Tran's Crab Body

Story so far

Katia built Tran's two-part "wheelchair" from a recipe taken out of Carl's automaton manual, repurposing it for a crawler who cannot walk. The base form is a small mechanical crab body that looks like something out of a nightmare — all there is when Tran is simply moving around — which can climb walls and run at incredible speed for short distances.

The second part is the battle armor version, which Tran wears at the Southern Front: a secondary exoskeleton that covers the crab legs and crawls up his body, encasing him in full-plate armor and a helmet Carl finds reminiscent of poor Paz from the previous floor. The trade-off is severe — Tran is so encased in metal that he cannot carry any ranged weapons, or the system will label him as "armor." His helmet can be stowed into his inventory at will. Katia plans a similar rig next for Jamal.

Appearance

A small, nightmarish mechanical crab chassis with spidery legs, overlaid in battle mode by a full-plate exoskeleton and enclosing helmet.

Role

Tran's mobility and combat platform, and the prototype for Jamal's future rig.

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