The Rise of Achilles:Being a rogue AI cast into the sea of leaf-eaters, sharptooth, and aliens Achilles had to adapt to defeat his enemies both on the surface and under the sea in order to achieve his goal of supremecy over Claw. Unlike the VDF's ALI unit, Achilles is not an artificial intelligence, but simply a very smart fast-biter with his mind connected to the stream of the internet and databases of the computerized world. This occured quite by accident, but has enabled him to become quite famous within the sharptooth world for his incredible inventions and ability to manage the Claw economy far more efficiantly then normal officials could ever have hoped.
Achilles was first responsible for discovering sub-atomic weaponry, or "Volcano Weapons" as they are called within Claw military ranks. Claw discovered nuclear weapons early on in it's inception, but there was a collassal problem with their use - the prey would become irradiated and inedible. This simply would not do!
Achilles discovered through ultra-advanced calculations how to contain and focus a miniture nuclear blast so intensely that it could force a second sub-nuclear reaction amongst the quarks and cratons of the detonated substance producing an explosion of reduced potency, but producing no deadly radiation or fallout. Within months of their creation Volcano weapons had found their way onto the battlefield in a number of forms - namely the Tyrannotron dual Volcano Blasters, the Doom Maw Artillery Cannnons, and Claw's Ultimate Weapon - the Doom Hammer.
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With new doors open to him, Achilles saw farther into the world then anyone ever would, and eventually came to the conclusion that he and he alone must rule Claw - not only to feed the populace but also to assure sharptooth dominance in such an unstable time period.
Being officially designated an AI, Achilles ran into a problem in his master plan... there were very little sharpteeth who believed he was little more than a servant and apart from his devoted the chances of forming an army that could enforce his rule out of living soliders was farely slim. To this end he produced a hyrbid army that contained many units completely unique to his movement.
Might as well include the best Achilles song I've heard:
hereArmy of Achilles:Infantry:Terminators- powerful basic infantry units with a damaging attack, decent movement speed, and far more hitpoints then the equivilant infantry units of all factions making them the most powerful teir 1 infantry at the game, but at cost
- armed with dual spine cannons capable of a rate of fire far greater then the improvised spine guns of Claw's Sickle Pack infantry
- by appearance are similar to Cyborg Reapers, but instead possess the form and curves of sharpteeth to represent Achilles' interpretation of mechanical perfection
- at 500 credits are quite costly compared to the $200 Sickle Packs and Ravager Groups and the $300 Runner Squads but make up for it in effectiveness
- armed with manually targeted EMP cannons that can disable enemy vehicles of all shapes and sizes
- come in squadrons of 3
Hunters- elite cyborg commandos that have one role - to tear enemies to bits with their saw blade claws and drill charges
- come in groups of 5 and replace Firehounds in Achilles' army
- come pre-equiped with Stealth Armour making them unseen and deadly at all times
- expensive but astutely loyal to whomever they are programmed to obey
- most recognizable by their pupiless green eyes which take up most of their face - only something so unnatural could have cybernetic eyes so large
Vehicles:Psi Tank- devestating war machines adapted to countering any surface forces the enemy can throw at them with paralyzing efficancy thanks to their psi bolts which work on the same frequency as the dinosaur brain (but not human brain) and can overload and short them out resulting in undamaged vehicles free to the taking
- heavy armour is resistant to the mental attacks of this strange construct, and even with the power to exterminate the crew they still tend to fall to large units like Brontodons and Bio-Monstrosities without too much trouble
- replaces the Executioner Walker in the standard Claw arsenal
Buildings:Soul Nuke Launch Facility- Soul nukes are so hienous that even Claw avoided their use for decades until it became absolutely necessary
- this structure can prepare and launch Soul Nukes, which are dark purple in colour and absorb the life force of all enemies they destroy for use by Achilles and his army
- life force aquired is displayed in a bar undernieth the hitpoints, and unlike the Basilisk can be used to cast a Nova that heals your forces anywhere you wish (with a radius similar to Claw's Rage Generator, VDF's Chronometron or the Dirge's Bio-Converator). This can prove to be an extremely powerful weapon, and Achilles uses it to his advantage whenever possible
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Achilles' Execution:Following the end of the Twilight War, Achilles' primary control was captured and the purple fast-biter was forcably disconnected from his links and cast down in front of all of Claw. As a method of extracting revenge, Theta ordered a different style execution for Achilles that was more fitting for the suffering he had caused. He was chained to Excidium's statue, and a memoriam was declared:
Theta: Soldiers and fellow sharpteeth of Claw... I formally declare that the one who brings me the head of the scourge will never go hungry again! ... feast well.
Achilles: I am eternal ignorant fool...destroy my physical body if you want but my soul lies within the interglobal network. You have sealed your own doom.
And Achilles was torn apart under a tide of ravenous sharpteeth eager to claim Theta's prize. VDF stations who had intercepted the broadcast watched in disgust as the traitor was punished for his actions, with the gory parts elegantly censored.
VDF News Reporter: So ends the reign of one of the Twilight War's most unusual chapters... tune in next week for the full story on the sharptooth Achilles and how he came to be one of the biggest threats we have ever faced. News and traffic report at eleven.
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