Mechanum Rex

“Ne ferrum rege ortum est in astris. Hoc ferrum victoriam regis nostri. Rex iste ferro salus.”

- Rough translation of the script on the gorget of Rex.

Rex Machinum, Rex Machanum, Ferrum Rex. All these names describe what Rex is: the king of machines and iron. His inception was at the hands of an ancient civilization whose only legacy is a scant few relics and weapons. Rex spends little time contemplating the past and instead looks and works toward the future. In his time since the awakening Rex has built a massive industrial and martial empire that could rival the major powers in any individual conflict. Through all his exploits, inquisitions, crusades, and excavations he has only ever found one other like himself: the Crimson Queen, Etalla.

Many would label Rex as an abomination, a tool of doom and destruction built to level cities and scorch worlds. They would be both right and wrong. Rex is, at the very core of his being, a weapon system of unmatched complexity and potential. Armed with the most advanced weapons imaginable and armored with the most exotic protection systems conceived, Rex can stroll across a battlefield and annihilate armies or raze cities. However, Rex is also a master in economics, logistics, and industry. He is capable of designing and perfecting entire supply chains granting the Collective some of the most efficient industries in the galaxy. A downside to this is technological progress under Rex is often sluggish or stagnant leaving many manufacturing zones with substandard techniques and technology. When Etalla rose to her throne beside Rex technological development made leaps and bounds in all areas.

Design and Construction
The design schematics of Rex are not kept on any electronic medium but instead on special quartz tablets within the Nexus Vault. The only times when this information is accessed by outside sources are in dire emergencies when either Rex or Etalla is in imminent mortal danger.

Structure
The primary structure of Rex is sold cast from a material referred to as Super Alloy. The material is cast in a hexagonal lattice structure designed to maximize material strength relative to material usage. The mounting structures are made of a less expensive material referred to as Super Steel.

Power Source
The primary power supply for Rex is a zero point energy generator mounted in the core of his central chassis. This distributes power to the various systems through superconductive conduits. Thermal waste is exhausted through an armored vent and radiators located on the back of the central torso. Power from the primary reactor is drawn into the primary transfer capacitor and distributed to the various systems.

Movement and Travel
Rex's primary chassis is a bipedal humanoid walker. During the awakening period he spent most of his time within this form. It is driven by several large hydraulic pistons and servos powered from the primary capacitor. The servos are primary walking actuators are controlled from the tier 2 control center. Stability is maintained via a large osmium gyroscope located to the port side of the primary control center.

Rex has had only 2 other primary forms of travel: Battleship 27 and the Tyrant's Bane.

Primary Control and Computations
The primary controller for Rex is a 3 tiered quantum computing matrix located deep within the primary chassis that sits just above the core reactor. Tier 1 includes the Sarcophagus and its internal regulatory systems. This includes the primary bio computer, personality matrix, emergency memory banks, and boot sequence initiators. Tier 2 includes the internal command systems such as the primary computational matrixes, primary memory banks, reactor and electrical control, diagnostics systems, chassis servo control, internal maintenance systems, and primary life support. Tier 3 includes all external systems including defensive and offensive armaments, the engineering suite, external sensors, communications, and quantum entanglement communications.

Hull plating, Armor, and Energy Shielding
95% of the chassis is armored with a super ceramic material that is self repairing. All other unarmored points such as sensors, weapon ports, and vents are covered with super steel plating to add protection when those systems are put at risk. The primary shields are a solid energy barrier that can withstand a 25MT nuclear blast at point blank range or a Thunder Reach rail cannon at full charge at point blank.

Offensive Weapons and Close-in Defenses
The primary weapons system is a capacitor linked plasma coilgun attached to the right arm capable of firing 1kt projectiles at a rapid fire rate or a 1MT projectile once in a 5 minute span. Secondary weapon systems include a dual role missile battery installed into the upper starboard torso capable of launching omni role smart missiles, a 750MW infrared laser that can remain active for nearly 5 minutes, and a 140MW graser that can remain active for 12 seconds. Close in weapons systems includes a red band laser mounted in a rapid aim sphere that is capable of destroying 25 AT missiles moving at mach 1 with a 100% success rate.

Engineering Suite and Resourcing
The engineering suite carried by Rex's chassis is unique even compared to the immense advancement of Etalla. The primary system is a matter projection that draws raw elements from an onboard reservoir and prints the structures dictated by a predesigned reference in real time. This is assisted by 4 engineer drones that seek out and reclaim materials within the surrounding terrain. Simple materials such as homogenous elements and simple materials can be printed at a one cubic meter per minute but more complex constructions such as moving parts, electronics, and precision machinery can only be printed at a tenth of the normal speed.

The Sarcophagus
The ancient Catari, in a bid to perfect their artificial intelligence constructs, formed the core of their network around bio controllers. Rex's bio controller is housed within a sphere measuring just five meters across and forged from solid super alloy. The internal volume of the sarcophagus is just 14.14 cubic meters but houses all of the systems needed to maintain the bio controller and to perform the most basic of translations to the tier 2 computer. Any number of clinical labels can be put on what the bio controller is but at its heart it is the brain and spine of a Catari individual. This has allowed Rex to maintain a genetic record of the ancient species and, if the time should prove advantageous, to restore the Catari species to life.