Sever

Ferrite:	18500
Bioptics:	18500
Niodes:	110

Deep within the endless and forgotten laboratories of Star Factories, there once existed a scientist by the name of Doctor Osprey. While he was the keeper of several doctorates in engineering and computer science, his hobby and passion was archeology. In the post-Earth years, anthropology and archeology experienced a resurgence in popularity, in an attempt to expand higher learning, evolutionary history, and cultural sensitivity.

Doctor Osprey's passion was in studying birds of prey. In particular, he conducted several experiments in developing mech exoskeletons capable of mimicking their movement and predatory patterns. His studies of the ancient dinosaur fossils Achillobator and Utahraptor laid the groundwork for the terrifying creation that is the Sever mech. The Doctor equipped these mech designs with freezing armaments, making them even more effective for hunting and tracking down prey.

Fortunately for the rest of the unsuspecting galaxy, Doctor Osprey died of undiagnosed illness, his work unfinished.

During one of its many consolidations, Star Factories employees uncovered a behemoth of one of these predator mechs.

The potential opportunities for profit were enormous, the Star Factories executives decided. Finishing the great machine, they equipped it with a top-of-the-line shoulder-mounted freeze cannon and niode-servo motors to power its massively-powerful legs.

In combat simulations, the Sever mech presented a unique new method to engaging enemy forces. The niode motors more than compensated for its massive size, and when used in tandem with its shoulder-mounted freeze cannon, the Sever could quickly immobilize and take down any target it was presented with. Once it gathered enough momentum, it was a hit-and-run beast with few equals in combat.

Osprey's work is iconic, and ironically, considered to be taboo among many mech engineers. The synthesis of beast and machine is considered to be too fearful, too powerful, to be reproduced on any large scale.

Legendary Pilots

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  Cher Lee

  Cher “TorHel” Lee became infamous for riding at the forefront of his impressive mecha squadron on his Sever class mecha, Witch’s Titty, that was rigged with a set of illegally-upgraded niode-infused chassis. A shady character, even his clanmates say he is just as likely to stab you in the back as he is to shake your hand, and he is well known to trample on friend and foe alike to get to the top of the mountain. A skilled tactician, Lee is always on the hunt for the next colony seeking mercenary aid—though whether he will decide to destroy their foes or burn them to the ground is anyone’s guess. He lives by a simple motto: “Rules? What rules? I plan to win.”

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  Dave Drees

  Smurf Brigade champion, his Sever anchors his rear line and has a well-earned reputation for putting others dreams of victory on ice. Dancing across the battlefield to the pounding of its external speakers, Dree’s Sever has put the frosting on many a Smurf victory.

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  Richard Neufeld

  An elite pilot of Cyberstorm who is skilled with many mecha. He prefers to "chill" his enemies using his Severs before rolling them with the big guns!