Orochi

"A machine created using stolen and reverse-engineered Siren technologies. It can glide across land like water, and was built purely for advanced warfare and destruction." -General Varvak, 5th Corps

The Orochi, originally known as Prototype Landshark, was a special mech and one of Spacetech's most powerful creations. It was mainly built for water and land based combat, in the hopes of fighting against coastal siren forces.

## Appearance

The Orochi was a very large mech by human standards, but was smaller than most of Spacetech's other mechs. Equipeed with two heavy weapons, this robot had the unique ability of using specialized motors in the water, as well as advanced wheels and engines on land. Orochi had jets on the back of its feet, four wheels, a missle compartment in the front, and coolant exhaust pipes on its central back. It was also covered in light reinforced carbon armor, for maximized agility and protection. The prototype variant, had a shark-like appearance with sharp teeth, glowing eyes, and a moving tail.

## Purpose

Although highly successful in land combat, the original concept of Orochi was meant to be an oceanic machine. The prototype variant led an assault on the Sirens, even though it was ultimately destroyed. The Orochi was intended to fight against coastal Sirens, who often prevented military non-shipgirl warships from leaving the ports. Although it was able to destroy mass-produced fleets with relative ease, it was no match for the humanoid sirens. Research was supposed to continue, but repeated raids from Evolife and the DSC forced Spacetech to abandon the idea, and they instead focused on adapting Orochi to land combat, where it became a legendary machine.

## Usage

Apart from being able to cruise on the surface of the water, the wheels on Orochi enable it to glide across land as easily as it did on water. With the addition of an extended stealth drive and powerful engines, the Orochi quickly became an extremely destructive war machine. It also remained effective at clearing out small Siren fleets and other water disturbances, as well as scouting and ambushing on both land and water. It remained a potent war machine until the release of the Revenant, which ended up being the Orochi's downfall.

The prototype variant ended up being captured by the Sirens, and they named it Megalodon. It was used to attack shipgirls and deter incoming ships.

Of the 3,750 Orochis produced, about 20 ended up in the Chaos Incarnate gang, another 10 were used by the Police (4 in the RCPD), and 6 were sold to civilians for the price tag of 440 million Exceed dollars each.

The Orochi came in four editions:

Orochi Standard, Orochi Mark II, Orochi Alpha, and the Venombreaker. Only the Alpha variant could traverse both land and water. The Venombreaker edition was piloted by the legendary pilot Hank Pecos and was personally commissioned for him.

The single, original, and unique prototype edition known as Landshark was the first Orochi and built purely for oceanic warfare.

## Weaknesses

The Orochi's main weakness was its fragility. Although extremely agile with high firepower, the Orochi was lightly armored and suffered from being attacked from far away. Secondly, the Orochi was equipped with wheels, which meant that if enemies directed their gunfire at the Orochi's wheels, it could prevent the Orochi from activating its abilities, although the Mark II series fixed this issue.