Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Titan (ADI)

"Titan Ready!"

-Titan

The Titan-class Medium Mechanized Battle Walker is the main battle walker of the Steel Talons, which replaces the Goliath Tank for this sub-faction. This unit is planned to be voiced by Bryce Papenbrook, using his Adol Christin voice from Ys VIII-IX.

Background
The Titan utilizes a complex array of alloy spars, high-tech servos, and fibrous tendons which allow high-speed locomotion upon two armored legs. The materials required to build this system are expensive, but the Titan is able to move fast enough to keep pace with most tracked vehicles on the battlefield. The legs are able to balance the crew compartment and power plant while also bearing the weight of over 20 tons of advanced battle armor. The elevated turret affords better command-seating, granting the gunner a clear shot regardless of impeding terrain.

The Titan stands at 25 meters tall, with a 120mm cannon (with an optional railgun upgrade), and during the Great Gaiaterran War, one L91 laser beam (that could be upgraded for more range, with recent variants sporting a second laser beam).

Appearance
Their design in Elysea's Conflict is based off the Tiberium Essence model.

History
"Looks like a tank with legs."

-From a ADI Predator crew member, watching the Steel Talon's Titans in combat

Introduced in 2000 V.C., the Titan Mk II was developed by the Steel Talons as the next generation of Titan Walkers; the plans called for top-tier robotic technology, diamond-hard battle armor, and legs able to traverse jungle, marsh, and rocky terrain more easily than conventional tracked vehicles. The result of these plans was the Titan Mk II, with its first combat being seen as early as 2004 V.C. in a proxy war against Warlords forces by the Steel Talons.

Despite the ADI Council's repeated attempts to phase out the vehicle, the Titan's popularity within the military kept the walking tank active on the battlefield shortly before the Katsuragi-Asmodian War. The weakness of walkers began to show, with them being hugely expensive to build and maintain. They were also quite temperamental on the battlefield. The advantages conferred by their all-terrain capabilities were offset by cost and easily exploited vulnerabilities, namely commandos being trained to put det-packs onto the legs of large walkers and neutralizing them rather easily, though that part was refuted as the walkers are supposed to work with infantry and vehicles in combined arms compared to the council assumption of them fighting alone. As such, shortly before the Katsuragi-Asmodian War, the divisions replaced their Titan Mk. IIs with the less expensive Predator or Goliath Tank, giving all of their Titans to the newly made Steel Talon Elites. Despite this, many Steel Talon veterans petitioned ADI high command to bring back the Titan, but to no avail. The Mk. IIs were put into "elite status", used only by the Steel Talons. With extras even converted into heavy industrial equipment, outfitted with shovels or cranes to aid in the construction of the ADI outposts. And the Mk. II only saw action when the Steel Talons fight.

In addition, the Mk. II Titan chassis would form the basis for the Juggernaut Mk. III, with a new turret and crew pod, upgraded cannons, and a next-generation fire control system. Because these vehicles are intended for indirect fire support and are not expected to be on the front lines, the advantages conferred by all-terrain navigation were deemed worthy of the risks. The Juggernaut would be the only walker in service by the other division.

Steel Talons Walkers

 * Wolverine
 * Kazaur Walker
 * Titan
 * Scatterpack
 * Juggernaut