Custom Zoid: Glow Fox

[Caleb Haus]

Glow Fox

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Second prototype Zoid built off of the Shadow Fox platform. At first glance, it is easy to confuse the Glow Fox with the standard Command Wolf because both Zoids share an uncanny resemblance. A vast improvement in every way over the Scout Fox in terms of handling and durability. The body configuration of the Glow Fox allows it to handle at speeds nearly matching those of the Lightning Saix, but also being able to safely maintain those speeds.

One of the Glow Fox's few weaknesses lie in the human factor. As one of the fastest Zoids around, the Glow Fox's speeds, like the Lightning Saix, have been known to make some pilots pass out due to the incredible amount of pressure being put on their bodies.

The Glow Fox comes equipped with two Strike Laser Claws, Two-shot Flashbang Grenade Launcher, tail-mounted AZ70mm electromagnetic net cannon, and back mounted single Lightning Chain Gun. Primarily available in a pure white paint scheme, the exceptions being weapon barrels and joint mountings.


Basic Stats:

Weight: 58 tons

Width: 19.02 m

Height: 8.5 m

Maximum Speed: 310 km/h


Weapons:

- two Forpaw mounted Strike Laser Claw units.
- A two shot, hip-compartment Flashbang Grenade Launcher
- Tail mounted AZ70 electromagnetic net gun.
- Backmounted 80mm Lightning Chain Gun system.

Equipment:

- Spread Leg Joints
- Hypercoolant system
- Anti-flashbang shielding


Weapon Breakdown:
- two Forepaw mounted Strike Laser Claw units.
Self explanatory - this system runs an energy system link from the generator directly to the front two claws, capable of infusing
them with energy not unlike a basic 'charged blade' strike. When in use, the claws glow a bright yellow. Strike Laser Claw attacks
are quite adept at piercing through Energy Shields, and, though it adds a little more kick, it does not add too much damage to basic
metals.

- A two shot, hip-compartment Flashbang Grenade Launcher
Concealed within the hip, there is one Flashbang Grenade per hip joint. When deployed the Flashbang Grenade, as it's name implies,
emits a powerful burst of light. When the Flashbang goes off, atypically, anyone looking in the general direction of the grenade will be temporarily blinded. An added bonus of the Flashbang grenade launcher is a similar temporary radio jamming frequency, rendering most radio-based tracking devises and radio communication null. Needless to say, closing one's eyes won't be enough to save you from this weapon. It can only be fired twice per fight.

- Tail mounted AZ70 electromagnetic tail gun.
Attached to the tail of the Glow Fox, is a very simple, single-shot Electromagnetic net gun. This net, along with the weighted ends, are charged with a strong burst of electromagnetic energy. The effect of the net, upon contact, is quite simple: A shock to the zoid in question, capable of temporarily causing the Zoid to stall. Generally speaking, the stall duration is rarely longer than around five seconds, but that is enough time for a clever escape or a witty attack.

- Backmounted 80mm Lightning Chain Gun system.
A back mounted chain gun. It is capable of a roughly 180 degree forward facing motion. The reason this is called the 'lightning chain gun' is not the fact that it shoots lightning - rather, it has a rear-facing pair of ion-boosters. When these boosters are off, the max speed is only 285 km/h - however, the system grants additional energy to all components.
Notably: The base joints are exposed.

Equipment Breakdown:[/u]
- Strengthened Leg Joints
This is a strong alloy that makes up the leg joints, allowing the Glow Fox to achieve 80% maneuverability while at top speed. When at 280 km/h these joints allow for 100% maneuverability, completely alleviating an atypical problem that most Lightning Saix have, even if they cannot beat a Saix in a foot race.

- Hypercoolant System
This particular coolant is highly necessary to keep all of the components of the Glow Fox running at maximum efficiency. Enough central damage, and one might rupture the coolant tank, and thus deal a massive blow to the Glow Fox - if the Coolant System is damaged, Generally speaking, the pilot must reduce all capabilities of the Fox by 50%, or they will be in quite a predicament - the CS also keeps the cockpit cool, so after roughly 30 seconds without it, at maximum capacity, the pilot will be piloting a nice ball of fire. Luckily, that is why there is slightly thickened armor around the midsection of the Glow Fox, to attempt to block off the proverbial Achilles heel.

- Anti-Flashbang Shielding
Very simply, the anti-flashbang shielding is a special shield that drops in to place upon activation of the Flashbang Grenade launchers, allowing the Glowfox to be unharmed by it - as far as the visuals are concerned. This is an automatic function.



Notes: Yes, this is a terrible gif. I would appreciate help, though I certainly don't have the pay for it.
Rank: ... hell if I know. I'm hoping C, but something tells me it probably isn't. xD


[ Initial Glow Fox Concept copyright the staff of Metal Machine Music ( as far as I am aware ). Used with permission by ex-staff 'Ramier Sooran'. Any complaints, please
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[DogTrot]

I'm quite sorry, but your hopes are way off.

You want something that's better than a Shadow Fox, so why would it be ranked two ranks beneath it?

You start with a shadow fox, add an extra weapon to it, make it as fast as a lightning saix, and then make it very maneuverable while at those top speeds that a Saix can handle. All without any setbacks.

I'd put a rank of S+ on this. One rank above S rank.

[Caleb Haus]

I see your point. ( I didn't see shadow fox on the list at all. xD ) It's totally what I get for using the old ranking system from the other site. xD

From a shadow fox, I'm actually down in the versatility rank - it gets weapon racks for its shoulders and back, the smoke dischargers ( my flashbangs, I suppose ) the opti-camo and the 3d sensors, and the fangs.

But, you're the admin. <3 I trust you. Since this model would be classified as S+, would I be able to start it as a bare-bones zoid, and work it up to this feature?

For instance:

Class C:

Weapons

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- two Forpaw mounted Strike Laser Claw units.
Self explanatory - this system runs an energy system link from the generator directly to the front two claws, capable of infusing them with energy not unlike a basic 'charged blade' strike. When in use, the claws glow a bright yellow. Strike Laser Claw attacks are quite adept at piercing through Energy Shields, and, though it adds a little more kick, it does not add too much damage to basic metals.

- One-Shot Flashbang Canister
Concealed within the hip, there is one Flashbang Grenade concealed within the left hip joint. When deployed the Flashbang Grenade, as it's name implies, emits a powerful burst of light. When the Flashbang goes off, atypically, anyone looking in the general direction of the grenade will be temporarily blinded. An added bonus of the Flashbang grenade launcher is a similar temporary radio jamming frequency, rendering most radio-based tracking devises and radio communication null. Needless to say, closing one's eyes won't be enough to save you from this weapon. It can only be fired twice per fight.

Equipment[/u]

- Hypercoolant System
This particular coolant is highly necessary to keep all of the components of the Glow Fox running at maximum efficiency. Enough central damage, and one might rupture the coolant tank, and thus deal a massive blow to the Glow Fox - if the Coolant System is damaged, Generally speaking, the pilot must reduce all capabilities of the Fox by 50%, or they will be in quite a predicament - the CS also keeps the cockpit cool, so after roughly 30 seconds without it, at maximum capacity, the pilot will be piloting a nice ball of fire. Luckily, that is why there is slightly thickened armor around the midsection of the Glow Fox, to attempt to block off the proverbial Achilles heel.
- Anti-flashbang Shielding
Very simply, the anti-flashbang shielding is a special shield that drops in to place upon activation of the Flashbang Grenade launchers, allowing the Glowfox to be unharmed by it - as far as the visuals are concerned. This is an automatic function.

This model, [ lacking the LCG, the Tail Gun, the additional thrust from the LCG, and the fact that the joints are not improved ] would have a cap speed of 285 km/h [ only 15 km/h more than my current Gun Tiger ] has no mid / ranged attacks, and no additional boost to the energy.

Coupled with the fact that there is no modified leg joints, the Glow Fox will be just as constricted as any other relative high speed zoid. Then, as time progresses, I could add the additional parts with admin consent.
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[DogTrot]

The Shadow Fox has the net gun and gatling, weapon-wise. You've got both, in addition to several other weapons.

Normally, it has smoke dischargers. You have optic camo, 3D sensors, and heightened speed and agility.

You can't say that you're less versatile than the shadow fox XD

Let's take a look at your desired C rank. The Shadow Fox will start off at A rank, as normal. You will be taking off the gatling cannon and net gun, which will bump it down a rank to B. Since there is no speed boost, that would just about be it. Which makes sense, since your Shadow Fox will have the same style pretty much as the Liger Zero: Use one limited weapon to get close, then strike-laser-claw to finish. Both are around the same capability, and both are B ranked.

[xX Max Xx]

I'd like to point out that 310 km/h is actually the speed of a Zero Schneider. The Lightning Saix has a top speed of 325. While indeed Jack Cisco and Bit Cloud have both spoken on how high speed movement is taxing on the body, the latter only does so about using the Jaeger, not the Zero itself or the Schneider. Mind you, the Schneider's only 3 km/h faster than the regular liger. o.o;

Anywho, I'll say that the Flashbangs would actually be an improvement over opti-camo and smoke dischargers. If you deployed those, the person would be blinded, right? Opti-camo can be overcome by detecting heat signatures or blowing something over the Zoid to make them visible to some extent, but with what's basically a flash grenade, their sight is rendered useless until they recovered from the sudden burst of light. They can't do anything strategic to lock onto you when everything within their very cockpit is just as hard to see as you. Smoke dispensers are pretty much the same. You can read a Zoid's heat signature through the smoke, and there are many more methods of finding them if such technology is unnavailable. But with the flashbang, you give them that temporary blindness that can't be overcome in a matter of seconds. Especially if the flash is made to even blind someone with closed eyes.

That in itself could technically be seen as an upgrade to the Shadow Fox, but you went and threw in radio-jamming abilities. xP

Also, going from 285 km/h to 310 is drastic for just weapon mounted ion boosters. That's 25 km/h in speed, actually higher than the difference in speed between the Zero Jaeger and Basic Zero, which is about 23 km/h.

Weapon racks don't affect a Zoid's rank. While it gives the Shadow Fox two more top-mounted weapons, those would drag the Zoid's speed, agility and maneuverability down. Electron Bite fangs, while somewhat effective, are really not a big downgrade either. In fact, neither are 3D sensors.

So basically, your fox just lacks the 3D sensors and Bite Fangs. You can say smoke dischargers and opti-camo, but the flashbangs are a much better way of hiding oneself that either. Then you get the collant system, which actually is a bonus to the Zoid. Such as in the Zoid anime, if someone covered you in smoke then used heat sensors to get a lock on you, the coolant would be a decent method of negating such sensors since the coolant system seems to affect the whole body.

Speed is an upgrade, as seen in a basic upgrade segment by the fact that one of the basic upgrades would be boosters. Your Zoid's 5km/h slower than the Shadow Fox, but you have a booster that's basically stronger than a Jaeger's. Not only because it allows a greater boost in speed than the Jaeger's boosters, but because the Jaeger's armor is actually built to meet with less wind resistance, so it would already be naturally faster.

The flashbang shield is actually somewhat of an upgrade of sorts as well, for you could use it to keep an eye on Zoids that try to loose you by flying with the sun shadowing them, thus making it difficult to track them. While not big, it could be considered as substantial as the sensor, since it also acts as a defense to your own weapon. This also makes it and improvement over smoke dispensers, as the Zoid itself actually can't see within the smoke if it deployed the smoke around itself to cloak its movements.

The next "upgrade" comes with the legs. You basically take out the weakness presented with going at a high speed, which is the lack of maneuverability. Top speeds are top speeds for a reason. While it's the fastest the Zoid can go, it's not likely they'll reach that speed in normal combat for that speed would only do them good in a straight run, as turning and aiming at the top speed is extremely difficult.

Combined with the "energy upgrade" from the thrusters not being in use basically allows it to go almost as fast as the Shadow Fox, only 5 km/h less mind you, while having enough energy to out last it in strike laser claws. Having only two actually proves to be somewhat as an advantage, as it would use less energy considering the fact all the Strike Laser Claw capable claws are charged during use.

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Considering you're shooting for C, I'd base the Zoid's rank off the Command Wolf. I'd say it'd be okay as B, since it lacks the ranged weapon. That would make up for the slight advantage the Flashbangs have over the smoke dischargers. The Strike Laser Claws would push it up a rank, though, considering their power. Combined with the Coolant System and Flashbang protection would make up for not having bite fangs and the Strike Laser Claws replacing the Strike Claws. However, what puts it at B is the significant heighten in speed over the Wolf plus the added armor for the coolant system.

So my current standing is that it would be B as well, since DT ninja'd me.

[Caleb Haus]

I can agree with the B ranking. Though I will point out, Max, you're always getting ninja'd!

B to my C is fine! <3

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