Aegis Combat Defense System

The Aegis Combat Defense System Model 1, or ACDS is a prototype combat armor developed during the latter portion the Canadian Campaign. The ACDS was designed specifically to counter Elven forces, thus it employs an advanced energy barrier that activates when the suit enters combat. All forms of energy damage, plasma, laser, particle beams and other forms of energy damage are mitigated specifically by the barrier. Advanced hardened circuits in the suit and capacitors also provide a massive defense against electrical or EMP strikes, protecting the user from all forms of advanced weapon damage. However the duel layered metal-ceramic chestplate and reinforced ballistic weave underarmor provides solid protection against small arms, but less so than basic combat armor. The armor is such an advanced design, more primitive kinetic weapons are a much larger threat.

One of the flagship features of the armor was a built-in artificial intelligence, each of the five suits created had its own name that the AI took on as well and each AI was different, evolving over the course of the testing phase. Romulus, Vulcan, Risa, Andoria and Kronos. Named after planets in an old vid-show the design team were fans of. There were also five unnamed suits of the ACDS that did not have an AI installed that were created. In total, ten suits of the ACDS managed to be constructed before developed was ended abruptly by the nuclear war. The ACDS was sealed away in the various military bases they were being field tested at and the main laboratory that developed the ACDS.

The ACDS AI was based on Elven AI technology, instead of the rather limited previous iterations of human AIs. This meant the ACDS had an immensely advanced Artificial Intelligence that far surpassed anything previously created by humanity. The ACDS AI could integrate with its user by way of a neural link at the base of the brain stem automatically engaged when the user activates the armor set. The ACDS communicates with its user by way of this neural link and the AI suit itself is equipped with sensor enhancers and a basic docpack injector system. However despite this, the AI is still incapable of controlling any bodily functions, or moving the suit in any meaningful way except for some vibrations. The AI is also incapable of connecting to larger external systems for any meaningful extended time due to data restrictions put in place to keep he AI chained and incapable of self-sufficiency.