Automata Mech Defense Corps

## Automata Mech Units

The **Automata** (**Japanese:** オートマトン) or **Mecha Angels** (**Japanese:** メカ天使) are a special type of mobile weapon created by the **Automata Mech Program**. The Automatas were the most effective first and last line of defense against the abyssal angels during the Great Machine War.

Automata is an appropriate name for this line of armored humanoid ships. One look at this beast is enough to knock you off your back. As the Automata's signature silhouette appears on the horizon, even the most formidable enemy forces will surrender unconditionally. An attempt to retreat is an exercise in futility: there is no escape from the automata. This robot, despite its tremendous size, moves across arctic terrain with incredible grace and speed, like a predator searching for terrified prey. Then, with a single shot from its high-caliber cannon, it turns its prey into a steaming stain of blood on the ice.

## Overview

Created and later developed by CyberCore under the supervision of the Architects' Authority, the Automata are born from abyssal samples, with the exception of the Evtaria Alpha Unit, which was created from the essence of Celestia. While the Automata were supposedly created to combat the threat of the Angels, their most important functions, they are also capable of bringing destruction to the world and causing a third cataclysm. The Automata units are biomechanical weapons built by the Architects during the Machine War. Automata are armor and control systems created for fighting heavy wars and defending the nation from them, usually piloted in pairs. Those who can pilot the Automata are called Pilot Agents. Automata are biomechanical weapons controlled by two, or rarely three, pilots located within the Internal Chamber located in their head or chest, often referred to as the insertion capsule or entry plug. Pilots are equipped with a specialized type of armor that allows them to simultaneously interact with the machine. The pilots' minds are connected in a neural bridge that allows them to control the machine's every movement.

The Automata are mainly controlled through the connection of the pilot's cranial nerves. Of these, the most relevant are the cerebral nerves. They are associated with higher cerebral functions such as memory, knowledge, and execution of movement, and with emotions such as anxiety, fear, happiness, and pleasure. At the base of the midbrain is the ventral tegmental system, which neurologists call A10. With its dopamine-soaked cells, some emotions are processed here, such as the thoughts of two lovers, or a parent and child. And it is through synchronization that the connection between the pilot's A10 and the Automaton enables them to form a single entity and fight.

Charged with the pure energy of Eter at its synthetic heart, the combat version of the Automaton's main and only armament is a recoilless autocannon. It also comes equipped with a defense system, which is basically an electrical smoke-generating countermeasure. Additionally, these robots have reactive armor, a life support system that can last up to 50 hours, an autopilot mode, and a passive IFF radar base identification system. The Automata measure between 78 and 700 meters, with the Evtaria Alpha model being one of the largest, with an advanced missile system integrated into its arms and shoulders. The fighting style of the Automata, the strongest and fastest of their class, is similar to that of a dirty boxer or a brutal fighter, with their steel fists capable of delivering extreme blows, having destroyed more than 15 angels and collapsed 4 ships over time, and their wings act as stabilizers to maintain aerodynamic balance during the turbulence of explosive combat.

Evtaria Alpha has an intimidating appearance with a sleek silhouette. It has large and bulky shoulder plates and legs. Its face is expressionless, as if wearing a mask. A blue glow illuminates its eyes. Like many other Automata, it is armed with a cannon. This model has remarkable speed and agility.

## Functioning

With the inclusion of a twin neural interface, your pilot can connect with the Automata; being able to move it by neural impulse. To use full functionality during engagement, a second pilot is needed to handle sensory overload. While one pilots, the other handles the cannon. This causes the pilots' nervous systems to link together, allowing them to work in harmony. The main pilot is responsible for synchronizing his body with that of the co-pilot. They are also responsible for creating a neural link with the co-pilot, which is necessary to boot the system. This process appears to cause a tingling sensation in the pilot's body. The co-pilot's body could also enter a state of unconsciousness while piloting the mecha, since his consciousness is inside the mecha. Once the neural link is created, the pilot will be able to enter the co-pilot's mind and pilot the Automata.

Postive Pulse/Negative Pulse are the designated signals of the pilot and copilot when they attempt to synchronize. The pilot emits the positive pulse, which is red, and the copilot emits the negative pulse, which is blue. The higher the levels of the signals, the stronger the connection between the two grows and leads to successful synchronization.

The main pilot is in charge of synchronizing with their partner. Being responsible for creating a mental connection with the co-pilot, which is necessary to start the system. A pilot is capable of piloting the Automata alone, but doing so will cause the mecha to enter hunting mode and damage the pilot's body both physically and mentally.

### Entry plug

The entry plugs (insertion capsule or entry connector, depending on the dubbing) are cylindrical capsules with rounded ends that contain the control cabins for the Automata. Pilots are inserted into these spaces through a hatch in the center and sealed inside. Afterward, the entry plug is threaded into a section of the Automaton's spinal column (sometimes the head or chest) using a crane arm, and then covered by a retractable door in the Automaton's armor. When the capsule is inserted into the Automaton's entry point, the pilot gains control over the mecha. Additionally, these containers are heavily protected and equipped with parachutes and retro-rockets to assist with ejection in case the Automaton is severely damaged and the plug needs to be expelled.

Control within the entry plug to activate the Automaton is done through voice-activated commands by the pilot, in conjunction with thought, although this is usually done remotely by CyberCore personnel. Pilots must have the ability to "sync" with their Automata in order to control them. In practice, the connection is made through the combination of the A10 nerves in the pilot's head and the plug suit, creating a signal that is taken from inside the capsule.

The elements that can be found inside the entry plug cabin include an adjustable seat with various controls, including two manual triggers used for smooth and delicate movements of the Automaton's arms and hands, as well as for firing firearms, for which a visor descends in front of the pilot's eyes. There are also screens that surround the pilot, displaying the exterior through cameras located in the Automaton's head. Others display different types of information and apparently project three-dimensional images. Smaller images are overlaid on larger ones for communication between pilots or between pilots and the command station of the facility.

## Types of Automatas

Among the strongest models of the Automata are the most recent ones designed and created by CyberCore Security CEO Yuri. Small single-pilot automatons with lower neural load have become popular in use over the years, for espionage missions and close combat in emergency situations. The first Automata drone was Phoenix, Phoenix was used by Yuri as a standard model to mass produce other drones with the approval of Alt, who pioneered the technology as an alternative to automata controlled by two pilots. Phoenix was built with armor made of obsidian chrome. Additionally, it was armed with weaponry such as shoulder-mounted missile launchers and twin plasma-infused chainsaws. Additionally, it was armed with signal jammers located on its back, capable of disrupting basic transmissions and communications. Other weapons include arm-mounted guns, spikes along the bottom of the arms, a particle magazine on the chest, and clawed fingers.

Phoenix had the ability to fly at high altitudes with their angel wings and to dive to great depths along the Pacific coast. It is surprisingly durable and can survive flight out of the atmosphere and subsequent re-entry without apparent damage. Phoenix can survive falls from great heights, land and remain operational. The invention of the Phoenix Automata was the first step in the creation of the following next-generation drones: Vega and Orion, 100-meter-high Automata with capabilities equal to those of the Phoenix. These Automata were piloted in different test sessions, all of them successful.

Some time after the success of Phoenix, the Mech Automata production line created the next generation Automata; the Protogen. The Protogen are Automata with one or two pilots, 150 to 250 meters high, shaped like Snow Stalkers. The Protogen have an electronic visor/screen as a face. A protogen's facial visor displays computer-generated eyes, nostrils and a mouth that can move and change shape in response to the pilots' emotions. The visor of a Protogen is shaped like a long snout. Its head is lupine, with a long, toothed snout, a divided jaw, and large ear-like structures. A pair of optical sensor arrays are placed in the same location as the eyes. Mounted on his back, between his beefy shoulders, is a missile launcher. Placed atop each shoulder is a heavily armored thruster, and between its anchors is an equally heavily armored power generator.

Protogens can replace the tail and arms with many different types of limbs, including aquatic, space, and more to work in different terrains. Like the Snowstalker, the Protogen's mechanisms have traits ideal for long-distance travel, both walking and swimming. Compared to the Stalker's closest ancestor, the polar bear, the Protogen has a more elongated body and longer frame. Thanks to these details, protogen imitate stalkers perfectly and show several adaptations to move in a cold, mountainous environment during combat and exploration. Their wide paws distribute body weight well for walking on snow and have strong mechanical claws to increase grip on steep and unstable surfaces; Its long and flexible tail helps it maintain balance on rocky terrain and attack like a whip in dangerous situations. In addition to this, the Protogen have a sound tracking and detection system.

These hunting automata have night and thermal vision through their viscera, as well as an advanced scanning system to detect their targets at long distances. Its narrow chest and powerful back and legs facilitate efficient locomotion. They are capable of covering several kilometers jogging at a speed of 10 km/h, and can reach top speeds of 65 km/h or more in a chase. While running at high speed they can cover five meters per jump. The Protogen's legs are adapted to walk easily on a wide variety of terrain, especially snow and soft ground.

The first Protogen designed and tested by the Mech Automaton Program was Apex, often known as "Stalker", a 120 meter tall Protogen with an advanced missile launcher system. Apex was one of the heaviest, oldest and best armored Protogen. It is designed to withstand long periods of service and withstand as much damage from enemy attacks as it can return. On the contrary, its heavy armor makes it one of the slowest automatons ever built and vulnerable to attack by faster enemies.

Apex features a particle dispersal cannon that shoots plasma through a charged carrier rail in its legs. He also has two retractable chain swords created from an alloy of steel and obsidian on his tail. These chain swords can be used as solid blades or whips. In addition to those features, Apex can discharge much of its coolant as an improvised weapon and has a rocket to increase the power of its blows. The next generation protogens after Apex would later have an automated thruster flight system.

## Automata Pilots

The pilots are young people who are trained and assigned the task of piloting the Automata with the only purpose of protecting the plantations and the population from the Angels. When in combat, they wear special bodysuits. The pilots wear a white suit with gray highlights. The co-pilots wear a dark gray suit and a black vest with a single highlight the same color as their Automata on their right strap. Sometimes this can vary and both pilots may have black bodysuits.

The pilots are young people who are trained and assigned the task of piloting the Automata with the sole purpose of protecting the plantations and the population from the Angels. When in combat, they wear special suits. The pilots wear a white suit with gray highlights. The co-pilots wear a dark gray suit and a black vest with a single highlight the same color as their Automata on their right strap.

After countless failures in their operation at the cost of so many lives, it was discovered that pairs of pilots had to undergo intense training and modifications to pilot the Automata. This problem was solved through Dr. Yuri. Research on cloning and the birth of new human children and architects. These children spend their entire childhood raised to be educated as pilots and, once they reach adolescence, are sent to the front in pairs in a squadron of ten members or more. They are injected with the experimental substance **APX3959E**, in order to improve their performance and resistance. It is supposed to act as a metabolic enhancer and promote the body's adaptation to the extreme physical demands of piloting.

However, pilots have presented multiple mutations and side effects from these injections in their IV. In addition to the injections of this substance, the pilots receive a catalytic thyroid implant: a titanium pill that releases constant amounts of growth hormones, said hormone allows an increase in height and an increase in muscle mass and greater bone density. However, some may suffer from diabetes and hypertension, although the cases are few. In addition to that, soldiers receive an injection of intermuscular protein complexes, this modification increases muscle density and improves muscle tissue recovery. Similar to the second generation humans of the PHOENIX project, the pilots are surgically, genetically and cybernetically enhanced.

Other improvements to the pilots are the ceramic carbide coating on the bones. This allows them to launch themselves from great heights together with their exoskeleton bioarmor. The inner suit of; Pilot is made of a moisture-wicking synthetic material and is connected to an environmental control computer and the occupant's neural interface. It controls the temperature of the suit and actively changes the way the suit fits the wearer. On top of the inner skinsuit is a gel-filled layer, which regulates the temperature of the suit and can change its density to conform to the wearer's shape. The temperature inside the suit is controlled by the moisture-absorbing cloth suit underneath the hydrostatic layer. The hydrostatic gel layer can also be pressurized to various levels to potentially save the wearers life should the wearer be subjected to high forces or a high velocity impact; however, overpressurizing this layer can cause nitrogen embolisms.

Sandwiched between the external armor and the internal padding is a thick black armored bodysuit. This suit has numerous functions, small but vital to the safety and survival of the wearer. The bodysuit is made of a titanium-based material, making it very strong and yet very flexible. It also serves as another layer of protection against ballistics attacks and is coated with a heat resistant material to disperse heat from plasma weapons. Also, the lockdown system protects muscles and joints from traumatic, high-impact injuries by seizing the suit into a rigid posture through modifying the density of the hydrostatic gel layer.

The helmet is one of the most vital aspects to the Automata armor system. It is made of titanium and features a heads-up display, that links to the brain and hands, and can identify equipment and display information about it when it is picked up by the wearer. An environmental control unit that includes filters to remove toxins from the atmosphere, and a rebreather to automatically supply oxygen to the wearer during attacks. In addition the helmet is packed with thermal and motion sensors, communications, solar-powered lighting, and imaging and video gear.

As pilots, members experience a variety of physical and emotional effects due to the stress of piloting the Automata. The most common side effects are headaches and fever, but there are other effects. As is the case with Teru, he falls ill multiple times with fever and even pneumonia.

### Plug suit

The plug suit is the special suit adapted to the pilot's body that is used to aid in synchronization with the Automaton. It contains internal instruments for monitoring the pilot's health condition, as well as medical assistance for defibrillation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The suit also includes a timer for the Automaton's energy, located on the back of the hand.

This special attire is unique to each user: each suit contains a numerical designation of its corresponding Automaton located on the chest and back, and its colors are based on those of the Automaton. The suit is initially one-size-fits-all large, but it adjusts to the pilot's body through a mechanism located at the wrists, similar to a zentai suit, leaving only the head and part of the neck exposed. The appearance of the suit varies for each gender: male plug suits have two thicker plates on the chest, while female suits lack them and instead have black bands on the thighs. The color scheme of each suit is different for each individual.

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## **APX-3959E**

APX3959E It is a dose of antigen in the blood that pilots receive as part of their development to become agents. Children's pilots also call them "training injections". After a series of microinjections into the subject's major muscle groups, it causes immediate cellular change and increases cell division and cell density through a complex of synthetic proteins, improving the subject's metabolic processes at a rate four times greater than that of an average person and increases the effects of dopamine, testosterone, adrenaline, various other endorphins and hormones, to further amplify physical and mental performance, healing abilities as well as greater resistance to toxins and pathogens. Effectively granting an enhanced and perfected physiology with superhuman physical abilities and enhanced mental processes.

## Combat and Mechanics

Although they visually appear to be simple giant robots, the Automata are actually artificially created biological beings with implanted mechanical infrastructure, flexible polymer, and armor. This armor is nearly impenetrable to conventional weapons used in the series but has varying levels of effectiveness against Angel attacks. The Automata were born from the experiment of contact with the essence of Nyx in the Abyssal Spiral, formed from the essence of Aether, and they do not have a soul. They are empty shells made to be piloted. The Automata have internal organs that include a complete digestive tract, as demonstrated by the monitors and visually seen during the dismemberment of Natasha's Unit. Like Nyx and the Angels, all Automata have a core, located on the solar plexus region in a similar manner to the more humanoid Angels. Evtaria Alpha is known to have two smaller cores located below and next to the main core. CyberCore's technology allows the core to be prepared for a Contact Experiment or for piloting.

The automata were built to match the estimated scale of Angels and minimize the damage created by conventional weapons. Automata must rely on hand-to-hand combat and melee weapons, such as swords or other weapons of that type. Along with hand-to-hand combat, automata use elemental-based weapons such as the cannon.

To prevent damage to major cities, Automata often deploy from their respective plantations to the ports or oceans neighboring cities hugging the coasts of the Pacific Rim. Although they fight at a disadvantage in the water, Automata's priority is to prevent the Seraphim from crossing into the city. If a Seraphim bypasses an Automata and crosses the separation line made by the plantations, then ground combat takes place. It is estimated that combat with a Seraphim will last three hours or more.

Deployed and built on plantations, Automata are managed and maintained by dedicated teams assigned to each fuse.

Each Automata works differently and has different functions or combat mechanisms. Some are divided by defense and artillery, while others are divided by hand-to-hand combat such as boxing or other types of weapons, such as Evtaria Alpha and Archidendron. While others have spears and a feminine appearance of archangels, such as Argentea, Strelitzia and Seraphim. All Automata have a wing system to deploy in the air and have magnetic shields at the time of combat, in addition to some artillery mechas such as Delphinium, have ballistic cannon firing systems and heavy weapons, in addition to mechanical saws and other types of weapons that can vary from spears to tactical swords.

### Elemental Attacks

Some accurate terms for the Automata would be "Shouki no Kami", which translates to artificial gods or simulations of the aeons, as the Automata possess the ability to mimic elemental attacks from their pilots and create elemental reactions among themselves. The nine elements define the strategy and combat system within this universe. The elements are **physical, fire, chemical, electric, ice, water, wind, ether** and **prism**. Each character is assigned a type and their attacks will deal the same elemental damage. Elements act as special effects and damage types that can be applied in specific orders to trigger elemental reactions with each other or even mix together.

**Main Article: Elements**

## Trivia

* The Automata were inspired in part by mecha anime such as Mobile Suit Gundam, Tetsujin 28-go, Ultraman and Angels from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
* Some Automata have scientific names based on plants and flowers. This refers to the fact that the pilots are considered the pistil and stamen, that is, the reproductive organs within a flower.
* The Automata refer to angelic figures due to their bodies and wings. This causes them to be called Mecha Angels by some people.
* Most Automata have female bodies, with the exception of Evtaria Alpha and models based on his structure.
* In the event that a single pilot takes control of the Automata on their own, the mecha will enter hunting mode and push the pilot's physical and mental capabilities to the limit, causing serious internal damage and enormous stress.
* An Automata pilot feels everything their Automata feels when they synchronizes with it, experiencing the pain of the injuries the Automata suffers, for example, Sherry feels as if her left arm has been broken when the Genista's arm is broken. However, that being said, it appears that if an Automata is damaged enough (even if the input socket containing the pilot is not directly damaged), the pilot can die from physical shock even if they do not suffer direct injuries.
* Despite this, if a pilot has a very strong connection with their automata when piloting and their mecha is injured, they can end up seriously injured, as was the case with Sherry, who was damaged in one eye after Adam went through the head of her Automata with a spear.
* Each pilot needs to have a deep neural connection with their mecha, the deeper the link, the more efficient they will be when it comes to combat. However, this can be painful and stressful for the pilot at the same time and that is why two pilots are required when we talk about large automata. The pilots are inserted into the spine of the Automata, generating a unique link from there.

## Gallery

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