Anomalyptic Shifters

Faction : Anomalyptic

Role : Standard Infantry Unit

Lifeform : Energy Being

These units are made up of an unknown element called Omega-Zero. This extremely rare resource is very valuable and has only been found in both Anomalyptic troops and within the Endless Void. Data on these unique soldiers is limited due to their vaporization upon death. It's believed that the energy they harness possesses a self destruct code upon the unit's expiration. The energy within ignites and burns away the body entirely preventing further research on the subject. All Shifters have the ability to shapeshift and maintain some sort of independent thought. While they don't have a shared consensus or hive mind mentality, they seem to able to take direct orders and link to other shifters within a close proximity. This makes them dangerous in larger numbers as they can quickly acquire knowledge and share it amongst themselves. Often they can be seen using horde tactics to overwhelm their enemy unless they are directed by officers. Those that appear to be officers are considered to be high priority targets to troops in the field due to them being a sort of data hub that not only direct the drones but also allows them to compile numerous variations with which they can shift into. The standard drone can only maintain one or two shift forms at a time thus preventing them from copying all friendly unit and weapon variations. It should be noted that they can shift into just about any variation of soldier sent against them. This is done through a scanning process that takes only mere seconds on any target dead or alive. After they have shifted into a combat form they can produce ammunition using their own energy. Field reports suggest that their combat forms can be easily distinguishable from friendly forces due to their appearance being somewhat faded out when comparing to the original scanned subject.



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