Strain Mecha

Strain Mecha were the various mecha that appeared in the 2006 anime series *Soukou no Strain*, often localized in English as *Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry*.

## Strains

**Strains** (**Str**ategic **A**rmored **In**fantry) were a series of mechs constructed by the Galactic Union based on alien technology in the year 5400 AD. Over the course of six centuries the technology derived from the UK aliens was eventually mass produced and used in combat against the Deague. However, due to the psychic abilities of the UK aliens humans were unable to connect to Strains via their brain cells and were forced to develop irreplaceable second brains called a **Mimic** in order to activate and pilot. Pilots of Strains are referred to as **Reasoners**.

* **Standard Types**: The mass produced Strains used throughout the events of the series in the year 6000 AD. Powers include flight and a green energy blade for each hand and foot that can fire green energy blasts.
	+ **Cadet Type**: Training variations used by academy cadets, colored yellow.
	+ **Special Armored Division Types**: Combat variations used by veteran pilots on the Libertad, colored green.
* **Glorie Type**: A high performance Strain used by ace pilot Ralph Werec, colored black. Powers include flight and a red energy blade for each hand and foot that can fire energy blasts.
* **Ram-Dass Type**: A high performance Strain used by ace pilot Sarah Werec, colored red. Powers include flight, a red energy blade for each hand and foot that can fire energy blasts, and cable launched blade on the right shoulder. Unlike other Strains it does not require a Mimic in order to pilot, rather a doll with the eyes and brain of a UK named Emily that telepathically connect to the Strain and the reasoner's brain cells.
* **UK Alien Type**: The original Strains, silver colored and used by a psychic like-minded race of aliens for their pilots where Emily was derived from. Powers include flight and energy blasts from the wings.

## Basic Robotic Infantry

* **Tumor**: A series of unmanned drones used by the Deague. Powers include flight, a magnetic mine for the head, a drill tail, and four tentacles to latch onto targets via pincer claws.
* **Mobile Trooper Gambee**: A series of manned humanoid robots used by the Galactic Union. Powers include flight and an electric rifle. In the events of the story they were manufactured from a space station orbiting planet Basium.

## Space Ships

* **Libertad**: A blue and white Galactic Union sub-light speed training facility that transported the main protagonists of the series. Noted for having five hangers for Special Armored Division Strains and sixteen energy cannons in the stern.
* **Escort Ships**: A pair of green Galactic Union escort ships that aid the Libertad, each one storing four blue standard Strains for defense.
* **Konlun**: A brown Deague cruiser that transported the main antagonists of the series and a living Emily. Noted for being unarmed, having seven fins, low interior lighting, and self destruction via a giant button in the floor of the command bridge.
* **UK Alien Mothership**: A white torpedo-like ship that crashed on a Union resource satellite. It was capable of traveling via Baxter Gate portals and was used to stored hundreds if not thousands of members of Emily's species.