This suit has been rebuilt into the Spectre Mk.II Prototype Powered Armor. This article only exists as a historical reference. Starting with the Elysian Anthedon Power Armour as his base this armor retains much of the same performance but has been altered to fit the owner. The Anthedon was originally designed to be piloted by a Arch-Angel Elysian and stood at 8 feet. It now stands at 6 feet and can be operated by a Minkan.

The Spectre Prototype is an imposing and graceful power armour, lacking sharp lines but consisting of flowing lines and curves like the Anthedon. The wings of the Anthedon no longer serve as wing sheaves for Elysian operators but still amplify both the armours shields and propulsion. The empty space for the previous owner's wings have been utilized for different purposes. The wings are now semi collapsible and each contain a HONEY PUNCH, granting this armor the ability to produce massive amounts of power. To support two extra reactors a small heat sink/radiator has been added to each of the wings.

The Anthedon specialized in high speed and agility, combined with considerable ranged assault to make up for its inferior melee skills relative to the Mindy. As such it had fairly heavy fire-power, a state of the art CDD system, combined with a sophisticated computer and shielding system.

The Anthedon is a imposing and yet extremely graceful figure, the surface of the armour decorated with soft swirling lines. It is humanoid, with a head shaped helmet. its silvery metal plates have been painted with a textured clear coat finished to reduce its shiny look. The halo has also been removed.

The Spectre is fast, agile, and well-armored with a unique combat style made possible by weaponized tractor beams.

Parts are hard to acquire for Anthedon power armor thus making repairs to Spectre more difficult to perform without changing the design.

Speeds: Speed STL: 0.315c (can boost to 0.63c for up to 60 seconds) Speed FTL: 1500c Speed Planetary: Mach 4. Speed (Underwater): 44 knots. Range: The Power Armour can supply the pilot with nutrients for up to a week. Lifespan: Ten years, considerably longer if serviced regularly.

See Damage Rating (Version 3) for a guide to damage ratings to include.

• Body: The Spectre has the defensive profile of a Light Power Armor(tier 4)
  • Structural Points: 8

• Shield System: The Spectre has a conformal barrier rated for Medium Power Armor(tier 5)
  • Shield Points: 10 (Threshold 2)

• Armor: The Spectre's armor has the defensive profile of a Medium Power Armor(tier 5)

With an encrypted telepathic cue the arms extend upward as the upper section of the chest folds upwards, connected to the collar under the helmet which “looks up” as it tips backwards. The cavity for the operator is now open.

The abdomen of the armor should cover the operator's abdomen after sliding in, at which point the interior from the abdomen downward compresses. The lower half of the armor is now secure.

The operator now reaches his hands up into the interior of the arms which cues the armor to lower the upper assembly(arms, chest, collar, helmet) over the rest of the operator, compressing like the bottom. The suit is now sealed against vacuum and the operator is fully dressed.

Exiting the armor is the same process reversed.

The Spectre uses the Anthedon’s Superconducting Quantum Interference Device or SQUID, which non-intrusively detects the brains electrical activity through detecting the minute magnetic fields. This specializes in detecting the Motor and speech areas of the brain, meaning that the suit can detect all the movements the brain wishes to make and act upon it far faster than the pilot would normally be able to. It also means that the pilot can ‘speak’ to the armour, with the armour effectively hearing the pilots thoughts and acting upon them. In addition to this it uses a telepathic system to interact between the pilot and the armour, effectively allowing for the pilot to control the armour as an extension of itself. In addition to this the armour telepathically inputs data in to the pilots brain, including the visual data from visual sensors, and creates the effect of a HUD in the pilots brain.

Control Systems: Correct manipulation of an Anthedon takes some training to become adept with, getting used to relying on SQUID to reinforce your movements, to get used to the increased speed and reaction time of the armour, and how the Armour sometimes acts by itself. The combination between the SQUID acting upon movements while they are still in your brain, telepathically telling the armour to act and the predictive system takes some time to get used to. The telepathic systems means that it does feel like an extension of the operator's body however.

Candon Suites made this armor with the help of his Android for the purpose of combating hostile forces with no ties back to Yamatai. This was inspired after a discussion with Nakaide Shida, director of Star Army Intelligence, where he reminded Candon that use of Star Army of Yamatai equipment for was not permitted for unsanctioned usage. And thus was born the need for a powerful PA for personal use in advancing his personal goals.

Purchasing it from Second Chance Salvage Corporation his project began with the goal to not only modify it to fit his body but also increase its close combat performance. This goal was realized in what became the Graviton Projection Device, a modified piece of powerful, but common gravity based tractor beam technology.

its debut was made in early YE 39 on Nepleslia Prime during a joint assault with the Independent on a small shipyard responsible for manufacturing a fleet of ships for an Elysian criminal cell bent on forcibly taking control of Planet Osman from the USO, an action that would have a crippling effect on Candon's Frontier Service Corporation in its early stage.

Conformal PSC Device: The armor is equipped with a Psionic Signal Controller, which protects the user from psionics, nullifying said activity. In order to allow the pilot to make use of his own telepathy, as a form of communication, the device can allow certain ‘channels’ of telepathy to be clear so that secure communication can be ensured even during telepathic assault. Unlike the older Alpha-Delta Neutralizer, which would lead to detrimental psychological effects if kept active for an extended period of time, the PSC can remain activated indefinitely. The PSCs field envelops the entire suit, but does not extend any further than two and a half inches off the armour, and thus avoiding the creation of a zone which can be detected.

Organic Computer: The computer for the Anthedon is that of a semi-autonomous, sub-sentient organism. This organism has extremely impressive processing speed and storage, and is very nearly sentient. It regulates all of the suits functions, takes care of all of the calculations needed, and helps aim the various weapons. It uses a trinary organic system, rather than the older binary system, DNA computing, but also relies upon some artificial elements of quantum computing.

Predictive System: This system was vital for the Anthedon’s survival against other armours and in mêlée. Effectively it predicts what the opponents next move will be using a number of parameters drawing of stance, last move and fighting style. It quickly ‘learns’ an opponent's style. Upon predicting these moves it then uses this to help block and counter-attack, finding openings far easier than the pilot would. It then actually controls the Anthedon’s movements, blocking and attacking without the pilots direct control, given that the computer can think and act faster than the pilot can. Given the adaptive nature of this system, combined with the organic nature of its component, the more it is used the better it becomes given the more data it gathers. Thus an Anthedon which has been used a relatively large amount will likely defeat a new Anthedon in mêlée.

Outer Armour: The outer armour of the Anthedon consists largely of plates of a super-hard ceramic, with a form of chain-mail mesh composed of the same material covering sliding plates over the joints of the armour. Underneath this is a layer of highly damage-resistant polymer creating an air-tight seal. Over this armour lies a specialised organic armour, highly damage resistant and with ablating properties. The true advantage of this organism, besides the ablating effect which takes much of the sting out of energy weapons, is that it regenerates quickly. From visual appearance it is extremely hard to discern that it is organic, looking like smooth white metal. The Anthedon is effectively immune to small arms fire, with good resistance to large mounted weapons and light starship weaponry. It does not fare well against larger starship weapons however, and very poor resistance against anti-matter. The helmet is not removable.

The Spectre's armor has the defensive profile of a Medium Power Armor(tier 5)

Active Camouflage: Using a sophisticated set of Volumetric display projectors in combination with the 360 degree sensors equipped on the Anthedon the power armour is capable of putting the image on one side of the armour what is on the other side. The speed of the organic computer means that there is effectively no ‘drag’ in the image even if the armour is moving. The system can also be used to project other Volumetric displays around the armour, controlled by the pilot’s ‘minds eye’, which it turned in to a more complete image my a function of the organic computer. This allows the Anthedon to, from a visual basis at least, appear to be pretty much anything.

Energy Shield: The Anthedon, the power armour possesses a reasonably powerful conformal energy shield, whose purpose is to protect the Anthedon from some attacks. It also serves the purpose of providing additional radiation protection.

The Spectre has a conformal barrier rated for Medium Power Armour(tier 5)

• Shield Points: 10 (Threshold 2)

Life Support: The organic center of the Anthedon is also a sophisticated life support system, recycling oxygen and supplying the pilot with water and extremely high nutrient pellets. The complexity of the organism means that the oxygen supply is recycled with virtually no loss, resulting in the pilot being able to ‘breathe’ for 28 days. An organ much like what we would know as a ‘Texas Catheter’, takes the pilots urine (if needed), and recycles it into the suits water reservoir for future drinking. That the urine is recycled is not actually usually known by the pilots, since it was deemed unlikely that the average arch-angel would like the idea of drinking his own urine, no matter how purified it was. This however, combined with the liquid that the suit comes with, does mean that the Anthedon can support the pilot for 28 days. Oxygen, pellets and water are all given to the pilot through an organic tube that fits in to their mouths, and oxygen is also supplied through the skin.

Combined Distortion Drive: The armor uses a combined distortion drive. In effect, the CDD sustains a small “pocket universe” around the vessel by nesting electrogravitic and electrostatic fields. The combined field can serve a number of purposes, including propulsion, and stealth; for this reason, it is almost always on to some extent.

Propulsion: The armor propels itself at speeds many times the speed of light by generating continuum distortions in the CFS and nesting them to create asymmetric peristaltic fields. This allows the armour to travel thousands of times the speed of light. Distortion based systems allow the armour to stop or move nearly instantly because the armour has not “moved” in the traditional sense. For slower than light propulsion a Gravitic drive is used for its simplicity, effectively making the armour ‘fall’ at high speeds in what ever direction the Pilot wishes to go.

Main Visual Sensors: The majority of the visual sensors are located on the helmet, including a high resolution optical sensor, capable of monitoring the entirety of the electro-magnetic band. The organic computer, by default, gives the pilot the image of the of the visible bands, often overlapping it with infrared data. The computer also records data in all other bands, including ultra-violet and micro-wave, but only notifies the pilot if there is something of note. The Spectre has a gyroscopically-stabilized view of up to 250x magnification. There is a spotlight on the right hand side of the armour's head which helps at night or in dark environments.

Complete Optic Cover: Using the same sensors used for the Active Camouflage system, these provide the operator with 720 degree coverage of its surroundings in all of electro-magnetic bands. While the Pilot can not take in all of this data, usually relying on the Main Visual Sensors, the Organic Computer constantly observes, and both alerts the pilot to anything of significance (the Pilot can be shown the date from these sensors), and factors it in to the Predictive defense System.

Tachyon Tracking System: Faster Than Light tracking system allows for precise targeting of targets that would normally be impossible to hit due to range and the limitations of standard sensory equipment. Range: 294,000 miles (473,177 km).

Time-Modulated Ultra-Wide Band Radar: Signals transmitted by UWB radars are pulses generated pseudo-randomly. They are only 0.80 nanoseconds in duration. Since the energy of any frequency band is blow the noise the TM-UWB is highly covert. TM-UWB has no carrier frequency or conversion, and because of the low frequency content of TM-UWB signals, they are capable of seeing through foliage and non-metallic objects better than regular radar can. It is ideal for both atmospheric operations and operation in nebulae.

Quintessent Wave Differentialometer: This device gives the organic computer a highly efficient sensor by calculating the shape, mass and velocity of objects by looking at the ripples the objects make in the seas of energy. The QWD has a range of 150 miles (241.40 km).

Fire Control: Connected with the Predictive defense System, the Fire Control sub-section of the organic computer can track around 20,000 targets at any one time, and monitors them for both defense and offensive purposes, using all of the suits sensory in put to target sensitive areas of ships and armours, optimise its weapons power, range and frequency, guides the missiles and identify friendlies. If needed one more of the weapons systems can be assigned to the Fire Control system, which aims and fires them without any in-put of the pilot.

Graviton Projection Device (2):

This weapon fits in to the bulge of the Spectre’s forearms. Using the finest components, the GPD uses Graviton projection as a weapon. Extremely versatile, the device is limited the user's imagination and physics. Capable of creating Graviton beams, waves, and fields.

• Location: Built in to the forearms.
• Primary Purpose: gravitic repulsion/attraction
• Secondary Purpose: gravitational shielding
• Damage: Extremely powerful kinetic forces. Emissions are not visible to the eye but its effects are clearly seen as distorted light.
  • Beam: Tier 4, Light Anti-Armor / light anti-armor(4) per second
  • Wave: Tier 5 or Tier 6, Medium Anti-Armor or Heavy Anti-Armor (: Staff needs to determine which)/medium to heavy anti-armor(5~6)
  • Field/shield: Tier 5 or Tier 6, Medium Anti-Armor or Heavy Anti-Armor (: Staff needs to determine which)/medium to heavy anti-armor(5~6), creates a field that can defend against both beam and ballistic weapons. Beams tend to be deflected or diffused while lower-tier ballistic munitions tend to embed themselves in the field and remain there until the field is gone.
• Range: 100,000 km as a beam, all other functions have effects within 30 meters.
• Payload Power to GPDs are supplied by the wing-mounted generators.

Missile Launchers (2):

The Spectre kept the Anthedon's two shoulder mounted missile-launchers, protected by a sliding armour plate when not in use. The primary missile fired is the powerful penetration micro-missiles. These 3cm by 3 cm by 30 cm missiles contain a shield modulation device within them which makes them highly efficient at penetrating through many varieties of shields. Each also contains a 50g anti-matter payload, equivalent to 500 kilotons of TNT.

• Warhead: Penetration Micro-missiles.
• Purpose: Penetrates shields, anti-mecha.
• Damage: MDR 4 (tier 7~9)
• Range: 500,000 miles
• Rate of Fire: Individual
• Payload 10 Missiles each.