NRC-25 Bulwark

**NRC-25 Bulwark** is a remote-controlled fifth-generation drone/bot manufactured by Nexima Robotics Corporation. It is developed as to integrate into infantry regiments and battalions, furthermore increasing their firepower in intense combat.

## Design

The NRC-25 Bulwark use the "Cyclops" next-gen, standardised design template, which allows it to be manufactured quickly without compromising their capabilities and their overall quality. All of them share the standard Rhinestone armor that modern tanks use in battlefields such as the M7 Rhino. However, it has minimal leg armour due to a large prevalent amount of advanced hydraulics built on it; To improve longevity of running at high speeds; Which was made as an alternative to the slower Hammerhead Drones.

NRC-25 Bulwark contains a Neural Net Processor CPU, or "learning computer", contained within the endoskull and protected by inertial shock dampers. The CPU, developed by Nexima Robotics Corporation, is one of the most powerful microprocessors ever built. As part of its vast internal databases, the NRC-25 Bulwark contains detailed files on anatomies and physiologies of all known species so as to make it a more efficient killing machine. The CPU can also be updated with multiple database files related to advanced infiltration techniques, basic training for soldiers, hand-to-hand combat, emergency medical training, sniper training, an extensive tactical database, and detailed files from other identical bots making each unit a combat veteran.

Due to their lack of integrated weapon systems, they are equipped with machine guns such as the SAW-74 and the MK600E5 machine guns; Since they can handle the weight of a machine gun easily than a regular humanoid; With impressive marksmanship skills due to their smart targeting system. Though they can be retrofitted with wrist mounted submachine guns or blades as a preference.

### Capabilities

* **Superhuman Strength**: All NRC-25 Bulwarks are equipped with advanced propulsion and hydraulic systems that allows the drones to exert impressive feats of strength; Such as charging and breaking through an armoured door with no effort. They can easily turn organic opponents like Nevians and Colossians into a bloody mush with pure hand to hand combat. A single Bulwark unit can easily lift 40 tons maximum and punch or kick with a force of eighty thousand pounds.

* **Enhanced Durability**: NRC-25 Bulwarks are equipped with Rhinestone armor that gives them exceptional durability against physical, thermal and chemical attacks from external sources, assorted weaponry or opponents. Completely bulletproof except for the dilated, glowing single-piece eye optic. However, it can be easily destroyed by anti-tank cannons utilising armour-piercing rounds.

* **Anti-Phasing Tech**: The Drone's armour has a completely sealed surface, muscle layer and mind control layer, making it impossible to infiltrate and disable its systems by beings with shrinking abilities or technologies (Micro-Man, Sub Atomic, etc.). The bots' defence system can adapt vibrational frequency of the Nano-particles to prevent beings with phasing abilities/tech from infiltrating the unit.

* **Enhanced Speed**: All of the drones are equipped with advanced, bipedal hydraulic legs that allows them move and sprint at speeds of 80 mph, with little energy consumption to all units in the field; However, in order to maintain the speed of 80 mph for longer periods of use, leg armour is decreased to improve longevity.

* **Enhanced Agility**: All NRC-25 Bulwark drone units support an integrated flap-like component on the legs and arms that helps their agility much better without needing proper timing or leverage, and help balance footing to prevent falling unintentionally especially on harsh conditions, such as treacherous terrain. They can jump as high as Nevian Alphas as well.

* **Enhanced Targeting System**: Top-grade NX-AVIS 4.6 AI allows all variants to utilize a targeting system that allows them to strategically or accurately fire their weapons instead of blindly wasting ammunition on their opponents to increase their hit rate capabilities.

* **Enhanced Intellect**: The current Bulwark unit are equipped s to learn new things or skills, possibly allowing for self-awareness or what beings consider a "consciousness". This can make a NRC-25 Bulwark strategically decide what it should do best.

* **Master Combatant**: All NRC-25 Bulwarks are masters of unarmed combat through their large amounts of martial arts techniques embedded to their memory bank; Giving them an extreme intimidation and sheer dominance over the opposition. If a unit is losing in unarmed combat, it would automatically download and instantly analyse its opponents' fighting style and patterns in order to perfectly predict the foe's every movement and effortlessly counter them.