Singularity Cannon: A directed energy weapon which charges up for a couple of seconds and then fires a black-hole-like projectile which explodes violently on impact. A single shot can seemingly destroy an SPAAA or armoured personnel carrier or a tank.
* Gravity Bomb: Carried only by the orange scouts. A single bomb is seemingly as powerful as a shot from the Singularity Cannon.
Intelligence: Average. They can coordinate well together and pose a challenge to squadrons of elite special forces driven vehicles and even squads of elite Nanosuit wearing soldiers. However, they appear to possess no notable tactical acumen, being piloted by “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 forces cannot, they appear to lack any notable tactical and strategic acumen. A well coordinated effort from sufficiently large groups of elite human soldiers & vehicles can actually fend them off for a good while, as witnessed in some cases on Lingshan. They also seem to be especially vulnerable to Gauss rifle/cannon fire and plasma weapons fire; Nomad and Psycho used both types of weapon systems to great effect against them during the Lingshan incident. Even squads of normal human Marines seemed to stand a decent chance against a few of them when using Gauss rifles.
==Notable Matchups==
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