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Nekovalkyrja (pronounced “Nay-ko-wul-ku-ree”) are the cat-eared clone soldiers of the Yamatai Star Empire. It is common for them to be be referred to as “nekos.” In Yamataigo (邪馬台語) they are called 猫ワルキューレ (nekowarukyūre).
All Nekovalkyrja citizens of Yamatai, regardless of their origin, are subject to a mandatory 3 years of military service in the Star Army of Yamatai, or the equivalent in direct service to the Yamataian government.
If you're interested in playing a Nekovalkyrja character, see Creating a Nekovalkyrja Character.
As of late YE 35, the Nekovalkyrja collectively were recognized as a legitimate species instead of just military equipment (bodies) being used by soldiers. Prior to this, the soldiers had no rights to their bodies. The ruling, Imperial Decree 20: Imperial Stance of the Rights and Restrictions on the Nekovalkyrja Species, was made by Her Imperial Majesty, Empress Himiko I of Yamatai:
“It is our view that the Nekovalkyrja, being a creature which can be created by not only by production but by natural birth, is indeed a species and we hereby decree that the whole Empire must treat it accordingly, and that the citizens of the Yamatai Star Empire who possess a NH-29 or NH-33 body are given the same rights are freedoms with one exception: as a military species created to be the protectors of Yamatai, we also declare all Nekovalkyrja citizens of Yamatai, regardless of their origin, are subject to a mandatory 3 years of military service in the Star Army of Yamatai, or the equivalent in direct service to the Yamataian government. This maintains the “veteran” status of the race which Taisho Yui explained is so highly revered amongst the Nekovalkyrja. This decree does not interfere with the Star Army of Yamatai's ability to produce Nekovalkyrja; the Star Army must continue to produce new Nekovalkyrja in any manner it sees fit.”
The idea of a generation is human concept that doesn't apply neatly to Nekovalkyrja because they can produce at a young age, and (as you noted) they are a very young race in general, with Nekovalkyrja not even being heavily mass-produced until somewhere around YE 20, meaning most Nekovalkyrja are younger than 15. If I had to break down Nekovalkyrja into generations, it would be by model numbers or by the wars they were produced for.
Originally, the Nekovalkyrja series was developed by pnugen_corporation for the Uesureyan Empire. Later, Nekovalkyrja production was assumed by the ketsurui_zaibatsu.
The nh-33 model is the most common, followed by the nh-29 and the nh-27. The nh-28_niws is uncommon but still in limited service. All other nekos are either extremely rare or obsolete and replaced.
NH-7 | NH-17R | NH-17S | NH-22M | NH-27 | NH-28 | NH-29 | NH-33 | NH-1 Geshrin | NH-22C | Minkan | |
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Superhuman strength | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Extreme | Limited | Limited | No | Limited | Limited |
Disease resistance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Immune | Immune | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes |
Poison resistance | Limited | Limited | Limited | Yes | Immune | Immune | Limited | Limited | No | Limited | Limited |
Holographic projection | Yes † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Holographic stealth and skin vision | Yes † | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Internal hemosynthesis (healing) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
External hemosynthesis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | No | No | No | No |
Hemosynthesis ports | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Internal Nodal System | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Encrypted telepathy | Limited | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Psionic attacks | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No (?) | No | No | No | No | No |
Gravity/inertia manipulation | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Limited | Yes |
Rocket thrusters | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Energy manipulation | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Internal aether generator | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Fingers (thumb not included) | 3 | 3 or 4 | 3 or 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 ‡ | 3 or 4 | 4 | 3 or 4 | 4 |
Ear Style (Neko or human) | Neko | Neko | Neko | Neko | Neko | Neko | Either | Either 1) | Human | Either | Either 2) |
SLICS Shoulder Interface | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
SPINE Spine Interface | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No 3) |
† Projection only, not on the body itself (skin stealth only)
‡ 4 on NH-29H