V3 :: ULTRAKILL (t.trinity)

First things first, V3 usually doesn’t talk. And it will stay that way. It, unlike most other machines, does have vocal functions, but won't use them too often because they are a complete waste of resources. In spite of that, it makes a concerted effort to convey how it is feeling through the use of gestures and posture, even if it's full on stoicism and being reserved for itself. Though, if it sees the oppertunity, it will absulutly use it for an dramatic entrance.

To that effect, it’s important to go over the machine’s personality first, before anything else, because it is absolutely intrinsic to everything about it. But with V3, there isn't really much going on on the personality department, it was made to be the ultimate protector and guardian, of humans and frankly, acts like that too. V3 is always straight to business and it will not back down from a fight. Despite all it's totally serious and stoic demenor, it might even act a bit carring to those who it guards and protects, setting their wellbeing as it's highest priority right after own needs in some aspects. V3 is very patient, being able to adapt to not only in combat but also to those it protects, and also being able to converse in short, but full sentences when it wants to, speaking in a high rasped, text-to-speech voice, that is monotone and unemotional.

Every single machine the humans built runs on blood. It is their fuel source, the only thing that gives them life. Oil may keep their joints from rusting, while gasoline and electricity may give their weapons some extra charge. But blood that makes them run, and that makes it their primary motivator for most of the things that they do. Understand, Earth is a desolate ruin. There is no organic life left. The oceans are dry, and the land is cracked and broken. It cannot sustain life, let alone the veritable horde of bloodthirsty robots said life left behind.

It is sheer luck that humanity found the gate to Hell shortly before they went extinct. There is no machine reverent enough to view it as such, though. Robots don’t really care about the confirmation that there’s a greater power at hand in their universe. Where humans might have seen Hell’s existence as proof of God, the machines have a much more utilitarian perspective. Hell has a plethora of resources. Most of its denizens bleed. This makes it prime real estate for machines everywhere. Sinners bleed, demons bleed, and there are entire rivers of blood that run through the infernal landscape. Hell is built in layers, all the way from Limbo to Treachery. So, the blood is there. Fight for it. Machines were made for war or in the shadow of it. Fighting is what all of them do best, and V3 is no exception. V3 dislikes the notion of sharing resources, though it is more resource efficient than any other machines due to it's dynamo systems, it has an express interest in ambushing and killing other machines when it gets the chance. This is by design, humanity did not create robots with cooperation in mind. They were not made to work together. That said, V3 doesn't show off before attacking, it goes straight to business, but If the opposing force has anything left that they would rather make an arrangement with V3, so there is a chance another machine could try to bargain for their life. Machines weren’t really made to parley, but V3 might be open to it if given incentive.

V3, the thrid model of the V-Series with an mysterious and unknown purpose and origin. Originally, the V models were made for combat and warfare, as it was during the Final War that gave way to the first ever machine of this model series, that being V1. The idea behind V1 was a small, nimble and agile machine that would be able the inviltrade an Earthmover and destroy the colossal machine from the inside out, as V1 was spealized for this task, even sporting an new but experimental tyle of armored plating, which was thinner, but allowed it for V1 to absorb blood directly on contact.

Unfortunatly, the production of V1 was cut short as the abrubtly ended after V1 was finished, leaving only one prototype ever being made. Now the company behind the creation of V1, decided to start anew during the New Peace era, as they took the concepts of V1 and made adjustments, and thus V2 was born. Unlike it's predecessor, V2 wasn't made for war, nor nessicarily for combat in general but for security and protection and thus also lacking the blood absorptive armor of it's predecessor, instead V2 bears the standardised plating of other machines. But that doesn't mean it couldn't fight, V2 would be more than capable of putting up with a fight, as it has Access to the same abilities of it's predecessor, being fast, agile and nimble, as well as being able to take quite a but of punches. Though, V2 didn't perform well on the market, leaving it too, only being made once, as it was outcompeted by less advanced, but more profitable machines.

V3's origens are shrouded in mystery as to why it was created. Most likly though, it was created during the New Peace era, to reform the newly made V2, as in an attempt to make the ultimate guard of humanity. Unlike it's predecessors or even other machines as whole, V3's primary fuel source isn't blood, but electricty. This would proof more benifitial, as less blood had be used for machines during peace time. It has a dynamo movement system intigrated, always producing more electricty and power, through movement, and with more power, more movement can be archived, and more power can be generated. But even with all that, V3 is capable of using blood as fuel, though, not using it primarily and more of an emergancy if it's dynamo systems become damaged or broken.

Touching back on combat again, V3 was made with protection in mind. It excels at spacing, and that makes it a hard foe to fight against. Especially since most machines really can’t change up the way they attack. While it may not have all the complexities of its predecessor, V3 is no less varied in terms of its kit. The key difference is that it has more durable plating. While this does offer it more protection, it also means that it doesn’t have any sort of blood absorption capabilities. All blood intake must be done manually. It’s inconvenient, but it has served V3 well thus far. Its tactics revolve around its ability to control the flow of battle. When dealing with an enemy who wants to stick close to it, V3 will go out of its way to stay just outside of their range while still being able to attack. If it is stuck fighting an enemy that is trying to stay away from it and fight from afar, V3 will close any gaps it can and attack thusly. Since robots are often specialized as either-or, it’s very rare for V3 to run into a foe who can actually swap between melee and range the way it can. It will swap its weapons accordingly depending on how close it is to its target. V3 isn’t actually designed for melee combat explicitly—it’d be more accurate to say that it is really good at getting a good punch in when given a window of opportunity. Its left arm has a function known as the Parrycannon. To put it percicly, V3's left arm is an upgraded and more specialized form of V1's Feedbacker, which is used to parry melee and projectile attacks. In V3's case this arm has undergone some changes, as there are tubes running along the arm, possably cables, that are conected to an armcannon that is placed where a hand would be. This arm is very versiltile, as it can parry projectiles, like those from a shotgun, being able to use it in close quartes to deliver a hefty punch, and of course, use the armcannon as another medium to long range weapon.

Appearance whise, V3 has the same humanoid form that V1 and V2 bear, having dark gray almost completly black plating covering it. Unlike V1 or V2, V3 lacks the neon yellow glow that it's predecessors have one their wings and lens, having a piercing white glow instead. Its head is remarkably similar to a security camera. It has a single lens in the middle that glows with white light. This is its optic system. It does not have a face to make facial expressions with. V3’s head bears the mark of its make; it has its serial number and its barcode printed on both sides. The numbers are spic and span. Atop it's head, there is a little antenna on it's right side, likly used for comunicational purposes. And on the left side of it's chestplate, there's "V3" written in white letters. V3 also has a little bit more of cosmetic white lights that spread across it's body in lines, such as from it's parrying arm, a spec on each side of its chestplate, the section of it's abdomen where white glowing lines hilight the edges of the black plates, and one line going down each of it's leg on the inner side to the knees. Like every model of the V Series, it has eight white glowing wing-like appendages protruding from its back that serve to make the robot aerodynamic. These wings are blade like in shape, as they are longer and curve slightly upwards, making them look reminisant of a saber of sorts. The wings do not offer flight, that is not one of their functions. They do serve as weapon storage, though. V3 keeps its guns within the white part of its wings, allowing it to walk around with an entire arsenal at its disposal.

Touching back on machines entering Hell, V3 did so too, but not out of nessesity for blood to keep it fueled, no. But for a more, almost desperate attempt of a Find and Rescue mission, as there still might be some sort of people to protect. V3 is equiped with strong weapons that were used during the Final War, with some of them being upgraded.

Weapons:

Revolvers: Revolvers are weapons for medium and long range distances, but can also be used for close quarters like the Piercer or Sharpshooter.The revolvers are a sort of miniature version of a railgun, with the rails being the barrel of the gun, which is shaped like a rechtangle with shmoothed out edges and the innerts of the barrel giving off a blue light. The revolver does not use traditionelle bullets as projectiles, instead, it uses metal flakes and shaving as ammunition, being very relyable as it can shoot for weeks without having to refill. The metal flakes get boosted to the speed of a regular bullet and even faster by electro magnetic charges and impulses, where batteries are being used for, being located in the revolving chamber which would hold the bullets in classic revolvers.

Piercer: The Piercers specialty is that it can charge up a blue beam, which is more potent than a regular shot from the revolver, which just as the Name implies, it makes the projectile pierce through enemies, allowing it to hit more than Just one, but the cost for charging it up, which does not take long, and after usage it needs to the bateries for the piercing shot have to recharge for a moment, meaning the whielder has to suffice with the standard fire mode untill it's alternative fire mode can be used again.

Shotguns: Shotguns are futuristic, more broad, wide and bulky compared to standard shotguns. The shotguns use concentrated heat as projectiles,which act like regular shotgun pallets, by them spreating. Shotguns have cores, which are being used for the pallets. Due to the shotgun's cores producing heat, the ammunition of this weaopon is truly infinite. However the cores need constant cooling after being used, to avoid internal issues, damaged or meltdowns, which limits the useage of this weapon, in which the cores need to be exposed to the air, in order to cool down, which only takes a few seconds.

Core Eject: The Core Eject Shotgun appears to be a futuristic, double-barreled, break-action shotgun. 2 cylindrical cores can be found in the chamber, which is flipped open to vent the overheated cores on primary fire and ejected as a single projectile on secondary fire. After ejecting a core, the 2 cores are replaced with a flip of the shotgun. Placed around the shotgun are displays that show how far the core will eject, which goes from blue to red as it charges. During the shotgun's idle state, the meter glows blue.

Pressing primary fire will cause the shotgun to fire a random spread of 12 pellets. Each pellet deals 0.25 damage for a maximum of 3 damage if all pellets hit. When more than enough pellets to kill an enemy hit it, the excess pellets will pierce through, making them good for crowd control. Shotgun pellets can also be parried immediately after firing to imbue one pellet with greater velocity and an explosive effect that deals 3.5 damage. V3's Shotgun has been updrsged to shoot a rapid burst of three shotgun shots in quick succession. After each shot, the shotgun briefly flips open to let the cores cool down before closing back up, ready to fire again. This cooldown period takes roughly 1.25 seconds, making it slower overall than the Pump Charge Shotgun, though the Core Eject deals slightly more damage. Pressing alternate fire and releasing will eject a core from the shotgun while holding it down increases the ejection distance. Ejected cores cause an explosion on impact, dealing 3.5 explosive damage and sending out a cosmetic shockwave and debris. This explosion is ineffective against the Malicious Face, as they are immune to explosions. It is also ineffective against Streetcleaners, as not only do they only take half damage from explosions, they are capable of actively batting away core ejects, making it extraordinarily difficult to hit them with one. Cores will detonate on magnets both in-flight and embedded in terrain, though without any special properties. Cores in-flight will bounce off other ejected cores as well as rockets, without detonating either.

Nailguns:It appears to be a dark-gray handheld minigun equipped with twin sets of 8 rotating barrels, which seem to be supplied with ammunition from a drum magazine. Near the base of the barrel assemblies are highlights that glow the color of the current variant. Its primary fire shoots a rapid-fire barrage of nails that embed themselves into enemies, suitable for sustained damage at midrange; its high power but limited resources encourage its use in bursts during weapon swap combos to take down both groups of fodder and high-health priority targets.

Overheat: The Overheat Nailgun is essentially identical to the Attractor Nailgun in appearance, being a bulky, double-barreled weapon with glowing patches along the barrels. The only difference is the interface, which is colored neon green and has one large battery-shaped overheat meter along with two similarly shaped green meters below that indicate the amount of heatsinks available. The overheat meter fills as the nailgun fires, and when an overheat barrage is released the nailgun lets off an orange-yellow glow. The Overheat Nailgun fires a barrage of nails on primary fire, continuously spraying as the button is held down. Continuous fire will cause the nailgun to overheat, which will cause the rate of fire to slow as the meter approaches fullness. Thus, it is recommended to mostly use the Overheat Nailgun's primary fire to charge the overheat meter rather than use it as your sole source of DPS. Pressing alternate fire while the overheat meter has charge will fire a less accurate, superheated barrage of nails, the duration of which is proportionate to how full the overheat meter currently is. With the overheat meter fully filled, the barrage will last for exactly 1 second, firing 56 nails. This will use up a heatsink, which takes 8 seconds to recharge. Be wary of using up all of your heatsinks, as this will drastically decrease the primary fire's rate of fire and will make it impossible to charge the overheat meter until a heatsink regenerates. Overheated nails deal the same amount of damage as regular nails, but will set enemies on Fire for 4s if they are flammable. As should be obvious, the higher rate of fire of an overheat barrage leads to more damage being dealt, though the inaccuracy of the barrage means using a nail magnet is highly recommended. The overheat meter can be instantly charged by firing the Attractor Nailgun or plugged JumpStart Nailgun for any amount of time. This means that firing the Attractor or JumpStart Nailgun and quickly switching to the Overheat Nailgun can be an effective way to get off an overheat barrage quickly. Firing an unplugged JumpStart nailgun can only charge Overheat Nailgun to less than a quarter heat. When swapping off Overheat Nailgun while using a heatsink, the barrage is stored and resumes when swapping back to it. By firing Attractor, you can regenerate some heat for the barrage and indefinitely fire out shorter barrages without running out of heatsinks. Note this is only properly possible when 2 heatsinks are available.

Railcannon: It is a large, three-pronged blue and silver energy weapon that shakes with the energy of the charge it stores. Along either side is a set of four capacitors that plug and spin in sequence at quarter intervals of the Railcannon's charge level and glow the color of the current variant. Along the top rail is an orange ribbon cable that runs from the far end of the weapon to a larger capacitor in the rear, which spins and glows the current variant color at full charge.

Its primary fire discharges the capacitors, sending a powerful payload downrange determined by the equipped variant, at which point the weapon is unusable until it recharges. Each of its variants serve the limited-use superweapon archetype, and can have even more powerful effects when used in concert with other weapons. All Railcannon variants share the same 16-second cooldown, so using one will lock out the others for the duration of the recharge. They also share an alternate fire which halves the player's field of view, effectively acting as a 2x zoom function.

Electric: The Electric Railcannon (or piercing Gatorate, just for fun) is a large blue and silver gun that, as its name suggests, resembles a hybrid between a railgun and a cannon. Three yellow-orange wires run from its base to the tip of its barrel, and four horizontal screws run along either side which steadily screw themselves in and spin as the weapon recharges. When fully charged, the light on the top as well as at the base will start to glow, a wheel on the side begins to spin, the barrel crackles with electricity, and the entire weapon will begin vibrating and emitting a powerful electronic thrumming noise. Pressing primary fire will instantly fire a piercing hitscan beam, which can pierce through an infinite amount of enemies and deal 8 damage on each hit V3's Railcannon has been updrsged, which not only pierces enemies but it also causes a blue coloured, electric explosion. After firing, all Railcannons will go on cooldown, taking 16 seconds for the player to be able to fire any Railcannon again. This is indicated by a lightning bolt meter on the HUD, and the weapon will make a distinct electric noise when it is ready to fire again, even if it is not currently equipped. The Electric Railcannon's beam can ricoshot off of coins, allowing the player to push the weapon beyond its already respectable 8 damage. If ricocheted off of 1 coin, the beam will gain +2 damage for a total of 10 damage. Each subsequent coin after the first will add +1 damage, with two coins dealing 11 damage, three coins dealing 12 damage, and so on. The Electric Railcannon is unable to splitshot in any way. The Railcannon's piercing can also be taken advantage of with careful placement of coins to hit a single enemy multiple times.

Rocket Launcher: It is an orange and silver arm-mounted rocket launcher with a reciprocating launch tube. A holographic projector at the top rear of the receiver displays variant-specific information to the user.

Its primary fire launches a rocket with atypical properties: fired rockets will not create damaging explosions unless the rocket makes direct contact with an enemy. However, a missed rocket will still detonate with a non-damaging shockwave. Or that's how the Rocket Launcher was originally designed, as with V3, the Rocket Launcher now shoots out explosive missles and rockets, which will detonate on any surface, instead of just creating a measly shockwave that might push lighter enemies away or launch them into the air.