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SPECIAL: Self PropElled CupId effect ArtiLlery.

The SPECIAL, or "Stud" as it is alternatively known, like all matters of the heart, is a story of compromises.

Early attempts to field the Cupid Effect Ray Emitter were met with limited success.

It was discovered that the effect of the ray, while completely enthralling, was not lasting. Often, those influenced by the beam had reacquired their baseline disposition within minutes of initial exposure.

It was then thought that a CERE Seeker could restrain a target damsel, once she had wandered into its optimum area of engagement. However, carrying neutralization gear in addition to the equipment required to produce a medium to long range Cupid Effect proved to be mutually exclusive tasks.

Eventually FMP development decided to try and extend the duration of theCupid Effect Ray as well as its effective radius. The result was an energy hungry array that was simply too heavy and bulky to be carried by anything resembling a maneuvering platform; but it would entice lovestruck enemy combatants from hundreds of yards beyond visual range. (In fact, there was even discussion at this phase of rechristening the device, "Pied Piper Ray".)

The increased range and effectiveness of this new heavy emitter made it an ideal candidate for the role of self propelled artillery.

Stationed in the rear of armored "recruitment columns" SPECIALS would destabilize organized resistance from a safe distance, and make the jobs of more active, front line Seeker units much easier, as any damsels they'd encounter while the beam is in operation would become suddenly, and exceedingly cooperative.

Since a damsel, of any power level becomes geometrically less inclined to harm a Stud with increased proximity. it was deemed unnecessary to outfit them with the light, nigh-invulnerable neutronium, adamantium, and depleated Kyptonite alloys that armor the smaller, faster TTS's. Hence, tons of conventional Chobum armor protect the SPECIAL's, adding to their already intimidating size and weight. (And earning their affectionate nickname.)

The conventional armor and lackluster titanium framework renders a SPECIAL exceedingly vulnerable on during recruitment drives. In fact, the mighty super-heroine adjacent to the Stud pictured here could easily pulverize it beyond repair with a single blow, were she not repeating to herself the phrase "Mrs. Carol Danvers-SPECIAL" over and over again.

Big, vulnerable, and only just fast enough to keep pace with an armored recruitment drive, the SPECIAL is mainly "special" in the fact that it's the product of so many design concessions but still proves to be effective at its assigned task.

Description
SPECIAL: Self PropElled CupId effect ArtiLlery.

The SPECIAL, or "Stud" as it is alternatively known, like all matters of the heart, is a story of compromises.

Early attempts to field the Cupid Effect Ray Emitter were met with limited success.

It was discovered that the effect of the ray, while completely enthralling, was not lasting. Often, those influenced by the beam had reacquired their baseline disposition within minutes of initial exposure.

It was then thought that a CERE Seeker could restrain a target damsel, once she had wandered into its optimum area of engagement. However, carrying neutralization gear in addition to the equipment required to produce a medium to long range Cupid Effect proved to be mutually exclusive tasks.

Eventually FMP development decided to try and extend the duration of theCupid Effect Ray as well as its effective radius. The result was an energy hungry array that was simply too heavy and bulky to be carried by anything resembling a maneuvering platform; but it would entice lovestruck enemy combatants from hundreds of yards beyond visual range. (In fact, there was even discussion at this phase of rechristening the device, "Pied Piper Ray".)

The increased range and effectiveness of this new heavy emitter made it an ideal candidate for the role of self propelled artillery.

Stationed in the rear of armored "recruitment columns" SPECIALS would destabilize organized resistance from a safe distance, and make the jobs of more active, front line Seeker units much easier, as any damsels they'd encounter while the beam is in operation would become suddenly, and exceedingly cooperative.

Since a damsel, of any power level becomes geometrically less inclined to harm a Stud with increased proximity. it was deemed unnecessary to outfit them with the light, nigh-invulnerable neutronium, adamantium, and depleated Kyptonite alloys that armor the smaller, faster TTS's. Hence, tons of conventional Chobum armor protect the SPECIAL's, adding to their already intimidating size and weight. (And earning their affectionate nickname.)

The conventional armor and lackluster titanium framework renders a SPECIAL exceedingly vulnerable on during recruitment drives. In fact, the mighty super-heroine adjacent to the Stud pictured here could easily pulverize it beyond repair with a single blow, were she not repeating to herself the phrase "Mrs. Carol Danvers-SPECIAL" over and over again.

Big, vulnerable, and only just fast enough to keep pace with an armored recruitment drive, the SPECIAL is mainly "special" in the fact that it's the product of so many design concessions but still proves to be effective at its assigned task.