Taya

## Soundtrack

Machine Armada

Assembly Line

> *"Annihilating the target is always the top priority."*
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**Taya** (田屋, *Taya*), hero name **Hi-Tech** (ハイテク, *Haiteku*), has an avid interest in technology. Despite being a registered hero, she has little compassion for others if it won't benefit her, willing to sacrifice a life or two to save a lot more. While she comes off as cold, practical, and calculating in demeanor, Taya's actions and decisions stem from her fear of being defenseless. Thus, she is always creating machines more destructive than the last and getting what she wants by any means necessary.

Taya is critically strict when it comes to machines. She heavily despises sentience (artificial intelligence and such) and claims that a machine that can think and operate on its own has an extremely high risk of disobeying orders. Every single lifeless robot she creates is programmed with the priority of protecting Taya and following only her commands, nothing more. Any machine-based threat she comes across will most likely be dismantled and sent back to her in an attempt to assimilate them into Taya's ranks.

Taya loves playing with remote-controlled toys.

## Equipment

* **Computer Equipment** - Taya possesses an abundance of technology used to control numerous robots at her disposal. This is composed of a number of monitors showing the statistics of her robots and the point of view of each of them.

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Mech Pilot** - Taya has a reputation of using powerful weaponry to annihilate her opponents and everything else in the vicinity. She uses various remotely controlled robots for her missions and experiments that are equipped for the occasion. With this form of combat, Taya has the advantage of not putting her own life at stake, as she controls her robots from a safe distance. Her robots are heavily inspired by the Armored Core franchise and bare similar mechanics to ACs. The full extent of Taya's military might and weaponry is unknown, as is the exact number of robots she possesses. Even to Anti-Disaster, which is why they fear her potential betrayal, as Taya would pose a huge threat.
* **Genius Intellect** - Taya's intellect lets her create highly advanced machines and weapons, as well as develop contingency plans before things go south. Some of the rebuilding procedures done after battles are part of Taya's work, proving great structural and civil engineering knowledge, and access to resources to carry out the construction.

### Robots

* **Combat Robot "Monarch"** - The first and most powerful machine Taya possesses among her arsenal.
	+ **Missile Salvo** - Monarch is heavily armed with several guided missiles and warheads in its backpack component. An individual missile possesses great destructive power, which can level entire blocks and leave little-to-nothing left in the area. When used in mass quantities, Monarch can completely level an entire area the equivalent to a city. Even the shock waves caused from the explosion will violently knock back anything outside of the blast zone.
	+ **Thermal Chainsaw** - Mounted across the back of Monarch's right arm is a massive bladed weapon resembling a chainsaw. Once activated, the chainsaw quickly folds forward, parallel to the rest of the arm as it revs up with extremely high acceleration. Each blade of the chainsaw conducts incredible amounts of heat. Once used in quick, rotating succession, the chainsaw can tear through any target as it burns with over 100,000 degrees over a massive radius. But the high energy demand prevents the chainsaw from being used for more than seven seconds.
	+ **High Durability** - Monarch's armor can withstand critical blows, several tons of TNT, and become resistant to all forms of physical damage. Boasting incredible durability lets Monarch continue fighting, even after sustaining numerous damage.
	+ **Boost Thrusters** - The machine's main thrusters mounted on the back and hips of the robot. They allow Monarch to dash across the terrain at high speeds, utilizing the thrusters as the source of propulsion while the legs stabilize the robot. Additionally, Monarch can fly and hover with these thrusters for an extended amount of time.
		- **Rocket Thrusters** - A more powerful version of the thrusters that greatly increases Monarch's speed for a short period. The rocket thrusters are identified by their orange and large jet flames. They are mainly used to out-maneuver an opponent or charge head-on.
		- **Orbital Thrusters** - The most powerful iteration of Monarch's thrusters that allow for an instantaneous, explosive take-off. Unlike the previous two iterations, orbital thrusters are mainly for mid-air use. The thrusters require a momentary charge before they can be activated and can only be used once per confrontation. Monarch can reach speeds of mach 1 at the cost of less maneuverability and becoming unable to use any weapons.
* **"Pawn" Trooper Robots** - The most basic robot of Taya's arsenal. Taya deploys these mass-produced Pawns in large numbers, overwhelming the opposition with her seemingly endless foot-soldiers.
	+ **Ion Blaster** - The right arm of each Pawn is a cannon that fires electrified blasts, capable of making targets such as a truck explode from impact.
	+ **Particle Blade** - The blade of their Ion Blasters are folded backwards when firing. Upon activation, this blade vibrates with such intensity it can slash through objects and enemies with ease.
* **"Rook" Arial Robots** - Machines that soar across the air like a jet. Used for air-to-air or air-to-surface battles.
	+ **Jet System** - The soles of the the bots have thrusters that allow Rooks to fly, as well as small jet wings for stabilized and sharper flying. Rooks are the fastest out of the list of machines.
	+ **Mounted Ion Blaster** - Rooks have their Ion Blasters attached to their backsides, which come down over their right shoulder to fire electrified blasts.
* **"Knight" Firepower Robots** - With the addition of extra armor, Knights possess heavy ranged weaponry that are used against higher level threats. They are primarily equipped sub-machine guns in place of their right forearms, but transforming between modes allow for more powerful attacks.
	+ **Sentry Mode** - Knights possess a large gatling gun barrel that fires an unspeakable amount of energy bullets. The robots enter a signature Sentry Mode to use this weapon, preventing them from moving other than aiming at their targets. The sentry is also equipped with a temporary energy shield around the gatling's barrel.
	+ **Tank Mode** - Knights have hidden missiles on both sides of theirs hulls when in Tank Mode, which can be fired over several kilometers and deal immense damage. Then there's its signature cannon that blast targets apart with destructive rockets. Their threads also give Knights more mobility, up to 70 miles per hour when not shooting.
* **"Bishop" Reconnaissance Robot** - Thinner and more mobile robots used to obtain intel in a certain location. The robot has no visible weaponry. Their heads can detach from their bodies for a flying drone the shape of a security camera, which has incredible visual range and depth of field.
* **Construction Robots** - Various unnamed large-scale robots that aid with rebuilding. Construction bots have specific tasks that they must work out together, depending on what is being built.