Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Giga Fortress

"..."

-...

The Giga Fortress is the epic unit of Lucy & Nyu, the legendary general of The Protectorate's Psionic Command. This epic unit is planned to be voiced by Kira Vincent-Davis.

History
"..."

-...

As the Protectorate's ambitious plans of dominating the Western hemisphere started to crumble, the nation's leading weapons manufacturers scrambled to come up with contingency plans that would appeal to their shareholders. The result was a machine that even the Protectorate's best scientific and military minds previously thought impossible. No, the Giga-Fortress cannot bring back to life the Protectorate's late Emperor Yoshiro. However, this semi-sentient computer-controlled weapons platform is programmed to exact terrible revenge on the Protectorate's now-numerous enemies... Even should the day come when no Protectorate men or women are left to continue to fight.

Originally thought to be two completely separate platforms, the Giga-Fortress is believed to be a single entity capable of assuming two completely different forms: a massive sea fortress, bristling with more than half a dozen heavy-duty cannons and multiple independently-tracking missile systems; and a sky fortress, built to resemble a monstrous face, armed with something called the "God's Breath device" located in the "mouth" of the thing.

It may be remembered as the pinnacle of military robotics as well. Shirada's advanced weapons, composite armor, and floating fortress nautical locomotors were seamlessly merged with Tenzai's most sophisticated artificial intelligence (A.I.) and dual-stage variable form systems in the construction of this weapon. Those directly responsible are anonymous, likely deceased; some Allied officials have even speculated that the computer-driven Giga-Fortress is the cynical by-product of war criminals refusing accountability for their actions.

Thankfully, as yet there are no publicly documented incidents of a Giga-Fortress attack, and this may be why the machine has no known weaknesses. It is believed to have no moral inhibitions, either, at least not by those who accept that the Giga-Fortress is self-aware to whatever extent is possible for a computer-controlled machine. Its "personality", according to this camp, has been programmed with a version of Protectorate military doctrine that places the success of the mission, the ultimate victory of the Protectorate, and the total defeat of its enemies as top priorities, in that order.

But unlike a zealous Protectorate warrior, the Giga-Fortress A.I. has no concept of morals, no ability to second-guess officers or to misinterpret its directives, and no need for rest. It exists, perhaps, in a childlike or even a primal state only to fight until either it ceases to operate or the millions of individuals it "thinks" are enemies have been eliminated.

However, when the Giga Fortress was brought to the attention of the Protectorate military, it was reported that the Shogun reviewing it spit out an entire cup of tea when he saw the proposal. It was the most expensive unit the world has ever seen, and the need for it to be built "twice" was a great letdown, being vulnerable to attack while it was still under construction. Some of the more pragmatic elements of the Protectorate Army also noted the absurdity of wasting resources in making the flying form look and act like a head; resources that could be spent on building more tanks or airplanes, though supporters of the Shogun Executioner and/or the Aerial Battleship are called out for their hypocrisy. Most notably, one of the prototypes, "Kanto", was sunk by a squadron of Asmodian Banshees during the Brigid Harbour raid, showing the vulnerability of the Giga Fortress to precision strikes. After this disaster, funding for the Giga Fortress was cut completely by everyone but the Psionic Command, who saw potential with it if piloted by an experienced psychic.

Eventually, Psionic Command would not only make the Giga Fortress work but also made it better, as when the pilot's mind merges with the AI both their powers increase. And while the rest of the division considers it impractical field test have shown promise.