Ken-TEC WARLOCK Mk 1
Formed from a handful of graduates from Kennewes University's College of Engineering, Ken-TEC prides itself in the study of various technologies found throughout the entirety of the Kikyo sector. Due to the world's time as a heavy battle-zone, much of its marshy surfaces needed a suit better equipped to handling potentially re-activated drones or the type of wild-life that exists only on such hostile worlds. Seeing this need, Ken-TEC analyzed the various forms of power armor and spacesuits constructed and saw a market to produce a new type of machine. One that, in the right hands, could serve within the branches of various military groups or as the common man's work tool. The end result was that Kennewes and the entire sector would be gifted the Warlock, a suit named for its near fantasy-levels of utility.
Fitted with a state-of-the-art power pack, the Warlock's entire body is practically a weapon. Fitted in its gloves, thumbs, and pointer fingers is an acute arc-thrower, capable of unleashing powerful bolts of electricity or compacting it into energy orbs. Its massive gauntlets house specialized electromagnetic arrays, allowing it to manipulate the magnetic properties of objects or simply manipulate metals. This means that the Warlock can utilize its arms alone to slow or even stop various weaponry and objects, even potentially throwing or firing it back at its original source. These two features alone allow the machine to reboot machinery through controlled electrical recharging, catch or pull massive metal sections that might not be within its lifting capacity, and nearly anything the user could foresee when working in engineering. But the greatest accomplishment of the Warlock is neither of these, but that they are combined with a far greater form of technology.
While the suit has rudimentary thrusters for maneuvering in the void of space, its original aspect as a planetary power armor are obvious thanks to its bulky legs and jutting torso. Housed within its thicker chest segments and lower legs is the culmination of Kennewes research coupled with the expertise of Origin Engineer Yori Kataoka in gravity is one of the finest suites of gravity manipulation technology. A generator capable of both anti-gravity and enhancing it, along with a field emitter in its torso, allows the Warlock to control the gravity in a small area. This effective bubble, grants the machine feats such as being able to nullify its own gravity and drift, even while in planetary atmosphere. It provides the suit benefits when working with heavy loads, capable of nullifying gravity entirely to allow it to slowly pull and work massive beams of metal with far more ease. And, while in combat, the Warlock can drastically alter gravity to throw off opponents in close range or to help it maneuver.
The Warlock is, without a doubt, the culmination of some of the greatest work in the Kikyo sector. The advancements made to create it are kept cheap thanks to the Kennewes economy thriving from the increased work the suit has allowed and initial orders of the machine. Ken-TEC is already bringing ideas to the table on new upgrades, variations, and accessories to pair with their signature debut piece... and only time will tell if the Warlock will fizzle out as just some spur-of-a-dream or become as legendary as the mighty Mindy or the hardy Hostile.
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