Consciousness-Machine Transfer

**Consciousness-Machine Transfer**, known by the Universal Union as **Organic-Non Organic Asset Conversion** and informally known by the Phoenix Unified Command and The Resistance as **Exo-fication** is a process where the personality of an individual is uploaded to an artificial, mechanical body. The process is separate from the Transhumanization that the Universal Union is known for as instead of the body being augmented, the body is stripped of it's personality and memories which are then uploaded to a robotic body, with the original body either being disposed of or reduced to the sad state of existence that is becoming a Stalker.

Currently the only known examples of the Universal Union employing this process are the "resurrection" of Council Member Shitara Kaeyuki after her death caused by a hyperdrive sabotage and the creation of Council Member Samuel Edward Deven and Shitara Kaeyuki's new personal guards, being the Hellguard and Death Trooper, respectively.

### Universal Union Examples

#### Hellguard

Replacing the old Transhuman guard that had used to protect Council members. The Hellguard are little more than mindless bodyguard droids that protect their VIP at any cost, even if it would result in the destruction of their body, although this lack of self-preservation comes at the cost that when faced with withering enemy fire, Hellguard will blindly charge the enemy until either the Hellguard are destroyed or the enemy has been slain. The Hellguard appear like the old GEN 9 Dark SPARTANs that used to guard Samuel Edward Deven.

##### Armament

* 1 × AR3 Suppression Issue Heavy Pulse Rifle
* 1 × Dark Energy Pulse SMG
* 1 × Pulse Pistol

#### Death Troopers

Whereas Hellguard are simply mindless bodyguards, the Death Troopers retained their training when they still had organic bodies and underwent intense training after their conversions to condition them into the ultimate killing machines. More than capable of executing complex tactics and terrifying tough for something humanoid, Death Troopers are now the resurrected Shitara Kaeyuki's own strike force, completely loyal to the council member, they preform all orders without question. Unlike Hellguard, which speak in a highly modulated but still understandable voice, Death Troopers speak through a vocal scrambler that only they or Council Member Kaeyuki can understand.

##### Armament

* 1 × SE-14r Light Repeating Blaster
* 1 × DLT-19 Heavy Repeating Blaster *or* DLT-19D Heavy Blaster *or* E-11D Blaster Carbine
* Various Grenades

#### Inorganic Replacement Body

Even the advancements in technology used by the Death Troopers and Council Member Kaeyuki's Machine Army program, so far only two of these hyper-advanced bodies exist, belonging to Council Member Shitara Kaeyuki and Grand Admiral-Civil Administrator Taji Amatsukaze, Council Member Kaeyuki's most trusted Admirals and her second in command. It is unknown how exactly these bodies are created, but theories range from salvaged Vex technology being used to power the bodies, to Necron necrodermis making up the "skin" to Force "Magic" being used to seal the souls into the bodies. Despite the care and advancements that went into the bodies, it is rumoured that Council Member Kaeyuki is slowing being driven insane or, more accurately; Rampant.