MESS-S1bD-005 TERRA

- UNI

- “Mind of AEGIS”

The MESS-S1bD-005 TERRA is a Garrisai from the *Harbinger* Universe.

## Technology and Combat Characteristics

Developed from the same deflector shields installed on the CSs, the Tactical Enforcer “Terra” is equipped with two primary equipment sets: the Reflectors System and the Repair Apparatus. Being nicknamed the “combat medic,” the Terra was designed to support its fellow AEGIS units with shield generators and healing beams. Its loadout is divided into two individual equipment sets. During the Period following the Era of Peace, is referred to by its pilot (Connor Holland) as the Nexus.

## Armaments

- EMP Core Pulsator: An Electromagnetic Pulse cannon mounted in the reactor of the Garrisai.

- EnergyCaster Manipulators: Each of the Terra’s manipulators can undergo a crude transformation that converts them into a mid-range laser cannon. The weapon pulls its energy directly from the Ichor Battery, and fires single/continuous streams of energy that is capable of melting through armor. They are incapable of being fired through any shield the Terra generates. When the Terra was converted into its base-defense form, both casters were lost.

- "Mind of AEGIS": A large shield created by the combination of all the TERRA's shield generators. It consists of a dome-shaped protective field that is nearly impervious to all forms of ballistic and energy damage. Its durability is finite, with energy damage draining it further.

## Special Equipment and Features

- Reflectors System: The Terra’s armor plating is lined with built in shield generators, which look similar to the Gyrotumbler Units developed years later. When activated, the generator takes a few seconds to spin up, and produce a large energy shield. The shield is resistant to most conventional attacks, including energy ones, though its durability will falter if attacked for long enough. The shape of the shield can change into several forms; from a massive rectangle that projects in front of the machine to a small hexagonal shape placed on the forearms, and even a massive dome shape that encompasses the space of several Garrisai, the shields can perform admirably in the defensive field. The generators can pool their energy together and generate a shield called the “Mind of AEGIS.”

- Repair Apparatus: The Terra’s backpack and forearm parts serve as a rail system used to transfer substitute parts for damaged Garrisai. The machine is equipped with spare limbs that can be hotswapped to allies through the purging of the damaged limbs, shown in the attached diagram. Repairs are usually only done on ace units. The R/RA apparatus was lost during the FGC, and thus was unable to be used when it was captured by the UNI.

## History

Terra is the only one of its kind to be a healing-based Garrisai. Originally being designed as a Shield Generator Core, the design eventually made its way into the design of a Garrisai. Hovever, in the the concluding hours of the FGC, an incoming attack on Guardia Seven in Polaris had the leaders of the base revert Terra to its core's original function, generating a deflector shield around the base. In the end, the defense was a success, but the Terra was never rebuilt back into its original body. Years later, the UNI found the Terra's chassis exactly where the ADJM left it: embedded in Guardia 7's shield generator port.

## Trivia

- The Terra is the only Garrisai from the Interstellar Conflict to make an appearance in the Period following the Era of Peace. This is primarily because of the other 15 units either already being destroyed, or taken apart to design the machines of Project Resurga. Terra never received such a fate, as its main chassis was the only part of it to remain. Thus, Terra, Combat Landships, and the Citadels are the only artifacts to have survived the FGC.

- The Terra’s shields and energy beams are projected in the color of the fuel source they are granted; Dechalus is Light Blue, Ichor is Yellow Orange, and Arcandy is Lime Green.

- The Energy Casters on each of the Terra’s arms are inspired from the PlasmaCasters used by Gipsy Danger of the Pacific Rim franchise.