The base Warhound model of autonomous combat robot has been proven to be extremely effective on the streets of Washington, but there is always room for improvement. Black Tusk Engineers have developed two prototype models, codenamed Lucy and Buddy, which represent a huge step up in lethality, intelligence and durability. They are designed to work closely together, and are considered inseparable.
Abilities[]
“ In theory, Buddy could repair himself indefinitely and outlive all of us. I'm not sure how I feel about that. - Unnamed Black Tusk Engineer”
M18 Light Machine Gun[]
- While primarily a combat support unit, Buddy is still more than capable of dealing serious damage with this dorsal-mounted light machine gun.
Armor Repair Unit[]
- Buddy is capable of restoring armor integrity to both himself and his sister unit Lucy.
EMP Generator[]
- Buddy can emit a power EMP, disabling nearby electronics. Both Buddy and Lucy have integrated Faraday shielding rendering them immune to these effects.
Explosive Seeker Mines[]
- Adapted from recovered Division technology.
“ No, she can't do backflips. Why the fuck would she do backflips?. - Unnamed Black Tusk Engineer”
Dorsal Minigun[]
- This heavily modified 7.62 mm minigun has a 360-degree field of fire. It can fire from all six barrels at once in a devastating shotgun-style blast, or use a traditional rotating configuration for medium to long range engagements.
Electroshock Cannon[]
- This compact device fires a piezo-electric projectile that releases a painful shock on impact, temporarily immobilizing targets.
Proximity Mines[]
- Used tactically as area denial or to channel hostile forces into fire zones.
Overcharge[]
- Buddy and Lucy are both capable of boosting system performance to three increasingly powerful levels. Overcharge significantly improves their combat effectiveness, but can be remotely deactivated. Massive overcharge triggers automatically when one of the Warhounds is structurally compromised, and only stops when both are stabilized. Critical overcharge bypasses safety protocols and makes both Warhounds far deadlier.
- Both prototype Warhound have bleeding edge diagnostic software, and if one of them is compromised they will both immediately take necessary steps to protect them.
- Lucy is designed to eliminate large numbers of hostiles in a matter of seconds with her 360 degree arc Dorsal Multigun, so recognizing when she is about to activate it is key to survival.
- it seems that Lucy and Buddy's first level of Overcharge can be remotely reset, while it's better not to trigger the higher levels.