Imperial Bioroid

## Imperial Bioroid (Tiroliszoth'dohl)

One of the most sophisticated Bioroid models, the **Imperial Bioroid** (**Tiroliszoth'dohl**) was used by the most high-ranking officers of the Tirolian Empire.

## Background

The expansion of the Tirolian Empire's armies also led to a growth of their command and control requirements. Rather than dealing with small squads of units, the Tirolians were now expecting to be putting massive forces into the field. Furthermore, with their armies spread across numerous worlds and fleets, there was a need for units to command large forces. While the Commander Bioroid was well-suited to field command operations, there was a limit to its abilities. Furthermore, there was a feeling among some higher-ranked leaders that the Commander Bioroid was 'beneath' them, having been designed specifically for mass production.

To fulfil both of these requirements, the Robotech Masters developed the Imperial Bioroid. Built from the technology created for the Scout Bioroid, the Imperial Bioroid featured an entirely new body design that allowed for even greater mobility than any previous Bioroid. Furthermore, it was equipped with an advanced electronics suite that enabled the pilot to communicate with and control vast armies of Bioroids in the field. Finally, the Imperial Bioroid was intended to serve as a symbol of the Empire and as such was given a distinctive yellow-gold colour scheme, as well as being armed with a symbolic poleax weapon (modelled on the ceremonial weapons used by the Tirolian senatorial guard).

One of the last Bioroids to enter service with the Tirolian Empire, the Imperial Bioroid was assigned only to the most high-ranking officers who were assigned to command entire Legions. The result was that it was an exceedingly rare design, with typically only a single example to be found on any given colony world. Likewise, there were only a handful of Imperial Bioroids to be found on each Mothership. It was rare to see more than a single Imperial Bioroid at a time, but the presence of one served as a powerful enhancement to their forces.

As the Tirolian Empire crumbled, most Imperial Bioroids were withdrawn from colony worlds and transferred to their ships. (It speaks volumes of the Masters' priorities that they did not even leave a single Imperial Bioroid to lead their forces on Tirol). By the time the Masters' fleet reached Earth, their numbers had been further drained due to Protoculture depletion. Very few Imperial Bioroids saw action during the Second Robotech War, but they proved to be potent combatants and were incredibly effective against the Southern Cross' mecha.

Most Imperial Bioroids were destroyed during the Second Robotech War. Some survived and were used by loyalist forces that continued to fight against the remnants of the Southern Cross following the war, where their capabilities were limited by the combination of Protoculture depletion and the limited forces at their disposal. Most of these remnant forces were destroyed before the Invid Invasion, and none are believed to have survived.

## Capabilities

The Imperial Bioroid used the same technologies and systems as other Bioroids, albeit in more refined and efficient versions than most older forms. It mounted one of the best sensory systems found on any Bioroid, second only to that found on the Scout Bioroid, giving it excellent detection, targeting and identification capabilities. Furthermore, the Imperial Bioroid was equipped with extensive command and communications systems (a more advanced derivative of the systems used by the Commander Bioroid to allow the pilot to coordinate large-scale forces while still maintaining combat effectiveness. The Imperial Bioroid boasted greater mobility than any previous Bioroid model, including extensive booster systems. Many of the advancements of the design were shared with the Advanced Soldier Bioroid, with the two considered to be in the 'Late Period' of Bioroid designs.

The Imperial Bioroid was designed to be piloted by the most exceptional, senior ranked Bioroid commanders and leaders of the Tirolian forces. These clones were often bred from prestigious bloodlines, and had cybernetic augmentations to further enhance their capabilities. Due to their role and rank, these clones were allowed considerable autonomy to act as they saw fit and command their forces. Typically, one member of the Triumvirate would pilot an Imperial Bioroid, while the other two members would act as assistants and bodyguards in different designs, such as the Advanced Soldier Bioroid or Stealth Bioroid.

The armor on the Imperial Bioroid is a low-mass composite-material plating that was later emulated by Earth militaries for their mecha. Aside from the respectable protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and to a lesser extent, particle guns, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon’s energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The armor stops all small arms, heavy infantry weapons fire, and light mecha-mounted weaponry, and provides good resistance to medium mecha-mounted weaponry, and poor resistance to heavy mecha-mounted weaponry.

Note that the Bioroids' redundant systems and advanced design made them exceedingly capable of coping with battle damage, and the total protection afforded by the Bioroid was hence more than the armor data would suggest.

## Weapons and Equipment

* **Uhl-Megor Disc Gun Pod:** One Ion Beam/Pulse Cannon, fires ion discs. Alternatively, the weapon drum can fire this ion salvo as a particle beam. It can fire for up to 73 seconds in automatic mode, after that limited to one burst/3 seconds, unless sub-maximum rate of fire allows replenishment of the ready ion supply.

* Optionally other gun pods could be used. See the main file for more information.

* **T'zeilnet Imperial Spear:** A hand-held poleax weapon that was designed to be used as a symbol of authority as much as a weapon. Effective against most forms of Mecha armour. Stored on the back when not in use.

## Notes

* Design Notes
* Image Gallery
* Bioroid Main File
* Bioroid Hover Sled