Human Trooper Replicate Program

## Overview

The Human trooper replicate program forms the very foundation of the Talon War machine’s non-pure military force. It is the combination of technologies and research that contribute to the foundations of cloning and replication of alien species. Specifically the Human trooper replicate program focuses purely on the replication of Humans, to serve as Lord General HAV’OCs Chosen race.

The Human Trooper Replicate Program (HTRP) remains on chosen earth, where it will remain fully functional until the end of the Era of HAV’OC. Manned by a very small and secretive team of science officers. These science officers devote their lives to the forever going research and improvements on the HTRP. As an organisation they ensure that the program as well as all operations on Chosen earth function at optimal efficiency.

The HTRP also oversees all augmentation technologies and standards. Ensuring that Human-trooper augmentations are kept up to date and at maximum effective efficiency. Forever working to lower the number and risks of dysfunctional trooper replicates.

## History

After the successful initial invasion of Chosen earth by the pure Talon invaders, the HTRP had been established by Lord General HAV’OC. Without delay they had been put to work, to begin studying humans in every way possible. Physically, mentally, emotionally even spiritually; in order to create a foundation of blueprints which will ultimately lead to the first human talon trooper. In the beginning, research had not been focused on cloning. Instead all efforts were prioritised on the science behind augmentations in humans. Augmentations to make them stronger, smarter, synchronized and utterly obedient without failure. essentially they were no longer human, they were superhuman, the final step in human evolution.

After an extraordinarily short amount of time, the first batch of troopers were deployed. This specific batch was labeled the “A-Alpha batch”. They were primitive, cold and calculated; they were the beginning of the Generation 1 Talon troopers.

It wasn't until the final moments of the Chosen Crusade where troopers had begun to be replicated from human templates. Before that troopers were not clones, instead just augmented human beings. After the Chosen Crusade, mass batches of replicated human troopers began to be sent off to Solar armies to replace the previous era’s non-pure soldiers. This was the beginning of the Generation 2 Talon troopers.

Even to this day, the HTRP remains fully active, forever improving trooper replicates. Maintaining the human templates and ensuring the sustainable amount of templates are functional.

## Templates

Human replicate templates are essentially humans who are stored in cryostasis and used as genetic templates for troopers. They are humans who deemed themselves worthy through pure grit, strength and intelligence during the Chosen Crusade. Those who survived the cruel conditions of Talon containment camps and proved undying loyalty to the Talon empire, ultimately turning their backs on their own kind.

Troopers are cloned from these templates, inheriting their appearance and some broad personality traits. Each template is assigned a designated set of letters, a combination of both 3 and 4 letters. Previously troopers belonging to the first and second generations may have had 1 or 2 letter combinations but that has been phased out in Generation 3. The letters will also make up a vital part of the trooper’s identification.

**For example:** *A trooper cloned from the “RTEQ” template will be named **“::RTEQ-(numbers)::”***

Currently there are at least 458,732 active templates in service of the Talon empire, with many more locked away in cases where a template may be deemed unfit for use. Fortunately templates are also cloned, to make backups for those templates ultimately creating an unlimited supply of back up templates if the need arises.

## Process of replication:

Replicating Talon troopers is an art form that has been mastered over a very short period of time. Efficiently and effectiveness is everything, talon troopers are expendable and will die in the millions therefore they must be made to fulfill supply and demand. The process is quick and consists of three vital stages to turn a DNA strand into a functional replicated trooper.

### Stage 1: DNA extraction

The process begins with the extraction of DNA cells from the selected template. This DNA is then planted into an egg cell which will then allow the DNA to morph and grow into human form.

### Stage 2: Growth and incubation

The egg cell is now planted into a large incubation chamber. The chamber is filled with chemical concoctions of growth hormones and nutrients which will contribute the rapidly accelerated growth of the cell into a human. The time for a cell to grow into an adult human is a key element to the vast size of the Talon War machine. All replicates are incubated until they reach a physical maturity of 23 to 25 earth years, this process will only take 30 days.

### Stage 3: Augmentation

At this stage, the replicate is nothing more than a mindless drooling baby, with the body of a 23 year old. It is at this stage where the most vital work is down. The replicate is heavily augmented, devices and technology possess his body. Finally the replicate will be programmed, all types of data and knowledge that makes up a troopers functionality will be uploaded into his brain.

Finally, the replicated trooper will be shipped off in batches of hundred-thousands to Solar armies across the universe.

## Operations on Chosen Earth

The Human Trooper Replicate program operates solely on Chosen Earth. Essentially turning Chosen Earth into one planet sized factory. Almost all of the planet's landscape as been built around the single purpose of mass producing replicated soldiers. This makes Chosen Earth the second most important planetary asset in the entire Talon Empire, and it is guarded just as importantly. On Chosen Earth, is stationed science officers and geniuses who maintain the planet and the program. However apart from that the majority of the infrastructure and production is fully automated. Chosen earth is unrecognizable from it's former self, and its orbit is constantly flooded by the forever flowing traffic of transport ships, shipping off troopers daily by the billions.