SERAPHIM-Tech

## Seraphims

The S.E.R.A.P.H.I.M ***(Synthetic Exoskeletal Robotic Armored Powerhouse with High Intelligence and Mobility)*** is a biological weapon created by Ava's corporate organization in Cyberpunk: Neon Genesis. In 52,380 the American armed forces created the first mecha Seraphims and directed them to the Pacific Rim on July 28 to begin their assault on Japan and its allied countries. As weapons of war, Seraphim are biologically hostile and strong creatures designed with the intention of wiping out the entire region in the midst of the Machine War. They are vicious predatory creatures with no higher goals than the propagation of their species and the destruction of any life that may pose a threat to them.

## Overview

Seraphim are colossal in size, averaging hundreds of feet tall and thousands of tons in weight. Due to their enormous body mass, two cores are needed to control the mechanical Seraphim's cognitive functions. They usually appear as "machines" shaped like an angel or monstrous humanoid figures. Every Seraphim seen to date has black armor and bright blue highlights. As there are four classifications of Seraphim (although more have been made known), their sizes and physical characteristics vary. Outwardly, they are encased in a tough mesoskeleton, giving them a skeletal biomechanical appearance, and are typically colored in muted shades of black with blue bioluminescent features along the skull structure. Some, however, have bright red color and light rings on their heads. One of their most iconic images is their wings when they appear in the sky, but the reality is that just few seraphim have wings.

Seraphim are often mistaken for mechanical robots or mechas due to their names, however, when Yuri discovers the corpse of a Seraphim without its helmet, it is revealed that Seraphim are living organic creatures with cybernetic components grafted onto them. This misconception exists because all biological parts of seraphim are covered from head to toe in metal plates that hide their true organic form.

The main weapon of this creatures are their jaw, which is capable of using enough force to break through bone and metal. Some of them but just a few also have segmented, blade-tipped tails. The sharp tip has been seen to vary from a small scorpion-like spike to a larger flat blade. Despite its seemingly flimsy physical build, the creature's tail is an incredibly powerful weapon, strong enough to impale cars and even Automata with seemingly little effort. Glues have been used variously as stabbing, cutting and blunt force trauma weapons. Above the tails, the creatures possess several dorsal spines on their back, usually consisting of two pairs, a larger upper pair and a smaller lower pair, often with a sharper fifth column in the center below the base. of the head. The exact purpose of these tubes is unclear.

When standing, they have a vaguely bipedal shape, although they adopt a more hunched posture when walking or running and are equally adept at moving on all four limbs. They possess great physical strength, being known to break metal vent covers and welded steel doors with little effort, and even break reinforced pressurized doors over time.

They also do not radiate heat and their body heat matches the ambient temperature of the environment in which they are located. Adverse temperature extremes appear to have little or no effect on their physical prowess. In fact, physiologically they are incredibly resilient creatures: in addition to being unaffected by extreme temperatures that would quickly incapacitate or kill a human, they are capable of surviving in the harsh vacuum of space, at least for a limited period of time. Through investigation of a Seraphim corpse discovered in Norway, Dr. Yuri discovered that Seraphims contained mechanical and organic components, and could only die if their cores were destroyed. As biological weapons, their anatomy is designed to be extremely useful at a tactical level.

Thanks to the Machine Network and its cores, machines have achieved a type of network immortality similar to that of the Architects. As long as a machine remains connected to the network, it is effectively immortal. Examples of this concept include Adam and Eve, who were otherwise invincible until they were disconnected from the grid.

Curiously, it is stated that the core of the mecha have a composition similar to that of a plant cell. Also, a seraphim has essentially the same physical form as a normal human, albeit with exaggerated torso/waist proportions and different head shapes. The limbs are identical to human limbs in structure. They have regenerative abilities. It is directly stated that they are capable of regenerating damaged or destroyed organs. Adam in particular has demonstrated controlled and extremely rapid regeneration, including the ability to convert foreign biomass into his own. Likewise, seraphim can lose their limbs or even their heads and reattach them later.

Despite being extremely massive, Seraphim are extremely capable of performing acrobatic feats such as kicks and enormous spinning leaps in the air. The units' extreme agility and speed allow for a large amount of movement in combat, allowing them to effectively use melee weapons and short-range weapons. Because they were designed with combat in mind, they have a wide variety of conventional and unconventional combat options and capabilities.

## Classes

Mecha Seraphim are classified by their size. Categories I and II represent the weakest of the Seraphims, while Categories III to V are the strongest:

* Class I: Small Seraphims. Even smaller than an Automata. They doesn't pose much of a threat. They move quickly, rely on strength in numbers, and can fuse to create a larger Seraphim using nanobots.
* Class II: Medium size. It can pose a serious threat to cities if left unattended, but is otherwise harmless.
* Class III: Large, intimidating and demoralizing to look at. Their siege weapons are capable of destroying entire cities. It requires a joint operation to overcome.
* Class V: Giant mecha Seraphims, mostly leaders that are at least the size of a city or Plantation. They are to plantations what scissors are to paper and can withstand an entire bomb exploding in their faces. It requires an army and a tremendous amount of effort to defeat.

## Behavior

The seraphim follow Ava's mental control and instructions, they are aggressive and brutal creatures, they can even be called sadistic for their way of acting against Automata and people. They are often seen destroying cities and devouring people for no reason, their motivations are complex and few display advanced intelligence like Adam, Eve and even Lilith do. They are generally uncommunicative, and the forms they take tend to be inexpressive. In extreme cases, a seraphim will commit suicide just by following introductions. Seraphim also do not possess a complete and functional digestive tract; They simply have a stomach-like cavity that eventually fills with what they swallow. That is why it is curious that they devour people and even automatas as if they were scavenging animals.

## Characteristics

Seraphim often feature impressive, detailed designs, with mechanized and technological aspects that give them superhuman abilities and an imposing appearance. They can be equipped with devastating weapons, have advanced defenses, and possess a wide range of special capabilities. These creatures are depicted as a large-scale threat, capable of wreaking havoc on cities or taking on other powerful beings in epic battles. Many mecha Seraphims are equipped with powerful weapons, such as energy cannons, missiles, laser beams, or giant blades. These weapons allow them to attack from a distance and deal massive damage to their opponents. Some characteristics of these machines are the following:

* Nanite Swarm: A mecha Seraphim capable of releasing a cloud of nanobots that can corrode or assimilate other machines or structures.
* Energy Discharge: A mecha Seraphim with the ability to unleash powerful energy beams or blasts from its core or appendages.
* Adaptive Armor: A mecha Seraphim equipped with an advanced armor system that can adapt and strengthen itself based on the type of attacks it receives.
* Gravity Manipulation: A mecha Seraphim capable of manipulating gravity fields to crush its enemies or create devastating shockwaves.
* Techno-Virus Spreader: A mecha Seraphim that can infect other machines with a destructive techno-virus, causing them to malfunction or turn against their allies.
* Time Distortion: A mecha Seraphim that can manipulate time, allowing it to move at incredible speeds to disorient its opponents.
* Sonic Shockwave: A mecha Seraphim that emits powerful sonic waves capable of disorienting or damaging its enemies.
* Modular Limbs: A mecha Seraphim with modular limbs that can detach and transform into different weapons or tools based on the situation.
* Plasma Fusion Cannon: A mecha Seraphim armed with a massive cannon that fires superheated plasma projectiles, capable of melting through armor.
* Neural Interface: A mecha Seraphim that can interface directly with other machines, granting it control over their actions or accessing their data.

## History

The first of these creatures attacked Neo-Tokyo on the morning of July 28. The city experienced a 8.1 magnitude earthquake before the appearance of the creature, the first seraphim to attack the nation called EVE. The creature emerged from Neo-Tokyo Bay and attacked the city's Bay Crossway. Eve burrowed her way to the Neo-Tokyo nuclilium power plant in Japan, where she caused the plant to collapse from underneath, killing Dr. Misako and several other workers, and causing the entire area to be evacuated because of explosion leaking from the plant. Due to the earthquake there was a leak in the power plant while Dr. Misako's team was still inside. Without much time to get out, Yuri is forced to close the door and leave them to die.

Following the partial collapse of the bridge, CyberCore's military and air force joined forces in an attempt to kill the creature while they evacuate the city. Their weapons proved completely ineffective against the machine, which advanced directly through Neo-Tokyo and attacked neighboring cities. In the span of six days, tens of thousands of people died in the conflict as the creature gained ground. With no other options, the military finally resorted to using missiles to destroy it. That day the sky turned red and crosses appeared in the landscape announcing the arrival of the seraphim. The city turned into rubble and many homes were destroyed, including the home of Teru, who lost his mother and almost half of his family in this accident.

The devastation caused by the creature, initially thought to be an anomaly, was visited four months later in Hong Kong, when a second seraphim emerged from the ocean from America and traveled to the shores of Asia, this one was called ADAM. A third attack occurred six months later in Hiroshima and was then followed by a fourth attack in Yokohama, called CAIN and ABEL. Realizing that these attacks were not going to stop, CyberCore took drastic measures to find a way to effectively combat these biomechanical weapons.

Since then, the war between machines began and many of these mechanical creatures began to attack cities in Japan and allied countries. These creatures caused significant devastation in the city of Neo-Tokyo. They then went on a rampage that lasted six days, destroying several cities as Korean and Japanese armies attempted to kill one. Despite the use of troops, tanks, artillery and aircraft, the combined forces of the two armies failed to kill the huge creature. The seraphims have since been produced in large factories, and they connect with other smaller robots to attack.

Numerous seraphim attacked various cities throughout the Pacific Rim and were met with stiff resistance from the angels of the Automata Mech Defense Corps. Over the next five years, seraphims slowly adapted to the Automatas' strength.

Abaddon and Azazel simultaneously attacked Neo-Tokyo and, in the process, destroyed two of the four remaining Automata, killing one of the squads containing Shinobu. Until Evtaria Alpha arrived, joining the rest of Squad X in a line of defense to quickly take down the creatures and rescue the only survivor of Squad 9.

Robin was sent to the Mech Automata Defense Corps, the Evtaria Alpha Automata was deployed into the air to defend the coast while the citizens were evacuated. Evtaria and Archidendron, Evtaria's Automata companion, fight the category V mecha, however, Robin loses control of his link with Akira due to a sudden hallucination, and Evtaria is overpowered and thrown into a section of the structure, crashing against buildings. With the arrival of Azazel Abaddon, a category 7.1 earthquake and tsunami also emerged in the middle of the city.

Myers faints after being hit in the head, and Akira emerges from the rubble, bloodied, carrying the body of his comrade, telling Strelitzia that he will have to pilot the Evtaria alone. Natasha berates him, saying that if he pilots an Automata in its current state, he will die. Akira claims that he is not afraid of death, and if he doesn't, countless people will die from Adam and Eve's attack. Yuri then approaches and reluctantly declares that he will travel with him, much to Akira's surprise. Yuri extends his hand and pulls him into the cabin, activating the Automata. The neural connection between the two unlocks advanced combat mode on the Evtaria, to the amazement of everyone else. Evtaria overpowers both Seraphims and destroys their cores, effectively killing the mechanical beasts. Afterwards, the damage caused by the attack is being repaired, as both pilots descend from the now deactivated Evtaria.

Category III and V mecha were becoming common seraphim to attack the Pacific Rim. This marked the beginning of the Defense Corps' downfall in the war against the machines when the Category V mecha Seraphim, Azazel critically damage the squad 9, and kill a lot of its pilots. There were thirteen mecha attacks in the next months. On December 15, Eve attacks the city after traveling along the entire Pacific coast, destroying the buildings and causing a general blackout in all facilities with an electromagnetic pulse. Eve kills millions of people in the city, including Mako's parents, until the Automata arrive to confront her. Gypsophila and Daisy from Squad 13 confront the creature, but the seraphim rips off an arm and finally the head of one of the pilots, followed by impaling Daisy in the face with its stinging spear. In the midst of the brutal combat, Evtaria Alpha piloted by Robin and Akira appears passing through one of the buildings and punching EVE with a ship. Evtaria Alpha comes to confront her, dragging her to the bay to fight. In the middle of the bay, Evtaria begins to fight Eve with punches until finally piercing her core with her hands and destroying her. After its destruction, Adam appears and Evtaria Alpha launches itself at him and begins a punching battle while Adam tries to knock him down. Robin and Akira, however, are ferocious and manage to tear the mecha in half with their bare hands, creating a bloodbath in the ocean. Amid the rubble and destruction of the city, Evtaria Alpha rescues little Mako, and Robin takes her to his automata base in Norway to hospitalize her.

Facing seraph Adam once again, Natasha was fighting outside the plantation of the city to defend Neo-Tokyo alone, but her automata has sunk into the water and Adam is bombarding her. Anna stops responding to the neural connection since she was knocked unconscious by the impact and the Genista unit was led alone by her older sister. Natasha then places herself inside the Unit to protect it from Adam's forces. With the Genista Unit submerged in the ocean and bombarded with depth charges, Natasha declares that she does not want to die and, in a moment of clarity, regains her own identity, confronts and defeats the first seraph, and then faces the controlled Automata in dough for Adam. During the battle, she successfully disables all ten opponents; However, Genista's energy is depleted and she is impaled by Adam's spear on the spot. The seraphim proceeded to eviscerate and dismember the Genista unit, thus causing Natasha's body to actually suffer the wounds inflicted to the machine.

Everyone observes the scene through the screens of their automatons and hears Natasha's screams when her automata is pierced through the head with Adam's spear. The Strelitzia unit is the first to arrive at the battle zone to encounter the horrific scene of Natasha being gutted by Adam. The rest of the squad members fight the seraph while Teru and Shinobu try to find the Natasha's body amid the rubble of her mecha.

At some point in combat against other seraphs, especially seraph Eve, the Dianthus unit is compromised when the seraph decapitates them and the technicians manage to cut the neural connection in time before the pilots die of physical shock due to pain. However, the Hydrangea unit is not so lucky, and they are brutally impaled by the spears of Eve's children, a group of mass-produced seraphim. This leaves the pilots seriously injured before they can even defend themselves. Akari and Boninell are admitted at a critical point to the emergency room of the plantation hospital, suffering neurogenic shock given the blows and attacks they suffered.

During the following years, seraphim attacks of different categories occurred in different cities, from Neo-Tokyo to Hong Kong and places like the Philippines. Evtaria Alpha and the X squad reached a score of 150 seraphim killed in a period of 12 months. The war between NUSA and Japan broke out once again and this time they sought to attack the factories where the seraphim were created. In brutal attacks and bloodbaths between pilots and these mechanical monsters, the war became unstoppable for the next ten years of constant fighting. Earthquakes, tsunamis and loss of civilian life characterized these years.

In the great hive mission, the automatas seek to destroy the great hive that the seraphim have created to create more seraphims, take over the area and destroy it to put an end to this chaos. Once the pilots reach the vicinity of great hive, a Category V appears from underground and destroys Plantation 26 and heads towards Plantation 30. Alt orders Squad 26 to carry out Protocol 20 (self-destruct). as a last resort to stop the beast. However, this sacrifice fails to stop the seraphim and it invades part of the plantation. With the pilots outnumbered and even Evtaria and Strelitzia struggling to keep up, Alt orders the self-destruction of multiple plantations to get through great hive, causing the deaths of the plantation inhabitants and squadrons of pilots. Shinobu and Teru were the first to launch into defense.

Delphinium approached with his plasma cannon and fired at the creature. They quickly neutralize the creature and give the squads the opportunity to successfully open the doors to great hive, causing the protective dome to shatter and reveal a deep cavern in the ground. However, as the pilots attempt to destroy the cores left by the mecha, a giant colossal hand emerges from within the Great Rift and crushes Plantation 13. Miraculously, the pilots survive. The dust rose from the ground along with the snow and, when everyone opened their eyes and recovered from the explosion, the great mecha came out of the crack: The Metatron. However, among the rubble, Delphinium became stuck by her legs. Sam and Bloom tried to free themselves, but their attempts were in vain. Bloom screamed in pain at the feeling of the rocks on his limbs. From the control room Mako watched the scene; she completely disturbed. That creature was category VII, colossal, the size of the entire city. Devastating blows and energy blasts were launched at the giant seraphim, but it remained defiant, resisting with astonishing resilience.

This confrontation ended with the death of Sam and Bloom, being devoured by The Metatron and the so-called Children of Eve, small category I created by Eve. Brutally, their bodies were dismembered and finally destroyed while the last squad was forced to abandon the war zone.

After the previous operation, the battle resulted in the disappearance of 265 pilots, reducing plantation reserves to 60%. After declaring victory over great hive, thirty months passed before the squadron could receive any new orders. Due to the inevitable intervention of the lead mecha, the special operations squads were aware of the possibility of losing possession of Neo-Tokyo in a battle should he retaliate. The security forces made arrangements to gather all the surviving pilots at Plantation X and prepare them for the next move. The strategy was decided that all the pilots would attack the Seraphims in the front and create a path for Evtaria and Strelitzia to enter great hive to destroy their weapon: its core and thus put an end to the manufacturing of the mechanical creatures.

Soon, the battle began with over 260 pilots engaging the mechas to create an opportunity for Evtaria to enter great hive and destroy the core. While Strelitzia heads into the depths of the factory to open a path, the rest of the X Squadron automatons fight above to end the plague of machines. Strelitzia loses contact once they reach the limits of the underground facility, and finally finds the core, but before he can destroy it he is attacked by a wave of Category I seraphim, the children of Lilith. Giant claws open the hatch when the nanobots finish coming together, thus creating the giant and colossal mecha Lilith. Lilith pierces Strelitzia's abdomen and attacks the pilots, throwing them to the side of the facility as she begins to rise to the surface. Deciding to avoid this, Teru acts quickly and activates his pilot's escape capsule, knowing that only one will make it out alive, he decides to sacrifice himself.

Teru ejects Shinobu's capsule to the surface and fires a distraction at Lilith, to begin brutally fighting her. During the battle, he successfully disables several opponents; However, the Strelitzia Unit's power is depleted and he uses the last of its engines to allow it to remain functional even after being severely damaged and mutilated.

Teru tries to stop her and struggles with her until finally the engines fail and the automata becomes immobile, then Lillith's children proceed to eviscerate and dismember Strelitzia. Thus causing Teru's body to suffer the injuries inflicted on the machine and seemingly killing him. During this final assault, Teru is able to briefly reactivate the Strelitzia Unit through sheer fury, but only enough for him to move his arm slightly and activate the self-destruct mode with Lilith's core and instantly the hive core.

## List of Named Seraphim

### Category I

* Children of Adam
* Children of Lilith
* Children of Eve

### Category III

* Israfel
* Belial
* Ramiel

### Category V

* Abaddon
* Adam
* Eve
* Cain
* Abel
* Azazel
* Behemoth

### Category Unknown

* Lilith
* Metatron

## Trivia

* The Seraphim are based on the Evas from Evangelion, as well as the Kaijus from some Japanese novels and movies.
* The sky often turns red and crosses appear when these creatures are about to arrive.