Ragnit

Ragnite, Ragnit, or Ragnid, is a mineral that has many different uses, from anti-tank weapons to fuel and medicine. During the 1st technological stage, Ragnit was used everywhere, which became one of the reasons for the war, where there were not even alternative fuels.

Previously, during the Second World War, when the old Battleship Yamato was also used as Ragnit fuel, one of the countries where there was a rich source of Ragnit was Gaul, which maintained neutrality, as a result of which the Britannia Empire and European countries fought with each other and at the same time trying to take over this country.

Ragnit is widely used for commercial and industrial purposes. It is primarily used as a power source, with Ragnite engines powering tanks, wheeled vehicles, and even locomotives and ships. Characters use Ragnaids, made of ragnites, in the field to heal wounds. Ragnite derivatives are also used as fuel and payload in grenades, projectiles and missiles, and to make durable armor.

The wide variety of uses indicates that ragnite is somewhat similar to crude oil; Just as crude oil can be processed into many different hydrocarbons with different properties, ragnite can be formed into many specific types, such as "Ragnolin" used in vehicles. Most forms of ragnite appear to be relatively volatile, although stable forms exist. It appears to be replacing petrochemicals in all applications; Ragnit is used for everything from vehicle propulsion to lighting. Although oil is present in Europe, and the city of Fusen owns the bulk of Gaul's refineries for its processing, it is clearly inferior to Ragnite in importance.

Ragnit also comes in hard forms: it is apparently dense enough to be used as an armor material in tanks, as well as a penetrating element in armor-piercing ammunition. This use is similar to that of depleted uranium, although it appears that hardened ragnite is used as an outer plating rather than a middle layer in a composite armor scheme.

However, Ragnit also has a big drawback: for optimal use it requires constant ventilation, due to constant overheating even with minute use. All types of the vehicle are equipped with large radiator panels to dissipate it, which, when operating, emit the characteristic bright blue glow of Ragnite itself. Although Ragnite appears to generate electricity, the energy from the motor comes from mechanical action. Presumably, Ragnit is primarily used to supply heat to such systems, although internal combustion engines also appear to exist. The engines do not appear to produce any visible exhaust; although structures resembling smokestacks are visible on warships, they are simply used to lift the radiator fins and do not leave any smoke trail. However, by stage 2, Ragnit no longer requires constant ventilation and heavy casing can be used to protect the engine itself. The first machines that already resembled mechs were the Votoms, and later the Koubu power armor was created, which was used exclusively in Kyoto.

Ragite is mined from deep underground deposits, and mining is considered dangerous. Processing ragnite is no less dangerous and involves a large amount of caustic chemicals that leave a characteristic and unpleasant odor on workers; this causes significant social stigma and is part of the negative stereotypes surrounding darsens. The main source of ragnite in Gaul is from mining operations and the oil refinery at Fusen.

Ragnid gas is a thick blue aerosol and powerful nerve agent, apparently in widespread use during EW1: it was banned by the Continental Council Treaty on Land Warfare, but Gaul still retains some stockpiles of Ragnid shells in "pre-war arsenals".

When Cybertronians woke up from their multi-million-year sleep, Humanity learned to convert any energy source, including Ragnit, into Energon, which is a safer source of energy and at the same time more powerful. Since then, Energon has replaced Ragnit in most aspects of life, although Ragnit is still used in medicine.

Ancient legends say that Ragnit is the remnant of ancient monsters, which are part of Mother Nature. At the very moment when humanity completely drilled through the Earth’s Crust, these same monsters that Franxx-class Mechs are fighting began to crawl out of the ground.

At the moment, Ragnit is used in narrow areas, although the same Koubu armor also purchases Ragnit to fuel their armor.